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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.
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
At that time Tattenai the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions came to them, and spoke thus to them, Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this wall?
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they did not stop them, until the report should reach Darius and an answer be returned by letter concerning this matter; and then they sent a messenger about this affair.
This is the copy of the letter which Tattenai the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the officials who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king.
Be it known to our lord the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, and found it being built with great stones, and timber laid in the walls; and this work is being done with diligence and prospers in their hands.
And they returned us this answer, saying, 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.
But because our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who destroyed this house and carried the people away to Babylon.
And also the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem and put in the temple of his kingdom, these King Cyrus took out of the temple of his kingdom and gave to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed keeper of his treasury and governor;
Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and from that time until now it has been in building, and is not yet finished.
Now therefore, if it please the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house there in Babylon, to know whether it is so, that a decree was made by King Cyrus to build this house of God in Jerusalem; and let our lord the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter.