Ezra 5
1 And Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the [son] of Addo, prophesied a prophesy to the Jews in Juda and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, [even] to them.
Tada su proroci Hagaj i Zaharija, sin Adonov, počeli prorokovati Judejcima u Judeji i Jeruzalemu, u ime Boga Izraelova, koji je bio nad njima;
2 Then rose up Zorobabel the [son] of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and began to build the house of God that was in Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God assisting them.
na to ustadoše Zerubabel, sin Šealtielov, i Ješua, sin Josadakov, i počeše zidati Dom Božji u Jeruzalemu: proroci su Božji bili s ljudima i bodrili ih.
3 At the same time came there upon them Thanthanai, the governor on this side the river, and Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants, and spoke thus to them, Who has ordained a decree for you to build this house, and to [provide] this preparation?
U to vrijeme dođoše k njima Tatnaj, satrap s onu stranu Rijeke, Šetar Boznaj i drugovi njihovi poslanici i upitaše ih: “Tko vam je dopustio da gradite ovaj hram i da podižete ove zidove?
4 Then they spoke thus to them, What are the names of the men that build this city?
Kako se zovu ljudi koji su sagradili ovu zgradu?”
5 But the eyes of God were upon the captivity of Juda, and they did not cause them to cease till the decree was brought to Darius; and then was sent by the tribute-gatherer concerning this
Ali je oko Božje bdjelo nad starješinama judejskim, te im nisu zabranili da rade dok obavijest nije otišla Dariju i stigao o tom pismeni odgovor.
6 the copy of a letter, which Thanthanai, the governor of the part on this side the river, and Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants the Apharsachaeans who were on this side of the river, sent to king Darius.
Ovo je prijepis pisma koje su kralju Dariju poslali Tatnaj, satrap s one strane Rijeke, Šetar Boznaj i njihovi drugovi poslanici s one strane Eufrata.
7 They sent an account to him, and thus it was written in it: All peace to king Darius.
Oni su mu uputili izvješće ovog sadržaja: “Kralju Dariju svaki mir!
8 Be it known to the king, that we went into the land of Judea, to the house of the great God; and it is building with choice stones, and they are laying timbers in the walls, and that work is prospering, and goes on favourably in their hands.
Neka znade kralj da smo došli u pokrajinu Judeju k Domu Boga velikoga: grade ga od krupnog kamenja, drvetom oblažu zidove; posao se brižljivo izvodi i napreduje u njihovim rukama.
9 Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to [provide] this preparation?
Zapitali smo njihove starješine i rekli smo im: 'Tko vam je dopustio da gradite ovaj hram i da podignete njegove zidove?'
10 And we asked them their names, [in order] to declare [them] to you, so as to write to you the names of their leading men.
Pitali smo ih i za njihova imena da bismo ti javili. Tako smo i zapisali imena onih koji zapovijedaju ljudstvu.
11 And they answered us thus, saying, We [are] the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we [are] building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them.
A oni nam ovako odgovoriše: 'Mi smo sluge Boga neba i zemlje; gradimo Hram koji je bio sagrađen prije mnogo godina i koji je bio sagradio i podigao veliki kralj Izraela.
12 But after that our fathers provoked the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the Chaldean, king of Babylon, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people captive to Babylon.
Ali kad su naši oci rasrdili Boga neba, on ih je predao u ruke Nabukodonozora Kaldejca, babilonskog kralja, koji je razorio ovaj Hram i odveo narod u sužanjstvo u Babilon.
13 And in the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be built.
Ali prve godine Kira, kralja babilonskog, zapovjedio je kralj Kir da se ponovo sazida ovaj Dom Božji.
14 And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor brought out from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried them into the temple of the king, them did king Cyrus bring out from the temple of the king, and gave them to Sabanasar the treasurer, who was over the treasurer;
Još i zlatno i srebrno posuđe Doma Božjega, koje Nabukodonozor bijaše odnio iz svetišta u Jeruzalemu i prenio ga u svetište babilonsko, uzeo je kralj Kir iz svetišta u Babilonu i predao čovjeku po imenu Šešbasaru, koga je postavio upraviteljem,
15 and said to him, Take all the vessels, and go, put them in the house that is in Jerusalem in their place.
i rekao mu je: 'Uzmi ovo posuđe, pođi i metni ga u svetište jeruzalemsko, i neka se Dom Božji zida na svome starom mjestu.'
16 Then that Sabanazar came, and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem: and from that time even until now it has been building, and has not been finished.
Taj je Šešbasar došao, dakle, i postavio temelje Doma Božjega u Jeruzalemu. I od tada pa do danas gradi se, i još nije dovršen.'
17 And now, if it [seem] good to the king, lest search be made in the treasure-house of the king at Babylon, that you may know [if it be] that a decree was made by king Cyrus to build that house of God that was in Jerusalem, and let the king send to us when he has learnt concerning this [matter].
Sada, dakle, ako kralj želi, neka se istraži u pismohrani kraljevoj u Babilonu je li zaista kralj Kir izdao zapovijed da se sagradi Dom Božji u Jeruzalemu. A kraljeva odluka o tome neka nam se saopći.”
