THEN the prophets, Chaggai the prophet, and Zakaryahu the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Yahudiym that were in Yahudah and Yerushalayim in the name of the Elohiym of Yashar'el, even unto them.
Then rose up Zerubbavel the son of She'altiy'el, and Yahusha the son of Yahutsadaq, and began to build the house of Elohiym which is at Yerushalayim: and with them were the prophets of Elohiym helping them.
At the same time came to them Tattenai, governor on this side of the river, and Shethar Boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who has commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
But the eye of their Elohiym was upon the elders of the Yahudiym, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Dareyavesh: and then they returned answer by cepher concerning this matter.
The copy of the cepher that Tattenai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar Boznai, and his companions the Apharcekayiym, which were on this side of the river, sent unto Dareyavesh the king:
They sent a cepher unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Dareyavesh the king, all peace.
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Yahud, to the house of the great Elohiym, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goes fast on, and prospers in their hands.
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
We asked their names also, to certify you, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the Elohiym of heaven and earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Yashar'el built and set up.
But after that our fathers had provoked the Elohiym of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nevukadne'tstsar the king of Babel, the Kasdiy, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babel.
But in the first year of Koresh the king of Babel the same King Koresh made a decree to build this house of Elohiym.
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of Elohiym, which Nevukadne'tstsar took out of the Temple that was in Yerushalayim, and brought them into the temple of Babel, those did Koresh the king take out of the temple of Babel, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbatstsar, whom he had made governor;
And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the Temple that is in Yerushalayim, and let the house of Elohiym be built in his place.
Then came the same Sheshbatstsar, and laid the foundation of the house of Elohiym which is in Yerushalayim: and since that time even until now has it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babel, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Koresh the king to build this house of Elohiym at Yerushalayim, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.