Ezra · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Ezra 5 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 Now Aggeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judea and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel.
1 Y PROFETIZARON Haggeo profeta, y Zacarías hijo de Iddo, profetas, á los Judíos que estaban en Judá y en Jerusalem [yendo] en nombre del Dios de Israel á ellos.
2 Then rose up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem, and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
2 Entonces se levantaron Zorobabel hijo de Sealthiel, y Jesuá hijo de Josadec; y comenzaron á edificar la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalem; y con ellos los profetas de Dios que les ayudaban.
3 And at the same time came to them Thathanai, who was governor beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and their counsellors: and said thus to them: Who hath given you counsel to build this house, and to repair the walls thereof?
3 En aquel tiempo vino á ellos Tatnai, capitán de la parte allá del río, y Sethar-boznai y sus compañeros, y dijéronles así: ¿Quién os dió mandamiento para edificar esta casa, y restablecer estos muros?
4 In answer to which we gave them the names of the men who were the promoters of that building.
4 Entonces les dijimos en orden á esto cuáles eran los nombres de los varones que edificaban este edificio.
5 But the eye of their God was upon the ancients of the Jews, and they could not hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they should give satisfaction concerning that accusation.
5 Mas los ojos de su Dios fueron sobre los ancianos de los Judíos, y no les hicieron cesar hasta que el negocio viniese á Darío: y entonces respondieron por carta sobre esto.
6 The copy of the letter that Thathanai governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors the Arphasachites, who dwelt beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.
6 Traslado de la carta que Tatnai, capitán de la parte allá del río, y Sethar-boznai, y sus compañeros los Apharsachêos, que estaban á la parte allá del río, enviaron al rey Darío.
7 The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To Darius the king all peace.
7 Enviáronle carta, y de esta manera estaba escrito en ella. Al rey Darío toda paz.
8 Be it known to the king, that we went to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with unpolished stones, and timber is laid in the walls: and this work is carried on diligently, and advanceth in their hands.
8 Sea notorio al rey, que fuimos á la provincia de Judea, á la casa del gran Dios, la cual se edifica de piedra de mármol; y los maderos son puestos en las paredes, y la obra se hace apriesa, y prospera en sus manos.
9 And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?
9 Entonces preguntamos á los ancianos, diciéndoles así: ¿Quién os dió mandamiento para edificar esta casa, y para restablecer estos muros?
10 We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among them.
10 Y también les preguntamos sus nombres para hacértelo saber, para escribir[te] los nombres de los varones que estaban por cabezas de ellos.
11 And they answered us in these words, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building a temple that was built these many years ago, and which a great king of Israel built and set up.
11 Y respondiéronnos, diciendo así: Nosotros somos siervos del Dios del cielo y de la tierra, y reedificamos la casa que ya muchos años antes había sido edificada, la cual edificó y fundó el gran rey de Israel.
12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he delivered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon the Chaldean: and he destroyed this house, and carried away the people to Babylon.
12 Mas después que nuestros padres ensañaron al Dios de los cielos, él los entregó en mano de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, Caldeo, el cual destruyó esta casa, é hizo trasportar el pueblo á Babilonia.
13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, king Cyrus set forth a decree, that this house of God should be built.
13 Empero el primer año de Ciro rey de Babilonia, el [mismo] rey Ciro dió mandamiento para que esta casa de Dios fuese edificada.
14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the temple of God, which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, and had brought them to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sassabasar, whom also he appointed governor,
14 Y también los vasos de oro y de plata de la casa de Dios, que Nabucodonosor había sacado del templo que estaba en Jerusalem, y los había metido en el templo de Babilonia, el rey Ciro los sacó del templo de Babilonia, y fueron entregados á Sesbassar, al cual había puesto por gobernador;
15 And said to him: Take these vessels, and go, and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.
15 Y le dijo: Toma estos vasos, ve y ponlos en el templo que está en Jerusalem; y la casa de Dios sea edificada en su lugar.
16 Then came this same Sassabasar, and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it is in building, and is not yet finished.
16 Entonces este Sesbassar vino, y puso los fundamentos de la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalem, y desde entonces hasta ahora se edifica, y aun no está acabada.
17 Now therefore if it seem good to the king, let him search in the king’s library, which is in Babylon, whether it hath been decreed by Cyrus the king, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
17 Y ahora, si al rey parece bien, búsquese en la casa de los tesoros del rey que está allí en Babilonia, si es así que por el rey Ciro había sido dado mandamiento para edificar esta casa de Dios en Jerusalem, y envíenos [á decir] la voluntad del rey sobre esto.
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Darius
King of Persia who searched the archives, found Cyrus’s decree, ordered Tattenai to leave the work alone and funded it; the temple was finished in his sixth year.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 4:5; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:1
Cross references (15)
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- 1 Zechariah 4:6–10; Haggai 1:1–2:1; Zechariah 1:1–21; Micah 5:4
- 2 Ezra 3:2; Ezra 6:14; Zechariah 3:1–4; Haggai 1:12–15; 2 Corinthians 1:24
- 3 Ezra 6:6; Ezra 1:3; Ezra 5:9; Ezra 6:13; Ezra 5:6
- 5 Psalm 33:18; Ezra 7:6; Ezra 7:28; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 32:8
- 6 Ezra 4:9; Ezra 4:23; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 5:3
- 7 Daniel 3:9; Daniel 4:1; Daniel 6:21; John 14:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:16
- 8 Daniel 2:47; Nehemiah 7:6; Ezra 7:23; Ezra 1:2–3; Mark 13:1–2
- 9 Ezra 5:3–4
- 11 Matthew 10:32; Acts 27:23; Jonah 1:9; Galatians 6:14; Luke 12:8
- 12 2 Chronicles 36:16–17; Daniel 9:5; 2 Kings 24:2; Nehemiah 9:26–27; Jeremiah 39:1–14
- 13 Isaiah 44:28–45:1; Ezra 6:3–5; Ezra 1:1–8
- 14 Ezra 6:5; Jeremiah 52:19; Daniel 5:2–3; Ezra 5:16; Haggai 2:21
- 15 Ezra 6:3; Ezra 3:3; Ezra 1:2
- 16 Ezra 3:10; Ezra 6:15; Ezra 3:8; Haggai 1:12–14; Ezra 5:2
- 17 Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19; Proverbs 25:2; Ezra 6:1–5
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