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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.
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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.
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Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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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.
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And in the reign of Ahasuerus,a in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
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And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam,b 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.
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Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribec wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
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Then wrote Rehum the chancellor*, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions;d the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
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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.
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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.
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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 upe the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
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Be it known* now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not payf toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
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Now because we haveg 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;
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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 movedh sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
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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.
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Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor*, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companionsi that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
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And I commanded*,j 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.
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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.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Esdras 4:2
se llegaron a Zorobabel y a los jefes de casas paternas, y les dijeron: Vamos a edificar con vosotros, porque, como vosotros, buscamos a vuestro Dios, y le hemos estado ofreciendo sacrificios desde los días de Esar-hadón, rey de Asiria, que nos trajo aquí.
English Standard Version ESV
Ezra 4:2
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 1since the days of 2Esarhaddon king of Assyria 3who brought us here."
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Esdras 4:2
vinieron a Zorobabel, y a las cabezas de los padres, y les dijeron: Edificaremos con vosotros, porque como vosotros buscaremos a vuestro Dios, y a él sacrificamos desde los días de Esar-hadón rey de Asiria, que nos hizo subir aquí
New King James Version NKJV
Ezra 4:2
they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers' houses, and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here."
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Esdras 4:2
fueron a ver a Zorobabel y a los otros líderes, y les dijeron:
—Déjennos participar en la construcción junto con ustedes, porque nosotros también adoramos a su Dios. Le venimos haciendo sacrificios desde que el rey Esar-hadón, de Asiria, nos trajo a estas tierras.
—Déjennos participar en la construcción junto con ustedes, porque nosotros también adoramos a su Dios. Le venimos haciendo sacrificios desde que el rey Esar-hadón, de Asiria, nos trajo a estas tierras.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Esdras 4:2
se presentaron ante Zorobabel y ante los jefes de familia y les dijeron:—Permítannos participar en la reconstrucción, pues nosotros, al igual que ustedes, hemos buscado a su Dios y le hemos ofrecido holocaustos desde el día en que Esarjadón, rey de Asiria, nos trajo acá.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Esdras 4:2
Llegáronse á Zorobabel, y á los cabezas de los padres, y dijéronles: Edificaremos con vosotros, porque como vosotros buscaremos á vuestro Dios, y á él sacrificamos desde los días de Esar-haddón rey de Asiria, que nos hizo subir aquí.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Esdras 4:2
vinieron a Zorobabel, y a los cabezas de los padres, y les dijeron: Edificaremos con vosotros, porque como vosotros buscaremos a vuestro Dios, y a él sacrificamos desde los días de Esar-hadón rey de Asiria, que nos hizo subir aquí.
Herramientas de Estudio para Ezra 4:2-22
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