Ezra 4
1 Now the enemies of Judah and of Benjamin heard that the sons of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Y oyendo los enemigos de Judá y de Ben-jamín que los hijos de la cautividad edificaban el templo de Jehová Dios de Israel;
2 And so, drawing near to Zerubbabel and to the leaders of the fathers, they said to them: “Let us build with you, for we seek your God just as you do. Behold, we have immolated victims to him from the days of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who brought us here.”
Llegáronse a Zorobabel, y a las cabezas de los padres, y dijéronles: Edificaremos con vosotros; porque como vosotros buscaremos a vuestro Dios, y a él sacrificamos desde los días de Asoraddán rey de Asiria que nos hizo subir aquí.
3 And Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the leaders of the fathers of Israel said to them: “It is not for you to build the house of our God with us. Instead, we alone shall build to the Lord our God, just as Cyrus, the king of the Persians, has commanded us.”
Y díjoles Zorobabel, y Jesuá, y los demás cabezas de los padres de Israel: No nos conviene edificar con vosotros casa a nuestro Dios: mas nosotros solos edificaremos a Jehová Dios de Israel, como nos mandó el rey Ciro rey de Persia.
4 Therefore, it happened that the people of the land impeded the hands of the people of Judah, and they troubled them in building.
Mas el pueblo de la tierra debilitaba las manos del pueblo de Judá, y los perturbaba de edificar.
5 Then they hired counselors against them, so that they might argue against their plan during all the days of Cyrus, king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius, king of the Persians.
Y alquilaron contra ellos consejeros para disipar su consejo todo el tiempo de Ciro rey de Persia, y hasta el reino de Darío rey de Persia.
6 And so, during the reign of Ahasuerus, at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Y en el reino de Asuero, en el principio de su reino, escribieron acusación contra los moradores de Judá y de Jerusalem.
7 And so, in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, and the others who were in their council wrote to Artaxerxes, king of the Persians. Now the letter of accusation was written in Syriac, and was being read in the Syrian language.
Y en los días de Artaxerxes escribió en paz Mitridates, Tabeel, y los demás sus compañeros, a Artaxerxes rey de Persia: y la escritura de la carta era escrita en Siriaco, y declarada en Siriaco.
8 Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, wrote one letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:
Rehum canciller, y Samsai escriba escribieron una carta contra Jerusalem al rey Artaxerxes como se sigue:
9 “Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, and the rest of their counselors, the judges, and rulers, the officials, those from Persia, from Erech, from Babylonia, from Susa, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
Entonces Rehum canciller, y Samsai escriba, y los demás sus compañeros, los Dineos, y los Afarsataqueos, Tefarleos, Afarseos, Ercueos, Babilonios, Susanceos, Dieveos, y Elamitas,
10 and the rest of the nations, whom the great and glorious Osnappar transferred and caused to live in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the regions across the river in peace:
Y los demás pueblos que traspasó Asnafar el grande y glorioso, y los hizo habitar en las ciudades de Samaria, y los demás de la otra parte del río, y Cheenet.
11 to king Artaxerxes. (This is a copy of the letter, which they sent to him.) Your servants, the men who are across the river, send a greeting.
Este es el traslado de la carta que enviaron al rey Artaxerxes: Tus siervos de la otra parte del río, y Cheenet.
12 Let it be known to the king, that the Jews, who ascended from you to us, have arrived in Jerusalem, a rebellious and most wicked city, which they are building, constructing its ramparts and repairing the walls.
Sea notorio al rey que los Judíos que subieron de ti a nosotros, vinieron a Jerusalem, y edifican la ciudad rebelde y mala, y han acimentado los muros, y puesto los fundamentos.
13 And now let be it known to the king, that if this city will have been built up, and its walls repaired, they will not pay tribute, nor tax, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will affect even the kings.
Ahora notorio sea al rey, que si aquella ciudad fuere edificada, y los muros fueren fundados, el tributo, pecho, y rentas no darán: y el tributo de los reyes será menoscabado.
14 But, remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we are led to believe that it is a crime to see the king harmed, we have therefore sent and reported to the king,
Ahora por la sal de palacio de que estamos salados, no nos es justo ver el menosprecio del rey: por tanto enviamos, e hicimos notorio al rey,
15 so that you may search in the books of the histories of your fathers, and you may find written in the records, and you may know that this city is a rebellious city, and that it is harmful to the kings and the provinces, and that wars were incited within it from the days of antiquity. For which reason also, the city itself was destroyed.
Para que busque en el libro de las historias de nuestros padres, y hallarás en el libro de las historias, y sabrás que esta ciudad es ciudad rebelde, y perjudicial a los reyes y a las provincias: y que hacen rebelión en medio de ella de tiempo antiguo, y que por esto esta ciudad fue destruida.
16 We report to the king that if this city will have been built, and its walls repaired, you will have no possession across the river.”
Hacemos notorio al rey, que si esta ciudad fuere edificada, y los muros fundados, la parte de allá del río no será tuya.
17 The king sent word to Rehum, the commander, and to Shimshai, the scribe, and to the rest who were in their council, to the inhabitants of Samaria, and to the others across the river, offering a greeting and peace.
El rey envió respuesta: A Rehum canciller, y a Samsai escriba, y a los demás sus compañeros que habitan en Samaria, y a los demás de la parte de allá del río: Paz, y a Cheenet.
18 “The accusation, which you have sent to us, has been read aloud before me.
La carta que nos enviasteis claramente fue leída delante de mí:
19 And it was commanded by me, and they searched and found that this city, from the days of antiquity, has rebelled against the kings, and that seditions and battles have been incited within it.
Y por mí fue dado mandamiento, y buscaron, y hallaron que aquella ciudad de tiempo antiguo se levanta contra los reyes, y se rebela, y rebelión se hace en ella:
20 Then too, there have been very strong kings in Jerusalem, who also ruled over the entire region which is across the river. They have also taken tribute, and tax, and revenues.
Y que reyes fuertes hubo en Jerusalem, y señores en todo lo que está de la otra parte del río; y que tributo, y pecho, y rentas se les daba.
21 Now therefore, hear the sentence: Prohibit those men, so that this city may be not built, until perhaps there may be further orders from me.
Ahora dad mandamiento que cesen aquellos varones: y aquella ciudad no sea edificada, hasta que por mí sea dado mandamiento.
22 See to it that you are not negligent in fulfilling this, otherwise, little by little, the evil may increase against the kings.”
Y mirád bien que no hagáis error en esto: ¿por qué crecerá el daño para perjuicio de los reyes?
23 And so a copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, and their counselors. And they went away hurriedly to Jerusalem, to the Jews. And they prohibited them by force and by strength.
Entonces, cuando el traslado de la carta del rey Artaxerxes fue leído delante de Rehum, y de Samsai escriba, y sus compañeros, fueron prestamente a Jerusalem a los Judíos, e hiciéronles cesar con brazo y fuerza.
24 Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and it did not resume until the second year of the reign of Darius, the king of the Persians.
Entonces cesó la obra de la casa de Dios, la cual estaba en Jerusalem: y cesó hasta el año segundo del reino de Darío rey de Persia.
