1अहिले अगमवक्ता हाग्गै अनि इद्दोको छोरा जकर्याहले यहूदा अनि यरूशलेमका यहूदीहरूलाई इस्राएलका परमेश्वर-जो तिनीहरूमा थिए। परमेश्वरको नाउँमा अगम वाणी गरे।
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.
2तब शालतीएलका छोरा यरूबाबेल अनि योशादाकका छोरा येशूअ यरूशलेममा मन्दिर पुनःर्निर्माण गर्न अग्रसर भए। परमेश्वरका अगमवक्ताहरू तिनीहरूको साथ थिए। अनि तिनीहरूलाई सहयोग 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, who helped them.
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?”
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?
4त्यसपछि तिनीहरूलाई यो पनि भने, “ती मानिसहरूका नाउँ के, के हुन् जसले यो भवन निर्माण गरिरहेकाछन्?”
4And they said to them after this manner: What are the names of the men that build this building?
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।
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.
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।
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.
7तिनीहरूले तिनलाई एक वृत्तान्त पठाए अनि त्यसमा यी कुराहरू लेखिएको थियोः राजा दारा प्रति, सम्पूर्ण अभिवादन!
7They sent a report to him in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace!
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।
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.
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?”
9Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
10हामीले तिनीहरूलाई उनीहरूको नाउँहरू पनि सोध्यौ जसद्वारा हामी तपाईंलाई यो सूचित गर्न सकौंकि हामी ती मानिसहरूका अगुवाहरूको थिए नाउँ लेख्न सकौ।
10We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
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।
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.
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।
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.
13तर बाबेलका राजा कोरेस को प्रथमवर्षमा, यो परमेश्वरको मन्दिरलाई पुनःर्निर्माण गर्ने आदेश दिए।
13But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, king Cyrus gave orders to build this house of God.
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।
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.
15अनि कोरेसले शेशबज्जरलाई भने, “यो बस्तुहरू लैजाउ यरूशलेमको मन्दिरमा राख अनि परमेश्वरको मन्दिरको, त्यसको खास स्थानमा पुनःर्निर्माण होस्।”
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.
16त्यसपछि शेशबज्जर आए अनि यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरको जग बसाले। त्यस समयदेखि अहिलेसम्म यसको पुनःर्निर्माण कार्य चलिरहेको छ, तर अझ सम्म पूर्ण भएकोछैन।”
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.
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।
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.