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

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 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.

So they set up the altar on its foundation, because they were terrified of the peoples of the lands; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening.

Then the officials said to the king,“ Please have this man put to death, since he is discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking words like these to them; for this man is not seeking the well being of this people, but rather their harm.”

Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches began to be closed, they were very angry.So all of them conspired together to come to fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.

And our enemies said,“ They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them, and put a stop to the work.”

Strengthen the exhausted, and make the feeble strong.Say to those with anxious heart,“ Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you.”

For all of them were trying to frighten us, thinking,“ They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, God, strengthen my hands.