Nehemia 6
1 Aa ie natalily amy Sanbalate naho i Tobià naho amy Geseme nte-Arabe vaho amo rafelahi’ay ila’eo, te namboareko i kijoliy naho tsy aman-keba’e—ndra t’ie mboe tsy natroako hey ty raven-dala’ o lalam-beio—
Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors on the gates; )
2 le nañitrik’ amako t’i Sanbalate naho i Geseme, ty hoe: Antao hifañaoñe e Keferime amonto’ i Onò añe. F’ie nikilily haratiañe amako.
That Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
3 Le nañitrifako ìrake nanao ty hoe: Mitoloñe raha jabajaba iraho le tsy eo ty hizotsoako mb’eo; ino ty hanjirañe i fitoloñañey hiavotako ama’e, hizotsoako mb’ama’ areo mb’eo?
And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
4 Inempatse ty nampihitrifa’ iareo amako i hoe zay; le ie avao ty natoiko.
Yet they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
5 Nañitrike ty mpitoro’e amako amy sata zay ho faha-lime’e t’i Sanbalate, ninday taratasy misokake am-pità’e;
Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
6 le hoe ty sinokitse ao: Fa talilieñe amo kilakila ondatio (vaho fa niventè’ i Geseme) te mikitro-piolàñe irehe naho o nte-Iehodao; Izay ty amboarañe i kijoliy; le ihe ty ho mpanjaka’ iareo, ty amy entañe Izay.
Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause you build the wall, that you may be their king, according to these words.
7 Le nanendre mpitoky irehe hitsey ama’o e Ierosalaime ao ty hoe, Amam-panjaka ty e Iehoda ao; aa le hatalily amy mpanjakay o entañe zao. Antao arè hifañaoñe.
And you have also appointed prophets to preach of you at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
8 Le nahitriko ama’e ty hoe: Ndra loli’e tsy nanoeñe o nisaontsie’oo, te mone fikitrohan-tro’o avao.
Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as you say, but you feign them out of your own heart.
9 Fonga te nañembañe anay, ami’ty fitsakorea’ iareo, ty hoe: Hirepak’ amy fitoloñañey ty fità’ iareo le tsy ho fonitse. Aa, ehe, haozaro o tañakoo henaneo!
For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
10 Aa le nimoak’ añ’anjomba’ i Semaià ana’ i Delaià, ana’ i Mehetabele iraho, ie nigabeñe ao; le hoe re, Antao hifañaoñe añ’ anjomban’ Añahare ao le harindrin-tika ty lala’ i anjombay; fa toe ho avy hañè doza ama’o iereo; eka, amy haleñey t’ie hivotrak’ eo hanjevoñ’ azo.
Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay you; yes, in the night will they come to slay you.
11 Le hoe iraho, Hibotitsike hao ty manahak’ ahy? Le ia iraho te hifoak’ amy anjombay hirombak’ay? Izaho tsy himoak’ ao.
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
12 Le napotako an-troke ao t’ie tsy nirahen’ Añahare; amy te nitokia’e haratiañe vaho toe kinarama’ i Tobià naho i Sanbalate.
And, see, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 Nitambezan-dre hañembañ’ ahy, soa te hanoeko naho hanan-kakeo vaho hanaña’ iareo talily raty hanisìañ’ ahy.
Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
14 Tiahio o fitoloña’ iareoo ry Andrianañahareko, t’i Tobià naho i Sanbalate naho i Noadià, mpitoki-ampela naho o mpitoky ila’e ho nañembañe ahikoo.
My God, think you on Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
15 Aa le nifonitse tañ’ andro faha roapolo-lime ambi’ i Saramantiñey, i andro faha limampolo-ro’ ambi’ey i kijoliy.
So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
16 Ie amy zao naho songa nahajanjiñe o rafelahi’ay iabio naho sindre nahaisake o fifeheañe nañohok’ anaio, le ni-po-pahavaniañe vaho nifohi’ iareo te i Andrianañahare’aiy ty nañimba i fahafonirañey.
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was worked of our God.
17 Ie henane zay le nañitrike taratasy maro amy Tobià o roandria’ Iehodao vaho niheo am’iereo o boak’ amy Tobiào;
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them.
18 amy te nimaro e Iehoda ao ty nifanta ama’e, amy t’ie vinanto’ i Sekanià, ana’ i Arà; mbore fa nañenga ty anak’ ampela’ i Mesolame ana’ i Berekià ty ana’e Iohanane.
For there were many in Judah sworn to him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
19 Le natalili’ iareo amako o sata’e soao naho ama’e ka o rehakoo vaho nañitrike taratasy hañembañe ahy t’i Tobià.
Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
