The elders of the Jews continued to build the temple. They enjoyed great success because of the preaching of Haggai and Zechariah, the prophets. Zechariah belonged to the family line of Iddo. The people finished building the temple. That’s what the God of Israel had commanded them to do. Cyrus and Darius had given orders allowing them to do it. Later, Artaxerxes supplied many things that were needed in the temple. Those three men were kings of Persia.

犹大长老因先知哈该和易多的孙子撒迦利亚所说劝勉的话就建造这殿，凡事亨通。他们遵着以色列神的命令和波斯王居鲁士、大流士、亚达薛西的旨意，建造完毕。

犹太人的长老因哈该先知和易多的孙子撒迦利亚的预言，就建造这殿，凡事顺利。他们遵照以色列上帝的命令和波斯王居鲁士、大流士、亚达薛西的谕旨，建造完毕。

犹太人的长老因哈该先知和易多的孙子撒迦利亚的预言，就建造这殿，凡事顺利。他们遵照以色列神的命令和波斯王居鲁士、大流士、亚达薛西的谕旨，建造完毕。

在哈该先知和易多的子孙撒迦利亚的劝勉下，犹太人的长老建造这殿，进展顺利。他们遵照上帝的命令和波斯王塞鲁士、大流士和亚达薛西的谕旨，完成了建殿工程。

犹大人的长老因着哈该先知和易多的孙子撒迦利亚的信息，迅速重建。他们遵照以色列神的命令，波斯王古列、大利乌和亚达薛西的命令，完成重建圣殿的工作。

猶大長老因先知哈該和易多的孫子撒迦利亞所說勸勉的話就建造這殿，凡事亨通。他們遵着以色列神的命令和波斯王塞魯士、大流士、亞達薛西的旨意，建造完畢。

猶太人的長老因哈該先知和易多的孫子撒迦利亞的預言，就建造這殿，凡事順利。他們遵照以色列上帝的命令和波斯王居魯士、大流士、亞達薛西的諭旨，建造完畢。

猶太人的長老因哈該先知和易多的孫子撒迦利亞的預言，就建造這殿，凡事順利。他們遵照以色列神的命令和波斯王居魯士、大流士、亞達薛西的諭旨，建造完畢。

在哈該先知和易多的子孫撒迦利亞的勸勉下，猶太人的長老建造這殿，進展順利。他們遵照上帝的命令和波斯王塞魯士、大流士和亞達薛西的諭旨，完成了建殿工程。

猶大人的長老因著哈該先知和易多的孫子撒迦利亞的信息，迅速重建。他們遵照以色列神的命令，波斯王古列、大利烏和亞達薛西的命令，完成重建聖殿的工作。

由於神言人哈該和易多的孫子撒迦利亞之傳神言、猶大人的長老就建造，而且很成功。憑着以色列之上帝的諭旨、也憑着波斯王古列、大利烏、亞達薛西的諭旨、他們一直地建造，並且造完。

猶大長老、因先知哈該、及易多孫撒迦利雅之預言、建造順遂、遵以色列上帝之命、及古列、大利烏、與波斯王亞達薛西之諭、完竣厥工、

猶大長老、聽先知哈基、易多孫撒加利亞、感神之言、遂建殿宇、無不亨通、遵以色列族上帝、及巴西王古列、大利烏、亞達泄西之命、迨竣厥工。

猶大長老建殿、無不亨通、正如先知哈該、及易多子撒迦利亞所傳之預言、遵以色列天主之命、與巴西王古列、大利烏、亞達薛西之諭、建造而竣其功、

So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.

And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia;

So the Jewish elders continued their work, and they were greatly encouraged by the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. The Temple was finally finished, as had been commanded by the God of Israel and decreed by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia.

So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia.

And the elders of the Jews were successful in building through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they finished building following the command of the God of Israel and the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia.

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished[ it], according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

After all these things had happened, Ezra came up to Jerusalem from Babylon. It was during the rule of Artaxerxes. He was king of Persia. Ezra was the son of Seraiah. Seraiah was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Hilkiah.

And so the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a stop. No more work was done on it until the second year that Darius was king of Persia.Haggai and Zechariah, the prophets, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. They spoke to them in the name of the God of Israel. God had spoken to those prophets. Zechariah belonged to the family line of Iddo.Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, began to work. So did Joshua, the son of Jozadak. They began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were right there with them. They were helping them.

“ But King Cyrus gave an order to rebuild this house of God. He gave it in the first year he was king of Babylon.

God has chosen to put his Name in the temple at Jerusalem. May he wipe out any king or nation that lifts a hand to change this order. May he also wipe out anyone who tries to destroy the temple in Jerusalem. That’s what I have ordered. I am King Darius. Make sure you carry out my order.The governor Tattenai and Shethar- Bozenai carried out King Darius’s order. And so did their friends.

It was the first year of the rule of Cyrus. He was king of Persia. The Lord inspired him to send a message all through his kingdom. It happened so that what the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah would come true. The message was written down. It said,“ Cyrus, the king of Persia, says,“‘ The Lord is the God of heaven. He has given me all the kingdoms on earth. He has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem and build the Lord’ s temple. He is the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem. And may their God be with them.The people still left alive in every place must bring gifts to the people going. They must provide silver and gold to the people going up to Jerusalem. The people must bring goods and livestock. They should also bring any offerings they choose to. All those gifts will be for God’s temple in Jerusalem.’ ”

“ The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple. His hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.

Go up into the mountains. Bring logs down. Use them to rebuild the temple, my house. Then I will enjoy it. And you will honor me,” says the Lord.

Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel. Joshua the high priest was the son of Jozadak. They obeyed the Lord their God. So did all the Lord’ s people who were still left alive. The Lord had given his message to them through me. He had sent me to speak to them. And the people had respect for him.Haggai was the Lord’ s messenger. So Haggai gave the Lord’ s message to the people. He told them,“ The Lord announces,‘ I am with you.’ ”So the Lord stirred up the spirits of Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and Joshua the high priest. The Lord also stirred up the rest of the people to help them. Then everyone began to work on the temple of the Lord who rules over all. He is their God.

Zerubbabel and Joshua answered them. So did the rest of the family leaders of Israel. They said,“ You can’t help us build a temple to honor our God. You aren’t part of us. We’ll build it ourselves. We’ll do it to honor the Lord, the God of Israel. Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us to build it.”

It was the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem. Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, began the work. Joshua, the son of Jozadak, helped him. So did everyone else. That included the priests and Levites. It also included the rest of those who had returned to Jerusalem. They had been prisoners in the land of Babylon. Levites who were 20 years old or more were appointed to be in charge of building the Lord’ s house.

Then I looked up and saw a man. He was holding a measuring line.“ Where are you going?” I asked.“ To measure Jerusalem,” he answered.“ I want to find out how wide and how long it is.”The angel who was talking with me was leaving. At that time, another angel came over to him.He said to him,“ Run! Tell that young man Zechariah,‘ Jerusalem will be a city that does not have any walls around it. It will have huge numbers of people and animals in it.

“ Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah and the son of Shealtiel. Also speak to Joshua the high priest, the son of Jozadak. And speak to all my people who are still left alive. Ask them,‘ Did any of you who are here see how beautiful this temple used to be? How does it look to you now? It doesn’t look so good, does it?But be strong, Zerubbabel,’ announces the Lord.‘ Be strong, Joshua. Be strong, all of you people in the land,’ announces the Lord.‘ Start rebuilding. I am with you,’ announces the Lord who rules over all.‘ That is what I promised you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit continues to be with you. So do not be afraid.’ ”The Lord says,“ In a little while I will shake the heavens and the earth once more. I will also shake the ocean and the dry land.I will shake all the nations. Then what is desired by all nations will come to my temple. And I will fill the temple with glory,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ The silver belongs to me. So does the gold,” announces the Lord who rules over all.“ The new temple will be more beautiful than the first one was,” says the Lord.“ And in this place I will bring peace,” announces the Lord who rules over all.A third message from the Lord came to Haggai the prophet. The message came on the 24th day of the ninth month of the second year that Darius was king.The Lord who rules over all speaks. He says,“ Ask the priests what the law says.Suppose someone carries holy meat in the clothes they are wearing. And the clothes touch some bread or stew. Or they touch some wine, olive oil or other food. Then do these things also become holy?” The priests answered,“ No.”So Haggai said,“ Suppose someone is made‘ unclean’ by touching a dead body. And then they touch one of these things. Does it become‘ unclean’ too?”“ Yes,” the priests replied.“ It does.”Then here is what Haggai said.“ The Lord announces,‘ That is how I look at these people and this nation. Anything they do and anything they sacrifice on the altar is“ unclean.”“‘ Think carefully about this from now on. Think about how things were before the Lord’ s temple was built. This was before one stone was laid on top of another.

I say about Cyrus,‘ He is my shepherd. He will accomplish everything I want him to. He will say about Jerusalem,“ Let it be rebuilt.” And he will say about the temple,“ Let its foundations be laid.” ’

I looked up again and saw four chariots. They were coming out from between two mountains. The mountains were made out of bronze.The first chariot was pulled by red horses. The second one had black horses.The third had white horses. And the fourth had spotted horses. All the horses were powerful.I asked the angel who was talking with me,“ Sir, what are these?”The angel answered,“ The four spirits of heaven. They are going out to serve the Lord of the whole world.The chariot pulled by the black horses is going toward the north country. The one with the white horses is going toward the west. And the one with the spotted horses is going toward the south.”The powerful horses went out. They were in a hurry to go all over the earth. The angel said,“ Go all through the earth!” So they did.Then the Lord called out to me,“ Look! The horses going toward the north have given my Spirit rest in the north country.”A message from the Lord came to me. His angel said,“ Get some silver and gold from Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah. They have just come back from Babylon. On that same day go to Josiah’s house. He is the son of Zephaniah.Use the silver and gold to make a crown. Set it on the head of Joshua the high priest. He is the son of Jozadak.Give Joshua a message from the Lord who rules over all. He says,‘ Here is the man whose name is the Branch. He will branch out and build my temple.That is what he will do. He will be dressed in majesty as if it were his royal robe. He will sit as king on his throne. He will also be a priest there. So he will combine the positions of king and priest in himself.’The crown will be given to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah and Zephaniah’s son Hen. The crown will be kept in the Lord’ s temple. It will remind everyone that the Lord’ s promises will come true.Those who are far away will come to Jerusalem. They will help build the Lord’ s temple. Then his people will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to them. It will happen if they are careful to obey the Lord their God.”