Esra 4
Beibl William Morgan
4 Yna gwrthwynebwyr Jwda a Benjamin a glywsant fod meibion y gaethglud yn adeiladu y deml i Arglwydd Dduw Israel; 2 Ac a ddaethant at Sorobabel, ac at y pennau‐cenedl, ac a ddywedasant wrthynt, Adeiladwn gyda chwi: canys fel chwithau y ceisiwn eich Duw chwi; ac iddo ef yr ydym ni yn aberthu, er dyddiau Esarhadon brenin Assyria, yr hwn a’n dug ni i fyny yma. 3 Eithr dywedodd Sorobabel a Jesua, a’r rhan arall o bennau‐cenedl Israel, wrthynt, Nid yw i chwi ac i ninnau adeiladu tŷ i’n Duw ni; eithr nyni a gyd-adeiladwn i Arglwydd Dduw Israel, megis y’n gorchmynnodd y brenin Cyrus, brenin Persia. 4 A phobl y wlad oedd yn anghysuro pobl Jwda, ac yn eu rhwystro hwy i adeiladu, 5 Ac yn cyflogi cynghorwyr yn eu herbyn hwynt, i ddiddymu eu cyngor hwynt, holl ddyddiau Cyrus brenin Persia, a hyd deyrnasiad Dareius brenin Persia. 6 Ac yn nheyrnasiad Ahasferus, yn nechreuad ei deyrnasiad ef, yr ysgrifenasant ato achwyn yn erbyn trigolion Jwda a Jerwsalem.
7 Ac yn nyddiau Artacsercses yr ysgrifennodd Bislam, Mithredath, Tabeel, a’r rhan arall o’u cyfeillion, at Artacsercses brenin Persia; ac ysgrifen y llythyr a ysgrifennwyd yn Syriaeg, ac a eglurwyd yn Syriaeg. 8 Rehum y cofiadur a Simsai yr ysgrifennydd a ysgrifenasant lythyr yn erbyn Jerwsalem at Artacsercses y brenin, fel hyn: 9 Yna yr ysgrifennodd Rehum y cofiadur, a Simsai yr ysgrifennydd, a’r rhan arall o’u cyfeillion, y Dinaiaid, yr Affarsathchiaid, y Tarpeliaid, yr Affarsiaid, yr Archefiaid, y Babiloniaid, y Susanchiaid, y Dehafiaid, yr Elamiaid, 10 A’r rhan arall o’r bobl y rhai a ddug Asnappar mawr ac enwog, ac a osododd efe yn ninasoedd Samaria, a’r rhan arall tu yma i’r afon, a’r amser a’r amser.
11 Dyma ystyr y llythyr a anfonasant ato ef, sef at Artacsercses y brenin; Dy wasanaethwyr o’r tu yma i’r afon, a’r amser a’r amser. 12 Bid hysbys i’r brenin, fod yr Iddewon a ddaethant i fyny oddi wrthyt ti atom ni, wedi dyfod i Jerwsalem, ac yn adeiladu y ddinas wrthryfelgar ddrygionus, a’r muriau a sylfaenasant hwy, ac a gydwniasant y sylfaenau. 13 Yn awr bydded hysbys i’r brenin, os adeiledir y ddinas hon, a gorffen ei chaerau, na roddant na tholl, na theyrnged, na threth; felly y drygi drysor y brenhinoedd. 14 Ac yn awr oherwydd ein bod ni yn cael ein cynhaliaeth o lys y brenin, ac nad oedd weddaidd i ni weled gwarth y brenin; am hynny yr anfonasom ac yr hysbysasom i’r brenin, 15 Fel y ceisier yn llyfr historïau dy dadau: a thi a gei yn llyfr yr historïau, ac a elli wybod, fod y ddinas hon yn ddinas wrthryfelgar, niweidiol i frenhinoedd a thaleithiau, a bod yn gwneuthur brad‐fwriad o fewn hon er ys talm: am hynny y dinistriwyd y ddinas hon. 16 Yr ydym yn hysbysu i’r brenin, os y ddinas hon a adeiledir, a’r muriau a sylfaenir, wrth hynny ni fydd i ti ran o’r tu yma i’r afon.
17 Yna yr anfonodd y brenin air at Rehum y cofiadur, a Simsai yr ysgrifennydd, a’r rhan arall o’u cyfeillion hwynt y rhai a drigent yn Samaria, ac at y lleill o’r tu hwnt i’r afon, Tangnefedd, a’r amser a’r amser. 18 Y llythyr a anfonasoch ataf, a ddarllenwyd yn eglur ger fy mron. 19 A mi a osodais orchymyn, a chwiliwyd; a chafwyd fod y ddinas hon er ys talm yn ymddyrchafu yn erbyn brenhinoedd, a gwneuthur ynddi anufudd‐dod a gwrthryfel. 20 A brenhinoedd cryfion a fu ar Jerwsalem, yn llywodraethu ar bawb o’r tu hwnt i’r afon; ac iddynt hwy y rhoddid toll, teyrnged, a threth. 21 Yn awr rhoddwch orchymyn, i beri i’r gwŷr hynny beidio, ac nad adeilader y ddinas honno, hyd oni roddwyf fi orchymyn eto. 22 A gwyliwch wneuthur yn amryfus yn hyn: paham y tyf niwed i ddrygu y brenhinoedd?
23 Yna pan ddarllenwyd ystyr llythyr Artacsercses y brenin o flaen Rehum a Simsai yr ysgrifennydd, a’u cyfeillion, hwy a aethant i fyny ar frys i Jerwsalem at yr Iddewon, ac a wnaethant iddynt beidio trwy fraich a chryfder. 24 Yna y peidiodd gwaith tŷ Dduw yr hwn sydd yn Jerwsalem; ac y bu yn sefyll hyd yr ail flwyddyn o deyrnasiad Dareius brenin Persia.
Ezra 4
King James Version
4 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;
2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
12 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.
13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
14 Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
16 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.
17 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
21 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.
22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
William Morgan Welsh Bible Edition © British & Foreign Bible Society 1992.
