Nehemiah 6
1 And it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and there was left therein no breach, —though, up to that time, the doors, had I not set up in the gates,
Ketika Sanbalat dan Tobia dan Gesyem, orang Arab itu dan musuh-musuh kami yang lain mendengar, bahwa aku telah selesai membangun kembali tembok, sehingga tidak ada lagi lobang, walaupun sampai waktu itu di pintu-pintu gerbang belum kupasang pintunya,
2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come! and let us meet together in the villages, in the valley of Ono, —But, they, were plotting to do me harm.
maka Sanbalat dan Gesyem mengutus orang kepadaku dengan pesan: "Mari, kita mengadakan pertemuan bersama di Kefirim, di lembah Ono!" Tetapi mereka berniat mencelakakan aku.
3 So I sent unto them messengers, saying, A great work, am, I, doing, and cannot come down, —wherefore should the work cease whilst I leave it, and come down unto you?
Lalu aku mengirim utusan kepada mereka dengan balasan: "Aku tengah melakukan suatu pekerjaan yang besar. Aku tidak bisa datang! Untuk apa pekerjaan ini terhenti oleh sebab aku meninggalkannya dan pergi kepada kamu!"
4 Yet they sent unto me, according to this message, four times, —and I replied to them according to this answer.
Sampai empat kali mereka mengirim pesan semacam itu kepadaku dan setiap kali aku berikan jawaban yang sama kepada mereka.
5 Then Sanballat sent unto me, according to this message, a fifth time, by his young man, —with an open letter, in his hand:
Lalu dengan cara yang sama untuk kelima kalinya Sanbalat mengirim seorang anak buahnya kepadaku yang membawa surat yang terbuka.
6 wherein was written—Among the nations, it is reported, and, Gashmu, saith it, that, thou and the Jews, are plotting to rebel, for which cause, thou art building the wall, —and, thou, art to become their king, according to these words.
Dalam surat itu tertulis: "Ada desas-desus di antara bangsa-bangsa dan Gasymu membenarkannya, bahwa engkau dan orang-orang Yahudi berniat untuk memberontak, dan oleh sebab itu membangun kembali tembok. Lagipula, menurut kabar itu, engkau mau menjadi raja mereka.
7 Moreover also, prophets, hast thou set up to make proclamation concerning thee in Jerusalem, saying, He hath become king in Judah! Now, therefore, will it he reported to the king, according to these words. Now, therefore, come, and let us take counsel together.
Bahkan engkau telah menunjuk nabi-nabi yang harus memberitakan tentang dirimu di Yerusalem, demikian: Ada seorang raja di Yehuda! Sekarang, berita seperti itu akan didengar raja. Oleh sebab itu, mari, kita sama-sama berunding!"
8 Then sent I unto him, saying, Nothing hath been done, according to these words, which thou art saying, —but, out of thine own heart, art thou feigning them.
Tetapi aku mengirim orang kepadanya dengan balasan: "Hal seperti yang kausebut itu tidak pernah ada. Itu isapan jempolmu belaka!"
9 For, they all, were seeking to put us in fear, saying, Their hands will slacken from the work, and it will not be accomplished. Now, therefore, strengthen thou my hands!
Karena mereka semua mau menakut-nakutkan kami, pikirnya: "Mereka akan membiarkan pekerjaan itu, sehingga tak dapat diselesaikan." Tetapi aku justru berusaha sekuat tenaga.
10 When, I, came into the house of Shemaiah, son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, he, being shut in, he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, in the midst of the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to slay thee, yea, by night, are they coming to slay thee.
Ketika aku pergi ke rumah Semaya bin Delaya bin Mehetabeel, sebab ia berhalangan datang, berkatalah ia: "Biarlah kita bertemu di rumah Allah, di dalam Bait Suci, dan mengunci pintu-pintunya, karena ada orang yang mau datang membunuh engkau, ya, malam ini mereka mau datang membunuh engkau."
11 Then said I, Should, such a man as I, flee? Who then, being such as I, would enter the temple to save his life? I will not enter.
Tetapi kataku: "Orang manakah seperti aku ini yang akan melarikan diri? Orang manakah seperti aku ini dapat memasuki Bait Suci dan tinggal hidup? Aku tidak pergi!"
12 Then perceived I, that lo! it was, not God, who had sent him, —though, a prophecy, he had spoken concerning me, but, Tobiah and Sanballat, had hired him:
Karena kuketahui benar, bahwa Allah tidak mengutus dia. Ia mengucapkan nubuat itu terhadap aku, karena disuap Tobia dan Sanbalat.
13 to this end, hired, he was, to the end that I might be afraid and do so, and might sin, —and it might serve them for an evil report, to the end they might bring reproach upon me.
Untuk ini ia disuap, supaya aku menjadi takut lalu berbuat demikian, sehingga aku berdosa. Dengan demikian mereka mempunyai kesempatan untuk membusukkan namaku, sehingga dapat mencela aku.
14 Have remembrance, O my God, of Tobiah and of Sanballat, according to these their doings, —moreover also, of Noadiah the prophetess, and of the rest of the prophets, who would have put me in fear.
Ya Allahku, ingatlah bagaimana Tobia dan Sanbalat masing-masing telah bertindak! Pun tindakan nabiah Noaja dan nabi-nabi yang lain yang mau menakut-nakutkan aku.
15 So the wall was finished, on the twenty-fifth of Elul, —in fifty-two days.
Maka selesailah tembok itu pada tanggal dua puluh lima bulan Elul, dalam waktu lima puluh dua hari.
16 And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard, and all the nations that were round about us saw, that they fell greatly in their own eyes, and took knowledge that, from God, had this work been wrought.
Ketika semua musuh kami mendengar hal itu, takutlah semua bangsa sekeliling kami. Mereka sangat kehilangan muka dan menjadi sadar, bahwa pekerjaan itu dilaksanakan dengan bantuan Allah kami.
17 Moreover, in those days, were the nobles of Judah busy with their letters which were going unto Tobiah, —and those of Tobiah were coming unto them;
Pada masa itu pula para pemuka Yehuda mengirim banyak surat kepada Tobia, dan sebaliknya mereka menerima surat-surat dari padanya,
18 for, many in Judah, had taken an oath to him, because he was in marriage affinity with Shecaniah son of Arah, —and, Jehohanan his son, had taken the daughter of Meshullam, son of Berechiah.
karena banyak orang di Yehuda mempunyai ikatan sumpah dengan dia, sebab ia adalah menantu Sekhanya bin Arah, sedang Yohanan, anaknya, mengambil anak Mesulam bin Berekhya sebagai isteri.
19 Moreover, his good deeds, were they telling before me, and, my affairs, were they carrying out to him, —letters, did Tobiah send to put me in fear.
Juga mereka sebut-sebut segala kebaikan Tobia di mukaku dan segala perkataanku terus dibeberkan kepadanya. Pula Tobia mengirim surat-surat untuk menakut-nakutkan aku.
