Neemias 4
1 E sucedeu que, ouvindo Sanballat que edificavamos o muro, ardeu em ira, e se indignou muito; e escarneceu dos judeus.
Now when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, it burned within him, and he was furiously angry, and he mocked 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?
In the presence of his brothers and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore the city for themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish the work in a day? Will they bring to life the stones from the piles of rubble after they were burned?
3 E estava com ele Tobias, o amonita, e disse: Ainda que edifiquem, contudo, vindo uma raposa, derrubará facilmente o seu muro de pedra.
Tobiah the Ammonite was with him, and he said, “If only a fox went up on what they are building, it would break down 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.
Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunts on their own heads and give them up to be plundered 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.
Do not cover over their iniquity and do not erase their sin from before you, for they have provoked the builders to anger.
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 built the wall and all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a desire to 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,
But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the work of repairing the walls of Jerusalem was going forward, and that the broken places in the wall were being closed up, a great anger burned within them.
8 E ligaram-se entre si todos, para virem guerrear a Jerusalém, e para os desviarem do seu intento.
They all conspired together, and they came to fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
9 Porém nós oramos ao nosso Deus, e pusemos uma guarda contra eles, de dia e de noite, por causa deles.
But we prayed to our God and set a guard as protection against them day and night because of their threat.
10 Então disse Judá: Já desfaleceram as forças dos acarretadores, e o pó é muito, e nós não poderemos edificar o muro
Then the people of Judah said, “The strength of those who carry the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble, and we are not able to rebuild 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.
Our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them and kill them, and stop the work.”
12 E sucedeu que, vindo os judeus que habitavam entre eles, dez vezes no-lo disseram, de todos os lugares, porque tornavam a nós.
At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and spoke to us ten times, warning us about the schemes they were making 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 I positioned people in the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I positioned each family with their swords, spears, 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.
Then I looked, and stood up, and I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Call to mind the Lord, who is great and awesome. Fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”
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.
It came about when our enemies heard that their plans were known to us, and God had frustrated their plans, all of us returned to the wall, each one 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.
So from that time half of my servants worked only on rebuilding the wall, and half of them held spears, shields, bows, and wore armor, while the leaders stood behind all the people 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.
The same workers who were building the wall and carrying loads were also guarding their positions. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon.
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 wore his sword on his side and that is how he worked. The one who sounded the trumpet stayed 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.
I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, 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.
You must rush to the place where you hear the trumpet sound and assemble there. Our God will fight 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 were doing the work. Half of them were holding spears from the rising of the dawn until the coming out of the stars.
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.
I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant spend the night in the middle of Jerusalem, so they may be for us a guard during the night and a worker in the 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 neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us changed our clothes, and each of us carried his weapon, even if he went for water.
