Ezra 4
1 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building.
Hatnavah, khocanaw ni Judahnaw hah a lungkhuek sak awh teh im sak hane dawk runae a poe awh.
5 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.
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, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation 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 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.
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 Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:
Kaukkung Rehum hoi cakathutkung Shimshai ni Jerusalem e taminaw tarannae lah Persia siangpahrang Artaxerxes teh hettelah ca a patawn.
9 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,
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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,
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,
Kaimouh ca na patawn e teh ka hmalah kahawicalah a touk awh.
19 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.
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 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.
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 hear the sentence: Hinder those men, that this city be not built, till further orders be given by me.
Ahnimanaw hah kâhat sak awh, kâ ka poe hoe roukrak teh kho hah pathoup awh na hanh naseh.
22 See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings.
Bangkongmaw siangpahrang hanelah rawknae koe ka phat sak hane hno hah a sak awh han vaw, telah a ti.
23 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.
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 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.
Hat toteh, Jerusalem e BAWIPA im saknae a kâhat awh. Persia siangpahrang Darius a bawinae kum hni totouh sak thai awh hoeh.
