Nehemiah 4
1 But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
Factum est autem, cum audisset Sanaballat quod aedificaremus murum, iratus est valde: et motus nimis subsannavit Iudaeos,
2 And he spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burnt?
et dixit coram fratribus suis, et frequentia Samaritanorum: Quid Iudaei faciunt imbecilles? Num dimittent eos gentes? Num sacrificabunt, et complebunt in una die? Numquid aedificare poterunt lapides de acervis pulveris, qui combusti sunt?
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox goes up he shall break down their stone wall.
Sed et Tobias Ammanites proximus eius, ait: Aedificent: si ascenderit vulpes, transiliet murum eorum lapideum.
4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised, and so turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity,
Audi Deus noster, quia facti sumus despectui: converte opprobrium super caput eorum, et da eos in despectionem in terra captivitatis.
5 and do not cover their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee, for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
Ne operias iniquitatem eorum, et peccatum eorum coram facie tua non deleatur, quia irriserunt aedificantes.
6 So we built the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half the height of it, for the people had a mind to work.
Itaque aedificavimus murum, et coniunximus totum usque ad partem dimidiam: et provocatum est cor populi ad operandum.
7 But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very angry,
Factum est autem, cum audisset Sanaballat, et Tobias, et Arabes, et Ammanitae, et Azotii, quod obducta esset cicatrix muri Ierusalem, et quod coepissent interrupta concludi, irati sunt nimis.
8 and all of them together conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
Et congregati sunt omnes pariter ut venirent, et pugnarent contra Ierusalem, et molirentur insidias.
9 But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Et oravimus Deum nostrum, et posuimus custodes super murum die ac nocte contra eos.
10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens has become feeble, and there is much rubbish, so that we are not able to build the wall.
Dixit autem Iudas: Debilitata est fortitudo portantis, et humus nimia est, et nos non poterimus aedificare murum.
11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
Et dixerunt hostes nostri: Nesciant, et ignorent donec veniamus in medium eorum, et interficiamus eos, et cessare faciamus opus.
12 And it came to pass that, when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places from where ye shall return to us they will be upon you.
Factum est autem venientibus Iudaeis, qui habitabant iuxta eos, et dicentibus nobis per decem vices ex omnibus locis quibus venerant ad nos,
13 Therefore I set in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set there the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
statui in loco post murum per circuitum populum in ordinem cum gladiis suis, et lanceis, et arcubus.
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said to the ranking men, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
Et perspexi atque surrexi: et aio ad optimates et magistratus, et ad reliquam partem vulgi: Nolite timere a facie eorum. Domini magni et terribilis mementote, et pugnate pro fratribus vestris, filiis vestris, et filiabus vestris, et uxoribus vestris, et domibus vestris.
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to naught, that we returned all of us to the wall, every man to his work.
Factum est autem, cum audissent inimici nostri nunciatum esse nobis, dissipavit Deus consilium eorum. Et reversi sumus omnes ad muros, unusquisque ad opus suum.
16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants labored in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail. And the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Et factum est a die illa, media pars iuvenum eorum faciebat opus, et media parata erat ad bellum, et lanceae, et scuta, et arcus, et loricae, et principes post eos in omni domo Iuda
17 They all built the wall, and those who bore burdens loaded themselves, every man with one of his hands labored in the work, and with the other held his weapon,
aedificantium in muro, et portantium onera, et imponentium: una manu sua faciebat opus, et altera tenebat gladium:
18 and the builders, every man had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he who sounded the trumpet was by me.
aedificentium enim unusquisque gladio erat accinctus renes. Et aedificabant, et clangebant buccina iuxta me.
19 And I said to the ranking men, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
Et dixi ad optimates, et ad magistratus, et ad reliquam partem vulgi: Opus grande est et latum, et nos separati sumus in muro procul alter ab altero:
20 In whatever place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, gather ye there to us, our God will fight for us.
in loco quocumque audieritis clangorem tubae, illuc concurrite ad nos: Deus noster pugnabit pro nobis.
21 So we labored in the work, and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Et nosipsi faciamus opus: et media pars nostrum teneat lanceas ab ascensu aurorae donec egrediantur astra.
22 Likewise at the same time I said to the people, Let each with his servant lodge within Jerusalem that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day.
In tempore quoque illo dixi populo: Unusquisque cum puero suo maneat in medio Ierusalem, et sint vobis vices per noctem, et diem, ad operandum.
23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, everyone went with his weapon to the water.
Ego autem et fratres mei, et pueri mei, et custodes, qui erant post me, non deponebamus vestimenta nostra: unusquisque tantum nudabatur ad baptismum.
