< Ezra 4 >

1 Mgbe ndị iro Juda na Benjamin nụrụ na ndị ahụ a dọtara nʼagha alọtala, nụkwa na ha na-ewugharị ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel,
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.
2 ha bịakwutere Zerubabel na ndịisi ezinaụlọ sị ha, “Kwerenụ ka anyị nyere unu aka nʼọrụ iwu ụlọ a, nʼihi na anyị hụrụ Chineke unu nʼanya dịka unu onwe unu si hụ ya nʼanya. Lee na kemgbe Isahadon eze Asịrịa butere anyị nʼebe a, anyị alabeghị azụ ịchụrụ ya aja.”
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.
3 Ma Zerubabel, na Jeshua na ndịisi ọzọ zara sị ha, “Unu enweghị oke ọbụla nʼọrụ iwuru Chineke anyị ụlọnsọ. Naanị ndị anyị ga-ewuru Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel ụlọ ukwu a dịka Sairọs eze Peshịa nyere nʼiwu.”
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.
4 Ya mere ndị niile nọ ha gburugburu malitere ime ihe ga-ewetara ndị Juda ịda mba nʼobi, na ihe ga-eme ka ụjọ tụọ ha ịga nʼihu nʼọrụ iwu ụlọ ahụ.
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.
5 Ha ji ngarị gota ụfọdụ ndịisi ka ha megide ha, mebikwaa atụmatụ ha niile nʼoge niile Sairọs bụ eze Peshịa, ruokwa nʼoge Daraiọs ghọrọ eze ọhụrụ Peshịa.
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.
6 Na mmalite ọchịchị Sekses, ha deere ya akwụkwọ ebubo megide ndị Juda na Jerusalem.
And in [the] reign of Ahasuerus at [the] beginning of reign his they wrote an accusation on [the] inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 Nʼụbọchị niile ahụ Ataksekses bụ eze ndị Peshịa, ka Bishlam, na Mitredat, na Tabeel, na ndị otu ya fọdụrụ degaara Ataksekses akwụkwọ. E dere akwụkwọ ozi ahụ nʼodide akwụkwọ ndị Aramaik, a sụgharịkwara ya nʼasụsụ Aramaik.
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.
8 Ndị ọzọ soro ha gbaa ajọ izu a bụ Rehum onyeisi ọchịchị, na Shimshai ode akwụkwọ. Ha deere Ataksekses akwụkwọ megide ndị Jerusalem sị ya:
Rehum lord of command and Shimshai scribe the they wrote a letter one concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes king the as follows.
9 “Akwụkwọ ozi a si nʼaka Rehum, onyeisi agha na Shimshai ode akwụkwọ, na ndị otu anyị ndị ọzọ, na ndị ikpe, na ndịisi obodo na-elekọta ndị ahụ niile si Tripolis, na Peshịa, na Erek, na Babilọn, na Susa nke dị nʼElam,
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.
10 na ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ ahụ onye ukwu ahụ na onye a na-asọpụrụ bụ Ashobanipal si nʼala ha bupụ bute na Sameria, na obodo ndị ọzọ dị nʼọdịda anyanwụ Yufretis.”
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.
11 Nke a bụ ihe ha dere nʼakwụkwọ ha zigaara Eze Ataksekses. Ọ bụ gị, eze ukwu Ataksekses, ka ndị ohu gị bi nʼakụkụ ọdịda anyanwụ Yufretis na-edetara akwụkwọ a.
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.
12 Nke a bụ ime ka ị mata na ndị Juu si Babilọn lọta Jerusalem ọhụrụ a ebidola iwughachi obodo ọjọọ nke nnupu isi ahụ. Ha ewuolarị mgbidi ya, tọkwaa ntọala ya.
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.
13 Anyị chọrọ ka o doo gị anya na ọ bụrụ na ha ewuchaa ya, ọ ga-abụ nsogbu nye alaeze gị, nʼihi na ndị Juu agaghị ekwekwa ịtụrụ gị ụtụ isi ha.
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.
14 Ebe anyị na-asọpụrụ gị dịka nna anyị ukwu, anyị achọghị ka ihe ọjọọ mee nʼalaeze gị, ya mere anyị ji kpebie idere gị akwụkwọ a.
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.
15 Anyị chọrọ ka i leba anya nʼakwụkwọ akụkọ nke mgbe ochie, ka ị chọpụta na ọ dịghị mgbe Jerusalem na-ejighị bụrụ obodo nnupu isi. Nʼezie, ọ bụ nʼihi nnupu isi a na nkwulu nke ha na-ekwulu ndị eze dị iche iche, ka e ji bibie ya na mbụ.
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.
16 Anyị chọrọ ka ị mata na ọ bụrụ na e wuchaa mgbidi obodo a, ọ ga-esi ike ka akụkụ alaeze gị a, nke dị ruo nʼosimiri Yufretis, bụrụkwa nke gị ọzọ.
[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.
17 Eze ahụ si otu a saa akwụkwọ ahụ, Ọ sịrị ha, Rehum onyeisi ọchịchị, na Shimshai ode akwụkwọ, na ndị otu ha bi na Sameria ruo nʼọdịda anyanwụ nke osimiri Yufretis. Ndeewonụ.
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.
18 Akwụkwọ ozi ahụ unu zitere anyị, agụọla ma tapịakwaa ya nʼihu m.
Letter the which you sent to us made distinct it was read aloud before me.
19 Enyere m iwu ka e nyochaa chọpụta, e mere nyochaa, a chọpụtakwara ya nʼakwụkwọ na obodo a siterị nʼoge gara aga bụ obodo na-ebuli onwe ya megide ọtụtụ ndị eze, bụrụkwa ebe na-akpali nnupu isi na okwu na-eweta ọgbaaghara.
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.
20 Jerusalem e nweela ụfọdụ ndị eze nke chịrị nʼIzrel, ndị dị ike a maara aha ha, ndị alaeze ha gbasara rute nʼosimiri Yufretis, ndị a na-atụkwara ụtụ dị iche iche.
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.
21 Ugbu a, nye iwu ka ndị ikom ndị ahụ kwụsị ọrụ, ka a ghara iwuzi obodo a tutu ruo mgbe m ga-enye iwu.
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.
22 Lezienụ anya ka unu ghara i lepụrụ okwu a anya. Gịnị ga-eme ka a hapụ ihe iyi egwu a ka ọ gaa nʼihu, ime ka ihe jọrọ alaeze a njọ karịa?
And cautious be negligence to do concerning this why? will it grow great damage the to injury kings.
23 Ngwangwa a gụrụ akwụkwọ ozi si nʼaka eze Ataksekses, nye Rehum na Shimshai bụ ode akwụkwọ, na ndị otu ha, ha mere ọsịịsọ gakwuru ndị Juu na Jerusalem jiri ike kwagide ha ka ha kwụsị ịrụ ọrụ ahụ.
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.
24 Ya mere, ha kwụsịrị ịrụ ọrụ nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke na Jerusalem tutu ruo nʼafọ abụọ nke ọchịchị Daraiọs eze Peshịa.
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.

< Ezra 4 >