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

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，

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 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.

They set up the altar on its foundation and offered burnt offerings for the morning and evening on it to the Lord even though they feared the surrounding peoples.

The officials then said to the king,“ This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but disaster.”

When Sanballat, Tobiah, and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they became furious.They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw it into confusion.

And our enemies said,“ They won’t know or see anything until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.”

Strengthen the weak hands, steady the shaking knees!Say to the cowardly:“ Be strong; do not fear! Here is your God; vengeance is coming. God’s retribution is coming; He will save you.”

For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying,“ They will become discouraged in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen me.