Ezra 4

1 Judah leh Benjamin te melmaten, mikhutna sohchang hochu ahung kinungle uvin Israel Pathen Pakai Houin chu asapha taove tithu ajataovin ahi.

Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel.

2 Hijeh chun Zerubbabel leh lamkai dangho chu akimu piuvin hiti hin aseijun ahi, “Na Pathen hounao houin chu sakhommu hitin keihon jong houvung kate. Keihon jong Assyria lengpa Esarhaddon in hilaiya hi eihin puilut uva pat’a ama kom ahi kilhaina kahin bollu ahitai,” atiuve.

And they came to Zorobabel, and the chief of the fathers, and said to them: Let us build with you, for we seek your God as ye do: behold we have sacrificed to him, since the days of Asor Haddan king of Assyria, who brought us hither.

3 Ahinlah Zerubbabel, Jeshua chuleh Israelte lamkai danghon hiti i nana donbut un ahi, “Nanghon hichea hin chan nanei pouve, chule Persia lengpa Cyrus in eithupeh bang bang uva hiche Israel Pathen Pakai houin hi keihon bou kasahdiu ahi,” atieh tauve.

But Zorobabel, and Josue, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel said to them: You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we ourselves alone will build to the Lord our God, as Cyrus king of the Persians hath commanded us.

4 Hijouchun hiche munna ana chengho chun, Judah mipi teho chu anatoh nauva kichat sah a sah dasah tei dingin anagong’un ahi.

Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building.

5 Amahon sumguh in mi ana thalah un, amahon anatoh ban’u suhboisah din asemdoh taove. Hitobanga amisuhmo gotnao natoh chu Persia lengpa Cyrus vaihop sungsese leh Persia lengpa Darius in laltouna ahinlo changei chun anachelha nalaiyin ahi.

And they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their design all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of the Persians.

6 Kum phabep jou Xerxes in lengvai ahin hop phat in Judate melmaten Jerusalem’a Judah mipite dounan lekha ana thotnun ahi.

And in the reign of Assuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Juda and Jerusalem.

7 Khonungin Persia lengpa Artaxerxes vaihom laijin Judah melmaten Bishlam le Mithredath chujongleh Tabeel lamkainan Judah te dounan lengpa Artaxerxes chu Aramaic paovin lekha ana thot’un hichu lengpa dingin analedoh peh un ahi.

And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syriac, and was read in the Syrian tongue.

8 Gamvaipo Rehum leh Shimshai thutanna'a lekhajih pan Jerusalem’a thil umdan chu lengpa Artaxerxes hetsah dingin lekha ana thot lhonin ahi.

Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:

9 Rehum leh Shimshai chun aloi agolho jouse thalhengin jana lomtah apelhonin ahi. Aloi agol houchu thutan vaihom ho amuna um lamkaiho chuleh Tarpel, Persian ho, Babylonho, Erech le Susa (hichu Ellam ahi) mipi teho jouse chu ahiuve.

Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe and the rest of their counsellors, the Dinites, and the Apharsathacites, the Therphalites, the Apharsites, the Erchuites, the Babylonians, the Susanechites, the Dievites, and the Elamites,

10 Chuleh milen leh mithupi Ashurbanipal tin ahin toldoh Samaria gamsung leh avel gamkol sese lhumlam Euphrates vadung geija chengho thalhengin jana kahin peuve atiuve.

And the rest of the nations, whom the great and glorious Asenaphar brought over: and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the countries of this side of the river in peace.

11 Hichehi alekhathot’u thuchemg hochu hiche hohi ahi: “Lengpa Artaxarxes hiche lekhahi nanoija acho chaga dihtah lhumlam Euphrates vadunga chenghoa kon ahi.

(This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him: ) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting.

12 “Lengpan nahet louva khoh chu Babylon akonna hung kile Judate chu Jerusalem munnah achengun hiche khopi phalou tah galbol nomjengho chenna Jerusalem chu asapha taovin ahi. Amahon aleibul chu atungdoh taovin abaang jong ahin jovah diu ahitai.

Be it known to the king, that the Jews, who came up from thee to us, are come to Jerusalem a rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, setting up the ramparts thereof and repairing the walls.

13 Chuleh lengpan nahet louva khoh chu hiche khopi hi ahin sahphat kit uva abaang jonghi ahin chaiteng uleh hiche Judate hin nang komma apeh dingdollu kai jatchom chomho chu ahin peh nomlou ding nang dinga phaloutah mite hung hidiu ahi.”

And now be it known to the king, that if this city be built up, and the walls thereof repaired, they will not pay tribute nor toll, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will fail upon the kings.

14 “Keihohi nang khochaga dihtah kahiyeh un hitobanga hi min jaloutah a nahin boldiu hi kadeilou jeh uva hiche thuhi nangma jong nahet ding kadei jeh uva hiche lekha kahin thotnu ahi.

But we remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we count it a crime to see the king wronged, have therefore sent and certified the king,

15 Lengpan jong napu napate leng chan laiya thusimbu chu pha tahin kholtoh lechun tumasanga hiche khopi hi gal lungthim pojing mi ahiuve ti namudoh teiding ahi. Atah bah in hiche khopi hin achunga vaihomte douna a gal anasat jeh uva, hiche khopi hi ana kisubeisa ahidan namudoh ding ahi.

That search may be made in the books of the histories of thy fathers, and thou shalt find written in the records: and shalt know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to the kings and provinces, and that wars were raised therein of old time: for which cause also the city was destroyed.

16 Keihon lengpa nangma kom’a kahin hetsah nom pentah uchu ahileh, amahon hiche khopihi ahin semphat uva abang jonghi ahin semchai tenguleh lhumlam Euphrates vadung gam kolsunghi nanga kona mangthah teiding’u ahi.” Atiuvin ahi.

We certify the king, that if this city be built, and the walls thereof repaired, thou shalt have no possession on this side of the river.

17 Hichun lengpa Artaxerxas in hiche thuhi ana le thotnin ahi: “Gamvaipo Rehum, thutanna lekha jeh Shimshai chuleh Samaria leh lhumlam Euphrates vadung gamkol sunga chengho jouse salam kahin bol uve.

The king sent word to Reum Beelteem and Samsai the scribe, and to the rest that were in their council, inhabitants of Samaria, and to the rest beyond the river, sending greeting and peace.

18 “Neihin thot u lekhathot chu akiledoh in kahet theidin eikiseipeh in ahi.

The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,

19 Keiman lekha ana kijihlut hochu kakhol chil sah in ahileh Jerusalem in achunga vaihom ho dounan gal anabol jingui tihi akimudoh in ahi. Tahbeh in amahohi galbolna hinkho chepi ana hijengun ahi!

And I commanded: and search hath been made, and it is found, that this city of old time hath rebelled against kings, and seditions and wars have been raised therein.

20 Lhumlam Euphrates vadung kol gamsunga chu leng hattah tah noija anaum ma, kai jatchom analahnao ahi ti akimudoh in ahi.

For there have been powerful kings in Jerusalem, who hare had dominion over all the country that is beyond the river: and have received tribute, and toll and revenues.

21 Hijeh chun hiche mite natoh hi angah nadiuvin thu anapetan. Keiman thupeh kicheh tah kahin peh tilouvin hiche khopi chu kisapha theilou ding ahitai.

Now therefore hear the sentence: Hinder those men, that this city be not built, till further orders be given by me.

22 Hiche thuhi nahsah mon anabol hih in, tu khonungleh lengpa chunga thil phalou ahung umdoh louna dingin chingtheitah in na anatongin,” tin ana lethot in ahi.

See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings.

23 Hiche lekhathot hi Artaxerxes lengpa a akonna Rehum leh Shimshai chuleh atoh khompi hokom ahunglhun phat’in amaho Jerusalem ah alhailut loichal jengun ahi. Hiti chun athaneinao apodoh un anatoh uchu asutang taovin ahi.

Now the copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe, and their counsellors: and they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and hindered them with arm and power.

24 Hiti chun Jerusalem ma Pathen houin dinga nakitong chu atang tan ahi, chuleh Persia lengpa Darius vaipoh akum ni channa ahunglhun tokah sen hiti chun anatang dentan ahi.

Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.