EZRA 7:12 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων Ἔσδρᾳ γραμματεῖ νόμου Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· τετελέσθω λόγος καὶ ἡ ἀπόκρισις.
(Arthasastha basileus basileōn Esdra grammatei nomou Kuriou tou Theou tou ouranou; tetelesthō logos kai haʸ apokrisis. )

BrTr Arthasastha, king of kings, to Esdras, the scribe of the law of the Lord God of heaven, Let the order and the answer be accomplished.

ULT “Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven: Peace. And now:

UST “This letter is from Artaxerxes, the greatest of the kings. I am giving it to Ezra the priest, who has carefully studied the law that the God who is in heaven gave to the Israelite people. Greetings. This is what I want you to know:

BSB ¶ Artaxerxes, king of kings.
¶ To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven:
¶ Greetings.[fn]

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEBBE § Artaxerxes, king of kings,
§ To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven.
¶ Now

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven:

LSV “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the Law of the God of the heavens, and at such a time:

FBV “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest,[fn] the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.

7:12 “Priest”: interestingly the usual Aramaic word for priest is not used. Instead it is a word derived from Hebrew, suggesting the decree was first drafted by a Jew, possibly Ezra himself.

T4T “This letter is from me, Artaxerxes, the greatest of the kings. I am giving it to Ezra the priest, who has studied very well all the rules and regulations that the God who is/rules in heaven gave to the Israeli people.

LEB “Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of the heavens. Peace. And now

BBE Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, all peace;

Moff No Moff EZRA book available

JPS 'Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, and so forth. And now

ASV Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.

DRA Artaxerxes king of kings to Esdras the priest, the most learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven, greeting.

YLT 'Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, and at such a time:

Drby Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law of the [fn]God of the heavens, and so forth.

7.12 Elohim

RV Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth,

Wbstr Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace , and at such a time.

KJB-1769 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.[fn]

7.12 unto…: or, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, peace, etc

KJB-1611 [fn]Artaxerxes king of kings, Unto Ezra the Priest, a Scribe of the Law of the God of heauen, Perfect peace, and at such a time.
(Artaxerxes king of kings, Unto Ezra the Priest, a Scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, Perfect peace, and at such a time.)

7:12 Or, to Ezra the Priest a perfit Scribe of the Lawe of the God of heauen, Peace, &c.

Bshps Artaxerxes a king of kinges, vnto Esdras the priest and scribe of the law of the God of heauen, peace and salutation.
(Artaxerxes a king of kings, unto Esdras the priest and scribe of the law of the God of heaven, peace and salutation.)

Gnva ARTAHSHASHTE King of Kings to Ezra the Priest and perfite scribe of the Lawe of the God of heauen, and to Cheeneth.
(ARTAHSHASHTE King of Kings to Ezra the Priest and perfite scribe of the Lawe of the God of heaven, and to Cheeneth. )

Cvdl Vnto E?dras the prest and scrybe in the lawe of the God of heauen, peace and salutacion.
(Unto E?dras the priest and scrybe in the law of the God of heaven, peace and salutacion.)

Wyc Artaxerses, kyng of kyngis, desirith helthe to Esdras, the preest, moost wijs writere of the lawe of God of heuene.
(Artaxerses, king of kings, desires health to Esdras, the priest, most wijs writere of the law of God of heaven.)

Luth Arthahsastha, König aller Könige, Esra, dem Priester und Schriftgelehrten im Gesetz des Gottes vom Himmel, Friede und Gruß!
(Arthahsastha, king aller kings/king, Esra, to_him priest(s) and Schriftgelehrten in_the law the God’s from_the heaven, Friede and Gruß!)

ClVg Artaxerxes rex regum Esdræ sacerdoti scribæ legis Dei cæli doctissimo, salutem.[fn]
(Artaxerxes king of_kings Esdræ sacerdoti scribæ legis of_God cæli doctissimo, salutem. )

7.12 Artaxerxes rex. Artaxerxes qui devota mente templum et sacerdotes Domini venerabatur, eique famulabatur, Christianos principes, sicut Darius significat. Nec mirum si successores Cyri qui templum et civitatem fecerunt ædificari, qui servos ejus ac legem dilexerunt atque juverunt, Christianos reges figurant; cum ipse Dominus per prophetam Cyrum significare Filium suum dixit: et ejus nomine illum honorificaverit, dicens: Hæc dicit Dominus Christo meo Cyro Isa. 45..

7.12 Artaxerxes rex. Artaxerxes who devota mente templum and priests Master venerabatur, eique famulabatur, of_Christanos principes, like Darius significat. Nec mirum when/but_if successores Cyri who templum and civitatem fecerunt ædificari, who servos his ac legem dilexerunt atque yuverunt, of_Christanos reges figurant; when/with exactly_that/himself Master through prophetam Cyrum significare Son his_own dixit: and his nomine him honorificaverit, saying: This dicit Master Christo mine Cyro Isa. 45..

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא מֶ֖לֶךְ מַלְכַיָּ֑⁠א לְ⁠עֶזְרָ֣א כָ֠הֲנָ⁠א

Artaxerxes king kings,the to,Ezra priest,the

Here, the book begins to quote a letter of introduction and authorization that Artaxerxes gave to Ezra. It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this with an opening quotation mark or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate the beginning of a quotation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא מֶ֖לֶךְ מַלְכַיָּ֑⁠א

Artaxerxes king kings,the

Following the conventions of letter writing at the time, Artaxerxes gives his name first, as the sender. The king of kings was a title, meaning that he was the greatest of kings, the king that other kings obeyed. Alternate translation: “From the Great King Artaxerxes” or “From Artaxerxes, the greatest king”

Note 3 topic: writing-background

לְ⁠עֶזְרָ֣א כָ֠הֲנָ⁠א סָפַ֨ר דָּתָ֜⁠א דִּֽי־אֱלָ֧הּ שְׁמַיָּ֛⁠א

to,Ezra priest,the scribe law,the that/who god_of the=heavens

As was also conventional, Artaxerxes gives Ezra’s name next, as the recipient. He also includes some background information that helps identify Ezra further. Alternate translation: “Ezra, a priest of the God who rules in heaven, who has studied his law carefully”

אֱלָ֧הּ שְׁמַיָּ֛⁠א

god_of the=heavens

See how you translated this expression in 5:11. Alternate translation: “the God who rules in heaven”

גְּמִ֖יר

peace

As in 4:17 and 5:7, this is a conventional greeting or good wish that senders at this time often included at the beginning of a letter. If your language has a similar expression that it uses for the same purpose, you can use it here. Alternate translation: “Greetings” or “We hope all is well with you”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וּ⁠כְעֶֽנֶת

and,now

And now is an Aramaic expression that was used in the letters of this time to introduce the main business of the letter. If it would be helpful, review the note about this expression at 4:10. If your language has a comparable expression that it uses for this same purpose, you could use that in your translation.

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