Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 4:12-16

12Be itלֶהֱוֵ֣אle.he.Ve'H1934knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430,that the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֗אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062whichH1768came upסְלִ֙קוּ֙se.Li.kuH5559fromמִן־min-H4481theeלְוָתָ֔ךְle.va.TakhH3890to usעֲלֶ֥ינָא'a.Lei.na'H5922are comeאֲת֖וֹ'a.ToH858unto Jerusalemלִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םli.ru.she.LemH3390,buildingבָּנַ֔יִןba.Na.yinH1124the rebelliousמָֽרָדְתָּ֤אma.ra.de.Ta'H4779and the badוּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙u.vi.yo.she.Ta'H873cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149,and have set upשַׁכְלִ֔ילוּshakh.Li.luH3635the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֣אve.shu.rai.Ya'H7792thereof,and joinedיַחִֽיטוּ׃ya.Chi.tuH2338the foundationsוְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖אve.'u.shai.Ya'H787.

13Be it knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣אye.Di.a' le.he.Ve'H1934 H3046nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430,that, ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149be buildedתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124,and the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792set upיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635again, thenwill they notלָ֣אla'H3809payיִנְתְּנ֔וּןyin.te.NunH5415tollמִנְדָּֽה־min.dah-H4061,tributeבְל֤וֹve.LoH1093,and customוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983, and sothou shalt endamageתְּהַנְזִֽק׃te.han.ZikH5142the revenueוְאַפְּתֹ֥םve.'a.pe.TomH674of the kingsמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430.

14Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705becauseקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH3606 H6903we haveדִּֽי־di-H1768maintenanceמְלַ֤ח מְלַ֔חְנָאme.Lach me.Lach.na'H4416 H4415from the king’spalaceהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965,and it was notלָ֥אla'H3809meetאֲֽרִֽיךְ'arikhH749for us to seeלְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑אle.me.che.Ze'H2370the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430dishonourוְעַרְוַ֣תve.'ar.VatH6173,thereforeעַ֨ל־ דְּנָ֔ה'Al- de.NahH1836 H5922have we sentשְׁלַ֖חְנָאshe.Lach.na'H7972and certifiedוְהוֹדַ֥עְנָאve.ho.Da'.na'H3046the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430;

15That searchיְבַקַּר֩ye.va.KarH1240may be made in the bookבִּֽסְפַר־bis.far-H5609of the recordsדָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜אda.khe.Ra.nai.Ya'H1799of thy fathersאֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ'a.va.ha.TakhH2:so shalt thou findוּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחU.te.hash.kachH7912in the bookבִּסְפַ֣רbis.FarH5609of the recordsדָּכְרָנַיָּא֮da.khe.ra.nai.Ya'H1799,and knowוְתִנְדַּע֒ve.tin.Da'H3046that thisדָ֜ךְdakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149isa rebelliousמָֽרָדָ֗אma.ra.Da'H4779cityקִרְיָ֣אkir.Ya'H7149,and hurtfulוּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤תu.me.han.ze.KatH5142unto kingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430and provincesוּמְדִנָ֔ןu.me.di.NanH4083,and that they have movedעָבְדִ֣ין'a.ve.DinH5648seditionוְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ve.'esh.ta.DurH849within the sameבְּגַוַּ֔הּbe.ga.VahH1459ofמִן־min-H4481oldעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957timeיוֹמָ֖תyo.MatH3118:forעַ֨ל־'Al-H5922whichדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836cause was thisדָ֖ךְdakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149destroyedהָֽחָרְבַֽת׃Ha.cha.re.VatH2718.

16Weאֲנַ֙חְנָה֙'a.Nach.nahH586certifyמְהוֹדְעִ֤יןme.hod.'InH3046the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430that, ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149be buildedתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124again,and the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792thereof set upיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635,by thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836meansלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903thou shalt haveאִיתַ֖י'i.TaiH383noלָ֥אla'H3809portionחֲלָק֙cha.LakH2508on this sideבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.

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