Nehemija 4
1 Toda pripetilo se je, da ko je Sanbalát slišal, da smo gradili zid, da je bil besen in polastilo se ga je veliko ogorčenje in zasmehoval je Jude.
Now it happened that, when Sanballat had heard that we were building the wall, he was very angry. And having been moved exceedingly, he ridiculed the Jews.
2 Pred svojimi brati in vojsko Samarije je spregovoril ter rekel: »Kaj počno ti slabotni Judje? Mar se bodo utrdili? Mar bodo žrtvovali? Mar bodo končali v [enem] dnevu? Mar bodo oživili kamne iz kupov smeti, ki so požgane?«
And he said, before his brothers and a crowd of the Samaritans: “What are the foolish Jews doing? Can it be that the Gentiles will allow them? Will they sacrifice and finish in one day? Do they have the ability to make stones out of piles of dust that have been burned up?”
3 Torej Amónec Tobija je bil ob njem in rekel: »Celo to, kar so zgradili, če gre gor lisjak, bo torej porušil njihov kamniti zid.«
Then too, Tobiah, an Ammonite, his assistant, said: “Let them build. When the fox climbs, he will leap over their stone wall.”
4 Prisluhni, oh naš Bog, kajti mi smo prezirani. Obrni njihovo grajo na njihovo lastno glavo in jih daj za plen v deželi ujetništva
Listen, O our God, for we have become an object of contempt. Turn their reproach upon their own head, and grant that they may be despised in a land of captivity.
5 in ne pokrij njihove krivičnosti in naj njihov greh ne bo izbrisan izpred tebe, kajti do jeze so te izzivali pred graditelji.
May you not conceal their iniquity, and may their sin not be wiped away, before your face, for they have ridiculed those who are building.
6 Tako smo gradili obzidje in vse obzidje je bilo združeno skupaj do njegove polovice, kajti ljudstvo je imelo um, da dela.
And so we built the wall, and we joined it together, even to the unfinished portion. And the heart of the people was stirred up for the work.
7 Toda pripetilo se je, da ko so Sanbalát, Tobija, Arabci, Amónci in Ašdódčani slišali, da so bili zidovi Jeruzalema postavljeni in da so se vrzeli začele zapolnjevati, potem so bili zelo besni
Now it happened that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabs, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites had heard that the walls of Jerusalem had been closed, and that the breaches had begun to be repaired, they were exceedingly angry.
8 in vsi skupaj so skovali zaroto, da pridejo in se borijo zoper Jeruzalem in da to ovirajo.
And they all gathered together, so that they might go forth and fight against Jerusalem, and so that they might prepare ambushes.
9 Kljub temu smo naredili svojo molitev k svojemu Bogu in podnevi ter ponoči zaradi njih postavili stražo.
And we prayed to our God, and we stationed guards upon the wall, day and night, against them.
10 Juda je rekel: »Moč nosilcev bremen je oslabela in tam je veliko smeti, tako, da nismo zmožni graditi obzidja.«
Then Judah said: “The strength of those who carry has diminished, and the amount of material is very great, and so we will not be able to build the wall.”
11 Naši nasprotniki pa so rekli: »Ne bodo vedeli niti videli, dokler ne pridemo v sredo mednje in jih pobijemo in povzročimo, da delo preneha.«
And our enemies said: “Let them neither know, nor realize, until we arrive in their midst, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”
12 Pripetilo pa se je, ko so prišli Judje, ki so prebivali poleg njih, da so nam desetkrat rekli: »Iz vseh krajev, od koder se boste vrnili k nam, bodo oni nad vami.«
Now it happened that, on ten occasions, some Jews arrived who were living near them, from all the places from which they came to us, and they told us this.
13 Zato sem postavil na nižjih mestih za obzidjem in na višjih mestih, sem celo postavil ljudstvo po njihovih družinah, z njihovimi meči, njihovimi sulicami in njihovimi loki.
So I stationed the people in order, in places behind the wall, all around it, with their swords, and lances, and bows.
14 Pogledal sem, vstal in rekel plemičem, vladarjem in ostalemu ljudstvu: »Ne bojte se jih. Spominjajte se Gospoda, ki je velik in strašen in borite se za svoje brate, svoje sinove in svoje hčere, svoje žene in svoje hiše.«
And I gazed around, and I rose up. And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: “Do not be afraid before their face. Remember the great and terrible Lord, and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons and your daughters, and your wives and your households.”
15 Pripetilo se je, ko so naši sovražniki slišali, da nam je bilo to znano in je Bog njihovo namero privedel v nič, da smo se vsi izmed nas vrnili k obzidju, vsak k svojemu delu.
Then it happened that, when our enemies had heard that it had been reported to us, God defeated their counsel. And we all returned to the walls, each one to his own work.
16 Pripetilo se je od tega časa naprej, da je polovica mojih služabnikov delala na delu, druga polovica pa je držala sulice, ščite, loke in brezrokavne verižne srajce in vladarji so bili zadaj za vso Judovo hišo.
And it happened that, from that day, half of their young men were doing the work, and half were prepared for war with lances, and shields, and bows, and armor. And the leaders were behind them in all the house of Judah.
17 Tisti, ki so gradili na obzidju in tisti, ki so nosili bremena, s tistimi, ki so prenašali, vsak je z eno roko opravljal delo, z drugo roko pa je držal orožje.
As for those building the wall, and carrying the burdens, and setting things in place: one of his hands was doing the work, and the other was holding a sword.
18 Kajti graditelji so gradili tako, da je imel vsakdo svoj meč opasan ob svoji strani. Tisti, ki je trobil na šofar, pa je bil poleg mene.
For each one of the builders was girded with a sword at the waist. And they were building, and they were sounding a trumpet beside me.
19 Rekel sem plemičem, vladarjem in ostalemu ljudstvu: »Delo je veliko in obsežno, mi pa smo na obzidju ločeni, eden daleč od drugega.
And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: “The work is great and wide, and we are separated on the wall far from one another.
20 Na katerem mestu torej zaslišite glas šofarja, krenite tja k nam. Naš Bog se bo boril za nas.«
At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, rush to that place for us. Our God will fight on our behalf.
21 Tako smo se trudili na delu. Polovica izmed njih je sulice držala od jutranjega vzhoda do pojavitve zvezd.
And so let us accomplish the work. And let one half part of us hold spears, from the ascent of dawn until the stars come out.”
22 Prav tako sem ljudstvu istočasno rekel: »Naj vsak s svojim služabnikom prenočuje znotraj Jeruzalema, da nam bodo ponoči lahko straža in se trudili podnevi.«
Also at that time, I said to the people: “Let each one with his servant remain in the midst of Jerusalem. And let us take turns, throughout the night and day, in doing the work.”
23 Tako niti jaz, niti moji bratje, niti moji služabniki, niti ljudje na straži, ki so mi sledili, nihče izmed nas ni odložil svojih oblačil, razen, da jih je vsak slekel za pranje.
But I and my brothers, and my servants, and the guards who were behind me, we did not take off our clothes; each one only removed his clothes to wash.
