1Now 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 [prophesied they] unto them.
1अहिले अगमवक्ता हाग्गै अनि इद्दोको छोरा जकर्याहले यहूदा अनि यरूशलेमका यहूदीहरूलाई इस्राएलका परमेश्वर-जो तिनीहरूमा थिए। परमेश्वरको नाउँमा अगम वाणी गरे।
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.
2तब शालतीएलका छोरा यरूबाबेल अनि योशादाकका छोरा येशूअ यरूशलेममा मन्दिर पुनःर्निर्माण गर्न अग्रसर भए। परमेश्वरका अगमवक्ताहरू तिनीहरूको साथ थिए। अनि तिनीहरूलाई सहयोग गरे।
3At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
3त्यसबेला यूफ्रेटिस नदि पारि पश्चिमको प्रदेशमा राज्यपाल थिए। तात्तेनै शत्तर-बोज्नै अनि तिनीहरूका सहयोगीहरूले तिनीहरू कहाँ आए अनि तिनीहरूलाई सोधेः “यो मन्दिरको पुनःर्निर्माण गर्न अनि पुनःस्थापना गर्नु भनी तिमीहरूलाई कसले अनुमति दियो?”
4Then we told them after this manner, what the names of the men were that were making this building.
4त्यसपछि तिनीहरूलाई यो पनि भने, “ती मानिसहरूका नाउँ के, के हुन् जसले यो भवन निर्माण गरिरहेकाछन्?”
5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, till the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it.
5तर परमेश्वरले यहूदीहरूका अगुवाहरूलाई हेरिरहनु भएको थियो। अनि दारालाई वृत्तान्त पठाइएको बेला तिनीहरूलाई कामगर्नबाट तिनीहरूले रोकेनन्, अनि यस सम्बन्धि एक लिखित आदेश फिर्ता पठाउँनु भयो।
6The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent unto Darius the king;
6यो नदी पारि यूफ्रेटिस नदीको पश्चिम को प्रदेशका राज्यपाल तत्तनै अनि शत्तर-बोज्नै र तिनीहरूका सहकारिहरू, नदीपारीको प्रदेशका निरीक्षकहरूले राजा दारालाई पठाएको पत्रको प्रति हो।
7they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the king, all peace.
7तिनीहरूले तिनलाई एक वृत्तान्त पठाए अनि त्यसमा यी कुराहरू लेखिएको थियोः राजा दारा प्रति, सम्पूर्ण अभिवादन!
8Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goeth on with diligence and prospereth in their hands.
8यो कुरा राजालाई अवगत होस् कि हामी महान परमेश्वरको मन्दिर यहूदा प्रदेशमा गयौ, अनि विशाल शिला खण्ड द्वारा यसको पुनःर्निर्माण हुँदैथियो, काठका बीमहरू पर्खालहरूमा लगाइँदै थियौ यो काम सरासरी गरिदै थियो। तिनीहरूको हातबाट राम्ररी काम भईरहेको थियो।
9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
9तब हामीले यी अगुवाहरूलाई यसप्रकारले प्रश्न गर्यौं हामीले तिनीहरूलाई भन्यौ, “तिमीहरूलाई यो परमेश्वरको मन्दिर पुनःर्निर्माण गर्न अनि यो भित्ताको काम पुरा गर्न कसले अनुमति दियो?”
10We asked them their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.
10हामीले तिनीहरूलाई उनीहरूको नाउँहरू पनि सोध्यौ जसद्वारा हामी तपाईंलाई यो सूचित गर्न सकौंकि हामी ती मानिसहरूका अगुवाहरूको थिए नाउँ लेख्न सकौ।
11And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.
11तिनीहरूले हामीलाई यस प्रकारले जवाफ दिएः “हामी स्वर्ग अनि पृथ्वीका परमेश्वरका सेवकहरू हौं हामीले त्यो मन्दिरको पुनःर्निर्माण गरिरहेराछौं जो धेरै वर्ष अघि बनिएको थियो जसलाई इस्राएलका एक महान राजाले निर्माण गरी पूर्ण गरेका थिए।
12But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
12किनभने हाम्रा पूर्खाहरूले स्वर्गका परमेश्वरलाई क्रोधित तुल्याएका हुनाले उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई बाबेलका राजा नबूकदनेसर, चलदियनको हातमा सुम्पिनु भयो, अनि तिनले यो मन्दिरलाई तोडि दिए र बाबेलमा कैदी बनाए ती मानिसहरूलाई लगे।
13But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.
13तर बाबेलका राजा कोरेस को प्रथमवर्षमा, यो परमेश्वरको मन्दिरलाई पुनःर्निर्माण गर्ने आदेश दिए।
14And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought 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;
14परमेश्वरको मन्दिरमा भएका सुन र चाँदीका भाँडा-वर्त्तन, थालहरू जो नबकदनेसरले यरूशलेमको मन्दिरबाट हटाएर बाबेलको मन्दिरमा राखेका थिए, राजा कोरेसले ती सबै बाबेलको मन्दिरबाट निकाले अनि शेशबज्जर नाउँ गरेका मानिसलाई दिए, जसलाई तिनले प्रशासक नियुक्त गरेका थिए।
15and he said unto him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in its place.
15अनि कोरेसले शेशबज्जरलाई भने, “यो बस्तुहरू लैजाउ यरूशलेमको मन्दिरमा राख अनि परमेश्वरको मन्दिरको, त्यसको खास स्थानमा पुनःर्निर्माण होस्।”
16Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations 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 completed.
16त्यसपछि शेशबज्जर आए अनि यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरको जग बसाले। त्यस समयदेखि अहिलेसम्म यसको पुनःर्निर्माण कार्य चलिरहेको छ, तर अझ सम्म पूर्ण भएकोछैन।”
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.
17अब, यदि राजालाई इच्छा लाग्छ भने बाबेलको राज अभिलेखमा खोज-तलाश गरियोस कि यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको त्यो मन्दिरको पुनःर्निर्माण गर्ने आदेश राजा कोरेसले दिएका थिए भन्ने कुरा सत्य हो कि होइन भनी हेर्नलाई अनि त्यस पछि यस विषयमा राजाले उनको इच्छा हामी कहाँ पठाउन्।