But let no one come to me now, and let no one seek me for forty days: See verse 23. Good News Bible provides a helpful model for this verse. Another possible one is:

• But for now, I will be away from you for awhile. I want none of you to come looking for me for forty days.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.