Ezra 5:9 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

ASV Byzantine Text

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

Asang Khongca Bible

Kacoehtanawk khaeah, Hae ih im hoi sipaenawk sak let hanah mi mah maw sak thaihaih akaa ang paek? tiah lok ka dueng o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A hamca rhoek te ka dawt tangloeng bal tih amih te, “He im sak ham neh imbang he coeng ham nangmih taengah saithainah aka pae te unim?” ka ti uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A hamca rhoek te ka dawt tangloeng bal tih amih te, “He im sak ham neh imbang he coeng ham nangmih taengah saithainah aka pae te unim?” ka ti uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Alaila ninau aku la makou i kela poe lunakahiko, a i aku la ia lakou, Nawai oukou i kauoha mai e hana i keia hale, a e hoopaa hoi i keia mau papohaku?

English Berean Standard Bible

So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Nou pale ak chèf fanmi yo, nou mande yo ki moun ki te ba yo otorizasyon bati tanp lan, ak otorizasyon mete lotèl ladan l'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Interrogavimus ergo senes illos, et ita diximus eis: Quis dedit vobis potestatem ut domum hanc ædificaretis, et muros hos instauraretis?

Bible in Basic English

Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Alors nous avons interrogé ces anciens, nous leur avons parlé ainsi : Qui vous a donné ordre de bâtir cette maison et d’achever cette muraille ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Tedy otázali jsme se těch starších, a takto jsme jim řekli: Kdo vám poručil stavěti dům tento, a zdi tyto dělati?

Kosraean Bible

“Kut tuh siyuk sin mwet kol lalos in fahk nu sesr lah su sapkin tuh elos in sifil musai Tempul sac ac sang kufwa nu kac.

World Portuguese Bible

Então nós perguntamos àqueles anciãos, e lhes dissemos assim: “Quem lhes deu um decreto para construir esta casa, e para terminar este muro?”

Romanian BTF Bible

Atunci noi am întrebat pe acei bătrâni şi le-am spus astfel: Cine v-a poruncit să construiţi această casă şi să ridicaţi aceste ziduri?

Brenton English Septuagint

Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?

Burmese Common Language Bible

``ထိုနောက်အကျွန်ုပ်တို့သည်ပြည်သူ့ခေါင်းဆောင်များအား ထိုဗိမာန်ကိုအဘယ်သူ၏အမိန့်ခွင့်ပြုချက်အရပြန်လည်တည်ဆောက်ကြသည်ကိုမေးမြန်းပါသည်။-

Darby Translation

Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Da haben wir jene Ältesten gefragt und also zu ihnen gesprochen: Wer hat euch Befehl gegeben, dieses Haus zu bauen und diese Mauer zu vollenden?

Dutch Bible 1917

Toen hebben wij denzelven oudsten gevraagd, en aldus tot hen gezegd: Wie heeft ulieden bevel gegeven dit huis te bouwen, en dezen muur te voltrekken?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wij hebben toen de oudsten daar ondervraagd, en hun gezegd: Wie heeft u verlof gegeven, dit huis te bouwen en deze muren te herstellen?

Italian Diodati Bible

Avendo ciò veduto, abbiamo domandato a quegli Anziani, e abbiam loro detto così: Chi vi ha ordinato di edificar questa Casa, e di rifar queste mura?

Douay-Rheims 1899

And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?

Geneva Bible 1599

Then asked we those Elders, and sayd vnto them thus, Who hath giuen you commandement to buylde this house, and to lay the foundation of these walles?

Danish Bible 1931

Vi spurgte da de Ældste der og talte således til dem: “Hvem har givet eder Lov til at, bygge dette Tempel og opføre denne Helligdom?

Leeser Tanakh

Then asked we these elders, and after this manner said we unto them, Who hath given you the order to build this house, and to complete these walls?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

King James Version

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

King James Version + Apocrypha

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Chúng tôi có hỏi các trưởng lão ấy rằng: Ai ban lịnh cho các ngươi cất cái đền nầy và xây vách thành nầy lên?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

Revised West Version

“Pea naʻa mau fehuʻi ai ki he kau mātuʻa ko ia, ʻo mau pehē kiate kinautolu, Ko hai naʻa ne fekau kiate kimoutolu ke langa ʻae fale ni, pea ke fakamaʻopoʻopo ʻae ngaahi ʻā maka ni?

French Ostervald Bible

Alors nous avons interrogé les anciens qui étaient là, nous leur avons dit: Qui vous a donné ordre de bâtir cette maison et de relever ces murs?

Esperanto Bible

Tiam ni demandis tiujn plenaĝulojn, kaj diris al ili: Kiu donis al vi la permeson konstrui ĉi tiun domon kaj starigi ĉi tiujn murojn?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Nous avons interrogé les anciens, et nous leur avons ainsi parlé: Qui vous a donné l’autorisation de bâtir cette maison et de relever ces murs?

German Luther Bible 1912

Wir aber haben die Ältesten gefragt und zu ihnen gesagt also: Wer hat euch befohlen, dies Haus zu bauen und seine Mauern zu machen?

LXX2012 U. S. English

Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?

British English Septuagint 2012

Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?

Majority Standard BIble

So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

Webster Bible

Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?

Revised Version

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Noi abbiamo interrogato quegli anziani, e abbiam parlato loro così: Chi v’ha dato ordine di edificare questa casa e di rialzare queste mura?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Nous avons interrogé les anciens et leur avons demandé : « Qui vous a autorisés à bâtir cette maison et à achever cette muraille ? »

Reina Valera 1909

Entonces preguntamos á los ancianos, diciéndoles así: ¿Quién os dió mandamiento para edificar esta casa, y para restablecer estos muros?

Spanish BLL

“Les preguntamos a los ancianos que dirigían la obra: “¿Quién les dio autorización para reconstruir este templo y terminar estas murallas?”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Entonces preguntamos a los ancianos, diciéndoles así: «¿Quién os ha dado mandato para edificar esta casa y para reparar estos muros?».

Croatian Bible

Zapitali smo njihove starješine i rekli smo im: 'Tko vam je dopustio da gradite ovaj hram i da podignete njegove zidove?'

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I zapitasmo tamošnje starešine rekavši im: Ko vam je dao vlast da zidate taj dom i da opravljate te zidove?

German Textbibel

Da haben wir ihre Vornehmen gefragt - folgendermaßen sprachen wir zu ihnen: Wer hat euch Erlaubnis gegeben, diesen Tempel zu bauen und diese Mauern zu vollenden?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אֱדַ֗יִן שְׁאֵ֨לְנָא֙ לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃