Ezra 4
1 The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Torej, ko so Judovi in Benjaminovi nasprotniki slišali, da so otroci iz ujetništva gradili tempelj Gospodu, Izraelovemu Bogu,
2 They came to Zerubbabel and the family leaders and said, “Please let us help you with the building work, for we worship your God like you do. In fact we have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.”
so potem prišli k Zerubabélu in k vodjem očetov ter jim rekli: »Naj gradimo z vami, kajti iščemo vašega Boga, kakor ga iščete vi. Darujemo mu od dni asirskega kralja Asarhadóna, ki nas je privedel sèm gor.«
3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the family leaders of Israel replied, “You can't share with us in building a Temple for our God. Only we can build it for the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what Cyrus the king of Persia has ordered us to do.”
Toda Zerubabél, Ješúa in drugi izmed vodij Izraelovih očetov, so jim rekli: »Ničesar nimate z nami, da gradite hišo našemu Bogu, temveč bomo mi sami gradili Gospodu, Izraelovemu Bogu, kakor nam je zapovedal perzijski kralj Kir.«
4 Then the local people set out to intimidate the people of Judah and make them too scared to go on building.
Potem je ljudstvo dežele slabilo roke Judovega ljudstva in jim oteževalo gradnjo
5 They bribed officials to oppose them and to obstruct their plans. This continued during the whole reign of Cyrus king of Persia up until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
in zoper njih so najeli svetovalce, da onemogočajo njihov namen vse dni perzijskega kralja Kira, celo do kraljevanja perzijskega kralja Dareja.
6 When Ahasuerus became king the local people sent him a written accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
In v kraljevanju Ahasvérja, na začetku njegovega kraljevanja, so mu napisali obtožbo zoper prebivalce Juda in Jeruzalema.
7 During the time of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their fellow officers wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.
V dneh Artakserksa so Bišlám, Mitridát, Tabeél in ostali njihovi družabniki, pisali Artakserksu, kralju Perzije. Pisanje pisma je bilo napisano v sirskem jeziku in pojasnjeno v sirskem jeziku.
8 Rehum the officer in command and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter to King Artaxerxes condemning Jerusalem stating,
Kancler Rehúm in pisar Šimšáj sta kralju Artakserksu napisala pismo zoper Jeruzalem na ta način.
9 This comes from Rehum the officer in command, Shimshai the scribe, and fellow officers: the judges and officials and those in charge of Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,
Potem so napisali kancler Rehúm, pisar Šimšáj in ostali njegovi družabniki, Dinaji, Afarsatkaji, Tarpelaji, Afarsaji, Arkovci, Babilonci, Susančani, Dehaji in Elámci,
10 and the rest of the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal deported and resettled in the towns of Samaria and other places west of the Euphrates.
in preostanek narodov, ki jih je veliki in plemeniti Asenapár privedel čez in nastanil v mestih Samarije in preostanek, ki so na tej strani reke in itd.
11 The following is a copy of the letter they sent to him. To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, men beyond the River Euphrates:
To je prepis pisma, ki so ga poslali k njemu, torej kralju Artakserksu: ›Tvoji služabniki, ljudje na tej strani reke itd.
12 Your Majesty should be informed that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, completing repairs to the walls, and mending its foundations.
To bodi znano kralju, da Judje, ki so od tebe prišli k nam v Jeruzalem, gradijo uporno in slabo mesto in postavili so njegove zidove in povezali temelje.
13 Your Majesty should realize that if this city is rebuilt and its walls repaired, they will not pay tax, tribute, or fees, and the king's revenue will suffer.
To bodi sedaj znano kralju, da če bo to mesto zgrajeno in zidovi ponovno postavljeni, potem ne bodo plačevali pristojbine, davka in carine in tako boš oškodoval prihodke kraljev.
14 Now because we are in the king's service and it is not right for us to see Your Majesty disrespected, we are sending this letter so that you can be informed,
Torej ker imamo vzdrževanje od kraljeve palače in to ni primerno za nas, da vidimo kraljevo nečast, smo zato poslali in potrdili kralju,
15 and order a search of the royal archives. You will discover in these records that this is a rebellious city, damaging to kings and countries, having often risen up in revolt in the past. That is what led to this city being destroyed.
da bo lahko narejena preiskava v knjigi zapisov tvojih očetov. Tako boš našel v knjigi zapisov in spoznal, da je to mesto uporno mesto in škodljivo za kralje in province in da so snovali vstaje znotraj davnih časov, zaradi katerega razloga je bilo to mesto uničeno.
16 We wish to inform Your Majesty that if this city is rebuilt and the walls completed, you will lose this province west of the Euphrates.
Potrjujemo kralju, da če bo to mesto ponovno zgrajeno in njegovi zidovi postavljeni, to pomeni, da ne boš imel nobenega deleža na tej strani reke.‹
17 The king replied as follows: “To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and fellow officers living in Samaria and in other areas west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
Potem je kralj poslal odgovor kanclerju Rehúmu, pisarju Šimšáju in ostalim njegovim družabnikom, ki prebivajo v Samariji in k drugim preko reke: ›Mir itd.
18 The letter you sent to us has been translated and read to me.
Pismo, ki ste nam ga poslali, je bilo razločno prebrano pred menoj.
19 I ordered a search to be conducted. It was discovered that this city has often risen up in revolt against kings in the past, frequently promoting insurrection and rebellion.
Zapovedal sem in narejena je bila preiskava in najdeno je, da je to mesto od starih časov snovalo upor zoper kralje in da sta v njem narejena vstaja in upor.
20 Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and throughout the whole area west of the Euphrates, and they received tax, tribute, and fees.
Mogočni kralji so bili tudi nad Jeruzalemom, ki je vladal nad vsemi deželami onkraj reke in njim so plačevali pristojbino, davek in carino.
21 Issue an immediate order for these men to stop work. This city is not to be rebuilt until I authorize it.
Izdajte sedaj zapoved, da ti možje prenehajo in da to mesto ne bo zgrajeno, dokler od mene ne bo izdana druga zapoved.
22 See that you do not neglect this matter. Why should this problem be allowed to grow and damage royal interests?”
Pazite sedaj, da vam to ne spodleti. Zakaj bi škoda rasla na škodo kraljev?‹
23 As soon as this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their fellow officers, they rushed to the Jews in Jerusalem and used their power to forcibly make them stop work.
Torej ko je bil prepis Artakserksovega pisma prebran pred Rehúmom, pisarjem Šimšájem in njihovimi družabniki, so v naglici odšli gor v Jeruzalem k Judom in jih s silo in močjo pripravili, da odnehajo.
24 Consequently work on God's Temple in Jerusalem came to a halt. The stoppage continued until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia.
Potem je prenehalo delo Božje hiše, ki je v Jeruzalemu. Tako je prenehalo do drugega leta kraljevanja perzijskega kralja Dareja.
