Ezra 4
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1Now 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;
1猶大 和 便雅憫 的敵人聽說被擄歸回的人為耶和華－ 以色列 的上帝建造殿宇，
2then 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.'
2就去見 所羅巴伯 和 以色列 的族長，對他們說：「請容我們與你們一同建造；因為我們尋求你們的上帝，與你們一樣。自從 亞述 王 以撒哈頓 帶我們上這地以來，我們常祭祀上帝。」
3But 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.'
3但 所羅巴伯 、 耶書亞 ，和其餘 以色列 的族長對他們說：「我們建造上帝的殿與你們無干，我們自己為耶和華－ 以色列 的上帝協力建造，是照 波斯 王 塞魯士 所吩咐的。」
4Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and harried them while they were building,
4那地的民，就在 猶大 人建造的時候，使他們的手發軟，擾亂他們；
5and 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.
5從 波斯 王 塞魯士 年間，直到 波斯 王 大流士 登基的時候，賄買謀士，要敗壞他們的謀算。
6And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
6在 亞哈隨魯 才登基的時候，上本控告 猶大 和 耶路撒冷 的居民。
7And 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.
7亞達薛西 年間， 比施蘭 、 米特利達 、 他別 ，和他們的同黨上本奏告 波斯 王 亞達薛西 。本章是用 亞蘭 文字 ， 亞蘭 方言 。
8Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort —
8省長 利宏 、書記 伸帥 要控告 耶路撒冷 人，也上本奏告 亞達薛西 王。
9then 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,
9省長 利宏 、書記 伸帥 ，和同黨的 底拿 人、 亞法薩提迦 人、 他毗拉 人、 亞法撒 人、 亞基衛 人、 巴比倫 人、 書珊迦 人、 底亥 人、 以攔 人，
10and 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 —
10和尊大的 亞斯那巴 所遷移、安置在 撒馬利亞 城，並大 河西 一帶地方的人等，
11this 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
11上奏 亞達薛西 王說：「 河西 的臣民云云：
12be 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.
12王該知道，從王那裏上到我們這裏的 猶大 人，已經到 耶路撒冷 重建這反叛惡劣的城，築立根基，建造城牆。
13Be 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.
13如今王該知道，他們若建造這城，城牆完畢就不再與王進貢，交課，納稅，終久王必受虧損。
14Now 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,
14我們既食御鹽，不忍見王吃虧，因此奏告於王。
15that 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.
15請王考察先王的實錄，必在其上查知這城是反叛的城，與列王和各省有害；自古以來，其中常有悖逆的事，因此這城曾被拆毀。
16We 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.'
16我們謹奏王知，這城若再建造，城牆完畢， 河西 之地王就無分了。」
17Then 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
17那時王諭覆省長 利宏 、書記 伸帥 ，和他們的同黨，就是住 撒馬利亞 並 河西 一帶地方的人，說：「願你們平安云云。
18the letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
18你們所上的本，已經明讀在我面前。
19And 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.
19我已命人考查，得知此城古來果然背叛列王，其中常有反叛悖逆的事。
20There 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.
20從前 耶路撒冷 也有大君王統管 河西 全 地 ，人就給他們進貢，交課，納稅。
21Make 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.
21現在你們要出告示命這些人停工，使這城不得建造，等我降旨。
22And take heed that ye be not slack herein; why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?'
22你們當謹慎，不可遲延，為何容害加重，使王受虧損呢？」
23Then 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.
23亞達薛西 王的上諭讀在 利宏 和書記 伸帥 ，並他們的同黨面前，他們就急忙往 耶路撒冷 去見 猶大 人，用勢力強迫他們停工。
24Then 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.
24於是，在 耶路撒冷 上帝殿的工程就停止了，直停到 波斯 王 大流士 第二年。
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