Nehemia 2
1 I KA malama o Nisana, i ka iwakalua o ka makahiki o ke alii o Aretasaseta, imua ona ka waina, a ua lawe au i ka waina, a haawi aku i ke alii; aohe o'u kaumaha mamua imua o kona alo.
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.
2 A i mai la ke alii ia'u, No ke aha la i inoino ai kou maka, aole hoi ou mai? aohe mea e ae keia, o ke kaumaha no ia o ka naau. Alaila makau nui loa iho la au,
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.
3 A i aku la i ke alii, I ola mau loa ke alii; heaha ka mea e ole ai e inoino ko'u maka i ka wa e waiho neoneo ana ke kulanakauhale, kahi o ua ilina a ko'u mau makuakane, a o na panipuka no hoi ona ua hoopauia i ke ahi.
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.”
4 A olelo mai la ke alii ia'u, Heaha kau e imi nei? Alaila pule aku la au i ke Akua o ka lani.
Then the king said to me, “What do you want me to do?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5 A i aku la au i ke alii, Ina he mea oluolu ia i ke alii, a i loaa hoi ke aloha i kau kauwa imua o kou alo, alaila e hoonua oe ia'u ma Iuda, ma ke kulanakauhale o na ilina o ko'u mau makuakane, i kukulu au ia.
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.”
6 A i mai la ke alii ia'u, (o ke alii wahine kekahi o noho pu ana me ia, ) Pehea ka loihi o kou manawa e hele ai? Ahea la oe e hoi mai ai? A he mea oluolu ia i ke alii e hoouna ia'u; a hai aku au ia ia i manawa.
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.
7 A olelo aku no hoi au i ke alii, Ina he mea pono ia i ke alii, e haawiia mai ia'u kekahi mau palapala na na kiaaina ma kela aoao o ka muliwai, i lawe lakou ia'u a hiki au ma Iuda;
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.
8 A i palapala na Asapa ka mea malama i ko ke alii ululaau, i haawi mai ia ia'u i mau laau e kapili ai i na puka o ka pakiai o ka hale, a no ka pa o ke kulanakauhale, a no ka hale hoi a'u e komo ai. A haawi mai no ke alii ia'u, mamuli o ka lima lokomaikai o ko'u Akua maluna o'u.
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.
9 A hiki mai la au i na kiaaina ma keia aoao o ka muliwai, haawi aku au ia lakou i na palapala a ke alii. A ua hoouna mai no hoi ke alii me au i mau luna koa a i poe hoohololio.
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.
10 A lohe o Sonebalata ka Horona, a me Tobia ke kauwa, ka Amono, ho mea kaumaha loa no ia laua ka hiki ana mai o kekahi kanaka e imi i ka mea e pono ai na mamo a Iseraela.
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.
11 A hiki aku au ma Ierusalema, a malaila no au i na la ekolu.
So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.
12 Alaila ala ae la au iluna i ka po, owau a me kekahi poe kanaka uuku me au; aka, aole au i hai aku i kekahi kanaka i ka mea a ko'u Akua i hookomo mai ai iloko o ko'u naau e hana no Ierusalema. A aohe holoholona me au, o ka holoholona wale no a'u i hooholo ai.
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.
13 A hele aku au ma ka puka awawa i ka po, ma ke alo o ka punawai, a ka puka lepo, a nana aku la au i na pa o Ierusalema i hoohioloia a me na panipuka ona i hoopauia i ke ahi.
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.
14 A hele aku au a i ka puka waipuna, a i ka loko hoi o ke alii: a aohe wahi no ka holoholona malalo o'u e hiki aku ai.
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.
15 Alaila pii aku la au i ka po ma ke kahawai, a nana aku la au i ka pa, a huli ae la hoi au, a komo ma ka puka awawa, a hoi mai la.
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.
16 A o na luna, aole lakou i ike i kahi a'u i hele ai, a me ka mea a'u i hana'i; aole hoi au i hoike aku ia i ka Iuda, aole no hoi i na kahuna, a me ka poe kaukaualii, a me ka poe luna, a me ka poe i koe nana ka hana.
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.
17 Alaila, olelo aku la au ia lakou, Ke ike nei oukou i ka popilikia i loaa ia kakou, ua neoneo o Ierusalema, a o na puka ona ua pau i ke ahi: auhea oukou; ea, e kukulu kakou i ka pa o Ierusalema, i ole e hoino hou ia kakou.
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.”
18 A hai aku la au ia lakou i ka lima o ko'u Akua, he lokomaikai maluna o'u, a me na olelo no hoi a ke alii, ana i olelo mai ai ia'u. A i ae la lakou, E ku ae kakou a e kukulu. A hooikaika iho la ko lakou mau lima ma keia mea e pono ai.
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.
19 A lohe o Sanebalata ka Horona, a me Tobia ke kauwa, ka Amona, a me Gesema, ka Arabia, ua akahenehene mai lakou ia makou, o ua hoowahawaha mai no hoi ia makou, i mai la, Heaha keia mea a oukou e hana nei? e kipi aku anei oukou i ke alii?
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?”
20 A pane aku la au ia lakou, a i aku la au ia lakou, o ke Akua o ka lani, oia ka mea nana makou e kokua mai; a o makou, kana poe kauwa, e ku iluua no makou a e kukulu: aka, aole o oukou kuleana, aole no he pono, aole hoi he mea e hoomanao ai iloko o Ierusalema.
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.”
