Nehemiah 4
1 Now when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, it burned within him, and he was furiously angry, and he mocked the Jews.
A kad èu Sanavalat da zidamo zid, razgnjevi se i rasrdi se vrlo, i rugaše se Jevrejima,
2 In the presence of his brothers and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore the city for themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish the work in a day? Will they bring to life the stones from the piles of rubble after they were burned?
I govoraše pred braæom svojom i vojnicima Samarijskim: šta rade ti nemoæni Judejci? hoæemo li ih ostaviti? hoæe li prinositi žrtve? hoæe li sada svršiti? eda li æe u život povratiti iz praha kamenje spaljeno?
3 Tobiah the Ammonite was with him, and he said, “If only a fox went up on what they are building, it would break down their stone wall!”
A Tovija Amonac koji bijaše uza nj reèe: neka zidaju; da lisica doðe, provaliæe kameni zid njihov.
4 Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunts on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are prisoners.
Èuj, Bože naš, kako nas preziru; obrati rug njihov na njihovu glavu, i daj da budu grabež u zemlji gdje bi robovali.
5 Do not cover over their iniquity and do not erase their sin from before you, for they have provoked the builders to anger.
I ne pokrivaj bezakonja njihova, i grijeh njihov da se ne izbriše pred tobom, jer te dražiše za one koji zidaju.
6 So we built the wall and all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a desire to work.
I tako zidasmo zid, i sav se zid sastavi do polovine, i narod imaše volju da radi.
7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the work of repairing the walls of Jerusalem was going forward, and that the broken places in the wall were being closed up, a great anger burned within them.
A kad èu Sanavalat i Tovija i Arapi i Amonci i Azoæani da se opravlja zid Jerusalimski i da se poèelo zatvorati što je provaljeno, razgnjeviše se vrlo;
8 They all conspired together, and they came to fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
I složiše se svi zajedno da doðu i da udare na Jerusalim i da smetu.
9 But we prayed to our God and set a guard as protection against them day and night because of their threat.
A mi se molismo Bogu svojemu i postavljasmo stražu prema njima dan i noæ od straha njihova.
10 Then the people of Judah said, “The strength of those who carry the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble, and we are not able to rebuild the wall.”
A Judejci rekoše: klonula je snaga nosiocima, a praha ima mnogo, ne možemo zidati zida.
11 Our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them and kill them, and stop the work.”
A naši neprijatelji rekoše: da ne doznadu i ne opaze dokle ne doðemo usred njih, pa æemo ih pobiti i prekinuti posao.
12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and spoke to us ten times, warning us about the schemes they were making against us.
Ali doðoše Judejci koji kod njih življahu, i kazaše nam deset puta: èuvajte sva mjesta kuda se ide k nama.
13 So I positioned people in the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I positioned each family with their swords, spears, and bows.
Tada namjestih narod u nizima iza zida i na strmenima, postavih narod po porodicama s maèevima i kopljima i lukovima.
14 Then I looked, and stood up, and I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Call to mind the Lord, who is great and awesome. Fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”
I razgledavši ustah i rekoh starješinama i glavarima i ostalom narodu: ne bojte ih se. Pomenite Gospoda velikoga i strašnoga, i bijte se za braæu svoju, za sinove svoje i kæeri svoje, za žene svoje i kuæe svoje.
15 It came about when our enemies heard that their plans were known to us, and God had frustrated their plans, all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.
A kad èuše neprijatelji naši da smo doznali, razbi Gospod njihovu namjeru, i mi se vratismo svi k zidu, svaki na svoj posao.
16 So from that time half of my servants worked only on rebuilding the wall, and half of them held spears, shields, bows, and wore armor, while the leaders stood behind all the people of Judah.
I od tada polovina mojih momaka poslovaše, a druga polovina držaše koplja i štitove i lukove i oklope, i knezovi stajahu iza svega doma Judina.
17 The same workers who were building the wall and carrying loads were also guarding their positions. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon.
I koji zidahu i koji nošahu teret i koji tovarahu, svaki jednom rukom raðaše a u drugoj držaše koplje.
18 Every builder wore his sword on his side and that is how he worked. The one who sounded the trumpet stayed beside me.
A koji zidahu, svaki imahu maè pripasan uz bedricu, i tako zidahu. A trubaè stajaše kod mene.
19 I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.
Jer rekoh starješinama i glavarima i ostalom narodu: posao je velik i dug, i mi smo se rasuli po zidu daleko jedan od drugoga.
20 You must rush to the place where you hear the trumpet sound and assemble there. Our God will fight for us.”
Gdje èujete trubu da trubi, onamo trèite k nama; Bog naš vojevaæe za nas.
21 So we were doing the work. Half of them were holding spears from the rising of the dawn until the coming out of the stars.
Tako raðasmo posao, i polovina ih držaše koplja od zore pa dokle zvijezde ne izidu.
22 I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant spend the night in the middle of Jerusalem, so they may be for us a guard during the night and a worker in the day.”
U to vrijeme još rekoh narodu: svaki s momkom svojim neka noæuje u Jerusalimu da bi nam noæu stražili a danju radili.
23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us changed our clothes, and each of us carried his weapon, even if he went for water.
A ja i moja braæa i momci moji i stražari što idu za mnom neæemo svlaèiti sa sebe haljina; u svakoga da je maè i voda.
