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1 The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo, gave messages to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem from the God of Israel, their ruler.
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 Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, son of Jozadak, decided to start work on rebuilding God's Temple in Jerusalem. The prophets of God encouraged them and helped 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 Almost immediately Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials arrived and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?”
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 Then they asked, “What are the names of the men who are working on this building?”
4 Entonces les dijimos en orden á esto cuáles eran los nombres de los varones que edificaban este edificio.
5 But their God was watching over the Jewish leaders, so that they were not prevented from working until a report could be sent to Darius and a written reply with instructions was received.
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 following is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials, officials of the province, sent to King Darius.
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 report they sent him read went like this: “To King Darius: Greetings.
7 Enviáronle carta, y de esta manera estaba escrito en ella. Al rey Darío toda paz.
8 We wish to inform Your Majesty that we went to the province of Judah, to the Temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, with timber beams being placed on the walls. This work is being done properly and is progressing well.
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 We questioned the leaders, asking them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?’
9 Entonces preguntamos á los ancianos, diciéndoles así: ¿Quién os dió mandamiento para edificar esta casa, y para restablecer estos muros?
10 We also asked for their names, so that we could write them down and let you know the names of their leaders.
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 This is the answer they gave us. ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the Temple built and completed many years ago by a great king of Israel.
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 our forefathers made the God of heaven angry, so he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this Temple and deported 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 However, Cyrus, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, issued a decree to rebuild this Temple of God.
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 He even gave back the gold and silver items belonging to God's Temple, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem and placed in his temple in Babylon. King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had 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 telling him, Take these items and place them in the Temple in Jerusalem. Rebuild God's Temple on its original site.
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 So Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God's Temple in Jerusalem. It has been under construction since then, but hasn't yet been completed.’
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 So, if Your Majesty wishes, authorize a search to be made of the royal archives in Babylon to discover if there is a record that King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild God's Temple in Jerusalem. Then please let us know Your Majesty's decision in 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, confirmed the decree

    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

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  • Haggai

    Prophet during the temple rebuilding

    Prophet who, with Zechariah, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem and helped Zerubbabel and Jeshua as the temple was rebuilt. The word of the LORD came through him in the…

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Haggai 1:1

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  • Iddo

    Grandfather of Zechariah

    Named as the father of Berechiah and grandfather of the prophet Zechariah.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Zechariah 1:1

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  • Sheshbazzar

    Prince and governor of Judah

    Prince of Judah to whom Cyrus gave the temple articles; he carried them to Jerusalem, was appointed governor, and is said to have laid the foundation of the house of God.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 1:8; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 5:14

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  • Shethar-bozenai

    Persian official with Tattenai

    Associate of Tattenai who joined in questioning the Jews and writing to Darius.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:13

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  • Tattenai

    Governor west of the Euphrates

    Persian governor who questioned the Jews about the rebuilding and wrote to Darius; Darius ordered him to leave the work alone, and he diligently complied.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6

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  • Zechariah

    Prophet of the return

    The prophet, son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, to whom the word of the LORD came in the eighth month of Darius's second year. Ezra 5:1 and 6:14 call him 'son of Iddo'; Zechariah…

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Zechariah 1:1

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  • Zerubbabel

    Governor of Judah

    He led the return from Babylon and rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 3-6; Hag. 2:23; Zech. 4; Matt. 1:12-13

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Cross references (15)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Zechariah 4:6–10; Haggai 1:1–2:1; Zechariah 1:1–21; Micah 5:4
  2. 2 Ezra 3:2; Ezra 6:14; Zechariah 3:1–4; Haggai 1:12–15; 2 Corinthians 1:24
  3. 3 Ezra 6:6; Ezra 1:3; Ezra 5:9; Ezra 6:13; Ezra 5:6
  4. 5 Psalm 33:18; Ezra 7:6; Ezra 7:28; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 32:8
  5. 6 Ezra 4:9; Ezra 4:23; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 5:3
  6. 7 Daniel 3:9; Daniel 4:1; Daniel 6:21; John 14:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:16
  7. 8 Daniel 2:47; Nehemiah 7:6; Ezra 7:23; Ezra 1:2–3; Mark 13:1–2
  8. 9 Ezra 5:3–4
  9. 11 Matthew 10:32; Acts 27:23; Jonah 1:9; Galatians 6:14; Luke 12:8
  10. 12 2 Chronicles 36:16–17; Daniel 9:5; 2 Kings 24:2; Nehemiah 9:26–27; Jeremiah 39:1–14
  11. 13 Isaiah 44:28–45:1; Ezra 6:3–5; Ezra 1:1–8
  12. 14 Ezra 6:5; Jeremiah 52:19; Daniel 5:2–3; Ezra 5:16; Haggai 2:21
  13. 15 Ezra 6:3; Ezra 3:3; Ezra 1:2
  14. 16 Ezra 3:10; Ezra 6:15; Ezra 3:8; Haggai 1:12–14; Ezra 5:2
  15. 17 Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19; Proverbs 25:2; Ezra 6:1–5

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