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].
As palavras de Neemias, o filho de Hacaliah. Agora no mês de Chislev, no vigésimo ano, quando eu estava em Susa, o palácio,
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.
Hanani, um dos meus irmãos, veio, ele e alguns homens de Judá; e eu lhes perguntei sobre os judeus que haviam escapado, que ficaram do cativeiro, e sobre Jerusalém.
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.”
Eles me disseram: “Os remanescentes que ficaram do cativeiro lá na província estão em grande aflição e reprovação. O muro de Jerusalém também está derrubado, e suas portas estão queimadas com fogo”.
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.
Quando ouvi estas palavras, sentei-me e chorei, e chorei vários dias; e jejuei e orei diante do Deus do céu,
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.
e disse: “Peço-te, Javé, o Deus do céu, o grande e espantoso Deus que mantém aliança e bondade amorosa com aqueles que o amam e guardam seus mandamentos,
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.
deixa agora que teus ouvidos estejam atentos e teus olhos abertos, para que ouças a oração de teu servo que eu rezo diante de ti a esta hora, dia e noite, pelos filhos de Israel teus servos, enquanto confesso os pecados dos filhos de Israel que pecamos contra ti. Sim, eu e a casa de meu pai pecamos.
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.
Temos tratado de forma muito corrupta contra vocês, e não guardamos os mandamentos, nem os estatutos, nem as ordenanças, que vocês ordenaram a seu servo Moisés.
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]).
“Lembra-te, peço-te, da palavra que ordenaste a teu servo Moisés, dizendo: 'Se transgredires, eu te espalharei entre os povos;
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.’
mas se voltares para mim, e guardares meus mandamentos e os cumprires, embora teus párias estivessem na parte mais extrema dos céus, ainda assim os recolherei de lá, e os levarei ao lugar que escolhi, para fazer habitar ali meu nome'.
10 “We are your servants. We are the people whom you brought here by your very great power [MTY, DOU]
“Agora estes são seus servos e seu povo, a quem você resgatou por seu grande poder e por sua mão forte.
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].
Senhor, suplico-vos, que estejais atento agora à oração de vosso servo, e à oração de vossos servos que se deleitam em temer vosso nome; e por favor, fazei prosperar vosso servo hoje, e concedei-lhe misericórdia aos olhos deste homem”. Agora eu era portador de copos para o rei.
