Ezra 4
1 And they that afflicted Juda and Benjamin heard, that the children of the captivity were building a house to the Lord God of Israel.
Hat toteh, Isarel BAWIPA Cathut e bawkim hah san lah kaawmnaw ni a sak awh tie hah Judah hoi Benjamin katarankungnaw ni a thai awh toteh,
2 And they drew near to Zorobabel, and to the heads of families, and said to them, We will build with you; for as you [do], we seek [to serve] our God, and we do sacrifice to him from the days of Asaradan king of Assur, who brought us hither.
Zerubbabel hoi imthung kahrawikungnaw koe a tho awh teh, im na sak khai awh van han, Bangkongtetpawiteh, nangmouh ni na tawng awh e Cathut doeh ka tawng van awh. Hi na ka hrawi e Assiria siangpahrang Esarhaddon a bawi tahma vah thuengnae ouk ka sak awh telah ati awh.
3 then Zorobabel, and Jesus and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel said to them, [It is] not for us and you to build a house to our God, for we ourselves will build together to the Lord our God, as Cyrus the king of the Persians commanded us.
Hatei Zerubbabel, Jeshua hoi Isarel imthung kahrawikungnaw ni ahnimouh koevah, kaimae Cathut im saknae dawk nangmouh na bawk hane lamthung awm hoeh, Persia siangpahrang Sairus hanelah ka sak awh han, telah atipouh awh.
4 And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Juda, and hindered them in building,
Hatnavah, khocanaw ni Judahnaw hah a lungkhuek sak awh teh im sak hane dawk runae a poe awh.
5 and [continued] hiring [persons] against them, plotting to frustrate their counsel, all the days of Cyrus king of the Persians, and until the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
Persia siangpahrang Sairus a bawinae kum hoi Persia siangpahrang Darius a bawi kum toteh sak hanelah, kâcai awh e naw hah a coung thai hoeh nahanelah lawk laicei a ta awh.
6 And in the reign of Assuerus, even in the beginning of his reign, they wrote a letter against the inhabitants of Juda and Jerusalem.
Hat toteh, Ahasuerus ni a uk pasuek nah Judah ram hoi Jerusalem kaawmnaw kâtarannae ca a thut pouh.
7 And in the days of Arthasastha, Tabeel wrote peaceably to Mithradates and to the rest of his fellow-servants: the tribute-gatherer wrote to Arthasastha king of the Persians a writing in the Syrian tongue, and [the same] interpreted.
Artaxerxes e tueng nahai Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, hoi alouke a huinaw hoi Persia siangpahrang Artaxerxes koe ca a patawn awh, hote ca teh Aramaih lawk, Aramaih ca lahoi a thut awh.
8 Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe wrote an epistle against Jerusalem to King Arthasastha, [saying, ]
Kaukkung Rehum hoi cakathutkung Shimshai ni Jerusalem e taminaw tarannae lah Persia siangpahrang Artaxerxes teh hettelah ca a patawn.
9 Thus has judged Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and the rest of our fellow-servants, the Dinaeans, the Apharsathachaeans, the Tarphalaeans, the Apharsaeans, the Archyaeans, the Babylonians, the Susanachaeans, Davaeans,
Ca kapatawnkungnaw teh, kaukkung Rehum hoi cakathutkung Shimshai hoi alouke a huinaw Dinai tami, Afasatkhi tami, Tarpelit tami, Persia tami, Erek, Babilon hoi Shushan tami, Dehaites tami hoi Elam tami.
10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Assenaphar removed, and settled them in the cities of Somoron, and the rest [of them] beyond the river.
Kaawm rae miphun thung e kacuenaw hoi ka talue e Osnapper ni san lah a hrawi teh Samaria kho dawk kaawmnaw hoi tui namran lah kaawmnaw ni,
11 This [is] the purport of the letter, which they sent to him: Your servants the men beyond the river to king Arthasastha.
Siangpahrang Artaxerxes koe ca a patawn awh e teh, ka bawi poung e Artaxerxes, tui namran lah kaawm e na sannaw ni kut na man awh.
12 Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you to us have come to Jerusalem the rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, and its walls are set in order, and they have established the foundations of it.
Nang koehoi ka tho e Judahnaw ni kaimouh koe Jerusalem vah a pha awh teh, ka rawk e hoi tarankathaw e khopui hah bout a pathoup awh teh rapannaw hai a cum awh teh, a dunaw a sak awh lahun tie hah siangpahrang ni panuek na seh.
13 Now then be it known to the king, that if that city be built up, and its walls completed, you shall have no tribute, neither will they pay [anything], and this injures kings.
Hete khopui a pathoup awh teh rapan he a cum awh toteh, tamuknaw hoi hnopai phu naw, laikawk phu naw poe han na ngai awh hoeh vaiteh, a hnukkhu toteh siangpahrang hanelah rawknae koe a pha han tie hah siangpahrang ni panuek naseh.
14 And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known [the matter] to the king;
Siangpahrang im e palawi ka palem e lah o awh dawkvah, siangpahrang ni banghai ngai hoeh e kâhmo han ka ngai awh hoeh.
15 That examination may be made in your fathers' book of record; and you shall find, and you shall know that city [is] rebellious, and does harm to kings and countries, and there are in the midst of it from very old time refuges for [runaway] slaves: therefore this city has been made desolate.
Hatdawkvah, mintoenaw ni hno pâkhuengnae noutnae cauk dawk a tawng awh nakunghai, hote cauk dawk a hmu toteh, hete kho heh tarankathaw kho doeh tie hai, siangpahrang ni a uk nahanelah a thakasai e doeh tie hoi, taran poe a thaw awh kecu dawkvah, ka rawk e doeh tie panue thai nahanelah, hete ca na patawn awh teh, siangpahrang na na thaisak awh e doeh.
16 We therefore declare to the king, that, if that city be built, and its walls be set up, you shall not have peace.
Hete kho pathoup awh teh na cum awh pawiteh, tui namran lah uk thainae kâ na tawn thai mahoeh toe tie siangpahrang nang koe na thaisak awh, telah atipouh awh.
17 Then the king sent to Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and the rest of their fellow-servants who lived in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, [saying, ]Peace; and he says,
Hattoteh siangpahrang ni ca let a patawn, kaukkung Rehum, cakathutkung Shimshai hoi alouke a huinaw hoi Samaria ram hoi tui namran lah kaawm e nangmouh koe roumnae awm naseh.
18 The tribute-gatherer whom you sent to us, has been called before me.
Kaimouh ca na patawn e teh ka hmalah kahawicalah a touk awh.
19 And a decree has been made by me, and we have examined, and found that city of old time exalts itself against kings, and that rebellions and desertions take place within it.
Hahoi kâ ka poe e patetlah a tawng awh. Hete kho heh yampa vah siangpahrang koe taran a thaw awh teh hatnae tueng dawk taranthawnae hoi runae ouk ao bawi tie hah ka panue.
20 And there were powerful kings in Jerusalem, and they ruled over all the [country] beyond the river, and abundant revenues and tribute were given to them.
Jerusalem vah, athakaawme siangpahrang, tui namran totouh ka uk thai e siangpahrang hai la ao bawi toe, tamuk hoi hnopai phu hoi laikawk phunaw hai a canei awh.
21 Now therefore make a decree to stop the work of those men, and that city shall no more be built.
Ahnimanaw hah kâhat sak awh, kâ ka poe hoe roukrak teh kho hah pathoup awh na hanh naseh.
22 [See] that you be careful of the decree, [not] to be remiss concerning this matter, lest at any time destruction should abound to the harm of kings.
Bangkongmaw siangpahrang hanelah rawknae koe ka phat sak hane hno hah a sak awh han vaw, telah a ti.
23 Then the tribute-gatherer of king Arthasastha read [the letter] before Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and his fellow-servants: and they went in haste to Jerusalem and through Juda, and caused them to cease with horses and an [armed] force.
Hattoteh siangpahrang Artaxerxes e ca hah Rehum hoi cakathutkung Shimshai hoi a huinaw ni a touk awh hnukkhu, karang poung lah Jerusalem Judahnaw onae koe a cei awh teh a thawnaw hah thama lahoi a ngang pouh awh.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God in Jerusalem, and it was at a stand until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
Hat toteh, Jerusalem e BAWIPA im saknae a kâhat awh. Persia siangpahrang Darius a bawinae kum hni totouh sak thai awh hoeh.
