Catholic Public Domain Version
"Now therefore, hear the sentence: Prohibit those men, so that this city may be not built, until perhaps there may be further orders from me. "
— Ezra 4:21, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built, until a decree shall be made by me.”
“Now give orders that these men cease their work and that this city not be rebuilt until such time as I so instruct.”
“Now therefore hear the sentence: Hinder those men, that this city be not built, till further orders be given by me.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The accusation, which you have sent to us, has been read aloud before me.
And it was commanded by me, and they searched and found that this city, from the days of antiquity, has rebelled against the kings, and that seditions and battles have been incited within it.
Then too, there have been very strong kings in Jerusalem, who also ruled over the entire region which is across the river. They have also taken tribute, and tax, and revenues.
Now therefore, hear the sentence: Prohibit those men, so that this city may be not built, until perhaps there may be further orders from me.
See to it that you are not negligent in fulfilling this, otherwise, little by little, the evil may increase against the kings.”
And so a copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, and their counselors. And they went away hurriedly to Jerusalem, to the Jews. And they prohibited them by force and by strength.
Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and it did not resume until the second year of the reign of Darius, the king of the Persians.