Ezra 4:4-7

4Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building. Or and troubled them as they built

5They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes 6At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, Hebrew Ahasuerus they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

7And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic script and in the Aramaic language. Or written in Aramaic and translated The text of 4:8–6:18 is in Aramaic.