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BSB ¶ Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.
OEB No OEB EZRA book available
WEB Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls and repaired the foundations.
WMB (Same as above)
NET Now let the king be aware that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and odious city. They are completing its walls and repairing its foundations.
LSV be it known to the king, that the Jews who have come up from you to us, have come to Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they are building, and the walls they have finished, and the foundations they join.
FBV Your Majesty should be informed that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, completing repairs to the walls, and mending its foundations.
T4T “Your majesty, we want you to know that the Jews who came here from your territories are rebuilding this city, Jerusalem. These people are wicked and want to rebel against you. Now they are repairing the foundations of the walls/buildings and building the walls of the city.
LEB be it known to the king that the Jews who have come up from near you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the wall and repairing the foundation.
BBE We give news to the king that the Jews who came from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are building up again that uncontrolled and evil town; the walls are complete and they are joining up the bases.
MOF No MOF EZRA book available
JPS be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and are digging out the foundations.
ASV Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.
DRA Be it known to the king, that the Jews, who came up from thee to us, are come to Jerusalem a rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, setting up the ramparts thereof and repairing the walls.
YLT Be it known to the king, that the Jews who have come up from thee unto us, have come in to Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they are building, and the walls they have finished, and the foundations they join.
DBY Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from thee unto us have come to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and they complete the walls and join up the foundations.
RV Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.
WBS Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came from thee to us are come to Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the noxious city, and have set up its walls, and joined the foundations.
KJB-1769 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 up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.[fn][fn]
(Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Yerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. )
KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Be it knowen vnto the king, that the Iewes which came vp from thee to vs, are come vnto Ierusalem, building the rebellious and the bad citie, and haue set vp the walles thereof, and ioyned the foundations.
(Be it known unto the king, that the Yews which came up from thee to us, are come unto Yerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walles thereof, and ioyned the foundations.)
BB Be it knowen vnto the king that the Iewes which came vp from thee to vs, are come vnto Hierusalem, a citie seditious and froward, and builde the same, and set vp the walles thereof, and lay the foundations.
(Be it known unto the king that the Yews which came up from thee to us, are come unto Yerusalem, a city seditious and froward, and builde the same, and set up the walles thereof, and lay the foundations.)
GNV Be it knowen vnto the King that ye Iewes, which came vp from thee to vs, are come vnto Ierusalem (a citie rebellious and wicked) and buylde, and lay the foundations of the walles, and haue ioyned the foundations.
(Be it known unto the King that ye/you_all Yewes, which came up from thee to us, are come unto Yerusalem (a city rebellious and wicked) and buylde, and lay the foundations of the walles, and have ioyned the foundations. )
CB Be it knowne vnto ye kynge, that the Iewes which are come vp from the to vs vnto Ierusale in to that sedicious & wicked cite, buylde the same, and make vp ye walles of it, & brynge it out of ye foundacion.
(Be it known unto ye/you_all king, that the Yews which are come up from the to us unto Yerusalem in to that sedicious and wicked city, buylde the same, and make up ye/you_all walles of it, and bring it out of ye/you_all foundacion.)
WYC Be it knowun to the kyng, that the Jewis, that stieden fro thee, ben comun to vs `in to Jerusalem, the rebel and worste citee, which thei bilden, and thei maken the ground wallis therof, and arayen the wallis aboue.
(Be it known to the king, that the Yewis, that stieden from thee, been comun to us `in to Yerusalem, the rebel and worste city, which they bilden, and they maken the ground wallis therof, and arayen the wallis aboue.)
LUT Es sei kund dem Könige, daß die Juden, die von dir zu uns heraufkommen sind gen Jerusalem, in die aufrührerische und böse Stadt, bauen dieselbige und machen ihre Mauern und führen sie aus dem Grunde.
(It be kund to_him kinge, that the Yuden, the from you to uns heraufkommen are gen Yerusalem, in the aufrührerische and böse Stadt, bauen dieselbige and make ihre Mauern and führen they/she/them out of to_him Grunde.)
CLV Notum sit regi quia Judæi, qui ascenderunt a te ad nos, venerunt in Jerusalem civitatem rebellem et pessimam, quam ædificant exstruentes muros ejus, et parietes componentes.
(Notum sit regi because Yudæi, who ascenderunt a you(sg) to we, venerunt in Yerusalem civitatem rebellem and pessimam, how ædificant exstruentes muros his, and parietes componentes. )
BRN 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.
BrLXX Γνωστὸν ἔστω τῷ βασιλεῖ, ὅτι οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι οἱ ἀναβάντες ἀπὸ σοῦ πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἤλθοσαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἀποστάτιν καὶ πονηρὰν, ἣν οἰκοδομοῦσι· καὶ τὰ τείχη αὐτῆς κατηρτισμένα εἰσὶ, καὶ θεμελίους αὐτῆς ἀνύψωσαν.
(Gnōston estō tōi basilei, hoti hoi Youdaioi hoi anabantes apo sou pros haʸmas aʸlthosan eis Hierousalaʸm taʸn polin taʸn apostatin kai ponaʸran, haʸn oikodomousi; kai ta teiⱪaʸ autaʸs kataʸrtismena eisi, kai themelious autaʸs anupsōsan. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
יְדִ֨יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א
known it_will_happen to=the=king
These officials address the king in the third person as a sign of respect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate this respect by using an expression such as “O king.” Alternate translation: “we would like you to know, O king”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
יְדִ֨יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א
known it_will_happen to=the=king
If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who is doing the action. Alternate translation: “we would like you to know, O king”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
יְהוּדָיֵ֗א דִּ֤י סְלִ֨קוּ֙ מִן־לְוָתָ֔ךְ
jews,the that/who they_came_up from/more_than with,you
Here, as in several instances earlier in the book, went up means “traveled from Babylon to Judah,” since that involves going from a river valley up into the mountains. The officials describe Babylon to the king as near you because it was relatively much closer to the Persian royal court and more distant from Samaria. Alternate translation: “the Jews who returned to Judah from Babylon”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go
סְלִ֨קוּ֙
they_came_up
If it is more natural in your language, you could say “came” rather than went.
עֲלֶ֥ינָא אֲת֖וֹ לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם
to,us gone to,Jerusalem
Alternate translation: “have settled near us in Jerusalem”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
קִרְיְתָ֨א מָֽרָדְתָּ֤א ובאישתא
city,that rebellious,the and,wicked,the
Here the officials are describing the inhabitants of Jerusalem by reference to something associated with them, the city where they live. The officials are not saying that the walls and buildings would be rebellious if they were rebuilt. Rather, they are saying that the people who have lived in this city have continually revolted against their foreign rulers. Alternate translation: “that city whose people are constantly rebelling”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
מָֽרָדְתָּ֤א ובאישתא
rebellious,the and,wicked,the
Rebellious and evil mean similar things. The officials use them together to emphasize their certainty that, because the people of Jerusalem are so evil or wicked (in this context meaning rebellious against authority), they would revolt against Artaxerxes if they were able to rebuild and fortify their city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these words into a single expression. Alternate translation: “constantly rebelling”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
וְשׁוּרַיָּ֣א שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּ וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖א יַחִֽיטוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: known it_will_happen to=the=king that/who jews,the that/who they_came_up from/more_than with,you to,us gone to,Jerusalem city,that rebellious,the and,wicked,the rebuilding and,walls finishing and,foundations,the repairing )
Here, completing is a way of saying “building.” Several times in this section of Ezra, the text uses the two words repairing and completing together to mean “building,” or it uses them as poetic parallels. (For example, “which a great king of Israel built and completed,” 5:11, and “to build this house and to complete this structure,” 5:3.) The term completing by itself here seems similarly to have the meaning of “building.” Repairing here could also mean “digging out.” Either way, this is a reference to preparing foundations so that buildings can be set up on them. So the officials are describing the project of restoring the city by referring to the work on two parallel parts of it, its walls and its buildings. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this without using a similar figure of speech. Alternate translations: “they are working throughout the city to restore it” or “they are rebuilding the walls and preparing foundations for buildings”
