Nehemia 1
1 Ty enta’ i Nekemià, ana’ i Hakalià. Ie tamy volan-tsafarin-taom-paha-roapoloy, izaho e Sosane añ’ anjomba’ i mpanjakay,
Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it cometh to pass, in the month of Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I have been in Shushan the palace,
2 te pok’eo t’i Kananý, raik’ amo rahalahikoo naho ondaty boak’ Iehodào; le nañontaneako o nte-Iehodà nahapolititse, nahafifeake i fandrohizañeio vaho Ierosalaime.
and come in doth Hanani, one of my brethren, he and men of Judah, and I ask them concerning the Jews, the escaped part that have been left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem;
3 Le nanoa’ iareo ty hoe, Vata’e misotry naho injeñe o sehanga’e nisisam-pandrohizañe amy borizàñeio; naho narotsak’ ambane ty kijoli’ Ierosalaime vaho niforototoen’ afo o lalambeio.
and they say to me, 'Those left, who have been left of the captivity there in the province, [are] in great evil, and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burnt with fire.'
4 Ie tsinanoko i entañe zay, le nitoboke naho nitañy naho nandala handro an-kandro naho nililitse vaho nisoloho añatrefan’ Añaharen-dindiñey
And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn [for] days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.
5 nanao ty hoe, Mihalaly ama’o iraho ry Iehovà Andrianañaharen-dindimoneñeo, Andrianañahare jabahinake vaho mampañeveñe, mpitàm-pañina naho fiferenaiñañe amo mikoko Aze vaho mañambeñe o lili’eoo.
And I say, 'I beseech thee, O Jehovah, God of the heavens, God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and kindness for those loving Him, and for those keeping His commands,
6 Ehe te hañaoñe o ravembia’oo henaneo naho hisokake o fihaino’oo hahafijanjiña’o ty halalim-pitoro’o mitaroñe o ana’ Israele mpitoro’oo ama’o handro an-kaleñe, isolohoako o hakeon’ ana’ Israele nililare’ay ama’oo; songa aman-tahiñe, izaho naho ty anjomban-droaeko.
let Thine ear be, I pray Thee, attentive, and Thine eyes open, to hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, that I am praying before Thee to-day, by day and by night, concerning the sons of Israel Thy servants, and confessing concerning the sins of the sons of Israel, that we have sinned against Thee; yea, I and the house of my father have sinned;
7 F’ie toe nimengok’ ama’o, tsy norihe’ay o lili’oo, o fañè’oo vaho o fepètse linili’o añamy Mosèo.
we have acted very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept the commands, and the statutes, and the judgments, that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant.
8 Ehe tiahio ty tsara nampandilie’o i Mosè ami’ty hoe: Naho mandilatse nahareo, le haparaitako amo kilakila’ondatio añe;
'Remember, I pray Thee, the word that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant, saying, Ye — ye trespass — I scatter you among peoples;
9 f’ie naho mitolik’ amako, mañambeñe o lilikoo vaho anoeñe; le ndra te ama’ areo ty nahifike amparan-dikerañe añe, mbe hatontoko boak’ añe vaho hindeseko mb’ amy toetse jinoboko hampipohako ty añarakoy mb’etoy.
and ye have turned back unto Me, and kept My commands, and done them — if your outcast is in the end of the heavens, thence I gather them, and have brought them in unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to tabernacle there.
10 Ie toe mpitoro’o naho ondati’o, jineba’o an-kaozarañe ra’elahy naho an-kafatraram-pità’o.
And they [are] Thy servants, and Thy people, whom Thou hast ransomed by Thy great power, and by Thy strong hand.
11 O Talè, idrakadrakafako, ehe te ho haoñen-dravembia’o ty halalim-pitoro’o toy naho o halalim-pitoro’o mañeveñe amy tahina’oy an-kafaleañeo; le ehe, ampiraoraò ty mpitoro’o te anito, le iferenaiño añatrefa’ indatiy. Izaho henane zay nimpitàm-pitovi’ i mpanjakay.
'I beseech Thee, O Lord, let, I pray Thee, Thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto the prayer of Thy servants, those delighting to fear Thy Name; and give prosperity, I pray Thee, to Thy servant to-day, and give him for mercies before this man;' and I have been butler to the king.
