Ezra 5

1Then the prophetsH5029, HaggaiH2292 the prophetH5029, and ZechariahH2148 the sonH1247 of IddoH5714, prophesiedH5013 toH5922 the JewsH3062 that were in JudahH3061 and JerusalemH3390 in the nameH8036 of the GodH426 of IsraelH3479, even toH5922 them. 2ThenH116 rose upH6966 ZerubbabelH2217 the sonH1247 of ShealtielH7598, and JeshuaH3443 the sonH1247 of JozadakH3136, and beganH8271 to buildH1124 the houseH1005 of GodH426 which is at JerusalemH3390: and with themH5974 were the prophetsH5029 of GodH426 helpingH5583 them.

3At the same timeH2166 cameH858 to them TatnaiH8674, governorH6347 on this sideH5675 of the riverH5103, and ShetharboznaiH8370, and their companionsH3675, and saidH560 thusH3652 to themH5922, WhoH4479 hath commandedH7761H2942 you to buildH1124 thisH1836 houseH1005, and to make upH3635 thisH1836 wallH846? 4ThenH116 saidH560 we to them after this mannerH3660, WhatH4479 areH581 the namesH8036 of the menH1400 that makeH1124 thisH1836 buildingH1147?1 5But the eyeH5870 of their GodH426 wasH1934 uponH5922 the eldersH7868 of the JewsH3062, that they could notH3809 causeH989 themH1994 to ceaseH989, tillH5705 the matterH2941 cameH1946 to DariusH1868: and thenH116 they returned answerH8421 by letterH5407 concerningH5922 thisH1836 matter . 6The copyH6573 of the letterH104 that TatnaiH8674, governorH6347 on this sideH5675 of the riverH5103, and ShetharboznaiH8370, and his companionsH3675 the ApharsachitesH671, who were on this sideH5675 of the riverH5103, sentH7972 toH5922 DariusH1868 the kingH4430: 7They sentH7972 a letterH6600 toH5922 him, in whichH1459 was writtenH3790 thusH1836; To DariusH1868 the kingH4430, allH3606 peaceH8001.2 8Be it knownH1934H3046 to the kingH4430, that we wentH236 into the provinceH4083 of JudeaH3061, to the houseH1005 of the greatH7229 GodH426, which is builtH1124 with greatH1560 stonesH69, and timberH636 is laidH7761 in the wallsH3797, and thisH1791 workH5673 proceedethH5648 quicklyH629, and prosperethH6744 in their handsH3028.3 9ThenH116 we askedH7593 thoseH479 eldersH7868, and saidH560 to them thusH3660, WhoH4479 commandedH7761H2942 you to buildH1124 thisH1836 houseH1005, and to finishH3635 theseH1836 wallsH846? 10We askedH7593 their namesH8036 alsoH638, to informH3046 thee, that we might writeH3790 the namesH8036 of the menH1400 that were the chiefH7217 of them. 11And thusH3660 they returnedH8421 us answerH6600, sayingH560, WeH586 areH1994 the servantsH5649 of the GodH426 of heavenH8065 and earthH772, and buildH1124 the houseH1005 that wasH1934 builtH1124 theseH1836 manyH7690 yearsH8140 agoH6928, which a greatH7229 kingH4430 of IsraelH3479 builtH1124 and set upH3635. 12ButH3861 afterH4481 that our fathersH2 had provokedH7265 the GodH426 of heavenH8065 to wrathH7265, he gaveH3052 themH1994 into the handH3028 of NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 of BabylonH895, the ChaldeanH3679, who destroyedH5642 thisH1836 houseH1005, and carriedH1541 the peopleH5972 awayH1541 into BabylonH895. 13ButH1297 in the firstH2298 yearH8140 of CyrusH3567 the kingH4430 of BabylonH895 the same kingH4430 CyrusH3567 madeH7761 a decreeH2942 to buildH1124 thisH1836 houseH1005 of GodH426. 14And the vesselsH3984 alsoH638 ofH1768 goldH1722 and silverH3702 of the houseH1005 of GodH426, which NebuchadnezzarH5020 tookH5312 out ofH4481 the templeH1965 that was in JerusalemH3390, and broughtH2987 them into the templeH1965 of BabylonH895, thoseH1994 did CyrusH3567 the kingH4430 takeH5312 out ofH4481 the templeH1965 of BabylonH895, and they were deliveredH3052 to one, whose nameH8036 was SheshbazzarH8340, whom he had madeH7761 governorH6347;4 15And saidH560 to him, TakeH5376 theseH412 vesselsH3984, goH236, carryH5182 themH1994 into the templeH1965 that is in JerusalemH3390, and let the houseH1005 of GodH426 be builtH1124 inH5922 its placeH870. 16ThenH116 cameH858 the sameH1791 SheshbazzarH8340, and laidH3052 the foundationH787 of the houseH1005 of GodH426 which is in JerusalemH3390: and sinceH4481 that timeH116 even untilH5705 nowH3705 hath it been in buildingH1124, and yet it is notH3809 finishedH8000. 17NowH3705 therefore, ifH2006 it seemeth goodH2869 toH5922 the kingH4430, let there be searchH1240 made in the king’sH4430 treasureH1596 houseH1005, which is thereH8536 at BabylonH895, whetherH2006 it isH383 so, that a decreeH2942 was madeH7761 byH4481 CyrusH3567 the kingH4430 to buildH1124 thisH1791 houseH1005 of GodH426 at JerusalemH3390, and let the kingH4430 sendH7972 his pleasureH7470 to us concerningH5922 this matterH1836.