نَحَمْيَا 4

١ 1 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ سَنْبَلَّطُ أَنَّنَا آخِذُونَ فِي بِنَاءِ ٱلسُّورِ غَضِبَ وَٱغْتَاظَ كَثِيرًا، وَهَزَأَ بِٱلْيَهُودِ.

But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

٢ 2 وَتَكَلَّمَ أَمَامَ إِخْوَتِهِ وَجَيْشِ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ وَقَالَ: «مَاذَا يَعْمَلُ ٱلْيَهُودُ ٱلضُّعَفَاءُ؟ هَلْ يَتْرُكُونَهُمْ؟ هَلْ يَذْبَحُونَ؟ هَلْ يُكْمِلُونَ فِي يَوْمٍ؟ هَلْ يُحْيُونَ ٱلْحِجَارَةَ مِنْ كُوَمِ ٱلتُّرَابِ وَهِيَ مُحْرَقَةٌ؟»

And he spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burnt?

٣ 3 وَكَانَ طُوبِيَّا ٱلْعَمُّونِيُّ بِجَانِبِهِ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ مَا يَبْنُونَهُ إِذَا صَعِدَ ثَعْلَبٌ فَإِنَّهُ يَهْدِمُ حِجَارَةَ حَائِطِهِمِ».

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox goes up he shall break down their stone wall.

٤ 4 «ٱسْمَعْ يَا إِلَهَنَا، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ صِرْنَا ٱحْتِقَارًا، وَرُدَّ تَعْيِيرَهُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَٱجْعَلْهُمْ نَهْبًا فِي أَرْضِ ٱلسَّبْيِ

Hear, O our God, for we are despised, and so turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity,

٥ 5 وَلَا تَسْتُرْ ذُنُوبَهُمْ وَلَا تُمْحَ خَطِيَّتُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكَ لِأَنَّهُمْ أَغْضَبُوكَ أَمَامَ ٱلْبَانِينَ».

and do not cover their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee, for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

٦ 6 فَبَنَيْنَا ٱلسُّورَ وَٱتَّصَلَ كُلُّ ٱلسُّورِ إِلَى نِصْفِهِ وَكَانَ لِلشَّعْبِ قَلْبٌ فِي ٱلْعَمَلِ.

So we built the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half the height of it, for the people had a mind to work.

٧ 7 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ سَنْبَلَّطُ وَطُوبِيَّا وَٱلْعَرَبُ وَٱلْعَمُّونِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَشْدُودِيُّونَ أَنَّ أَسْوَارَ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَدْ رُمِّمَتْ وَٱلثُّغَرَ ٱبْتَدَأَتْ تُسَدُّ، غَضِبُوا جِدًّا.

But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very angry,

٨ 8 وَتَآمَرُوا جَمِيعُهُمْ مَعًا أَنْ يَأْتُوا وَيُحَارِبُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَعْمَلُوا بِهَا ضَرَرًا.

and all of them together conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.

٩ 9 فَصَلَّيْنَا إِلَى إِلَهِنَا وَأَقَمْنَا حُرَّاسًا ضِدَّهُمْ نَهَارًا وَلَيْلًا بِسَبَبِهِمْ.

But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ يَهُوذَا: «قَدْ ضَعُفَتْ قُوَّةُ ٱلْحَمَّالِينَ، وَٱلتُّرَابُ كَثِيرٌ، وَنَحْنُ لَا نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نَبْنِيَ ٱلسُّورَ».

And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens has become feeble, and there is much rubbish, so that we are not able to build the wall.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ أَعْدَاؤُنَا: «لَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَلَا يَرَوْنَ حَتَّى نَدْخُلَ إِلَى وَسَطِهِمْ وَنَقْتُلَهُمْ وَنُوقِفَ ٱلْعَمَلَ».

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.

١٢ 12 وَلَمَّا جَاءَ ٱلْيَهُودُ ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ بِجَانِبِهِمْ قَالُوا لَنَا عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ: «مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَمَاكِنِ ٱلَّتِي مِنْهَا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنا».

And it came to pass that, when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places from where ye shall return to us they will be upon you.

١٣ 13 فَأَوْقَفْتُ ٱلشَّعْبَ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ ٱلْمَوْضِعِ وَرَاءَ ٱلسُّورِ وَعَلَى ٱلْقِمَمِ، أَوْقَفْتُهُمْ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ، بِسُيُوفِهِمْ وَرِمَاحِهِمْ وَقِسِيِّهِمْ.

Therefore I set in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set there the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

١٤ 14 وَنَظَرْتُ وَقُمْتُ وَقُلْتُ لِلْعُظَمَاءِ وَٱلْوُلَاةِ وَلِبَقِيَّةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «لَا تَخَافُوهُمْ بَلِ ٱذْكُرُوا ٱلسَّيِّدَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ ٱلْمَرْهُوبَ، وَحَارِبُوا مِنْ أَجْلِ إِخْوَتِكُمْ وَبَنِيكُمْ وَبَنَاتِكُمْ وَنِسَائِكُمْ وَبُيُوتِكُمْ».

And I looked, and rose up, and said to the ranking men, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

١٥ 15 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَعْدَاؤُنَا أَنَّنَا قَدْ عَرَفْنَا، وَأَبْطَلَ ٱللهُ مَشُورَتَهُمْ، رَجَعْنَا كُلُّنَا إِلَى ٱلسُّورِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى شُغْلِهِ.

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to naught, that we returned all of us to the wall, every man to his work.

١٦ 16 وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ كَانَ نِصْفُ غِلْمَانِي يَشْتَغِلُونَ فِي ٱلْعَمَلِ، وَنِصْفُهُمْ يُمْسِكُونَ ٱلرِّمَاحَ وَٱلْأَتْرَاسَ وَٱلْقِسِيَّ وَٱلدُّرُوعَ. وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ وَرَاءَ كُلِّ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا.

And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants labored in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail. And the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

١٧ 17 ٱلْبَانُونَ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ بَنَوْا وَحَامِلُو ٱلْأَحْمَالِ حَمَلُوا. بِٱلْيَدِ ٱلْوَاحِدَةِ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلْعَمَلَ، وَبِالْأُخْرَى يَمْسِكُونَ ٱلسِّلَاحَ.

They all built the wall, and those who bore burdens loaded themselves, every man with one of his hands labored in the work, and with the other held his weapon,

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ ٱلْبَانُونَ يَبْنُونَ، وَسَيْفُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مَرْبُوطٌ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ، وَكَانَ ٱلنَّافِخُ بِٱلْبُوقِ بِجَانِبِي.

and the builders, every man had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he who sounded the trumpet was by me.

١٩ 19 فَقُلْتُ لِلْعُظَمَاءِ وَٱلْوُلَاةِ وَلِبَقِيَّةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «ٱلْعَمَلُ كَثِيرٌ وَمُتَّسِعٌ وَنَحْنُ مُتَفَرِّقُونَ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ وَبَعِيدُونَ بَعْضُنَا عَنْ بَعْضٍ.

And I said to the ranking men, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

٢٠ 20 فَٱلْمَكَانُ ٱلَّذِي تَسْمَعُونَ مِنْهُ صَوْتَ ٱلْبُوقِ هُنَاكَ تَجْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْنَا. إِلَهُنَا يُحَارِبُ عَنَّا».

In whatever place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, gather ye there to us, our God will fight for us.

٢١ 21 فَكُنَّا نَحْنُ نَعْمَلُ ٱلْعَمَلَ، وَكَانَ نِصْفُهُمْ يَمْسِكُونَ ٱلرِّمَاحَ مِنْ طُلُوعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ إِلَى ظُهُورِ ٱلنُّجُومِ.

So we labored in the work, and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

٢٢ 22 وَقُلْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ أَيْضًا لِلشَّعْبِ: «لِيَبِتْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مَعَ غُلَامِهِ فِي وَسْطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَكُونُوا لَنَا حُرَّاسًا فِي ٱللَّيْلِ وَلِلْعَمَلِ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ».

Likewise at the same time I said to the people, Let each with his servant lodge within Jerusalem that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day.

٢٣ 23 وَلَمْ أَكُنْ أَنَا وَلَا إِخْوَتِي وَلَا غِلْمَانِي وَلَا ٱلْحُرَّاسُ ٱلَّذِينَ وَرَائِي نَخْلَعُ ثِيَابَنَا. كَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَذْهَبُ بِسِلَاحِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَاءِ.

So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, everyone went with his weapon to the water.