Etera 4
1 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;
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto the LORD, the God of Israel;
2 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.
then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' houses, and said unto them: 'Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.'
3 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.
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them: 'Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.'
4 Na ka whakawarea nga ringa o te iwi o Hura e te iwi o te whenua, whakararurarua ana ratou kei hanga;
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and harried them while they were building,
5 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.
and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
6 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.
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 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.
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Aramaic character, and set forth in the Aramaic tongue.
8 Na Rehumu kaitiaki ture raua ko Himihai kaituhituhi i tuhituhi te pukapuka whakahe mo Hiruharama ki a Arataherehe, ki te kingi, koia tenei:
Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort —
9 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,
then wrote Rehum the commander, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinites, and the Apharesattechites, the Tarpelites, the Apharesites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehites, the Elamites,
10 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.
and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asenappar brought over, and set in the city of Samaria, and the rest that are in the country beyond the River: — 'And now —
11 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.
this is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king — thy servants the men beyond the River — and now
12 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.
be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and are digging out the foundations.
13 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.
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, impost, or toll, and so thou wilt endamage the revenue of the kings.
14 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;
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and announced to the king,
15 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.
that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers; so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.
16 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.
We announce to the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.'
17 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.
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the commander, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the River: 'Peace, and now
18 Ko te pukapuka i tukua mai nei e koutou ki a matou kua ata korerotia ki toku aroaro.
the letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
19 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.
And I decreed, 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 therein.
20 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.
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, impost, and toll, was paid unto them.
21 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.
Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me.
22 Na kia tupato kei mangere ki tenei mea: me tuku koia te he kia tupu hei he mo nga kingi?
And take heed that ye be not slack herein; why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?'
23 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.
Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
24 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.
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
