esraa 4:1-24
4 siraipidikkappattu pōna yūdhaa, benyamīn janangal thirumbi vandhu+ isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavukku aalayam kattikkondirundhadhai edhirigal+ kēlvippattaargal.
2 udanē avargal serubaabēlidamum thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargalidamum pōi, “ungalōdu sērndhu naangalum aalayatthai katta virumbugirōm. ungaludaiya kadavulaitthaan naangalum vanangugirōm.+ engalai ingu konduvandha+ asīriya raajaa esaratthōnin+ kaalatthilirundhē ungal kadavulukku bali selutthivarugirōm” endraargal.
3 adharku serubaabēlum yesuvaavum isravēlin thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargalum, “engalōdu sērndhu engal kadavulukku aalayatthai katta ungalukku endha urimaiyum illai.+ persiya raajaa kōrēs engalukku aanai kodutthapadi,+ isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaavukku naangal mattumdhaan aalayam kattuvōm” endru sonnaargal.
4 adhanaal sutriyirundha dhēsatthaar, yūdhaa janangalai sōrndhupōga vaitthu kattumaana vēlaiyai nirutthuvadharkaaga muyarchi seidhukondē irundhaargal.+
5 yūdhargaludaiya thittangalai muriyadippadharkaaga+ aalōsagargalukku kūli kodutthaargal. persiya raajaakkalaana kōrēsin aatchikkaalam mudhal dhariyuvin aatchikkaalam varaikkum+ ippaditthaan seidhuvandhaargal.
6 agaasvēru raajaa aatchiseiya aarambittha samayatthil, avargal yūdhaa janangalaiyum erusalēm janangalaiyum kutramsaatti oru kadidham eludhinaargal.
7 pinbu persiya raajaa arthasashtaavin aatchikkaalatthil, pislaamum mitthirēdhaatthum thabēyaalum avanōdu sērndhavargalum arthasashtaavukku kadidham eludhinaargal. adhai aramēyik baashaiyil molipeyartthu,+ aramēyik elutthukkalil eludhinaargal.*
8 * thalaimai arasadhigaari regūmum elutthar simsaayum erusalēm janangalai kutramsaatti arthasashtaa raajaavukku kadidham eludhinaargal. adhil,
9 “(thalaimai arasadhigaari regūm, elutthar simsaai, avargalōdu sērndha nīdhibadhigal, thunai aalunargal, seyalaalargal, ērēk+ nagaravaasigal, baabilōniyargal, ēlaamiyargalaana+ sūsaa+ nagaravaasigal,*
10 maanbum madhippum ulla asnaappaar raajaa samaariyaavin nagarangalilum aatrukku appaalulla* pradhēsatthilum kudivaittha matra janangal+ aagiya ellaarum
11 eludhi anuppum kadidham.)
aatrukku appaal vaalgira ūliyargal arthasashtaa raajaavukku eludhuvadhaavadhu:
12 raajaavē, yūdhargal ungalidamirundhu erusalēmukku vandhu sērndhirukkiraargal. andha nagaram kalagakkaarargalin nagaram, akkiramakkaarargalin nagaram. appadippatta nagaratthai avargal thirumba kattikkondirukkiraargal. adhan madhilgalai katti mudikkappōgiraargal,+ asthivaarangalai paludhupaartthu kondirukkiraargal.
13 raajaavē, avargal andha nagaratthaiyum adhan madhilgalaiyum thirumba kattivittaal endha variyaiyum*+ seluttha maattaargal. adhanaal raajaakkalin gajaanaavukku varumaanam kuraindhuvidum.
14 naangal aranmanai uppai saappiduvadhaal,* raajaavukku baadhippu ērpaduvadhai paartthukkondu summaa irukka mudiyaadhu. adhanaaldhaan raajaavukku indha kadidhatthai anuppugirōm.
15 ungaludaiya munnōrgalin varalaatru padhivugalai+ dhayavuseidhu alasi aaraayumpadi kēttukkolgirōm. appōdhu nīngalē unmaiyai therindhukolvīrgal. andha nagaram kalagakkaarargalin nagaram, raajaakkalukkum maagaanangalukkum kēdu undaakkugira nagaram, pūrva kaalatthilirundhē dhēsa dhrōgam seidhuvarugira nagaram. adhanaaldhaan adhu alikkappattadhu.+
16 raajaavē, andha nagaramum adhan madhilgalum katti mudikkappattaal, aatrukku+ appaalulla pradhēsam ungal kaivittu pōividum enbadhai therivitthukkolgirōm” endru eludhi anuppinaargal.
17 samaariyaavilum aatrukku appaalulla pradhēsatthilum vaalndhuvandha thalaimai arasadhigaari regūmukkum elutthar simsaayukkum avargalōdu sērndhavargalukkum raajaa ippadi badhil anuppinaar:
“vaaltthukkal!
18 nīngal anuppiya kadidham enakku thelivaaga vaasitthu kaattappattadhu.*
19 en aanaippadi padhivugal alasi aaraayappattana. aarambatthilirundhē erusalēmil kalagangalum pōraattangalum aarppaattangalum nadandhuvandhiruppadhai therindhukondēn.+
20 andha nagaratthil periya periya raajaakkal irundhirukkiraargal, aatrukku appaalulla pradhēsam muluvadhaiyum aatchi seidhirukkiraargal, ellaa vidhamaana varigalaiyum* vasūlitthirukkiraargal.
21 adhanaal, kattumaana vēlaiyai nirutthumpadi avargalukku ippōdhē aanai kodungal. naan uttharavu kodukkumvarai avargal andha nagaratthai thirumba katta kūdaadhu.
22 gavanakkuraivaaga irundhuvidaadhīrgal! udanadiyaaga pōi vēlaiyai nirutthungal! ini raajaavukku endha baadhippum vara kūdaadhu.”+
23 arthasashtaa raajaa anuppiya kadidham, regūmukkum elutthar simsaayukkum avargalōdu sērndhavargalukkum vaasitthu kaattappattavudan, avargal avasara avasaramaaga erusalēmukku pōi, kattumaana vēlaiyai balavandhamaaga thadutthu nirutthinaargal.
24 ippadi, erusalēmilirundha aalayatthin kattumaana vēlai thadaipattadhu. persiya raajaa dhariyu aatchi seidha irandaam varushamvarai adhu nirutthi vaikkappattadhu.+
Footnotes
^ alladhu, “aramēyik moliyil eludhi, adhanpin molipeyartthaargal.”
^ esraa 4:8 mudhal 6:18 varaiyaana vasanangal aarambatthil aramēyik moliyil eludhappattana.
^ adhaavadhu, “sūsaanvaasigal.”
^ adhaavadhu, “yūpratis aatrukku mērkilulla.”
^ nē.mo., “thalai variyaiyō kalaal variyaiyō sunga variyaiyō.”
^ vē.vaa., “aranmanaiyilirundhu sambalam vaanguvadhaal.”
^ alladhu, “molipeyarkkappattu enmun vaasikkappattadhu.”
^ nē.mo., “thalai variyaiyum kalaal variyaiyum sunga variyaiyum.”
