Esdras 5
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
La construcción se reanuda
5 Cuando los profetas Hageo(A) y Zacarías, hijo de Iddo(B), profetizaron a los judíos que estaban en Judá y en Jerusalén, en el nombre del Dios de Israel que estaba sobre ellos, 2 Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, y Jesúa, hijo de Josadac(C), se levantaron entonces y comenzaron a reedificar la casa de Dios en Jerusalén; y los profetas de Dios estaban con ellos apoyándolos(D). 3 En aquel tiempo Tatnai, gobernador de la provincia al otro lado del Río[a], y Setar Boznai y sus compañeros(E) vinieron a ellos y les hablaron así: «¿Quién les dio orden de reedificar este templo[b] y de terminar este edificio(F)?». 4 También les dijeron así: «¿Cuáles son los nombres de los hombres(G) que están reedificando este edificio?». 5 Pero el ojo de su Dios velaba(H) sobre los ancianos de los judíos, y no les detuvieron la obra hasta que un informe llegara a Darío, y volviera una respuesta escrita tocante al asunto.
6 Esta es la copia de la carta que Tatnai, gobernador de la provincia al otro lado del río, y Setar Boznai y sus compañeros(I) los oficiales(J) que estaban al otro lado del río, enviaron al rey Darío. 7 Le enviaron un informe que estaba escrito así: «Al rey Darío, toda paz. 8 Sepa el rey que hemos ido a la provincia de Judá, a la casa del gran Dios, que está siendo edificada con piedras enormes y vigas empotradas en las paredes; y esta obra se adelanta con gran esmero y prospera en sus manos.
9 »Entonces preguntamos a aquellos ancianos, y les dijimos así: “¿Quién les dio orden de reedificar este templo y de terminar este edificio?”. 10 También les preguntamos sus nombres para informarle, y para dar por escrito los nombres de los hombres que eran sus jefes. 11 Y así nos respondieron: “Somos los siervos del Dios del cielo y de la tierra, y estamos reedificando el templo que fue construido hace muchos años, el cual un gran rey de Israel edificó y terminó(K). 12 Pero como nuestros padres provocaron a ira al Dios del cielo(L), Él los entregó en mano de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, el caldeo, quien destruyó este templo, y llevó cautivo al pueblo a Babilonia(M).
13 ”Sin embargo, en el año primero de Ciro, rey de Babilonia, el rey Ciro proclamó un decreto de que se reedificara esta casa de Dios(N). 14 También los utensilios de oro y de plata de la casa de Dios, que Nabucodonosor había sacado del templo que estaba en Jerusalén y llevado al templo de Babilonia, los sacó el rey Ciro del templo de Babilonia(O), y fueron entregados a Sesbasar(P), a quien había puesto por gobernador. 15 Y le dijo: ‘Toma estos utensilios, ve y colócalos en el templo que está en Jerusalén, y sea la casa de Dios reedificada en su lugar’. 16 Entonces aquel Sesbasar vino y puso los cimientos de la casa de Dios que está en Jerusalén(Q); y desde entonces hasta ahora se sigue construyendo, pero aún no está terminada(R)”. 17 Ahora, si al rey le parece bien, que se busque en la casa del tesoro del rey(S) que está allí en Babilonia, a ver si es que fue proclamado un decreto de parte del rey Ciro para reedificar esta casa de Dios en Jerusalén; y que se nos envíe la decisión del rey en cuanto a este asunto».
Ezra 5
King James Version
5 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
15 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Ezra 5
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
5 Dengang var der to profeter i Jerusalem og Juda, nemlig Haggaj og Zakarias, søn af Iddo, som bragte bud til folket fra Israels Gud om at genoptage arbejdet. 2 Zerubbabel og Jeshua fulgte opfordringen og fortsatte med at genopbygge templet, og profeterne støttede dem.
3 Det varede dog ikke længe før Tattenaj, der på den tid var guvernør for området vest for Eufratfloden, og Shetar-Bozenaj ankom til Jerusalem ledsaget af flere andre embedsmænd. De spurgte: „Hvem har givet jer tilladelse til at opføre et nyt tempel? 4 Og hvad hedder de mænd, som er ansvarlige for arbejdet?” 5 Men Herren beskyttede judæernes ledere, og man blev enige om at forelægge sagen for kong Dareios, så han kunne tage afgørelsen.
6 Guvernør Tattenaj, Shetar-Bozenaj og de andre embedsmænd sendte derfor følgende brev til kong Dareios:
7 Fredshilsen til kong Dareios! 8 Vi ønsker at informere kongen om vort besøg i provinsen Juda, hvor man er i fuld gang med at opføre et tempel for Judas store Gud. Man har allerede placeret flere lag kvadersten i templets mure og et lag træ ovenpå. Arbejdet bliver udført med stor omhu og skrider godt fremad. 9 Vi forhørte judæernes ledere om, hvem der havde givet tilladelse til byggeriet, 10 og vi udbad os navnene på de ansvarlige, så vi kunne underrette kongen. 11 På vore spørgsmål svarede lederne: „Vi tjener Himlens og jordens Gud, og vi er i færd med at genopbygge det tempel, som blev opført på dette sted for flere hundrede år siden af en stor konge i Israel. 12 Men senere vakte vore forfædre Guds vrede, og han lod dem blive besejret af kong Nebukadnezar, som ødelagde templet og bortførte folket til Babylonien.”
13 Judæerne insisterer imidlertid på, at kong Kyros, kort efter at han var blevet konge, udsendte en skriftlig erklæring om, at templet skulle genopbygges. 14 De påstår tilmed, at kong Kyros tilbageleverede de guld- og sølvkar, som Nebukadnezar havde taget fra templet i Jerusalem og anbragt i sit tempel i Babylon. De siger, at en lang række værdigenstande blev overgivet til en mand ved navn Sheshbatzar, som kong Kyros havde udpeget til guvernør i Judas land. 15 Kongen skulle have givet Sheshbatzar ordre til at returnere karrene til Jerusalem og genopbygge Guds tempel på dets gamle plads. 16 Derfor påstås det, at Sheshbatzar var den, der kom og lagde fundamentet til templet i Jerusalem. Lige siden da har folket arbejdet på genopbygningen, men det er dog endnu ikke færdigt.
17 Hvis det kan behage kongen, vil vi derfor anmode om, at man gennemsøger det kongelige bibliotek i Babylon for at finde ud af, om kong Kyros overhovedet har udstedt en sådan befaling. Vi vil så afvente kongens afgørelse i denne sag.
Ezra 5
New King James Version
Restoration of the Temple Resumed(A)
5 Then the prophet (B)Haggai and (C)Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2 So (D)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of [a]Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and (E)the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
3 At the same time (F)Tattenai the governor of the region beyond [b]the River and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: (G)“Who has commanded you to build this [c]temple and finish this wall?” 4 (H)Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were constructing this building. 5 But (I)the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a (J)written answer was returned concerning this matter. 6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent:
The governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, (K)and his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king.
7 (They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus.)
To Darius the king:
All peace.
8 Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the [d]temple of the great God, which is being built with [e]heavy stones, and timber is being laid in the walls; and this work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands.
9 Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: (L)“Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?” 10 We also asked them their names to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who were chief among them.
11 And thus they returned us an answer, saying: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the [f]temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built (M)and completed. 12 But (N)because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of (O)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and (P)carried the people away to Babylon. 13 However, in the first year of (Q)Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to build this [g]house of God. 14 Also, (R)the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon—those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to (S)one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. 15 And he said to him, ‘Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple site that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.’ 16 Then the same Sheshbazzar came and (T)laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been under construction, and (U)it is not finished.”
17 Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, (V)let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter.
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