Ezra

Chapter 5

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehitenabּi֞y chagּa֣y nby'h nebiyּa֗ uzekareya֤h bar-'idּo'֙ nby'y nebiyּayּa֔ 'al-yeh֣udaye֔ dּi֥y biyh֖ud ubiyrushshele֑m bּeshshu֛m 'ela֥hּ yishsera'e֖l 'aleyhֽon׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.

וְהִתְנַבִּ֞י חַגַּ֣י נביאה נְבִיָּ֗א וּזְכַרְיָ֤ה בַר־עִדּוֹא֙ נביאיא נְבִיַּיָּ֔א עַל־יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א דִּ֥י בִיה֖וּד וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם בְּשֻׁ֛ם אֱלָ֥הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe'da֡yin qa֠mu zerubּabe֤l bּar-shshe'aletּiy'el֙ veyeshsh֣u'a bּar-yֽotzada֔q veshshari֣yv lemibene֔ bּe֥yt 'elaha֖ dּi֣y biyrֽushshele֑m ve'imּeh֛on nby'y nebiyּayּa֥ diֽy-'elaha֖ mesa'adi֥yn lehֽon׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak set to work to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

בֵּאדַ֡יִן קָ֠מוּ זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל בַּר־שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ וְיֵשׁ֣וּעַ בַּר־יֽוֹצָדָ֔ק וְשָׁרִ֣יו לְמִבְנֵ֔א בֵּ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וְעִמְּה֛וֹן נביאיא נְבִיַּיָּ֥א דִֽי־אֱלָהָ֖א מְסָעֲדִ֥ין לְהֽוֹן׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּehּ-zimena'֩ 'ata֨ 'aleyh֜on tּa֠tּenay pּacha֧t 'abaֽr-nahara֛h ushsheta֥r bּozena֖y ukenavateh֑on veken֙ 'ameri֣yn leho֔m man-shsa֨m leko֜m te'e֗m bּayeta֤ denah֙ libּene֔ ve'ushshּarena֥ dena֖h leshshakelalaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)At that time Tattenai, governor of the region west of the Euphrates, and Shethar-Boznai and their associates went to them and asked, "Who authorised you to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?"

בֵּהּ־זִמְנָא֩ אֲתָ֨א עֲלֵיה֜וֹן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה וּשְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לְהֹ֔ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לִבְּנֵ֔א וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): eda֥yin kּene֖ma 'ama֣rena lּeho֑m man-'inּun֙ shshemaha֣t gּuberayּa֔ dּiֽy-dena֥h bineyana֖ bּanaֽyin׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They also asked, "What are the names of the men who are building this facility?"

אֱדַ֥יִן כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־אִנּוּן֙ שְׁמָהָ֣ת גֻּבְרַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־דְנָ֥ה בִנְיָנָ֖א בָּנַֽיִן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֣yn 'elahaho֗m havat֙ 'al-shsabe֣y yehudaye֔ vela'-batּi֣lu himּ֔o 'ad-ta'ema֖ ledareya֣veshsh yeha֑ke ve'eda֛yin yetiyb֥un nishshetּevana֖ 'al-dּenaֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)But the eye of their God was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.

וְעֵ֣ין אֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם הֲוָת֙ עַל־שָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א וְלָא־בַטִּ֣לוּ הִמּ֔וֹ עַד־טַעְמָ֖א לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ יְהָ֑ךְ וֶאֱדַ֛יִן יְתִיב֥וּן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖א עַל־דְּנָֽה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): pּareshshe֣gen 'i֠gּaretּa dּiֽy-shshela֞ch tּatּena֣y ׀ pּacha֣t 'abaֽr-nahara֗h ushsheta֤r bּozenay֙ ukena֣vate֔hּ 'apa֨resekaye֔ dּi֖y bּa'aba֣r nahara֑h 'al-dּareya֖veshsh malekּaֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the region west of the Euphrates, and Shethar-Boznai and their associates, the officials of that region, sent to King Darius.

פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן אִ֠גַּרְתָּא דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֞ח תַּתְּנַ֣י ׀ פַּחַ֣ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֗ה וּשְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּ אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה עַל־דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): pּitegama֖ shshela֣chu 'al֑ohiy vekidenah֙ kּeti֣yb bּegaue֔hּ ledareya֥veshsh malekּa֖ shshelama֥ koֽlּa'׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The report they sent him read as follows: "To King Darius: Cordial greetings.

פִּתְגָמָ֖א שְׁלַ֣חוּ עֲל֑וֹהִי וְכִדְנָה֙ כְּתִ֣יב בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שְׁלָמָ֥א כֹֽלָּא׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): yedi֣y'a ׀ leheve֣ lemalekּa֗ dּiֽy-'aza֜lena liyh֤ud mediֽynetּa'֙ lebeyt֙ 'elaha֣ rabּa֔ veh֤u mitebּene'֙ 'e֣ben gּela֔l ve'a֖ mitּeshsa֣m bּekutelayּa֑ va'abi֥ydetּa da֛ke 'asepּa֥rena mite'abeda֖ umatzela֥ch bּeyedehoֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"The king should know that we went to the district of Judah, to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones and placing the timbers in the walls. The work is being carried on with great care and is making rapid progress under their direction.

יְדִ֣יעַ ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֗א דִּֽי־אֲזַ֜לְנָא לִיה֤וּד מְדִֽינְתָּא֙ לְבֵית֙ אֱלָהָ֣א רַבָּ֔א וְה֤וּא מִתְבְּנֵא֙ אֶ֣בֶן גְּלָ֔ל וְאָ֖ע מִתְּשָׂ֣ם בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא דָ֛ךְ אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא מִתְעַבְדָ֖א וּמַצְלַ֥ח בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): eda֗yin shshe'e֨lena'֙ leshsabayּa֣ 'ilּe֔ke kּene֖ma 'ama֣rena lּeho֑m man-shsa֨m leko֜m te'e֗m bּayeta֤ denah֙ lemibeneya֔h ve'ushshּarena֥ dena֖h leshshakelalaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"We questioned the elders and asked them, 'Who authorised you to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?'

אֱדַ֗יִן שְׁאֵ֨לְנָא֙ לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'a֧p shshemahateho֛m shshe'e֥lena lּeho֖m lehoda'uta֑ke dּi֛y niketּu֥b shshum-gּuberayּa֖ dּi֥y bera'shsheyhoֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"We also asked them their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.

וְאַ֧ף שְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛ם שְׁאֵ֥לְנָא לְּהֹ֖ם לְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְ דִּ֛י נִכְתֻּ֥ב שֻׁם־גֻּבְרַיָּ֖א דִּ֥י בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): ukene֥ma pitegama֖ hatiyb֣una lemema֑r 'ana֣chena himּ֡o 'abedohiy֩ diֽy-'ela֨hּ shshemayּa֜ ve'are'a֗ ubana֤yin bּayeta'֙ dּiֽy-hava֨ bene֜h miqּadema֤t dּenah֙ shsheni֣yn shsagּiy'a֔n ume֤leke leyishsera'el֙ ra֔b bּena֖hiy veshshakeleleֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"This is the answer they gave us: 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished.

וּכְנֵ֥מָא פִתְגָמָ֖א הֲתִיב֣וּנָא לְמֵמַ֑ר אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ עַבְדוֹהִי֩ דִֽי־אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֜א וְאַרְעָ֗א וּבָנַ֤יִן בַּיְתָא֙ דִּֽי־הֲוָ֨א בְנֵ֜ה מִקַּדְמַ֤ת דְּנָה֙ שְׁנִ֣ין שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן וּמֶ֤לֶךְ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַ֔ב בְּנָ֖הִי וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lahe֗n min-dּi֨y haregּi֤zu 'abahota֨na'֙ le'ela֣hּ shshemayּa֔ yeha֣b himּ֔o bּeya֛d nebukadenetzּa֥r meֽleke-bּabe֖l ksdy kּasedּa'a֑h ubayeta֤h denah֙ satere֔hּ ve'amּa֖h hageli֥y lebabeֽl׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.

לָהֵ֗ן מִן־דִּ֨י הַרְגִּ֤זוּ אֲבָהֳתַ֨נָא֙ לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א יְהַ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹ בְּיַ֛ד נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל כסדיא כַּסְדָּאָ֑ה וּבַיְתָ֤ה דְנָה֙ סַתְרֵ֔הּ וְעַמָּ֖ה הַגְלִ֥י לְבָבֶֽל׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeram֙ bּishshena֣t chada֔h lek֥oreshsh malekּa֖ dּi֣y babe֑l kּ֤oreshsh malekּa'֙ shsa֣m te'e֔m bּeyt-'elaha֥ dena֖h libּeneֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

בְּרַם֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת חֲדָ֔ה לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א דִּ֣י בָבֶ֑ל כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֙ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֔ם בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לִבְּנֵֽא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֠'ap ma'nayּa֣ diֽy-beyt-'elaha'֮ dּi֣y dahaba֣h vekasepּa'֒ dּi֣y nebukadenetzּa֗r hanepּeq֙ min-heֽykela'֙ dּi֣y biֽyrushshele֔m veheybe֣l himּ֔o leheykela֖ dּi֣y babe֑l hanepּe֨q himּ֜o kּ֣oreshsh malekּa֗ min-heֽykela'֙ dּi֣y babe֔l viyhi֨ybu֙ leshsheshshebּatzּa֣r shsheme֔hּ dּi֥y pecha֖h shsameֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"He even removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon. King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor,

וְ֠אַף מָאנַיָּ֣א דִֽי־בֵית־אֱלָהָא֮ דִּ֣י דַהֲבָ֣ה וְכַסְפָּא֒ דִּ֣י נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר הַנְפֵּק֙ מִן־הֵֽיכְלָא֙ דִּ֣י בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם וְהֵיבֵ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹ לְהֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י בָבֶ֑ל הַנְפֵּ֨ק הִמּ֜וֹ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א מִן־הֵֽיכְלָא֙ דִּ֣י בָבֶ֔ל וִיהִ֨יבוּ֙ לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר שְׁמֵ֔הּ דִּ֥י פֶחָ֖ה שָׂמֵֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'amar-le֓hּ ׀ 'lh 'e֚l maֽ'nayּa֔ shse֚ 'eֽzel-'ache֣t himּ֔o bּeheykela֖ dּi֣y biyrushshele֑m ube֥yt 'elaha֖ yitebּene֥ 'al-'atereֽhּ׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"and he told him, "Take these articles and go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem. And let the house of God be rebuilt on its site."

וַאֲמַר־לֵ֓הּ ׀ אלה אֵ֚ל מָֽאנַיָּ֔א שֵׂ֚א אֵֽזֶל־אֲחֵ֣ת הִמּ֔וֹ בְּהֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּבֵ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א יִתְבְּנֵ֥א עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): eda֨yin֙ shsheshshebּatzּa֣r dּe֔ke 'ata֗ yeha֧b 'ushshּayּa֛ dּiy-be֥yt 'elaha֖ dּi֣y biyrushshele֑m umin-'eda֧yin ve'ad-kּe'a֛n mitebּene֖ vela֥ shsheliֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem. From that day to the present it has been under construction but is not yet finished.'

אֱדַ֨יִן֙ שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר דֵּ֔ךְ אֲתָ֗א יְהַ֧ב אֻשַּׁיָּ֛א דִּי־בֵ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּמִן־אֱדַ֧יִן וְעַד־כְּעַ֛ן מִתְבְּנֵ֖א וְלָ֥א שְׁלִֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uke'a֞n he֧n 'al-malekּa֣ ta֗b yi֠tebּaqּar bּebe֨yt gּinezayּa֜ dּiy-malekּa֣ tamּah֮ dּi֣y bּebabel֒ he֣n 'iyta֗y dּiֽy-min-kּ֤oreshsh malekּa'֙ shsi֣ym te'e֔m lemibene֛ bּeyt-'elaha֥ de֖ke bּiyrushshele֑m ure'֥ut malekּa֛ 'al-dּena֖h yishshela֥ch 'aleֽyna'׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter."

וּכְעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן עַל־מַלְכָּ֣א טָ֗ב יִ֠תְבַּקַּר בְּבֵ֨ית גִּנְזַיָּ֜א דִּי־מַלְכָּ֣א תַמָּה֮ דִּ֣י בְּבָבֶל֒ הֵ֣ן אִיתַ֗י דִּֽי־מִן־כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְמִבְנֵ֛א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּרְע֥וּת מַלְכָּ֛א עַל־דְּנָ֖ה יִשְׁלַ֥ח עֲלֶֽינָא׃ס