| 1 | Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of the LORD God of Israel, |
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ΚαὶήκουσανοιθλίβοντεςΙουδακαὶΒενιαμινότιοιυιοὶτῆςαποικίαςοικοδομοῦσινοῖκοντῶκυρίωθεῶΙσραηλ,
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| 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.” |
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καὶήγγισανπρὸςΖοροβαβελκαὶπρὸςτοὺςάρχονταςτῶνπατριῶνκαὶεῖπαναυτοῖςΟικοδομήσομενμεθ᾿υμῶν,ότιωςυμεῖςεκζητοῦμεντῶθεῶυμῶν,καὶαυτῶημεῖςθυσιάζομεναπὸημερῶνΑσαραδδωνβασιλέωςΑσσουρτοῦενέγκαντοςημᾶςῶδε.
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| 3 | But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel said to them, “You may do nothing with us to build a house for our God; but we alone will build to the LORD God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.” |
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καὶεῖπενπρὸςαυτοὺςΖοροβαβελκαὶΙησοῦςκαὶοικατάλοιποιτῶναρχόντωντῶνπατριῶντοῦΙσραηλΟυχημῖνκαὶυμῖντοῦοικοδομῆσαιοῖκοντῶθεῶημῶν,ότιημεῖςαυτοὶεπὶτὸαυτὸοικοδομήσομεντῶκυρίωθεῶημῶν,ωςενετείλατοημῖνΚῦροςοβασιλεὺςΠερσῶν.
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| 4 | Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building, |
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καὶῆνολαὸςτῆςγῆςεκλύωντὰςχεῖραςτοῦλαοῦΙουδακαὶενεπόδιζοναυτοὺςτοῦοικοδομεῖν
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| 5 | and hired counselors 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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καὶμισθούμενοιεπ᾿αυτοὺςβουλευόμενοιτοῦδιασκεδάσαιβουλὴναυτῶνπάσαςτὰςημέραςΚύρουβασιλέωςΠερσῶνκαὶέωςβασιλείαςΔαρείουβασιλέωςΠερσῶν.
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| 6 | In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. |
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ΚαὶενβασιλείαΑσουηρουεναρχῆβασιλείαςαυτοῦέγραψανεπιστολὴνεπὶοικοῦνταςΙουδακαὶΙερουσαλημ.
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| 7 | In the days of Artaxerxes also, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in Aramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language. |
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καὶενημέραιςΑρθασασθαέγραψενενειρήνηΜιθραδάτηΤαβεηλσὺνκαὶτοῖςλοιποῖςσυνδούλοιςαυτοῦπρὸςΑρθασασθαβασιλέαΠερσῶν·έγραψενοφορολόγοςγραφὴνΣυριστὶκαὶηρμηνευμένην.
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| 8 | Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes in this fashion: |
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ΡαουμβααλταμκαὶΣαμσαιογραμματεὺςέγραψανεπιστολὴνμίανκατὰΙερουσαλημτῶΑρθασασθαβασιλεῖ.
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| 9 | From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions—representatives of the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the people of Persia and Erech and Babylon and Shushan, the Dehavites, the Elamites, |
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τάδεέκρινενΡαουμβααλταμκαὶΣαμσαιογραμματεὺςκαὶοικατάλοιποισύνδουλοιημῶν,Διναῖοι,Αφαρσαθαχαῖοι,Ταρφαλλαῖοι,Αφαρσαῖοι,Αρχυαῖοι,Βαβυλώνιοι,Σουσαναχαῖοι[οίεισινΗλαμαῖοι]
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| 10 | and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnapper took captive and settled in the cities of Samaria and the remainder beyond the River — and so forth. |
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καὶοικατάλοιποιεθνῶν,ῶναπώκισενΑσενναφαρομέγαςκαὶοτίμιοςκαὶκατώκισεναυτοὺςενπόλεσιντῆςΣομορων,καὶτὸκατάλοιπονπέραντοῦποταμοῦ·
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| 11 | (This is a copy of the letter that they sent him) To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the region beyond the River, and so forth: |
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αύτηηδιαταγὴτῆςεπιστολῆς,ῆςαπέστειλανπρὸςαυτόνΠρὸςΑρθασασθαβασιλέαπαῖδέςσουάνδρεςπέραντοῦποταμοῦ.
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| 12 | Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem, and are building the rebellious and evil city, and are finishing its walls and repairing the foundations. |
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γνωστὸνέστωτῶβασιλεῖότιοιΙουδαῖοιαναβάντεςαπὸσοῦεφ᾿ημᾶςήλθοσανειςΙερουσαλημ·τὴνπόλιντὴναποστάτινκαὶπονηρὰνοικοδομοῦσιν,καὶτὰτείχηαυτῆςκατηρτισμένοιεισίν,καὶθεμελίουςαυτῆςανύψωσαν.
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| 13 | Let it now be known to the king that, if this city is built and the walls completed, they will not pay tax, tribute, or custom, and the king’s treasury will be diminished. |
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νῦνοῦνγνωστὸνέστωτῶβασιλεῖότιεὰνηπόλιςεκείνηανοικοδομηθῆκαὶτὰτείχηαυτῆςκαταρτισθῶσιν,φόροιουκέσονταίσοιουδὲδώσουσιν·καὶτοῦτοβασιλεῖςκακοποιεῖ.
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| 14 | Now because we receive support from the palace, it was not proper for us to see the king’s dishonor; therefore we have sent and informed the king, |
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καὶασχημοσύνηνβασιλέωςουκέξεστινημῖνιδεῖν·διὰτοῦτοεπέμψαμενκαὶεγνωρίσαμεντῶβασιλεῖ,
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| 15 | that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. And you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed. |
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ίναεπισκέψηταιενβιβλίωυπομνηματισμοῦτῶνπατέρωνσου,καὶευρήσειςκαὶγνώσηότιηπόλιςεκείνηπόλιςαποστάτιςκαὶκακοποιοῦσαβασιλεῖςκαὶχώρας,καὶφυγάδιαδούλωνενμέσωαυτῆςαπὸχρόνωναιῶνος·διὰταῦταηπόλιςαύτηηρημώθη.
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| 16 | We inform the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the result will be that you will have no dominion beyond the River. |
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γνωρίζομενοῦνημεῖςτῶβασιλεῖότιεὰνηπόλιςεκείνηοικοδομηθῆκαὶτὰτείχηαυτῆςκαταρτισθῆ,ουκέστινσοιειρήνη.
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| 17 | The king sent an answer: To Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and to the remainder beyond the River: Peace, and so forth. |
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| 18 | The letter which you sent to us has been clearly read before me. |
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Οφορολόγος,ὸναπεστείλατεπρὸςημᾶς,εκλήθηέμπροσθενεμοῦ.
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| 19 | And I gave the command, and a search has been made, and it was found that this city in former times has revolted against kings, and rebellion and sedition have been fostered in it. |
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καὶπαρ᾿εμοῦετέθηγνώμηκαὶεπεσκεψάμεθακαὶεύραμενότιηπόλιςεκείνηαφ᾿ημερῶναιῶνοςεπὶβασιλεῖςεπαίρεται,καὶαποστάσειςκαὶφυγάδιαγίνονταιεναυτῆ,
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| 20 | There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the region beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and custom were paid to them. |
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καὶβασιλεῖςισχυροὶγίνονταιεπὶΙερουσαλημκαὶεπικρατοῦντεςόληςτῆςεσπέραςτοῦποταμοῦ,καὶφόροιπλήρειςκαὶμέροςδίδοταιαυτοῖς.
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| 21 | Now give the command to make these men cease, that this city may not be built until the command is given by me. |
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καὶνῦνθέτεγνώμηνκαταργῆσαιτοὺςάνδραςεκείνους,καὶηπόλιςεκείνηουκοικοδομηθήσεταιέτι,όπωςαπὸτῆςγνώμης
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| 22 | Take heed now that you do not fail to do this. Why should damage increase to the hurt of the kings? |
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πεφυλαγμένοιῆτεάνεσινποιῆσαιπερὶτούτου,μήποτεπληθυνθῆαφανισμὸςειςκακοποίησινβασιλεῦσιν.
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| 23 | Now when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem against the Jews, and by force of arms made them cease. |
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ΤότεοφορολόγοςτοῦΑρθασασθαβασιλέωςανέγνωενώπιονΡαουμκαὶΣαμσαιγραμματέωςκαὶσυνδούλωναυτῶν·καὶεπορεύθησανσπουδῆειςΙερουσαλημκαὶενΙουδακαὶκατήργησαναυτοὺςενίπποιςκαὶδυνάμει.
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| 24 | Thus the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem ceased, and it was discontinued until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. |
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τότεήργησεντὸέργονοίκουτοῦθεοῦτοῦενΙερουσαλημκαὶῆναργοῦνέωςδευτέρουέτουςτῆςβασιλείαςΔαρείουτοῦβασιλέωςΠερσῶν.
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