Nehemiah 4
1 Now it happened that, when Sanballat had heard that we were building the wall, he was very angry. And having been moved exceedingly, he ridiculed the Jews.
Kad nu Sanbalats dzirdēja, ka mēs to mūri uzceļam, tad viņš apskaitās un palika varen dusmīgs un apsmēja Jūdus.
2 And he said, before his brothers and a crowd of the Samaritans: “What are the foolish Jews doing? Can it be that the Gentiles will allow them? Will they sacrifice and finish in one day? Do they have the ability to make stones out of piles of dust that have been burned up?”
Un tas sacīja savu brāļu un Samarijas karaspēka priekšā: ko tie nespēcīgie Jūdi dara? Vai tiem būs dot tādu vaļu? Vai tie upurēs? Vai viņi vienā dienā to pabeigs? Vai viņi tos sadedzinātos akmeņus no pelnu čupām darīs dzīvus?
3 Then too, Tobiah, an Ammonite, his assistant, said: “Let them build. When the fox climbs, he will leap over their stone wall.”
Un Tobija, tas Amonietis, stāvēja viņam blakām un sacīja: lai tik taisa! Kad tur lapsa uzlēks, tad tā viņu akmeņu mūri nogāzīs!
4 Listen, O our God, for we have become an object of contempt. Turn their reproach upon their own head, and grant that they may be despised in a land of captivity.
Klausi, ak mūsu Dievs, kā mēs esam nievāti, un atgriez viņu nievāšanu uz viņu galvu un nodod tos par apsmieklu cietuma zemē,
5 May you not conceal their iniquity, and may their sin not be wiped away, before your face, for they have ridiculed those who are building.
Un neapklāj viņu noziegumu, un viņu grēki lai netop izdzēsti Tavā priekšā, jo tie (Tevi) kaitinājuši to strādnieku priekšā.
6 And so we built the wall, and we joined it together, even to the unfinished portion. And the heart of the people was stirred up for the work.
Bet mēs cēlām to mūri un tas mūris tapa uzcelts līdz pusei, tad tie ļaudis jo priecīgi sāka strādāt.
7 Now it happened that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabs, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites had heard that the walls of Jerusalem had been closed, and that the breaches had begun to be repaired, they were exceedingly angry.
Kad nu Sanbalats un Tobija un tie Arābi un Amonieši un Ašdodieši dzirdēja, ka Jeruzālemes mūri gana augsti bija celti, ka tās starpas jau taisījās cieti, tad tie ļoti apskaitās.
8 And they all gathered together, so that they might go forth and fight against Jerusalem, and so that they might prepare ambushes.
Un tie sametās visi uz vienu roku, nākt un karot pret Jeruzālemi un viņu postīt.
9 And we prayed to our God, and we stationed guards upon the wall, day and night, against them.
Bet mēs pielūdzām savu Dievu un likām vakti viņu dēļ dienām naktīm viņiem pretī.
10 Then Judah said: “The strength of those who carry has diminished, and the amount of material is very great, and so we will not be able to build the wall.”
Tad Jūda sacīja: nesēju spēks ir noguris un daudz ir gruvešu, tā ka mēs pie mūra nevaram strādāt.
11 And our enemies said: “Let them neither know, nor realize, until we arrive in their midst, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”
Bet mūsu ienaidnieki sacīja: tiem nemanot un neredzot mēs nāksim viņu vidū un tos nokausim un tam darbam darīsim galu.
12 Now it happened that, on ten occasions, some Jews arrived who were living near them, from all the places from which they came to us, and they told us this.
Un notikās, kad tie Jūdi, kas viņiem sānis dzīvoja, nāca un mums gan desmit reiz sacīja no visām vietām: griežaties atpakaļ pie mums!
13 So I stationed the people in order, in places behind the wall, all around it, with their swords, and lances, and bows.
Tad es tais lejas vietās aiz tā mūra un uz tiem kalniem nostādīju tos ļaudis pēc viņu radiem ar viņu zobeniem, viņu šķēpiem un viņu stopiem.
14 And I gazed around, and I rose up. And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: “Do not be afraid before their face. Remember the great and terrible Lord, and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons and your daughters, and your wives and your households.”
Un es lūkoju un cēlos un sacīju uz tiem virsniekiem un priekšniekiem un tiem citiem ļaudīm: nebīstaties no viņiem; pieminiet to lielo bijājamo Kungu un karojiet par saviem brāļiem, saviem dēliem un savām meitām, savām sievām un saviem namiem.
15 Then it happened that, when our enemies had heard that it had been reported to us, God defeated their counsel. And we all returned to the walls, each one to his own work.
Un notikās, kad mūsu ienaidnieki bija dzirdējuši, ka tas mums tapis zināms, un ka Dievs viņu padomu bija iznīcinājis, tad mēs visi griezāmies atpakaļ pie mūra, ikkatrs pie sava darba.
16 And it happened that, from that day, half of their young men were doing the work, and half were prepared for war with lances, and shields, and bows, and armor. And the leaders were behind them in all the house of Judah.
Un no tās dienas manu jaunekļu viena daļa darīja to darbu, un otra daļa turēja šķēpus un priekšturamās bruņas un stopus un krūšu bruņas, un tie virsnieki stāvēja aiz visa Jūda nama.
17 As for those building the wall, and carrying the burdens, and setting things in place: one of his hands was doing the work, and the other was holding a sword.
Kas mūri cēla un kas nastu nesa un kas uzkrāva, tie visi ar vienu roku darīja darbu un ar otru tie turēja kara ieročus.
18 For each one of the builders was girded with a sword at the waist. And they were building, and they were sounding a trumpet beside me.
Un tie strādnieki bija jozuši ikviens savu zobenu ap saviem gurniem un tā tie strādāja, bet kas bazūni pūta, tas bija man blakām.
19 And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: “The work is great and wide, and we are separated on the wall far from one another.
Un es sacīju uz tiem virsniekiem un uz tiem valdniekiem un uz tiem citiem ļaudīm: tas darbs ir liels un garš, un mēs esam atšķirti tālu cits no cita.
20 At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, rush to that place for us. Our God will fight on our behalf.
Tai vietā, kur jūs dzirdēsiet bazūnes skaņu, tur jums pie mums būs sapulcēties; mūsu Dievs priekš mums karos.
21 And so let us accomplish the work. And let one half part of us hold spears, from the ascent of dawn until the stars come out.”
Tā mēs darījām to darbu. Un viena puse no tiem turēja šķēpus no rīta gaismas, līdz kamēr zvaigznes sāka spīdēt.
22 Also at that time, I said to the people: “Let each one with his servant remain in the midst of Jerusalem. And let us take turns, throughout the night and day, in doing the work.”
Tanī laikā es arī sacīju uz tiem ļaudīm: lai ikviens ar savu puisi pa nakti paliek Jeruzālemē, ka tie mums naktī ir par sargiem un dienā palīdz pie darba.
23 But I and my brothers, and my servants, and the guards who were behind me, we did not take off our clothes; each one only removed his clothes to wash.
Un ne es, ne mani brāļi, ne mani jaunekļi, ne tie sargi, kas aiz manis stāvēja, mēs nenovilkām savas drēbes un ikkatram bija savas bruņas pie rokas.
