< نَحَمْيَا 4 >

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ سَنْبَلَّطُ أَنَّنَا آخِذُونَ فِي بِنَاءِ ٱلسُّورِ غَضِبَ وَٱغْتَاظَ كَثِيرًا، وَهَزَأَ بِٱلْيَهُودِ. ١ 1
Now when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, it burned within him, and he was furiously angry, and he mocked the Jews.
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؟» ٢ 2
In the presence of his brothers and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore the city for themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish the work in a day? Will they bring to life the stones from the piles of rubble after they were burned?
وَكَانَ طُوبِيَّا ٱلْعَمُّونِيُّ بِجَانِبِهِ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ مَا يَبْنُونَهُ إِذَا صَعِدَ ثَعْلَبٌ فَإِنَّهُ يَهْدِمُ حِجَارَةَ حَائِطِهِمِ». ٣ 3
Tobiah the Ammonite was with him, and he said, “If only a fox went up on what they are building, it would break down their stone wall!”
«ٱسْمَعْ يَا إِلَهَنَا، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ صِرْنَا ٱحْتِقَارًا، وَرُدَّ تَعْيِيرَهُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَٱجْعَلْهُمْ نَهْبًا فِي أَرْضِ ٱلسَّبْيِ ٤ 4
Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunts on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are prisoners.
وَلَا تَسْتُرْ ذُنُوبَهُمْ وَلَا تُمْحَ خَطِيَّتُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكَ لِأَنَّهُمْ أَغْضَبُوكَ أَمَامَ ٱلْبَانِينَ». ٥ 5
Do not cover over their iniquity and do not erase their sin from before you, for they have provoked the builders to anger.
فَبَنَيْنَا ٱلسُّورَ وَٱتَّصَلَ كُلُّ ٱلسُّورِ إِلَى نِصْفِهِ وَكَانَ لِلشَّعْبِ قَلْبٌ فِي ٱلْعَمَلِ. ٦ 6
So we built the wall and all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a desire to work.
وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ سَنْبَلَّطُ وَطُوبِيَّا وَٱلْعَرَبُ وَٱلْعَمُّونِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَشْدُودِيُّونَ أَنَّ أَسْوَارَ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَدْ رُمِّمَتْ وَٱلثُّغَرَ ٱبْتَدَأَتْ تُسَدُّ، غَضِبُوا جِدًّا. ٧ 7
But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the work of repairing the walls of Jerusalem was going forward, and that the broken places in the wall were being closed up, a great anger burned within them.
وَتَآمَرُوا جَمِيعُهُمْ مَعًا أَنْ يَأْتُوا وَيُحَارِبُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَعْمَلُوا بِهَا ضَرَرًا. ٨ 8
They all conspired together, and they came to fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
فَصَلَّيْنَا إِلَى إِلَهِنَا وَأَقَمْنَا حُرَّاسًا ضِدَّهُمْ نَهَارًا وَلَيْلًا بِسَبَبِهِمْ. ٩ 9
But we prayed to our God and set a guard as protection against them day and night because of their threat.
وَقَالَ يَهُوذَا: «قَدْ ضَعُفَتْ قُوَّةُ ٱلْحَمَّالِينَ، وَٱلتُّرَابُ كَثِيرٌ، وَنَحْنُ لَا نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نَبْنِيَ ٱلسُّورَ». ١٠ 10
Then the people of Judah said, “The strength of those who carry the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble, and we are not able to rebuild the wall.”
وَقَالَ أَعْدَاؤُنَا: «لَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَلَا يَرَوْنَ حَتَّى نَدْخُلَ إِلَى وَسَطِهِمْ وَنَقْتُلَهُمْ وَنُوقِفَ ٱلْعَمَلَ». ١١ 11
Our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them and kill them, and stop the work.”
وَلَمَّا جَاءَ ٱلْيَهُودُ ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ بِجَانِبِهِمْ قَالُوا لَنَا عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ: «مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَمَاكِنِ ٱلَّتِي مِنْهَا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنا». ١٢ 12
At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and spoke to us ten times, warning us about the schemes they were making against us.
فَأَوْقَفْتُ ٱلشَّعْبَ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ ٱلْمَوْضِعِ وَرَاءَ ٱلسُّورِ وَعَلَى ٱلْقِمَمِ، أَوْقَفْتُهُمْ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ، بِسُيُوفِهِمْ وَرِمَاحِهِمْ وَقِسِيِّهِمْ. ١٣ 13
So I positioned people in the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I positioned each family with their swords, spears, and bows.
وَنَظَرْتُ وَقُمْتُ وَقُلْتُ لِلْعُظَمَاءِ وَٱلْوُلَاةِ وَلِبَقِيَّةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «لَا تَخَافُوهُمْ بَلِ ٱذْكُرُوا ٱلسَّيِّدَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ ٱلْمَرْهُوبَ، وَحَارِبُوا مِنْ أَجْلِ إِخْوَتِكُمْ وَبَنِيكُمْ وَبَنَاتِكُمْ وَنِسَائِكُمْ وَبُيُوتِكُمْ». ١٤ 14
Then I looked, and stood up, and I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Call to mind the Lord, who is great and awesome. Fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”
وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَعْدَاؤُنَا أَنَّنَا قَدْ عَرَفْنَا، وَأَبْطَلَ ٱللهُ مَشُورَتَهُمْ، رَجَعْنَا كُلُّنَا إِلَى ٱلسُّورِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى شُغْلِهِ. ١٥ 15
It came about when our enemies heard that their plans were known to us, and God had frustrated their plans, all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.
وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ كَانَ نِصْفُ غِلْمَانِي يَشْتَغِلُونَ فِي ٱلْعَمَلِ، وَنِصْفُهُمْ يُمْسِكُونَ ٱلرِّمَاحَ وَٱلْأَتْرَاسَ وَٱلْقِسِيَّ وَٱلدُّرُوعَ. وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ وَرَاءَ كُلِّ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا. ١٦ 16
So from that time half of my servants worked only on rebuilding the wall, and half of them held spears, shields, bows, and wore armor, while the leaders stood behind all the people of Judah.
ٱلْبَانُونَ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ بَنَوْا وَحَامِلُو ٱلْأَحْمَالِ حَمَلُوا. بِٱلْيَدِ ٱلْوَاحِدَةِ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلْعَمَلَ، وَبِالْأُخْرَى يَمْسِكُونَ ٱلسِّلَاحَ. ١٧ 17
The same workers who were building the wall and carrying loads were also guarding their positions. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon.
وَكَانَ ٱلْبَانُونَ يَبْنُونَ، وَسَيْفُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مَرْبُوطٌ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ، وَكَانَ ٱلنَّافِخُ بِٱلْبُوقِ بِجَانِبِي. ١٨ 18
Every builder wore his sword on his side and that is how he worked. The one who sounded the trumpet stayed beside me.
فَقُلْتُ لِلْعُظَمَاءِ وَٱلْوُلَاةِ وَلِبَقِيَّةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «ٱلْعَمَلُ كَثِيرٌ وَمُتَّسِعٌ وَنَحْنُ مُتَفَرِّقُونَ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ وَبَعِيدُونَ بَعْضُنَا عَنْ بَعْضٍ. ١٩ 19
I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.
فَٱلْمَكَانُ ٱلَّذِي تَسْمَعُونَ مِنْهُ صَوْتَ ٱلْبُوقِ هُنَاكَ تَجْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْنَا. إِلَهُنَا يُحَارِبُ عَنَّا». ٢٠ 20
You must rush to the place where you hear the trumpet sound and assemble there. Our God will fight for us.”
فَكُنَّا نَحْنُ نَعْمَلُ ٱلْعَمَلَ، وَكَانَ نِصْفُهُمْ يَمْسِكُونَ ٱلرِّمَاحَ مِنْ طُلُوعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ إِلَى ظُهُورِ ٱلنُّجُومِ. ٢١ 21
So we were doing the work. Half of them were holding spears from the rising of the dawn until the coming out of the stars.
وَقُلْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ أَيْضًا لِلشَّعْبِ: «لِيَبِتْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مَعَ غُلَامِهِ فِي وَسْطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَكُونُوا لَنَا حُرَّاسًا فِي ٱللَّيْلِ وَلِلْعَمَلِ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ». ٢٢ 22
I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant spend the night in the middle of Jerusalem, so they may be for us a guard during the night and a worker in the day.”
وَلَمْ أَكُنْ أَنَا وَلَا إِخْوَتِي وَلَا غِلْمَانِي وَلَا ٱلْحُرَّاسُ ٱلَّذِينَ وَرَائِي نَخْلَعُ ثِيَابَنَا. كَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَذْهَبُ بِسِلَاحِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَاءِ. ٢٣ 23
So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us changed our clothes, and each of us carried his weapon, even if he went for water.

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