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.
A kad èuše neprijatelji Judini i Venijaminovi da oni koji se vratiše iz ropstva zidaju crkvu Gospodu Bogu Izrailjevu,
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.
Doðoše k Zorovavelju i ka glavarima domova otaèkih, i rekoše im: da i mi zidamo s vama, jer æemo kao i vi tražiti Boga vašega, i njemu prinosimo žrtve od vremena Esaradona cara Asirskoga, koji nas je doveo ovamo.
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.
A Zorovavelj i Isus i ostali glavari domova otaèkih u Izrailju rekoše im: ne možete vi s nama zidati doma Bogu našemu, nego æemo mi sami zidati Gospodu Bogu Izrailjevu, kako nam je zapovjedio Kir car Persijski.
4 And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Juda, and hindered them in building,
Tada narod zemaljski dosaðivaše narodu Judinu i smetaše ih u zidanju;
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.
I naimahu savjetnike suprot njima da rasipaju namjeru njihovu svega vremena Kira cara Persijskoga do vlade Darija cara Persijskoga.
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.
A kad se zacari Asvir, u poèetku njegova carovanja napisaše tužbu na stanovnike Judejske i Jerusalimske.
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.
I za vremena Artakserksova pisa Vislam, Mitredat, Taveilo i ostali drugovi njegovi Artakserksu caru Persijskom; a knjiga bješe pisana Sirskim pismom i Sirskim jezikom.
8 Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe wrote an epistle against Jerusalem to King Arthasastha, [saying, ]
Reum starješina u vijeæu i Simsaj pisar napisaše jednu knjigu protiv Jerusalima caru Artakserksu ovako:
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,
Reum starješina u vijeæu i Simsaj pisar i ostali drugovi njihovi, Dinjani, Afarsašani, Tarfaljani, Afaršani, Arhevljani, Vavilonjani, Susanašani, Deavljani, Elamljani,
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.
I ostali narodi koje preseli veliki i slavni Asenafar i naseli po gradovima Samarijskim, i ostali s ove strane rijeke, tada i tada.
11 This [is] the purport of the letter, which they sent to him: Your servants the men beyond the river to king Arthasastha.
Ovo je prijepis od knjige koju mu poslaše: Caru Artakserksu. Sluge tvoje, ljudi s ove strane rijeke, tada i tada.
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.
Da je na znanje caru da Judejci koji poðoše od tebe k nama, doðoše u Jerusalim, i grad odmetnièki i opaki zidaju, zidove opravljaju i iz temelja podižu.
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.
Nego da je na znanje caru: ako se ovaj grad sazida i zidovi oprave, oni neæe davati danka ni poreze ni carine, te æe biti šteta riznici carskoj.
14 And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonor of the king: therefore have we sent and made known [the matter] to the king;
Što dakle platu od dvora primamo, te nam ne prilièi da gledamo štetu carevu, toga radi šaljemo i javljamo caru,
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.
Da se potraži u knjizi dnevnika otaca tvojih, pa æeš naæi u knjizi dnevnika i doznati da je ovaj grad odmetnièki i da je na štetu carevima i zemljama i da su se u njemu dizale bune od davnina, te zato bi raskopan ovaj grad.
16 We therefore declare to the king, that, if that city be built, and its walls be set up, you shall not have peace.
Dajemo na znanje caru: ako se ovaj grad sazida i zidovi se njegovi oprave, onda ovaj dio preko rijeke neæe više biti tvoj.
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,
Tada car posla odgovor Reumu starješini u vijeæu i Simsaju pisaru i ostalijem drugovima njihovijem koji seðahu u Samariji i ostalijem s onu stranu rijeke: Pozdravlje, tada i tada.
18 The tribute-gatherer whom you sent to us, has been called before me.
Knjiga koju nam poslaste razgovijetno bi proèitana preda mnom.
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.
I zapovjedih te potražiše i naðoše da je taj grad od davnina ustajao na careve i da su u njemu bivali odmeti i bune,
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.
I da su silni carevi bivali u Jerusalimu, koji vladahu svijem što je preko rijeke, i davahu im se danci i poreze i carine.
21 Now therefore make a decree to stop the work of those men, and that city shall no more be built.
Zato naredite da se zabrani onijem ljudima da se onaj grad ne zida dokle ja ne zapovjedim.
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.
I pazite da ne pogriješite u tom. Jer zašto bi zlo raslo na štetu carevima?
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.
A kad se prijepis od knjige cara Artakserksa proèita pred Reumom i Simsajem pisarem i pred drugovima njihovijem, oni brže otidoše u Jerusalim k Judejcima, te im zabraniše oružanom silom.
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.
Tada stade posao oko doma Božijega u Jerusalimu, i staja do druge godine carovanja Darija cara Persijskoga.
