Nehemiah 13

1 in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to call: read out in/on/with scroll: book Moses in/on/with ear: hearing [the] people and to find to write in/on/with him which not to come (in): come Ammon and Moabite in/on/with assembly [the] God till forever: enduring

١ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ قُرِئَ فِي سِفْرِ مُوسَى فِي آذَانِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَوُجِدَ مَكْتُوبًا فِيهِ أَنَّ عَمُّونِيًّا وَمُوآبِيًّا لَا يَدْخُلُ فِي جَمَاعَةِ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

2 for not to meet [obj] son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with food: bread and in/on/with water and to hire upon him [obj] Balaam to/for to lighten him and to overturn God our [the] curse to/for blessing

٢ لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُلَاقُوا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْخُبْزِ وَٱلْمَاءِ، بَلِ ٱسْتَأْجَرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ بَلْعَامَ لِكَيْ يَلْعَنَهُمْ، وَحَوَّلَ إِلَهُنَا ٱللَّعْنَةَ إِلَى بَرَكَةٍ.

3 and to be like/as to hear: hear they [obj] [the] instruction and to separate all racial-mix from Israel

٣ وَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ٱلشَّرِيعَةَ فَرَزُوا كُلَّ ٱللَّفِيفِ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

4 and to/for face: before from this Eliashib [the] priest to give: put in/on/with chamber house: temple God our near to/for Tobiah

٤ وَقَبْلَ هَذَا كَانَ أَلْيَاشِيبُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلْمُقَامُ عَلَى مِخْدَعِ بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا قَرَابَةُ طُوبِيَّا،

5 and to make to/for him chamber great: large and there to be to/for face: before to give: put [obj] [the] offering [the] frankincense and [the] article/utensil and tithe [the] grain [the] new wine and [the] oil commandment [the] Levi and [the] to sing and [the] gatekeeper and contribution [the] priest

٥ قَدْ هَيَّأَ لَهُ مِخْدَعًا عَظِيمًا حَيْثُ كَانُوا سَابِقًا يَضَعُونَ ٱلتَّقْدِمَاتِ وَٱلْبَخُورَ وَٱلْآنِيَةَ، وَعُشْرَ ٱلْقَمْحِ وَٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ، فَرِيضَةَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ وَٱلْمُغَنِّينَ وَٱلْبَوَّابِينَ، وَرَفِيعَةَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ.

6 and in/on/with all this not to be in/on/with Jerusalem for in/on/with year thirty and two to/for Artaxerxes king Babylon to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king and to/for end day to ask from [the] king

٦ وَفِي كُلِّ هَذَا لَمْ أَكُنْ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنِّي فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلِٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَٱلثَّلَاثِينَ لِأَرْتَحْشَسْتَا مَلِكِ بَابِلَ دَخَلْتُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَبَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ ٱسْتَأْذَنْتُ مِنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ

7 and to come (in): come to/for Jerusalem and to understand [emph?] in/on/with distress: evil which to make: do Eliashib to/for Tobiah to/for to make to/for him chamber in/on/with court house: temple [the] God

٧ وَأَتَيْتُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَفَهِمْتُ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ أَلْيَاشِيبُ لِأَجْلِ طُوبِيَّا، بِعَمَلِهِ لَهُ مِخْدَعًا فِي دِيَارِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ.

8 and be evil to/for me much and to throw [emph?] [obj] all article/utensil house: home Tobiah [the] outside from [the] chamber

٨ وَسَاءَنِي ٱلْأَمْرُ جِدًّا، وَطَرَحْتُ جَمِيعَ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ طُوبِيَّا خَارِجَ ٱلْمِخْدَعِ،

9 and to say [emph?] and be pure [the] chamber and to return: return [emph?] there article/utensil house: temple [the] God [obj] [the] offering and [the] frankincense

٩ وَأَمَرْتُ فَطَهَّرُوا ٱلْمَخَادِعَ، وَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهَا آنِيَةَ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ مَعَ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ وَٱلْبَخُورِ.

10 and to know [emph?] for portion [the] Levi not to give: give and to flee man: anyone to/for land: country his [the] Levi and [the] to sing to make: do [the] work

١٠ وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ أَنْصِبَةَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ لَمْ تُعْطَ، بَلْ هَرَبَ ٱللَّاَوِيُّونَ وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ عَامِلُو ٱلْعَمَلِ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى حَقْلِهِ.

11 and to contend [emph?] with [the] ruler and to say [emph?] why? to leave: neglect house: temple [the] God and to gather them and to stand: stand them upon post their

١١ فَخَاصَمْتُ ٱلْوُلَاةَ وَقُلْتُ: «لِمَاذَا تُرِكَ بَيْتُ ٱللهِ؟» فَجَمَعْتُهُمْ وَأَوْقَفْتُهُمْ فِي أَمَاكِنِهِمْ.

12 and all Judah to come (in): bring tithe [the] grain and [the] new wine and [the] oil to/for treasure

١٢ وَأَتَى كُلُّ يَهُوذَا بِعُشْرِ ٱلْقَمْحِ وَٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ إِلَى ٱلْمَخَازِنِ،

13 and to store [emph?] upon treasure Shelemiah [the] priest and Zadok [the] secretary and Pedaiah from [the] Levi and upon hand: to their Hanan son: child Zaccur son: child Mattaniah for be faithful to devise: count and upon them to/for to divide to/for brother: male-relative their

١٣ وَأَقَمْتُ خَزَنَةً عَلَى ٱلْخَزَائِنِ: شَلَمْيَا ٱلْكَاهِنَ وَصَادُوقَ ٱلْكَاتِبَ وَفَدَايَا مِنَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ، وَبِجَانِبِهِمْ حَانَانَ بْنُ زَكُّورَ بْنِ مَتَّنْيَا لِأَنَّهُمْ حُسِبُوا أُمَنَاءَ، وَكَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَقْسِمُوا عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِمْ.

14 to remember [emph?] to/for me God my upon this and not to wipe kindness my which to make: do in/on/with house: temple God my and in/on/with custody his

١٤ ٱذْكُرْنِي ياإِلَهِي مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا، وَلَا تَمْحُ حَسَنَاتِي ٱلَّتِي عَمِلْتُهَا نَحْوَ بَيْتِ إِلَهِي وَنَحْوَ شَعَائِرِهِ.

15 in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) to see: see in/on/with Judah to tread wine press in/on/with Sabbath and to come (in): bring [the] heap and to lift upon [the] donkey and also wine grape and fig and all burden and to come (in): bring Jerusalem in/on/with day [the] Sabbath and to testify in/on/with day to sell they food

١٥ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ رَأَيْتُ فِي يَهُوذَا قَوْمًا يَدُوسُونَ مَعَاصِرَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ، وَيَأْتُونَ بِحُزَمٍ وَيُحَمِّلُونَ حَمِيرًا، وَأَيْضًا يَدْخُلُونَ أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ بِخَمْرٍ وَعِنَبٍ وَتِينٍ وَكُلِّ مَا يُحْمَلُ، فَأَشْهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ بَيْعِهِمِ ٱلطَّعَامَ.

16 and [the] Tyrian to dwell in/on/with her to come (in): bring fish and all merchandise and to sell in/on/with Sabbath to/for son: descendant/people Judah and in/on/with Jerusalem

١٦ وَٱلصُّورِيُّونَ ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ بِهَا كَانُوا يَأْتُونَ بِسَمَكٍ وَكُلِّ بِضَاعَةٍ، وَيَبِيعُونَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ لِبَنِي يَهُوذَا وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

17 and to contend [emph?] with noble Judah and to say [emph?] to/for them what? [the] word: thing [the] bad: evil [the] this which you(m. p.) to make: do and to profane/begin: profane [obj] day [the] Sabbath

١٧ فَخَاصَمْتُ عُظَمَاءَ يَهُوذَا وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «مَا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلْقَبِيحُ ٱلَّذِي تَعْمَلُونَهُ وَتُدَنِّسُونَ يَوْمَ ٱلسَّبْتِ؟

18 not thus to make: do father your and to come (in): bring God our upon us [obj] all [the] distress: harm [the] this and upon [the] city [the] this and you(m. p.) to add burning anger upon Israel to/for to profane/begin: profane [obj] [the] Sabbath

١٨ أَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ آبَاؤُكُمْ هَكَذَا فَجَلَبَ إِلَهُنَا عَلَيْنَا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ، وَعَلَى هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ؟ وَأَنْتُمْ تَزِيدُونَ غَضَبًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ تُدَنِّسُونَ ٱلسَّبْتَ».

19 and to be like/as as which to shade gate Jerusalem to/for face: before [the] Sabbath and to say [emph?] and to shut [the] door and to say [emph?] which not to open them till after [the] Sabbath and from youth my to stand: stand upon [the] gate not to come (in): come burden in/on/with day [the] Sabbath

١٩ وَكَانَ لَمَّا أَظْلَمَتْ أَبْوَابُ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَبْلَ ٱلسَّبْتِ، أَنِّي أَمَرْتُ بِأَنْ تُغْلَقَ ٱلْأَبْوَابُ، وَقُلْتُ أَنْ لَا يَفْتَحُوهَا إِلَى مَا بَعْدَ ٱلسَّبْتِ. وَأَقَمْتُ مِنْ غِلْمَانِي عَلَى ٱلْأَبْوَابِ حَتَّى لَا يَدْخُلَ حِمْلٌ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ.

20 and to lodge [the] to trade and to sell all sale from outside to/for Jerusalem beat and two

٢٠ فَبَاتَ ٱلتُّجَّارُ وَبَائِعُو كُلِّ بِضَاعَةٍ خَارِجَ أُورُشَلِيمَ مَرَّةً وَٱثْنَتَيْنِ.

21 and to testify [emph?] in/on/with them and to say [emph?] to(wards) them why? you(m. p.) to lodge before [the] wall if to repeat hand to send: reach in/on/with you from [the] time [the] he/she/it not to come (in): come in/on/with Sabbath

٢١ فَأَشْهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا أَنْتُمْ بَائِتُونَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلسُّورِ؟ إِنْ عُدْتُمْ فَإِنِّي أُلْقِي يَدًا عَلَيْكُمْ». وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ لَمْ يَأْتُوا فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ.

22 and to say [emph?] to/for Levi which to be be pure and to come (in): come to keep: guard [the] gate to/for to consecrate: consecate [obj] day [the] Sabbath also this to remember [emph?] to/for me God my and to pity [emph?] upon me like/as abundance kindness your

٢٢ وَقُلْتُ لِلَّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَيَأْتُوا وَيَحْرُسُوا ٱلْأَبْوَابَ لِأَجْلِ تَقْدِيسِ يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ. بِهَذَا أَيْضًا ٱذْكُرْنِي يَا إِلَهِي، وَتَرَأَفْ عَلَيَّ حَسَبَ كَثْرَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ.

23 also in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) to see: see [obj] [the] Jew to dwell woman (Ashdod Ammon *Q(k)*) Moabite

٢٣ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ أَيْضًا رَأَيْتُ ٱلْيَهُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَاكَنُوا نِسَاءً أَشْدُودِيَّاتٍ وَعَمُّونِيَّاتٍ وَمُوآبِيَّاتٍ.

24 and son: child their half to speak: speak Ashdod and nothing they to recognize to/for to speak: speak Judahite and like/as tongue: language people and people

٢٤ وَنِصْفُ كَلَامِ بَنِيهِمْ بِٱللِّسَانِ ٱلْأَشْدُودِيِّ، وَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يُحْسِنُونَ ٱلتَّكَلُّمَ بِٱللِّسَانِ ٱلْيَهُودِيِّ، بَلْ بِلِسَانِ شَعْبٍ وَشَعْبٍ.

25 and to contend with them and to lighten them and to smite from them human and to smooth them and to swear them in/on/with God if: surely no to give: give(marriage) daughter your to/for son: child their and if: surely no to lift: marry from daughter their to/for son: child your and to/for you

٢٥ فَخَاصَمْتُهُمْ وَلَعَنْتُهُمْ وَضَرَبْتُ مِنْهُمْ أُنَاسًا وَنَتَفْتُ شُعُورَهُمْ، وَٱسْتَحْلَفْتُهُمْ بِٱللهِ قَائِلًا: «لَا تُعْطُوا بَنَاتِكُمْ لِبَنِيهِمْ، وَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْ بَنَاتِهِمْ لِبَنِيكُمْ، وَلَا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ.

26 not upon these to sin Solomon king Israel and in/on/with nation [the] many not to be king like him and to love: lover to/for God his to be and to give: make him God king upon all Israel also [obj] him to sin [the] woman [the] foreign

٢٦ أَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَجْلِ هَؤُلَاءِ أَخْطَأَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ مَلِكٌ مِثْلُهُ؟ وَكَانَ مَحْبُوبًا إِلَى إِلَهِهِ، فَجَعَلَهُ ٱللهُ مَلِكًا علَى كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. هُوَ أَيْضًا جَعَلَتْهُ ٱلنِّسَاءُ ٱلْأَجْنَبِيَّاتُ يُخْطِئُ.

27 and to/for you to hear: hear to/for to make: do [obj] all [the] distress: evil [the] great: large [the] this to/for be unfaithful in/on/with God our to/for to dwell woman foreign

٢٧ فَهَلْ نَسْكُتُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ بِٱلْخِيَانَةِ ضِدَّ إِلَهِنَا بِمُسَاكَنَةِ نِسَاءٍ أَجْنَبِيَّاتٍ؟»

28 and from son: child Joiada son: child Eliashib [the] priest [the] great: large son-in-law to/for Sanballat [the] Horonite and to flee him from upon me

٢٨ وَكَانَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَنِي يُويَادَاعَ بْنِ أَلْيَاشِيبَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ صِهْرًا لِسَنْبَلَّطَ ٱلْحُورُونِيِّ، فَطَرَدْتُهُ مِنْ عِنْدِي.

29 to remember [emph?] to/for them God my upon defilement [the] priesthood and covenant [the] priesthood and [the] Levi

٢٩ ٱذْكُرْهُمْ يَاإِلَهِي، لِأَنَّهُمْ نَجَّسُوا ٱلْكَهَنُوتَ وَعَهْدَ ٱلْكَهَنُوتِ وَٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ.

30 and be pure them from all foreign and to stand: appoint [emph?] charge to/for priest and to/for Levi man: anyone in/on/with work his

٣٠ فَطَهَّرْتُهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ غَرِيبٍ، وَأَقَمْتُ حِرَاسَاتِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ،

31 and to/for offering [the] tree: wood in/on/with time to appoint and to/for firstfruit to remember [emph?] to/for me God my to/for welfare

٣١ وَلِأَجْلِ قُرْبَانِ ٱلْحَطَبِ فِي أَزْمِنَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ وَلِلْبَاكُورَاتِ. فَٱذْكُرْنِي يَا إِلَهِي بِٱلْخَيْرِ.