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Ezra

Chapter 4

KJV · Textus Receptus

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;
2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, 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 Assur, which brought us up hither.
3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
5 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 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
14 Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
15 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 destroyed.
16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
17 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, 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 at such a time.
18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
19 And I commanded, 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 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
21 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Asante Twi

1Na ɛberɛ a Yuda ne Benyamin atamfoɔ tee sɛ nnommum no mma resi asɔredan ama AWURADE, Israel Onyankopɔn no;Under pastoral review
2Afei wɔbaa Serubabel, ne agyanom mpanimfoɔ no nkyɛn, na wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, Momma yɛne mo nsi: efisɛ yɛhwehwɛ mo Onyankopɔn, sɛdeɛ mo nso moyɛ; na yɛabɔ no afɔdeɛ ɛfiri Esarhadon, Asur hene a ɔde yɛn baa ha no nna so.Under pastoral review
3Nanso Serubabel, ne Yesua, ne Israel agyanom mpanimfoɔ nkaeɛfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, Mo ne yɛn nni hwee yɛ wɔ efie a yɛbɛsi ama yɛn Onyankopɔn no ho; na mmom yɛn ankasa yɛbɛbom asi ama AWURADE, Israel Onyankopɔn, sɛdeɛ ɔhene Kores, Persia hene ahyɛ yɛn no.Under pastoral review
4Afei asase no so nkurɔfoɔ maa Yuda nkurɔfoɔ nsa yɛɛ mmerɛ, na wɔhaa wɔn wɔ adansie no mu,Under pastoral review
5Na wɔbɔɔ afotufoɔ paa tiaa wɔn, sɛ wɔbɛsɛe wɔn atirimpɔ, Kores, Persia hene nna nyinaa mu, kɔsii Dario, Persia hene ahennie so.Under pastoral review
6Na Ahasweros ahennie mu, n'ahennie mfitiaseɛ no, wɔtwerɛɛ nkurɔfoɔ a wɔte Yuda ne Yerusalem no ho soboɔ kɔmaa no.Under pastoral review
7Na Artasasta nna mu no, Bislam, Mitredat, Tabeel, ne wɔn mfɛfoɔ nkaeɛfoɔ twerɛɛ krataa kɔmaa Artasasta, Persia hene; na wɔtwerɛɛ krataa no wɔ Siria kasa mu, na wɔkyerɛɛ aseɛ wɔ Siria kasa mu.Under pastoral review
8Rehum, ɔsɛnnifoɔ panin no ne Simsai, ɔtwerɛfoɔ no twerɛɛ krataa tiaa Yerusalem kɔmaa Artasasta ɔhene sei:Under pastoral review
9Afei Rehum, ɔsɛnnifoɔ panin, ne Simsai, ɔtwerɛfoɔ, ne wɔn mfɛfoɔ nkaeɛfoɔ; Dinafoɔ, Afarsatkifoɔ, Tarpelfoɔ, Afarsifoɔ, Arkefoɔ, Babilonfoɔ, Susankifoɔ, Dehafoɔ, ne Elamfoɔ,Under pastoral review
10Ne amanaman nkaeɛfoɔ a Asnapar kɛseɛ ne onimuonyamfoɔ no de wɔn baeɛ, na ɔde wɔn tenaa Samaria nkuro so, ne nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔwɔ asubɔnten no fa ha, na saa ɛberɛ yi mu.Under pastoral review
11Yei ne krataa a wɔde kɔmaa no no sɛso, Artasasta ɔhene nkyɛn; W'asomfoɔ, mmarima a wɔwɔ asubɔnten no fa ha, na saa ɛberɛ yi mu.Under pastoral review
12Ma ɔhene nhunu sɛ, Yudafoɔ a wɔfiri wo nkyɛn baa yɛn nkyɛn no aba Yerusalem, wɔresi kuro atuateɛ ne bɔne no, na wɔasisi n'afasuo, na wɔaka fapem no abom.Under pastoral review
13Ma ɔhene nhunu afei sɛ, sɛ wɔsi saa kuro yi, na wɔsisi afasuo no a, wɔrentua toɔ, apeatoɔ, ne adetoɔ, na sei wobɛsɛe ahene no mfasoɔ.Under pastoral review
14Afei, esiane sɛ yɛnya yɛn aduane firi ahemfie hɔ, na ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛhunu ɔhene animguaseɛ enti, ɛno enti yɛasoma abɛbɔ ɔhene amaneɛ;Under pastoral review
15Sɛdeɛ wɔbɛhwehwɛ w'agyanom abakɔsɛm nwoma mu: na wobɛhunu wɔ abakɔsɛm nwoma no mu, na woahunu sɛ saa kuro yi yɛ kuro atuateɛ, na ɛha ahene ne amantam, na wɔkanyanee atuateɛ wɔ ne mu ɛfiri tete: yei enti na wɔsɛee saa kuro yi.Under pastoral review
16Yɛbɔ ɔhene amaneɛ sɛ, sɛ wɔsi saa kuro yi bio, na wɔsisi n'afasuo a, saa kwan yi so wonnya kyɛfa biara wɔ asubɔnten no fa ha.Under pastoral review
17Afei ɔhene de mmuaeɛ kɔmaa Rehum, ɔsɛnnifoɔ panin, ne Simsai, ɔtwerɛfoɔ, ne wɔn mfɛfoɔ nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔtete Samaria, ne nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔwɔ asubɔnten no agya sɛ, Asomdwoeɛ, na saa ɛberɛ yi mu.Under pastoral review
18Krataa a mode brɛɛ yɛn no, wɔakenkan no pefee wɔ m'anim.Under pastoral review
19Na mehyɛeɛ, na wɔhwehwɛeɛ, na wɔhunuu sɛ saa kuro yi asɔre atia ahene ɛfiri tete, na wɔayɛ atuateɛ ne basabasayɛ wɔ mu.Under pastoral review
20Ahene akɛseɛ nso atena Yerusalem so, wɔn a wɔdii nsase a ɛwɔ asubɔnten no agya nyinaa so; na wɔtuaa toɔ, apeatoɔ, ne adetoɔ maa wɔn.Under pastoral review
21Momfa ahyɛdeɛ mma afei sɛ wɔmma saa mmarima yi nnyae, na wɔnnsi saa kuro yi, kɔsi sɛ mɛma ahyɛdeɛ foforɔ afiri me nkyɛn.Under pastoral review
22Monhwɛ yie afei sɛ morentɔ mo bo ase wɔ yei yɛ ho: adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsɛeɛ dɔɔso de ha ahene no?Under pastoral review
23Na ɛberɛ a wɔkenkanee ɔhene Artasasta krataa no sɛso wɔ Rehum, ne Simsai, ɔtwerɛfoɔ, ne wɔn mfɛfoɔ anim no, wɔde ntɛm foro kɔɔ Yerusalem kɔɔ Yudafoɔ no nkyɛn, na wɔde basa ne tumi maa wɔgyaeeɛ.Under pastoral review
24Afei Onyankopɔn fie a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no adwuma gyaeeɛ. Enti ɛgyaee kɔsii Dario, Persia hene ahennie afe a ɛtɔ so mmienu.Under pastoral review

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