Nehemiah 6
1 Now when word was given to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of our haters, that I had done the building of the wall and that there were no more broken places in it (though even then I had not put up the doors in the doorways);
Ngayon nang narinig nila Sanbalat, Tobias, at Gesem ang taga-Arabia at ng iba pang mga kalaban natin na muli ko nang naitayo ang pader at wala nang ibang mga bahagi na nananatiling sira, bagama't hindi ko pa nailalagay ang mga pinto sa mga tarangkahan,
2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying, Come, let us have a meeting in one of the little towns in the lowland of Ono. But their purpose was to do me evil.
nagpadala sina Sanbalat at Gesem sa akin na sinasabing, “Halika, sama-sama tayong magpulong kahit saan sa kapatagan ng Ono.” Pero binalak nila na gawan ako ng masama.
3 And I sent men to them saying, I am doing a great work, so that it is not possible for me to come down: is the work to be stopped while I go away from it and come down to you?
Nagpadala ako ng mga sugo sa kanila, na nagsasabing, “Gumagawa ako ng mahalagang gawain at hindi ako makabababa. Bakit kailangang mahinto ang gawain habang iniiwan ko ito at bumaba sa inyo?”
4 And four times they sent to me in this way, and I sent them the same answer.
Pinadalhan nila ako ng parehong mensahe nang apat na beses, at sumagot ako sa kanila sa parehong paraan sa bawat pagkakataon.
5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
Ipinadala ni Sanbalat ang kanyang lingkod sa akin sa parehong paraan nang ika-limang beses, na may isang bukas na liham sa kanyang kamay.
6 And in it these words were recorded: It is said among the nations, and Geshem says so, that you and the Jews are hoping to make yourselves free from the king's authority; and that this is why you are building the wall: and they say that it is your purpose to be their king;
Nasusulat dito, “Ito ay nauulat sa mga bansa, at sinasabi rin ito ni Gesem, na ikaw at ang mga Judio ay nagbabalak na maghimagsik, iyan ang dahilan kung bakit mo muling tinatayo ang pader. Mula sa sinasabi ng mga ulat na ito, ikaw ay malapit ng maging hari nila.
7 And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
At nagtalaga ka rin ng mga propeta para ipahayag ang tungkol sa iyo sa Jerusalem, na nagsasabing, 'May isang hari sa Juda!' Matitiyak mong maririnig ng hari ang mga ulat na ito. Kaya halika, mag-usap tayo.”
8 Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say are being done, they are only a fiction you have made up yourself.
Pagkatapos nagpadala ako sa kanya ng kasagutan na nagsasabing, “Walang ganyang mga bagay ang nangyari gaya ng sinabi mo, dahil sa loob ng iyong puso gawa-gawa mo lang ang mga iyan.”
9 For they were hoping to put fear in us, saying, Their hands will become feeble and give up the work so that it may not get done. But now, O God, make my hands strong.
Dahil gusto nilang lahat na takutin kami, nag-iisap na, “Bibitiwan ng mga kamay nila ang kanilang trabaho, at hindi ito magagawa.” Pero ngayon, O Diyos, palakasin mo ang mga kamay ko.
10 And I went to the house of Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us have a meeting in the house of God, inside the Temple, and let the doors be shut: for they will come to put you to death; truly, in the night they will come to put you to death.
Pumunta ako sa bahay ni Semaya anak ni Delaias anak ni Mehetabel, na nananatili sa kanyang tahanan. Sinabi niya, “Sama-sama tayong magpulong sa tahanan ng Diyos, sa loob ng templo, at isara natin ang mga pinto ng templo, dahil darating sila para patayin ka. Sa gabi, darating sila para patayin ka.”
11 And I said, Am I the sort of man to go in flight? what man, in my position, would go into the Temple to keep himself safe? I will not go in.
Sumagot ako, “Tatakas ba ang isang lalaking katulad ko? At ang isa bang lalaking tulad ko ay papasok sa templo para lang manatiling buhay? Hindi ako papasok.”
12 Then it became clear to me that God had not sent him: he had given this word of a prophet against me himself: and Tobiah and Sanballat had given him money to do so.
Napag-isip-isip ko na hindi ang Diyos ang nagpadala sa kanya, kundi nagpropesiya siya laban sa akin. Binayaran siya nina Tobias at Sanbalat.
13 For this reason they had given him money, in order that I might be overcome by fear and do what he said and do wrong, and so they would have reason to say evil about me and put shame on me.
Binayaran nila siya para takutin ako, para gawin ko kung ano ang sinabi niya at magkasala, para mabigyan nila ako ng masamang pangalan para hiyain ako.
14 Keep in mind, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat and what they did, and Noadiah, the woman prophet, and the rest of the prophets whose purpose was to put fear into me.
Alalahanin mo sina Tobias at Sanbalat, aking Diyos, at lahat ng ginawa nila. Alalahanin mo rin ang babaeng propetang si Noadias at ang iba pang mga propeta na sinubukan akong takutin.
15 So the wall was complete on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.
Ang pader ay natapos sa ika-dalawampu't limang araw ng buwan ng Elul, pagkaraan ng limampu't dalawang araw.
16 And when our haters had news of this, all the nations round about us were full of fear and were greatly shamed, for they saw that this work had been done by our God.
Nang narinig ng lahat ng mga kalaban namin ang tungkol dito, lahat ng mga bansa na nakapaligid sa amin, natakot sila at malaki ang nawalang tiwala sa kanilang sarili. Dahil alam nila na nagawa ang gawain sa tulong ng aming Diyos.
17 And further, in those days the chiefs of Judah sent a number of letters to Tobiah, and his letters came to them.
Sa panahong ito nagpadala ang mga maharlika sa Juda ng maraming liham kay Tobias, at dumating sa kanila ang mga liham ni Tobias.
18 For in Judah there were a number of people who had made an agreement by oath with him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah, the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken as his wife the daughter of Meshullam, the son of Berechiah.
Dahil marami sa Juda ang nakatali sa panunumpa sa kanya dahil siya ang manugang ni Secanias ni Arah. Ang kanyang anak na si Jehohanan ay napangasawa ang anak ni Mesulam anak ni Berequias.
19 And they said much before me of the good he had done, and gave him accounts of my words. And Tobiah sent letters with the purpose of causing me fear.
Sinabi rin nila sa akin ang tungkol sa mabubuting mga gawa niya at iniulat ang mga salita ko pabalik sa kanya. Ang mga liham ay ipinadala sa akin mula kay Tobias para takutin ako.
