Nehemiah 6
1 And it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left in it (though at that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),
Sucedeu mais que, ouvindo Sanballat, Tobias, Gesem, o arábio, e o resto dos nossos inimigos que eu tinha edificado o muro, e que nele já não havia brecha alguma; ainda que até este tempo não tinha posto as portas nos portais;
2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Sanballat e Gesem enviaram a dizer: Vem, e congreguemo-nos juntamente nas aldeias, no vale de Ono. Porém intentavam fazer-me mal.
3 And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you?
E enviei-lhes mensageiros a dizer: Faço uma grande obra, de modo que não poderei descer: porque cessaria esta obra, enquanto eu a deixasse, e fosse ter convosco?
4 And they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them in the same manner.
E da mesma maneira enviaram a mim quatro vezes; e da mesma maneira lhes respondi.
5 Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in this manner the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand,
Então Sanballat da mesma maneira a quinta vez me enviou seu moço com uma carta aberta na sua mão;
6 in which was written: It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says [it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou buildest the wall, and according to these words thou wilt become their king.
E na qual estava escrito: Entre as gentes se ouviu, e Gusmu diz: Tu e os judeus intentais rebelar-vos, pelo que edificas o muro; e tu te farás rei deles segundo estas palavras;
7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
E que puseste profetas, para pregarem de ti em Jerusalém, dizendo: Este é rei em Judá: de modo que o rei o ouvirá, segundo estas palavras: vem pois agora e consultemos juntamente.
8 And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
Porém eu enviei a dizer-lhe: De tudo o que dizes coisa nenhuma sucedeu; mas tu do teu coração o inventas.
9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. — Now therefore strengthen my hands!
Porque todos eles nos procuravam atemorizar, dizendo: As suas mãos largarão a obra, e não se efeituará. Agora pois, ó Deus, esforça as minhas mãos.
10 And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself up. And he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee.
E, entrando eu em casa de Semaias, filho de Delaias, o filho de Mehetabel (que estava encerrado), disse ele: Vamos juntamente à casa de Deus, ao meio do templo, e fechemos as portas do templo; porque virão matar-te: sim, de noite virão matar-te.
11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.
Porém eu disse: Um homem como eu fugiria? e quem há, como eu, que entre no templo e viva? de maneira nenhuma entrarei.
12 And I perceived, and behold, God had not sent him; for he pronounced this prophecy against me; and Tobijah and Sanballat had hired him.
E conheci que eis que não era Deus quem o enviara; mas esta profecia falou contra mim, porquanto Tobias e Sanballat o alugaram.
13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have wherewith to spread an evil report, that they might reproach me.
Para isto o alugaram, para me atemorisar, e para que assim fizesse, e pecasse, para que tivessem alguma causa para me infamarem, e assim me vituperarem.
14 My God, remember Tobijah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets who would have put me in fear.
Lembra-te, meu Deus, de Tobias e de Sanballat, conforme a estas suas obras: e também da profetiza Noadia, e dos mais profetas que procuraram atemorisar-me.
15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.
Acabou-se pois o muro aos vinte e cinco de Elul: em cincoênta e dois dias.
16 And it came to pass that when all our enemies heard [of it], all the nations that were about us were afraid and were much cast down in their own eyes, and they perceived that this work was wrought by our God.
E sucedeu que, ouvindo-o todos os nossos inimigos, temeram, todos os gentios que havia em roda de nós, e abateram-se muito em seus próprios olhos; porque reconheceram que o nosso Deus fizera esta obra.
17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobijah, and those of Tobijah came to them.
Também naqueles dias alguns nobres de Judá escreveram muitas cartas, que iam para Tobias: e as cartas de Tobias vinham para eles.
18 For there were many in Judah sworn to him; for he was a son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Porque muitos em Judá se lhe ajuramentaram, porque era genro de Sechanias, filho de Arah; e seu filho Johanan tomara a filha de Mesullam, filho de Berechias.
19 Also they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. [And] Tobijah sent letters to put me in fear.
Também as suas bondades contavam perante mim, e as minhas palavras lhe levavam a ele: portanto Tobias escrevia cartas para me atemorizar.
