¹And prophesied have the prophets, (Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo) unto the Jews who [are] in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel — unto them.

¹Aga prohvetid Haggai ja Sakarja, Iddo poeg, astusid prohvetlikult üles juutide ees Juudamaal ja Jeruusalemmas Iisraeli Jumala nimel, kes oli üle nende.

²Then have Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, risen, and begun to build the house of God, that [is] in Jerusalem, and with them are the prophets of God supporting them.

²Siis Serubbaabel, Sealtieli poeg, ja Jeesua, Joosadaki poeg, võtsid kätte ja hakkasid Jumala koda Jeruusalemmas üles ehitama; ja nendega olid koos Jumala prohvetid, kes neid toetasid.

³At that time come to them hath Tatnai, governor beyond the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and thus they are saying to them, `Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?`

³Sel ajal tulid nende juurde Tatnai, maavalitseja siinpool Frati jõge, ja Setar-Boosnai ja nende kaaslased ning ütlesid neile nõnda: 'Kes on teid käskinud seda koda ehitada ja selle müüre valmis teha?'

⁴Then thus we have said to them, `What [are] the names of the men who are building this building?`

⁴Siis me ütlesime neile nende meeste nimed, kes seda ehitust ehitasid.

⁵And the eye of their God hath been upon the elders of the Jews, and they have not caused them to cease till the matter goeth to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.

⁵Aga juutide vanemate peal oli nende Jumala silm, ja neid ei takistatud, seni kui ettekanne oli jõudnud Daarjaveseni ja kuni määrus selle kohta oli tulnud tagasi.

⁶The copy of a letter that Tatnai, governor beyond the river, hath sent, and Shethar-Boznai and his companions, the Apharsachites who [are] beyond the river, unto Darius the king.

⁶Ärakiri kirjast, mille Tatnai, maavalitseja siinpool Frati jõge, ja Setar-Boosnai ning tema kaaslased, ametnikud, kes olid siinpool Frati jõge, läkitasid kuningas Daarjavesele.

⁷A letter they have sent unto him, and thus is it written in it:

⁷Nad läkitasid temale ettekande, ja selles oli kirjutatud nõnda: 'Kuningas Daarjavesele palju rahu!

⁸`To Darius the king, all peace! be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built [with] rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.

⁸Kuningale saagu teatavaks, et me läksime Juudamaale suure Jumala koja juurde. Seda ehitatakse tahutud kividest ja seina pannakse palke. Tööd tehakse usinasti ja see edeneb nende käes.

⁹Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?

⁹Siis me küsisime vanemailt ja ütlesime neile nõnda: Kes on teid käskinud seda koda ehitada ja selle müüre valmis teha?

¹⁰And also their names we have asked of them, to let thee know, that we might write the names of the men who [are] at their head.

¹⁰Ja küsisime neilt ka nende nimesid sinule teatavaks tegemiseks; me tahtsime üles kirjutada meeste nimed, kes on nende peamehed.

¹¹`And thus they have returned us word, saying, We [are] servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:

¹¹Ja nad andsid meile niisuguse vastuse, öeldes: Meie oleme taeva ja maa Jumala sulased ja me ehitame üles selle koja, mis oli ehitatud paljude aastate eest, mille suur Iisraeli kuningas ehitas ja valmis sai.

¹²but after that our fathers made the God of heaven angry, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean, and this house he destroyed, and the people he removed to Babylon;

¹²Kuna aga meie vanemad taeva Jumalat vihastasid, siis andis tema nad kaldealase Nebukadnetsari, Paabeli kuninga kätte ja see hävitas selle koja ning viis rahva Paabelisse.

¹³but in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God,

¹³Aga Koorese, Paabeli kuninga esimesel aastal andis kuningas Koores käsu selle Jumala koja ülesehitamiseks.

¹⁴and also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had taken forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, them hath Cyrus the king brought forth out of the temple of Babylon, and they have been given to [one], Sheshbazzar [is] his name, whom he made governor,

¹⁴Ja Jumala koja riistadki, kullast ja hõbedast, mis Nebukadnetsar oli Jeruusalemma templist ära võtnud ja Paabeli templisse viinud, laskis kuningas Koores Paabeli templist võtta ja anda Sesbassari-nimelisele mehele, kelle ta maavalitsejaks oli pannud,

¹⁵and said to him, These vessels lift up, go, put them down in the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and the house of God is builded on its place.

¹⁵ja ütles temale: Võta need riistad, mine pane need Jeruusalemma templisse! Ja Jumala koda ehitatagu üles endisesse paika!

¹⁶Then hath this Sheshbazzar come — he hath laid the foundations of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and from thence even till now it hath been building, and is not finished.

¹⁶Siis tuli seesama Sesbassar ja pani Jeruusalemmas Jumala kojale aluse; ja sellest ajast kuni tänaseni on seda ehitatud, aga pole valmis saadud.

¹⁷`And now, if to the king it be good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king, that [is] there in Babylon, whether it be that of Cyrus the king there was made a decree to build this house of God in Jerusalem, and the will of the king concerning this thing he doth send unto us.`

¹⁷Ja kui nüüd kuningas heaks arvab, siis uuritagu seal Paabelis kuninga varakambris järele, kas on nõnda olnud, et kuningas Koores on käskinud selle Jumala koja Jeruusalemmas üles ehitada; ja kuningas läkitagu meile selle asja kohta oma otsus!'