Ezra 4
1 And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;
A LOHE na enemi o ka Iuda, a me ka Beniamina, e hana'na ka poe i hoopioia i ka luakini no Iehova ke Akua o ka Iseraela;
2 and they came to Zerubbabel and to the chief fathers, and said to them, We would build with you; for we seek your God, as ye; and we have sacrificed to him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.
Alaila hele mai lakou io Zerubabela la, a i ka poe koikoi o na makua, a olelo mai ia lakou, E hana pu makou me oukou; no ka mea, e like me ka oukou, pela no ka makou e imi nei i ko oukou Akua, a ua kaumaha aku makou ia ia, mai ka manawa o Esarehadona ke alii o Asuria, nana makou i lawe mai ia nei.
3 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the chief fathers of Israel said to them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we alone will build to Jehovah the God of Israel, as king Cyrus, the king of Persia, has commanded us.
A o Zerubabela, a o Iosua, a me ka poe i koe o ka poe koikoi o na makua o ka Iseraela, olelo aku lakou nei ia lakou la, Aohe a oukou mea ia makou e hana pu ai i ka hale no ko makou Akua; aka, o makou wale no e hana no Iehova ke Akua o ka Iseraela, e like me ka ke alii, ka Kuro, ke alii o Peresia, i kauoha mai ai ia makou.
4 And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
A hoonawaliwali na kanaka o ka aina i na lima o na kanaka o ka Iuda, a hooweliweli ia lakou i ka hana ana.
5 and they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
A hoolimalima kela poe i na kakaelelo e ku e ia lakou, e hookahuli i ko lakou manae i na la a pau o Kuro, ke alii o Peresia, a hiki i ke au ia Dariu ke alii o Peresia.
6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
A i ke kau ia Ahasuero, i ka wa i hoomaka ai kona noho alii ana, palapala aku la lakou i ka palapala hoohewa i na kanaka o ka Iuda a me ko Ierusalema.
7 And 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 Aramaic, and interpreted in Aramaic.
I ka manawa o Aretasaseta, palapala aku la o Biselama, o Miteredata, o Tabeela, a me ka poe i koe o ko lakou hoalawehana, ia Aretasaseta ke alii o Peresia; a ua kakauia ka palapala ma ka olelo o Suria, a ua hoakakaia ma ka olelo o Suria.
8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king after this sort:
O Rehuma, ka lunaahaolelo, a o Simesai ke kakauolelo, kakau laua i palapala no Ierusalema, ia Aretasaseta ke alii, peneia:
9 Rehum the chancellor, and 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,
Alaila palapala aku la o Rehuma, ka lunaahaolelo, a o Simesai ke kakauolelo, a me ka poe i koe o ko lakou poe hoalawehana; o ko Dina, a me ko Aparesaka, o ko Tarepela, o ko Aparesa, o ko Arekeva, o ko Babulona, o ko Susana, o ko Dehava, o ko Elama,
10 and the rest of the peoples whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over and settled in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [of the country] on this side the river, and so forth.
A o na lahuikanaka e ae a Asenapara nui, kiekie, i lawe mai ai, a hoonoho ia lakou ma na kulanakauhale o Samaria, a o na mea i koe ma keia aoao o ka muliwai, a pela aku no.
11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side the river, and so forth.
Eia ke ano o ua palapala la a lakou i hoouna aku ai ia ia, ia Aretasaseta, ke alii; O kau poe kanwa o na kanaka ma keia aoao o ka muliwai, a pela aku no.
12 Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from thee unto us have come to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and they complete the walls and join up the foundations.
E ike pono ke alii, o na Iudaio i pii mai, mai ou mai la io makou nei, ua hele mai lakou i Ierusalema hana ana i ke kulanakauhale kipi a hewa, a ua hoopaa lakou i na papohaku, a ua hana hou lakou i ke kumu.
13 Be it known therefore unto the king, that, if this city be built and the walls be completed, they will not pay tribute, tax, and toll, and in the end it will bring damage to the kings.
Ano e ike pono ia i ke alii, ina e hanaia keia kulanakauhale, a e hoopaaia na papohaku, aole lakou e haawi mai i ka uku, a me ka hookupu, a me ke dute, a emi iho ko ke alii waiwai.
14 Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
Ano, no ka mea, ua miko makou i ka paakai o ka halealii, aole he mea pono no makou ke ike i ka poino o ke alii; no keia mea, ua hoouna aku makou, a hoike i ke alii;
15 that search may be made in the book of the annals of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the annals and know that this city is a rebellious city, which has done damage to kings and provinces, and that they have raised sedition within the same of old time, for which cause this city was destroyed.
I imiia ma ka buke o na mooolelo o kou mau makua; a e loaa no ia oe ma ka buke o na mooolelo, a ike hoi oe, o keia kulanakauhale, he kulanakauhale kipi, a hoopoino i na'lii, a me na panalaau, a ua hana lakou i ke kipi iloko oia, mai ka wa kahiko; no ia mea i lukuia'i keia kulanakauhale.
16 We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Ke hoike aku nei makou i ke alii, ina e hana hou ia keia kulanakauhale, a e hoopaaia na papohaku, no keia mea, aohe ou wahi ma keia aoao o ka muliwai.
17 The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and the other places beyond the river: Peace, and so forth.
Alaila hoouna aku la ke alii i ke kauoha ia Rehuma, ka lunaahaolelo, a ia Simesai, ke kakauolelo, a me na mea i koe o ko lakou poe hoalawehana e noho ana ma Samaria, a me ka poe i koe ma kela aoao o ka muliwai, He aloha, a pela aku no.
18 The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly.
O ka palapala a oukou i hoouna mai ai ia'u, ua heluhelu akaka ia imua o'u.
19 And I gave orders, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city of old time has made insurrection against the kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been raised therein.
A na'u no i kauoha aku, a ua imiia, a ua loaa hoi, o keia kulaua kauhele mai ka wa kahiko mai, ua hookiekie ia ia iho maluna o na'lii, a ua kipi hoi, a me ka hoohaunaele iloko ona.
20 And there have been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all beyond the river; and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.
A ua noho na'lii nui mamua maluna o Ierusalema, a noho alii lakou maluna o kela aoao a pau o ka muliwai; a ua haawiia mai ka makana, a me ka uku, a me ka hookupu, a me ke dute ia lakou.
21 Now give order to make these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until the order shall be given from me;
Ano hoi, e kauoha aku oukou, e hooki i keia poe kanaka, aole e hanaia keia kulanakauhale, a hiki i ka wa e kauoha aku ai au.
22 and take heed that ye fail not to do this: why should harm grow to the damage of the kings?
E makaala oukou o lalau i ka hana aku i keia mea: no keaha la e kupu mai ai ka mea poino, i poino ai ke alii?
23 As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them cease by force and power.
A i ka wa i heluheluia ka palapala a Aretasaseta, a ke alii, imua o Rehuma, a me Simesai ke kakauolelo, a me ko lakou poe hoalawehana, hele koke aku la lakou i Ierusalema i na Iudaio, a hoooki aku la ia lakou me ka limaikaika.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Alaila oki iho la ka hana ana i ka hale o ke Akua ma Ierusalema. A okiia iho la pela, a hiki i ka lua o ka makahiki o ke kau ia Dariu ke alii o Peresia.
