Nehemija 6
1 A kad èu Sanavalat i Tovija i Gisem Arapin i ostali naši neprijatelji da sam sazidao zid i da nije ostalo u njemu ništa provaljeno, a do tada još ne bijah namjestio krila na vrata,
And it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and there was left therein no breach, —though, up to that time, the doors, had I not set up in the gates,
2 Posla Sanavalat i Gisem k meni i poruèi: hodi da se sastanemo u kom selu u polju Ononskom. A oni mišljahu zlo po me.
that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come! and let us meet together in the villages, in the valley of Ono, —But, they, were plotting to do me harm.
3 I poslah k njima glasnike i poruèih: u poslu sam velikom, zato ne mogu doæi. Jer bi stao posao kad bih ga ostavio da doðem k vama.
So I sent unto them messengers, saying, A great work, am, I, doing, and cannot come down, —wherefore should the work cease whilst I leave it, and come down unto you?
4 I slaše tako k meni èetiri puta; i ja im onako odgovorih.
Yet they sent unto me, according to this message, four times, —and I replied to them according to this answer.
5 Tada Sanavalat posla k meni tako peti put slugu svojega s knjigom otvorenom u ruci.
Then Sanballat sent unto me, according to this message, a fifth time, by his young man, —with an open letter, in his hand:
6 A u njoj pisaše: èuje se po narodima i Gasmuj kaže da se ti i Judejci mislite odmetnuti, zato zidaš zid, i hoæeš da im budeš car, kako se govori,
wherein was written—Among the nations, it is reported, and, Gashmu, saith it, that, thou and the Jews, are plotting to rebel, for which cause, thou art building the wall, —and, thou, art to become their king, according to these words.
7 I da si postavio proroke da razglašuju za tebe u Jerusalimu i govore: car je u Judeji. A to æe doæi do cara; nego hodi da se dogovorimo.
Moreover also, prophets, hast thou set up to make proclamation concerning thee in Jerusalem, saying, He hath become king in Judah! Now, therefore, will it he reported to the king, according to these words. Now, therefore, come, and let us take counsel together.
8 Tada poslah k njemu i poruèih: nije tako kako ti kažeš; nego si sam izmislio.
Then sent I unto him, saying, Nothing hath been done, according to these words, which thou art saying, —but, out of thine own heart, art thou feigning them.
9 Jer oni svi šæahu nas uplašiti govoreæi: klonuæe ruke njihove od posla i neæe se svršiti. Zato, Bože, ukrijepi ruke moje.
For, they all, were seeking to put us in fear, saying, Their hands will slacken from the work, and it will not be accomplished. Now, therefore, strengthen thou my hands!
10 Jošte otidoh u kuæu Semaji sinu Dalaje sina Metaveilova, koji se bješe zatvorio, i reèe mi: da otidemo zajedno u dom Božji usred crkve i da zakljuèamo vrata crkvi, jer æe doæi da te ubiju, doæi æe noæu da te ubiju.
When, I, came into the house of Shemaiah, son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, he, being shut in, he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, in the midst of the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to slay thee, yea, by night, are they coming to slay thee.
11 A ja rekoh: zar æe èovjek kakav sam ja bježati? ili ko bi ovaki kakav sam ja ušao u crkvu da ostane u životu? neæu iæi.
Then said I, Should, such a man as I, flee? Who then, being such as I, would enter the temple to save his life? I will not enter.
12 I razumjeh da ga nije Bog poslao, nego to proroštvo kaza za me, jer ga Tovija i Sanavalat potkupiše.
Then perceived I, that lo! it was, not God, who had sent him, —though, a prophecy, he had spoken concerning me, but, Tobiah and Sanballat, had hired him:
13 Zato bješe potkupljen da me uplaši da onako uèinim i zgriješim da bih se osramotio da me mogu ružiti.
to this end, hired, he was, to the end that I might be afraid and do so, and might sin, —and it might serve them for an evil report, to the end they might bring reproach upon me.
14 Pomeni, Bože moj, Toviju i Sanavalata po ovijem djelima njihovijem, i Noadiju proroèicu i druge proroke koji me šæahu uplašiti.
Have remembrance, O my God, of Tobiah and of Sanballat, according to these their doings, —moreover also, of Noadiah the prophetess, and of the rest of the prophets, who would have put me in fear.
15 I tako dovrši se zid dvadeset petoga dana mjeseca Elula za pedeset i dva dana.
So the wall was finished, on the twenty-fifth of Elul, —in fifty-two days.
16 I kad èuše svi neprijatelji naši i vidješe svi narodi koji bijahu oko nas, uplašiše se vrlo, jer poznaše da je Bog naš uèinio to djelo.
And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard, and all the nations that were round about us saw, that they fell greatly in their own eyes, and took knowledge that, from God, had this work been wrought.
17 I u one dane mnogi glavari Judejski slahu knjige Toviji, i od Tovije njima dolažahu knjige.
Moreover, in those days, were the nobles of Judah busy with their letters which were going unto Tobiah, —and those of Tobiah were coming unto them;
18 Jer mnogi Judejci bijahu mu se zakleli; jer bješe zet Sehaniji sinu Arahovu, i Joanan sin njegov bješe oženjen kæerju Mesulama sina Varahijina.
for, many in Judah, had taken an oath to him, because he was in marriage affinity with Shecaniah son of Arah, —and, Jehohanan his son, had taken the daughter of Meshullam, son of Berechiah.
19 I govorahu preda mnom dobro o njemu, i rijeèi moje dokazivahu mu; i Tovija slaše knjige da me uplaši.
Moreover, his good deeds, were they telling before me, and, my affairs, were they carrying out to him, —letters, did Tobiah send to put me in fear.
