نَحَمْيَا 1

١ 1 كَلَامُ نَحَمْيَا بْنِ حَكَلْيَا: حَدَثَ فِي شَهْرِ كَسْلُو فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْعِشْرِينَ، بَيْنَمَا كُنْتُ فِي شُوشَنَ ٱلْقَصْرِ،

[the] words of Nehemiah [the] son of Hacaliah and it was in [the] month of (Kislev *Qk) year twenty and I I was in Susa the citadel.

٢ 2 أَنَّهُ جَاءَ حَنَانِي، وَاحِدٌ مِنْ إِخْوَتِي، هُوَ وَرِجَالٌ مِنْ يَهُوذَا، فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ نَجَوْا، ٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا مِنَ ٱلسَّبْيِ، وَعَنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And he came Hanani one of brothers my he and people from Judah and I asked them about the Jews the escaped remnant who they had survived from the captivity and on Jerusalem.

٣ 3 فَقَالُوا لِي: «إِنَّ ٱلْبَاقِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا مِنَ ٱلسَّبْيِ هُنَاكَ فِي ٱلْبِلَادِ، هُمْ فِي شَرٍّ عَظِيمٍ وَعَارٍ. وَسُورُ أُورُشَلِيمَ مُنْهَدِمٌ، وَأَبْوَابُهَا مَحْرُوقَةٌ بِٱلنَّارِ».

And they said to me the survivors who they have survived from the captivity there in the province [are] in trouble great and in disgrace and [the] wall of Jerusalem [has been] broken down and gates its they have been burned with fire.

٤ 4 فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ جَلَسْتُ وَبَكَيْتُ وَنُحْتُ أَيَّامًا، وَصُمْتُ وَصَلَّيْتُ أَمَامَ إِلَهِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ،

And it was when heard I - the words these I sat down and I wept and I mourned! days and I was fasting and praying before [the] God of the heavens.

٥ 5 وَقُلْتُ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، ٱلْإِلَهُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٱلْمَخُوفُ، ٱلْحَافِظُ ٱلْعَهْدَ وَٱلرَّحْمَةَ لِمُحِبِّيهِ وَحَافِظِي وَصَايَاهُ،

And I said I beg you O Yahweh [the] God of the heavens the God great and awesome [who] keeps the covenant and covenant loyalty to [those who] love him and to [those who] keep commandments his.

٦ 6 لِتَكُنْ أُذْنُكَ مُصْغِيَةً وَعَيْنَاكَ مَفْتُوحَتَيْنِ لِتَسْمَعَ صَلَاةَ عَبْدِكَ ٱلَّذِي يُصَلِّي إِلَيْكَ ٱلْآنَ نَهَارًا وَلَيْلًا لِأَجْلِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَبِيدِكَ، وَيَعْتَرِفُ بِخَطَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّتِي أَخْطَأْنَا بِهَا إِلَيْكَ. فَإِنِّي أَنَا وَبَيْتُ أَبِي قَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا.

May it be please ear your attentive and eyes your open to listen to [the] prayer of servant your which I [am] praying before you this day by day and night on [the] people of Israel servants your and [am] confessing on [the] sins of [the] people of Israel which we have sinned to you and I and [the] house of father my we have sinned.

٧ 7 لَقَدْ أَفْسَدْنَا أَمَامَكَ، وَلَمْ نَحْفَظِ ٱلْوَصَايَا وَٱلْفَرَائِضَ وَٱلْأَحْكَامَ ٱلَّتِي أَمَرْتَ بِهَا مُوسَى عَبْدَكَ.

Surely we have acted corruptly to you and not we have kept the commandments and the statutes and the judgments which you commanded Moses servant your.

٨ 8 ٱذْكُرِ ٱلْكَلَامَ ٱلَّذِي أَمَرْتَ بِهِ مُوسَى عَبْدَكَ قَائِلًا: إِنْ خُنْتُمْ فَإِنِّي أُفَرِّقُكُمْ فِي ٱلشُّعُوبِ،

Remember please the word which you commanded Moses servant your saying you you will act unfaithfully I I will scatter you among the peoples.

٩ 9 وَإِنْ رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيَّ وَحَفِظْتُمْ وَصَايَايَ وَعَمِلْتُمُوهَا، إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْمَنْفِيُّونَ مِنْكُمْ فِي أَقْصَاءِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ، فَمِنْ هُنَاكَ أَجْمَعُهُمْ وَآتِي بِهِمْ إِلَى ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُ لِإِسْكَانِ ٱسْمِي فِيهِ.

And you will turn back to me and you will keep commandments my and you will observe them if it will be banished [one] your at [the] end of the heavens from there I will gather them (and I will bring them *Qk) to the place where I have chosen to cause to dwell name my there.

١٠ 10 فَهُمْ عَبِيدُكَ وَشَعْبُكَ ٱلَّذِي ٱفْتَدَيْتَ بِقُوَّتِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ وَيَدِكَ ٱلشَّدِيدَةِ.

And they [are] servants your and people your whom you redeemed by strength your great and by hand your mighty.

١١ 11 يَا سَيِّدُ، لِتَكُنْ أُذْنُكَ مُصْغِيَةً إِلَى صَلَاةِ عَبْدِكَ وَصَلَاةِ عَبِيدِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ مَخَافَةَ ٱسْمِكَ. وَأَعْطِ ٱلنَّجَاحَ ٱلْيَوْمَ لِعَبْدِكَ وَٱمْنَحْهُ رَحْمَةً أَمَامَ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلِ». لِأَنِّي كُنْتُ سَاقِيًا لِلْمَلِكِ.

I beg you O Lord may it be please ear your attentive to [the] prayer of servant your and to [the] prayer of servants your delighting to fear name your and grant success! please to servant your this day and give him compassion before the man this and I I was cup bearer of the king.