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BSB ¶ We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.
OEB No OEB EZRA book available
WEB We inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, then you will have no possession beyond the River.
WMB (Same as above)
NET We therefore are informing the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, you will not retain control of this portion of Trans-Euphrates.”
LSV We are making known to the king that, if this city be built and the walls finished, by this means you have no portion beyond the river.”
FBV We wish to inform Your Majesty that if this city is rebuilt and the walls completed, you will lose this province west of the Euphrates.
T4T We want you to know that if they rebuild this city and finish building its walls, you will no longer be able to control/rule the people in this province west of the Euphrates River.”
LEB We make known to the king that if this city is built and the walls are finished, you will have nothing in the province Beyond the River.”
BBE We give you word, that if the building of this town and its walls is made complete, there will be an end of your power in the country across the river.
Moff No Moff EZRA book available
JPS We announce to the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.'
ASV We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.
DRA We certify the king, that if this city be built, and the walls thereof repaired, thou shalt have no possession on this side of the river.
YLT We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'
Drby We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
RV We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the river.
Wbstr We certify the king that, if this city shall be built again , and its walls set up, by this means thou wilt have no portion on this side of the river.
KJB-1769 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
(We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou/you shalt have no portion on this side the river.)
KJB-1611 We certifie the king, that if this citie be builded againe, & the walles thereof set vp: by this meanes, thou shalt haue no portion on this side the Riuer.
(We certifie the king, that if this city be builded again, and the walles thereof set up: by this meanes, thou/you shalt have no portion on this side the Riuer.)
Bshps Therfore do we certifie the king, that if this citie be builded againe, and the walles thereof made vp, thou shalt hereafter haue no portion beyond the water.
(Therfore do we certifie the king, that if this city be builded again, and the walles thereof made up, thou/you shalt hereafter have no portion beyond the water.)
Gnva Wee certifie the King therefore, that if this citie be buylded, and the foundation of the walles layd, by this meanes the portion beyonde the Riuer shall not be thine.
(We certifie the King therefore, that if this city be buylded, and the foundation of the walles laid, by this meanes the portion beyond the Riuer shall not be thine.)
Cvdl Therfore do we certifie the kynge, that yf this cite be buylded, and the walles therof made vp, thou shalt kepe nothinge on this syde the water by the reason of it.
(Therfore do we certifie the king, that if this cite be buylded, and the walles therof made up, thou/you shalt keep nothing on this side the water by the reason of it.)
Wyc We tellen to the kyng, that if thilke citee be bildid, and the wallis therof be restorid, thou schalt not haue possessioun biyende the flood.
(We tellen to the king, that if that city be bildid, and the wallis therof be restorid, thou/you shalt not have possession beyond the flood.)
Luth Darum tun wir dem Könige zu wissen, daß, wo diese Stadt gebauet wird und ihre Mauern gemacht, so wirst du von ihr nichts behalten diesseit des Wassers.
(Therefore do/put we/us to_him kings/king to wissen, daß, wo this/these city gebauet becomes and their/her Mauern made, so will you from you/their/her nothing keep diesseit the waters.)
ClVg Nuntiamus nos regi, quoniam si civitas illa ædificata fuerit, et muri ipsius instaurati, possessionem trans fluvium non habebis.[fn]
(Nuntiamus we regi, quoniam when/but_if civitas that ædificata has_been, and muri ipsius instaurati, possession across fluvium not/no habebis.)
BrTr We therefore declare to the king, that, if that city be built, and its walls be set up, thou shalt not have peace.
BrLXX Γνωρίζομεν οὖν ἡμεῖς τῷ βασιλεῖ, ὅτι ἂν ἡ πόλις ἐκείνη οἰκοδομηθῇ, καὶ τὰ τείχη αὐτῆς καταρτισθῇ, οὐκ ἔστι σοι εἰρήνη.
(Gnōrizomen oun haʸmeis tōi basilei, hoti an haʸ polis ekeinaʸ oikodomaʸthaʸ, kai ta teiⱪaʸ autaʸs katartisthaʸ, ouk esti soi eiraʸnaʸ.)
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין אֲנַ֨חְנָה֙ לְמַלְכָּ֔א
make_known we 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”
הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן
if city,the this rebuilt and,walls,its finished
See how you translated this expression in 4:13. (It may be helpful to review the two notes there that discuss the parallelism and the passive form.)
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
לָקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔ה חֲלָק֙ בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔א לָ֥א אִיתַ֖י לָֽךְ
because,of this/about_this possession in/on/at/with,province_beyond river,the not there_is to/for=you(fs)
The implication is that if Jerusalem became a stronghold, not only would its people rebel against Artaxerxes, they would lead all of the surrounding peoples to do the same, and the Persian Empire would lose all of its territories west of the Euphrates. The expression no share for you likely also has the implication that the king would receive no further tribute or other revenue from the entire province. Alternate translation: “then those people will lead the entire province of Beyond-the-River to revolt against you and to stop paying tribute.”
