Nehemiah 9
1 and in/on/with day twenty and four to/for month [the] this to gather son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with fast and in/on/with sackcloth and land: soil upon them
On the twenty-fourth day of this same month, the Israelites met together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.
2 and to separate seed: children Israel from all son: type of foreign and to stand: stand and to give thanks upon sin their and iniquity: crime father their
Those of Israelite ancestry separated themselves from the foreigners, and stood to confess their sins and those of their forefathers.
3 and to arise: establish upon post their and to call: read out in/on/with scroll: book instruction LORD God their fourth [the] day and fourth to give thanks and to bow to/for LORD God their
They spent three hours standing there reading the Book of the Law of the Lord their God, and another three hours confessing their sins and worshiping the Lord their God.
4 and to arise: establish upon ascent [the] Levi Jeshua and Bani Kadmiel Shebaniah Bunni Sherebiah Bani Chenani and to cry out in/on/with voice great: large to(wards) LORD God their
The Levites stood on the stage and called out loudly to the Lord their God. (Their names were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani.)
5 and to say [the] Levi Jeshua and Kadmiel Bani Hashabneiah Sherebiah Hodiah Shebaniah Pethahiah to arise: establish to bless [obj] LORD God your from [the] forever: enduring till [the] forever: enduring and to bless name glory your and to exalt upon all blessing and praise
Then the Levites announced: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God who lives eternally: ‘May who you are and your glory be blessed, and may you be lifted up above all blessing and praise.’” (The names of the Levites were Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah.)
6 you(m. s.) he/she/it LORD to/for alone you (you(m. s.) *QK) to make [obj] [the] heaven heaven [the] heaven and all army their [the] land: country/planet and all which upon her [the] sea and all which in/on/with them and you(m. s.) to live [obj] all their and army [the] heaven to/for you to bow
They prayed, “Only you are the Lord. It was you who made the sky, the heavens with all their stars, the land and everything on it, the seas and everything in them. You give life to all of them, and all the heavenly beings worship you.
7 you(m. s.) he/she/it LORD [the] God which to choose in/on/with Abram and to come out: send him from Ur Chaldea and to set: name name his Abraham
You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram, who led him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.
8 and to find [obj] heart his be faithful to/for face: before your and to cut: make(covenant) with him [the] covenant to/for to give: give [obj] land: country/planet [the] Canaanite [the] Hittite [the] Amorite and [the] Perizzite and [the] Jebusite and [the] Girgashite to/for to give: give to/for seed: children his and to arise: establish [obj] word: promised your for righteous you(m. s.)
You knew he would be faithful to you, and made an agreement with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. You kept your promise, because you do what is right.
9 and to see: see [obj] affliction father our in/on/with Egypt and [obj] outcry their to hear: hear upon sea Red (Sea)
You saw how much our forefathers were suffering in Egypt. You heard their cries for help at the Red Sea.
10 and to give: make sign: miraculous and wonder in/on/with Pharaoh and in/on/with all servant/slave his and in/on/with all people land: country/planet his for to know for to boil upon them and to make to/for you name like/as [the] day [the] this
You performed miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all his people of his land, for you recognized how arrogantly they treated our forefathers. You created a wonderful reputation for yourself that people still recognize to this day.
11 and [the] sea to break up/open to/for face: before their and to pass in/on/with midst [the] sea in/on/with dry land and [obj] to pursue them to throw in/on/with depth like stone in/on/with water strong
You split the sea apart in front of them so that they could walk through it on dry ground. But you threw their pursuers into the depths of the sea, like stones thrown into raging waters.
12 and in/on/with pillar cloud to lead them by day and in/on/with pillar fire night to/for to light to/for them [obj] [the] way: road which to go: went in/on/with her
You led them with a column of cloud during the day, and a column of fire at night, showing them the way which they should go.
13 and upon mountain: mount Sinai to go down and to speak: speak with them from heaven and to give: give to/for them justice: judgement upright and instruction truth: certain statute: decree and commandment pleasant
You descended on Mount Sinai. You spoke to them from heaven. You gave them right ways to live, true laws, and good regulations and commandments.
14 and [obj] Sabbath holiness your to know to/for them and commandment and statute: decree and instruction to command to/for them in/on/with hand: by Moses servant/slave your
You explained your holy Sabbath to them. You gave them commandments and regulations and laws through your servant Moses.
15 and food: bread from heaven to give: give to/for them to/for famine their and water from crag to come out: issue to/for them to/for thirst their and to say to/for them to/for to come (in): come to/for to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet which to lift: vow [obj] hand: vow your to/for to give: give to/for them
When they were hungry you gave them bread from heaven, and when they were thirsty you brought water out of the rock for them. You told them to go and take ownership of the land which you had sworn to give them.
16 and they(masc.) and father our to boil and to harden [obj] neck their and not to hear: obey to(wards) commandment your
But they and our forefathers acted arrogantly and became stubborn, and didn't pay attention to your commands.
17 and to refuse to/for to hear: obey and not to remember to wonder your which to make: do with them and to harden [obj] neck their and to give: put head: leader to/for to return: return to/for slavery their in/on/with rebellion their and you(m. s.) god forgiveness gracious and compassionate slow face: anger and many (kindness *QK) and not to leave: forsake them
They refused to listen to you, and forgot about all the miracles you did for them. They became obstinate and decided to choose themselves a leader to take them back to slavery in Egypt. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and merciful, slow to get angry, and full of trustworthy love. You did not give up on them,
18 also for to make to/for them calf liquid and to say this God your which to ascend: establish you from Egypt and to make: do contempt great: large
even when they made themselves a metal calf and said, ‘This is your god who led you out of Egypt,’ and committed terrible blasphemies.
19 and you(m. s.) in/on/with compassion your [the] many not to leave: forsake them in/on/with wilderness [obj] pillar [the] cloud not to turn aside: depart from upon them in/on/with day their to/for to lead them in/on/with [the] way: road and [obj] pillar [the] fire in/on/with night to/for to light to/for them and [obj] [the] way: road which to go: went in/on/with her
But you because you are so merciful didn't abandon them in the desert. The column of cloud didn't stop guiding them during the day, and the column of fire continued to light their way at night.
20 and spirit your [the] pleasant to give: give to/for be prudent them and manna your not to withhold from lip their and water to give: give to/for them to/for thirst their
You gave your good Spirit to teach them. You did not stop feeding them with your manna, and you gave them water when they were thirsty.
21 and forty year to sustain them in/on/with wilderness not to lack garment their not to become old and foot their not to swell
You took care of them for forty years in the desert. Their clothes didn't wear out, they didn't want for anything. Their feet didn't even swell up!
22 and to give: give to/for them kingdom and people and to divide them to/for side and to possess: take [obj] land: country/planet Sihon and [obj] land: country/planet king Heshbon and [obj] land: country/planet Og king [the] Bashan
You gave them kingdoms and nations; you assigned their borders. They took control of the land of Sihon, king of Heshbon, and of Og, king of Bashan.
23 and son: child their to multiply like/as star [the] heaven and to come (in): bring them to(wards) [the] land: country/planet which to say to/for father their to/for to come (in): come to/for to possess: take
You made their descendants as countless as the stars of heaven, and led them to the land you had promised their fathers they would enter and possess.
24 and to come (in): come [the] son: descendant/people and to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet and be humble to/for face: before their [obj] to dwell [the] land: country/planet [the] Canaanite and to give: give them in/on/with hand: power their and [obj] king their and [obj] people [the] land: country/planet to/for to make: do in/on/with them like/as acceptance their
Their descendants went in and took over the land. Right in front of them you conquered the Canaanites who lived there, handing over their kings and people so they could do with them whatever they wanted.
25 and to capture city to gather/restrain/fortify and land: soil rich and to possess: take house: home full all goodness pit to hew vineyard and olive and tree food to/for abundance and to eat and to satisfy and to grow fat and to luxuriate in/on/with goodness your [the] great: large
They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of valuable things, water cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and many fruit trees. They ate until they were full, and grew fat. They were so happy at how good you were to them.
26 and to rebel and to rebel in/on/with you and to throw [obj] instruction your after the back their and [obj] prophet your to kill which to testify in/on/with them to/for to return: repent them to(wards) you and to make contempt great: large
But they completely rebelled against you. They tossed your Law over their shoulders. They killed your prophets who warned them to try and bring them back to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.
27 and to give: give them in/on/with hand: power enemy their and be distressed to/for them and in/on/with time distress their to cry to(wards) you and you(m. s.) from heaven to hear: hear and like/as compassion your [the] many to give: give to/for them to save and to save them from hand: power enemy their
So you handed them over to their enemies who treated them badly. In their suffering they cried out to you for help. But you heard their cries from heaven, and because you're so merciful you sent them leaders to save them from their enemies.
28 and like/as to rest to/for them to return: again to/for to make: do bad: evil to/for face: before your and to leave: forsake them in/on/with hand: power enemy their and to rule in/on/with them and to return: repent and to cry out you and you(m. s.) from heaven to hear: hear and to rescue them like/as compassion your many time
However, as soon as they had peace, they went back to doing evil in your sight. So once more you handed them over to their enemies, who dominated them. They came back to you, and they cried out to you again. But you heard from heaven once more, and you saved them time and again because you are so merciful.
29 and to testify in/on/with them to/for to return: repent them to(wards) instruction your and they(masc.) to boil and not to hear: obey to/for commandment your and in/on/with justice: judgement your to sin in/on/with them which to make: do man and to live in/on/with them and to give: put shoulder to rebel and neck their to harden and not to hear: obey
You warned them to come back to your Law, but they were arrogant. They ignored your commands, and sinned against your rules, which, as you previously said, ‘If people obey they will live by them.’ They obstinately turned their backs on you and refused to listen.
30 and to draw upon them year many and to testify in/on/with them in/on/with spirit your in/on/with hand: by prophet your and not to listen and to give: give them in/on/with hand: power people [the] land: country/planet
You were patient with them for many years. You warned them by your Spirit through your prophets, but they didn't listen, so you handed them over to the other nations.
31 and in/on/with compassion your [the] many not to make them consumption and not to leave: forsake them for God gracious and compassionate you(m. s.)
But because of your wonderful mercy you did not finish with them, and you did not abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
32 and now God our [the] God [the] great: large [the] mighty man and [the] to fear: revere to keep: obey [the] covenant and [the] kindness not to diminish to/for face of your [obj] all [the] hardship which to find us to/for king our to/for ruler our and to/for priest our and to/for prophet our and to/for father our and to/for all people your from day king Assyria till [the] day [the] this
So now, our God, the great and powerful and awesome God who keeps his agreement of trustworthy love, please don't see as unimportant all the hardships that have happened to us, and to our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our forefather and all your people, from the time of the Assyrian kings of Assyria up till now.
33 and you(m. s.) righteous upon all [the] to come (in): come upon us for truth: faithful to make: do and we be wicked
But you have done what is right regarding everything that has happened to us. You have always acted faithfully, while we have done so much evil.
34 and [obj] king our ruler our priest our and father our not to make: do instruction your and not to listen to(wards) commandment your and to/for testimony your which to testify in/on/with them
Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our forefathers did not follow your Law, and they ignored your commands and regulations you ordered them to keep.
35 and they(masc.) in/on/with royalty their and in/on/with goodness your [the] many which to give: give to/for them and in/on/with land: country/planet [the] broad: wide and [the] rich which to give: put to/for face: before their not to serve: minister you and not to return: repent from deed their [the] bad: evil
But they, even during the time they had their own kingdom, with so many blessings you had given them in the wide and fertile land you had provided for them, even then they refused to serve you and would not turn from their evil ways.
36 behold we [the] day: today servant/slave and [the] land: country/planet which to give: give to/for father our to/for to eat [obj] fruit her and [obj] goodness her behold we servant/slave upon her
Look at us now, slaves in the land you gave our forefathers to enjoy its fruit and all its good things. Look at us slaves here!
37 and produce her to multiply to/for king which to give: put upon us in/on/with sin our and upon body our to rule and in/on/with animal our like/as acceptance their and in/on/with distress great: large we
The rich harvests of this land go to the kings you have placed over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our cattle, doing whatever they want. We are suffering so much!”
38 and in/on/with all this we to cut: make(covenant) sure and to write and upon [the] to seal ruler our Levi our priest our
In response the people declared, “Considering all this, we are making a solemn agreement, putting it in writing. It is sealed by our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
