Nehemiah 4
1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
Ketika Sanbalat mendengar, bahwa kami sedang membangun kembali tembok, bangkitlah amarahnya dan ia sangat sakit hati. Ia mengolok-olokkan orang Yahudi
2 And he spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
dan berkata di hadapan saudara-saudaranya dan tentara Samaria: "Apa gerangan yang dilakukan orang-orang Yahudi yang lemah ini? Apakah mereka memperkokoh sesuatu? Apakah mereka hendak membawa persembahan? Apakah mereka akan selesai dalam sehari? Apakah mereka akan menghidupkan kembali batu-batu dari timbunan puing yang sudah terbakar habis seperti ini?"
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
Lalu berkatalah Tobia, orang Amon itu, yang ada di dekatnya: "Sekalipun mereka membangun kembali, kalau seekor anjing hutan meloncat dan menyentuhnya, robohlah tembok batu mereka."
4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach on their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
Ya, Allah kami, dengarlah bagaimana kami dihina. Balikkanlah cercaan mereka menimpa kepala mereka sendiri dan serahkanlah mereka menjadi jarahan di tanah tempat tawanan.
5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before you: for they have provoked you to anger before the builders.
Jangan Kaututupi kesalahan mereka, dan dosa mereka jangan Kauhapus dari hadapan-Mu, karena mereka menyakiti hati-Mu dengan sikap mereka terhadap orang-orang yang sedang membangun.
6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
Tetapi kami terus membangun tembok sampai setengah tinggi dan sampai ujung-ujungnya bertemu, karena seluruh bangsa bekerja dengan segenap hati.
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
Ketika Sanbalat dan Tobia serta orang Arab dan orang Amon dan orang Asdod mendengar, bahwa pekerjaan perbaikan tembok Yerusalem maju dan bahwa lobang-lobang tembok mulai tertutup, maka sangat marahlah mereka.
8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
Mereka semua mengadakan persepakatan bersama untuk memerangi Yerusalem dan mengadakan kekacauan di sana.
9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Tetapi kami berdoa kepada Allah kami, dan mengadakan penjagaan terhadap mereka siang dan malam karena sikap mereka.
10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
Berkatalah orang Yehuda: "Kekuatan para pengangkat sudah merosot dan puing masih sangat banyak. Tak sanggup kami membangun kembali tembok ini."
11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the middle among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
Tetapi lawan-lawan kami berpikir: "Mereka tidak akan tahu dan tidak akan melihat apa-apa, sampai kita ada di antara mereka, membunuh mereka dan menghentikan pekerjaan itu."
12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelled by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places from where you shall return to us they will be on you.
Ketika orang-orang Yahudi yang tinggal dekat mereka sudah sepuluh kali datang memperingatkan kami: "Mereka akan menyerang kita dari segala tempat tinggal mereka,"
13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
maka aku tempatkan rakyat menurut kaum keluarganya dengan pedang, tombak dan panah di bagian-bagian yang paling rendah dari tempat itu, di belakang tembok, di tempat-tempat yang terbuka.
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not you afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
Kuamati semuanya, lalu bangun berdiri dan berkata kepada para pemuka dan para penguasa dan kepada orang-orang yang lain: "Jangan kamu takut terhadap mereka! Ingatlah kepada Tuhan yang maha besar dan dahsyat dan berperanglah untuk saudara-saudaramu, untuk anak-anak lelaki dan anak-anak perempuanmu, untuk isterimu dan rumahmu."
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.
Ketika didengar musuh kami, bahwa rencana mereka sudah kami ketahui dan bahwa Allah telah menggagalkannya, maka dapatlah kami semua kembali ke tembok, masing-masing ke pekerjaannya.
16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants worked in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Sejak hari itu sebagian dari pada anak buahku melakukan pekerjaan, dan sebagian yang lain memegang tombak, perisai dan panah dan mengenakan baju zirah, sedang para pemimpin berdiri di belakang segenap kaum Yehuda
17 They which built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
yang membangun di tembok. Orang-orang yang memikul dan mengangkut melakukan pekerjaannya dengan satu tangan dan dengan tangan yang lain mereka memegang senjata.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
Setiap orang yang membangun bekerja dengan berikatkan pedang pada pinggangnya, dan di sampingku berdiri peniup sangkakala.
19 And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated on the wall, one far from another.
Berkatalah aku kepada para pemuka dan para penguasa dan kepada orang-orang yang lain: "Pekerjaan ini besar dan luas, dan kita terpencar pada tembok, yang satu jauh dari pada yang lain.
20 In what place therefore you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort you thither to us: our God shall fight for us.
Dan kalau kamu mendengar bunyi sangkakala di suatu tempat, berkumpullah ke sana mendapatkan kami. Allah kita akan berperang bagi kita!"
21 So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Demikianlah kami melakukan pekerjaan itu, sedang sebagian dari pada orang-orang memegang tombak dari merekahnya fajar sampai terbitnya bintang-bintang.
22 Likewise at the same time said I to the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labor on the day.
Pada waktu itu juga aku berikan perintah kepada rakyat: "Setiap orang dengan anak buahnya harus bermalam di Yerusalem, supaya mereka mengadakan penjagaan bagi kami pada malam hari, dan melakukan pekerjaannya pada siang hari."
23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
Demikianlah aku sendiri, saudara-saudaraku, anak buahku dan para penjaga yang mengikut aku, kami semua tidak sempat menanggalkan pakaian kami. Setiap orang memegang senjata dengan tangan kanan.
