¹

And they that afflicted Juda and Benjamin heard, that the children of the captivity were building a house to the Lord God of Israel.

¹

И# ўслhшаша врази2 ї{дины и3 веніам‡ни, ћкw сhнове преселeніz созидaютъ цeрковь гDу бGу ї}леву,

²

And they drew near to Zorobabel, and to the heads of families, and said to them, We will build with you; for as ye do, we seek to serve our God, and we do sacrifice to him from the days of Asaradan king of Assur, who brought us hither.

²

и3 приступи1ша къ зоровaвелю и3 ко кнzзє1мъ nтeчествъ и3 рек0ша и5мъ: сози1ждемъ съ вaми, понeже, ћкоже и3 вы2, и4щемъ бGа вaшего и3 є3мY мы2 жрeмъ жeртву t днjй ґсарадaна царS ґссyрска привeдшагw ны сёмw.

³

Then Zorobabel, and Jesus and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel said to them, It is not for us and you to build a house to our God, for we ourselves will build together to the Lord our God, as Cyrus the king of the Persians commanded us.

³

И# речE и5мъ зоровaвель и3 їисyсъ и3 пр0чіи кн‰зи nтeчествъ ї}левыхъ: нёсть нaмъ и3 вaмъ создaти д0мъ бGу нaшему, понeже мы2 сaми њс0бнw сози1ждемъ гDу бGу нaшему, ћкоже повелЁ нaмъ кЂръ цaрь пeрсскій.

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And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Juda, and hindered them in building,

⁴

И# бhша лю1діе земли2 (тоS) њслаблsюще рyки людjй їудeйскіхъ, и3 препинaху и5мъ въ созидaніи,

⁵

and continued hiring persons against them, plotting to frustrate their counsel, all the days of Cyrus king of the Persians, and until the reign of Darius king of the Persians.

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и3 наимaху на ни1хъ совётникwвъ, да разорsтъ совётъ и4хъ, во вс‰ дни6 кЂра царS пeрсскагw и3 дaже до цaрства дaріа царS пeрсскагw.

⁶

And in the reign of Assuerus, even in the beginning of his reign, they wrote a letter against the inhabitants of Juda and Jerusalem.

⁶

Въ цaрство же ґссуи1ра, (и4же є4сть ґртаxeрxъ,) въ начaлэ цaрства є3гw2, написaша сви1токъ на живyщихъ во їудeи и3 во їеrли1мэ.

⁷

And in the days of Arthasastha, Tabeel wrote peaceably to Mithradates and to the rest of his fellow-servants: the tribute-gatherer wrote to Arthasastha king of the Persians a writing in the Syrian tongue, and the same interpreted.

⁷

И# во дни6 ґрfасаfaна написA въ ми1рэ міfрідaтъ и3 тавеи1лъ со пр0чими сослужи1тєли ко ґртаxeрxу царю2 пeрсскому: написA писмон0сецъ писaніе сЂрскимъ љзhкомъ и3 претолк0вано.

⁸

Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe wrote an epistle against Jerusalem to king Arthasastha, saying,

⁸

Реyмъ валтаaмъ и3 самpA книг0чій написaста послaніе є3ди1но на їеrли1мъ ко ґртаxeрxу царю2:

⁹

Thus has judged Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and the rest of our fellow-servants, the Dinæans, the Apharsathachæans, the Tarphalæans, the Apharsæans, the Archyæans, the Babylonians, the Susanachæans, Davæans,

⁹

тaкw суди1лъ реyмъ валтаaмъ и3 самpA книг0чій и3 пр0чіи сослужи1теліе нaши, дінeє, ґфарсаfахeє, тарфалeє, ґрфасeє, ґрхmeє, вавmлHнzне, сусанахeє, савeє, є3лами1те

¹⁰

and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Assenaphar removed, and settled them in the cities of Somoron, and the rest of them beyond the river.

¹⁰

и3 пр0чіи t kзы6къ, и5хже преведE ґссенафaръ вели1кій и3 преслaвный и3 всели2 и5хъ во градёхъ самарjйскихъ и3 пр0чихъ њб8 w4нъ п0лъ рэки2.

¹¹

This is the purport of the letter, which they sent to him: Thy servants the men beyond the river to king Arthasastha.

¹¹

СіE є4сть сказaніе послaніz, є4же послaша къ немY, ко ґртаxeрxу царю2: раби2 твои2, мyжіе, и5же за рэк0ю:

¹²

Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from thee to us have come to Jerusalem the rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, and its walls are set in order, and they have established the foundations of it.

¹²

вёдомо да бyдетъ царю2, ћкw їудeє, и5же взыд0ша t тебє2 къ нaмъ, пріид0ша во їеrли1мъ грaдъ tстyпный и3 лукaвый, є3г0же созидaютъ: и3 стёны є3гw2 состр0єны сyть, и3 њсновaніе є3гw2 возвhсиша:

¹³

Now then be it known to the king, that if that city be built up, and its walls completed, thou shalt have no tribute, neither will they pay anything, and this injures kings.

¹³

нн7э u5бо вёдомо да бyдетъ царю2, ћкw, ѓще грaдъ сeй с0зданъ бyдетъ, и3 стёны є3гw2 совершaтсz, д†ни не бyдутъ тебЁ, нижE (лётнzгw воздаsніz) дадyтъ: и3 сіE царє1мъ ѕло2 твори1тъ,

¹⁴

And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king;

¹⁴

и3 посрамощeніz царeва не лёть нaмъ ви1дэти: сегw2 рaди послaхомъ и3 возвэсти1хомъ царю2,

¹⁵

that examination may be made in thy fathers' book of record; and thou shalt find, and thou shalt know that that city is rebellious, and does harm to kings and countries, and there are in the midst of it from very old time refuges for runaway slaves: therefore this city has been made desolate.

¹⁵

да разсм0трено бyдетъ въ кни1зэ памzтопи1снэй nтцє1въ твои1хъ, и3 њбрsщеши въ кни1зэ памzтопи1снэй и3 познaеши, ћкw грaдъ w4нъ tстyпный є4сть и3 њби1дzщь царeй и3 страны6, и3 ўбBжища слyгъ бывaютъ посредЁ є3гw2 t днjй дрeвнихъ, сегw2 рaди и3 грaдъ т0й њпустошeнъ є4сть:

¹⁶

We therefore declare to the king, that, if that city be built, and its walls be set up, thou shalt not have peace.

¹⁶

вёдомо u5бо твори1мъ царю2, ћкw, ѓще грaдъ т0й с0зданъ бyдетъ и3 стёны є3гw2 совершaтсz, то2 не бyдетъ ти2 ми1ра.

¹⁷

Then the king sent to Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and the rest of their fellow-servants who dwelt in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, saying, Peace; and he says,

¹⁷

И# послA цaрь ко реyму валтаaму и3 самpaю книгHчію и3 ко пр0чымъ сослужи1телємъ и4хъ њбитaющымъ въ самарjи и3 пр0чымъ за рэк0ю ми1ръ

¹⁸

The tribute-gatherer whom ye sent to us, has been called before me.

¹⁸

и3 речE: писмон0сецъ, є3г0же послaсте къ нaмъ, при1званъ пред8 менE,

¹⁹

And a decree has been made by me, and we have examined, and found that that city of old time exalts itself against kings, and that rebellions and desertions take place within it.

¹⁹

и3 t менє2 повелёно є4сть, и3 соглsдахомъ и3 њбрэт0хомъ, ћкw грaдъ т0й t днjй дрeвнихъ на царeй возн0ситсz, tступлє1ніz и3 ўбBжища бывaютъ въ нeмъ:

²⁰

And there were powerful kings in Jerusalem, and they ruled over all the country beyond the river, and abundant revenues and tribute were given to them.

²⁰

и3 цaріе крёпцы бhша во їеrли1мэ и3 њбладaху всeю стран0ю, ћже за рэк0ю, д†ни же мнHги и3 чaсть давaшесz и5мъ:

²¹

Now therefore make a decree to stop the work of those men, and that city shall no more be built.

²¹

и3 нн7э повели1те мужє1мъ w4нымъ престaти t дёла, и3 грaдъ џный да не созидaетсz ктомY:

²²

See that ye be careful of the decree, not to be remiss concerning this matter, lest at any time destruction should abound to the harm of kings.

²²

ћкw да t повелёніz сегw2 њпaсни бyдете нерадёніе твори1ти њ сeмъ, да не когдA ўмн0житсz поги1бель на ѕло2 царє1мъ.

²³

Then the tribute-gatherer of king Arthasastha read the letter before Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and his fellow-servants: and they went in haste to Jerusalem and through Juda, and caused them to cease with horses and an armed force.

²³

ТогдA писмон0сецъ ґртаxeрxа царS прочтE сви1токъ пред8 реyмомъ валтаaмомъ и3 самpaемъ книг0чіемъ и3 сослужи1телми и4хъ: и3 и3д0ша тщaтелнw во їеrли1мъ и3 во їудeю, и3 ўдержaша и5хъ мhшцею си1льною.

²⁴

Then ceased the work of the house of God in Jerusalem, and it was at a stand until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.

²⁴

ТогдA престA дёло д0му б9іz, є4же во їеrли1мэ, и3 не творsшесz дaже до лёта вторaгw цaрства дaріа царS пeрсскагw.