Nihemaia 2
1 Oubi biyadu uduli, eso afaega hina bagade Adasegesisi da ea diasuga ha: i naha esaloba, na da waini ema gaguli misini iasu. Na da da: i dioiwane esalebe ba: i. Be e da musa: na hou amo ganodini fofagi hame ba: i.
In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' reign, when the wine was brought in for him, I picked it up and gave it to the king. I had never before appeared before him looking sad,
2 Amaiba: le, e da nama amane adole ba: i, “Di da abuliba: le da: i dioiwane ba: sala: ? Di da oloi hame. Amaiba: le di da hahawane hame ganabela: ?” Na da ea sia: nababeba: le, fofogadigi.
so the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad, even though you don't seem to sick? You must be really upset.” I was absolutely terrified,
3 Na da ema bu adole i, “Hina bagade! Di eso huluane esalalalumu da defea. Moilai bai bagade amo ganodini na aowalali da bogole uli dogoi, amo da mugululi, wadela: lesi dagoi diala amola ea logo ga: su da laluga nei dagoi. Amaiba: le, na da da: i dioi.”
but I replied to the king, “Long live the king live! How can I help being sad? The city where my forefathers are buried is in ruins, and its gates have been burned down.”
4 Hina bagade da bu adole ba: i, “Di da adi hanai ganabela: ?” Na da Gode Hebene ganodini esala Ema sia: ne gadole,
“So what do you want?” the king asked me. I prayed to the God of heaven, and answered the king,
5 ema amane sia: i, “Di da na hahawane ba: sea amola na edegesu amo nama imunusa: dawa: sea, defea, na da Yuda soge ganodini moilaiga na aowalali da uli dogoi, amoga amo moilai mugului bu gagumusa: masa: ne, na logo doasima.”
“If it pleases Your Majesty, and if you are happy with me, I request you send me to Judah, to the city where my forefathers are buried, so I can rebuild it.”
6 Hina bagade ea uda da e dafulili esalebe ba: i. Adasegesisi da na edegei amo hahawane nabi. E da nama amane adole ba: i, “Di da habowali asili esaloma: bela: ? Amola habogala buhagima: bela: ?” Na da na hou hamomu ema adole i.
The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you come back?” The king agreed to send me, and I told him how long I would be gone.
7 Amalalu, na da ema eno adole ba: i amo, e da Iufala: idisi Guma: dini Soge eagene ouligisu dunu ilima meloa dedene nama imunusa: edegei. Amo meloa ganodini, e da amo dunuma, na da Yuda sogega masa: ne logo doasima: ne e da sia: mu, na edegei.
I also asked him, “If it pleases Your Majesty, let letters be provided to give to the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will allow me to pass safely until I reach Judah.
8 Na meloa dedei eno edegei. Amo da hina bagade ea ifa iwila ouligisu dunu A: isa: fema dedene ima: ne, na edegei. Amo meloa ganodini, e da A: isa: fe amoma e da ifa amo da logo ga: su gagoi dobea amo da Debolo diasu sisiga: sa, moilai bai bagade gagoi dobea amola diasu amo ganodini na da esalumu amo huluane gaguma: ne, e da amo nama ima: ne A: isa: fema adoma: ne, na da edegei. Gode da na noga: le fidibiba: le, na edegei huluane, hina bagade da nama i dagoi.
May I also have a letter for Asaph, warden of the king's forest, so he can give me timber to make beams for the gates of Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for the house I will live in.” Because my gracious God was upon me, the king gave me what I asked.
9 Adasegesisi da dadi gagui ouligisu dunu amola dadi gagui dunu gilisisu hosi amoga fila heda: i dunu, amo na fidila asunasi. Na da asili, Iufala: idisi Guma: dini Sogega doaga: i. Amalalu, na da hina bagade ea meloa dedei amo eagene ouligisu dunuma i.
Then I went to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king also sent a military escort of cavalry with me.
10 Be eagene dunu ea dio amo Sa: naba: la: de (e da moilai Bede Houlone amoga esalu) amola Doubaia (A: mone soge eagene ouligisu dunu) ela da dunu da Isala: ili dunu fidimusa: misi, amo sia: nababeba: le, mi hanai galu.
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were upset. For them this was a total disaster—that someone had arrived to help out the Israelites.
11 Na da baligili asili, Yelusalemega doaga: i. Eso udiana ouesalu,
I arrived in Jerusalem and rested for three days.
12 Gode da nama Yelusaleme moilai amo fidima: ne sia: i, amo na dunu enoma hame adoi. Be gasimogoa, na da wa: legadole amola na fidisu dunu mogili oule asili, soge abodemusa: asi. Ohe afae amo dougi amoga na fila heda: i, ninia da amo fawane oule asi.
Then I got up during the night and went out with just a few men. I didn't explain to anyone what my God had put in my head to do for Jerusalem. I only took one horse to ride.
13 Be amo gasi da mae hagili dialobawane, na da moilai fisili, gagoi dobea logo ga: su amo ea dio da Fago Ga: su amoga guma: dini golili, gadili asili, Da: la: gone Hano bubuga: su amo baligili, Isu Salasu Logo Ga: su amoga doaga: i. Na da ahoana ba: loba, moilai gagoi dobea amo mugului amola logo ga: su laluga nei dagoi ba: i.
So I rode in the dark through the Valley Gate toward the Spring of the Serpent and the Refuse Gate, and I inspected Jerusalem's walls that had been knocked over and the gates that had been burned down.
14 Amalalu, moilai ea eso mabe la: ididili, na da ganogoe (north) asili, Hano Bubuga: su Logo Ga: su amoga asili, hina bagade Wayabo amoga doaga: i. Be isu bagade dialebeba: le, dougi amoga na fila heda: i, da logo hame ba: beba: le, masunu gogolei.
Then I continued on to the Fountain Gate and the King's Pool, but we couldn't get through as there wasn't enough room to pass.
15 Amaiba: le, na da Gidalone Fago amoga asili, gagoi dobea amo boba: la asi. Amalalu, na da buhagili, na musa: asi logoga amodili asili, Fago Logo Ga: su amoga moilaiga golili sa: i.
So I went up along the valley in the dark and inspected the wall. Then I returned, going back through the Valley Gate.
16 Yelusaleme eagene dunu amo ilia da na da habi asi, amola adi hamonana, ilia hame dawa: i. Amola na da na na: iyado Yu dunu, gobele salasu dunu amola hina dunu eno dunu ilia fa: no hawa: hamoma: ne amoma hame adosu.
Those in charge of the city had no idea where I had gone or what I was doing, because I hadn't yet told the Jews, priests, nobles, or officials or any others about the construction plans.
17 Be wali na da ilima amane sia: i, “Yelusaleme moilai da mugului dagoiba: le, amola ea logo ga: su da wadela: lesi dagoiba: le, ninia se bagade naba. Ninia da amo gogosiasu fisili, gagoi dobea mugului bu gagomu da defea.”
Then I said to them, “Look at the trouble we're in! Jerusalem is a heap of rubble, and its gates have been burned down. Come on, let's rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we won't be so ashamed any more.”
18 Amola Gode da na noga: le fidi amola hina bagade da nama asigiba: le fidi, nama na hanaiga hamoma: ne sia: i, amo amola na da ilima olelei. Amo sia: nababeba: le, ilia da amane nodone sia: i, “Ninia da bu buga: le muni hawa: hamola: di!” Amola ilia amo hawa: hamomusa: , liligi momagele ouesalu.
Then I explained to them how good God had been to me, and what the king had told me. “Let's get on with the rebuilding,” they replied, and they set to work enthusiastically.
19 Be Sa: naba: la: de, Doubaia amola A: la: be dunu ea dio amo Giseme ilia da ninia hawa: hamomusa: sia: sa: i nabaloba, ilia da niniba: le oufesega: lu, amane sia: i, “Dia hamobe go da adi dawa: bela: ? Di da eagene hina bagade ea sia: mae nabawane, ema odoga: sala: ?”
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab got to hear about it, they mocked and taunted us, asking, “What are you up to? Are you rebelling against the king?”
20 Be na da bu adole i, “Hebene Gode da ninima gasa defele imunu. Ninia da Ea hawa: hamosu dunu. Amaiba: le, ninia da amo hawa: hamosu muni hamomu. Be Yelusaleme moilai amo ganodini, soge da dilima hame ilegei. Amola Isala: ili dunu ilia hou dilia hame dawa:”
But I replied, telling them, “The God of heaven, he will make sure we're successful. We, his servants, will begin rebuilding, but Jerusalem doesn't belong to you, and you have no authority over it or claim to it.”
