Neemias 4
1 E sucedeu que, ouvindo Sanballat que edificavamos o muro, ardeu em ira, e se indignou muito; e escarneceu dos judeus.
Now it happened that, when Sanballat had heard that we were building the wall, he was very angry. And having been moved exceedingly, he ridiculed 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 he said, before his brothers and a crowd of the Samaritans: “What are the foolish Jews doing? Can it be that the Gentiles will allow them? Will they sacrifice and finish in one day? Do they have the ability to make stones out of piles of dust that have been burned up?”
3 E estava com ele Tobias, o amonita, e disse: Ainda que edifiquem, contudo, vindo uma raposa, derrubará facilmente o seu muro de pedra.
Then too, Tobiah, an Ammonite, his assistant, said: “Let them build. When the fox climbs, he will leap over their stone wall.”
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.
Listen, O our God, for we have become an object of contempt. Turn their reproach upon their own head, and grant that they may be despised in a land of captivity.
5 E não cubras a sua iniquidade, e não se risque diante de ti o seu pecado, pois que te irritaram defronte dos edificadores.
May you not conceal their iniquity, and may their sin not be wiped away, before your face, for they have ridiculed those who are building.
6 Porém edificamos o muro, e todo o muro se cerrou até sua metade: porque o coração do povo se inclinava a trabalhar.
And so we built the wall, and we joined it together, even to the unfinished portion. And the heart of the people was stirred up for the work.
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,
Now it happened that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabs, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites had heard that the walls of Jerusalem had been closed, and that the breaches had begun to be repaired, they were exceedingly angry.
8 E ligaram-se entre si todos, para virem guerrear a Jerusalém, e para os desviarem do seu intento.
And they all gathered together, so that they might go forth and fight against Jerusalem, and so that they might prepare ambushes.
9 Porém nós oramos ao nosso Deus, e pusemos uma guarda contra eles, de dia e de noite, por causa deles.
And we prayed to our God, and we stationed guards upon the wall, day and night, against them.
10 Então disse Judá: Já desfaleceram as forças dos acarretadores, e o pó é muito, e nós não poderemos edificar o muro
Then Judah said: “The strength of those who carry has diminished, and the amount of material is very great, and so we will not be able to build 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 our enemies said: “Let them neither know, nor realize, until we arrive in their midst, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”
12 E sucedeu que, vindo os judeus que habitavam entre eles, dez vezes no-lo disseram, de todos os lugares, porque tornavam a nós.
Now it happened that, on ten occasions, some Jews arrived who were living near them, from all the places from which they came to us, and they told us this.
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 I stationed the people in order, in places behind the wall, all around it, with their swords, and lances, and 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 I gazed around, and I rose up. And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: “Do not be afraid before their face. Remember the great and terrible Lord, and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons and your daughters, and your wives and your households.”
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.
Then it happened that, when our enemies had heard that it had been reported to us, God defeated their counsel. And we all returned to the walls, each one to his own 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 it happened that, from that day, half of their young men were doing the work, and half were prepared for war with lances, and shields, and bows, and armor. And the leaders were behind them in all the house 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.
As for those building the wall, and carrying the burdens, and setting things in place: one of his hands was doing the work, and the other was holding a sword.
18 E os edificadores cada um trazia a sua espada cingida aos lombos, e edificavam: e o que tocava a trombeta estava junto comigo.
For each one of the builders was girded with a sword at the waist. And they were building, and they were sounding a trumpet beside me.
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 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 far from one another.
20 No lugar onde ouvirdes o som da buzina ali vos ajuntareis conosco; o nosso Deus pelejará por nós.
At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, rush to that place for us. Our God will fight on our behalf.
21 Assim trabalhavamos na obra: e metade deles tinha as lanças desde a subida da alva até ao sair das estrelas.
And so let us accomplish the work. And let one half part of us hold spears, from the ascent of dawn until the stars come out.”
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.
Also at that time, I said to the people: “Let each one with his servant remain in the midst of Jerusalem. And let us take turns, throughout the night and day, in doing the work.”
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.
But I and my brothers, and my servants, and the guards who were behind me, we did not take off our clothes; each one only removed his clothes to wash.
