Nehemaia 2
1 Hanki Artserksisi'ma kinima manino egeno 20tima hia kafumofona Nisani ikampina, ko'ma nehuaza hu'na kini ne'mofo waini tina tagi'na eme ami'noe. Hianagi mago'a zupama nehuazana hu'na ana zupa musena osugeno navugosamo'a evurami'ne.
After King Artaxerxes [had been ruling the Persian Empire] for almost 20 years, (during the spring/before the hot season) of that year, when it was time to serve wine to him [during a feast], I took the wine and gave it to him. I had never looked sad when I was in front of him before, [but on that day he saw that I looked very sad].
2 Ana'ma higeno'a kini ne'mo'a nantahigeno, Kagra kria e'ori'nananagi na'a higeno kavugosamo'a evuneramigenka musena nosane? Mago'a zamo higeno krimpamo'a musena nosifi? Anagema hige'na nagra tusi koro nehu'na,
So he asked me, “Why are you sad? [I know that] you are not sick. It must be that you are troubled about something.” Then I was very afraid, [because it was not proper to be sad when I came to the king] (OR, [because I was worried what the king would do to me if he refused to do what I was about to request him to do]).
3 kini ne'mofo ke'arera amanage hu'na kenona'a hu'noe, kini ne'moka knare hunka za'zate kinia maninka vugahane. Nagrama musema nosuana na'ankure, nagehe'mokizmima asezamante'naza rankuma'mo'a tusi'a zampi havizantfa huno me'negeno, ana kuma'mofo kafana tevemo tefanane hu'negu anara nehue.
I replied, “Your majesty, I hope you will live a very long time! But (how can I prevent myself from being sad, because the city where my ancestors are buried [has been destroyed] and is in ruins?/I cannot keep myself from looking sad, because the city where my ancestors are buried [has been destroyed and] is in ruins.) [RHQ] [Even] the city gates have been completely burned.”
4 Anagema hugeno'a kini nemo'a amanage huno nasami'ne, Na'a kagrira hugantesuegu kave'nesie, hige'na anante ame hu'na monafi Anumzamofontega nunamuna hu'noe.
The king replied, “What do you want me to do [for you]?” I prayed [silently] to our God [who is/rules] in heaven.
5 Nehu'na amanage hu'na kini ne'mofona antahige'noe, kagrama antahi musema hunantesnanke'na Juda mopare mopa agafa'nire vu'na ome kete'na, maka'zana ome eri so'e hanue.
Then I replied, “If you are willing [to do it], and if I have pleased you, send me to the city [of Jerusalem] in Judah [province] where my ancestors are buried, in order that I may [help people to] rebuild the city.”
6 Hanki kini ne'mofo nenaro kuini a'mo'a kini nemofo tava'onte mani'negeno kini ne'mo'a nantahigeno, nama'a kna umanitenka etema esanana ina zupa egahane? Anage nehuno amne vugahane huno hu izo hige'na, etema esanua kna fatgogura asami'noe.
While the queen was sitting beside the king, he asked, [“If I allow you to go, ] how long will you be gone? When will you return?” [I told the king how long I would be gone, and] the king gave me permission to go, and I told him what day [I wanted to leave].
7 Hagi anante mago'ene kini nera amanage hu'na antahige'noe, Kini ne'mokama antahi so'ema hunantesnunka, Yufretisi rantimofo kantu kazigama me'nea kumatmimpima kva hu'naza vahetega knare mago'a avona kre namisnanke'na, nevu'nama ana kumapi gavana vahetamina ana avona ome zamisanuge'za, nege'za mago'zana osu natresage'na Juda moparera vu'na uhanatigahue.
I also said to the king, “If you are willing to do it, write letters for me to take to the governors of the province west of the [Euphrates] River. Tell them to allow me to travel safely [through their province] until I arrive in Judah.
8 Hanki kini ne'mofo zafa tanopare'ma kvama hu'nea ne' Asapuna, zafama naminige'nama ra mono no tvaonte'ma, sondia vahe'ma mani'nezama kvama hanaza nomofo kafama tro'ma hu zafaramine kuma keginare'ma eri'zama erisanuna zafane nagrama masesanua noma kisanuna zafaramima namisigura, mago avon krento hu'na antahige'noe. Hanki Ra Anumzamo'a nagrane mani'negu nazanoma kini ne'mofonku'ma antahigoa zana amne tro hunante'ne.
Also, [please write] a letter to Asaph, the man who takes care of your forest [in that area], telling him to give me timber to make the beams to support the gates of the fortress that is near the temple, and timber for making the walls of the city, and for building the house in which I [will live].” The king did what I requested him to do, because my God was graciously/kindly (helping/acting for) me.
9 Hanki sondia vahete ugota hu'naza vahe'ene hosi afu'mofo agumpima mani'nezama ha'ma nehaza sondia vahera kini ne'mo'a mago'a huzmantege'za nagrane vu'naze. Ana higeta Yufretisi rantimofo kantu kazigama me'nea kumatmima kvama hu'naza vahera vu'na kini ne'mo'ma krenami'nea avona ome zami'noe.
[After I got ready, I left to travel to Judah]. The king sent some army officers and soldiers riding on horses to accompany me, [to protect me]. When I came to where the governors of the provinces west of the [Euphrates] River lived, I gave them the letters that the king had written.
10 Hianagi Bet-Horoni kumateti kamani eri'zama eneria ne' Senbalati'ene, Amoni kumateti kamani eri'za eneria ne' Tobia'enema nagrama oanke'ma nentahikea zanarinpamo'a haviza hu'ne. Na'ankure zanagrama antahi'ana Israeli vahe zamaza hunaku neaze nehuke anara hu'na'e.
But when [two government officials, ] Sanballat from [a village near] Horon and Tobiah from the Ammon [people-group], heard that I had arrived, they were very angry that someone had come to help the Israeli people.
11 Hanki Jerusalema uhanati'na 3'a zagegna umanite'na,
When I arrived in Jerusalem, I did not tell anyone what thoughts God had given to me about what I should do there. Three days after I arrived in Jerusalem, I went out of the city in the evening, taking a few other men with me. I was riding a donkey; we had no other animals with us.
12 kenagera otina osi'a venene zamavrogeta vu'none. Hianagi Jerusalemi kuma'mofonte'ma nazano tro hugahane huno'ma Anumzamo'ma nagu'afima ante'nea zana mago vahera osami'noe. Hanki nagrake tonki afu'mofo agumpina mani'na vu'noanki, mago'a vene'nea mopafi vu'naze.
13 Hanki ana kenagera kuma keginamofona, Agupo Kafanema nehaza kafanteti atirami'na, Ra Osifave tinkerima nehazarega vute'na, Mikazama Harafi hu'zama ome netraza kafanema nehaza kafama me'nerega vu'noe. Hanki tonki afu'mofo agumpima mani'na nevu'na, Jerusalemi kuma'mofo have keginama ahefragu vazi'naza zantamine, kuma kafaramine tevemo'ma te havizama hu'nea zana keso'e hu'na vu'noe.
We left the city, going out through the Valley Gate, then past the well called the Jackal (OR, Dragon’s) Well, and then past the gate called the Rubbish/Garbage Gate. We inspected all the walls that had been broken down and all the gates that had been burned down.
14 Anantetira Kampu'i Tine nehaza kafante'ene, Kini Nemofo tirure nehaza tirute uhanati'noe. Hianagi ufre kafampina have keginama fragu'ma vazirami'nea havemo'a hihi huno mareri'negeno tonkimo'a ufregara osu'ne.
Then we went to the Fountain Gate and to the pool called the King’s Pool, but my donkey could not get through [the narrow opening] (OR, [the rubble]).
15 Anama hige'na Kidroni agupofi enevu'na ran kuma kegina ke'na evute'na, masa osu nege'na ete rukrahe hu'na Agupo Kafanema nehaza kafanteti emareri'na ran kumapina ufre'noe.
So we turned back and went along the [Kidron] Valley. We inspected the wall there before we turned back/around and entered the city again at the Valley Gate.
16 Hanki ana kenage'ma vanoma nehu'nama hu'noa zamofo nanekea, Jerusalemima mani'naza kva vahe'mo'za ontahi'naze. Na'ankure magore hu'na Jiu vahepi, pristi nagapi eri'za vahepi mago'a eri'zama zamazama hu'za erisaza vahe'enena ozamasami'noe.
The [city] officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because I had not told anyone about what I planned to do. I had not said anything about it to the Jewish leaders or the officials or the priests or any of the others who would be helping me in the work [that I wanted to do].
17 Hianagi anante amanage hu'na zamasami'noe, Tagrama knazampima mani'nonana tamagra ko keta antahita hu'naze. Jerusalemi kuma'mo'ma havizantfa higeno, kumamofo rankafana tevemo teno eri haviza hu'ne. E'ina hu'negu enketa Jerusalemi kuma'mofo kegina ete eriso'e huta hamaneno. Hagi e'inama hanunke'za mago'enena tazeri tagazea osugahaze.
But now I said to them, “You all know very well the terrible things [that have happened to] our city. The city is ruined; even the gates are burned down. So we should rebuild the city wall. If we do that, we will no longer feel humiliated/disgraced.”
18 Anage nehu'na Ra Anumzamo'ma azama anteno nazama hu'nea zamofo kea nezamasami'na, kini ne'mo'ma hu'nea nanekenena zamasami'noe. Anankema huge'za zamagra amanage hu'naze, Knarekita hago eri'zana agafa huta erisune, nehu'za, ana kere eri'zana agafa hu'za eri'naze.
Then I told them about how God had kindly/graciously helped me [when I talked to the king], and what the king had said to me. They immediately replied, “Let’s start rebuilding!” So they started to do this good work.
19 Hianagi Horoni kumateti ne' Sanbalati'ma, Amoniti ne' Tobiaki, Araputi ne' Gesemi'ma hu'za amana eri'zama eriku'ma huna nanekema nentahi'za, tusi tagiza nere'za zokago kea amanage hu'za hurante'naze, tamagra ama na'a hu'za nehaze? Tamagra kuma kegina ete azeri o'netitma, kini ne'mofona ha' hunte'za nehazo?
But when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Gershom the Arab [king of the Kedar region] heard about what we planned to do, they made fun of us and ridiculed us. They said, “What is this work that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king [again]?” [RHQ]
20 Hagi anante nagra amanage hu'na zamasami'noe, tagra monafi Anumzamofo eri'za vahe mani'nonankita ama ana eri'zana enerisanunkeno, taza huno tazeri so'ea hugahie. Hianagi ama Jerusalemi kumapina tamagrira tamagia omane'ne. Ana higeno tamagehe'zanena kora ama kumapinena zamagia omane'nea vahe mani'naze.
But I replied, “Our God [who is/rules] in heaven will help our plans to succeed. But as for you, you have no right to decide anything about this city, because you have not participated in what has happened in this city in previous years.”
