jab yahooda aur binyameen ke shatrauon ne yah suna ki bandhauai se chootte huae log israaael ke parameshvar yahova ke liye maandair bana rahe haai,
2 tab ve jarubbabel aur poorvajon ke gharanon ke mukhy mukhy purushaen ke pas akar un se kahane lage, hamen bhee apane sang banane do kyonaki tumharee nai ham bhee tumhare parameshvar kee khoj men lage huae haai, aur ashshoor ka raja aesarhaon jis ne hamen yahan pahunchaya, usake dinon se ham usee ko bali chaddhate bhee haain.
3 jarubbabel, yeshoo aur israaael ke pitaron ke gharanon ke mukhy purushaen ne un se kaha, hamare parameshvar ke liye bhvan banane men tum ko ham se kuchh kam naheen ham hee log aek sang milakar faaras ke raja kusraoo kee agyaa ke anusar israaael ke parameshvar yahova ke liye use banaaenge.
4 tab us desh ke log yahoodiyon ke hath ddheela karane aur unhen drakar mandair banane men rukavatt dalane lage.
5 aur faaras ke raja kusraoo ke jeevan bhr varan faaras ke raja dara ke rajy ke samay tak unake manorath ko nishfal karane ke liye vakeelon ko rupaya dete rahe.
6 shraayarsha ke rajy ke pahile dinon men unhon ne yahooda aur yarooshalem ke nivaasiyon ka doshapatra use likh bheja.
7 fir artashratra ke dinon men bishalam, mithdat aur tabel ne aur usake sahachaariyon ne faaras ke raja artashratra ko chitthee likhee, aur chitthee aramee ashraron aur aramee bhasha men likhee gai.
8 arthata rahoom rajamantraee aur shailashau mantraee ne yarooshalem ke viruddh raja artashratra ko is ashay kee chitthee likhee.
9 us samay rahoom rajamantraee aur shaimashau mantraee aur unake aur sahachariyon ne, arthata deenee, aparsatakee, tarpalee, afaarasee, erekee, babelee, shooshanee, dehavee, elamee,
10 aadi jatiyon ne jinhen mahan aur pradhaan osnappar ne par le akar shaemaron nagar men aur mahanad ke is par ke shosh desh men basaya tha, aek chitthee likhee.
11 jo chitthee unhon ne artashratra raja ko likhee, usakee yah nakal haai---tere das jo mahanad ke par ke manushy haai, ityadi.
12 raja ko yah vidit ho, ki jo yahoodee tere pas se chale aa, ve hamare pas yarooshalem ko pahunche haain. ve us dangaait aur ghainaune nagar ko basa rahe haain varan usakee shaharapanah ko khda kar chuke haain aur usakee nev ko jod chuke haain.
13 ab raja ko vidit ho ki yadi vah nagar bas gaya aur usakee shaharapanah ban chukee, tab to ve log kar, chungee aur rahadaree fir n denge, aur ant men rajaon kee hani hogee.
14 ham log to rajamaandair ka namak khate haain aur uchit naheen ki raja ka anadar hamare dekhte ho, is karan ham yah chitthee bhejakar raja ko chita dete haain.
15 tere purakhaon ke iatihas kee pustak men khoj kee jaae tab iatihas kee pustak men too yah pakar jan lega ki vah nagar balava karanevala aur rajaon aur praanton kee hani karanevala haai, aur praacheen kal se us men balava machata aya haai. aur isee karan vah nagar nashtt bhee kiya gaya tha.
16 ham raja ko nishchay kara dete haain ki yadi vah nagar basaya jaae aur usakee shaharapanah ban chuke, tab isake karan mahanad ke is par tera koi bhag n rah jaaega.
17 tab raja ne rahoom rajamantraee aur shaimashau mantraee aur shaemaron aur mahanad ke is par rahanevale unake aur sahachaariyon ke pas yah uttar bheja, kushal, ityadi.
18 jo chitthee tum logon ne hamare pas bhejee vah mere samhane paddh kar safa safa sunai gai.
19 aur meree agyaa se khoj kiye jane par jan pada haai, ki vah nagar praacheenakal se rajaon ke viruddh sir uttata aya haai aur usamen danga aur balava hota aya haai.
20 yarooshalem ke samath raja bhee huae jo mahanad ke par se samast desh par rajy karate the, aur kar, chungee aur rahadaree unako dee jatee thee.
21 isaliye ab is agyaa ka prachar kar ki ve manushy roke jaaen aur jab tak meree or se agyaa n mile, tab tak vah nagar banaya n jaae.
22 aur chaukas raho, ki is bat men ddheele n hona rajaon kee haani karanevalee vah burai kyon baddhne paae?
23 jab raja artashratra kee yah chitthee rahoom aur shaimashau mantraee aur unake sahachariyon ko paddhkar sunai gai, tab ve utavalee karake yarooshalem ko yahoodiyon ke pas gaae aur bhujabal aur baariyai se unako rok diya.
24 tab parameshvar ke bhvan ka kam jo yarooshalem men haai, ruk gaya aur faaras ke raja dara ke rajy ke doosare varsha tak ruka raha.
