Nehemiah 6
1 Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates; )
Esi Sanbalat kple Tobia kple Gesem, Arabiatɔ la kple míaƒe futɔ mamlɛawo se be, esusɔ vie ko míawu gli la ɖoɖo nu, eye gbagbãƒe aɖeke megasusɔ o, togbɔ be míede ʋɔtru agboawo nu o hã la,
2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Sanbalat kple Gesem ɖo du ɖem be, “Va do go mí le kɔƒeawo dometɔ ɖeka me le Ono tagba,” gake ɖe woɖo be yewoawɔ nuvevim,
3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
eya ta megblɔ ɖo ɖe wo be, “Mele dɔ gã aɖe wɔm! Nyemate ŋu aɖe asi le dɔ la ŋu ava o. Nu ka tae maɖe asi le dɔ la ŋu ava do go mi ɖo?”
4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
Woɖo du ma ke ɖem zi ene, eye nye hã meɖo ŋuɖoɖo ma ke ɖe wo ɣe sia ɣi.
5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
Ke zi atɔ̃lia la, Sanbalat ɖo eƒe dɔla ɖem kple gbedeasi ma ke, eye wòlé agbalẽ si nu wometre o la ɖe asi.
6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause you build the wall, that you may be their king, according to these words.
Eme nyawoe nye: “Woɖe gbeƒã le dukɔwo dome be wò kple Yudatɔwo mieɖo be yewoadze aglã, eya ta miele gli la ɖɔm ɖo. Gesem ɖo kpe edzi be ele eme. Gawu la, le nya siwo gblɔm wole nu la, esusɔ vie woatsɔ wò aɖo woƒe fiae,
7 And you have also appointed prophets to preach of you at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
eye kura gɔ̃ hã la, èɖo Nyagblɔɖilawo be woaɖe gbeƒã nya sia le Yerusalem be, ‘Fia le Yuda si!’ Azɔ la, nutsotso sia aɖo fia gbɔ, eya ta va, ne miade aɖaŋu.”
8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as you say, but you feign them out of your own heart.
Nye ŋuɖoɖoe nye, “Wò ŋutɔ ènya be alakpa sɔŋ ko dam yele, nyateƒe aɖeke kura mele nya blibo sia me o.”
9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
Wo katã wole agbagba dzem be woado ŋɔdzi na mí hesusu be, “Woƒe alɔwo ado agblɔ le dɔ la ŋu, eye womate ŋu awu enu o.” Ke medo gbe ɖa be, “Do ŋusẽ nye alɔwo azɔ.”
10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut 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 will come to slay you; yea, in the night will they come to slay you.
Gbe ɖeka la, meɖi tsa yi Semaya, Delaya ƒe vi, ame si nye Mehetabel ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi, ame si tu ʋɔ ɖe eɖokui nu le eƒe aƒe me la gbɔ, elabena egblɔ nam be, nya aɖe tso Mawu gbɔ gbɔna na ye. Esi meɖo la, egblɔ nam be, “Na míayi aɖabe ɖe gbedoxɔ la me, eye míatu ʋɔtruawo goŋgoŋgoŋ, elabena wogbɔna be woawu mí le zã sia me.”
11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
Gake meɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ɖe ame abe nye ene masia? Alo ɖe ame abe nye ene mayi gbedoxɔ me be maɖe nye agbea? Gbeɖe, nyemayi o!”
12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
Mekpɔe dze sii be, Mawu medɔe o, ke boŋ egblɔ nya ɖi nam, elabena Tobia kple Sanbalat wodɔe be wòagblɔ nya sia ɖi.
13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
Ɖe wodae be wòado ŋɔdzi nam ne mawɔ nu vɔ̃ to nu sia wɔwɔ me, eye woaɖe vɔ̃e nam, aƒo ɖi nye ŋkɔ.
14 My God, think you upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
Medo gbe ɖa be, “O! Nye Mawu, mègaŋlɔ Tobia, Sanbalat, Noaɖia, nyagblɔɖila la kple nyagblɔɖila bubu siwo katã dze agbagba be yewoado ŋɔdzi nam la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo be o.”
15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
Míewu gli la ɖoɖo nu le ɣleti Elul ƒe ŋkeke blaeve-vɔ-atɔ̃lia gbe le ŋkeke blaatɔ̃ vɔ eve ƒe dɔwɔwɔ megbe.
16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
Esi míaƒe futɔwo kple dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mí se be míegbugbɔ gli la ɖo vɔ la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo, eye dzi ɖe le wo ƒo, elabena wodze sii be míaƒe Mawu ƒe kpekpeɖeŋue na míete ŋu wu dɔ la nu.
17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
Le ŋkeke blaatɔ̃ vɔ eve siawo me la, agbalẽŋɔŋlɔ nɔ Tobia kple Yudatɔwo ƒe dunyahela kesinɔtɔwo dome.
18 For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Eva eme alea elabena Yudatɔ geɖewo ka atam na Tobia le esi toa nye Sekania, Ara ƒe vi, eye via Yehohanan ɖe Mesulam, Berekia ƒe vi ƒe nyɔnuvi la ta.
19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
Gawu la, wo katã woɖia ɖase nam enuenu tso eƒe dɔ nyuiwo wɔwɔ ŋu, eye wotoa nya siwo katã megblɔna la hã nɛ. Ale Tobia ɖo agbalẽwo ɖa be wòatsɔ ado ŋɔdzi nam.
