एज्रा 4
1 यतिबेला निर्वासनबाट फर्केका मानिसहरूले परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको लागि मन्दिर बनाउँदै छन् भनी यहूदा र बेन्यामीनका केही शत्रुहरूले सुने ।
Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel.
2 त्यसैले तिनीहरू यरुबाबेल र परिवारका मुख्य मानिसहरूकहाँ आए । तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई भने, “हामीलाई पनि तपाईंहरूसँगै निर्माण गर्न दिनुहोस्, किनकि अश्शूरका राजा एसरहदोनले हामीलाई यहाँ ल्याएदेखि नै तपाईंहरूजस्तै हामी तपाईंका परमेश्वरको खोजी गर्छौं, र हामीले उहाँलाई नै बलिदान चढाएका छौं ।”
And they came to Zorobabel, and the chief of the fathers, and said to them: Let us build with you, for we seek your God as ye do: behold we have sacrificed to him, since the days of Asor Haddan king of Assyria, who brought us hither.
3 तर यरुबाबेल, येशूअ र परिवारका मुख्य मानिसहरूले भने, “तपाईंहरूले होइन, तर हामीले परमेश्वरको मन्दिर बनाउनुपर्छ, किनकि हामीले नै परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको निम्ति मन्दिर बनाउनेछौं, जस्तो फारसका राजा कोरेसले आज्ञा गर्नुभएको छ ।”
But Zorobabel, and Josue, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel said to them: You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we ourselves alone will build to the Lord our God, as Cyrus king of the Persians hath commanded us.
4 त्यसैले त्यस देशका मानिसहरूले यहूदीहरूका हात कमजोर तुल्याए । तिनीहरूले निर्माणमा यहूदीहरूलाई डर देखाए ।
Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building.
5 यहूदीहरूका योजनालाई निराश तुल्याउन तिनीहरूले सल्लाहकारहरूलाई घुस पनि दिए । तिनीहरूले फारसका राजा कोरेसको शासनकाल र दाराको शासनकालभरि नै यसो गरे ।
And they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their design all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
6 तब अहासूरस (अर्तासास्त) को शासनकालको सुरुमा तिनीहरूले यहूदा र यरूशलेमका बासिन्दाहरूको विरुद्धमा एउटा अभियोग-पत्र लेखे ।
And in the reign of Assuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Juda and Jerusalem.
7 अर्तासास्तको शासनकालमा विश्लाम, मित्रेता, ताबेल र तिनका सहयोगीहरूले अर्तासास्तलाई लेखे ।उक्त चिट्ठी आरमेइक भाषामा लेखियो र अनुवाद गरियो ।
And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syriac, and was read in the Syrian tongue.
8 सेनापति रेहूम र सचिव शिम्शैले यरूशलेमको बारेमा अर्तासास्तलाई यसरी चिट्ठी लेखे ।
Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:
9 रेहूम, शिम्शै र तिनीहरूका सहयोगीहरू अर्थात् फारस, एरेक र बेबिलोनका मानिसहरूमाथि अधिकार गर्ने न्यायाधीशहरू र अधिकारीहरू अनि शूशनका मानिसहरू (अर्थात् एलामीहरू) ले एउटा चिट्ठी लेखे,
Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe and the rest of their counsellors, the Dinites, and the Apharsathacites, the Therphalites, the Apharsites, the Erchuites, the Babylonians, the Susanechites, the Dievites, and the Elamites,
10 र महान् अनि प्रसिद्ध अशूरवनिपलले देश निकाला गरेर सामरिया र यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारिको प्रान्तमा बसालेका मानिसहरू पनि तिनीहरूसँगै मिले ।
And the rest of the nations, whom the great and glorious Asenaphar brought over: and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the countries of this side of the river in peace.
11 तिनीहरूले अर्तासास्तलाई पठाएका चिट्ठीको प्रतिलिपी यही हो, “हजुरका सेवकहरू, यूफ्रेटिस नदी पारिको प्रान्तका मानिसहरू यसो लेख्छन्:
(This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him: ) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting.
12 हजुरकहाँबाट आएका यहूदीहरू यरूशलेममा एउटा विद्रोही सहर निर्माण गर्न हाम्रो विरुद्ध आएका छन् भन्ने कुरो राजालाई जाहेर होस् । तिनीहरूले पर्खालहरू बनाएर सिद्ध्याएका छन्, र जगहरू मर्मत गर्दैछन् ।
Be it known to the king, that the Jews, who came up from thee to us, are come to Jerusalem a rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, setting up the ramparts thereof and repairing the walls.
13 यो सहर निर्मण भयो रउक्त पर्खाल सम्पन्न भयो भने, तिनीहरूले कुनै महसुल र कर तिर्नेछैनन्, तर तिनीहरूले राजाहरूलाई हानि पुर्याउनेछन् भन्ने कुरो राजाका हजुरीमा जाहेर होस् ।
And now be it known to the king, that if this city be built up, and the walls thereof repaired, they will not pay tribute nor toll, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will fail upon the kings.
14 हामीले दरबारको नून खाएका हुनाले राजालाई कुनै अनादर भएको देख्नु हाम्रो लागि निश्चय नै उचित हुँदैन । यही कारणले गर्दा हामीले राजालाई जानकारी गराउँदैछौं,
But we remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we count it a crime to see the king wronged, have therefore sent and certified the king,
15 जसले गर्दा हजुरले आफ्ना पिताको अभिलेख खोज्न र राजाहरूसाथै प्रान्तहरूलाई हानि गर्ने यो एउटा विद्रोही सहर रहेछ भनी पुष्टि गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ । यसले राजाहरू र प्रान्तहरूलाई धेरै समस्या दिएको छ । पहिले देखि नै यो विद्रोहको केन्द्र बनेको छ । यही कारणले गर्दा यो सहर नष्ट पारिएको थियो ।
That search may be made in the books of the histories of thy fathers, and thou shalt find written in the records: and shalt know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to the kings and provinces, and that wars were raised therein of old time: for which cause also the city was destroyed.
16 यो सहर र पर्खाल निर्माण गरियो भने हजुरको लागि यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारिको प्रान्तमा केही बाँकी रहने छैन भनी हामी राजालाई जानकारी गराउँदैछौं ।”
We certify the king, that if this city be built, and the walls thereof repaired, thou shalt have no possession on this side of the river.
17 त्यसैले राजाले सामरियामा बस्ने रेहूम, शिम्शै र तिनीहरूका सहयोगीहरू अनि यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारिको प्रान्तमा बस्ने बाँकी सबैलाई एउटा जवाफ पठाए, “तिमीहरूलाई शान्ति होस् ।
The king sent word to Reum Beelteem and Samsai the scribe, and to the rest that were in their council, inhabitants of Samaria, and to the rest beyond the river, sending greeting and peace.
18 तिमीहरूले पठाएका चिट्ठी अनुवाद गरियो र मेरो सामु पढियो ।
The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,
19 त्यसैले मैले छानविन गर्न आदेश दिएँ, रपहिलौक दिनहरूमा तिनीहरू राजाहरूका विरुद्धमा बागी भएका र विद्रोह गरेका रहेछन् भनी पत्ता लगाइयो ।
And I commanded: and search hath been made, and it is found, that this city of old time hath rebelled against kings, and seditions and wars have been raised therein.
20 शक्तिशाली राजाहरूले यरूशलेममा राज्य गरेका रहेछन्, र यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारिको प्रान्तका हरेक कुरामा अधिकार जमाएका रहेछन् । तिनीहरूलाई करहरू र महसुलहरू तिरिएका रहेछन् ।
For there have been powerful kings in Jerusalem, who hare had dominion over all the country that is beyond the river: and have received tribute, and toll and revenues.
21 अब मैले आज्ञा नदिएसम्म यी मानिहरूले यो सहर निर्माण गर्न रोक्नुपर्छ भनी एउटा आज्ञा जारी गर्नू ।
Now therefore hear the sentence: Hinder those men, that this city be not built, till further orders be given by me.
22 यसलाई बेवास्ता नगर्न होसियार हुनु । यस खतरालाई बढ्न दिने र राजकीय हितको बढी क्षति हुन किन दिने?
See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings.
23 जब राजा अर्तासास्तको आदेश रेहूम, शिम्शै र तिनीहरूका सहयोगीहरूका सामु पढियो, तिनीहरू तुरुन्तै यरूशलेममा गए, र यहूदीहरूलाई जबरदस्तसाथ निर्माण रोक्न लगाए ।
Now the copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe, and their counsellors: and they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and hindered them with arm and power.
24 यसरी फारसका राजा दाराको शासनकालको दोस्रो वर्षसम्म यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरको काम रोकियो ।
Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
