Nehemiah 2
1 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, he selected wine, and I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never before been sad in his presence.
Ie tamy volan-kofahofa an-taom-paha-roapolo’ i Artaksastà, mpanjakay, naho aolo’e eo ty divay, le rinambeko i divaiy vaho nazotsoko amy mpanjakay. Aa kanao mbe liako tsy nimonjetse añatrefa’e eo,
2 But the king said to me, “Why is your face so sad? You do not appear to be ill. This must be sadness of heart.” Then I became very much afraid.
le hoe i mpanjakay tamako, Ino ty mampanjokòke o lahara’oo, ihe tsy siloke? Tsi’ inoñe zao naho tsy ty hakoretan’ arofo. Aa le vata’e nihemban-draho,
3 I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad? The city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.”
le hoe ty asako amy mpanjakay, Ee te ho veloñe nainai’e i mpanjakay; ino ty tsy hahalonjetse ty tareheko, kanao nadoke mangoakoake i rovay, i toen-kiborin-droaekoy vaho tinomonto’ ty afo o lalambei’eo?
4 Then the king said to me, “What do you want me to do?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Le hoe i mpanjakay tamako, Ino o ihalalia’oo? Aa le nihalaly aman’ Añaharen-dikeran-draho,
5 I replied to the king, “If it seems good to the king, and if your servant has done well in your sight, you could send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it.”
vaho nanao ty hoe amy mpanjakay, Naho mahafale i mpanjakay vaho nanjo fañisohañe am-pahaisaha’o ty mpitoro’o, le hañiraha’o mb’e Iehoda mb’ an-drovan-kiborin-droaeko mb’eo hañamboats’ aze.
6 The king replied to me (and the queen was also sitting beside him), “How long shall you be away and when will you return?” The king was glad to send me when I gave him the dates.
Le hoe i mpanjakay tamako, ie niambesatse añ’ila’e eo i mpanjaka’ ampelay, Akore ty halava’ i lia’oy, ombia irehe te hibalike? Aa le ninò’ i mpanjakay ty hampihitrik’ ahy; le namantañako andro.
7 Then I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors in the Province Beyond the River so that they may permit me to pass through their territories on my way to Judah.
Tinovoko ty hoe amy mpanjakay, Naho mahafale’ i mpanjakay, le ho tolora’e taratasy ho amo mpifehe alafe’ i Sakaio, hanese ahy hitsake mb’eo ampara’ ty hivotrahako e Iehodà añe
8 May there also be a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, so that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress next to the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house in which I will live.” So because the good hand of God was on me, the king granted me my requests.
naho ty taratasy ho amy Asafe, mpañambeñe ty ala’ i mpanjakay, hitolora’e bodan-katae hamboarako o fahan-dalambein-kijolin’ anjombao naho ho ami’ty kijoli’ i rovay vaho ho ami’ty anjomba himoahako. Le natolo’ i mpanjakay ahiko izay, ty amy fitàn-tsoan’ Añahareko amakoy.
9 I came to the governors in the Province Beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
Aa le niheoveko o mpifehe alafe’ i Sakaio vaho natoloko iareo o taratasi’ i mpanjakaio. Ie amy zao fa nampihitrike mpifehen-dahin-defoñe naho mpiningi-tsoavala hindre amako i mpanjakay.
10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, they were greatly displeased that someone had come who was seeking to help the people of Israel.
Ie napota’ i Sanbalate nte-Koronaime naho i Tobià nte-Amone, mpitoroñe, le vata’e niboseke te nivotrake eo t’indaty mipay hañasoa o ana’ Israeleo.
11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.
Aa le nandoake e Ierosalaime ao iraho naho nitobok’ ao telo andro,
12 I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anyone what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me, other than the one I was riding.
naho nitroatse haleñe, rekets’ ondaty tsiampeampe; vaho tsy natoroko ondatio heike ty najon’ Añahareko an-troko ao hanoeko ho a Ierosalaime; le tsy amam-biby iraho naho tsy i borìke nijoñakoy.
13 I went out by night by the Valley Gate, toward the Jackal's Well and to the Dung Gate, and inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken open, and the wooden gates were destroyed by fire.
Niavotse haleñe iraho niakatse i lalam-beim-bavataney mb’ amy vovom-pañaneñey mb’eo naho mb’ amy lalam-bein-ditsakey nisary o kijoli’ Ierosalaime nikoromakeo naho o lalambei’e niforototoen’ afoo.
14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool. The place was too narrow for the animal I was riding to pass through.
Le tinonjohiko mb’ an-dalambein-drano migoangoam-beo naho mb’ amy antaram-panjakay mb’eo, fe tsy teo ty homba’ i biby niningerekoy.
15 So I went up that night by the valley and inspected the wall, and I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned.
Le nionjomb’ amy torahañey mb’eo amy haleñey, nisary i kijoliy naho nibalike nimoak’ amy lalambeim-bavataney vaho nimpoly.
16 The rulers did not know where I went or what I did, and I had not yet informed the Jews, nor the priests, nor the nobles, nor the rulers, nor the rest who did the work.
Tsy napota’ o mpifeheo ty nombako, ndra ty nanoeko; ie mboe tsy nitalilieko o nte-Iehodao ndra o mpisoroñeo ndra o roandriañeo ndra o mpifeheo ndra o ila’e nanao i fitoloñañeio.
17 I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so we will no longer be in disgrace.”
Le hoe iraho am’ iereo: Oni’ areo ty falovilovian-tika, ie mangoakoake t’Ierosalaime naho nitomontoñen’ afo o lalam-bei’eo; antao hamboatse ty kijoli’ Ierosalaime soa t’ie tsy hinjeñe ka.
18 I told them that the good hand of my God was on me and also about the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
Le nitaroñeko am’ iereo te nañasoa ahy ty fitàn’ Añahareko; naho o saontsi’ i mpanjakay amakoo. Aa le hoe iereo, Antao hiongake, hamboatse. Aa le nihaozare’ iareo fitàñe ho ami’ty hasoa.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us, and they said, “What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
F’ie napota’ i Sanbalate nte Koronaime naho i Tobià nte Amone, mpitoroñe naho i Geseme nte-Arabe, le niankahafa’ iareo an-drabioñe naho nimavoe’ iereo ami’ty hoe: Ino o anoe’ areo zao? Hiola amy mpanjakay v’inahareoo?
20 Then I answered them, “The God of heaven will give us success. We are his servants and we will arise and build. But you have no share, no right, and no historic claim in Jerusalem.”
Aa le tinoiko ty hoe; I Andrianañaharen-dindiñey ty hañonjoñe anay; aa le hiongake hamboatse zahay mpitoro’e fe tsy aman’ anjara ndra zo ndra tiahy e Ierosalaime ao nahareo.
