| 1 Los profetas Ageo y Zacarías, hijo de Iddó, empezaron a profetizar a los judíos de Judá y de Jerusalén, en nombre del Dios de Israel que velaba sobre ellos. | 1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. |
| 2 Con esto, Zorobabel, hijo de Sealtiel, y Josué, hijo de Yosadaq, se decidieron a reanudar la construcción de la Casa de Dios en Jerusalén: los profetas de Dios estaban con ellos, apoyándoles. | 2 Then Zerubbabel the son of She-alti-el and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them. |
| 3 Por entonces, Tattenay, sátrapa de Transeufratina, Setar Boznay y sus colegas vinieron donde ellos y les preguntaron: «¿Quién os ha autorizado a construir esta Casa y a rematar este santuario? | 3 At the same time Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?" |
| 4 ¿Cómo se llaman los hombres que construyen este edificio?» | 4 They also asked them this, "What are the names of the men who are building this building?" |
| 5 Pero los ojos de su Dios velaban sobre los ancianos de los judíos, y no se les obligó a suspender la obra en espera de que llegase un informe a Darío y volviera un decreto oficial sobre el particular. | 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them till a report should reach Darius and then answer be returned by letter concerning it. |
| 6 Copia de la carta que Tattenay, sátrapa de Transeufratina, Setar Boznay y sus colegas, las autoridades de Transeufratina, remitieron al rey Darío. | 6 The copy of the letter which Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and his associates the governors who were in the province Beyond the River sent to Darius the king; |
| 7 Le enviaron un escrito de este tenor: «Al rey Darío, paz completa. | 7 they sent him a report, in which was written as follows: "To Darius the king, all peace. |
| 8 Sepa el rey que nosotros hemos ido a la provincia de Judá, a la Casa del gran Dios: se está reconstruyendo con piedras sillares; se recubren de madera las paredes; la obra se ejecuta cuidadosamente y adelanta en sus manos. | 8 Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is being built with huge stones, and timber is laid in the walls; this work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands. |
| 9 Preguntando, pues, a estos ancianos, les hemos dicho: “¿Quién os ha autorizado a construir esta Casa y a rematar este santuario?” | 9 Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus, 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?' |
| 10 Les hemos preguntado además sus nombres para informarte de ello; y así te damos por escrito los nombres de los hombres que están al frente de ellos. | 10 We also asked them their names, for your information, that we might write down the names of the men at their head. |
| 11 «Ellos nos han dado esta respuesta: “Nosotros somos servidores del Dios del cielo y de la tierra; estamos reconstruyendo una Casa que estuvo en pie anteriormente durante muchos años y que un gran rey de Israel construyó y acabó. | 11 And this was their reply to us: 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished. |
| 12 Pero nuestros padres irritaron al Dios del cielo, y él los entregó en manos de Nabucodonosor, el caldeo, rey de Babilonia. | 12 But because our fathers had angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and carried away the people to Babylonia. |
| 13 Sin embargo, el año primero de Ciro, rey de Babilonia, el rey Ciro dio autorización para reconstruir esta Casa de Dios; | 13 However in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be rebuilt. |
| 14 además los utensilios de oro y plata de la Casa de Dios que Nabucodonosor había quitado al santuario de Jerusalén y había llevado al santuario de Babilonia, el rey Ciro los mandó sacar del santuario de Babilonia, y entregar a un hombre llamado Sesbassar, a quien constituyó sátrapa; | 14 And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, these Cyrus the king took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Shesh-bazzar, whom he had made governor; |
| 15 y le dijo: Toma estos utensilios; vete a llevarlos al santuario de Jerusalén y que sea reconstruida la Casa de Dios en su emplazamiento; | 15 and he said to him, "Take these vessels, go and put them in the temple which is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site." |
| 16 vino, pues, este Sesbassar y echó los cimientos de la Casa de Dios en Jerusalén, y desde entonces hasta el presente se viene reconstruyendo, pero no está acabada.” | 16 Then this Shesh-bazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and from that time until now it has been in building, and it is not yet finished.' |
| 17 «Ahora, pues, si le place al rey, investíguese en el departamento del tesoro del rey de Babilonia si es verdad que el rey Ciro dio autorización para reconstruir esta Casa de Dios en Jerusalén. Y que se nos remita la decisión del rey sobre este asunto». | 17 Therefore, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the royal archives there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was issued by Cyrus the king for the rebuilding of this house of God in Jerusalem. And let the king send us his pleasure in this matter." |
