Neemias 6
1 Succedeu mais que, ouvindo Sanballat, Tobias, Gesem, o arabio, e o resto dos nossos inimigos que eu tinha edificado o muro, e que n'elle já não havia brecha alguma; ainda que até este tempo não tinha posto as portas nos portaes;
Now it came to pass, when it came to the hearing of Sanballat, and Tobiyah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein, although up to that time I had not yet set up the doors in the gates.
2 Sanballat e Gesem enviaram a dizer: Vem, e congreguemo-nos juntamente nas aldeias, no valle d'Ono. Porém intentavam fazer-me mal.
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in Kephirim, in the plain of Ono. But they were thinking of doing me mischief.
3 E enviei-lhes mensageiros a dizer: Faço uma grande obra, de modo que não poderei descer: porque cessaria esta obra, emquanto eu a deixasse, e fosse ter comvosco?
And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down: why should the work cease, while I leave it lying, and come down to you?
4 E da mesma maneira enviaram a mim quatro vezes; e da mesma maneira lhes respondi.
And they sent unto me after this manner four times; and I answered them after the same manner.
5 Então Sanballat da mesma maneira a quinta vez me enviou seu moço com uma carta aberta na sua mão;
Then sent Sanballat unto me in like manner the fifth time his young man with an open letter in his hand:
6 E na qual estava escripto: Entre as gentes se ouviu, e Gusmu diz: Tu e os judeos intentaes rebellar-vos, pelo que edificas o muro; e tu te farás rei d'elles segundo estas palavras;
Therein was written, It hath been heard among the nations, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think of rebelling; wherefore thou art building up the wall; and that thou art to be king unto them, according to these reports.
7 E que pozeste prophetas, para prégarem de ti em Jerusalem, dizendo: Este é rei em Judah: de modo que o rei o ouvirá, segundo estas palavras: vem pois agora e consultemos juntamente.
And that thou hast also set up prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem, saying, He is king in Judah: and now there may be reported to the king something like these words. Now therefore come, and let us take counsel together.
8 Porém eu enviei a dizer-lhe: De tudo o que dizes coisa nenhuma succedeu; mas tu do teu coração o inventas.
Then I sent unto him, saying, “There hath been done nothing like these reports of which thou speakest; but out of thy own heart thou inventest them.”
9 Porque todos elles nos procuravam atemorizar, dizendo: As suas mãos largarão a obra, e não se effeituará. Agora pois, ó Deus, esforça as minhas mãos.
For they all wished to make us afraid, thinking, Their hands will be withdrawn from the work, so that it will not be done. Now therefore, [O God, ] strengthen my hands.
10 E, entrando eu em casa de Semaias, filho de Delaias, o filho de Mehetabel (que estava encerrado), disse elle: Vamos juntamente á casa de Deus, ao meio do templo, e fechemos as portas do templo; porque virão matar-te: sim, de noite virão matar-te.
And I came also into the house of Shema'yah the son of Delayah the son of Mehetabel, who had shut himself up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us lock the doors of the temple; for they are coming to slay thee: yea, in the night are they coming to slay thee.
11 Porém eu disse: Um homem como eu fugiria? e quem ha, como eu, que entre no templo e viva? de maneira nenhuma entrarei.
And I said, Should a man like me flee? and who is there that is like me, that would go into the temple and live? I will not go in.
12 E conheci que eis-que não era Deus quem o enviara; mas esta prophecia fallou contra mim, porquanto Tobias e Sanballat o alugaram.
And I perceived that, lo, God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy over me, because Tobiyah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 Para isto o alugaram, para me atemorisar, e para que assim fizesse, e peccasse, para que tivessem alguma causa para me infamarem, e assim me vituperarem.
Therefore was he hired, in order that I should become afraid, and do so, and sin, and that it might serve them for an evil report, so that they might cast reproach upon me.
14 Lembra-te, meu Deus, de Tobias e de Sanballat, conforme a estas suas obras: e tambem da prophetiza Noadia, e dos mais prophetas que procuraram atemorisar-me.
Think, O my God, of Tobiyah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also of No'adyah the prophetess, and the rest of the prophets, who wished to make me afraid.
15 Acabou-se pois o muro aos vinte e cinco d'elul: em cincoenta e dois dias.
And so was the wall finished on the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
16 E succedeu que, ouvindo-o todos os nossos inimigos, temeram, todos os gentios que havia em roda de nós, e abateram-se muito em seus proprios olhos; porque reconheceram que o nosso Deus fizera esta obra.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard this, and all the nations that were about us saw it, that they sank greatly in their own eyes; and they perceived that by the aid of our God had this work been wrought.
17 Tambem n'aquelles dias alguns nobres de Judah escreveram muitas cartas, que iam para Tobias: e as cartas de Tobias vinham para elles.
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah despatched frequently their letters unto Tobiyah, and those of Tobiyah came unto them.
18 Porque muitos em Judah se lhe ajuramentaram, porque era genro de Sechanias, filho d'Arah; e seu filho Johanan tomara a filha de Mesullam, filho de Berechias.
For many in Judah were sworn friends unto him; because he was the son-in-law of Shechanyah the son of Arach, and Jehochanan his son had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Bercehyah.
19 Tambem as suas bondades contavam perante mim, e as minhas palavras lhe levavam a elle: portanto Tobias escrevia cartas para me atemorizar.
Also his good deeds were they reporting before me, and my words they used to carry out to him: also Tobiyah sent letters to make me afraid.
