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BSB ¶ Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.
OEB No OEB EZRA book available
WEBBE Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built until a decree is made by me.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Now give orders that these men cease their work and that this city not be rebuilt until such time as I so instruct.
LSV Now make a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not built, until a decree is made by me.
FBV Issue an immediate order for these men to stop work. This city is not to be rebuilt until I authorize it.
T4T So you must command that the people must stop rebuilding the city. Only if I tell them that they may rebuild it will they be allowed to continue.
LEB So now, issue forth a decree that these men stop and this city not be built, until a decree is issued from me.
BBE Give an order now, that these men are to do nothing more, and that the building of the town is to be stopped, till I give an order.
Moff No Moff EZRA book available
JPS Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me.
ASV Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me.
DRA Now therefore hear the sentence: Hinder those men, that this city be not built, till further orders be given by me.
YLT 'Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made.
Drby Now give order to make these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until the order shall be given from me;
RV Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me.
Wbstr Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until another commandment shall be given from me.
KJB-1769 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.[fn]
(Give ye/you_all now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me. )
KJB-1611 [fn]Giue ye now commandement, to cause these men to cease, and that this citie be not builded, vntill another commandement shall be giuen from me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
Bshps Geue ye nowe therefore commaundement, that the same men be forbidden, and that the citie be not builded againe, till I haue geuen another commaundement.
(Give ye/you_all now therefore commandment, that the same men be forbidden, and that the city be not builded again, till I have given another commandment.)
Gnva Make ye now a decree, that those men may cease, and that the citie be not buylt, till I haue giuen another commandement.
(Make ye/you_all now a decree, that those men may cease, and that the city be not buylt, till I have given another commandment. )
Cvdl Do ye now after this commaundemet, forbyd the same men, that the cite be not builded, tyll I haue geue comaundemet.
(Do ye/you_all now after this commaundemet, forbyd the same men, that the cite be not builded, till I have give comaundemet.)
Wyc Now therfor here ye the sentence, that ye forbede tho men, and that thilke citee be not bildid, til if perauenture it be comaundid of me.
(Now therefore here ye/you_all the sentence, that ye/you_all forbede those men, and that that city be not bildid, till if peradventure/perhaps it be commanded of me.)
Luth So tut nun nach diesem Befehl: Wehret denselben Männern, daß die Stadt nicht gebauet werde, bis daß von mir der Befehl gegeben werde.
(So tut now after this_one command: Wehret the_same menn, that the city not gebauet become, until that from to_me the/of_the command given become.)
ClVg Nunc ergo audite sententiam: prohibeatis viros illos, ut urbs illa non ædificetur donec si forte a me jussum fuerit.
(Nunc therefore audite sententiam: prohibeatis men illos, as urbs that not/no ædificetur until when/but_if forte from me yussum has_been. )
BrTr Now therefore make a decree to stop the work of those men, and that city shall no more be built.
BrLXX Καὶ νῦν θέτε γνώμην, καταργῆσαι τοὺς ἄνδρας ἐκείνους, καὶ ἡ πόλις ἐκείνη οὐκ οἰκοδομηθήσεται ἔτι· Ὅπως ἀπὸ τῆς γνώμης
(Kai nun thete gnōmaʸn, katargaʸsai tous andras ekeinous, kai haʸ polis ekeinaʸ ouk oikodomaʸthaʸsetai eti; Hopōs apo taʸs gnōmaʸs )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
כְּעַן֙
now
The word Now is similar to the expression “and now” in 4:10, 4:11, and 4:17. As in 4:13 and 4:14, it introduces an important point within a letter. If your language has a comparable expression that it uses for this same purpose, you can use that in your translation.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
שִׂ֣ימוּ טְּעֵ֔ם לְבַטָּלָ֖א גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֑ךְ
issue order to,stop men,the these
These men means the Jews. This is a reference back to the letter from the Samaritan officials in which they speak of “the Jews who went up from near you” and who “have come to us at Jerusalem” (4:12). The implication is that the Jews are to stop rebuilding the walls and buildings in Jerusalem. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “issue a decree to make those Jews who returned to Jerusalem from exile stop rebuilding the walls and buildings in Jerusalem”
Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal
וְקִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ לָ֣א תִתְבְּנֵ֔א עַד־מִנִּ֖י טַעְמָ֥א יִתְּשָֽׂם
and,city,the this not rebuilt until from=me decree,a issued
The phrase so that indicates that the clause that follows describes the purpose for which Artaxerxes wants the officials to issue a decree. It is to make the Jews stop working on the walls and houses. He does not want there to be any rebuilding in Jerusalem unless he authorizes it personally. Alternate translation: “because I want this decree to prevent all rebuilding unless I issue a decree permitting it”
