Nehemiah 2
1 After King Artaxerxes [had been ruling the Persian Empire] for almost 20 years, (during the spring/before the hot season) of that year, when it was time to serve wine to him [during a feast], I took the wine and gave it to him. I had never looked sad when I was in front of him before, [but on that day he saw that I looked very sad].
Un notika Nīsana mēnesī, ķēniņa Artakserksus divdesmitā gadā, kad vīns bija viņa priekšā, tad es pacēlu to vīnu un devu ķēniņam; un es (citkārt) nebiju noskumis bijis viņa priekšā.
2 So he asked me, “Why are you sad? [I know that] you are not sick. It must be that you are troubled about something.” Then I was very afraid, [because it was not proper to be sad when I came to the king] (OR, [because I was worried what the king would do to me if he refused to do what I was about to request him to do]).
Un ķēniņš uz mani sacīja: kādēļ tavs vaigs izskatās noskumis? Vai tu esi slims? Tā gan nav, bet tava sirds ir noskumusi. Tad es bijos ļoti.
3 I replied, “Your majesty, I hope you will live a very long time! But (how can I prevent myself from being sad, because the city where my ancestors are buried [has been destroyed] and is in ruins?/I cannot keep myself from looking sad, because the city where my ancestors are buried [has been destroyed and] is in ruins.) [RHQ] [Even] the city gates have been completely burned.”
Un es sacīju uz ķēniņu: lai ķēniņš dzīvo mūžīgi! Kā lai mans vaigs nav noskumis? Jo tā pilsēta, kur manu tēvu kapi, ir postā, un viņas vārti no uguns aprīti.
4 The king replied, “What do you want me to do [for you]?” I prayed [silently] to our God [who is/rules] in heaven.
Un ķēniņš uz mani sacīja: ko tad tu nu gribi? Tad es pielūdzu to debesu Dievu
5 Then I replied, “If you are willing [to do it], and if I have pleased you, send me to the city [of Jerusalem] in Judah [province] where my ancestors are buried, in order that I may [help people to] rebuild the city.”
Un sacīju uz ķēniņu: ja tas ķēniņam patīk un ja tavs kalps ir patīkams tavā priekšā, tad sūti mani uz Jūdu, uz to pilsētu, kur manu tēvu kapi, ka es to uzceļu.
6 While the queen was sitting beside the king, he asked, [“If I allow you to go, ] how long will you be gone? When will you return?” [I told the king how long I would be gone, and] the king gave me permission to go, and I told him what day [I wanted to leave].
Tad ķēniņš uz mani sacīja, ķēniņienei viņam blakām sēžot: cik ilgi tad tu paliksi ceļā un kad tu nāksi atpakaļ? Un ķēniņam patika, mani sūtīt, kad es viņam laiku biju nolicis.
7 I also said to the king, “If you are willing to do it, write letters for me to take to the governors of the province west of the [Euphrates] River. Tell them to allow me to travel safely [through their province] until I arrive in Judah.
Un es sacīju uz ķēniņu: Ja tas ķēniņam patīk, tad lai man grāmatas dod pie zemes valdītājiem viņpus upes, lai tie mani pārvada, tiekams nākšu uz Jūdu,
8 Also, [please write] a letter to Asaph, the man who takes care of your forest [in that area], telling him to give me timber to make the beams to support the gates of the fortress that is near the temple, and timber for making the walls of the city, and for building the house in which I [will live].” The king did what I requested him to do, because my God was graciously/kindly (helping/acting for) me.
Un arī grāmatu pie Asafa, ķēniņa mežu uzrauga, lai tas man dod baļķus priekš Dieva nama pils vārtu nostiprināšanas un priekš pilsētas mūra un priekš tā nama, kur es ieiešu. Un ķēniņš man deva, tāpēc ka Dieva labā roka bija pār mani.
9 [After I got ready, I left to travel to Judah]. The king sent some army officers and soldiers riding on horses to accompany me, [to protect me]. When I came to where the governors of the provinces west of the [Euphrates] River lived, I gave them the letters that the king had written.
Tad es nācu pie tiem zemes valdītājiem viņpus upes un tiem devu ķēniņa grāmatas. Un ķēniņš man bija sūtījis līdz virsniekus un jātniekus.
10 But when [two government officials, ] Sanballat from [a village near] Horon and Tobiah from the Ammon [people-group], heard that I had arrived, they were very angry that someone had come to help the Israeli people.
Kad nu Sanebalats, tas Horonietis, un Tobija, tas kalps, tas Amonietis, to dzirdēja, tad tas viņiem nepavisam nepatika, ka viens cilvēks bija nācis, ko laba meklēt priekš Israēla bērniem.
11 When I arrived in Jerusalem, I did not tell anyone what thoughts God had given to me about what I should do there. Three days after I arrived in Jerusalem, I went out of the city in the evening, taking a few other men with me. I was riding a donkey; we had no other animals with us.
Un es nācu uz Jeruzālemi un tur biju trīs dienas.
Tad es cēlos naktī, es un kādi vīri līdz ar mani, un nestāstīju nevienam, ko Dievs manā sirdī bija devis pie Jeruzālemes darīt, un nekāda lopa man nebija līdz, bez tā, uz kā es jāju.
13 We left the city, going out through the Valley Gate, then past the well called the Jackal (OR, Dragon’s) Well, and then past the gate called the Rubbish/Garbage Gate. We inspected all the walls that had been broken down and all the gates that had been burned down.
Un es izjāju naktī caur Ielejas vārtiem pret Pūķa aku līdz Mēslu vārtiem, un es aplūkoju Jeruzālemes mūrus, kas bija nolauzīti un viņas vārtus, kas no uguns bija aprīti.
14 Then we went to the Fountain Gate and to the pool called the King’s Pool, but my donkey could not get through [the narrow opening] (OR, [the rubble]).
Un es aizjāju uz Akas vārtiem un Ķēniņa dīķi, un tas lops, uz kā es jāju, tur nevarēja tikt cauri.
15 So we turned back and went along the [Kidron] Valley. We inspected the wall there before we turned back/around and entered the city again at the Valley Gate.
Tad es devos naktī augšām gar upi un aplūkoju to mūri un griezos atpakaļ un iejāju caur Ielejas vārtiem; tā es griezos atpakaļ.
16 The [city] officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because I had not told anyone about what I planned to do. I had not said anything about it to the Jewish leaders or the officials or the priests or any of the others who would be helping me in the work [that I wanted to do].
Bet tie valdnieki nezināja, kurp es biju gājis un ko es darīju; jo līdz šim es vēl neko nebiju zināmu darījis ne Jūdiem, ne priesteriem, ne tiem cienīgiem, ne tiem priekšniekiem, ne tiem citiem, kas to darbu darīja.
17 But now I said to them, “You all know very well the terrible things [that have happened to] our city. The city is ruined; even the gates are burned down. So we should rebuild the city wall. If we do that, we will no longer feel humiliated/disgraced.”
Tad es uz tiem sacīju: jūs redzat to nelaimi, kurā mēs esam, ka Jeruzāleme ir postā un viņas vārti ar uguni sadedzināti, - nāciet, uzcelsim Jeruzālemes mūrus, ka vairs neesam par apsmieklu.
18 Then I told them about how God had kindly/graciously helped me [when I talked to the king], and what the king had said to me. They immediately replied, “Let’s start rebuilding!” So they started to do this good work.
Un es tiem stāstīju sava Dieva roku, kas bija laba bijusi pār mani, un arī ķēniņa vārdus, ko viņš uz mani bija sacījis. Tad tie sacīja: celsimies un būvēsim. Un tie stiprināja savas rokas uz labu.
19 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Gershom the Arab [king of the Kedar region] heard about what we planned to do, they made fun of us and ridiculed us. They said, “What is this work that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king [again]?” [RHQ]
Kad nu Sanebalats, tas Horonietis un Tobija, tas kalps, tas Amonietis, un Gešems, tas Arābs, to dzirdēja, tad tie mūs apsmēja un mūs nicināja un sacīja: kas tas tāds darbs, ko jūs darāt? Vai jūs gribat dumpi celt pret ķēniņu?
20 But I replied, “Our God [who is/rules] in heaven will help our plans to succeed. But as for you, you have no right to decide anything about this city, because you have not participated in what has happened in this city in previous years.”
Tad es tiem atbildēju un uz tiem sacīju: Dievs debesīs mums dos, ka tas mums labi izdosies, un mēs, viņa kalpi, celsimies un (to) uztaisīsim; bet jums nav nekādas daļas, nedz tiesas, nedz piemiņas Jeruzālemē.
