5:1 Now
the
prophets,
Haggai
and
Zechariah
the
son
of
Iddo,
prophesied
to
the
Jews
who
were
in
Judah
and
Jerusalem,
in
the
name
of
the
God
of
Israel
who
was
over
them.
5:2 Then
Zerubbabel
the
son
of
Shealtiel
and
Jeshua
the
son
of
Jozadak
arose
and
began
to
rebuild
the
house
of
God
that
is
in
Jerusalem,
and
the
prophets
of
God
were
with
them,
supporting
them.
5:3 At
the
same
time
Tattenai
the
governor
of
the
province
Beyond
the
River
and
Shethar-bozenai
and
their
associates
came
to
them
and
spoke
to
them
thus:
"Who
gave
you
a
decree
to
build
this
house
and
to
finish
this
structure"
5:4 They
also
asked
them
this:
"What
are
the
names
of
the
men
who
are
building
this
building"
5:5 But
the
eye
of
their
God
was
on
the
elders
of
the
Jews,
and
they
did
not
stop
them
until
the
report
should
reach
Darius
and
then
an
answer
be
returned
by
letter
concerning
it.
5:6 This
is
a
copy
of
the
letter
that
Tattenai
the
governor
of
the
province
Beyond
the
River
and
Shethar-bozenai
and
his
associates,
the
governors
who
were
in
the
province
Beyond
the
River,
sent
to
Darius
the
king.
5:7 They
sent
him
a
report,
in
which
was
written
as
follows:
"To
Darius
the
king,
all
peace.
5:8 Be
it
known
to
the
king
that
we
went
to
the
province
of
Judah,
to
the
house
of
the
great
God.
It
is
being
built
with
huge
stones,
and
timber
is
laid
in
the
walls.
This
work
goes
on
diligently
and
prospers
in
their
hands.
5:9 Then
we
asked
those
elders
and
spoke
to
them
thus:
'Who
gave
you
a
decree
to
build
this
house
and
to
finish
this
structure'
5:10 We
also
asked
them
their
names,
for
your
information,
that
we
might
write
down
the
names
of
their
leaders.
5:11 And
this
was
their
reply
to
us:
'We
are
the
servants
of
the
God
of
heaven
and
earth,
and
we
are
rebuilding
the
house
that
was
built
many
years
ago,
which
a
great
king
of
Israel
built
and
finished.
5:12 But
because
our
fathers
had
angered
the
God
of
heaven,
he
gave
them
into
the
hand
of
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon,
the
Chaldean,
who
destroyed
this
house
and
carried
away
the
people
to
Babylonia.
5:13 However,
in
the
first
year
of
Cyrus
king
of
Babylon,
Cyrus
the
king
made
a
decree
that
this
house
of
God
should
be
rebuilt.
5:14 And
the
gold
and
silver
vessels
of
the
house
of
God,
which
Nebuchadnezzar
had
taken
out
of
the
temple
that
was
in
Jerusalem
and
brought
into
the
temple
of
Babylon,
these
Cyrus
the
king
took
out
of
the
temple
of
Babylon,
and
they
were
delivered
to
one
whose
name
was
Sheshbazzar,
whom
he
had
made
governor;
5:15 and
he
said
to
him,
"Take
these
vessels,
go
and
put
them
in
the
temple
that
is
in
Jerusalem,
and
let
the
house
of
God
be
rebuilt
on
its
site."
5:16 Then
this
Sheshbazzar
came
and
laid
the
foundations
of
the
house
of
God
that
is
in
Jerusalem,
and
from
that
time
until
now
it
has
been
in
building,
and
it
is
not
yet
finished.'
5:17 Therefore,
if
it
seems
good
to
the
king,
let
search
be
made
in
the
royal
archives
there
in
Babylon,
to
see
whether
a
decree
was
issued
by
Cyrus
the
king
for
the
rebuilding
of
this
house
of
God
in
Jerusalem.
And
let
the
king
send
us
his
pleasure
in
this
matter."
