ESV: Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
NIV: Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.
NASB: Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them from building,
CSB: Then the people who were already in the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build.
NLT: Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work.
KJV: Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
NKJV: Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,