नहेम्याह 4

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

BUT it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, 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 spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

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

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even 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, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the 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 thee to anger before the builders.

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

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto 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 ।

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and 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 and 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 ।

Nevertheless we made our prayer unto 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 is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build 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 in the midst among them, and slay 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 which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.

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

Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after 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 unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which 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, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto 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 time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers 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 which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.

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

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. 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 unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated 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 therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

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

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning 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 said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on 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 ।

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.