6:13. నన్ను ఇరుకున పెట్టేందుకూ, భయ పెట్టేందుకూ వాళ్లు షెమయాని కుదుర్చుకున్నారు. భయపడి, ఆలయానికి పారి పోవడం ద్వారా నేను పాపం చెయ్యాలని వాళ్లు కోరుకున్నారు. అప్పుడు, నన్ను భయపె ట్టి, నాకు అపకీర్తి తెచ్చేందుకు నా శత్రుపులకి అవకాశం చిక్కి వుండేది.

6:13. ఇందువలన నాకు భయము పుట్టగా, నేను అతడు చెప్పినట్లు చేసి పాపములో పడుదునని అనుకొని, నామీద నింద మోపు నట్లుగా నన్నుగూర్చి చెడువార్త పుట్టించుటకు వారతనికి లంచమిచ్చి యుండిరి.

6:13. He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.

6:13. They were hoping to intimidate me and make me sin. Then they would be able to accuse and discredit me.

6:13. For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

6:13. For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act in this way and sin, and so they could give me a bad name in order to taunt me.

6:13. Therefore [was] he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and [that] they might have [matter] for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

6:13. For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act in this way and sin, and so they could give me an evil name, in order to taunt me.

6:13. For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

6:13. so that he [is] an hireling, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.

6:13. They hired Shemaiah to scare me and make me sin {by going into that part of the Temple}. They were planning those bad things against me so that they could shame me.

6:13. For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

6:13. Therefore H4616 [was] he H1931 hired, H7936 that H4616 I should be afraid, H3372 and do H6213 so, H3651 and sin, H2398 and [that] they might have H1961 [matter] for an evil H7451 report, H8034 that H4616 they might reproach H2778 me.