Nehemia 4

1 A LOHE o Sanebalata, e uhau ana makou i ka pa, alaila huhu mai no ia a nkiuki loa iho la, a akaaka mai no hoi ia i ka Iuda.

Now it came to pass, when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall, that it was grievous to him, and he was very angry, and railed against the Jews.

2 A olelo ae la ia imua o kona mau hoahanau a me ka poe koa no Samaria, i ae la, Heaha ka mea a ka Iuda a ka poe nawaliwali e hana nei? E oki anei lakou, o lakou iho? e mohai anei lakou? e hoopau anei lakou i ka la hookahi? e hoala anei lakou i na pohaku mailoko ae o na puu opala i puhiia?

And he said before his brethren (that [is] the army of the Samaritans) [Is it true] that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burnt and made a heap of rubbish?

3 A aia o Tobia ka Amona ma kona aoao; a i ae la ia, O keia mea a lakou e uhau nei, ea, ina e pii kekahi alopeke maluna iho, e hoohiolo no ia i ko lakou papohaku.

And Tobias the Ammanite came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones?

4 E hoolohe mai oe, e ko makou Akua; no ka mea, ua hoowahawahaia makou; a e hoihoi aku oe i ka lakou hoino ana maluna o ko lakou poo iho, a e hoolilo aku oe ia lakou i poe pio ma ka aina e noho pio ai.

Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return you their reproach upon their head, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity,

5 Mai uhi oe i ko lakou hala, aole hoi e holoi i ko lakou hewa mai kou alo aku; no ka mea, ua hoonaukiuki mai lakou ma ke alo o ka poe e uhau ana.

and do not cover [their] iniquity.

6 A uhau iho la makou i ka pa; a huiia ka pa a pau a hiki i ka waenakonu ona; no ka mea, he hoihoi ko ka poe kanaka e hana.

7 A i ka wa i lohe ai o Sanebalata, a me Tobia, a me ko Arabia, a me ko Amona, a me ko Asedoda, ua hoalaia ka pa o Ierusalema, a ua kiekie a kokoke no e paniia ae na wahi i wawahiia, alaila huhu loa iho la lakou.

But it came to pass, when Sanaballat and Tobia, and the Arabians, and the Ammanites, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing, [and] that the breaches began to be stopped, that it appeared very grievous to them.

8 A ohumu pu ae ia lakou a pau e hele mai a e kaua mai ia Ierusalema, a e hana i ka mea e keakea ai.

And all of them assembled together, to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to destroy it utterly.

9 Aka, pule aku la makou i ko makou Akua, a hoonoho iho la i poe nana e kiai aku ia lakou i ka po a me ke ao. mamua mai o ko lakou alo.

So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night, because of them.

10 A i mai la o Iuda, Ua pau ae la ka ikaika o ka poe nana e amo, a ua nui ka opala; a aole e hiki ia makou ke uhau i ka pa.

And Juda said, The strength of the enemies is broken, yet [there is] much rubbish, and we shall not be able to build the wall.

11 A olelo ae la ko makou poe enemi, Aole e ike lakou, aole hoi e nana mai, a hiki makou iwaena konu I o lakou, a Iuku aku ia lakou, a hooki ae i ka hana.

And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.

12 A i ka wa i hiki mai ai ka poe o ka Iuda, e noho ana ma kahi kokoko io lakou la, he umi ka lakou olelo ana mai ia makou, Maluna auanei o oukou, mai na wahi mai a pau a oukou e hoi mai ai ia makou.

And it came to pass, when the Jews who lived near them came, that they said to us, They are coming up against us from every quarter.

13 A hoonoho iho la au ma na wahi haahaa iho ma ke kua o ka pa, a ma na wahi kiekie ae no hoi, hoonoho iho au i ka poo kanaka ma ko lakou mau ohana me ka lakou mau pahikaua, a me ka lakou mau ihe, a me ka lakou mau kakaka.

So I set [men] in the lowest part of the place behind the wall in the lurking-places, I even set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

14 A nana au a ku ae, a olelo aku la i na kaukaualii, a me na luna, a me ke koena o ka poe kanaka, Mai makau oukou imua o lakou; e hoomanao oukou i ka Haku nui hooweliweli, a e kaua oukou no ko oukou mau hoahanau, a me ka oukou mau keikikane, a me ka oukou mau kaikamahine, a me ka oukou mau wahine, a me ko oukou mau hale.

And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the captains, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember our great and terrible God, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

15 A lohe ko makou poe enemi, ua ikea ia e makou, a ua hookahuli ke Akua i ko lakou manao, alaila hoi ae la makou a pau ma ka pa, o kela kanaka keia kanaka ma kana hana iho.

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

16 A mai ia la mai, hana iho la ka hapalua o ka'u poe kauwa ma ka hana, a paa iho la kekahi hapalua o lakou i na ihe, a me na palekaua, a me na kakaka, a me na puliki koa; a o na luna, ma ke kua lakou o ko ka hale a pau o Iuda.

And it came to pass from that day [that] half of them that had been driven forth, wrought the work, and half of them kept guard; and [there were] spears, and shields, and bows, and breastplates, and rulers behind the whole house of Juda,

17 O ka poe e uhau ana i ka pa, a o ka poe e amo ana, a me ka poe e hoouka ana, hana iho la kela mea keia mea me kekahi lima ona ma ka hana, a me kekahi lima hoi paa iho la ia i ka mea kaua.

even of them that were building the wall: —and those who carried the burdens [were] under arms: [each] with one hand wrought his work, and with the other held his dart.

18 No ka mea, o ka poe o uhau ana, ua kaeiia lakou ma ko lakou mau puhaka, kela kanaka keia kanaka me kana pahikaua, a uhau iho la. A o ka mea nana i puhi ka pu, ma ko'u aoao ia.

And the builders [wrought] each man having his sword girded upon his loins, and so they built: and the trumpeter with his trumpet next to him.

19 A i aku la au i na kaukaualii, a me na luna, a me ke koena o ka poe kanaka, Ua nui no ka hana, a ua palahalaha aku la, a ua kaawale kakou ma ka pa, a ua mamao aku kakou kekahi me kekahi.

And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work [is] great and abundant, and we are dispersed upon the wall, each at a great distance from his brother.

20 Ma kahi a oukou e lohe ai i ke kani o ka pu, malaila oukou o akoakoa mai ai io makou la: o ko kakou Akua, oia ka mea nana e kaua marauli o kakou.

In whatever place you shall hear the sound of the cornet, there gather yourselves together to us; and our God shall fight for us.

21 A hana iho la makou i ka hana; a o ka hapalua o lakou, paa iho la lakou i na ihe, mai ka wanaao a kau mai la na hoku.

So we [continued] laboring at the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

22 A ia manawa olelo aku hoi au i ka poe kanaka, E moe kela kanaka keia kanaka me kana kauwa iloko o Ierusalema, i lilo lakou i poe kiaipo no kakou i ka po, a e hana hoi i ke ao.

And at that time I said to the people, Lodge you every man with his servant in the midst of Jerusalem, and let the night be a watch-time to you, and the day a work-time.

23 Aole hoi au, a me ko'u poe hoahanau, a me ko'u poe kauwa, a me ka poe koa i hahai mahope o'u, aole makou i wehe ae i ko makou kapa: me kela kanaka keia kanaka hoi kana mea kaua i ke kii ana i ka wai.

And I was [there], and the watchmen behind me, and there was not a man of us that put off his garments.