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].
В месяце Нисане, в двадцатый год царя Артаксеркса, было перед ним вино. И я взял вино и подал царю, и, казалось, не был печален перед ним.
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]).
Но царь сказал мне: отчего лице у тебя печально; ты не болен, этого нет, а верно печаль на сердце? Я сильно испугался
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.”
и сказал царю: да живет царь во веки! Как не быть печальным лицу моему, когда город, дом гробов отцов моих, в запустении, и ворота его сожжены огнем!
4 The king replied, “What do you want me to do [for you]?” I prayed [silently] to our God [who is/rules] in heaven.
И сказал мне царь: чего же ты желаешь? Я помолился Богу небесному
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.”
и сказал царю: если царю благоугодно, и если в благоволении раб твой пред лицом твоим, то пошли меня в Иудею, в город, где гробы отцов моих, чтоб я обстроил его.
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].
И сказал мне царь и царица, которая сидела подле него: сколько времени продлится путь твой, и когда возвратишься? И благоугодно было царю послать меня, после того как я назначил время.
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.
И сказал я царю: если царю благоугодно, то дал бы мне письма к заречным областеначальникам, чтоб они давали мне пропуск, доколе я не дойду до Иудеи,
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.
и письмо к Асафу, хранителю царских лесов, чтоб он дал мне дерев для ворот крепости, которая при доме Божием, и для городской стены, и для дома, в котором бы мне жить. И дал мне царь, так как благодеющая рука Бога моего была надо мною.
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.
И пришел я к заречным областеначальникам и отдал им царские письма. Послал же со мною царь воинских начальников со всадниками.
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.
Когда услышал сие Санаваллат, Хоронит и Товия, Аммонитский раб, то им было весьма досадно, что пришел человек заботиться о благе сынов Израилевых.
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.
И пришел я в Иерусалим. И пробыв там три дня,
встал я ночью с немногими людьми, бывшими при мне, и никому не сказал, что Бог мой положил мне на сердце сделать для Иерусалима; животного же не было со мною никакого, кроме того, на котором я ехал.
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.
И проехал я ночью через ворота Долины перед источником Драконовым к воротам Навозным, и осмотрел я стены Иерусалима разрушенные и его ворота, сожженные огнем.
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]).
И подъехал я к воротам Источника и к царскому водоему, но там не было места пройти животному, которое было подо мною,
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.
и я поднялся назад по лощине ночью и осматривал стену, и проехав опять воротами Долины, возвратился.
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].
И начальствующие не знали, куда я ходил и что я делаю: ни Иудеям, ни священникам, ни знатнейшим, ни начальствующим, ни прочим производителям работ я дотоле ничего не открывал.
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.”
И сказал я им: вы видите бедствие, в каком мы находимся; Иерусалим пуст и ворота его сожжены огнем; пойдем, построим стену Иерусалима, и не будем впредь в таком уничижении.
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.
И я рассказал им о благодеявшей мне руке Бога моего, а также и слова царя, которые он говорил мне. И сказали они: будем строить, - и укрепили руки свои на благое дело.
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]
Услышав это, Санаваллат, Хоронит и Товия, Аммонитский раб, и Гешем Аравитянин смеялись над нами и с презрением говорили: что это за дело, которое вы делаете? уже не думаете ли возмутиться против царя?
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.”
Я дал им ответ и сказал им: Бог Небесный, Он благопоспешит нам, и мы, рабы Его, станем строить, а вам нет части и права и памяти в Иерусалиме.
