Ezra 4
1 Ita, nangngeg dagiti dadduma a kabusor ti Juda ken Benjamin a dagiti tattao a naitalaw idi ket agdama a mangibangbangon iti templo para kenni Yahweh a Dios ti Israel.
And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,
2 Isu a kinatungtongda ni Zerubbabel ken dagiti pangulo dagiti puli dagiti kapuonanda. Kinunada kadakuada, “Kaduaandakayo a mangibangon, gapu ta kas kadakayo, agdaydayaw kami met iti Diosyo ken nagidatdaton kami kenkuana manipud pay kadagiti al-aldaw nga impannakami ditoy a lugar ni Esarhadon nga ari ti Asiria.”
and they draw nigh unto Zerubbabel, and unto heads of the fathers, and say to them, 'Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up hither.'
3 Ngem kinuna da Zerubbabel, Jesua, ken dagiti pangulo dagiti puli dagiti kapuonanda, “Saan a dakayo, no di ket dakami ti kasapulan a mangibangon iti balay ti Diosmi, ta dakami ti mangibangon para kenni Yahweh a Dios ti Israel, kas iti imbilin ni Cyrus nga Ari ti Persia.”
And Zerubbabel saith to them, also Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the fathers of Israel, 'Not for you, and for us, to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together do build to Jehovah God of Israel, as the king Cyrus, king of Persia, commanded us.'
4 Isu a pinakapoy dagiti tattao iti dayta a lugar dagiti im-ima dagiti taga-Juda; pinagbutengda dagiti taga-Juda a mangibangon.
And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,
5 Pinasuksukanda pay dagiti mammagbaga tapno saan a matungpal dagiti panggepda. Inaramidda daytoy kabayatan dagiti amin nga al-aldaw ni Cyrus ken iti panagari ni Dario nga ari ti Persia.
and are hiring against them counsellors to make void their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even till the reign of Darius king of Persia.
6 Ket iti rugrugi ti panagturay ni ari Ahasuero, nagisuratda kadagiti pammadpadakes a maibusor kadagiti agnanaed iti Juda ken Jerusalem.
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the commencement of his reign, they have written an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem;
7 Kabayatan dagiti al-aldaw ni Ahasuero, nagsurat kenkuana da Bislam, Mitredat, Tabeel ken dagiti kakaduada. Arameo ti pannakaisuratna ken naipatarus.
and in the days of Artaxerxes have Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions written unto Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter is written in Aramaean, and interpreted in Aramaean.
8 Kastoy a wagas ti panagsurat ni Rehum a mangidadaulo ken ni Simsai nga eskriba kenni Artaxerxes maipapan iti Jerusalem.
Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:
9 Kalpasanna, nagsurat da Rehum, Simsai ken dagiti kakaduada nga ukom ken dadduma pay nga opisial iti gobierno a naggapu idiay Erec, Babilonia ken Susa idiay Elam
Then Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions, Dinaites, and Apharsathchites, Tarpelites, Apharsites, Archevites, Babylonians, Susanchites, (who are Elamites),
10 ket kinaduaan pay ida dagiti tattao a pinilit ti natan-ok ken natakneng a ni Asurbanipal a pagnaeden idiay Samaria, agraman dagiti nabati nga adda idiay Probinsia iti Ballasiw ti Karayan.
and the rest of the nations that the great and honourable Asnapper removed and set in the city of Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, and at such a time:
11 Daytoy ti kopia ti surat nga impatulodda kenni Artaxerxes, “Dagiti adipenmo, a lallaki nga adda iti ballasiw ti karayan ti makinsurat iti daytoy:
This [is] a copy of a letter that they have sent unto him, unto Artaxerxes the king: 'Thy servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time;
12 Maipakaammo iti ari a dagiti Judio a pimmanaw manipud kenka ket immayda a maibusor kadakami ditoy Jerusalem tapno mangibangon iti nasukir a siudad. Nalpasdan dagiti pader ken natarimaandan dagiti pundasion.
Be it known to the king, that the Jews who have come up from thee unto us, have come in to Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they are building, and the walls they have finished, and the foundations they join.
13 Ita, maipakaammo iti Ari a no naipatekderen daytoy a siudad ken nalpasen ti pader, saandanton a mangted kadagiti pagyaman ken buwis, ket dangrandanto dagiti ari.
'Now, be it known to the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls finished, toll, tribute, and custom they do not give; and at length [to] the kings it doth cause loss.
14 Pudno a gapu ta nangankami iti asin ti palasyo, saan ngarud a rumbeng a makitami a saan a mapadpadayawan ti ari. Daytoy ti makagapu nga ipakpakaammomi iti Ari
Now, because that the salt of the palace [is] our salt, and the nakedness of the king we have no patience to see, therefore we have sent and made known to the king;
15 a sukimatem koma dagiti listaan ti amam tapno maammoam a daytoy ket nasukir a siudad a mangdangran kadagiti ari ken kadagiti probinsia. Nangted daytoy iti adu a parikut kadagiti ari ken probinsia. Nagbalin daytoy a sentro iti panagsukir manipud pay idi. Daytoy ti makagapu a nadadael ti siudad.
so that he doth seek in the book of the records of thy fathers, and thou dost find in the book of the records, and dost know, that this city [is] a rebellious city, and causing loss [to] kings and provinces, and makers of sedition [are] in its midst from the days of old, therefore hath this city been wasted.
16 Ipakpakaammomi iti ari a no maibangon manen daytoy a siudad ken ti paderna, awanen ti mabati a para kenka iti ballasiw ti dakkel a karayan, ti Eufrates.”
We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'
17 Nangipatulod ngarud iti sungbat ti Ari kada Rehum ken Simsai ken kadagiti kakaduada idiay Samaria ken kadagiti nabatbati pay nga adda iti ballasiw ti Karayan: “Kapya koma ti umadda kadakayo.
An answer hath the king sent unto Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions who are dwelling in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, 'Peace, and at such a time:
18 Naipatarus ken naibasa kaniak ti surat nga impatulodyo.
The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me,
19 Isu nga imbilinko ti pannakasukimat ket natakuatan a kadagiti naglabas nga al-aldaw, nagsukirda ken bimmusorda kadagiti ari.
and by me a decree hath been made, and they sought, and have found that this city from the days of old against kings is lifting up itself, and rebellion and sedition is made in it,
20 Nagturay dagiti nabibileg nga ar-ari iti Jerusalem ken inturayanda dagiti amin nga adda iti ballasiw ti Karayan. Immawatda kadagiti bayad a pagyaman ken buwis.
and mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers over all beyond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom is given to them.
21 Ita, mangaramidka iti bilin tapno agsardengda ken saandan a bangonen daytoy a siudad agingga a mangaramidak iti maysa a bilin.
'Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made.
22 Kitaenyo ta amangan no maliwayanyo daytoy. Apay ketdin a maitulok ti pannakadadael a mangdangran kadagiti ar-ari?”
And beware ye of negligence in doing this; why doth the hurt become great to the loss of the kings?'
23 Apaman a naibasa ti bilin ni Artaxerxes iti sangoanan da Rehum, Simsai, ken dagiti kakaduada, napanda a dagus idiay Jerusalem ket pinilitda dagiti Judio a sumardeng nga agibangbangon.
Then from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;
24 Isu a naisardeng ti panagtrabaho iti balay ti Dios idiay Jerusalem agingga iti maikadua a tawen ti panagturay ni Dario nga ari iti Persia.
then ceased the service of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and it ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
