< 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 when the adversaries of Judah 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.
they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”
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 Zerubbabel, Yeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households of Israel said to them, “You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has 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 weakened the hands of the people of Judah, 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.
They hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
6 Kum phabep jou Xerxes in lengvai ahin hop phat in Judate melmaten Jerusalem’a Judah mipite dounan lekha ana thotnun ahi.
In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah 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.
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 Syrian and delivered in the Syrian language.
8 Gamvaipo Rehum leh Shimshai thutanna'a lekhajih pan Jerusalem’a thil umdan chu lengpa Artaxerxes hetsah dingin lekha ana thot lhonin ahi.
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows.
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.
Then Rehum the chancellor, 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,
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 noble Osnappar brought over and settled in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River, and so forth, wrote.
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 that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people beyond the River.
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 you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls and repaired the foundations.
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.”
Be it known now to the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to 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.
Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed 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 book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have started rebellions within it in the past. That is why this 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 inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, then you will have no possession beyond 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.
Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who live in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace.
18 “Neihin thot u lekhathot chu akiledoh in kahet theidin eikiseipeh in ahi.
The letter which you sent to us has 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!
I decreed, and search has been made, and it was found that this city has made insurrection against kings in the past, and that rebellion and revolts have been made in it.
20 Lhumlam Euphrates vadung kol gamsunga chu leng hattah tah noija anaum ma, kai jatchom analahnao ahi ti akimudoh in ahi.
There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll was paid to them.
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.
Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built until a decree is made 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.
Be careful that you not be slack doing so. Why should damage 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.
Then when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force of arms.
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 work stopped on God’s house which is at Jerusalem. It stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

< Ezra 4 >