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 built 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 brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

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 build, if a fox go up, he shall even 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 turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:

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

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

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

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: 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 walls of Jerusalem were made up, 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 conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

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

Nevertheless we made our prayer unto 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 is decayed, 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 in the midst among them, and slay 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 which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence all of you shall return unto us they will be upon you.

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

Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set 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 unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not all of you afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, 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 unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto 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 the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; 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 which built on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.

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

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that 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 unto the nobles, 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 what place therefore all of you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort all of you thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

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

So we laboured 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 said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on 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 brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.