15. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Ezra 4:15:1 ⧉דִּ֡יdithat Ezra 4:15:2 ⧉יְבַקַּר֩yevakkarsearch may be made Ezra 4:15:3 ⧉בִּֽסְפַר־דָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜אbisfardakhranaiyain the book of the records Ezra 4:15:4 ⧉דִּ֣יdiwhich belongs to Ezra 4:15:5 ⧉אֲבָהָתָ֗ךְavahatakhyour fathers Ezra 4:15:6 ⧉וּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחutehashkakhand you will find Ezra 4:15:7 ⧉בִּסְפַ֣רbisfarin the book Ezra 4:15:8 ⧉דָּכְרָנַיָּא֮dakhranaiyaof the records Ezra 4:15:9 ⧉וְתִנְדַּע֒vetindaand you will know Ezra 4:15:10 ⧉דִּי֩dithat Ezra 4:15:11 ⧉קִרְיְתָ֨אkiryetathe city Ezra 4:15:12 ⧉דָ֜ךְdakhthis Ezra 4:15:13 ⧉קִרְיָ֣אkiryais a city Ezra 4:15:14 ⧉מָֽרָדָ֗אmaradarebellious Ezra 4:15:15 ⧉וּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤תumehanzekatand damaging Ezra 4:15:16 ⧉מַלְכִין֙malkhinto kings Ezra 4:15:17 ⧉וּמְדִנָ֔ןumedinanand to provinces Ezra 4:15:18 ⧉וְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙veeshtaddurand sedition Ezra 4:15:19 ⧉עָבְדִ֣יןavdinthey were doing Ezra 4:15:20 ⧉בְּגַוַּ֔הּbegavvahwithin it Ezra 4:15:21 ⧉מִן־יוֹמָ֖תminyomatfrom days of Ezra 4:15:22 ⧉עָלְמָ֑אalmaof old Ezra 4:15:23 ⧉עַ֨ל־דְּנָ֔הaldenatherefore Ezra 4:15:24 ⧉קִרְיְתָ֥אkiryetathe city Ezra 4:15:25 ⧉דָ֖ךְdakhthis Ezra 4:15:26 ⧉הָֽחָרְבַֽת׃hakharvatwas laid waste |
15. Formal Translation Let a search be made in the book of records of your fathers, and you will find in those records that this city is rebellious and brings harm to kings and provinces, and that sedition has been practiced there from ancient days; for this reason this city was destroyed. |
15. Dynamic Translation Please order a search in the archives of your ancestors. In those records you will discover that this city has long been rebellious and harmful to kings and provinces. Sedition has been active there since ancient days, which is why it was brought to ruin. |