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Esdras 5
Reina-Valera 1960
Esdras 5
Reina-Valera 1960
Reedificación del templo
5 Profetizaron Hageo(A) y Zacarías(B) hijo de Iddo, ambos profetas, a los judíos que estaban en Judá y en Jerusalén en el nombre del Dios de Israel quien estaba sobre ellos. 2 Entonces se levantaron Zorobabel(C) hijo de Salatiel y Jesúa hijo de Josadac, y comenzaron a reedificar la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalén; y con ellos los profetas de Dios que les ayudaban.
3 En aquel tiempo vino a ellos Tatnai gobernador del otro lado del río, y Setar-boznai y sus compañeros, y les dijeron así: ¿Quién os ha dado orden para edificar esta casa y levantar estos muros? 4 Ellos también preguntaron: ¿Cuáles son los nombres de los hombres que hacen este edificio? 5 Mas los ojos de Dios estaban sobre los ancianos de los judíos, y no les hicieron cesar hasta que el asunto fuese llevado a Darío; y entonces respondieron por carta sobre esto.
6 Copia de la carta que Tatnai gobernador del otro lado del río, y Setar-boznai, y sus compañeros los gobernadores que estaban al otro lado del río, enviaron al rey Darío. 7 Le enviaron carta, y así estaba escrito en ella: Al rey Darío toda paz. 8 Sea notorio al rey, que fuimos a la provincia de Judea, a la casa del gran Dios, la cual se edifica con piedras grandes; y ya los maderos están puestos en las paredes, y la obra se hace de prisa, y prospera en sus manos. 9 Entonces preguntamos a los ancianos, diciéndoles así: ¿Quién os dio orden para edificar esta casa y para levantar estos muros? 10 Y también les preguntamos sus nombres para hacértelo saber, para escribirte los nombres de los hombres que estaban a la cabeza de ellos. 11 Y nos respondieron diciendo así: Nosotros somos siervos del Dios del cielo y de la tierra, y reedificamos la casa que ya muchos años antes había sido edificada, la cual edificó y terminó el gran rey de Israel. 12 Mas después que nuestros padres provocaron a ira al Dios de los cielos, él los entregó en mano de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, caldeo, el cual destruyó esta casa y llevó cautivo al pueblo a Babilonia.(D) 13 Pero en el año primero de Ciro rey de Babilonia, el mismo rey Ciro dio orden para que esta casa de Dios fuese reedificada.(E) 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 los había llevado al templo de Babilonia, el rey Ciro los sacó del templo de Babilonia, y fueron entregados a Sesbasar, a quien había puesto por gobernador; 15 y le dijo: Toma estos utensilios, ve, y llévalos al templo que está en Jerusalén; y sea reedificada la casa de Dios en su lugar. 16 Entonces este Sesbasar vino y puso los cimientos de la casa de Dios, la cual está en Jerusalén, y desde entonces hasta ahora se edifica, y aún no está concluida. 17 Y ahora, si al rey parece bien, búsquese en la casa de los tesoros del rey que está allí en Babilonia, si es así que por el rey Ciro había sido dada la orden para reedificar esta casa de Dios en Jerusalén, y se nos envíe a decir la voluntad del rey sobre esto.
Ezra 5
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Ezra 5
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
5 1 But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo(A) prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them, 2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak(B) began to rebuild God’s house in Jerusalem. The prophets of God(C) were with them, helping them.
3 At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the River Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues(D) came to the Jews and asked, ‘Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure? ’[a](E) 4 They also asked them, ‘What are the names of the workers[b] who are constructing this building? ’ 5 But God was watching[c] over(F) the Jewish elders. These men wouldn’t stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.
The Letter to Darius
6 This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the River Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius. 7 They sent him a report, written as follows:
To King Darius:
All greetings.
8 Let it be known to the king that we went to the house of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being built with cut[d] stones, and its beams are being set in the walls. This work is being done diligently and succeeding through the people’s efforts.(G) 9 So we questioned the elders and asked, ‘Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure? ’ 10 We also asked them for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
11 This is the reply they gave us:
We are the servants of the God of the heavens and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.(H) 12 But since our ancestors angered the God of the heavens, he handed them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.(I) 13 However, in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon, he issued a decree to rebuild the house of God.(J) 14 He also took from the temple in Babylon the gold and silver articles of God’s house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried them to the temple in Babylon.(K) He released them from the temple in Babylon to a man named Sheshbazzar, the governor by the appointment of King Cyrus.(L) 15 Cyrus told him, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’(M) 16 Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God’s house in Jerusalem.(N) It has been under construction from that time until now,(O) but it has not been completed.
17 So if it pleases the king, let a search of the royal archives[e] in Babylon be conducted to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem.(P) Let the king’s decision regarding this matter be sent to us.(Q)
Ezra 5
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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.
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