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 Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall he was angry: and being moved exceedingly he scoffed at 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 said before his brethren, and the multitude of the Samaritans: What are the silly Jews doing? Will the Gentiles let them alone? will they sacrifice and make an end in a day? are they able to raise stones out of the heaps of the rubbish, which are burnt?
3 तिनीसँगै भएका अम्मोनी तोबियाले भने, “तिनीहरूले निर्माण गरेरहेको वस्तुमा एउटा फ्याउरो चढ्यो भने पनि तिनीहरूको पर्खाल भत्कने छ!”
Tobias also the Ammonite who was by him said: Let them build: if a fox go up, he will leap over 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 thou our God, for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them to be despised in a land of captivity.
5 तपाईंको सामुबाट तिनीहरूको अपराध नढाक्नुहोस्, र तिनीहरूको पाप नमेटिदिनुहोस्, किनकि तिनीहरूले निर्माणकर्ताहरूलाई रिस उठाएका छन् ।
Cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thy face, because they have mocked thy builders.
6 यसरी हामीले आधा उचासम्म सबै पर्खाल निर्माण गर्यौँ, किनकि मानिसहरूमा काम गर्ने इच्छा थियो ।
So we built the wall, and joined it all together unto the half thereof: and the heart of the people was excited 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 Sanaballat, and Tobias, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Azotians heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and the breaches began to be closed, that they were exceedingly angry.
8 तिनीहरू सबै मिलेर षड्यन्त्र रचे, र तिनीहरू यरूशलेमको विरुद्धमा र यसमा भ्रम उत्पन्न गर्न आए ।
And they all assembled themselves together, to come, and to fight against Jerusalem, and to prepare ambushes.
9 तर हामीले हाम्रा परमेश्वरलाई प्रार्थना चढायौँ, र तिनीहरूको धम्कीको कारणले दिनरात तिनीहरूको विरुद्धमा सुरक्षा दिने पहरेदार राख्यौँ ।
And we prayed to our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night against them.
10 तब यहूदाका मानिसहरूले भने, “भारी बोक्नेहरूको ताकत घट्दै छ । कसिङ्गरहरू थुप्रै छन्, र हामी पर्खाल पुनर्निर्माण गर्न सक्दैनौँ ।”
And Juda said: The strength of the bearer of burdens is decayed, and the rubbish is very much, and we shall not be able to build the wall.
11 हाम्रा शत्रुहरूले भने, “तिनीहरूले थाहा पाउनुअगि र तिनीहरूले देख्नुअगि तिनीहरूका बिचमा आएर तिनीहरूलाई मारी काम रोकिदिन्छौँ ।”
And our enemies said: Let them not know, nor understand, till we come in the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
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 ten times, out of all the places from whence they came 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 the people in the place behind the wall round about in order, with their swords, and spears, and 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 I said to the chief men and the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: be not afraid of them. Remember the Lord who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, and 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, when our enemies heard that the thing had been told us, that God defeated their counsel. And we returned all of us to the walls, every man 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 it came to pass from that day forward, that half of their young men did the work, and half were ready for to fight, with spears, and shields, and bows, and coats of mail, and the rulers were behind them in all the house of Juda.
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 ।
Of them that built on the wall and that carried burdens, and that laded: with one of his hands he did the work, and with the other he held a sword.
18 हरेक निर्माणकर्ताले आफ्नो तरवार भिरेर काम गर्थ्यो । तुरही बजाउनेचाहिँ मेरो छेउमा बस्थ्यो ।
For every one of the builders was girded with a sword about his reins. And they built, and sounded with a trumpet 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 magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: The work is great and wide, and we are separated on 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 soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.
21 यसरी हामीले काम गर्दै थियौँ । आधा मानिसहरूले सूर्योदयदेखि सूर्यास्तसम्म तरवार भिर्दै थिए ।
And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.
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 ।”
At that time also I said to the people: Let every one with his servant stay in the midst of Jerusalem, and let us take our turns in the night, and by day, to work.
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 ।
Now I and my brethren, and my servants, and the watchmen that followed me, did not put off our clothes: only every man stripped himself when he was to be washed.
