Nahimiyaa 2
1 Waggaa digdammaffaa bara Arxeksis Mootichaatti jiʼa Niisaan keessa yeroo daadhiin wayinii isaaf dhiʼeeffametti ani daadhii wayinii sana fuudhee mootichaaf nan kenne. Ani fuula isaa duratti gaddee hin beeku;
In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' reign, when the wine was brought in for him, I picked it up and gave it to the king. I had never before appeared before him looking sad,
2 kanaafuu mootichi, “Ati utuu hin dhukkubsatin fuulli kee maaliif waan gadde fakkaata? Kun gadda garaa keessaati malee waan biraa miti” naan jedhe. Anis akka maleen sodaadhe;
so the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad, even though you don't seem to sick? You must be really upset.” I was absolutely terrified,
3 mootichaanis, “Yaa mootii bara baraan jiraadhu! Utuu magaalaan abbootiin koo keessatti awwaalaman barbadooftee jirtuu, utuu karrawwan ishees ibiddaan barbadeeffamanii jiranuu fuulli koo maaliif hin gaddu?” nan jedhe.
but I replied to the king, “Long live the king live! How can I help being sad? The city where my forefathers are buried is in ruins, and its gates have been burned down.”
4 Mootichis, “Akka ani maal siif godhu barbaadda?” naan jedhe. Kanaafuu ani Waaqa samii kadhadheen
“So what do you want?” the king asked me. I prayed to the God of heaven, and answered the king,
5 akkana jedhee mootichaaf nan deebise; “Yoo wanni kun mooticha gammachiisee garbichi kee fuula kee duratti surraa argate, akka ani magaalattii deebisee ijaaruuf gara Yihuudaa, gara magaalaa abbootiin koo itti awwaalamanitti na ergi.”
“If it pleases Your Majesty, and if you are happy with me, I request you send me to Judah, to the city where my forefathers are buried, so I can rebuild it.”
6 Kana irratti mootichi utuma mootittiin isa bira teessuu, “Karaan kee yeroo hammamii fudhata? Atis yoomi deebita?” jedhee na gaafate. Na erguun fedhii mootichaa taʼe; anis yeroo nan murteeffadhe.
The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you come back?” The king agreed to send me, and I told him how long I would be gone.
7 Ammas ani akkanan isaan jedhe; “Yoo wanni kun mooticha gammachiise, akka isaan hamma ani Yihuudaa gaʼutti nagaadhaan na dabarsaniif bulchitoota Laga Efraaxiis Gamaatiif xalayaan anaaf haa kennamu.
I also asked him, “If it pleases Your Majesty, let letters be provided to give to the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will allow me to pass safely until I reach Judah.
8 Akkasumas akka inni laaxaa ani ittiin dareeraa karra daʼannoo mana qulqullummaa, dallaa magaalaa sanaa fi kan mana ani itti galuuf jiruu tolfadhu naaf kennuuf Aasaaf eegduu bosona mootichaaf xalayaan naaf haa barreeffamu.” Sababii harki Waaqa koo tolaan sun narra tureef mootichi waan ani kadhadhe naa kenne.
May I also have a letter for Asaph, warden of the king's forest, so he can give me timber to make beams for the gates of Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for the house I will live in.” Because my gracious God was upon me, the king gave me what I asked.
9 Kanaafuu ani gara bulchitoota Gama Laga Efraaxiis dhaqee xalayoota mootichaa isaanitti nan kenne. Mootichi ajajjoota waraanaa fi abbootii fardeenii na wajjin ergee ture.
Then I went to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king also sent a military escort of cavalry with me.
10 Sanbalaax Hooroonichii fi Xoobbiyaan qondaaltichi Amoon sun yeroo waan kana dhagaʼanitti sababii namni Israaʼeliif waan tolaa yaadu tokko dhufeef akka malee ni raafaman.
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were upset. For them this was a total disaster—that someone had arrived to help out the Israelites.
11 Ani ergan Yerusaalem dhaqee bultii sadii achi bubbulee booddee
I arrived in Jerusalem and rested for three days.
12 halkaniin kaʼee namoota muraasa wajjin nan baʼe. Ani waan Waaqni koo akka ani Yerusaalemiif godhu garaa koo keessa kaaʼe nama tokkotti iyyuu hin himne. Horii tokkicha ani yaabbadhe sana malee horiin tokko illee na bira hin turre.
Then I got up during the night and went out with just a few men. I didn't explain to anyone what my God had put in my head to do for Jerusalem. I only took one horse to ride.
13 Ani halkaniin Karra Sululaatiin gad baʼee gara Boolla Bishaan Jawweetii fi gara Karra Dikee dhaqee dallaa Yerusaalem kan diigamee fi karrawwan ishee kanneen ibiddaan barbadeeffaman sana irra naannaʼeen ilaale.
So I rode in the dark through the Valley Gate toward the Spring of the Serpent and the Refuse Gate, and I inspected Jerusalem's walls that had been knocked over and the gates that had been burned down.
14 Ergasiis ani ittuma fufee gara Karra Burqaa fi gara Haroo mootichaa nan dhaqe; garuu karaan horii ani yaabbadhe dabarsu tokko illee hin turre;
Then I continued on to the Fountain Gate and the King's Pool, but we couldn't get through as there wasn't enough room to pass.
15 kanaafuu ani halkaniin karaa sululaatiin ol baʼee dallaa sana nan ilaale. Dhuma irrattis dugda duubatti deebiʼee Karra Sululaatiin ol nan seene.
So I went up along the valley in the dark and inspected the wall. Then I returned, going back through the Valley Gate.
16 Sababii ani hamma gaafasitti Yihuudootatti yookaan lubootatti yookaan namoota bebeekamootti yookaan qondaaltotatti yookaan namoota hojii sana hojjechuuf jiran biraa kamitti iyyuu homaa hin himiniif qondaaltonni sun gara ani dhaqe yookaan waan ani hojjechaa ture hin beekne.
Those in charge of the city had no idea where I had gone or what I was doing, because I hadn't yet told the Jews, priests, nobles, or officials or any others about the construction plans.
17 Anis akkana isaaniin nan jedhe; “Isin rakkoo nu keessa jirru ni argitu; Yerusaalem diigamteerti; karrawwan ishees ibiddaan gubamaniiru. Kottaa nu akka siʼachi nama kolfaa hin taaneef dallaa Yerusaalem deebifnee ni ijaarraa.”
Then I said to them, “Look at the trouble we're in! Jerusalem is a heap of rubble, and its gates have been burned down. Come on, let's rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we won't be so ashamed any more.”
18 Ani waaʼee harka Waaqa koo kan narra jiru tolaa sanaa fi waan mootichi naan jedhe illee isaanitti nan hime. Isaanis, “Kottaa kaanee deebisnee haa ijaarru” jedhanii deebisan. Kanaafuu isaan hojii gaarii kana jalqaban.
Then I explained to them how good God had been to me, and what the king had told me. “Let's get on with the rebuilding,” they replied, and they set to work enthusiastically.
19 Garuu Sanbalaaxi Hooroonichi, Xoobbiyaan qondaaltichi Amoonii fi Gesheem namni Arabaa sun waan kana dhageenyaan nutti qoosanii nutti kolfan. Isaanis, “Wanni isin hojjettan kun maali? Isin mootichatti fincilaa jirtu moo?” jedhanii gaafatan.
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab got to hear about it, they mocked and taunted us, asking, “What are you up to? Are you rebelling against the king?”
20 Ani immoo akkana jedheen deebii kenneef; “Waaqni samii fiixaan nuuf baasa. Nu garboonni isaa immoo kaanee ni ijaarra; isin garuu Yerusaalem keessaa qooda yookaan mirga yookaan yaadannoo tokko illee hin qabdan.”
But I replied, telling them, “The God of heaven, he will make sure we're successful. We, his servants, will begin rebuilding, but Jerusalem doesn't belong to you, and you have no authority over it or claim to it.”
