Tanach
Ezra 5:8-10 עזרא ה׳:ח׳-י׳
Part of: Chapter 5
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יְדִיעַ ׀ לֶהֱוֵא לְמַלְכָּא דִּֽי־אֲזַלְנָא לִיהוּד מְדִֽינְתָּא לְבֵית אֱלָהָא רַבָּא וְהוּא מִתְבְּנֵא אֶבֶן גְּלָל וְאָע מִתְּשָׂם בְּכֻתְלַיָּא וַעֲבִידְתָּא דָךְ אׇסְפַּרְנָא מִתְעַבְדָא וּמַצְלַח בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃
Let it be known to the king that we have gone to [the land of] Judah, to the province of the Temple of the great G-d, and it is being built of marble stone with wood placed in the walls [(to reinforce the building)], and this work is proceeding hastily and is prospering in their hands.
Let it be known to the king that we have gone to [the land of] Judah, to the province of the Temple of the great G-d, and it is being built of marble stone with wood placed in the walls [(to reinforce the building)], and this work is proceeding hastily and is prospering in their hands.
Rashi
די אזלנא. אשר הלכנו אל ארץ יהודה המדינה לבית אלוה הגדול:
that we went that we went to the land of the province of Judea, to the House of the great God.
והוא מתבנא. והוא הבית בנוי:
and it is built And it, the House, is built.
גלל. מרמר"א בלע"ז:
marble Aram. גְּלָּל (marmre in Old French), marble.
ואע מתשם בכתליא. ועצים נתונים ומשומים בכתלים כדי להחזיק הבניין למען יעמוד ימים רבים:
and wood is laid in the walls And wood is placed in the walls to reinforce the building in order that it endure for a long time.
ועבידתא דך. ומלאכה זאת:
אספרנא מתעבדא. מהרה היתה נעשית:
was done quickly Aram. אָסְפַּרְנָא מִתְעַבְדָה, was done quickly.
אספרנא. אפנטומינש בלע"ז:
אָסְפַּרְנָא is (espleytosement in Old French), rapidly.
ומצלח בידהום. והוצלח מעשה זה בידיהם:
and they succeeded at it Aram. וּמַצְלַח בְּיֶדְהם. And this work was successful in their hands.
אֱדַיִן שְׁאֵלְנָא לְשָׂבַיָּא אִלֵּךְ כְּנֵמָא אֲמַרְנָא לְּהֹם מַן־שָׂם לְכֹם טְעֵם בַּיְתָא דְנָה לְמִבְנְיָה וְאֻשַּׁרְנָא דְנָה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃
Then [(when we saw the building)], we asked these elders as follows: Who authorized you to build this house and to found these walls?
Then [(when we saw the building)], we asked these elders as follows: Who authorized you to build this house and to found these walls?
Rashi
אדין. אז כשראינו הבניין שאלנו לזקנים האלה:
Then When we saw the building, we asked these elders.
כנמא אמרנא להום. כאשר נאמר בסמוך אמרנו אליהם:
as follows we said to them As we will say immediately following, we said to them.
מן שם לכם. מי שם לכם דבר הבית הזה לבנותו וכתלים הללו ליסד:
Who issued to you Who issued to you the authorization to build this house and to found these walls?
ואושרנא. בניין חומת לבנים:
and...wall the building of a wall of bricks.
וְאַף שְׁמָהָתְהֹם שְׁאֵלְנָא לְּהֹם לְהוֹדָעוּתָךְ דִּי נִכְתֻּב שֻׁם־גֻּבְרַיָּא דִּי בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ {פ}
And we also asked them for their names to apprise you [of them] by writing the names of the men who are at their head.
And we also asked them for their names to apprise you [of them] by writing the names of the men who are at their head.
Rashi
ואף שמהתהום. ואף שמותם של בונים ראשי הבנין שאלנו להם כדי להודיעך:
also...their names We also asked them the names of the builders, the heads of the construction, in order to let you know.
די נכתוב. אשר נכתוב שמות האנשים אליך:
that we should write that we should write to you the names of the men.
די בראשיהם. אשר בעצמם וברשותם קמו לבנות הבית:
who are at their head in whose counsel and authorization they arose to build the House.
ידיע להוא למלכא. דבר ידוע יהיה למלך:
Let it be known to the king Let it be a known thing to the king.