عَزْرَا 4
| وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَعْدَاءُ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ أَنَّ بَنِي ٱلسَّبْيِ يَبْنُونَ هَيْكَلًا لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، | ١ 1 |
And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;
| تَقَدَّمُوا إِلَى زَرُبَّابِلَ وَرُؤُوسِ ٱلْآبَاءِ وَقَالُوا لَهُمْ: «نَبْنِي مَعَكُمْ لِأَنَّنَا نَظِيرَكُمْ نَطْلُبُ إِلَهَكُمْ، وَلَهُ قَدْ ذَبَحْنَا مِنْ أَيَّامِ أَسَرْحَدُّونَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ ٱلَّذِي أَصْعَدَنَا إِلَى هُنَا». | ٢ 2 |
and they came to Zerubbabel and to the chief fathers, and said to them, We would build with you; for we seek your God, as ye; and we have sacrificed to him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ زَرُبَّابِلُ وَيَشُوعُ وَبَقِيَّةُ رُؤُوسِ آبَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لَيْسَ لَكُمْ وَلَنَا أَنْ نَبْنِيَ بَيْتًا لِإِلَهِنَا، وَلَكِنَّنَا نَحْنُ وَحْدَنَا نَبْنِي لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا أَمَرَنَا ٱلْمَلِكُ كُورَشُ مَلِكُ فَارِسَ». | ٣ 3 |
But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the chief fathers of Israel said to them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we alone will build to Jehovah the God of Israel, as king Cyrus, the king of Persia, has commanded us.
| وَكَانَ شَعْبُ ٱلْأَرْضِ يُرْخُونَ أَيْدِيَ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا وَيُذْعِرُونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْبِنَاءِ. | ٤ 4 |
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
| وَٱسْتَأْجَرُوا ضِدَّهُمْ مُشِيرِينَ لِيُبْطِلُوا مَشُورَتَهُمْ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ كُورَشَ مَلِكِ فَارِسَ وَحَتَّى مُلْكِ دَارِيُوسَ مَلِكِ فَارِسَ. | ٥ 5 |
and they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
| وَفِي مُلْكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ، فِي ٱبْتِدَاءِ مُلْكِهِ، كَتَبُوا شَكْوَى عَلَى سُكَّانِ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ. | ٦ 6 |
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
| وَفِي أَيَّامِ أَرْتَحْشَشْتَا كَتَبَ بِشْلَامُ وَمِثْرَدَاثُ وَطَبْئِيلُ وَسَائِرُ رُفَقَائِهِمْ إِلَى أَرْتَحْشَشْتَا مَلِكِ فَارِسَ. وَكِتَابَةُ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ مَكْتُوبَةٌ بِٱلْأَرَامِيَّةِ وَمُتَرْجَمَةٌ بِٱلْأَرَامِيَّةِ. | ٧ 7 |
And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Aramaic, and interpreted in Aramaic.
| رَحُومُ صَاحِبُ ٱلْقَضَاءِ وَشِمْشَايُ ٱلْكَاتِبُ كَتَبَا رِسَالَةً ضِدَّ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى أَرْتَحْشَشْتَا ٱلْمَلِكِ هَكَذَا: | ٨ 8 |
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king after this sort:
| كَتَبَ حِينَئِذٍ رَحُومُ صَاحِبُ ٱلْقَضَاءِ وَشِمْشَايُ ٱلْكَاتِبُ وَسَائِرُ رُفَقَائِهِمَا ٱلدِّينِيِّينَ وَٱلْأَفَرَسْتِكِيِّينَ وَٱلطَّرْفِلِيِّينَ وَٱلْأَفْرَسِيِّينَ وَٱلْأَرَكْوِيِّينَ وَٱلْبَابِلِيِّينَ وَٱلشُّوشَنِيِّينَ وَٱلدَّهْوِيِّينَ وَٱلْعِيلَامِيِّينَ، | ٩ 9 |
Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions, the Dinaites, and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites,
| وَسَائِرِ ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَاهُمْ أُسْنَفَّرُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٱلشَّرِيفُ وَأَسْكَنَهُمْ مُدُنَ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، وَسَائِرِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ وَإِلَى آخِرِهِ. | ١٠ 10 |
and the rest of the peoples whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over and settled in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [of the country] on this side the river, and so forth.
| هَذِهِ صُورَةُ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَرْسَلُوهَا إِلَيْهِ، إِلَى أَرْتَحْشَشْتَا ٱلْمَلِكِ: «عَبِيدُكَ ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ إِلَى آخِرِهِ. | ١١ 11 |
This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side the river, and so forth.
| لِيُعْلَمِ ٱلْمَلِكُ أَنَّ ٱلْيَهُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَعِدُوا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ إِلَيْنَا قَدْ أَتَوْا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَبْنُونَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ ٱلْعَاصِيَةَ ٱلرَّدِيَّةَ، وَقَدْ أَكْمَلُوا أَسْوَارَهَا وَرَمَّمُوا أُسُسَهَا. | ١٢ 12 |
Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from thee unto us have come to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and they complete the walls and join up the foundations.
| لِيَكُنِ ٱلْآنَ مَعْلُومًا لَدَى ٱلْمَلِكِ أَنَّهُ إِذَا بُنِيَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ وَأُكْمِلَتْ أَسْوَارُهَا لَا يُؤَدُّونَ جِزْيَةً وَلَا خَرَاجًا وَلَا خِفَارَةً، فَأَخِيرًا تَضُرُّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ. | ١٣ 13 |
Be it known therefore unto the king, that, if this city be built and the walls be completed, they will not pay tribute, tax, and toll, and in the end it will bring damage to the kings.
| وَٱلْآنَ بِمَا إِنَّنَا نَأْكُلُ مِلْحَ دَارِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَلَا يَلِيقُ بِنَا أَنْ نَرَى ضَرَرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، لِذَلِكَ أَرْسَلْنَا فَأَعْلَمْنَا ٱلْمَلِكَ، | ١٤ 14 |
Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
| لِكَيْ يُفَتَّشَ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ آبَائِكَ، فَتَجِدَ فِي سِفْرِ ٱلْأَخْبَارِ وَتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ مَدِينَةٌ عَاصِيَةٌ وَمُضِرَّةٌ لِلْمُلُوكِ وَٱلْبِلَادِ، وَقَدْ عَمِلُوا عِصْيَانًا فِي وَسَطِهَا مُنْذُ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْقَدِيمَةِ، لِذَلِكَ أُخْرِبَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ. | ١٥ 15 |
that search may be made in the book of the annals of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the annals and know that this city is a rebellious city, which has done damage to kings and provinces, and that they have raised sedition within the same of old time, for which cause this city was destroyed.
| وَنَحْنُ نُعْلِمُ ٱلْمَلِكَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا بُنِيَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ وَأُكْمِلَتْ أَسْوَارُهَا لَا يَكُونُ لَكَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ نَصِيبٌ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ». | ١٦ 16 |
We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
| فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ جَوَابًا: «إِلَى رَحُومَ صَاحِبِ ٱلْقَضَاءِ وَشَمْشَايَ ٱلْكَاتِبِ وَسَائِرِ رُفَقَائِهِمَا ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ وَبَاقِي ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ. سَلَامٌ إِلَى آخِرِهِ. | ١٧ 17 |
The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and the other places beyond the river: Peace, and so forth.
| ٱلرِّسَالَةُ ٱلَّتِي أَرْسَلْتُمُوهَا إِلَيْنَا قَدْ قُرِئَتْ بِوُضُوحٍ أَمَامِي. | ١٨ 18 |
The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly.
| وَقَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِي أَمْرٌ فَفَتَّشُوا وَوُجِدَ أَنَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ مُنْذُ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْقَدِيمَةِ تَقُومُ عَلَى ٱلْمُلُوكِ، وَقَدْ جَرَى فِيهَا تَمَرُّدٌ وَعِصْيَانٌ. | ١٩ 19 |
And I gave orders, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city of old time has made insurrection against the kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been raised therein.
| وَقَدْ كَانَ مُلُوكٌ مُقْتَدِرُونَ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَتَسَلَّطُوا عَلَى جَمِيعِ عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ، وَقَدْ أُعْطُوا جِزْيَةً وَخَرَاجًا وَخِفَارَةً. | ٢٠ 20 |
And there have been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all beyond the river; and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.
| فَٱلْآنَ أَخْرِجُوا أَمْرًا بِتَوْقِيفِ أُولَئِكَ ٱلرِّجَالِ فَلَا تُبْنَى هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ حَتَّى يَصْدُرَ مِنِّي أَمْرٌ. | ٢١ 21 |
Now give order to make these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until the order shall be given from me;
| فَٱحْذَرُوا مِنْ أَنْ تَقْصُرُوا عَنْ عَمَلِ ذَلِكَ. لِمَاذَا يَكْثُرُ ٱلضَّرَرُ لِخَسَارَةِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ؟». | ٢٢ 22 |
and take heed that ye fail not to do this: why should harm grow to the damage of the kings?
| حِينَئِذٍ لَمَّا قُرِئَتْ رِسَالَةُ أَرْتَحْشَشْتَا ٱلْمَلِكِ أَمَامَ رَحُومَ وَشِمْشَايَ ٱلْكَاتِبِ وَرُفَقَائِهِمَا ذَهَبُوا بِسُرْعَةٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، إِلَى ٱلْيَهُودِ، وَأَوْقَفُوهُمْ بِذِرَاعٍ وَقُوَّةٍ. | ٢٣ 23 |
As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them cease by force and power.
| حِينَئِذٍ تَوَقَّفَ عَمَلُ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَكَانَ مُتَوَقِّفًا إِلَى ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِ دَارِيُوسَ مَلِكِ فَارِسَ. | ٢٤ 24 |
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
