But we have sinned against you. So its great harvest goes to the kings of Persia. You have placed them over us. They rule over our bodies and cattle just as they please. And we are suffering terribly.

这地许多出产归了列王，就是你因我们的罪所派辖制我们的。他们任意辖制我们的身体和牲畜，我们遭了大难。”

这地许多的出产都归了诸王，就是你因我们的罪派来辖制我们的。他们任意辖制我们的身体和牲畜，我们遭了大难。’”

这地许多的出产都归了诸王，就是你因我们的罪派来辖制我们的。他们任意辖制我们的身体和牲畜，我们遭了大难。’”

因为我们的罪过，这地方的丰富出产都归给了那些你派来统管我们的王。他们随意统管我们和我们的牲畜。我们生活在极大的苦难中。

这地丰富的出产都归给列王，就是你因我们的罪派来管辖我们的；他们也随意管辖我们的身体和我们的牲畜；我们遭遇大患难。

這地許多出產歸了列王，就是你因我們的罪所派轄制我們的。他們任意轄制我們的身體和牲畜，我們遭了大難。」

這地許多的出產都歸了諸王，就是你因我們的罪派來轄制我們的。他們任意轄制我們的身體和牲畜，我們遭了大難。』」

這地許多的出產都歸了諸王，就是你因我們的罪派來轄制我們的。他們任意轄制我們的身體和牲畜，我們遭了大難。』」

因為我們的罪過，這地方的豐富出產都歸給了那些你派來統管我們的王。他們隨意統管我們和我們的牲畜。我們生活在極大的苦難中。

這地豐富的出產都歸給列王，就是你因我們的罪派來管轄我們的；他們也隨意管轄我們的身體和我們的牲畜；我們遭遇大患難。

這地豐富的出產竟歸了列王，就是你因我們的罪所派來管轄我們的；他們也任意轄制我們這些人的身體和我們的牲口呢；我們真是受着大困迫啊。』

因我之罪、爾使列王轄我、彼得豐盛物產於斯土、操權於我躬、及我牲畜、任意而為、我之艱苦甚鉅、

爾罰我罪、使我國之豐亨見奪於異邦列王、彼轄我及我牲畜、任意以為、使我艱苦備嘗。

我儕犯罪、主使異邦列王轄制我儕、斯地之豐產、為其所奪、彼任意轄制我儕之身、及我儕之牲畜、我儕實在大難之中、

Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.

And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.

The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.”

Its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have set over us, because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

And its abundant produce is for the kings Whom You have set over us because of our sins; They also rule over our bodies And over our cattle as they please, So we are in great distress.

And it yields much increase to the kings You have set over us, Because of our sins; Also they have dominion over our bodies and our cattle At their pleasure; And we are in great distress.

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us, because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we[ are] in great distress.

Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress!

It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. Also they have power over our bodies and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

A nation you don’t know anything about will eat what you work to produce on your land. You will only be treated badly as long as you live.

They will eat up the young animals among your livestock. They’ll eat up the crops on your land. They’ll destroy you. They won’t leave you any grain, olive oil or fresh wine. They won’t leave you any calves or lambs. They’ll destroy you.

Here is what I want you to do for the elders of the Jews. Here is how you must help them to build the house of their God. Pay all their expenses from the royal treasures. Use the money you collect from the people who live west of the Euphrates. Don’t let the work on the temple stop.

So he will send enemies against you. You will have to serve them. You will be hungry and thirsty. You will be naked and poor. The Lord will put the iron chains of slavery around your necks until he has destroyed you.

They answered him,“ We are Abraham’s children. We have never been slaves of anyone. So how can you say that we will be set free?”

Here is something else I want you to know. You have no authority to collect taxes, gifts or fees from these people. You may not collect them from the priests, Levites or musicians. You may not collect them from those who guard the temple gates. You may not collect them from the temple servants. And you may not collect them from other workers at the house of God in Jerusalem.

I will turn against you. Then your enemies will win the battle over you. Those who hate you will rule over you. You will run away even when no one is chasing you.

You will plant vineyards and take care of them. But you won’t drink the wine. You won’t gather the grapes. Worms will eat them up.

Here is something else we want you to know. Suppose this city is rebuilt. And suppose its walls are made like new again. Then no more taxes, gifts or fees will be collected. And sooner or later there will be less money for you.

I said,“ Our Jewish brothers and sisters were sold to other nations. We’ve done everything we could to buy them back and bring them home. But look at what you are doing! You are actually selling your own people! Now we’ll have to buy them back too!” The people kept quiet. They couldn’t think of anything to say.