New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 5

Temple Work Resumed

1When the prophetsנְבִיָּ֗אne.vi.'ah'H5029,Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetנְבִיַּיָּ֔אne.vi.'ai.ya'H5029andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֤הu.ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבַר־var-H1247of Iddoעִדּוֹא֙'i.dO'H5714,prophesiedH5029to the Jewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'H3062whoדִּ֥יdiH1768were in Judahבִיה֖וּדvi.HudH3061and Jerusalemוּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םu.vi.ru.she.LemH3390in the nameבְּשֻׁ֛םbe.ShumH8036of the Godאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3479,who was overH5922them,

2thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2217the sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7598and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֣וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3443the sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Jozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֔קyo.tza.DakH3136aroseקָ֠מוּKa.muH6966and beganוְשָׁרִ֣יוve.sha.RivH8271to rebuildלְמִבְנֵ֔אle.miv.Ne'H1124the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426whichH1768is in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390; andthe prophetsנְבִיַּיָּ֥אne.vi.'ai.ya'H5029of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426were with them supportingמְסָעֲדִ֥יןme.sa.'a.DinH5583them.

3At that timeזִמְנָא֩zim.Na'H2166Tattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,the governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347of the provincebeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theRiverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and Shethar-bozenaiH8370and their colleaguesוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675cameאֲתָ֨א'a.Ta'H858to them and spokeאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560to them thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652, “Whoמַן־man-H4479issuedשָׂ֨םsamH7761you a decreeטְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלִבְּנֵ֔אli.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005and to finishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ סle.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836structureוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?”

4Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116we toldאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560them accordinglyכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660whatמַן־man-H4479the namesשְׁמָהָ֣תshe.ma.HatH8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֔אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were whoדִּֽי־di-H1768were reconstructingבָּנַֽיִן׃ba.Na.yinH1124thisדְנָ֥הde.NahH1836buildingבִנְיָנָ֖אvin.ya.Na'H1147.

5Butthe eyeוְעֵ֣יןve.'EinH5870of their Godאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426was on the eldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,and they did not stopבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989them untilעַד־'ad-H5705a reportH2942could comeH1981to Dariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868,and thenוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116a writtenH5407replyH5407be returnedיְתִיב֥וּןye.ti.VunH8421concerningH5922it.

Adversaries Write to Darius

6This isthe copyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of the letterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104whichדִּֽי־di-H1768Tattenaiתַּתְּנַ֣י׀ta.te.NaiH8674,the governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347of the provincebeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and Shethar-bozenaiH8370and his colleaguesוּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּu.khe.Na.va.TehH3675the officialsאֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.Far.se.kha.Ye'H671,whoדִּ֖יdiH1768were beyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972to Dariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

7They sentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972a reportפִּתְגָמָ֖אpit.ga.Ma'H6600to him in which it was writtenכְּתִ֣יבke.TivH3790thusוְכִדְנָה֙ve.khid.NahH1836: “To Dariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allכֹֽלָּא׃ סKho.la'H3606peaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

8Let it be knownיְדִ֣יעַ׀ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430that we have goneאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236to the provinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083of Judahלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061,to the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of the greatרַבָּ֔אra.Ba'H7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,whichוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1932is being builtמִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'H1124with hugeגְּלָ֔לge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69, andbeamsוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636are being laidמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761in the wallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797;and thisדָ֛ךְdakhH1791workוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673is goingמִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'H5648on with greatH629careH629and is succeedingוּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.LachH6744in their handsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116we askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868and saidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560to them thusכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660, ‘Whoמַן־man-H4479issuedשָׂ֨םsamH7761you a decreeטְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.YahH1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005and to finishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836structureוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?’

10We alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638askedשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593them their namesשְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םshe.ma.ha.te.HomH8036so as to informלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְle.ho.da.'u.TakhH3046you, and that we might writeH3790downH3790the namesשֻׁם־shum-H8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֖אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoH1768were at their headבְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סve.ra.shei.HomH7217.

11Thusוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660theyansweredפִתְגָמָ֖א הֲתִיב֣וּנָאfit.ga.Ma' ha.ti.Vu.na'H8421 H6600us, sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560, ‘We are the servantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649of the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and earthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772and are rebuildingוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124the templeבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005that was builtבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.MatH6928,which a greatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479builtבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and finishedוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butbecauseמִן־ דִּ֨יmin- diH4481 H1768our fathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2had provokedH7265the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065to wrathH7265,He gaveיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052them into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,the ChaldeanH3779, whodestroyedסַתְרֵ֔הּsat.RehH5642thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005and deportedהַגְלִ֥יhag.LiH1541the peopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972to Babylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13Howeverבְּרַם֙be.RamH1297,in the firstחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140of Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,Kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567issuedשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלִבְּנֵֽא׃li.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426.

14Alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638the goldדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702utensilsמָאנַיָּ֣אma.nai.Ya'H3984of the houseבֵית־veit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426whichH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020had takenהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312from the templeהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965in Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,and broughtוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987them to the templeלְהֵיכְלָ֖אle.hei.khe.La'H1965of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,theseH1994Kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567tookהַנְפֵּ֨קhan.PekH5312from the templeהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH895and they were givenוִיהִ֙יבוּ֙vi.HivuH3052to onewhose nameשְׁמֵ֔הּshe.MehH8036was Sheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8340,whomH1768he had appointedשָׂמֵֽהּ׃sa.MehH7761governorפֶחָ֖הfe.ChahH6347.

15He saidוַאֲמַר־va.'a.mar-H560to him, “Takeשֵׂ֚אse'H5376theseH429utensilsמָֽאנַיָּ֔אma.nai.Ya'H3984,goאֵֽזֶל־'e.zel-H236anddepositאֲחֵ֣ת'a.ChetH5182them in the templeבְּהֵיכְלָ֖אbe.hei.khe.La'H1965in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390and let the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426be rebuiltיִתְבְּנֵ֥אyit.be.Ne'H1124in its placeאַתְרֵֽהּ׃ ס'at.RehH870.”

16Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116that Sheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רshe.she.ba.TzarH8340cameאֲתָ֗א'a.Ta'H858andlaidיְהַ֧בye.HavH3052the foundationsאֻשַּׁיָּ֛א'u.shai.Ya'H787of the houseבֵ֥יתveitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;and from thenאֱדַ֧יִן'e.Da.yinH116untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5705nowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705it has been underH1124constructionH1124and it is not yetcompletedשְׁלִֽם׃she.LimH8000.’

17Nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006it pleasesטָ֗בTavH2869the kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430,let a searchH1240be conductedH1240in the king’sמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430treasureגִּנְזַיָּ֜אgin.zai.Ya'H1596houseבְּבֵ֨יתbe.VeitH1005,whichH1768is thereתַמָּה֮ta.MahH8536in Babylonבְּבָבֶל֒be.va.VelH895,ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006it be that a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942was issuedשִׂ֣יםsimH7761by Kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567to rebuildלְמִבְנֵ֛אle.miv.Ne'H1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426at Jerusalemבִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.LemH3390;and let the kingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430sendיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7972to us his decisionH7466concerningH5922thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836matter.”

Temple Work Resumed

Adversaries Write to Darius

Commentaries on Ezra 5