¹Now 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 [did they prophesy] to them.

¹[Ny namporisihan'i Hagay sy Zakaria ny Jiosy handroso hanao na tempoly indray, sy ny naneken'i Dariosy, mpanjakan'i Persia, ny hanaovany azy] Ary ny mpaminany, dia Hagay mpaminany sy Zakaria, zanak'Ido, naminany tamin'ny Jiosy tany Joda sy Jerosalema tamin'ny anaran'Andriamanitry ny Isiraely izay tao aminy.

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, who helped them.

²Dia nitsangana Zerobabela, zanak'i Sealtiela, sy Jesoa, zanak'i Jozadaka, ka nanomboka nanao ny tranon'Andriamanitra any Jerosalema indray; ary ireo mpaminanin'Andriamanitra ireo dia teo aminy ka nanampy azy.

³At that time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus to them: Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?

³Ary tamin'izany andro izany ihany koa dia nankany amin'ireo Tatenay, governoran'ny etỳ an-dafin'ny ony etỳ, sy Setara-bozenay mbamin'ny namany; ka izao no nataony taminy: Iza no nandidy anareo hanao io trano io sy hahavita io manda io?

⁴And they said to them after this manner: What are the names of the men that build this building?

⁴Ary izao koa no nataonay taminy Iza avy no anaran'izay lehilahy manao io trano io? [Na: (nataony)]

⁵But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease till the matter came to Darius; and then they returned answer by letter concerning it.

⁵Nefa ny mason'Andriamaniny nitsinjo ny loholon'ny Joda, ka tsy nahasakana azy ireo, mandra-pahatongan'ny teny ho any amin'i Dariosy sy ny nahazoany ny valiny ny amin'izany raharaha izany.

⁶The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were on this side the river, sent to Darius the king.

⁶Ny tenin'ny taratasy izay nampitondrain'i Tatenay, governoran'ny etỳ an-dafin'ny ony etỳ, sy Setara-bozenay ary ny Afarsekita namany, izay amin'ny etỳ an-dafin'ny ony etỳ; ho any amin'i Dariosy mpanjaka;

⁷They sent a report to him in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace!

⁷eny, nampitondrainy ho any aminy ny taratasy izay nisy teny toy izao: Ho an'i Dariosy mpanjaka anie ny fiadanana be.

⁸Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work is being carried on with diligence, and prospers in their hand.

⁸Aoka ho fantatry ny mpanjaka fa nankany amin'ny tany Joda izahay ho any an-tranon'Andriamanitra lehibe, izay atao amin'ny vato vaventy, sady misy hazo alatsaka amin'ny rindrin-trano, ary mandroso tsara izany asa izany sady ambinina eo an-tànany.

⁹Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?

⁹Dia nanontany ireo loholona ireo izahay nanao hoe: Iza no nandidy anareo hanao io trano io sy hanangana io manda io?

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

¹⁰Nanontany ny anarany avy koa izahay mba hampahafantarinay anao sy hosoratanay ny anaran'ny olona izay lohany;

¹¹And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago; and a great king of Israel built and completed it.

¹¹ka izao no teny navaliny anay: Izahay dia mpanompon'Andriamanitry ny lanitra sy ny tany ka manamboatra ny trano izay efa vita ela, fa ny mpanjaka lehibe anankiray tamin'ny Isiraely no nanao sy nahavita azy.

¹²But after that our fathers had provoked the God of the heavens to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people away unto Babylon.

¹²Fa noho ny nampahatezeran'ny razanay an'Andriamanitry ny lanitra, dia natolony izy ho eo an-tànan'i Nebokadnezara Kaldeana, mpanjakan'i Babylona, izay efa nandrava io trano io ka nitondra ny olona ho babo tany Babylona.

¹³But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, king Cyrus gave orders to build this house of God.

¹³Fa tamin'ny taona voalohany nanjakan'i Kyrosy, mpanjakan'i Babylona, kosa dia nanao didy Kyrosy mpanjaka, mba hatao indray io tranon'Andriamanitra io.

¹⁴And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was at Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did king Cyrus take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar by name, whom he had appointed governor.

¹⁴Ary ny fanaka volamena sy volafotsy momba ny tranon'Andriamanitra, izay efa nalain'i Nebokadnezara tao amin'ny tempoly tany Jerosalema ka nentiny ho any amin'ny tempoly any Babylona, dia nalain'i Kyrosy mpanjaka tao amin'ny tempoly any Babylona ka natolotra tamin'ny anankiray atao hoe Sesbazara, izay efa notendreny ho governora;

¹⁵And he said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is at Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.

¹⁵ary hoy izy taminy: Raiso ireo fanaka ireo, ka andeha, apetraho ao amin'ny tempoly izay any Jerosalema; ary aoka ny tranon'Andriamanitra hatsangana eo amin'ilay efa niorenany ihany.

¹⁶Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and since that time even until now has it been in building, and it is not completed.

¹⁶Dia avy Sesbazara ka nanao ny fanorenan'ny tranon'Andriamanitra any Jerosalema; ary hatramin'izany andro izany ka mandraka ankehitriny dia efa natao ihany izy, saingy tsy mbola vita.Koa raha sitraky ny mpanjaka, aoka hizahana ny trano firaketan'ny mpanjaka, izay any Babylona, na misy didy nataon'i Kyrosy mpanjaka hanaovana io tranon'Andriamanitra any Jerosalema io, na tsia; ary aoka ny sitrapon'ny mpanjaka hambarany aminay ny amin'izany zavatra izany.

¹⁷And now, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that orders were given by king Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

¹⁷Koa raha sitraky ny mpanjaka, aoka hizahana ny trano firaketan'ny mpanjaka, izay any Babylona, na misy didy nataon'i Kyrosy mpanjaka hanaovana io tranon'Andriamanitra any Jerosalema io, na tsia; ary aoka ny sitrapon'ny mpanjaka hambarany aminay ny amin'izany zavatra izany.