Esidrasi 5

1 Mosakoli Aje mpe mosakoli Zakari, mwana mobali ya Ido, basakolaki mpo na bato ya Yuda oyo bazalaki kati na mokili ya Yuda mpe na engumba Yelusalemi, na Kombo ya Nzambe ya Isalaele, oyo azalaki kati na bango.

Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even to them.

2 Bongo, Zorobabeli, mwana mobali ya Shealitieli, mpe Jozue, mwana mobali ya Yotsadaki, bazongelaki mosala ya kotonga lisusu Tempelo ya Nzambe kati na Yelusalemi. Mpe basakoli ya Nzambe bazalaki elongo na bango mpo na kosunga bango.

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

3 Mbala moko, Tatinayi, moyangeli ya etuka oyo ezalaki na ngambo ya weste ya ebale Efrate, mpe Shetari-Bozinayi elongo na baninga na bango ya mosala batunaki bango: — Nani apesi bino nzela ya kotonga lisusu Tempelo oyo mpe ya kotelemisa lisusu mir oyo?

At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

4 Batunaki lisusu: — Bato oyo bazali kotonga Ndako oyo, bakombo na bango banani?

Then said we to them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?

5 Kasi liso ya Nzambe na bango ezalaki kosenzela bakambi ya Bayuda. Boye bapekisaki bango te kosala misala na bango kino tango Dariusi azwaki mokanda na tina na yango mpe kino tango bazwaki mokanda ya eyano kowuta na Dariusi.

But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

6 Tala mokanda oyo Tatinayi, moyangeli ya etuka ya ngambo ya weste ya ebale Efrate, Shetari-Bozinayi elongo na baninga na bango ya mosala, bakambi ya bituka ya ngambo ya weste ya ebale Efrate, batindelaki mokonzi Dariusi.

The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were on this side of the river, sent to Darius the king:

7 Tala makambo oyo bakomaki kati na mokanda yango: « Epai ya mokonzi Dariusi. Tika ete bokonzi na yo ewumela na kimia!

They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus; To Darius the king, all peace.

8 Tika ete mokonzi ayeba ete tokendeki na etuka ya Yuda kino na Tempelo ya Nzambe Monene. Bato bazali kotonga yango na mabanga bakata mpe bazali kotia mabaya na likolo ya bamir. Mosala yango ezali kotambola malamu mpe kokende noki kati na maboko na bango.

Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work proceedeth quickly, and prospereth in their hands.

9 Totunaki bakambi na bango motuna oyo: ‹ Nani apesi bino nzela ya kotonga lisusu Tempelo oyo mpe ya kotelemisa lisusu bamir? ›

Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to finish these walls?

10 Totunaki bango bakombo na bango mpo ete toyebisa yo yango mpe tokomela yo bakombo ya bakambi na bango.

We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

11 Kasi tala eyano oyo bapesaki biso: ‹ Tozali basali ya Nzambe ya Likolo mpe ya se; tozali kotonga lisusu Tempelo oyo etongamaki wuta mibu ebele na kala. Mokonzi moko monene ya Isalaele atongaki mpe asilisaki yango.

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.

12 Kasi lokola batata na biso batumbolaki kanda ya Nzambe ya Likolo, akabaki bango na maboko ya Nabukodonozori, moto ya Chalide, mokonzi ya Babiloni. Ezali ye nde abukaki Tempelo oyo mpe amemaki bato na bowumbu, na Babiloni.

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

13 Nzokande, na mobu ya liboso ya bokonzi na ye lokola mokonzi ya Babiloni, Sirisi apesaki mitindo ya kotonga lisusu Ndako oyo ya Nzambe,

But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

14 alongolaki kutu na tempelo ya Babiloni biloko basala na wolo mpe na palata, oyo Nabukodonozori azwaki na Ndako ya Nzambe kati na Yelusalemi mpe amemaki na tempelo ya Babiloni. Mokonzi Sirisi apesaki biloko yango epai ya Sheshibatsari oyo ye, Sirisi, atiaki lokola moyangeli.

And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

15 Alobaki na ye: ‘Kamata biloko oyo mpe kende kotia yango kati na Tempelo ya Yelusalemi; mpe tika ete Tempelo ya Nzambe etongama lisusu na esika na yango ya kala.’

And said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.

16 Ezali bongo nde Sheshibatsari ayaki awa na Yelusalemi mpo na kotonga miboko ya Ndako ya Nzambe. Wuta mokolo wana kino na mokolo ya lelo, Tempelo ezali kotongama, kasi misala esili nanu te. ›

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.

17 Sik’oyo, soki yango esepelisi mokonzi, tika ete baluka kati na babuku ya kala ya bakonzi ya Babiloni mpo na kotala soki mokonzi Sirisi apesaki solo mitindo ya kotonga lisusu Ndako ya Nzambe kati na Yelusalemi. Mpe tika ete mokonzi atindela biso mokano na ye na tina na likambo oyo. »

Now therefore, if it seemeth good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it is so, that a decree was made by Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.