Nehemiah 4

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1  But it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ that when⁸³⁴ Sanballat⁵⁵⁷¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ we⁵⁸⁷ built^{1129 853} the wall,²³⁴⁶ he was wroth,²⁷³⁴ and took great indignation,^{7235 3707} and mocked^{3932 5921} the Jews.³⁰⁶⁴

2  And he spoke⁵⁵⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ his brethren²⁵¹ and the army²⁴²⁸ of Samaria,⁸¹¹¹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ What⁴¹⁰⁰ do⁶²¹³ these feeble⁵³⁷ Jews?³⁰⁶⁴ will they fortify⁵⁸⁰⁰ themselves? will they sacrifice?²⁰⁷⁶ will they make an end³⁶¹⁵ in a day?³¹¹⁷ will they revive^{2421 853} the stones⁶⁸ out of the heaps^{4480 6194} of the rubbish⁶⁰⁸³ which¹⁹⁹² are burned?⁸³¹³

3  Now Tobiah²⁹⁰⁰ the Ammonite⁵⁹⁸⁴ was by⁶⁸¹ him, and he said,⁵⁵⁹ Even¹⁵⁷¹ that which⁸³⁴ they¹⁹⁹² build,¹¹²⁹ if⁵¹⁸ a fox⁷⁷⁷⁶ go up,⁵⁹²⁷ he shall even break down⁶⁵⁵⁵ their stone⁶⁸ wall.²³⁴⁶

4  Hear,⁸⁰⁸⁵ O our God;⁴³⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ we are¹⁹⁶¹ despised:⁹³⁹ and turn⁷⁷²⁵ their reproach²⁷⁸¹ upon⁴¹³ their own head,⁷²¹⁸ and give⁵⁴¹⁴ them for a prey⁹⁶¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of captivity:⁷⁶³³

5  And cover^{3680 5921} not⁴⁰⁸ their iniquity,⁵⁷⁷¹ and let not⁴⁰⁸ their sin²⁴⁰³ be blotted out⁴²²⁹ from before^{4480 6440} thee: for³⁵⁸⁸ they have provoked thee to anger³⁷⁰⁷ before⁵⁰⁴⁸ the builders.¹¹²⁹

6  So built¹¹²⁹ we ⁸⁵³ the wall;²³⁴⁶ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the wall²³⁴⁶ was joined together⁷¹⁹⁴ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ the half²⁶⁷⁷ thereof: for the people⁵⁹⁷¹ had¹⁹⁶¹ a mind³⁸²⁰ to work.⁶²¹³

7  But it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ that when⁸³⁴ Sanballat,⁵⁵⁷¹ and Tobiah,²⁹⁰⁰ and the Arabians,⁶¹⁶³ and the Ammonites,⁵⁹⁸⁴ and the Ashdodites,⁷⁹⁶ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ the walls²³⁴⁶ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ were made up,^{5927 724} and that³⁵⁸⁸ the breaches⁶⁵⁵⁵ began²⁴⁹⁰ to be stopped,⁵⁶⁴⁰ then they were very³⁹⁶⁶ wroth,²⁷³⁴

8  And conspired⁷¹⁹⁴ all³⁶⁰⁵ of them together³¹⁶² to come⁹³⁵ and to fight³⁸⁹⁸ against Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and to hinder^{6213 8442} it.

9  Nevertheless we made our prayer⁶⁴¹⁹ unto⁴¹³ our God,⁴³⁰ and set⁵⁹⁷⁵ a watch⁴⁹²⁹ against⁵⁹²¹ them day³¹¹⁹ and night,³⁹¹⁵ because of^{4480 6440} them.

10  And Judah³⁰⁶³ said,⁵⁵⁹ The strength³⁵⁸¹ of the bearers of burdens⁵⁴⁴⁹ is decayed,³⁷⁸² and there is much⁷²³⁵ rubbish;⁶⁰⁸³ so that we⁵⁸⁷ are not³⁸⁰⁸ able³²⁰¹ to build¹¹²⁹ the wall.²³⁴⁶

11  And our adversaries⁶⁸⁶² said,⁵⁵⁹ They shall not³⁸⁰⁸ know,³⁰⁴⁵ neither³⁸⁰⁸ see,⁷²⁰⁰ till^{5704 834} we come⁹³⁵ in⁴¹³ the midst among⁸⁴³² them, and slay²⁰²⁶ them, and cause ⁸⁵³ the work⁴³⁹⁹ to cease.⁷⁶⁷³

12  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ that when⁸³⁴ the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ which dwelt³⁴²⁷ by⁶⁸¹ them came,⁹³⁵ they said⁵⁵⁹ unto us ten⁶²³⁵ times,⁶⁴⁷¹ From all^{4480 3605} places⁴⁷²⁵ whence⁸³⁴ ye shall return⁷⁷²⁵ unto⁵⁹²¹ us they will be upon you.

13  Therefore set⁵⁹⁷⁵ I in the lower^{4480 8482} places⁴⁷²⁵ behind^{4480 310} the wall,²³⁴⁶ and on the higher places,⁶⁷⁰⁶ I even set^{5975 853} the people⁵⁹⁷¹ after their families⁴⁹⁴⁰ with⁵⁹⁷³ their swords,²⁷¹⁹ their spears,⁷⁴²⁰ and their bows.⁷¹⁹⁸

14  And I looked,⁷²⁰⁰ and rose up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the nobles,²⁷¹⁵ and to⁴¹³ the rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ and to⁴¹³ the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ Be not⁴⁰⁸ ye afraid³³⁷² of^{4480 6440} them: remember^{2142 853} the Lord,¹³⁶ which is great¹⁴¹⁹ and terrible,³³⁷² and fight³⁸⁹⁸ for⁵⁹²¹ your brethren,²⁵¹ your sons,¹¹²¹ and your daughters,¹³²³ your wives,⁸⁰² and your houses.¹⁰⁰⁴

15  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when⁸³⁴ our enemies³⁴¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ it was known³⁰⁴⁵ unto us, and God⁴³⁰ had brought their counsel to naught,^{6565 853 6098} that we returned⁷⁷²⁵ all³⁶⁰⁵ of us to⁴¹³ the wall,²³⁴⁶ every one³⁷⁶ unto⁴¹³ his work.⁴³⁹⁹

16  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ that¹⁹³¹ time³¹¹⁷ forth, that the half²⁶⁷⁷ of my servants⁵²⁸⁸ wrought⁶²¹³ in the work,⁴³⁹⁹ and the other half²⁶⁷⁷ of them held²³⁸⁸ both the spears,⁷⁴²⁰ the shields,⁴⁰⁴³ and the bows,⁷¹⁹⁸ and the habergeons;⁸³⁰² and the rulers⁸²⁶⁹ were behind³¹⁰ all³⁶⁰⁵ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah.³⁰⁶³

17  They which built¹¹²⁹ on the wall,²³⁴⁶ and they that bore⁵³⁷⁵ burdens,⁵⁴⁴⁷ with those that laded,⁶⁰⁰⁶ every one with one²⁵⁹ of his hands³⁰²⁷ wrought⁶²¹³ in the work,⁴³⁹⁹ and with the other²⁵⁹ hand held²³⁸⁸ a weapon.⁷⁹⁷³

18  For the builders,¹¹²⁹ every one³⁷⁶ had his sword²⁷¹⁹ girded⁶³¹ by⁵⁹²¹ his side,⁴⁹⁷⁵ and so built.¹¹²⁹ And he that sounded⁸⁶²⁸ the trumpet⁷⁷⁸² was by⁶⁸¹ me.

19  And I said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the nobles,²⁷¹⁵ and to⁴¹³ the rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ and to⁴¹³ the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ The work⁴³⁹⁹ is great⁷²³⁵ and large,⁷³⁴² and we⁵⁸⁷ are separated⁶⁵⁰⁴ upon⁵⁹²¹ the wall,²³⁴⁶ one³⁷⁶ far⁷³⁵⁰ from another.^{4480 251}

20  In what⁸³⁴ place⁴⁷²⁵ therefore ye hear^{8085 853} the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of the trumpet,⁷⁷⁸² resort⁶⁹⁰⁸ ye thither⁸⁰³³ unto⁴¹³ us: our God⁴³⁰ shall fight³⁸⁹⁸ for us.

21  So we⁵⁸⁷ labored⁶²¹³ in the work:⁴³⁹⁹ and half²⁶⁷⁷ of them held²³⁸⁸ the spears⁷⁴²⁰ from the rising^{4480 5927} of the morning⁷⁸³⁷ till⁵⁷⁰⁴ the stars³⁵⁵⁶ appeared.³³¹⁸

22  Likewise¹⁵⁷¹ at the same¹⁹³¹ time⁶²⁵⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ I unto the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ Let every one³⁷⁶ with his servant⁵²⁸⁸ lodge³⁸⁸⁵ within⁸⁴³² Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ that in the night³⁹¹⁵ they may be¹⁹⁶¹ a guard⁴⁹²⁹ to us, and labor⁴³⁹⁹ on the day.³¹¹⁷

23  So neither³⁶⁹ I,⁵⁸⁹ nor my brethren,²⁵¹ nor my servants,⁵²⁸⁸ nor the men³⁷⁶ of the guard⁴⁹²⁹ which⁸³⁴ followed³¹⁰ me, none³⁶⁹ of us⁵⁸⁷ put off⁶⁵⁸⁴ our clothes,⁸⁹⁹ saving that every one³⁷⁶ put them off⁷⁹⁷¹ for washing.⁴³²⁵

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‎1 ‏וַיְהִ֣י כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֣ע סַנְבַלַּ֡ט וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה וְהָעַרְבִ֨ים וְהָעַמֹּנִ֜ים וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים כִּֽי־עָלְתָ֤ה אֲרוּכָה֙ לְחֹמ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּי־הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הַפְּרֻצִ֖ים לְהִסָּתֵ֑ם וַיִּ֥חַר לָהֶ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃

‎2 ‏וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ כֻלָּם֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו לָב֖וֹא לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ תּוֹעָֽה׃

‎3 ‏וַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנַּעֲמִ֨יד מִשְׁמָ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יוֹמָ֥ם וָלַ֖יְלָה מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃

‎4 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֗ה כָּשַׁל֙ כֹּ֣חַ הַסַּבָּ֔ל וְהֶעָפָ֖ר הַרְבֵּ֑ה וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ לֹ֣א נוּכַ֔ל לִבְנ֖וֹת בַּחוֹמָֽה׃

‎5 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ צָרֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֤א יֵדְעוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִרְא֔וּ עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־נָב֥וֹא אֶל־תּוֹכָ֖ם וַהֲרַגְנ֑וּם וְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּ אֶת־הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃

‎6 ‏וַֽיְהִי֙ כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים אֶצְלָ֑ם וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לָ֙נוּ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר פְּעָמִ֔ים מִכָּל־הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר־תָּשׁ֥וּבוּ עָלֵֽינוּ׃

‎7 ‏וָֽאַעֲמִ֞יד מִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת לַמָּק֛וֹם מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י לַחוֹמָ֖ה בצחחיים בַּצְּחִיחִ֑ים וָֽאַעֲמִ֤יד אֶת־הָעָם֙ לְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹת עִם־חַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛ם רָמְחֵיהֶ֖ם וְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

‎8 ‏וָאֵ֣רֶא וָאָק֗וּם וָאֹמַ֞ר אֶל־הַחֹרִ֤ים וְאֶל־הַסְּגָנִים֙ וְאֶל־יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֞י הַגָּד֤וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא֙ זְכֹ֔רוּ וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ עַל־אֲחֵיכֶם֙ בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔ם נְשֵׁיכֶ֖ם וּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ פ

‎9 ‏וַיְהִ֞י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־שָׁמְע֤וּ אוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙ כִּי־נ֣וֹדַֽע³ לָ֔נוּ וַיָּ֥פֶר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־עֲצָתָ֑ם ונשוב וַנָּ֤שָׁב כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ אֶל־מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃

‎10 ‏וַיְהִ֣י׀ מִן־הַיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא חֲצִ֣י נְעָרַי֮ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּמְּלָאכָה֒ וְחֶצְיָ֗ם מַחֲזִיקִים֙ וְהָרְמָחִ֣ים הַמָּגִנִּ֔ים וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹת וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֖י כָּל־בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃

‎11 ‏הַבּוֹנִ֧ים בַּחוֹמָ֛ה וְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖בֶל עֹמְשִׂ֑ים בְּאַחַ֤ת יָדוֹ֙ עֹשֶׂ֣ה בַמְּלָאכָ֔ה וְאַחַ֖ת מַחֲזֶ֥קֶת הַשָּֽׁלַח׃

‎12 ‏וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ חַרְבּ֛וֹ אֲסוּרִ֥ים עַל־מָתְנָ֖יו וּבוֹנִ֑ים וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר אֶצְלִֽי׃

‎13 ‏וָאֹמַ֞ר אֶל־הַחֹרִ֤ים וְאֶל־הַסְּגָנִים֙ וְאֶל־יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה וּרְחָבָ֑ה וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ נִפְרָדִים֙ עַל־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה רְחוֹקִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ מֵאָחִֽיו׃

‎14 ‏בִּמְק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־ק֣וֹל הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר שָׁ֖מָּה תִּקָּבְצ֣וּ אֵלֵ֑ינוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יִלָּ֥חֶם לָֽנוּ׃

‎15 ‏וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּמְּלָאכָ֑ה וְחֶצְיָ֗ם מַחֲזִיקִים֙ בָּֽרְמָחִ֔ים מֵעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר עַ֖ד צֵ֥את הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃

‎16 ‏גַּ֣ם בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי לָעָ֔ם אִ֣ישׁ וְנַעֲר֔וֹ יָלִ֖ינוּ בְּת֣וֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְהָֽיוּ־לָ֧נוּ הַלַּ֛יְלָה מִשְׁמָ֖ר וְהַיּ֥וֹם מְלָאכָֽה׃

‎17 ‏וְאֵ֨ין אֲנִ֜י וְאַחַ֣י וּנְעָרַ֗י וְאַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּשְׁמָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַחֲרַ֔י אֵין־אֲנַ֥חְנוּ פֹשְׁטִ֖ים בְּגָדֵ֑ינוּ אִ֖ישׁ שִׁלְח֥וֹ הַמָּֽיִם׃ ס

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1 Factum est autem, cum audisset Sanaballat quod ædificaremus murum, iratus est valde: et motus nimis subsannavit Judæos,

2 et dixit coram fratribus suis, et frequentia Samaritanorum: Quid Judæi faciunt imbecilles? num dimittent eos gentes? num sacrificabunt, et complebunt in una die? numquid ædificare poterunt lapides de acervis pulveris, qui combusti sunt?

3 Sed et Tobias Ammanites, proximus ejus, ait: Ædificent: si ascenderit vulpes, transiliet murum eorum lapideum.

4 Audi, Deus noster, quia facti sumus despectui: converte opprobrium super caput eorum, et da eos in despectionem in terra captivitatis.

5 Ne operias iniquitatem eorum, et peccatum eorum coram facie tua non deleatur, quia irriserunt ædificantes.

6 Itaque ædificavimus murum, et conjunximus totum usque ad partem dimidiam: et provocatum est cor populi ad operandum.

7 Factum est autem, cum audisset Sanaballat, et Tobias, et Arabes, et Ammanitæ, et Azotii, quod obducta esset cicatrix muri Jerusalem, et quod cœpissent interrupta concludi, irati sunt nimis.

8 Et congregati sunt omnes pariter ut venirent, et pugnarent contra Jerusalem, et molirentur insidias.

9 Et oravimus Deum nostrum, et posuimus custodes super murum die ac nocte contra eos.

10 Dixit autem Judas: Debilitata est fortitudo portantis, et humus nimia est, et nos non poterimus ædificare murum.

11 Et dixerunt hostes nostri: Nesciant, et ignorent donec veniamus in medium eorum, et interficiamus eos, et cessare faciamus opus.

12 Factum est autem venientibus Judæis qui habitabant juxta eos, et dicentibus nobis per decem vices, ex omnibus locis quibus venerant ad nos,

13 statui in loco post murum per circuitum populum in ordinem cum gladiis suis, et lanceis, et arcubus.

14 Et perspexi atque surrexi: et aio ad optimates et magistratus, et ad reliquam partem vulgi: Nolite timere a facie eorum: Domini magni et terribilis mementote, et pugnate pro fratribus vestris, filiis vestris, et filiabus vestris, et uxoribus vestris, et domibus vestris.

15 Factum est autem, cum audissent inimici nostri nuntiatum esse nobis, dissipavit Deus consilium eorum. Et reversi sumus omnes ad muros, unusquisque ad opus suum.

16 Et factum est a die illa, media pars juvenum eorum faciebat opus, et media parata erat ad bellum: et lanceæ, et scuta, et arcus, et loricæ, et principes post eos in omni domo Juda.

17 Ædificantium in muro, et portantium onera, et imponentium: una manu sua faciebat opus, et altera tenebat gladium:

18 ædificentium enim unusquisque gladio erat accinctus renes. Et ædificabant, et clangebant buccina juxta me.

19 Et dixi ad optimates, et ad magistratus, et ad reliquam partem vulgi: Opus grande est et latum, et nos separati sumus in muro procul alter ab altero:

20 in loco quocumque audieritis clangorem tubæ, illuc concurrite ad nos: Deus noster pugnabit pro nobis.

21 Et nos ipsi faciamus opus, et media pars nostrum teneat lanceas ab ascensu auroræ donec egrediantur astra.

22 In tempore quoque illo dixi populo: Unusquisque cum puero suo maneat in medio Jerusalem, et sint nobis vices per noctem et diem ad operandum.

23 Ego autem et fratres mei, et pueri mei, et custodes, qui erant post me, non deponebamus vestimenta nostra: unusquisque tantum nudabatur ad baptismum.