Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 5:3-13

3At the same timeזִמְנָא֩zim.Na'H2166cameאֲתָ֨א'a.Ta'H858to them Tatnai,governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347on this sideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and Shethar–boznaiH8370,and their companionsוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675,and saidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652unto themעֲלֵיה֜וֹןa.lei.HonH5922,Whoמַן־man-H4479hath commandedשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֗םsam te.'EmH2942 H7761you to buildלִבְּנֵ֔אli.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005,and to make upלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ סle.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836wallוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?

4Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116saidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560we unto them after this mannerכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660,Whatמַן־man-H4479areאִנּוּן֙'i.NunH581the namesשְׁמָהָ֣תshe.ma.HatH8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֔אguv.rai.Ya'H1400that makeבָּנַֽיִן׃ba.Na.yinH1124thisדְנָ֥הde.NahH1836buildingבִנְיָנָ֖אvin.ya.Na'H1147?

5But the eyeוְעֵ֣יןve.'EinH5870of their Godאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426wasהֲוָת֙ha.VatH1934uponעַל־'al-H5922the eldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,that they could notוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809causeH989themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994to ceaseבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989,tillעַד־'ad-H5705the matterטַעְמָ֖אta'.Ma'H2941cameיְהָ֑ךְye.HakhH1946to Dariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868:and thenוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116they returned answerיְתִיב֥וּןye.ti.VunH8421by letterנִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖אnish.te.va.Na'H5407concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָֽה׃ פde.NahH1836matter.

6The copyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of the letterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104that Tatnai,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347on this sideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and Shethar–boznaiH8370,and his companionsוּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּu.khe.Na.va.TehH3675the Apharsachitesאֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.Far.se.kha.Ye'H671, which wereon this sideבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972untoעַל־'al-H5922Dariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430:

7They sentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972a letterפִּתְגָמָ֖אpit.ga.Ma'H6600untoעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922him, whereinבְּגַוֵּ֔הּbe.ga.VehH1459was writtenכְּתִ֣יבke.TivH3790thusוְכִדְנָה֙ve.khid.NahH1836;Unto Dariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allכֹֽלָּא׃ סKho.la'H3606peaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

8Be it knownיְדִ֣יעַ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣אye.Di.a' le.he.Ve'H3046 H1934unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430,that we wentאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236into the provinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083of Judeaלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061,to the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of the greatרַבָּ֔אra.Ba'H7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,which is buildedמִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'H1124with greatגְּלָ֔לge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69,and timberוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636is laidמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761in the wallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797,and thisדָ֛ךְdakhH1791workוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673goethמִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'H5648fastאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629on, and prosperethוּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.LachH6744in their handsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593we thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868, andsaidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560unto them thusכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660,Whoמַן־man-H4479commandedשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֗םsam te.'EmH2942 H7761you to buildלְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.YahH1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005,and to make upלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635theseדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836wallsוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?

10We askedשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593their namesשְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םshe.ma.ha.te.HomH8036alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638,to certifyלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְle.ho.da.'u.TakhH3046thee, that we might writeנִכְתֻּ֥בnikh.TuvH3790the namesשֻׁם־shum-H8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֖אguv.rai.Ya'H1400that werethe chiefבְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סve.ra.shei.HomH7217of them.

11And thusוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660they returnedהֲתִיב֣וּנָאha.ti.Vu.na'H8421us answerפִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'H6600,sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560,Weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586areהִמּ֡וֹhi.MoH1994the servantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649of the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and earthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772,and buildוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124the houseבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005that wasהֲוָ֨אha.Va'H1934buildedבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124theseדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.MatH6928,which a greatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479buildedבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and set upוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861afterמִן־min-H4481that our fathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2had provokedH7265the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065unto wrathH7265,he gaveיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,the Chaldeanכַּסְדָּאָ֑הkas.da.ya'H3679,who destroyedסַתְרֵ֔הּsat.RehH5642thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005,and carriedH1541the peopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972awayH1541into Babylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13Butבְּרַם֙be.RamH1297in the firstחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140of Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895the samekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567madeשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to buildלִבְּנֵֽא׃li.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426.

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