Nehemiah 4
1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the city wall, he was very angry. He was enraged/furious. He made fun of us Jews.
Nguni't nangyari, na nang mabalitaan ni Sanballat na aming itinayo ang kuta, siya'y naginit, at nagalit na mainam, at tinuya ang mga Judio.
2 While his colleagues and officials of the army troops who had come from Samaria were listening, he said, “What do these feeble/pathetic Jews [think they] are doing? Do they think that if they offer enough/many sacrifices, [their gods will hear them and enable] them to finish building the wall in one day? The stones [that were in the wall previously have been weakened by] being burned in a fire. Those stones that they are pulling out of the rubbish/garbage heaps—do they think that they can make them strong again?” [RHQ]
At siya'y nagsalita sa harap ng kaniyang mga kapatid, at ng hukbo ng Samaria, at nagsabi, Anong ginagawa nitong mahihinang Judio? magpapakatibay ba sila? mangaghahain ba sila? wawakasan ba nila sa isang araw? kanila bang bubuhayin ang mga bato mula sa mga bunton ng dumi, dangang nangasunog na ang mga yaon?
3 Tobiah was [standing] beside Sanballat. He said, “That stone wall [that they are building] is very weak; so if even a fox climbed up on it, the wall would fall down!”
Si Tobias nga na Ammonita ay nasa tabi niya, at sinabi niya, Bagaman sila'y nangagtatayo, kung ang isang zorra ay sumampa, ibabagsak ang kanilang mga batong kuta.
4 Then I prayed. I said, “Our God, hear us, because they are ridiculing us! Cause the words of their insults to fall back on them! Allow their enemies to come and capture them and force them to go to a foreign land!
Dinggin mo, Oh aming Dios: sapagka't kami ay hinamak; at ibalik mo ang kanilang pagdusta sa kanilang sariling ulo, at ibigay mo sila sa pagkasamsam sa isang lupain sa pagkabihag:
5 They are guilty; they have [said things that] caused you to be angry while the people here who are building the wall are listening; so punish them!”
At huwag mong ikubli ang kanilang kasamaan, at huwag mong pawiin ang kanilang kasalanan sa harap mo: sapagka't kanilang minungkahi ka sa galit sa harap ng mga manggagawa.
6 But after some time, we finished building the wall around the whole city, up to half as high as the first wall had been. We were able to do that because we worked very hard.
Sa gayo'y aming itinayo ang kuta; at ang buong kuta ay nahusay hanggang sa kalahatian ng taas niyaon: sapagka't ang bayan ay nagkaroon ng kaloobang gumawa.
7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the men from Arabia, the people from the Ammon [people-group] and from Ashdod [city] heard that the work on the wall was continuing and that we were filling in the gaps in the wall, they became very angry.
Nguni't nangyari, na nang mabalitaan ni Sanballat, at ni Tobias, at ng mga taga Arabia, at ng mga Ammonita, at ng mga Asdodita, na ipinatuloy ang paghuhusay ng mga kuta ng Jerusalem, at ang mga sira ay pinasimulang tinakpan, sila nga'y nangaginit na mainam;
8 They all planned to come and fight against the people of Jerusalem [MTY] and to cause trouble.
At nagsipagbanta silang lahat na magkakasama upang magsiparoon, at magsilaban sa Jerusalem, at upang manggulo roon.
9 But we prayed to our God [to protect us], and we put men [around the walls] to guard [the city] day and night.
Nguni't kami ay nagsidalangin sa aming Dios, at naglagay ng bantay laban sa kanila araw at gabi, dahil sa kanila.
10 Then the people of [MTY] Judah started to say, “The men who are working [on the wall] are becoming very tired. There is a lot of [heavy] rubble that we must remove; we ourselves cannot finish the work.
At ang Juda ay nagsabi, Nawalan ng lakas ang mga tagadala ng mga pasan, at may maraming dumi; na anopa't hindi kami makapagtayo ng kuta.
11 “Besides, our enemies are saying, ‘Before the Jews see us, we will swoop down on them and kill them and stop their work [on the wall]!’”
At sinabi ng aming mga kalaban: Sila'y hindi mangakakaalam, o mangakakakita man hanggang sa kami ay magsidating sa gitna nila, at patayin sila, at ipatigil ang gawain.
12 The Jews who were living near our enemies came and told us many times, “You should leave the city and go to other places, in order that your enemies will not attack you!”
At nangyari, na nang magsidating ang mga Judio na nagsisitahan sa siping nila, sinabi nila sa aming makasangpu, mula sa lahat na dako: Kayo'y marapat magsibalik sa amin.
13 So I put guards at the places where the wall was not very high yet and at places where there were gaps in the wall. I put guards to protect each of their family groups. I gave the guards daggers, spears, and bows [and arrows].
Kaya't inilagay ko sa mga pinakamababang dako ng pagitan ng likuran ng kuta, sa mga luwal na dako, sa makatuwid baga'y aking inilagay ang bayan ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, pati ng kanilang mga tabak, ng kanilang mga sibat, at ng kanilang mga busog.
14 Then after I inspected everything, I summoned the leaders and [other] officials and [many of] the other people, and I said to them, “Do not be afraid of our enemies! Think about [what] Yahweh, who is great and glorious, [can do]! And fight to protect your friends, your families, and your homes!”
At ako'y tumingin, at tumayo, at nagsabi sa mga mahal na tao, at sa mga pinuno, at sa nalabi sa bayan: Huwag kayong mangatakot sa kanila: inyong alalahanin ang Panginoon, na dakila at kakilakilabot, at ipakipaglaban ninyo ang inyong mga kapatid, ang inyong mga anak na lalake at babae, ang inyong mga asawa at ang inyong mga bahay.
15 Our enemies heard that we knew what they were planning to do and that God had (spoiled their plans/prevented them from doing what they planned). [But we were sure that God would defend us, ] so we all started to work on the wall again.
At nangyari, nang mabalitaan ng aming mga kaaway na naalaman namin, at iniuwi sa wala ng Dios ang kanilang payo, na kami na nagsibalik na lahat sa kuta, bawa't isa'y sa kaniyang gawa.
16 But after that, only half of the men who were working for me worked on the wall. The others stood there on guard, holding their spears, shields, bows [and arrows], and [wearing their] coats made of metal plates. [To encourage the people] were building the wall, their leaders stood behind them.
At nangyari, mula nang panahong yaon, na kalahati sa aking mga lingkod ay nagsigawa sa gawain, at kalahati sa kanila ay nagsisihawak ng mga sibat, mga kalasag, at mga busog, at ng mga baluti; at ang mga pinuno ay nangasa likuran ng buong sangbahayan ng Juda.
17 Those who carried [baskets of supplies on their heads/shoulders] and those who built the wall did their work with one hand, and held a weapon with the other hand.
Silang nangagtayo ng kuta, at silang nangagpapasan ng mga pasan ay nagsipagsakbat, bawa't isa'y may isa ng kaniyang mga kamay na iginagawa sa gawain, at may isa na inihahawak ng kaniyang sakbat;
18 All those who were building [the wall] had a dagger fastened to their side. The man who would blow the trumpet [if our enemies attacked] was standing at my side.
At ang mga manggagawa, bawa't isa'y may kaniyang tabak na nakasabit sa kaniyang tagiliran, at gayon gumagawa. At ang nagpapatunog ng pakakak ay nasa siping ko.
19 Then I said to the officials, the other important men, and the other people, “This wall is very long, and we are far apart from each other along the wall.
At sinabi ko sa mga mahal na tao at sa mga pinuno, at sa nalabi sa bayan: Ang gawain ay malaki at malaon, at tayo'y nangagkakahiwalay sa kuta, isa'y malayo sa isa:
20 If you hear the man blowing the trumpet, gather around us at that place. [Remember that] our God will fight for us!”
Sa anomang dako na inyong marinig ang tunog ng pakakak, ay makipisan kayo sa amin; ipakikipaglaban tayo ng ating Dios.
21 So we continued to work. Half of the men continued to hold their spears all day, from when the sun rose [in the morning] until the stars appeared [at night].
Ganito nagsigawa kami sa gawain: at kalahati sa kanila ay nagsisihawak ng mga sibat mula sa pagbubukang liwayway hanggang sa ang mga bituin ay magsilitaw.
22 At that time, I also said to the people, “Tell every worker and his helper that they must stay inside Jerusalem at night. By doing that, they can guard us at night, and they can work [on the wall] during the daytime.”
Sinabi ko rin nang panahong yaon sa bayan: Magsitahan bawa't isa sa Jerusalem, na kasama ng kanikaniyang lingkod upang sa gabi ay maging bantay sila sa atin, at makagawa sa araw.
23 During that time, none of us ever took off our clothes (OR, we wore our clothes all the time)—I and my relatives and my workers and the guards who were with me. And we had our weapons with us, in our hands.
Sa gayo'y maging ako, ni ang aking mga kapatid man, ni ang aking mga lingkod man, ni ang mga lalake mang bantay na nagsisisunod sa akin, ay walang naghubad sa amin ng aming mga suot, na bawa't isa'y yumaon na may kaniyang sandata sa tubig.
