Nehemiah 1
1 [I am] Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. [I am writing] this account [of what I did when I returned to Jerusalem. After King Artaxerxes had been ruling the Persian Empire] for almost 20 years, near the end of that year, I was in Susa, the capital [of Persia].
Šie ir Nehemijas, Hakalijas dēla, stāsti. Un notikās Kisleva mēnesī, divdesmitā gadā, kad es biju Sūsanas pilī,
2 My brother Hanani came to visit me. He and some other men had just returned from Judah. I queried them about the Jews who were living there, whose [parents] had been (exiled/taken forcefully) [to Babylonia many years previously]. I also asked them about [what was happening in] Jerusalem.
Tad nāca Hanans, viens no maniem brāļiem, līdz ar citiem Jūda vīriem. Un es tos vaicāju par tiem atlaistiem Jūdiem, kas bija atlikuši no cietuma, un par Jeruzālemi.
3 They said to me, “The Jews in Jerusalem who returned there from Babylonia are living in a very difficult situation. The walls of the city have been broken down, and even the city gates have been burned down.”
Un tie uz mani sacīja: tie atlikušie, kas no cietuma tur tai valstī ir atlikuši, tie ir lielā nelaimē un kaunā, un Jeruzālemes mūris ir nolauzīts un viņas vārti ar uguni sadedzināti.
4 When I heard that, I sat down and cried. For several days I mourned, and I (fasted/abstained from eating food), and I prayed to our God, [who is/rules] in heaven.
Un kad es šos vārdus dzirdēju, tad es apsēdos un raudāju un biju noskumis kādas dienas un gavēju un lūdzu priekš debesu Dieva vaiga
5 I said, “Yahweh, [you who are/rule] in heaven, you are a wonderful and awesome God. You keep your promise to faithfully love those who love you and who obey your commands.
Un sacīju: Ak Kungs, Tu debesu Dievs, Tu lielais un bijājamais Dievs, kas derību un žēlastību turi tiem, kas Tevi mīļo un Tavus baušļus sargā,
6 Now please look down and listen to what I am praying. I pray during the day and at night for your Israeli people. I confess that we Israeli people have sinned. Even my family and I have sinned against you.
Lai Tavas ausis jel uzklausa un Tavas acis ir atvērtas, klausīt Tava kalpa lūgšanu, ko es tagad lūdzu Tavā priekšā dienās un naktīs, par Israēla bērniem, Taviem kalpiem, un izsūdzu Israēla bērnu grēkus, ko tie pret Tevi grēkojuši; arī es, un mana tēva nams esam grēkojuši.
7 We have acted very wickedly. [Many years ago] your servant Moses gave us your laws and all the things you commanded us to do [DOU], but we have not obeyed/done them.
Mēs Tavā priekšā ļoti esam samaitājušies un neesam turējuši tos baušļus nedz tos likumus nedz tās tiesas, ko Tu Savam kalpam Mozum esi pavēlējis.
8 “But please remember what you told your servant Moses. You said, ‘If you sin, I will scatter you among the ([heathen nations/nations that do not believe in me]).
Piemini jel to vārdu, ko Tu Savam kalpam Mozum esi pavēlējis sacīdams: ja jūs apgrēkosities, tad Es jūs izklīdināšu pa tām tautām.
9 But if you return to me and obey my commands, even if you have been exiled to very remote/distant places on the earth, I will bring you back here [to Israel], the land that I [MTY] have chosen to be honored in.’
Ja tad jūs atgriezīsieties pie Manis un turēsiet Manus baušļus un tos darīsiet, jebšu tad jūsu aizdzītie būtu debess galā, tomēr Es tos no turienes salasīšu un atvedīšu uz to vietu, ko esmu izredzējis, lai Mans vārds tur mājo.
10 “We are your servants. We are the people whom you brought here by your very great power [MTY, DOU]
Tie jau ir Tavi kalpi un Tavi ļaudis, ko Tu esi izpestījis ar Savu lielo spēku un ar Savu stipro roku.
11 Yahweh, please hear this prayer of mine, and the prayers of all your people who are delighted to revere you [MTY]. Today I will go to the king, to request that he do me a great favor. Please motivate him to act kindly toward me, in order that I will be successful [in obtaining what I want].” At that time, I was the one whose work was to taste all the food and drink before it was served to the king, [to be sure that no one had put poison in it].
Ak Kungs, lai jel Tavas ausis uzklausa uz Tava kalpa lūgšanu un uz Tavu kalpu lūgšanu, kam gribās Tavu vārdu bīties, un lai jel šodien Tavam kalpam labi izdodas, un dod viņam apžēlošanu šā vīra(ķēniņa) priekšā. Bet es biju ķēniņa dzēriena devējs.
