Nehemiah 4
1 Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath made sport of the Jews.
Y fue que como oyó Sanaballat que nosotros edificábamos el muro, encendiósele la ira, y se enojó en gran manera, e hizo escarnio de los Judíos:
2 And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned come again out of the dust?
Y habló delante de sus hermanos, y del ejército de Samaria, y dijo: ¿Qué hacen estos Judíos flacos? ¿Hánles de permitir? ¿Han de sacrificar? ¿Han de acabar en un día? ¿Han de resucitar de los montones del polvo las piedras que fueron quemadas?
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.
Y Tobías Ammonita estaba junto a él, el cual dijo: Aun lo que ellos edifican, si subiere una zorra, derribará su muro de piedra.
4 Give ear, O our God, for we are looked down on: let their words of shame be turned back on themselves, and let them be given up to wasting in a land where they are prisoners:
Oye, oh Dios nuestro, que somos en menosprecio: y vuelve la vergüenza de ellos sobre su cabeza, y dálos en presa en la tierra de su cautiverio.
5 Let not their wrongdoing be covered or their sin washed away from before you: for they have made you angry before the builders.
Y no cubras su iniquidad, ni su pecado sea raído de delante de tu faz: porque se airaron contra los que edificaban.
6 So we went on building the wall; and all the wall was joined together half-way up: for the people were working hard.
Mas edificámos el muro, y toda la muralla fue junta hasta su mitad: y el pueblo tuvo ánimo para obrar.
7 But when it came to the ears of Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites, that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the broken places were being made good, they were full of wrath;
Y fue, que oyendo Sanaballat, y Tobías, y los Árabes, y los Ammonitas, y los de Azoto, que los muros de Jerusalem eran curados, porque ya los portillos comenzaban a cerrarse, encendióseles la ira mucho,
8 And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.
Y conspiraron todos a una para venir a combatir a Jerusalem, y hacerle daño.
9 But we made our prayer to God, and had men on watch against them day and night because of them.
Entonces orámos a nuestro Dios y pusimos guardia sobre ellos de día y de noche, por causa de ellos.
10 And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.
Y dijo Judá: Las fuerzas de los que llevan son enflaquecidas, y la tierra es mucha, y no podemos edificar el muro.
11 And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.
Y nuestros enemigos dijeron: No sepan, ni vean, hasta que entremos en medio de ellos, y los matemos, y hagamos cesar la obra.
12 And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.
Y fue que como vinieron los Judíos que habitaban entre ellos, nos dieron aviso diez veces de todos los lugares donde volvían a nosotros.
13 So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Entonces puse por los bajos del lugar detrás del muro, y en las alturas de los peñascos puse el pueblo por familias, con sus espadas, con sus lanzas, y con sus arcos.
14 And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them: keep in mind the Lord who is great and greatly to be feared, and take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives and your houses.
Y miré, y levantéme, y dije a los principales, y a los magistrados, y al resto del pueblo: No temáis delante de ellos: del Señor grande y terrible os acordád; y peleád por vuestros hermanos, por vuestros hijos, y por vuestras hijas, por vuestras mujeres, y por vuestras casas.
15 And when it came to the ears of those who were against us, that we had knowledge of their designs and that God had made their purpose come to nothing, we all went back to the wall, everyone to his work
Y fue que como oyeron nuestros enemigos que lo entendimos, Dios disipó su consejo, y nos volvimos todos al muro cada uno a su obra.
16 And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.
Mas fue, que desde aquel día la mitad de los mancebos hacían en la obra, y la otra mitad de ellos tenía lanzas, y escudos, y arcos, y corazas; y los príncipes estaban tras toda la casa de Judá.
17 Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;
Los que edificaban en el muro, y los que llevaban cargas, y los que cargaban, con la una mano hacían en la obra, y en la otra tenían la espada.
18 Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.
Porque los que edificaban, cada uno tenía su espada ceñida sobre sus lomos, y así edificaban: y el que tocaba la trompeta estaba junto a mí.
19 And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:
Y dije a los principales, y a los magistrados, y al resto del pueblo: La obra es grande y larga, y nosotros estamos apartados en el muro lejos los unos de los otros:
20 Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.
En el lugar donde oyereis la voz de la trompeta, allí os juntaréis a nosotros: nuestro Dios peleará por nosotros.
21 So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.
Y nosotros hacíamos en la obra; y la mitad de ellos tenía lanzas desde la subida del alba hasta salir las estrellas.
22 And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.
También entonces dije al pueblo: Cada uno con su criado se quede dentro de Jerusalem, y nos hagan de noche centinela, y de día a la obra.
23 So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.
Y ni yo, ni mis hermanos, ni mis mozos, ni la gente de guardia que me seguía, desnudamos nuestro vestido: cada uno se desnudaba solamente a las aguas.
