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BrLXXΚαὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν Ἰούδα, καὶ οὐ κατήργησαν αὐτοὺς ἕως γνώμη τῷ Δαρείῳ ἀπηνέχθη· καὶ τότε ἀπεστάλη τῷ φορολόγῳ ὑπὲρ τούτου (Kai hoi ofthalmoi tou Theou epi taʸn aiⱪmalōsian Youda, kai ou kataʸrgaʸsan autous heōs gnōmaʸ tōi Dareiōi apaʸneⱪthaʸ; kai tote apestalaʸ tōi forologōi huper toutou )
BrTrBut the eyes of God were upon the captivity of Juda, and they did not cause them to cease till the decree was brought to Darius; and then was sent by the tribute-gatherer concerning this
ULTBut the eye of God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report came to Darius and then they returned the letter concerning this matter.
USTHowever, God was taking care of the Jewish leaders, and their enemies did not make them stop building the temple. Instead, the enemies sent King Darius a report and waited for him to send back a decree about it. The decree would either allow the Jewish leaders to finish their work on the temple, or else it would command them to stop their work completely.
BSB § But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
WEBBEBut the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be returned by letter concerning it.
WMBBBut the eye of their God was on the Jewish elders, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be returned by letter concerning it.
NETBut God was watching over the elders of Judah, and they were not stopped until a report could be dispatched to Darius and a letter could be sent back concerning this.
LSVAnd the eye of their God has been on [the] elders of [the] Jews, and they have not caused them to cease until [the] matter goes to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.
FBVBut their God was watching over the Jewish leaders, so that they were not prevented from working until a report could be sent to Darius and a written reply with instructions was received.
T4THowever, God was taking care of the Jewish leaders, so their enemies were not able to prevent the people from continuing to rebuild the temple. They continued to work while their enemies sent a report to King Darius, and asked him what he wanted them to do about it.
LEBAnd the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report came to Darius, and then answer was received.
BBEBut the eye of their God was on the chiefs of the Jews, and they did not make them give up working till the question had been put before Darius and an answer had come by letter about it.
JPSBut the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, till the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it.
ASVBut the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, till the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it.
DRABut the eye of their God was upon the ancients of the Jews, and they could not hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they should give satisfaction concerning that accusation.
YLTAnd the eye of their God hath been upon the elders of the Jews, and they have not caused them to cease till the matter goeth to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.
DrbyBut the eye of their [fn]God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease till the matter came to Darius; and then they returned answer by letter concerning it.
RVBut the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, till the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it.
WbstrBut the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter .
KJB-1769But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
KJB-1611But the eye of their God was vpon the Elders of the Iewes, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answere by letter concerning this matter. (But the eye of their God was upon the Elders of the Yewes, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.)
BshpsBut the eye of their God was vpon the elders of the Iewes, that they could not cause them to ceasse, till the matter was brought to Darius: and then they aunswered by letters thereunto. (But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Yewes, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter was brought to Darius: and then they answered by letters thereunto.)
GnvaBut the eye of their God was vpon the Elders of the Iewes, that they coulde not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they answered by letters thereunto. (But the eye of their God was upon the Elders of the Yewes, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they answered by letters thereunto. )
CvdlBut the eye of their God came vpon the Elders of the Iewes, that they were not inhibyte, tyll the matter was brought before Darius, and tyll there came a wrytinge therof agayne. (But the eye of their God came upon the Elders of the Yewes, that they were not inhibyte, till the matter was brought before Darius, and till there came a wrytinge thereof again.)
WyclForsothe the iye of God of hem was maad on the elde men of Jewis, and thei myyten not forbede the Jewis; and it pleside that the thing schulde be teld to Darius, and thanne thei schulden make satisfaccioun ayens that accusyng. (Forsothe the iye of God of them was made on the elde men of Yewis, and they myyten not forbede the Yewis; and it pleased that the thing should be teld to Darius, and then they should make satisfaccioun against that accusyng.)
LuthAber das Auge ihres Gottes kam auf die Ältesten der Juden, daß ihnen nicht gewehret ward, bis daß man die Sache an Darium gelangen ließe und darüber eine Schrift wiederkäme. (But the Auge ihres God’s came on the elders the/of_the Yuden, that to_them not gewehret ward, until that man the matter at Darium gelangen ließe and darüber one Schrift againkäme.)
ClVgOculus autem Dei eorum factus est super senes Judæorum, et non potuerunt inhibere eos. Placuitque ut res ad Darium referretur, et tunc satisfacerent adversus accusationem illam. (Oculus however of_God their factus it_is over senes Yudæorum, and not/no potuerunt inhibere them. Placuitque as res to Darium referretur, and tunc satisfacerent adversus accusationem illam. )
5:5God was watching over them: All credit goes to God’s sovereign control of events, not to any human leader or prophet. God had promised that the ruins would be rebuilt (Isa 44:26).
Here, the word But indicates that the sentence it introduces draws a contrast between what Tattenai and his associates were trying to accomplish, which was an immediate end to the rebuilding of the temple, and what actually happened. You could begin the sentence with a word such as “however” to indicate this contrast.
and,eye god,their was on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in elders jews,the
Here, eye stands for seeing, and in this context, seeing means giving care, protection, and favor. Alternate translation: “God was making sure that the Jewish leaders would be alright”
Here the word and indicates that the clause it introduces explains the results of what the previous sentence described. Alternate translation: “as a result … not”
and,not stop them until report,a to,Darius reached
Here the word they refers to Tattenai and his associates. The implication is that they did not make the Jewish leaders stop rebuilding the temple right away. Rather, they chose to wait until they could send a report about the rebuilding to Darius, to see what he would say about it. Alternate translation: “and Tattenai and his associates did not make the Jews stop rebuilding the temple right away, but they decided instead to report the matter to King Darius”
This phrase indicates that this event would take place after the event the story has just described.
יְתִיב֥וּן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖א עַל־דְּנָֽה
received written_reply,a on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this/about_this
Here the word they primarily refers to Darius. As in 4:18, the plural may be used to indicate the king and his officials, who would consider the matter openly in the royal court. If this is confusing in your language, you can use the singular. Alternate translation: “he sent back a letter to tell them what to do about this”
The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.
