Књига Немијина 6
1 А кад чу Санавалат и Товија и Гисем Арапин и остали наши непријатељи да сам сазидао зид и да није остало у њему ништа проваљено, а до тада још не бејах наместио крила на врата,
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 Посла Санавалат и Гисем к мени и поручи: Ходи да се састанемо у коме селу у пољу ононском. А они мишљаху зло по ме.
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 И послах к њима гласнике и поручих: У послу сам великом, зато не могу доћи. Јер би стао посао кад бих га оставио да дођем к вама.
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 И слаше тако к мени четири пута; и ја им онако одговорих.
Yet they sent unto me, according to this message, four times, —and I replied to them according to this answer.
5 Тада Санавалат посла к мени тако пети пут слугу свог с књигом отвореном у руци.
Then Sanballat sent unto me, according to this message, a fifth time, by his young man, —with an open letter, in his hand:
6 А у њој писаше: Чује се по народима и Гасмуј каже да се ти и Јудејци мислите одметнути, зато зидаш зид, и хоћеш да им будеш цар, како се говори,
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 И да си поставио пророке да разглашују за тебе у Јерусалиму и говоре, цар је у Јудеји. А то ће доћи до цара. Него ходи да се договоримо.
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 Тада послах к њему и поручих: Није тако како ти кажеш; него си сам измислио.
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 Јер они сви хтеше нас уплашити говорећи: Клонуће руке њихове од посла и неће се свршити. Зато, Боже, укрепи руке моје.
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 Још отидох у кућу Симаји, сину Далаје сина Метавеиловог, који се беше затворио, и рече ми: Да отидемо заједно у дом Божји усред цркве и да закључамо врата цркви, јер ће доћи да те убију, доћи ће ноћу да те убију.
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 А ја рекох: Зар ће човек какав сам ја бежати? Или ко би овакав какав сам ја ушао у цркву да остане у животу? Нећу ићи.
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 И разумех да га није Бог послао, него то пророштво каза за ме, јер га Товија и Санавалат поткупише.
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 Зато беше поткупљен да ме уплаши да онако учиним и згрешим да бих се осрамотио да ме могу ружити.
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 Помени, Боже мој, Товију и Санавалата по овим делима њиховим, и Ноадију пророчицу и друге пророке који ме хтеше уплашити.
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 И тако доврши се зид двадесет петог дана месеца Елула за педесет и два дана.
So the wall was finished, on the twenty-fifth of Elul, —in fifty-two days.
16 И кад чуше сви непријатељи наши и видеше сви народи који беху око нас, уплашише се врло, јер познаше да је Бог наш учинио то дело.
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 И у оне дане многи главари јудејски слаху књиге Товији, и од Товије њима долажаху књиге.
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 Јер многи Јудејци беху му се заклели; јер беше зет Сеханији, сину Араховом, и Јоанан син његов беше ожењен кћерју Меулама, сина Варахијиног.
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 И говораху преда мном добро о њему, и речи моје доказиваху му; и Товија слаше књиге да ме уплаши.
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.
