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,
Yuda ne Benyamin atamfo no tee sɛ wɔn a wotwaa wɔn asu no resiesie Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, asɔredan no.
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.'
Enti wɔkɔɔ Serubabel ne ntuanofo no a wɔaka no nkyɛn, na wɔkae se, “Momma yɛne mo nsi, efisɛ yɛsom mo Nyankopɔn sɛnea mosom no no. Efi bere a Asiriahene Esarhadon de yɛn baa ha yi, yɛabɔ afɔre ama no.”
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.'
Na Serubabel, Yesua ne Israel ntuanofo bi buae se, “Munni kyɛfa wɔ saa dwuma yi di mu, efisɛ yɛne mo nni hwee yɛ. Yɛn nko ara na yebesi Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, asɔredan no sɛnea Persiahene Kores ahyɛ yɛn no.”
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,
Na ɔmanfo no pɛɛ sɛ wobu Yudafo no aba mu na wohunahunaa wɔn wɔ adwuma no yɛ ho.
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.
Wɔhyɛɛ ananmusifo bi afono mu sɛ wɔnhaw wɔn na wɔnsɛe wɔn botae no. Eyi kɔɔ so wɔ Persiahene Kores ahenni nyinaa mu kosii bere a Persiahene Dario bedii ahengua no.
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;
Bere a Ahasweros dii ade mfe kakraa bi akyi no, Yudafo atamfo kyerɛw no krataa, bɔɔ kwaadu tiaa Yuda ne Yerusalem.
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.
Na ɛno akyi no mpo, Persiahene Artasasta bere so no, Yuda atamfo a Bislam, Mitredat ne Tabeel di anim, kyerɛw krataa wɔ Arameike kasa mu kɔmaa Artasasta, na wɔkyerɛɛ ase kyerɛɛ ɔhene no.
8 Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:
Amrado Rehum ne Simsai a ɔyɛ asennii kyerɛwfo kyerɛw krataa kɔkyerɛɛ ɔhene Artasasta sɛnea ɔman Yerusalem mu te.
9 Then Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions, Dinaites, and Apharsathchites, Tarpelites, Apharsites, Archevites, Babylonians, Susanchites, (who are Elamites),
Wokyiaa ɔhene no ma ɛkɔtoo wɔn a wɔne wɔn bɔ, atemmufo ne ɔman no mu ntuanofo, Tarpela manfo, Persiafo, Babelfo ne Elamfo.
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:
Wɔsan kyiaa nnipa a wɔaka no a ɔkɛse ne otitiriw Asurbanipa atwa wɔn asu, de wɔn akogu Samaria ne nsase a atwa hɔ ahyia wɔ asu Eufrate atɔe fam no so no.
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;
Eyi yɛ krataa a wɔde kɔmaa no no nsɛso: Efi wʼasomfo a wɔwɔ asu Eufrate agya no nkyɛn de kɔma Artasasta:
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.
Yɛrebɔ wo amanneɛ sɛ, Yudafo a wofi Babilonia baa Yerusalem ha no resiesie atuatewfo ne abɔnefo kurow no. Wɔato afasu no fapem dedaw, na ɛrenkyɛ na wɔawie.
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.
Na yɛpɛ sɛ wote sɛ, sɛ wosiesie kurow yi ne nʼafasu no wie a, ɛremmoa wo koraa, efisɛ Yudafo no rentua wɔn tow ne aguade biara mma wo.
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;
Esiane sɛ yɛyɛ wʼasomfo nokwafo nti, yɛmpɛ sɛ wʼanim begu ase wɔ saa kwan yi so nti na yɛrebɔ wo saa amanneɛ yi.
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.
Yɛpɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ wʼagyanom nkrataa mu, hu sɛnea saa kurow yi yɛɛ atuatew kurow tete no. Nokware ni, wɔsɛee no, esiane abakɔsɛm tenten a ɛda hɔ sɛ wɔsɔre tiaa ahemfo ne aman a wɔpɛe sɛ wodi wɔn so no nti.
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.'
Yɛpae mu ka se, sɛ wosiesie kurow yi na wowie nʼafasu no a, wobɛhwere asu Eufrate agya asase no.
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:
Artasasta mmuae ni: Mede krataa yi kɔma amrado Rehum, asennii kyerɛwfo Simsai ne wɔn mfɛfo a wɔte Samaria ne wɔn a wɔwɔ asu Eufrate agya no nyinaa.
18 The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me,
Mikyia mo nyinaa. Krataa a mokyerɛwee no, wɔakyerɛ ase, akenkan akyerɛ me.
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,
Mahyɛ sɛ wɔnkɔyɛ nkrataa mu mpɛnsɛnpɛnsɛnmu, na mahu sɛ, ampa ara, mmere bi a atwa mu no, na Yerusalem yɛ atuatewman a etiaa ahemfo bebree a na abantugu yɛ ade a wɔyɛ daa wɔ hɔ.
20 and mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers over all beyond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom is given to them.
Ahemfo atumfo a adi ade wɔ Yerusalem ne asu Eufrate agya no nyinaa agye tow ne aguade bebree.
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.
Ɛno nti, hyɛ na saa nnipa yi nnyae wɔn adwuma. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wosiesie kurow no, gye sɛ mema ho kwan.
22 And beware ye of negligence in doing this; why doth the hurt become great to the loss of the kings?'
Monntwentwɛn so koraa, efisɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛma asɛm no gye nsam.
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;
Bere a wɔkenkan saa krataa a efi ɔhene Artasasta nkyɛn kyerɛɛ Rehum, Simsai ne wɔn mfɛfo no, wɔyɛɛ ntɛm kɔɔ Yerusalem kɔhyɛɛ Yudafo no ma wogyaee adansi no.
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.
Wogyaee Onyankopɔn asɔredan a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no ho adwumayɛ, wɔ nea adu hɔ ara, kosii Persiahene Dario ahenni afe a ɛto so abien no so.
