¹Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.

¹Toho času prorokoval prorok Haggeus a Zachariáš, syn Iddov, proroci, Židom, ktorí boli v Judsku a v Jeruzaleme, v mene Boha Izraelovho, ktorý bol nad nimi.

²Then 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.

²Vtedy povstal Zerubábel, syn Šealtielov, a Ješua, syn Jocadákov, a začali staväť dom Boží, ktorý je v Jeruzaleme, a s nimi proroci Boží pomáhajúc im.

³At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

³V tom čase prišiel k nim Tattenai, vojvoda za riekou, a Šetarbozenai a ich spoločníci a takto im riekli: Kto vám rozkázal, aby ste staväli tento dom a vymurovali tento múr?

⁴Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?

⁴Vtedy sme im takto odpovedali - pomenovali sme im mená mužov, ktorí staväli to stavänie.

⁵But 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.

⁵Ale oko ich Boha bolo obrátené na starších zo Židov, a neprekazili im, dokiaľ by vec neprišla pred Dária, a vtedy že dajú odtiaľ odpoveď na písma o tom.

⁶The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

⁶Odpis listu, ktorý poslal Tattenai, vojvoda za riekou, a Šetarbozenai a jeho spoločníci, Afarsechania, ktorí boli za riekou, kráľovi Dáriovi.

⁷They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.

⁷Poslali mu zprávu, a takto bolo v nej napísané: Kráľovi Dáriovi všetok pokoj!

⁸Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.

⁸Nech je známe kráľovi, že sme prišli do Judskej krajiny k domu veľkého Boha, ktorý to dom staväjú z veľkých kameňov a kladú drevo do stien a konajú dielo veľmi rýchle, a darí sa v ich rukách.

⁹Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

⁹Vtedy sme sa pýtali tých starších a takto sme im povedali: Kto vám rozkázal staväť tento dom a vymurovať tento múr?

¹⁰We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

¹⁰Áno, i na ich mená sme sa ich pýtali, aby sme popísali mená mužov, ktorí sú prední medzi nimi, aby sme ti ich oznámili.

¹¹And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

¹¹A oni nám takto odpovedali: My sme služobníci Boha nebies a zeme a staviame dom, ktorý bol už pred týmto vystavený pred mnohými roky, a staväl ho veľký kráľ Izraelov i dostavil ho.

¹²But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto 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.

¹²Ale pretože rozhnevali naši otcovia Boha nebies, vydal ich do ruky Nabuchodonozora, babylonského kráľa, Chaldeja, ktorý zboril tento dom a jeho ľud prestehoval do Babylona.

¹³But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

¹³Ale potom v prvom roku Cýra, babylonského kráľa, kráľ Cýrus rozkázal vystaviť tento dom Boží.

¹⁴And 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 unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

¹⁴Ba ešte i nádoby domu Božieho, zlaté i strieborné, ktoré bol Nabuchodonozor vyniesol z chrámu, ktorý bol v Jeruzaleme, a bol ich vniesol do chrámu v Babylone, teda i tie vyniesol kráľ Cýrus z chrámu v Babylone, a boly dané mužovi, menom Šešbacarovi, ktorého ustanovil za vojvodu.

¹⁵And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.

¹⁵A riekol mu: Vezmi tieto nádoby, iď a slož ich v chráme, ktorý je v Jeruzaleme, a nech vystavia dom Boží na jeho mieste.

¹⁶Then 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.

¹⁶Vtedy prišiel ten istý Šešbacar a založil základy domu Božieho, ktorý je v Jeruzaleme, a stavia sa odvtedy až doteraz, a ešte nie je dostavený.

¹⁷Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

¹⁷A tak teraz, jestli sa to vidí kráľovi za dobré, nech sa vyhľadá v dome pokladov kráľových, ktoré sú tam v Babylone, či je tomu tak, že bol od kráľa Cýra vydaný rozkaz staväť tento dom Boží, ktorý je v Jeruzaleme, a potom nech nám pošle vôľu kráľovu o tom.