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chapter 5
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Now
Aggeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo, prophesied to the Jews that
were in Judea and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel.
2 Then rose up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and
Josue the son of Josedec, and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem,
and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
3 And at the same time came to them Thathanai, who was
governor beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and their counsellors: and said
thus to them: Who hath given you counsel to build this house, and to repair the
walls thereof?
4 In answer to which we gave them the names of the men
who were the promoters of that building.
5 But the eye of their God was upon the ancients of the
Jews, and they could not hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should
be referred to Darius, and then they should give satisfaction concerning that
accusation.
6 The copy of the letter that Thathanai governor of the
country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors the
Arphasachites, who dwelt beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.
7 The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To
Darius the king all peace.
8 Be it known to the king, that we went to the province
of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with
unpolished stones, and timber is laid in the walls: and this work is carried on
diligently, and advanceth in their hands.
9 And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus:
Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?
10 We asked also of them their names, that we might
give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief
among them.
11 And they answered us in these words, saying: We are
the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building a temple that
was built these many years ago, and which a great king of Israel built and set
up.
12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of
heaven to wrath, he delivered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of
Babylon the Chaldean: and he destroyed this house, and carried away the people
to Babylon.
13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon,
king Cyrus set forth al decree, that this house of God should be built.
14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the
temple of God, which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of the temple, that was in
Jerusalem, and had brought them to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought
out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sassabasar, whom
also he appointed governor,
15 And said to him: Take these vessels, and go, and put
them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in
its place.
16 Then came this same Sassabasar, and laid the
foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it
is in building, and is not yet finished.
17 Now therefore if it seem good to the king, let him
search in the king's library, which is in Babylon, whether it hath been decreed
by Cyrus the king, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built, and let
the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
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