1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. 2 Then 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 helping them.
3 ¶ At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? 4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter .
6 ¶ The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: 7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace. 8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. 9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? 10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them. 11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up. 12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. 13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. 14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one , whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; 15 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place. 16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. 17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so , that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
1 ǁNā ǁaeb ǃnâ kha ge ǀgam kēbo-aokha, Hagaib tsî Idob ôab Saxariab hâkha, Israeli di Elob di ǀons ǃnâ, Judab tsî Jerusalems tsîra Jodeǁîna ge mîba. 2 O kha ge Sealtieli ôab Serubabeli tsî Josadaki ôab Josuab tsîkha nē ǂhôasa kha ge ǁnâuo, Jerusalems ǃnâ Tempela ǂnubis ǀkha ǁkhawa ge tsoatsoa, tsî kha ge ǁnā kēbo-aokha ǁîkha gere hui.
3 ǁNā ǁaeb ǂûb ai gu ge Eufrati huriǂoasǀkhāb di gowoniab Tatenaib, Setar-Bosnaib tsî ǁîkha di sîsenǁare-aogu tsîga Jerusalems tawa hā tsî Jodeǁîna ge dî: “Tari-i xa du nē Tempela du ǂnubikhâi tsî nî ǀgaiǀgai ǃkhaisa ge mîmāhe?” 4 ǁÎgu ge ǁkhāti Tempela ǂnubis ǀkha ra hui aogu di ǀonde ge dî. 5 Xawes ge Elob di mûsa Jodeǁîn ǂgaeǂgui-aogu ai ge hâ i, tsî gu ge Persiab ǂamkhoega, Dariusi ǃoa xoa tsî gu ǃereamsa nî hōs kōse, ǁîga omma ǂnubis ǀkha aiǃgûsa ǂkhā kai tama ge i. 6 Nēs ge ǁîgu ge gao-aob Dariusa sîba ǂhôasa:
7 “Gao-ao Dariusi ǃoa. Hoa ǃgâina ge ge ra ǁkhoreba tsi.
8 “Gao-aotsa ge ge ra ǂanǂan, Judab di ǃhūǃâs ǁga ge ge ǃgû hâ i ǃkhaisa. Tsî ge ge ǁnāpa kai Elob di Tempeli, kai ǀuidi ǀkha ra ǂnubikhâihe tsî gu ǃnaoga ǂnubiǂgoagu ǃnâ ra ǁguihe ǃkhaisa ge mû. Nē sîsenni ge kai ǃûiǃgâs ǀkha ra dīhe tsî ǃgâise ra aiǃgû.
9 “Sige ge tari-i xan ge nē Tempela ǂnubikhâi tsî ǀgaiǀgaisa mā-amhe ǃkhaisa ǂgaeǂgui-aogu ai ge dî. 10 ǁKhāti ge ge ǁîga ǁîgu ǀonde ge dî, î ge satsa tarigu nē sîsenna ra ǂgaeǂgui ǃkhaisa ǂanǂan.
11 “O gu ge ǁîga nēti ge ǃeream: ‘Sige ge ǀhommi tsî ǃhūbaib tsîkha Elob di ǃgāge tsî ge ge Tempeli, ǂgui kurigu ǃkharu hâse ge kai gao-aob Israeli dib xa nēpa ǂnubihe tsî dītoahe hâ iba ǁkhawa ra omkhâi. 12 Sida aboxan ge ǀhommi di Eloba ǁaiǁai, xui-aob ge ǁîba ǁîna Babiloniab di gao-aob Nebukadnesari, Xaldeaǁîb di ǀgaib ǃnâ ge māǁnâ. Tsîb ge Tempela hîkākāhe tsî ǁaesa ǃkhōsabese Babiloniab ǃoa ge ǃgû-ūhe. 13 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Babiloniab gao-aob Koresa, ǂguro kurib ǁîb ǂgaeǂguis dib ǃnâ, Tempeli ǁkhawa nî ǂnubikhâihe ǃkhaisa ge mîmā. 14 ǁÎb ge ǁkhāti ǃhuniǀuri tsî ǀhaiǀuri xapan, Nebukadnesari ge Jerusalems ǃnâ mâ Tempela xu ū tsî Babilons di tempeli tawa sī-ū hâ ina ge ǁkhaeǁnâ. ǁÎdeb ge Babilons di tempela xu ūǂui tsî Sesbasari, Judab di gowoniaseb ge mâi hâ ib ǃomǁae ge mā. 15 Tsîb ge ǁîba ge mîba, îb ǁîna Jerusalems ǃnâ mâ Tempela ǃoa oa-ū tsî Tempela ǀnaib ge mâ i ǃkhaib ai ǁkhawa ǂnubikhâi. 16 Ob ge Sesbasara Tempeli ǃgaoǃgaoba Jerusalems ǃnâ hā ge ǁgui. ǁNā ǁaeba xu tsoatsoa tsî nēsis kōseb ge Tempela ra ǂnubihe, xaweb ge noxopa toa tama hâ.’
17 “ǃGôahesa gao-aotse, ǁnās xats ga ǃgâibaheo, as gao-aogu ǃnaeǃkhaidi xoaǁguigu, Babilons ǃnâ hâgu ǃnâ ôaǃnâsa dīhe, ǂanǂuihe i nîse, iseb ge gao-aob Koresa nē Tempeli Jerusalems ǃnâ nî ǂnubikhâihe ǃkhaisa mîmāsa; ǁnās khaoǃgâ gao-aots di mîǁguiba ǂanǂan ge re.”
