And prophesied and Zechariah the Iddo, a prophecy over the Jews, of the ones in Judah and in Jerusalem in of the God of Israel, over them.
Then rose up Zerubbabel the Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, and they began to build the house of God, the one in Jerusalem; and with them prophets of God to help them.
At that same time upon them Tatnai chief ruler on the other side of the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their fellow-servants, and of such he said to them, Who ordained to you a decree to build this house, and this expense
Then they said to them, What are the names of the men building this city?
But the eyes of God became upon the captivity of Judah, and they did not cause them to cease work until And then it was given to the tribute-gatherer concerning this.
by letter which was sent the chief ruler on the other side of the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their fellow-servants Apharsachites, the ones on the other side of the river, to Darius the king.
a word to him, and thus was written in it, To Darius the king, all peace.
Let it be known to the king! that we went into Judea, for of the great God, and it is being built with the stones and timber is inserted in the walls, and that work done, and the way is prospering in their hands.
Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who rendered to you a decree this house and the bestowing of this expense to ready it?
And their names to make known to you, so as to write to you the names of the men of their rulers.
And such a word they answered to us, saying to us, We are menservants of the God of the heaven and of the earth, and we are building the house which was built before and king built it, and readied it for them.
from the God of heaven, he gave them into of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, and this house he caused to rest, and the people he resettled in Babylon.
But in year of Cyrus the king of the Babylonians, Cyrus the king rendered a decree house
And the items of the house of God, the ones of gold and silver, which Nebuchadnezzar brought forth from the house, of the one in Jerusalem, and carried them into the temple of the king, the one in Babylon brought them forth from the temple, of the one in Babylon, and gave them Sheshbazzar, to the treasurer, to the one over the treasury.
And he said to him, These items take and go! Put them in the house in Jerusalem! And the house of God let it be built in its place!
Then that Sheshbazzar came and put down the foundations of the house of God, the one in Jerusalem. And from then until now it is being built, and was not finished.
And now if for the king let it be overseen in the house of the treasury of the king there in Babylon! so as to know that if from king Cyrus was rendered to build the house of God, that one in Jerusalem. And knowing concerning this, let him send forth a reply to us!