¹Prophetaverunt autem Aggæus propheta,Now Haggai, the prophet,et Zacharias filius Addo,and Zechariah, the son of Iddo,prophetantes ad Judæos qui erant in Judæa et Jerusalem, in nomine Dei Israël.prophesying to the Jews who were in Judea and Jerusalem, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel.

¹Prophetaverunt autem Aggæus propheta,Now Haggai, the prophet,et Zacharias filius Addo,and Zechariah, the son of Iddo,prophetantes ad Judæos qui erant in Judæa et Jerusalem, in nomine Dei Israël.prophesying to the Jews who were in Judea and Jerusalem, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel.

²Tunc surrexerunt Zorobabel filius Salathiel,Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,et Josue filius Josedec,and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,et cœperunt ædificare templum Dei in Jerusalem,rose up and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem.et cum eis prophetæ Dei adjuvantes eos.And the prophets of God were with them, assisting them.

²Tunc surrexerunt Zorobabel filius Salathiel,Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,et Josue filius Josedec,and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,et cœperunt ædificare templum Dei in Jerusalem,rose up and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem.et cum eis prophetæ Dei adjuvantes eos.And the prophets of God were with them, assisting them.

³In ipso autem tempore venit ad eos Thathanai,Then, at the same time, Tattenai,qui erat dux trans flumen,who was the governor beyond the river,et Stharbuzanai,and Shetharbozenai,et consiliarii eorum: sicque dixerunt eis:and their counselors came to them. And they spoke in this way to them:Quis dedit vobis consilium ut domum hanc ædificaretis, et muros ejus instauraretis?“Who has given you counsel, so that you would build this house and repair its walls?”

³In ipso autem tempore venit ad eos Thathanai,Then, at the same time, Tattenai,qui erat dux trans flumen,who was the governor beyond the river,et Stharbuzanai,and Shetharbozenai,et consiliarii eorum: sicque dixerunt eis:and their counselors came to them. And they spoke in this way to them:Quis dedit vobis consilium ut domum hanc ædificaretis, et muros ejus instauraretis?“Who has given you counsel, so that you would build this house and repair its walls?”

⁴Ad quod respondimus eis, quæ essent nomina hominum auctorum ædificationis illius.We responded to this by giving them the names of the men who were the founders of that building.

⁴Ad quod respondimus eis, quæ essent nomina hominum auctorum ædificationis illius.We responded to this by giving them the names of the men who were the founders of that building.

⁵Oculus autem Dei eorum factus est super senes Judæorum,But the eye of their God was set over the elders of the Jews,et non potuerunt inhibere eos.and so they were unable to hinder them.Placuitque ut res ad Darium referretur,And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius,et tunc satisfacerent adversus accusationem illam.and then they would give a reply against that accusation.

⁵Oculus autem Dei eorum factus est super senes Judæorum,But the eye of their God was set over the elders of the Jews,et non potuerunt inhibere eos.and so they were unable to hinder them.Placuitque ut res ad Darium referretur,And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius,et tunc satisfacerent adversus accusationem illam.and then they would give a reply against that accusation.

⁶Exemplar epistolæ,A copy of the letter that Tattenai,quam misit Thathanai dux regionis trans flumen,the governor of the region beyond the river,et Stharbuzanai,and Shetharbozenai,et consiliatores ejus Arphasachæi,and his counselors,qui erant trans flumen,the rulers who were beyond the river,ad Darium regem.sent to Darius the king.

⁶Exemplar epistolæ,A copy of the letter that Tattenai,quam misit Thathanai dux regionis trans flumen,the governor of the region beyond the river,et Stharbuzanai,and Shetharbozenai,et consiliatores ejus Arphasachæi,and his counselors,qui erant trans flumen,the rulers who were beyond the river,ad Darium regem.sent to Darius the king.

⁷Sermo, quem miserant ei, sic scriptus erat:The word that they sent him was written in this way:Dario regi pax omnis.“To Darius, the king of all peace.

⁷Sermo, quem miserant ei, sic scriptus erat:The word that they sent him was written in this way:Dario regi pax omnis.“To Darius, the king of all peace.

⁸Notum sit regi,Let it be known to the king,isse nos ad Judæam provinciam,that we went to the province of Judea,ad domum Dei magni,to the house of the great God,quæ ædificatur lapide impolito,which they are building with rough stones,et ligna ponuntur in parietibus:and with timber set into the walls.opusque illud diligenter exstruitur,And this work is being built up diligently,et crescit in manibus eorum.and it increases by their hands.

⁸Notum sit regi,Let it be known to the king,isse nos ad Judæam provinciam,that we went to the province of Judea,ad domum Dei magni,to the house of the great God,quæ ædificatur lapide impolito,which they are building with rough stones,et ligna ponuntur in parietibus:and with timber set into the walls.opusque illud diligenter exstruitur,And this work is being built up diligently,et crescit in manibus eorum.and it increases by their hands.

⁹Interrogavimus ergo senes illos,Therefore, we questioned those elders,et ita diximus eis:and we spoke to them in this way:Quis dedit vobis potestatem ut domum hanc ædificaretis, et muros hos instauraretis?‘Who has given authority to you, so that you would build this house and repair these walls?’

⁹Interrogavimus ergo senes illos,Therefore, we questioned those elders,et ita diximus eis:and we spoke to them in this way:Quis dedit vobis potestatem ut domum hanc ædificaretis, et muros hos instauraretis?‘Who has given authority to you, so that you would build this house and repair these walls?’

¹⁰Sed et nomina eorum quæsivimus ab eis,But we also required of them their names,ut nuntiaremus tibi:so that we might report to you.scripsimusque nomina eorum virorum,And we have written down the names of their men,qui sunt principes in eis.those who are leaders among them.

¹⁰Sed et nomina eorum quæsivimus ab eis,But we also required of them their names,ut nuntiaremus tibi:so that we might report to you.scripsimusque nomina eorum virorum,And we have written down the names of their men,qui sunt principes in eis.those who are leaders among them.

¹¹Hujuscemodi autem sermonem responderunt nobis dicentes:Then they responded a word to us in this manner, saying:Nos sumus servi Dei cæli et terræ,‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth.et ædificamus templum, quod erat exstructum ante hos annos multos,And we are building the temple that was constructed these many years before,quodque rex Israël magnus ædificaverat, et exstruxerat.and which a great king of Israel had built and constructed.

¹¹Hujuscemodi autem sermonem responderunt nobis dicentes:Then they responded a word to us in this manner, saying:Nos sumus servi Dei cæli et terræ,‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth.et ædificamus templum, quod erat exstructum ante hos annos multos,And we are building the temple that was constructed these many years before,quodque rex Israël magnus ædificaverat, et exstruxerat.and which a great king of Israel had built and constructed.

¹²Postquam autem ad iracundiam provocaverunt patres nostri Deum cæli,But afterward, our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath,tradidit eos in manus Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis Chaldæi,so he delivered them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,domum quoque hanc destruxit,the Chaldean. And he destroyed this house,et populum ejus transtulit in Babylonem.and he transferred its people to Babylon.

¹²Postquam autem ad iracundiam provocaverunt patres nostri Deum cæli,But afterward, our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath,tradidit eos in manus Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis Chaldæi,so he delivered them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,domum quoque hanc destruxit,the Chaldean. And he destroyed this house,et populum ejus transtulit in Babylonem.and he transferred its people to Babylon.

¹³Anno autem primo Cyri regis Babylonis,Then, in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Babylon,Cyrus rex proposuit edictum ut domus Dei hæc ædificaretur.king Cyrus issued a decree, so that this house of God would be built.

¹³Anno autem primo Cyri regis Babylonis,Then, in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Babylon,Cyrus rex proposuit edictum ut domus Dei hæc ædificaretur.king Cyrus issued a decree, so that this house of God would be built.

¹⁴Nam et vasa templi Dei aurea et argentea,And now the vessels of goldquæ Nabuchodonosor tulerat de templo,and silver from the temple of God,quod erat in Jerusalem,which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem,et asportaverat ea in templum Babylonis,and which he had carried away to the temple of Babylon,protulit Cyrus rex de templo Babylonis,king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon,et data sunt Sassabasar vocabulo,and they were given to one called Sheshbazzar,quem et principem constituit,whom he also appointed as governor.

¹⁴Nam et vasa templi Dei aurea et argentea,And now the vessels of goldquæ Nabuchodonosor tulerat de templo,and silver from the temple of God,quod erat in Jerusalem,which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem,et asportaverat ea in templum Babylonis,and which he had carried away to the temple of Babylon,protulit Cyrus rex de templo Babylonis,king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon,et data sunt Sassabasar vocabulo,and they were given to one called Sheshbazzar,quem et principem constituit,whom he also appointed as governor.

¹⁵dixitque ei:And he said to him:Hæc vasa tolle,“Take these vessels,et vade,and go,et pone ea in templo, quod est in Jerusalem,and set them in the temple that is in Jerusalem.et domus Dei ædificetur in loco suo.And let the house of God be built in its place.”

¹⁵dixitque ei:And he said to him:Hæc vasa tolle,“Take these vessels,et vade,and go,et pone ea in templo, quod est in Jerusalem,and set them in the temple that is in Jerusalem.et domus Dei ædificetur in loco suo.And let the house of God be built in its place.”

¹⁶Tunc itaque Sassabasar ille venit et posuit fundamenta templi Dei in Jerusalem,And so this same Sheshbazzar then came and set the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem.et ex eo tempore usque nunc ædificatur,And from that time, even until now, it is being built,et necdum completum est.and it is not yet completed.’

¹⁶Tunc itaque Sassabasar ille venit et posuit fundamenta templi Dei in Jerusalem,And so this same Sheshbazzar then came and set the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem.et ex eo tempore usque nunc ædificatur,And from that time, even until now, it is being built,et necdum completum est.and it is not yet completed.’

¹⁷Nunc ergo si videtur regi bonum,Now then, if it seems good to the king,recenseat in bibliotheca regis,let him search in the king’s library,quæ est in Babylone,which is in Babylon,utrumnam a Cyro rege jussum fuerit ut ædificaretur domus Dei in Jerusalem,to see whether it was ordered by king Cyrus, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built.et voluntatem regis super hac re mittat ad nos.And may the will of the king be sent to us about this matter.”

¹⁷Nunc ergo si videtur regi bonum,Now then, if it seems good to the king,recenseat in bibliotheca regis,let him search in the king’s library,quæ est in Babylone,which is in Babylon,utrumnam a Cyro rege jussum fuerit ut ædificaretur domus Dei in Jerusalem,to see whether it was ordered by king Cyrus, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built.et voluntatem regis super hac re mittat ad nos.And may the will of the king be sent to us about this matter.”