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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.
8
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.
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Givek ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Esdras 4:4
Entonces el pueblo de aquella tierra se puso a desanimar al pueblo de Judá, y a atemorizarlos para que dejaran de edificar;
English Standard Version ESV
Ezra 4:4
Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Esdras 4:4
Mas el pueblo de la tierra debilitaba las manos del pueblo de Judá, y los perturbaban de edificar
New King James Version NKJV
Ezra 4:4
Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Esdras 4:4
Entonces los habitantes del lugar intentaron desalentar e intimidar al pueblo de Judá para impedirle que siguiera trabajando.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Esdras 4:4
Entonces los habitantes de la región comenzaron a desanimar e intimidar a los de Judá para que abandonaran la reconstrucción.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Esdras 4:4
Mas el pueblo de la tierra debilitaba las manos del pueblo de Judá, y los arredraban de edificar.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Esdras 4:4
Mas el pueblo de la tierra debilitaba las manos del pueblo de Judá, y los perturbaban de edificar.
Herramientas de Estudio para Ezra 4:4-24
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