Nehemiah 6

1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and our other enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and there were no gaps left—though at that time I still had not put the doors into the gates—

and to be like/as as which to hear: hear to/for Sanballat and Tobiah and to/for Geshem [the] Arabian and to/for remainder enemy our for to build [obj] [the] wall and not to remain in/on/with her breach also till [the] time [the] he/she/it door not to stand: stand in/on/with gate

2 they sent a message to me, saying, “Come on, let's meet in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they intended to kill me.

and to send: depart Sanballat and Geshem to(wards) me to/for to say to go: come! [emph?] and to appoint together in/on/with Hakkephirim in/on/with valley Ono and they(masc.) to devise: devise to/for to make: do to/for me distress: harm

3 So I sent messengers to tell them, “I'm busy with important work and I can't come down. Why should I stop what I'm doing and leave it to come and see you?”

and to send: depart [emph?] upon them messenger to/for to say work great: large I to make: do and not be able to/for to go down to/for what? to cease [the] work like/as as which to slacken her and to go down to(wards) you

4 They sent me the same message four times, and every time my reply was the same.

and to send: depart to(wards) me like/as Chronicles [the] this four beat and to return: reply [obj] them like/as Chronicles [the] this

5 Sanballat sent me the same message the fifth time by his servant, who brought in his hand an open letter.

and to send: depart to(wards) me Sanballat like/as Chronicles [the] this beat fifth [obj] youth his and letter to open in/on/with hand his

6 The letter read: “People around are saying, and Geshem confirms it, that you and the Jews are planning a rebellion, and that's why you're building the wall. You also plan to become their king, so they say,

to write in/on/with her in/on/with nation to hear: proclaim and Geshem to say you(m. s.) and [the] Jew to devise: devise to/for to rebel upon so you(m. s.) to build [the] wall and you(m. s.) to be to/for them to/for king like/as word [the] these

7 and you have even arranged for prophets in Jerusalem to announce for you, ‘There is a king in Judah.’ The king will soon get to hear about this. So come, and let's talk this over.”

and also prophet to stand: stand to/for to call: call out upon you in/on/with Jerusalem to/for to say king in/on/with Judah and now to hear: hear to/for king like/as word [the] these and now to go: come! [emph?] and to advise together

8 I replied, telling him, “Nothing's happening like you're saying! In fact you're just making it all up!”

and to send: depart [emph?] to(wards) him to/for to say not to be like/as word: thing [the] these which you(m. s.) to say for from heart your you(m. s.) to devise them

9 They were all just trying to scare us, telling themselves, “They won't have the strength to work so it won't ever get finished.” But I prayed, now make me strong!

for all their to fear [obj] us to/for to say to slacken hand their from [the] work and not to make: do and now to strengthen: strengthen [obj] hand my

10 Later on, I went to Shemaiah's house (he was the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel) who had shut himself in his house. He said: “Come and meet me at the house of God inside the Temple. Then we can bolt the Temple doors shut because they are coming to kill you! They're coming to kill you tonight!”

and I to come (in): come house: home Shemaiah son: child Delaiah son: child Mehetabel and he/she/it to restrain and to say to appoint to(wards) house: temple [the] God to(wards) midst [the] temple and to shut door [the] temple for to come (in): come to/for to kill you and night to come (in): come to/for to kill you

11 I replied, “Should someone like me run away? Should someone like me go and hide in the Temple so I can survive? I'm not going!”

and to say [emph?] man like me to flee and who? like me which to come (in): come to(wards) [the] temple and to live not to come (in): come

12 I thought about it and saw that God hadn't sent him, but that he had spoken this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

and to recognize [emph?] and behold not God to send: depart him for [the] prophecy to speak: promise upon me and Tobiah and Sanballat to hire him

13 They'd hired him thinking I'd be scared into doing something wrong. Then they'd be able to point the finger and ruin my reputation.

because to hire he/she/it because to fear and to make: do so and to sin and to be to/for them to/for name bad: harmful because to taunt me

14 My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for doing this, and Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets too who tried to frighten me.

to remember [emph?] God my to/for Tobiah and to/for Sanballat like/as deed his these and also to/for Noadiah [the] prophetess and to/for remainder [the] prophet which to be to fear [obj] me

15 The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul. It took fifty-two days.

and to complete [the] wall in/on/with twenty and five to/for Elul to/for fifty and two day

16 When all our enemies found out they were frightened; all the nations around were very discouraged, for they recognized that this had been done by our God.

and to be like/as as which to hear: hear all enemy our and to fear all [the] nation which around us and to fall: fall much in/on/with eye: appearance their and to know for from with God our to make: do [the] work [the] this

17 At that time the nobles of Judah were exchanging many letters with Tobiah,

also in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) to multiply noble Judah letter their to go: send upon Tobiah and which to/for Tobiah to come (in): come to(wards) them

18 because many people in Judah had sworn an oath of loyalty to him as he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah, son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan was married to the daughter of Meshullam, son of Berechiah.

for many in/on/with Judah master: owning oath to/for him for son-in-law he/she/it to/for Shecaniah son: child Arah and Jehohanan son: child his to take: marry [obj] daughter Meshullam son: child Berechiah

19 They kept on telling me all the good things Tobiah was doing, and they reported to him what I said. Tobiah also sent letters to try and scare me.

also welfare his to be to say to/for face: before my and word my to be to come out: speak to/for him letter to send: depart Tobiah to/for to fear me