Nechemijas 4
1 Kad nu Sanbalats dzirdēja, ka mēs to mūri uzceļam, tad viņš apskaitās un palika varen dusmīgs un apsmēja Jūdus.
And it came to pass, that when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall he was angry: and being moved exceedingly he scoffed at the Jews.
2 Un tas sacīja savu brāļu un Samarijas karaspēka priekšā: ko tie nespēcīgie Jūdi dara? Vai tiem būs dot tādu vaļu? Vai tie upurēs? Vai viņi vienā dienā to pabeigs? Vai viņi tos sadedzinātos akmeņus no pelnu čupām darīs dzīvus?
And said before his brethren, and the multitude of the Samaritans: What are the silly Jews doing? Will the Gentiles let them alone? will they sacrifice and make an end in a day? are they able to raise stones out of the heaps of the rubbish, which are burnt?
3 Un Tobija, tas Amonietis, stāvēja viņam blakām un sacīja: lai tik taisa! Kad tur lapsa uzlēks, tad tā viņu akmeņu mūri nogāzīs!
Tobias also the Ammonite who was by him said: Let them build: if a fox go up, he will leap over their stone wall.
4 Klausi, ak mūsu Dievs, kā mēs esam nievāti, un atgriez viņu nievāšanu uz viņu galvu un nodod tos par apsmieklu cietuma zemē,
Hear thou our God, for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them to be despised in a land of captivity.
5 Un neapklāj viņu noziegumu, un viņu grēki lai netop izdzēsti Tavā priekšā, jo tie (Tevi) kaitinājuši to strādnieku priekšā.
Cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thy face, because they have mocked thy builders.
6 Bet mēs cēlām to mūri un tas mūris tapa uzcelts līdz pusei, tad tie ļaudis jo priecīgi sāka strādāt.
So we built the wall, and joined it all together unto the half thereof: and the heart of the people was excited to work.
7 Kad nu Sanbalats un Tobija un tie Arābi un Amonieši un Ašdodieši dzirdēja, ka Jeruzālemes mūri gana augsti bija celti, ka tās starpas jau taisījās cieti, tad tie ļoti apskaitās.
And it came to pass, when Sanaballat, and Tobias, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Azotians heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and the breaches began to be closed, that they were exceedingly angry.
8 Un tie sametās visi uz vienu roku, nākt un karot pret Jeruzālemi un viņu postīt.
And they all assembled themselves together, to come, and to fight against Jerusalem, and to prepare ambushes.
9 Bet mēs pielūdzām savu Dievu un likām vakti viņu dēļ dienām naktīm viņiem pretī.
And we prayed to our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night against them.
10 Tad Jūda sacīja: nesēju spēks ir noguris un daudz ir gruvešu, tā ka mēs pie mūra nevaram strādāt.
And Juda said: The strength of the bearer of burdens is decayed, and the rubbish is very much, and we shall not be able to build the wall.
11 Bet mūsu ienaidnieki sacīja: tiem nemanot un neredzot mēs nāksim viņu vidū un tos nokausim un tam darbam darīsim galu.
And our enemies said: Let them not know, nor understand, till we come in the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
12 Un notikās, kad tie Jūdi, kas viņiem sānis dzīvoja, nāca un mums gan desmit reiz sacīja no visām vietām: griežaties atpakaļ pie mums!
And it came to pass, that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us ten times, out of all the places from whence they came to us,
13 Tad es tais lejas vietās aiz tā mūra un uz tiem kalniem nostādīju tos ļaudis pēc viņu radiem ar viņu zobeniem, viņu šķēpiem un viņu stopiem.
I set the people in the place behind the wall round about in order, with their swords, and spears, and bows.
14 Un es lūkoju un cēlos un sacīju uz tiem virsniekiem un priekšniekiem un tiem citiem ļaudīm: nebīstaties no viņiem; pieminiet to lielo bijājamo Kungu un karojiet par saviem brāļiem, saviem dēliem un savām meitām, savām sievām un saviem namiem.
And I looked and rose up: and I said to the chief men and the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: be not afraid of them. Remember the Lord who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, and your wives, and your houses.
15 Un notikās, kad mūsu ienaidnieki bija dzirdējuši, ka tas mums tapis zināms, un ka Dievs viņu padomu bija iznīcinājis, tad mēs visi griezāmies atpakaļ pie mūra, ikkatrs pie sava darba.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that the thing had been told us, that God defeated their counsel. And we returned all of us to the walls, every man to his work.
16 Un no tās dienas manu jaunekļu viena daļa darīja to darbu, un otra daļa turēja šķēpus un priekšturamās bruņas un stopus un krūšu bruņas, un tie virsnieki stāvēja aiz visa Jūda nama.
And it came to pass from that day forward, that half of their young men did the work, and half were ready for to fight, with spears, and shields, and bows, and coats of mail, and the rulers were behind them in all the house of Juda.
17 Kas mūri cēla un kas nastu nesa un kas uzkrāva, tie visi ar vienu roku darīja darbu un ar otru tie turēja kara ieročus.
Of them that built on the wall and that carried burdens, and that laded: with one of his hands he did the work, and with the other he held a sword.
18 Un tie strādnieki bija jozuši ikviens savu zobenu ap saviem gurniem un tā tie strādāja, bet kas bazūni pūta, tas bija man blakām.
For every one of the builders was girded with a sword about his reins. And they built, and sounded with a trumpet by me.
19 Un es sacīju uz tiem virsniekiem un uz tiem valdniekiem un uz tiem citiem ļaudīm: tas darbs ir liels un garš, un mēs esam atšķirti tālu cits no cita.
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 one far from another:
20 Tai vietā, kur jūs dzirdēsiet bazūnes skaņu, tur jums pie mums būs sapulcēties; mūsu Dievs priekš mums karos.
In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.
21 Tā mēs darījām to darbu. Un viena puse no tiem turēja šķēpus no rīta gaismas, līdz kamēr zvaigznes sāka spīdēt.
And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.
22 Tanī laikā es arī sacīju uz tiem ļaudīm: lai ikviens ar savu puisi pa nakti paliek Jeruzālemē, ka tie mums naktī ir par sargiem un dienā palīdz pie darba.
At that time also I said to the people: Let every one with his servant stay in the midst of Jerusalem, and let us take our turns in the night, and by day, to work.
23 Un ne es, ne mani brāļi, ne mani jaunekļi, ne tie sargi, kas aiz manis stāvēja, mēs nenovilkām savas drēbes un ikkatram bija savas bruņas pie rokas.
Now I and my brethren, and my servants, and the watchmen that followed me, did not put off our clothes: only every man stripped himself when he was to be washed.
