Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Later,
the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied
to
the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel ,
who
was
over
them.
And
prophesied
have
the prophets ,
(
Haggai the
prophet,
and Zechariah son of Iddo )
unto
the Jews who
`are'
in Judah and in
Jerusalem ,
in the name of the God of Israel --
unto
them.
Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose
up
and began
to rebuild
the house of God in Jerusalem .
And the prophets of God were
with
them,
helping
them.
Then have
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel ,
and Jeshua son of Jozadak ,
risen,
and begun
to build
the house of God ,
that
`is'
in Jerusalem ,
and with
them
are
the prophets of God supporting
them.
At that time Tattenai
the
governor of
the
region
west
of
the Euphrates
, Shethar- bozenai
, and their associates
went
to
the
Jews
and asked
, “
Who authorized
you to
rebuild
this temple
and restore
this structure
? ”
At that time come
to
them
hath
Tatnai,
governor beyond
the river
, and
Shethar- Boznai
, and their companions,
and thus
they
are
saying
to
them
, `
Who hath
made
for
you a
decree
this house
to
build,
and this wall
to
finish
? '
They
also
asked
, “
What are the names of the men who are constructing
this building? ”
Then
thus
we
have
said
to
them
, `
What `
are '
the names of the men who are building
this building? '
But
the eye of their God was
on
the elders of the Jews, so
that
they were
not stopped
until
a
report
was
sent
to Darius and written
instructions
about
this matter
were
returned
.
And
the eye of their God hath
been
upon
the elders of the Jews, and
they have
not caused
them
to cease
till
the
matter
goeth
to
Darius ,
and then
they
send
back
a
letter
concerning
this thing
.
This
is
the text
of the
letter that Tattenai
the
governor of
the
region
west
of
the Euphrates
, Shethar- bozenai,
and their
associates
, the officials
in
the region
, sent
to
King
Darius.
The copy
of a
letter that Tatnai,
governor beyond
the river
, hath
sent,
and
Shethar- Boznai
and his
companions
, the Apharsachites
who
`are'
beyond
the river
, unto
Darius the
king
.
The
report
they sent him read
as
follows:
To
King
Darius
: All
peace.
A
letter
they have
sent unto
him ,
and
thus
is
it
written
in
it
:
Let
it
be known to the king that we went
into
the province of Judah, to the house of the
great
God .
The
people
are
rebuilding
it with large
stones, and placing
timbers
in the walls .
This work is being
carried
out
diligently
and is
prospering in their hands
.
`To
Darius
the
king,
all
peace!
be it
known to the king that we have
gone
to
the province of Judah, to the great
house of God ,
and
it is
built
`
with '
rolled
stones, and wood
is
placed
in the walls ,
and
this work is done
speedily,
and prospering in their hand
.
So
we questioned
the
elders
and
asked, “
Who authorized
you to
rebuild
this temple
and restore
this structure
? ”
Then
we have
asked of
these
elders
, thus
we
have
said
to
them,
Who hath
made
for
you a
decree
this house
to
build,
and this wall
to
finish
?
We
also asked
for
their names, so
that we could
write down
the names of their leaders
for
your
information
.
And
also their names we
have
asked
of
them
, to
let
thee
know,
that we might
write the names of the
men
who
`are'
at
their head
.
And this
is
the
answer
they returned :
“
We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we
are rebuilding
the temple
that was built many years ago
, which
a great king of Israel built and completed.
`
And thus
they have
returned us
word,
saying,
We `
are '
servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building
the house
that was built many years before
this
, that
a great king of Israel built and finished:
But since
our fathers angered
the God of heaven, He delivered
them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ,
the Chaldean who
destroyed
this temple
and carried
away
the people to Babylon .
but after
that
our fathers made
the God of heaven angry
, he gave
them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean ,
and
this house
he
destroyed,
and the people he
removed
to Babylon ;
In his
first year ,
however,
Cyrus king of Babylon issued
a decree to rebuild
this house of God .
but
in the
first year of
Cyrus king of Babylon ,
Cyrus
the
king
made
a decree to build
this house of God ,
He
also removed
from
the temple
of Babylon
the gold
and
silver
articles
belonging
to
the
house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar had taken and
carried
there
from
the temple in Jerusalem .
King
Cyrus gave
these
articles
to a
man
named
Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed
governor
and
also ,
the vessels
of the house of God, of
gold
and
silver,
that
Nebuchadnezzar had taken forth
out
of
the temple that
`is'
in Jerusalem ,
and
brought
them
to
the
temple
of
Babylon,
them
hath
Cyrus the
king
brought
forth
out
of
the
temple
of
Babylon,
and
they
have
been
given
to `one',
Sheshbazzar `is'
his
name
, whom he made
governor ,
and instructed
, ‘Take
these articles
, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let
the house of God be
rebuilt
on its original
site
. ’
and said
to
him
, These vessels
lift
up
, go,
put them down
in the temple that
`is'
in Jerusalem, and the house of God is
builded
on its place
.
So
this Sheshbazzar came
and
laid the foundation
of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that
time
until
now it has
been under
construction
, but
it
has
not yet
been
completed
. ”
Then
hath
this Sheshbazzar come
--
he
hath
laid the foundations
of the house of God that
`is'
in Jerusalem, and from thence
even
till
now it hath
been building
, and
is
not finished
.
Now, therefore,
if it
pleases
the king, let a
search be made of the royal
archives
in Babylon to
see
if
King
Cyrus did
indeed
issue
a decree to rebuild
the
house of God in Jerusalem .
Then
let
the king send us his
decision
in
this
matter
.
`And
now, if to
the king it
be
good
, let search be made in
the
treasure-house
of the king,
that
`is'
there
in Babylon ,
whether
it
be
that
of
Cyrus the
king
there
was
made
a decree to build
this
house of God in Jerusalem ,
and
the will
of
the
king concerning
this
thing
he
doth
send unto
us. '
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