Ezra 4
1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel;
Torej, ko so Judovi in Benjaminovi nasprotniki slišali, da so otroci iz ujetništva gradili tempelj Gospodu, Izraelovemu Bogu,
2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice to him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, who brought us up hither.
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, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said to them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
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 people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Potem je ljudstvo dežele slabilo roke Judovega ljudstva in jim oteževalo gradnjo
5 And hired counselors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even 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 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote [to him] an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
In v kraljevanju Ahasvérja, na začetku njegovega kraljevanja, so mu napisali obtožbo zoper prebivalce Juda in Jeruzalema.
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions to Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter [was] written in the Syrian language, and interpreted in the Syrian language.
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 chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Kancler Rehúm in pisar Šimšáj sta kralju Artakserksu napisala pismo zoper Jeruzalem na ta način.
9 Then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dianites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, [and] the Elamites,
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 nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that are] on this side of the river, and at such a time.
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 This [is] the copy of the letter that they sent to him, [even] to Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side of the river, and at such a time.
To je prepis pisma, ki so ga poslali k njemu, torej kralju Artakserksu: ›Tvoji služabniki, ljudje na tej strani reke itd.
12 Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came from thee to us are come to Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the noxious city, and have set up its walls, and joined the 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 Be it known now to the king, that, if this city shall be built, and the walls set up [again], [then] they will not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and [so] thou wilt endamage the revenue of the kings.
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 have maintenance from [the king's] palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
Torej ker imamo vzdrževanje od kraljeve palače in to ni primerno za nas, da vidimo kraljevo nečast, smo zato poslali in potrdili kralju,
15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so wilt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city [is] a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city 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 certify the king that, if this city shall be built [again], and its walls set up, by this means thou wilt have no portion on this side of the river.
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 [Then] the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and [to] Shimshai the scribe, and [to] the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and [to] the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
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 which ye sent to us hath been plainly read before me.
Pismo, ki ste nam ga poslali, je bilo razločno prebrano pred menoj.
19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and [that] rebellion and sedition have been made in it.
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 There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all [countries] beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid to them.
Mogočni kralji so bili tudi nad Jeruzalemom, ki je vladal nad vsemi deželami onkraj reke in njim so plačevali pristojbino, davek in carino.
21 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until [another] commandment shall be given from me.
Izdajte sedaj zapoved, da ti možje prenehajo in da to mesto ne bo zgrajeno, dokler od mene ne bo izdana druga zapoved.
22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Pazite sedaj, da vam to ne spodleti. Zakaj bi škoda rasla na škodo kraljev?‹
23 Now when 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 to cease by force and power.
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 Then ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Potem je prenehalo delo Božje hiše, ki je v Jeruzalemu. Tako je prenehalo do drugega leta kraljevanja perzijskega kralja Dareja.
