Ezra 4
1 And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,
Torej, ko so Judovi in Benjaminovi nasprotniki slišali, da so otroci iz ujetništva gradili tempelj Gospodu, Izraelovemu Bogu,
2 and they draw nigh unto Zerubbabel, and unto heads of the fathers, and say to them, 'Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, 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 And Zerubbabel saith to them, also Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the fathers of Israel, 'Not for you, and for us, to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together do build to Jehovah God of Israel, as the king Cyrus, king of Persia, 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 And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,
Potem je ljudstvo dežele slabilo roke Judovega ljudstva in jim oteževalo gradnjo
5 and are hiring against them counsellors to make void their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even till 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 commencement of his reign, they have written 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 have Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions written unto Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter is written in Aramaean, and interpreted in Aramaean.
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 counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:
Kancler Rehúm in pisar Šimšáj sta kralju Artakserksu napisala pismo zoper Jeruzalem na ta način.
9 Then Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions, Dinaites, and Apharsathchites, Tarpelites, Apharsites, Archevites, Babylonians, Susanchites, (who are 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 that the great and honourable Asnapper removed and set in the city of Samaria, and the rest beyond 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] a copy of a letter that they have sent unto him, unto Artaxerxes the king: 'Thy servants, men beyond 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 have come up from thee unto us, have come in to Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they are building, and the walls they have finished, and the foundations they join.
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 'Now, be it known to the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls finished, toll, tribute, and custom they do not give; and at length [to] the kings it doth cause loss.
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 that the salt of the palace [is] our salt, and the nakedness of the king we have no patience to see, therefore we have sent and made known to 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 so that he doth seek in the book of the records of thy fathers, and thou dost find in the book of the records, and dost know, that this city [is] a rebellious city, and causing loss [to] kings and provinces, and makers of sedition [are] in its midst from the days of old, therefore hath this city been wasted.
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 are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'
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 An answer hath the king sent unto Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions who are dwelling in Samaria, and 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 that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me,
Pismo, ki ste nam ga poslali, je bilo razločno prebrano pred menoj.
19 and by me a decree hath been made, and they sought, and have found that this city from the days of old against kings is lifting up itself, and rebellion and sedition is 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 and mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers over all beyond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom is given 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 'Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made.
Izdajte sedaj zapoved, da ti možje prenehajo in da to mesto ne bo zgrajeno, dokler od mene ne bo izdana druga zapoved.
22 And beware ye of negligence in doing this; why doth the hurt become great to the loss of the kings?'
Pazite sedaj, da vam to ne spodleti. Zakaj bi škoda rasla na škodo kraljev?‹
23 Then from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;
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 service of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and it ceased till 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.
