Ezra 4
1 And they heard [the] opponents of Judah and Benjamin that [the] children of the exile [were] building a temple for Yahweh [the] God of Israel.
Na, i te rongonga o nga hoariri o Hura raua ko Pineamine e hanga ana e te hunga i whakaraua nei te temepara o Ihowa, o te Atua, o Iharaira;
2 And they approached Zerubbabel and [the] heads of the fathers and they said to them let us build with you for like you we seek God your (and to him *Q(K)*) we [have been] sacrificing since [the] days of Esar-haddon [the] king of Assyria who brought up us here.
Katahi ka haere ki a Herupapera, ki nga upoko o nga whare o nga matua, ka mea ki a ratou, Kia hanga tahi tatou; e rapu ana hoki matou i to koutou Atua, e pena ana me koutou; he patu whakahere tonu hoki ta matou ki a ia, no nga ra o Etara Harono k ingi o Ahiria, i kawea mai ai matou ki konei.
3 And he said to them Zerubbabel and Jeshua and [the] rest of [the] heads of the fathers of Israel not for you and for us to build a house for God our for we together we will build [it] for Yahweh [the] God of Israel just as he commanded us the king Cyrus [the] king of Persia.
Otiia ko Herupapera ratou ko Hehua, ko era atu o nga upoko o nga whare o nga matua o Iharaira ka mea ki a ratou, Kahore he ahatanga a koutou ki a matou e hanga ai e koutou te whare mo to matou Atua; engari ma matou tonu e hanga, hei mea ki a Ihow a, ki te Atua o Iharaira; ko ta Kingi hairuha, kingi o Pahia tena i whakahau ai ki a matou.
4 And it was [the] people of the land [were] making slack [the] hands of [the] people of Judah (and [were] terrifying *Q(K)*) them to build.
Na ka whakawarea nga ringa o te iwi o Hura e te iwi o te whenua, whakararurarua ana ratou kei hanga;
5 And [were] hiring on them counselors to frustrate purpose their all [the] days of Cyrus [the] king of Persia and until [the] reign of Darius [the] king of Persia.
A i utua e ratou etahi kaiwhakapuaki korero hei whakakahore mo to ratou whakaaro i nga ra katoa o Hairuha kingi o Pahia, a tae noa ki te kingitanga o Tariuha kingi o Pahia.
6 And in [the] reign of Ahasuerus at [the] beginning of reign his they wrote an accusation on [the] inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Na, i te kingitanga o Ahahueruha, i te timatanga o tona kingitanga, ka tuhituhia e ratou he kupu whakahe mo nga tangata o Hura, o Hiruharama.
7 And in [the] days of Artaxerxes he wrote Bishlam Mithredath Tabeel and [the] rest of (colleagues his *Q(K)*) to (Artaxerxes *Q(k)*) [the] king of Persia and [the] writing of the letter [was] written Aramaic and [was] translated Aramaic.
Na, i nga ra o Arataherehe ka tuhituhi a Pihirama, a Mitirerata, a Tapeere me era atu o o ratou hoa ki a Arataherehe kingi o Pahia. Na, ko te tuhituhinga o te pukapuka, no Hiria nga reta; no Hiria ano te reo.
8 Rehum lord of command and Shimshai scribe the they wrote a letter one concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes king the as follows.
Na Rehumu kaitiaki ture raua ko Himihai kaituhituhi i tuhituhi te pukapuka whakahe mo Hiruharama ki a Arataherehe, ki te kingi, koia tenei:
9 Then Rehum lord of command and Shimshai scribe the and [the] rest of associates their Dinay the and officials the Tarpelites the Sipparites the (Erechites the *Q(K)*) Babylonians the Susanchites the (Dehavites the *Q(K)*) Elamites the.
Na kei te tuhituhi a Rehumu kaitiaki ture, a Himihai kaituhituhi, ratou ko era atu o o raua hoa, ko nga Rinai, ko nga Aparahataki, ko nga Taraperi, ko nga Aparahi, ko nga Arakewi, ko nga tangata o Papurona, ko nga Huhanaki, ko nga Rehawi, ko nga Erami,
10 And [the] rest of nations the which he took into exile Osnappar great and honorable and he caused to dwell them in [the] city of Samaria and [the] rest of [the] region beyond river the and now.
Me era atu ano o nga iwi i whakahekea mai e Ahanapere, e taua tangata nui, ingoa nui, a whakanohoia ana e ia ki nga pa o Hamaria, me era atu wahi i tera taha o te awa, a tera atu nga kupu.
11 This [is] [the] copy of letter the which they sent to him to Artaxerxes king the (servant your *Q(K)*) [the] man of [the] region beyond river the and now.
Ko nga kupu tenei o te pukapuka i tukua e ratou ki a Kingi Arataherehe, Na au pononga, na nga tangata i tera taha o te awa, a tera atu nga kupu.
12 Known let it be to king the that Jews the who they came up from beside you to us they have come to Jerusalem city the rebellious (and evil *Q(k)*) [they are] building (and walls the they have finished *Q(K)*) and foundations the they are repairing.
Kia mohiotia tenei e te kingi, ko nga Hurai i haere mai i tou taha, kua tae mai ki a matou ki Hiruharama; kei te hanga ratou i taua pa tutu, kino; kua whakaturia e ratou nga taiepa, kua oti ano nga turanga te honohono.
13 Now known let it be to king the that if city the this it will be built and walls the they will be finished tribute tax and toll not they will give and certainly kings it will injure.
Na kia mohiotia tenei e te kingi, ki te hanga tenei pa, ki te whakaturia te taiepa, e kore e homai e ratou nga takoha taonga, nga takoha tangata, nga takoha huarahi: penei ka pa he raru ki nga kingi.
14 Now as to because that [the] salt of palace the we eat salt and [the] dishonor of king the not ([is] proper *LB(ah)*) for us to see concerning this we have sent and we have made known to king the.
Na, i te mea e kai ana matou i te tote o te whare o te kingi, a e kore e tika kia titiro matou ki te kingi e whakaititia ana, koia i unga ai e matou he tangata kia mohio ai te kingi;
15 That he will search in [the] book of records the of fathers your so you may find in [the] book of records the so you may know that city the this [is] a city rebellious and injuring kings and provinces and a revolt [it was] making in midst its from [the] days of antiquity on this city the this it was laid waste.
Kia rapua ai i roto i te pukapuka whakamahara a ou matua: a ka kitea e koe i roto i te pukapuka whakamahara, a ka mohio koe he pa tutu tenei pa, he kino ki nga kingi me nga whenua, a he whakaoho whakakeke ta ratou i reira i mua: ko te mea hoki t era i whakangaromia ai tenei pa.
16 [are] making known We to king the that if city the this it will be built and walls the they will be finished before this possession in [the] region beyond river the not there [will be] to you.
E whakaatu ana tenei matou ki te kingi, ki te hanga tenei pa, a ka oti ona taiepa te whakatu, ma reira ka kore he wahi mou i tera taha o te awa.
17 Word the he sent king the to Rehum lord of command and Shimshai scribe the and [the] rest of associates their who [were] dwelling in Samaria and [the] rest of [the] region beyond river the peace and now.
Katahi ka tukua he kupu e te kingi ki a Rehumu kaitiaki ture, ki a Himihai kaituhituhi, ki era atu hoki o o raua hoa e noho ana i Hamaria, i era atu wahi ano o te whenua i tera taha o te awa, Kia ora, a tera atu nga kupu.
18 Letter the which you sent to us made distinct it was read aloud before me.
Ko te pukapuka i tukua mai nei e koutou ki a matou kua ata korerotia ki toku aroaro.
19 And from me it was made a decree and they searched and they found that city the this from [the] days of antiquity against kings [was] rising up and rebellion and revolt [have] been done by it.
Na kua whakahau nei ahau, a kua rapua, kua kitea he pa whakakeke tena i mua ki nga kingi; he mahi tutu, he mahi whakakeke ta reira.
20 And kings strong they were over Jerusalem and having mastery over all [the] region beyond river the and tribute tax and toll [was] being paid to them.
He kingi nunui ano hoki o Hiruharama i kingi ki nga whenua katoa i tena taha o te awa; i hoatu ano he takoha taonga, he takoha tangata, he takoha huarahi ki a ratou.
21 Now make a decree to make to cease men the these and city the this not it will be built until from me decree the it will be made.
Na, kiia e koutou kia whakamutua te mahi a ena tangata, kia kaua hoki tena pa e hanga, kia hoatu ra ano e ahau tetahi atu ture.
22 And cautious be negligence to do concerning this why? will it grow great damage the to injury kings.
Na kia tupato kei mangere ki tenei mea: me tuku koia te he kia tupu hei he mo nga kingi?
23 Then from that [the] copy of letter the of (Artaxerxes *Q(k)*) king the it was read aloud before Rehum and Shimshai scribe the and associates their they went in haste to Jerusalem to Jews the and they made to cease them with force and power.
Heoi, i te korerotanga o nga kupu o te pukapuka a Kingi Arataherehe ki te aroaro o Rehumu, o Himihai kaituhituhi ratou ko o raua hoa, hohoro tonu ratou ki Hiruharama ki nga Hurai, na, uaua tonu te ringa i whakamutua ai ta ratou.
24 Then it ceased [the] work of [the] house of God which [is] in Jerusalem and it was ceasing until year two of [the] reign of Darius [the] king of Persia.
Katahi ka mutu te mahi o te whare o te Atua i Hiruharama. Mutu ake a taea noatia te rua o nga tau o te kingitanga o Tariuha kingi o Pahia.
