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以斯拉记 5
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再次重建聖殿之工

5 那時，哈該先知和易多的兒子撒迦利亞先知奉以色列　神的名，向在猶大地和耶路撒冷的猶大人傳講信息。 2 於是，撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和約薩達的兒子耶書亞都起來，開始重建在耶路撒冷的　神的殿，　神的先知們和他們在一起，幫助他們。 3 當時，河西那邊的總督達乃和示他．波斯乃，以及他們的同僚來到他們那裡，這樣問他們說：“誰下令叫你們重建這殿，完成這工程呢？” 4 他們又這樣問：“負責這建築工程的人叫甚麼名字？” 5 但是　神的眼目看顧猶大人的長老，以致總督等人沒有阻止他們建造；直到這事奏告大利烏王，得著有關這事的回諭為止。

上奏大利烏王

6 這就是河西那邊的省長達乃和示他．波斯乃，以及他們的同僚，就是在河西那邊的亞法薩迦人，呈給大利烏王的奏文副本。 7 他們在呈給王的奏文中這樣寫：“願大利烏王萬事平安。 8 奏知大王：我們去過這猶大省，到了偉大　神的殿，見殿正用光滑石塊修建，梁木插入牆內；這工程在他們手裡進行得審慎而迅速。 9 於是，我們就這樣問那些長老，對他們說：‘誰下令叫你們重建這殿，完成這工程呢？’ 10 為了奏知大王，就問他們的名字，記錄他們首領的名。 11 他們這樣答覆我們，說：‘我們是天地之　神的僕人，正在重建這多年以前已經建好的殿，就是一位以色列偉大的君王所建成的。 12 但因為我們的祖先激怒了天上的　神，　神就把他們交在迦勒底人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中；尼布甲尼撒就拆毀這殿，把人民擄到巴比倫去。 13 然而在巴比倫王古列元年，古列王下令重建這　神的殿。 14 至於從前尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿裡掠奪，帶到巴比倫廟裡的神殿中的金銀器皿，古列王也從巴比倫的廟中拿出來，把它們交給一位名叫設巴薩的人，委任他為總督。 15 又吩咐他說：把這些器皿帶去，存放在耶路撒冷的殿中；使　神的殿在原來的地方重建起來。 16 於是，這設巴薩回來，奠立了在耶路撒冷　神的殿的根基；從那時起，到現在一直在建造，還沒有完成。’ 17 現在王若是以為好，就請查考王在巴比倫的庫房，看看那裡有沒有古列王下令，重建這在耶路撒冷　神的殿的諭旨，並請指示我們王對這事的旨意。”

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Ezra 5
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Tattenai’s Letter to Darius

5 Now Haggai(A) the prophet and Zechariah(B) the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied(C) to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel(D) son of Shealtiel and Joshua(E) son of Jozadak set to work(F) to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

3 At that time Tattenai,(G) governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai(H) and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(I) 4 They[a] also asked, “What are the names of those who are constructing this building?” 5 But the eye of their God(J) was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.

6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates, the officials of Trans-Euphrates, sent to King Darius. 7 The report they sent him read as follows:

To King Darius:

Cordial greetings.

8 The king should know that we went to the district of Judah, to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones and placing the timbers in the walls. The work(K) is being carried on with diligence and is making rapid progress under their direction.

9 We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(L) 10 We also asked them their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.

11 This is the answer they gave us:

“We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple(M) that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished. 12 But because our ancestors angered(N) the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.(O)

13 “However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree(P) to rebuild this house of God. 14 He even removed from the temple[b] of Babylon the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple[c] in Babylon.(Q) Then King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar,(R) whom he had appointed governor, 15 and he told him, ‘Take these articles and go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem. And rebuild the house of God on its site.’

16 “So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God(S) in Jerusalem. From that day to the present it has been under construction but is not yet finished.”

17 Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives(T) of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:4 See Septuagint; Aramaic We.
  2. Ezra 5:14 Or palace
  3. Ezra 5:14 Or palace
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Ezra 5
New English Translation

Tattenai Appeals to Darius

5 Then the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son[a] of Iddo[b] prophesied concerning the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak began[c] to rebuild the temple of God in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

3 At that time Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues came to them and asked, “Who gave you authority[d] to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?”[e] 4 They[f] also asked them, “What are the names of the men who are building this edifice?” 5 But God was watching over[g] the elders of Judah, and they were not stopped[h] until a report could be dispatched[i] to Darius and a letter could be sent back concerning this.

6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and his colleagues (who were the officials of Trans-Euphrates) sent to King Darius. 7 The report they sent to him was written as follows:[j]

“To King Darius: All greetings![k] 8 Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones,[l] and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands. 9 We inquired of those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?’ 10 We also inquired of their names in order to inform you, so that we might write the names of the men who were their leaders. 11 They responded to us in the following way: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king[m] of Israel built it and completed it. 12 But after our ancestors[n] angered the God of heaven, he delivered them into the hands[o] of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and exiled the people to Babylon.[p] 13 But in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon,[q] King Cyrus enacted a decree to rebuild this temple of God. 14 Even the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and had brought to the palace[r] of Babylon—even those things King Cyrus brought from the palace of Babylon and presented[s] to a man by the name of Sheshbazzar whom he had appointed as governor. 15 He said to him, “Take these vessels and go deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt in its proper location.”[t] 16 Then this Sheshbazzar went and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. From that time to the present moment[u] it has been in the process of being rebuilt, although it is not yet finished.’

17 “Now if the king is so inclined,[v] let a search be conducted in the royal archives[w] there in Babylon in order to determine whether King Cyrus did in fact issue orders for this temple of God to be rebuilt in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us a decision concerning this matter.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:1 tn Aram “son.” According to Zech 1:1 he was actually the grandson of Iddo.
  2. Ezra 5:1 tn Aram “and Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo the prophet.”
  3. Ezra 5:2 tn Aram “arose and began.” For stylistic reasons this has been translated as a single concept.
  4. Ezra 5:3 tn Aram “who placed to you a command?” So also v. 9.
  5. Ezra 5:3 tn The exact meaning of the Aramaic word אֻשַּׁרְנָא (ʾussarnaʾ) here and in v. 9 is uncertain (BDB 1083 s.v.). The LXX and Vulgate understand it to mean “wall.” Here it is used in collocation with בַּיְתָא (baytaʾ, “house” as the temple of God), while in 5:3, 9 it is used in parallelism with this term. It might be related to the Assyrian noun ashurru (“wall”) or ashru (“sanctuary”; so BDB). F. Rosenthal, who translates the word “furnishings,” thinks that it probably enters Aramaic from Persian (Grammar, 62-63, §189).
  6. Ezra 5:4 tc The translation reads with one medieval Hebrew ms, the LXX, and the Syriac Peshitta אֲמַרוּ (ʾamaru, “they said”) rather than the reading אֲמַרְנָא (ʾamarnaʾ, “we said”) of the MT.
  7. Ezra 5:5 tn Aram “the eye of their God was on.” The idiom describes the attentive care that one exercises in behalf of the object of his concern.
  8. Ezra 5:5 tn Aram “they did not stop them.”
  9. Ezra 5:5 tn Aram “[could] go.” On this form see F. Rosenthal, Grammar, 58, §169.
  10. Ezra 5:7 tn Aram “and it was written in its midst.”
  11. Ezra 5:7 tn Aram “all peace.”
  12. Ezra 5:8 tn Aram “stones of rolling.” The reference is apparently to stones too large to carry.
  13. Ezra 5:11 sn This great king of Israel would, of course, be Solomon.
  14. Ezra 5:12 tn Aram “fathers.”
  15. Ezra 5:12 tn Aram “hand” (singular).
  16. Ezra 5:12 sn A reference to the catastrophic events of 586 b.c.
  17. Ezra 5:13 sn Cyrus was actually a Persian king, but when he conquered Babylon in 539 b.c. he apparently appropriated to himself the additional title “king of Babylon.” The Syriac Peshitta substitutes “Persia” for “Babylon” here, but this is probably a hyper-correction.
  18. Ezra 5:14 tn Or “temple.”
  19. Ezra 5:14 tn Aram “they were given.”
  20. Ezra 5:15 tn Aram “upon its place.”
  21. Ezra 5:16 tn Aram “from then and until now.”
  22. Ezra 5:17 tn Aram “if upon the king it is good.”
  23. Ezra 5:17 tn Aram “the house of the treasures of the king.”
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