Neemias 4

1 E sucedeu que, ouvindo Sanballat que edificavamos o muro, ardeu em ira, e se indignou muito; e escarneceu dos judeus.

Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath made sport of the Jews.

2 E falou na presença de seus irmãos, e do exército de Samaria, e disse: Que fazem estes fracos judeus? permitir-se-lhes-á isto? sacrificarão? acaba-lo-ão num só dia? vivificarão dos montões do pó as pedras que foram queimadas?

And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned come again out of the dust?

3 E estava com ele Tobias, o amonita, e disse: Ainda que edifiquem, contudo, vindo uma raposa, derrubará facilmente o seu muro de pedra.

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.

4 Ouve, ó nosso Deus, que somos tão desprezados, e torna o seu opróbrio sobre a sua cabeça, e faze com que sejam um despojo, na terra do cativeiro.

Give ear, O our God, for we are looked down on: let their words of shame be turned back on themselves, and let them be given up to wasting in a land where they are prisoners:

5 E não cubras a sua iniquidade, e não se risque diante de ti o seu pecado, pois que te irritaram defronte dos edificadores.

Let not their wrongdoing be covered or their sin washed away from before you: for they have made you angry before the builders.

6 Porém edificamos o muro, e todo o muro se cerrou até sua metade: porque o coração do povo se inclinava a trabalhar.

So we went on building the wall; and all the wall was joined together half-way up: for the people were working hard.

7 E sucedeu que, ouvindo Sanballat e Tobias, e os arabios, e os ammonitas, e os asdoditas, que tanto ia crescendo a reparação dos muros de Jerusalém, que já as roturas se começavam a tapar, iraram-se sobremodo,

But when it came to the ears of Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites, that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the broken places were being made good, they were full of wrath;

8 E ligaram-se entre si todos, para virem guerrear a Jerusalém, e para os desviarem do seu intento.

And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.

9 Porém nós oramos ao nosso Deus, e pusemos uma guarda contra eles, de dia e de noite, por causa deles.

But we made our prayer to God, and had men on watch against them day and night because of them.

10 Então disse Judá: Já desfaleceram as forças dos acarretadores, e o pó é muito, e nós não poderemos edificar o muro

And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.

11 Disseram porém os nossos inimigos: Nada saberão disto, nem verão, até que entremos no meio deles, e os matemos; assim faremos cessar a obra.

And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.

12 E sucedeu que, vindo os judeus que habitavam entre eles, dez vezes no-lo disseram, de todos os lugares, porque tornavam a nós.

And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.

13 Pelo que pus guardas nos lugares baixos por detraz do muro e nos altos: e pus ao povo pelas suas famílias com as suas espadas, com as suas lanças, e com os seus arcos.

So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

14 E olhei, e levantei-me, e disse aos nobres, e aos magistrados, e ao resto do povo: Não os temais: lembrai-vos do grande e terrível Senhor, e pelejai pelos vossos irmãos, vossos filhos, vossas mulheres e vossas casas.

And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them: keep in mind the Lord who is great and greatly to be feared, and take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives and your houses.

15 E sucedeu que, ouvindo os nossos inimigos que no-lo fizeram saber, e que Deus tinha dissipado o conselho deles, todos voltamos ao muro, cada um à sua obra.

And when it came to the ears of those who were against us, that we had knowledge of their designs and that God had made their purpose come to nothing, we all went back to the wall, everyone to his work

16 E sucedeu que desde aquele dia metade dos meus moços trabalhava na obra, e metade deles tinha as lanças, os escudos, os arcos, e as couraças; e os chefes estavam por detraz de toda a casa de Judá.

And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.

17 Os que edificavam o muro, e os que traziam as cargas, e os que carregavam, cada um com uma mão fazia a obra e na outra tinha as armas.

Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;

18 E os edificadores cada um trazia a sua espada cingida aos lombos, e edificavam: e o que tocava a trombeta estava junto comigo.

Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.

19 E disse eu aos nobres, e aos magistrados, e ao resto do povo: Grande e extensa é a obra, e nós estamos apartados do muro, longe uns dos outros.

And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:

20 No lugar onde ouvirdes o som da buzina ali vos ajuntareis conosco; o nosso Deus pelejará por nós.

Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.

21 Assim trabalhavamos na obra: e metade deles tinha as lanças desde a subida da alva até ao sair das estrelas.

So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.

22 Também naquele tempo disse ao povo: Cada um com o seu moço passe a noite em Jerusalém, para que de noite nos sirvam de guarda, e de dia na obra.

And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.

23 E nem eu, nem meus irmãos, nem meus moços, nem os homens da guarda que me seguiam largavamos os nossos vestidos: cada um tinha suas armas e água.

So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.