नहेम्याह 4

1 हामीले पर्खाल निर्माण गरिरहेका थियौँ भनी जब सन्बलतले सुने तिनी डाहले जले र अत्यन्तै क्रोधित भए, अनि यहूदीहरूको खिसी गरे ।

And it came to pass that when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was angry and very indignant, and mocked the Jews.

2 तिनका दाजुभाइहरू र सामरियाका सेनाको उपस्थितिमा तिनले भने, “यी निर्बल यहूदीहरू के गर्दै छन्? के तिनीहरू आफैले सहरको पुनर्स्थापना गर्ने छन्? के तिनीहरूले बलिदानहरू चढाउने छन्? के तिनीहरूले एकै दिनमा काम सक्‍ने छन्? ती जलिसकेका कसिङ्गरको थुप्रोबाट के तिनीहरूले ढुङ्गाहरूलाई पुनर्जीवित पार्न सक्छन्?

And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? shall they be permitted to go on? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, when they are burned?

3 तिनीसँगै भएका अम्मोनी तोबियाले भने, “तिनीहरूले निर्माण गरेरहेको वस्तुमा एउटा फ्याउरो चढ्यो भने पनि तिनीहरूको पर्खाल भत्कने छ!”

And Tobijah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox went up, it would break down their stone wall. —

4 हे हाम्रा परमेश्‍वर, सुन्‍नुहोस्, किनकि हामीलाई अपमान गरिएको छ । तिनीहरूका गिल्ला तिनीहरूकै शिरमाथि फर्काइदिनुहोस्, र तिनीहरू कैदीहरूको देशमा लुटका माल बनून् ।

Hear, our God, for we are despised, and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in a land of captivity!

5 तपाईंको सामुबाट तिनीहरूको अपराध नढाक्‍नुहोस्, र तिनीहरूको पाप नमेटिदिनुहोस्, किनकि तिनीहरूले निर्माणकर्ताहरूलाई रिस उठाएका छन् ।

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee; for they have provoked the builders.

6 यसरी हामीले आधा उचासम्म सबै पर्खाल निर्माण गर्‍यौँ, किनकि मानिसहरूमा काम गर्ने इच्छा थियो ।

But we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half thereof; for the people had a mind to work.

7 तर यरूशलेमका पर्खालहरू मर्मत गर्ने काम अगाडि बढिरहेको थियो र पर्खालमा भत्किएका भागहरू टालिँदै थिए भनी जब सन्बलत, तोबिया, अरबीहरू, अम्मोनीहरू र अश्दोदीहरूले सुने तिनीहरू रिसले आगो भए ।

And it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being repaired, that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

8 तिनीहरू सबै मिलेर षड्यन्त्र रचे, र तिनीहरू यरूशलेमको विरुद्धमा र यसमा भ्रम उत्पन्‍न गर्न आए ।

and conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

9 तर हामीले हाम्रा परमेश्‍वरलाई प्रार्थना चढायौँ, र तिनीहरूको धम्कीको कारणले दिनरात तिनीहरूको विरुद्धमा सुरक्षा दिने पहरेदार राख्यौँ ।

Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

10 तब यहूदाका मानिसहरूले भने, “भारी बोक्‍नेहरूको ताकत घट्दै छ । कसिङ्गरहरू थुप्रै छन्, र हामी पर्खाल पुनर्निर्माण गर्न सक्दैनौँ ।”

And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens faileth, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build at the wall.

11 हाम्रा शत्रुहरूले भने, “तिनीहरूले थाहा पाउनुअगि र तिनीहरूले देख्‍नुअगि तिनीहरूका बिचमा आएर तिनीहरूलाई मारी काम रोकिदिन्छौँ ।”

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them and kill them, and put an end to the work.

12 त्यस बेला तिनीहरूको नजिक बस्‍ने यहूदीहरू सबै दिशाबाट आएर तिनीहरूले हाम्रो विरुद्धमा रचेका षड्यन्त्रहरूको बारेमा चेताउनी दिँदै हामीलाई दस पटक बताए ।

And it came to pass that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us so ten times, from all the places whence they returned to us,

13 त्यसैले मैले खुल्ला क्षेत्रहरूमा पर्खालका सबैभन्दा तल्लो भू-भागहरूमा मानिसहरूलाई बसाएँ । मैले हरेक परिवारलाई आ-आफ्ना तरवार, भाला र धनुर्बाण लिएर बस्‍न लगाएँ ।

I set in the lower places behind the wall in exposed places, I even set the people, according to their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.

14 तब मैले हेरेँ, र खडा भएर अधिकारीहरू, शासकहरू र बाँकी मानिसहरूलाई भनेँ, “तिनीहरूदेखि नडराओ । प्रभुलाई सम्झनुहोस् जो महान् र भययोग्य हुनुहुन्छ । आ-आफ्ना परिवाहरू, छोराछोरीहरू, पत्‍नीहरू र घरहरूका लागि लड्नुहोस् ।”

And I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember the Lord who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.

15 जब हामीले हाम्रा शत्रुहरूका योजनाहरू थाहा पायौँ र परमेश्‍वरले तिनीहरूका योजनाहरू विफल पारिदिनुभयो भनी तिनीहरूले सुने, हामी सबै आ-आफ्नो काम गर्न पर्खालमा फर्क्यौं ।

And it came to pass that when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had defeated their counsel, we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.

16 त्यस समयदेखि मेरा आधा सेवकहरूले केवल पर्खाल पुनर्निर्माण गर्थे भने आधा बाँकी सेवकहरू भाला, ढाल, धनुर्बाण र झिलम लाएर बस्थे । अगुवाहरूचाहिँ यहूदाका सबै मानिसहरूको पछाडि बस्थे ।

And from that time forth the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held the spears, and the shields, and the bows, and the corslets; and the captains were behind all the house of Judah.

17 पर्खालको निर्माण गरिरहेका र भारी बोकिरहेका उही मजदुरहरूले पनि आ-आफैलाई सुरक्षा दिइरहेका हुन्थे । हरेकले एउटा हातले काम गर्थ्यो भने अर्को हातले आफ्नो हतियार समाउँथ्यो ।

They that built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, with those that loaded, wrought in the work with one hand, and with the other they held a weapon.

18 हरेक निर्माणकर्ताले आफ्नो तरवार भिरेर काम गर्थ्यो । तुरही बजाउनेचाहिँ मेरो छेउमा बस्थ्यो ।

And the builders had every one his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

19 मैले अगुवाहरू, अधिकारीहरू र बाँकी मानिसहरूलाई भने, “काम विशाल र बृहत् छ, अनि हामी पर्खालमा एक-अर्कादेखि छुट्टिएका छौँ ।

And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and extended, and we are scattered upon the wall, one far from another:

20 तिमीहरूले जहाँबाट तुरही बजेको सुन्छौ त्यहीँ भेला हतार गर । हाम्रा परमेश्‍वर हाम्रो पक्षमा लड्नुहुने छ ।”

in what place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, thither shall ye assemble to us; our God will fight for us.

21 यसरी हामीले काम गर्दै थियौँ । आधा मानिसहरूले सूर्योदयदेखि सूर्यास्तसम्म तरवार भिर्दै थिए ।

And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.

22 त्यस बेला मानिसहरूलाई मैले यो पनि भनेँ, “रातमा हाम्रा लागि पहरा दिन र दिनमा काम गर्न हरेक मानिस र त्यसको सेवकले यरूशलेमको बिचमा रात बिताओस् ।”

Likewise at the same time I said to the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and [be for] labour in the day.

23 न मैले, न मेरा दाजुभाइहरूले, न मेरा सेवकहरूले, न मलाई पछ्याउने पहरेदारहरूले आफ्ना लुगाहरू बद्‌लियौँ । पानी पिउन जाँदा पनि हरेकले आ-आफ्नो तरवार बोक्थ्यो ।

And neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our garments: every one had his weapon on his right side.