于是那地方的居民使犹大人的手发软，惊扰他们的建筑工程。

那地的民，就在犹大人建造的时候，使他们的手发软，扰乱他们；

那地的人就在犹大百姓建造的时候，使他们的手发软，扰乱他们。

那地的人就在犹大百姓建造的时候，使他们的手发软，扰乱他们。

于是，当地人阻挠犹大人，使他们不敢建殿，

那地的民，就在猶大人建造的時候，使他們的手發軟，擾亂他們；

那地的人就在猶大百姓建造的時候，使他們的手發軟，擾亂他們。

那地的人就在猶大百姓建造的時候，使他們的手發軟，擾亂他們。

於是，當地人阻撓猶大人，使他們不敢建殿，

於是那地方的居民使猶大人的手發軟，驚擾他們的建築工程。

國中的平民就使猶大人的手發軟；當他們建造的時候常阻擾他們。

緣此、斯土之民使猶大人手弱、擾其工作、

敵國於猶大族建殿時則阻之、使畏難而止。

自此、斯地居民、使猶大之民心灰、恐喝之、俾止工不建、

Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.

Then the nations around Judah tried to make its people lose hope. They wanted to make them afraid to go on building.

Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build

Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work.

Then the people who were already in the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build.

Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,

Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

Then the people who were already in the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build.

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

Then the local people began to discourage the people of Judah and to dishearten them from building.

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building.

因为他们惧怕当地的居民，就在殿的原有根基上建立祭坛，在祭坛上向耶和华献燔祭，就是早晚的燔祭。

于是众领袖对王说：“这人应该处死，因为他向这城里剩下的军兵和众民说了这样的话，使他们的手都软弱无力。这人不是为这人民求平安，却是惹来灾祸的。”

当参巴拉、多比雅、阿拉伯人、亚扪人、亚实突人听见耶路撒冷城墙重修工程仍然进行，已经堵塞城墙的缺口，就非常忿怒。（本节在《马索拉文本》为4:1）他们就一同计划阴谋要来攻击耶路撒冷，制造混乱。

同时我们的敌人说：“趁着他们不知道，还未看见之前，我们就进入他们中间，杀死他们，使那工程停止。”

你们要坚固无力的手，稳固摇动的膝。又对那些忧心的人说：“你们要刚强，不要惧怕。看哪！你们的神，他要来报仇，来施行报应，他必来拯救你们。”

其实他们众人是在恐吓我们，心里说：“他们的手必软弱，不能再作这工程，不会完工了！”现在，坚固我的手。