Nehemiah 1
1 The words of Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. And it happened that, in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, I was in the capital city of Susa.
Šie ir Nehemijas, Hakalijas dēla, stāsti. Un notikās Kisleva mēnesī, divdesmitā gadā, kad es biju Sūsanas pilī,
2 And Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived, he and some men of Judah. And I questioned them about the Jews who had remained and were left behind from the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
Tad nāca Hanans, viens no maniem brāļiem, līdz ar citiem Jūda vīriem. Un es tos vaicāju par tiem atlaistiem Jūdiem, kas bija atlikuši no cietuma, un par Jeruzālemi.
3 And they said to me: “Those who have remained and have been left behind from the captivity, there in the province, are in great affliction and in disgrace. And the wall of Jerusalem has been broken apart, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
Un tie uz mani sacīja: tie atlikušie, kas no cietuma tur tai valstī ir atlikuši, tie ir lielā nelaimē un kaunā, un Jeruzālemes mūris ir nolauzīts un viņas vārti ar uguni sadedzināti.
4 And when I had heard this manner of words, I sat down, and I wept and mourned for many days. I fasted and prayed before the face of the God of heaven.
Un kad es šos vārdus dzirdēju, tad es apsēdos un raudāju un biju noskumis kādas dienas un gavēju un lūdzu priekš debesu Dieva vaiga
5 And I said: “I beg you, O Lord, God of heaven, strong, great, and terrible, who keeps covenant and mercy with those who love you and who keep your commandments:
Un sacīju: Ak Kungs, Tu debesu Dievs, Tu lielais un bijājamais Dievs, kas derību un žēlastību turi tiem, kas Tevi mīļo un Tavus baušļus sargā,
6 may your ears be attentive, and may your eyes be open, so that you may hear the prayer of your servant, which I am praying before you today, night and day, for the sons of Israel, your servants. And I am confessing the sins of the sons of Israel, which they have sinned against you. We have sinned, I and my father’s house.
Lai Tavas ausis jel uzklausa un Tavas acis ir atvērtas, klausīt Tava kalpa lūgšanu, ko es tagad lūdzu Tavā priekšā dienās un naktīs, par Israēla bērniem, Taviem kalpiem, un izsūdzu Israēla bērnu grēkus, ko tie pret Tevi grēkojuši; arī es, un mana tēva nams esam grēkojuši.
7 We have been seduced by vanity. And we have not kept your commandments and ceremonies and judgments, which you have instructed to your servant Moses.
Mēs Tavā priekšā ļoti esam samaitājušies un neesam turējuši tos baušļus nedz tos likumus nedz tās tiesas, ko Tu Savam kalpam Mozum esi pavēlējis.
8 Remember the word which you commanded to your servant Moses, saying: ‘When you will have transgressed, I will disperse you among the nations.
Piemini jel to vārdu, ko Tu Savam kalpam Mozum esi pavēlējis sacīdams: ja jūs apgrēkosities, tad Es jūs izklīdināšu pa tām tautām.
9 But if you will return to me, and keep my precepts, and do them, even if you will have been led away to the furthest reaches of the heavens, I will gather you from there, and I will lead you back to the place that I have chosen so that my name would dwell there.’
Ja tad jūs atgriezīsieties pie Manis un turēsiet Manus baušļus un tos darīsiet, jebšu tad jūsu aizdzītie būtu debess galā, tomēr Es tos no turienes salasīšu un atvedīšu uz to vietu, ko esmu izredzējis, lai Mans vārds tur mājo.
10 And these same are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great strength and by your powerful hand.
Tie jau ir Tavi kalpi un Tavi ļaudis, ko Tu esi izpestījis ar Savu lielo spēku un ar Savu stipro roku.
11 I beg you, O Lord, may your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who are willing to fear your name. And so, guide your servant today, and grant to him mercy before this man.” For I was the cupbearer of the king.
Ak Kungs, lai jel Tavas ausis uzklausa uz Tava kalpa lūgšanu un uz Tavu kalpu lūgšanu, kam gribās Tavu vārdu bīties, un lai jel šodien Tavam kalpam labi izdodas, un dod viņam apžēlošanu šā vīra(ķēniņa) priekšā. Bet es biju ķēniņa dzēriena devējs.
