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Esdras 5
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Esdras 5
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Continúa la reconstrucción
5 Los profetas Hageo y Zacarías anunciaron un mensaje de parte de Dios a los judíos que vivían en Judá y en Jerusalén. 2 Cuando Zorobabel y Josué oyeron el mensaje, reiniciaron la reconstrucción del templo de Dios, y estos profetas los ayudaban.
3-4 En la provincia que está al oeste del río Éufrates, gobernaba Tatenai y lo ayudaban Setar-boznai y otros servidores del rey. Éstos llegaron a Jerusalén y les preguntaron a los judíos: «¿Quién les dio permiso para reconstruir este templo y levantar estos muros? ¿Cómo se llaman sus jefes?»
5 Como Dios estaba protegiendo a los jefes judíos, el gobernador permitió que siguieran trabajando hasta que enviara su informe al rey Darío y recibiera su respuesta.
6 Así que el gobernador y sus ayudantes enviaron un informe al rey Darío, 7 el cual decía:
«Reciba usted, rey Darío, nuestros saludos y deseos de paz y bienestar. 8 Es nuestro deber informar a Su Majestad que fuimos a la provincia de Judá y vimos que el templo del gran Dios se está reconstruyendo, y que están cubriendo las paredes con madera. El trabajo se hace cuidadosamente y la obra avanza. 9-10 Averiguamos los nombres de los jefes encargados del trabajo, para que usted esté enterado. Cuando les preguntamos quién les había dado permiso para reconstruir ese templo y levantar los muros de protección, 11 nos respondieron lo siguiente:
“Nosotros adoramos al Dios todopoderoso, y estamos reconstruyendo el templo que fue edificado hace muchos años por un gran rey de Israel. 12 Pero como nuestros antepasados hicieron enojar a Dios, él permitió que los venciera el rey Nabucodonosor de Babilonia. Ese rey destruyó este templo y envió cautivos a Babilonia a todos los habitantes de Jerusalén. 13 Más tarde, en el primer año de su reinado en Babilonia, el rey Ciro ordenó que se reconstruyera el templo. 14 También ordenó que fueran devueltos los utensilios de oro y plata que Nabucodonosor había sacado del templo de Dios en Jerusalén y se había llevado a Babilonia. Los utensilios le fueron entregados a Sesbasar, quien entonces era gobernador de Judá. 15 Ciro le había dicho a Sesbasar que llevara esos utensilios al lugar donde había estado antes el templo de Dios, y que allí reconstruyera ese templo. 16 Vino entonces Sesbasar a Jerusalén y puso los cimientos del templo. Desde entonces se ha estado reconstruyendo, y todavía no se termina.”
17 »Si le parece bien a Su Majestad, mande averiguar si hay en los archivos del palacio alguna orden del rey Ciro permitiendo la reconstrucción de este templo. Tan pronto usted tenga información, avísenos lo que ha decidido sobre este asunto.»
Ezra 5
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Ezra 5
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5 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 Euphrates River, 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 Euphrates River, 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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