12. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Ezra 4:12:1 ⧉יְדִ֙יעַ֙yediaknown Ezra 4:12:2 ⧉לֶהֱוֵ֣אlehevelet it be Ezra 4:12:3 ⧉לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalkato the king Ezra 4:12:4 ⧉דִּ֣יdithat Ezra 4:12:5 ⧉יְהוּדָיֵ֗אyehudayethe Jews Ezra 4:12:6 ⧉דִּ֤יdiwho Ezra 4:12:7 ⧉סְלִ֙קוּ֙selikuwent up Ezra 4:12:8 ⧉מִן־לְוָתָ֔ךְminlevatakhfrom you Ezra 4:12:9 ⧉עֲלֶ֥ינָאalenato us Ezra 4:12:10 ⧉אֲת֖וֹatohave come Ezra 4:12:11 ⧉לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םlirushalemto Jerusalem Ezra 4:12:12 ⧉קִרְיְתָ֨אkiryetathe city Ezra 4:12:13 ⧉מָֽרָדְתָּ֤אmaradtarebellious Ezra 4:12:14 ⧉ובאישתאuvayeshataand evil Ezra 4:12:15 ⧉וּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙uvishtaand wicked Ezra 4:12:16 ⧉בָּנַ֔יִןbanayinthey are building Ezra 4:12:17 ⧉ושוריushureand walls Ezra 4:12:18 ⧉וְשׁוּרַיָּ֣אveshurayaand the walls Ezra 4:12:19 ⧉אשכללוashkelleluthey are completing Ezra 4:12:20 ⧉שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּshakhliluthey are finishing Ezra 4:12:21 ⧉וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖אveushshayaand the foundations Ezra 4:12:22 ⧉יַחִֽיטוּ׃yakhituthey are restoring or repairing |
12. Formal Translation Let it be known to the king that the Jews who went up from you to us have arrived at Jerusalem, and they are rebuilding the rebellious and wicked city, completing its walls and restoring its foundations. |
12. Dynamic Translation May the king be informed that the Jews who came up from your realm to ours have reached Jerusalem. They are rebuilding this rebellious and wicked city, bringing the walls toward completion and repairing the foundations. |