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Ezra 5

1Nowtheprophets,Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292theprophet,andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֤הu.ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבַר־var-H1247ofIddoעִדּוֹא֙'i.dO'H5714,prophesieduntotheJewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'H3062thatwereinJudahבִיה֖וּדvi.HudH3061andJerusalemוּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םu.vi.ru.she.LemH3390;inthenameבְּשֻׁ֛םbe.ShumH8036oftheGodאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3479prophesiedtheyunto them.

2Thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116rose upZerubbabelthesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofShealtiel,andJeshuathesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofJozadak,andbegantobuildthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005ofGodH426whichisatJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;andwiththemweretheprophetsנְבִיַּיָּ֥אne.vi.'ai.ya'H5029ofGodH426, helping them.

3Atthesametimeזִמְנָא֩zim.Na'H2166cameH858tothemTattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,thegovernorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347beyondtheRiverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,andShethar-bozenaiH8370,andtheir companions,andsaidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thusuntothem,Whogaveyouadecreeטְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942tobuildthishouseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005,andtofinishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ סle.shakh.la.LahH3635thiswall?

4Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116wetoldH560themafterthismanner,whatthenamesH8036ofthemenH1400werethatweremakingthisbuildingבָּנַֽיִן׃ba.Na.yinH1124.

5ButtheeyeoftheirGodאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426wasupontheeldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868oftheJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,andtheydidnotmakethemceaseבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989, tillthematter should cometoDariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868,andthenוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116answer shouldbereturnedH8421by letterconcerningH5922it.

6Thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573oftheletterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104thatTattenaiתַּתְּנַ֣י׀ta.te.NaiH8674,thegovernorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347beyondtheRiverנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103,andShethar-bozenaiH8370,andhiscompanionstheApharsachites,whowerebeyondtheRiverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,sentuntoDariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430;

7theysentaletter unto him, whereinwaswrittenthus: UntoDariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allpeaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

8BeitknownH3046untothekingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430,thatwewentintotheprovinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083ofJudahH3061,tothehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005ofthegreatH7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,whichisbuildedwithgreatH7229stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69,andtimberוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636islaidinthewalls;andthisworkוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673goeth onwithdiligenceandprosperethintheirhandsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593wethoseeldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868,andsaidH560untothemthus,Whogaveyouadecreeטְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942tobuildthishouseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005,andtofinishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635thiswall?

10Weaskedשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593them theirnamesH8036alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638,tocertify thee,thatwemightwritethenamesH8036ofthemenH1400thatwereattheheadבְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סve.ra.shei.HomH7217ofthem.

11AndthustheyreturnedH8421usanswer,sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560,Wearetheservantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649oftheGodאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065andearthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772,andarebuildingH1124thehouseבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005thatwasbuildedthesemanyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140ago,whichagreatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479buildedandfinishedוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butafterthatourfathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2hadprovokedtheGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065untowrath,hegavethemintothehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028ofNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,theChaldean,whodestroyedthishouseוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005,andcarriedthepeopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972away intoBabylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13Butinthefirstyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140ofCyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430ofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430madeH7761adecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942tobuildthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426.

14AndthegoldH1722andsilverH3702vesselsמָאנַיָּ֣אma.nai.Ya'H3984alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638ofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1005ofGodH426,whichNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookoutofthetemplethatwasinJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,andbroughtintothetempleofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,thosedidCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430take outofthetempleofBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH895,andtheyweredelivered unto onewhosenameשְׁמֵ֔הּshe.MehH8036wasSheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8340,whomhehadmadeH7761governorפֶחָ֖הfe.ChahH6347;

15andhesaidH560unto him,Takethesevesselsמָֽאנַיָּ֔אma.nai.Ya'H3984,go,puttheminthetemplethatisinJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,andletthehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1005ofGodH426bebuildedinitsplaceאַתְרֵֽהּ׃ ס'at.RehH870.

16ThenH116cameH858thesameSheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רshe.she.ba.TzarH8340,andlaidthefoundationsאֻשַּׁיָּ֛א'u.shai.Ya'H787ofthehouseבֵ֥יתveitH1005ofGodH426whichisinJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390:andsincethattimeevenuntilnowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705hath it beeninbuildingH1124,andyet itisnotcompleted.

17Nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705therefore,ifitseem goodtothekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430,lettherebesearchיִ֠תְבַּקַּרYit.ba.karH1240madeintheking’sמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430treasure-house,whichisthereatBabylonבְּבָבֶל֒be.va.VelH895,whetheritbeso,thatadecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942wasmadeofCyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430tobuildthishouseH1005ofGodH426atJerusalemבִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.LemH3390;andletthekingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430sendhispleasuretousconcerningH5922thismatter.

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