Esdra 5

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Prophetae autem Aggaeus et Zacharias filius Addo propheta verunt adIudaeos, qui erant in Iudaea et Ierusalem, in nomine Dei Israel, quod erat supereos.	1 Then the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo, began to prophesy to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.
2 Tunc surrexerunt Zorobabel filius Salathiel et Iesua filius Iosedec etcoeperunt aedificare templum Dei in Ierusalem; prophetae autem Dei adiuvabanteos.	2 Thereupon Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, son of Jozadak, began again to build the house of God in Jerusalem, with the prophets of God giving them support.
3 In ipso autem tempore venit ad eos Thathanai, qui erat dux trans flumen,et Stharbuzanai et consiliarii eorum, sicque dixerunt eis: “ Quis dedit vobispotestatem, ut domum hanc aedificaretis et materiam istam praepararetis?	3 At that time there came to them Tattenai, governor of West-of-Euphrates, and Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials, who asked of them: "Who issued the decree for you to build this house and raise this edifice?
4 Quaesunt nomina hominum auctorum aedificationis illius? ”.	4 What are the names of the men who are building this structure?"
5 Oculus autem Deieorum factus est super senes Iudaeorum, et non obstiterunt eis, usque dum res adDarium referretur, et tunc sententia de hac re redderetur.	5 But their God watched over the elders of the Jews so that they were not hindered, until a report could go to Darius and then a written order be sent back concerning this matter.
6 Exemplar epistulae, quam misit Thathanai dux regionis trans flumen etStharbuzanai et consiliatores eius et duces, qui erant trans flumen, ad Dariumregem.	6 A copy of the letter sent to King Darius by Tattenai, governor of West-of-Euphrates, and Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials from West-of-Euphrates;
7 Sermo, quem miserant ei, sic scriptus erat: “ Dario regi pax omnis.	7 they sent him a report in which was written the following: "To King Darius, all good wishes!
8 Notum sit regi isse nos ad Iudaeam provinciam, addomum Dei magni, quae aedificatur lapide quadrato, et ligna ponuntur inparietibus; opusque illud diligenter exstruitur et crescit in manibus eorum.	8 Let it be known to the king that we have visited the province of Judah and the house of the great God: it is being rebuilt of cut stone and the walls are being reinforced with timber; the work is being carried on diligently and is making good progress under their hands.
9 Interrogavimus ergo senes illos et ita diximus eis: “Quis dedit vobispotestatem, ut domum hanc aedificaretis et materiam istam praepararetis?”.	9 We then questioned the elders, addressing to them the following words: 'Who issued the decree for you to build this house and raise this edifice?'
10 Sed et nomina eorum quaesivimus ab eis, ut nuntiaremus tibi, scripsimusquenomina eorum virorum, qui sunt principes in eis.	10 We also asked them their names, to report them to you in a list of the men who are their leaders.
11 Huiuscemodi autem sermonem responderunt nobis dicentes: “Nos sumus serviDei caeli et terrae et aedificamus templum, quod erat exstructum ante hos annosmultos, quodque rex Israel magnus aedificaverat et exstruxerat.	11 This was their answer to us: 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house built here long years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
12 Postquamautem ad iracundiam provocaverunt patres nostri Deum caeli, tradidit eos inmanus Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis Chaldaei, qui domum hanc destruxit etpopulum eius transtulit in Babylonem.	12 But because our fathers provoked the wrath of the God of heaven, he delivered them into the power of the Chaldean, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who destroyed this house and led the people captive to Babylon.
13 Anno autem primo Cyri regis Babylonis, Cyrus rex proposuit edictum, ut domusDei haec aedificaretur.	13 However, in the first year of Cyrus, king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree for the rebuilding of this house of God.
14 Nam et vasa templi Dei aurea et argentea, quaeNabuchodonosor tulerat de templo, quod erat in Ierusalem, et asportaverat ea intemplum Babylonis, protulit Cyrus rex de templo Babylonis, et data sunt virocuidam nomine Sasabassar, quem et principem constituit,	14 Moreover, the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried off to the temple in Babylon, King Cyrus ordered to be removed from the temple in Babylon and consigned to a certain Sheshbazzar, whom he named governor.
15 dixitque ei: 'Haecvasa tolle et vade et pone ea in templo, quod est in Ierusalem, et domus Deiaedificetur in loco suo'.	15 And he commanded him: Take these utensils and deposit them in the temple of Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.
16 Tunc itaque Sasabassar ille venit et posuitfundamenta templi Dei in Ierusalem, et ex eo tempore usque nunc aedificatur etnecdum completum est”.	16 Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem. Since that time the building has been going on, and it is not yet completed.'
17 Nunc ergo, si videtur regi bonum, recenseat in aerario regis, quod est inBabylone, utrumnam a Cyro rege potestas data fuerit, ut aedificaretur domus Deiin Ierusalem, et voluntatem regis super hac re mittat ad nos ”.	17 Now, if it please the king, let a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to discover whether a decree really was issued by King Cyrus for the rebuilding of this house of God in Jerusalem. And may the king's pleasure in this matter be communicated to us."