Neemias 1
1 Palavras de Neemias, filho de Hacalias. E aconteceu no mês de Quisleu, no ano vigésimo, enquanto eu estava na fortaleza de Susã,
[I am] Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. [I am writing] this account [of what I did when I returned to Jerusalem. After King Artaxerxes had been ruling the Persian Empire] for almost 20 years, near the end of that year, I was in Susa, the capital [of Persia].
2 Veio Hanani, um de meus irmãos, ele e [alguns] homens de Judá, e perguntei-lhes pelos judeus que haviam escapado, que restaram do cativeiro, e por Jerusalém.
My brother Hanani came to visit me. He and some other men had just returned from Judah. I queried them about the Jews who were living there, whose [parents] had been (exiled/taken forcefully) [to Babylonia many years previously]. I also asked them about [what was happening in] Jerusalem.
3 E me disseram: Os remanescentes, os que restaram do cativeiro lá na província, estão em grande miséria e desprezo; e o muro de Jerusalém está fendido, e suas portas queimadas a fogo.
They said to me, “The Jews in Jerusalem who returned there from Babylonia are living in a very difficult situation. The walls of the city have been broken down, and even the city gates have been burned down.”
4 E aconteceu que, quando eu ouvi estas palavras, sentei-me e chorei, e fiquei de luto por [alguns] dias; e jejuei e orei diante do Deus dos céus.
When I heard that, I sat down and cried. For several days I mourned, and I (fasted/abstained from eating food), and I prayed to our God, [who is/rules] in heaven.
5 E disse: Ó SENHOR, Deus dos céus, Deus grande e temível, que guarda o pacto e a bondade aos que o amam e guardam seus mandamentos!
I said, “Yahweh, [you who are/rule] in heaven, you are a wonderful and awesome God. You keep your promise to faithfully love those who love you and who obey your commands.
6 Estejam, pois, os teus ouvidos atentos, e teus olhos abertos, para ouvires a oração de teu servo, que eu oro hoje diante de ti dia e noite, pelos filhos de Israel, teus servos; e confesso os pecados dos filhos de Israel que pecamos contra ti; também eu e a casa de meu pai pecamos.
Now please look down and listen to what I am praying. I pray during the day and at night for your Israeli people. I confess that we Israeli people have sinned. Even my family and I have sinned against you.
7 Agimos muito corruptamente contra ti, e não guardamos os mandamentos, nem o estatutos nem os juízos, que mandaste ao teu servo Moisés.
We have acted very wickedly. [Many years ago] your servant Moses gave us your laws and all the things you commanded us to do [DOU], but we have not obeyed/done them.
8 Lembra-te, pois, da palavra que mandaste a teu servo Moisés, dizendo: [Se] vós transgredirdes, eu vos dispersarei entre os povos;
“But please remember what you told your servant Moses. You said, ‘If you sin, I will scatter you among the ([heathen nations/nations that do not believe in me]).
9 Mas [se] vos converterdes a mim, e guardardes meus mandamentos, e os praticardes; então ainda que os rejeitados estejam nos confins dos céus, de lá eu os ajuntarei, e os trarei ao lugar que escolhi para fazer habitar ali o meu nome.
But if you return to me and obey my commands, even if you have been exiled to very remote/distant places on the earth, I will bring you back here [to Israel], the land that I [MTY] have chosen to be honored in.’
10 Eles são teus servos e teu povo, que resgataste com teu grande poder, e com tua mão forte.
“We are your servants. We are the people whom you brought here by your very great power [MTY, DOU]
11 Por favor, SENHOR, estejam teus ouvidos atentos à oração do teu servo, e a oração de teus servos, que desejam temer o teu nome; e, por favor, faze ter sucesso hoje a teu servo, e dá-lhe favor diante deste homem! Pois eu era copeiro do rei.
Yahweh, please hear this prayer of mine, and the prayers of all your people who are delighted to revere you [MTY]. Today I will go to the king, to request that he do me a great favor. Please motivate him to act kindly toward me, in order that I will be successful [in obtaining what I want].” At that time, I was the one whose work was to taste all the food and drink before it was served to the king, [to be sure that no one had put poison in it].
