Книга Неемии 4
1 И бысть егда услыша Санаваллат, яко мы созидаем стены, и зло ему вменися, и разгневася зело, и посмеяшеся Иудеом,
Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
2 и рече пред братиею своею, иже бяху сила Соморов, и рече: что Иудее сии созидают свой град? Еда жрети будут? Или возмогут? Или днесь изцелят камение, повнегда быти им в прах земли сожженным?
before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
3 И Товиа Амманитянин близ его прииде и рече им: еда пожрут, или ясти имут на месте своем? Не взыдет ли лисица и разорит стену каменей их?
Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”
4 И рече Неемиа: услыши, Боже наш, яко сотворени есмы в посмеяние,
Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
5 и обрати поношение их на главу их, и даждь их в посмеяние в землю пленения,
Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.
6 и не покрый беззакония их.
So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
7 Бысть же егда услыша Санаваллат и Товиа, и Аравляне и Амманите, яко взыде отрасль стен Иерусалимских, зане начаша разселины заграждати, и зло им явися зело.
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
8 И собрашася вси вкупе, да приидут и ополчатся на Иерусалим и разорят его.
and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
9 И молихомся ко Богу нашему и поставихом стражы на стене противу их день и нощь от лица их.
So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
10 Рече же Иуда: истомлена есть сила (от) враг, и земля многа есть, и мы не можем созидати стены.
Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”
11 И рекоша оскорбляющии нас: не познают и не увидят, дондеже приидем посреде их и убием их, и престати сотворим делу.
And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
12 И бысть егда приидоша Иудее, иже обитаху близ их, и реша нам: восходят от всех язык на ны.
At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
13 И поставих в нижайших местех созади стен в закровении, и поставих люди по племеном с мечи их и с сулицами их и с луками.
So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
14 И видех, и востах, и рекох ко честным и к воеводам и ко прочым людем: не убойтеся от лица их, помяните Господа Бога нашего великаго и страшнаго, и ополчитеся за братию вашу, за сыны вашя и дщери вашя, жены вашя и домы вашя.
After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
15 Бысть же егда услышаша врази наши, яко ведомо бысть нам, и разори Бог совет их: и возвратихомся вси мы на стены, кийждо ко делу своему.
When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
16 И бысть от дне того, пол вчиненых делаху дело, и половина их уготована бысть ко брани с сулицами и щитами, и луки и бронями, и началницы созади всего дому Иудина.
And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
17 Созидающии стену и носящии бремена со оружием: единою рукою своею творяху дело, а другою держаху мечь.
who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
18 Созидающым же единому коемуждо мечь бысть опоясан при бедре его, и созидаху, и трубяху трубами близ их.
And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
19 И рекох ко честным и ко старейшинам и ко прочым людем: дело велико есть и пространно, и мы разлучени есмы на стене далече кийждо от брата своего:
Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
20 на месте идеже услышите глас трубный, тамо тецыте к нам, и Бог наш ополчится о нас.
Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
21 И мы быхом творяще дело, и пол нас держаху сулицы от восхода зари утренния даже до восхода звезд.
So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.
22 Во время же то рекох людем: кийждо со отроком своим да пребывает в среде Иерусалима: и будет вам нощь на стражу, а день на делание.
At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
23 Аз же и братия мои и отроцы и мужие стражи, иже бяху созади мене, не снимахом одеяний наших тамо ни един от нас.
So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
