Nehemiah 1
1 These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
Povijest Nehemije, sina Hakalijina. Mjeseca Kisleva, dvadesete godine, kad sam bio u Susi,
2 Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
dođe Hanani, jedan od moje braće, s nekim ljudima iz Judeje. Ja ih zapitah o Židovima - o Ostatku što se spasio od sužanjstva i o Jeruzalemu.
3 And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
Oni mi odgovoriše: “Ostatak, oni koji su nakon sužanjstva ostali u zemlji, u velikoj su nevolji i sramoti. Jeruzalemski je zid sav razoren, a vrata mu ognjem spaljena.”
4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Kad sam čuo te vijesti, sjedoh i zaplakah. Tugovao sam više dana, postio i molio se pred Bogom nebeskim.
5 Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
I rekoh: “O, Jahve, Bože nebeski, veliki i strašni Bože koji čuvaš Savez i naklonost onima koji te ljube i drže zapovijedi tvoje!
6 let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
Neka uho tvoje bude pažljivo i oči tvoje otvorene da čuješ molitvu sluge svoga. Molim ti se sada, danju i noću, za sinove Izraelove, sluge tvoje, i ispovijedam grijehe sinova Izraelovih koje smo učinili protiv tebe; sagriješili smo i ja i kuća oca mojega!
7 We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.
Veoma smo zlo činili prema tebi, ne držeći naredaba tvojih, zakona i običaja koje si ti naredio po Mojsiju, sluzi svome.
8 Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,
Ali se opomeni riječi koje si povjerio Mojsiju, sluzi svome: 'Ako budete nevjerni, ja ću vas rasuti među narode;
9 but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’
ali ako se obratite meni i budete poštovali moje naredbe i držali ih, budu li neki od vas prognani i nakraj neba, ja ću vas sakupiti i odvesti na mjesto koje sam izabrao da ondje prebiva moje Ime.'
10 They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
A, eto, oni su tvoje sluge i tvoj narod, koji si izbavio svojom velikom moći i snažnom rukom svojom.
11 O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
Ah, Gospode, neka uho tvoje bude pažljivo na molitvu sluge tvoga, na molitvu slugu tvojih, koji su spremni bojati se tvoga Imena. Smjerno te molim, udijeli danas sreću sluzi svome i učini da nađe milost pred ovim čovjekom.” A ja bijah tada peharnik kraljev.
