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以斯拉记 4
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以斯拉记 4
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
重建圣殿的工作受拦阻
4 犹大和便雅悯的敌人听见被掳回来的人为耶和华以色列的 神重建圣殿， 2 就前来见所罗巴伯和众族长，对他们说：“请让我们与你们一起建造吧！因为我们也像你们那样寻求你们的 神。自从亚述王以撒哈顿把我们带上这里的日子以来，我们一直向他献祭。” 3 但所罗巴伯、耶书亚和以色列其余的族长对他们说：“你们不能与我们一同建筑 神的殿，因为波斯王古列王吩咐我们自己为耶和华以色列的 神建殿。” 4 于是那地方的居民使犹大人的手发软，惊扰他们的建筑工程。 5 又在波斯王古列的日子，直到波斯王大利乌在位的时候，常常贿买参谋，来敌对犹大人，要破坏他们的建殿计划。
敌人上奏控告犹大人
6 亚哈随鲁在位的初期，他们写了诉状，控告犹大和耶路撒冷的居民。 7 在亚达薛西年间，比施兰、米特利达、他别和其余的同僚，也上书给波斯王亚达薛西，反对耶路撒冷人，奏文是用亚兰文写成，并且翻译了（“并且翻译了”指为亚达薛西王翻译为波斯文字；参18节）。 8 省长利宏和秘书伸帅写奏本给亚达薛西王，控告耶路撒冷。奏文如下： 9 省长利宏、秘书伸帅和他们其余的同僚：法官、钦差、议员、官长（“法官、钦差、议员、官长”或译：“底拿人、亚法萨提迦人、他毘拉人、亚法撒人”），亚基卫人、巴比伦人、书珊人，就是以拦人， 10 还有伟大尊贵的亚斯那巴掳来安置在撒玛利亚城和河西那边其余地方的居民，呈上奏文。 11 这就是他们呈给亚达薛西王的奏文副本：“你的臣仆，就是河西那边的人，上奏亚达薛西王： 12 奏知大王：从你那里上到我们这里来的犹大人，已经到了耶路撒冷这座叛逆和邪恶的城；他们进行建造，并且已经修好根基，开始建造城墙。 13 现在奏知大王：如果这城建成，墙垣筑好，他们就不再缴税、进贡和纳粮，王的国库收入必定受损。 14 现在我们既食王家的盐，不该见王受剥夺，因此上奏禀告王， 15 请王查考先王的记录，从记录中查知这城是叛逆的城，对列王和各省都有损害，自古以来，城中常有造反的事，因此这城被拆毁。 16 我们告知王，如果这城建成，墙垣筑好，河西那边的地方就不再是王的了。”
王降旨下令停工
17 王把谕旨送交省长利宏、秘书伸帅，以及其余住在撒玛利亚和河西的同僚，说：“愿你们平安。 18 你们呈给我们的奏本已经在我面前翻译和诵读了。 19 我下令考查，发现这城自古以来反叛列王，城中常有造反叛乱的事。 20 从前大能的君王统治耶路撒冷，治理河西那边的全地，接受他们缴税、进贡和纳粮。 21 现在你们要下令叫这些人停工，不得重建这城，等候我的谕令。 22 你们要留心，不可疏忽这事，使王的亏损增加。”
23 当亚达薛西王谕旨的副本在利宏和秘书伸帅，以及他们的同僚面前宣读出来以后，他们就急忙去耶路撒冷到犹大人那里，用武力强迫他们停工。 24 所以，在耶路撒冷的神殿的工程就停止了，直到波斯王大利乌在位的第二年。
Esra 4
Svenska Folkbibeln
Esra 4
Svenska Folkbibeln
Arbetet med templet stoppas
4 När motståndarna till Juda och Benjamin fick höra att de som hade kommit tillbaka från fångenskapen höll på att bygga ett tempel åt Herren, Israels Gud, 2 gick de till Serubbabel och till huvudmännen för familjerna och sade till dem: "Låt oss bygga tillsammans med er, för vi söker er Gud liksom ni, och vi har offrat åt honom ända sedan den assyriske kungen Esarhaddon lät föra oss hit." 3 Men Serubbabel och Jesua och de övriga huvudmännen för Israels familjer sade till dem: "Ni får inte tillsammans med oss bygga ett hus åt vår Gud. Vi skall själva bygga huset åt Herren, Israels Gud, så som den persiske kungen Koresh har befallt oss."
4 Men folket i landet gjorde judarna modfällda så att de avskräcktes från att bygga vidare. 5 De lejde män som motarbetade dem och gjorde deras planer om intet, så länge Koresh, kungen i Persien levde och sedan ända till dess att Darejaves,[a] kungen i Persien, började regera.
Exempel på senare motstånd
6 När Ahasveros[b] regerade skrev man i början av hans regeringstid ett brev som anklagade dem som bodde i Juda och Jerusalem.
7 Och på Artasastas[c] tid skrev Bislam, Mitredat och Tabeel och hans andra ämbetsbröder till Artasasta, kungen i Persien. Brevet var skrivet på arameiska och med arameiska bokstäver.
8 Likaså skrev rådsherren Rehum och skrivaren Simsaj ett brev om Jerusalem till kung Artasasta med följande innehåll:
9 "Från rådsherren Rehum och skrivaren Simsaj och de andra, deras medbröder från Dina och Afarsatka, Tarpela, Afaras, Erek, Babel, Susan, Deha, Elam 10 och de andra folk som den store och mäktige Asenappar[d] hade fört bort och låtit bosätta sig i staden Samaria och på annat håll i landet, på andra sidan floden och så vidare 11 - detta är en avskrift av det brev som de sände till honom - till kung Artasasta: "Från dina tjänare, männen på andra sidan floden och så vidare.
12 Må det komma till konungens kännedom att de judar som gav sig i väg från dig har kommit hit till oss i Jerusalem. De håller nu på att bygga upp den upproriska och onda staden, de sätter murarna i stånd och förbättrar grundvalarna. 13 Konungen bör nu veta att om denna stad byggs upp och murarna sätts i stånd, kommer de varken att betala skatt eller tull eller vägpengar, och det kommer att skada kungarnas inkomster. 14 Eftersom vi äter palatsets salt[e] och det inte är rätt att vi ser hur konungen kan lida skada, sänder vi nu denna skrivelse och låter konungen veta detta, 15 så att man kan forska i dina fäders krönikor. Du skall då i dessa krönikor finna att denna stad har varit en upprorisk stad, till skada för kungar och länder. Sedan gammalt har man där anstiftat oroligheter, och därför har också denna stad blivit förstörd. 16 Vi låter nu konungen veta att om denna stad byggs upp igen och dess murar sätts i stånd, kommer konungen till följd av det inte mer att ha någon besittning i landet på andra sidan floden."
17 Kungen sände detta svar:
"Till rådsherren Rehum och skrivaren Simsaj och de andra, deras medbröder, som bor i Samaria och i det övriga landet på andra sidan floden.
Frid och så vidare. 18 Den skrivelse som ni har sänt till oss har noggrant blivit uppläst för mig. 19 Sedan jag hade befallt att man skulle göra efterforskningar, fann man att denna stad ända sedan gammalt har brukat sätta sig upp mot kungar och att uppror och oroligheter har anstiftats där. 20 I Jerusalem har också funnits mäktiga kungar, som härskat över allt land som ligger på andra sidan floden. Skatt, tull och vägpengar har givits till dem. 21 Utfärda därför en befallning att man hindrar dessa män att bygga upp denna stad, till dess jag befaller det. 22 Se till att ni inte är försumliga i denna sak, så att skadan inte växer, till men för konungarna."
23 Så snart det som stod i kung Artasastas skrivelse hade blivit läst för Rehum och skrivaren Simsaj och deras medbröder, gick de till judarna i Jerusalem och hindrade dem med våld och makt.
24 [f] Så upphörde nu arbetet på Guds hus i Jerusalem. Det blev förhindrat ända till den persiske kungen Darejaves andra regeringsår.[g]
Footnotes
- Esra 4:5 Darejaves var kung år 521-486 f. Kr.
- Esra 4:6 Ahasveros densamme som Xerxes, kung år 486-465 f. Kr.
- Esra 4:7 Artasastas densamme som Artaxerxes, kung år 465-424 f. Kr.
- Esra 4:10 Asenappar densamme som Assurbanipal, assyrisk kung år 669-627 f. Kr.
- Esra 4:14 äter palatsets salt betyder att stå i kungens tjänst.
- Esra 4:24 Efter den långa utvikningen 4:6-23 återvänder författaren här till 4:1-5.
- Esra 4:24 Darejaves andra regeringsår År 520 f. Kr.
Ezra 4
English Standard Version
Ezra 4
English Standard Version
Adversaries Oppose the Rebuilding
4 Now when (A)the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers' houses and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever (B)since the days of (C)Esarhaddon king of Assyria (D)who brought us here.” 3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses in Israel said to them, (E)“You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the Lord, the God of Israel, (F)as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
4 Then (G)the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build 5 and bribed counselors 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 (H)Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
The Letter to King Artaxerxes
7 In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam and (I)Mithredath and Tabeel and the rest of their associates wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written (J)in Aramaic and translated.[a] 8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows: 9 Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates, the (K)judges, the (L)governors, the officials, the Persians, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, that is, the (M)Elamites, 10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble (N)Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River. 11 (This is a copy of the letter that they sent.) “To Artaxerxes the king: Your servants, the men of the province Beyond the River, send greeting. And now 12 be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are (O)finishing the walls and repairing the foundations. 13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay (P)tribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired. 14 Now because we eat the salt of the palace[b] and it is not fitting for us to witness the king's dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king, 15 in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste. 16 We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.”
The King Orders the Work to Cease
17 The king sent an answer: “To Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River, greeting. And now 18 the letter that you sent to us has been (Q)plainly read before me. 19 And I made a decree, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city from of old has risen against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made in it. 20 And mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, (R)who ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom (S)tribute, custom, and toll were paid. 21 Therefore make a decree that these men be made to cease, and that this city be not rebuilt, until a decree is made by me. 22 And take care not to be slack in this matter. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the king?”
23 Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease. 24 Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4
New International Version
Ezra 4
New International Version
Opposition to the Rebuilding
4 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building(A) a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel, 2 they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, “Let us help you build because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon(B) king of Assyria, who brought us here.”(C)
3 But Zerubbabel, Joshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, “You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”(D)
4 Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.[a](E) 5 They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes
6 At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes,[b](F) they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.(G)
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes(H) king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic script and in the Aramaic(I) language.[c][d]
8 Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows:
9 Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary, together with the rest of their associates(J)—the judges, officials and administrators over the people from Persia, Uruk(K) and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,(L) 10 and the other people whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal(M) deported and settled in the city of Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates.(N)
11 (This is a copy of the letter they sent him.)
To King Artaxerxes,
From your servants in Trans-Euphrates:
12 The king should know that the people who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring the walls and repairing the foundations.(O)
13 Furthermore, the king should know that if this city is built and its walls are restored, no more taxes, tribute or duty(P) will be paid, and eventually the royal revenues will suffer.[e] 14 Now since we are under obligation to the palace and it is not proper for us to see the king dishonored, we are sending this message to inform the king, 15 so that a search may be made in the archives(Q) of your predecessors. In these records you will find that this city is a rebellious city, troublesome to kings and provinces, a place with a long history of sedition. That is why this city was destroyed.(R) 16 We inform the king that if this city is built and its walls are restored, you will be left with nothing in Trans-Euphrates.
17 The king sent this reply:
To Rehum the commanding officer, Shimshai the secretary and the rest of their associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates:(S)
Greetings.
18 The letter you sent us has been read and translated in my presence. 19 I issued an order and a search was made, and it was found that this city has a long history of revolt(T) against kings and has been a place of rebellion and sedition. 20 Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over the whole of Trans-Euphrates,(U) and taxes, tribute and duty were paid to them. 21 Now issue an order to these men to stop work, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order. 22 Be careful not to neglect this matter. Why let this threat grow, to the detriment of the royal interests?(V)
23 As soon as the copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates,(W) they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and compelled them by force to stop.
24 Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius(X) king of Persia.
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