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,
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 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.
Sanballat e Gesem enviaram a dizer: Vem, e congreguemo-nos juntamente nas aldeias, no vale de Ono. Porém intentavam fazer-me mal.
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?
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 Yet they sent unto me, according to this message, four times, —and I replied to them according to this answer.
E da mesma maneira enviaram a mim quatro vezes; e da mesma maneira lhes respondi.
5 Then Sanballat sent unto me, according to this message, a fifth time, by his young man, —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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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, 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!
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 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.
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 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.
Porém eu disse: Um homem como eu fugiria? e quem há, como eu, que entre no templo e viva? de maneira nenhuma entrarei.
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:
E conheci que eis que não era Deus quem o enviara; mas esta profecia falou contra mim, porquanto Tobias e Sanballat o alugaram.
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.
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 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.
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, 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.
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, were the nobles of Judah busy with their letters which were going unto Tobiah, —and those of Tobiah were coming unto 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, 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.
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 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.
Também as suas bondades contavam perante mim, e as minhas palavras lhe levavam a ele: portanto Tobias escrevia cartas para me atemorizar.
