Книга Неемии 4
1 И бысть егда услыша Санаваллат, яко мы созидаем стены, и зло ему вменися, и разгневася зело, и посмеяшеся Иудеом,
Now it came to pass, when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall, that it was grievous to him, and he was very angry, and railed against 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?
And he said before his brethren (that [is] the army of the Samaritans) [Is it true] that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burnt and made a heap of rubbish?
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?
And Tobias the Ammanite came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones?
4 И рече Неемиа: услыши, Боже наш, яко сотворени есмы в посмеяние,
Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return you their reproach upon their head, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity,
5 и обрати поношение их на главу их, и даждь их в посмеяние в землю пленения,
and do not cover [their] iniquity.
6 и не покрый беззакония их.
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.
But it came to pass, when Sanaballat and Tobia, and the Arabians, and the Ammanites, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing, [and] that the breaches began to be stopped, that it appeared very grievous to them.
8 И собрашася вси вкупе, да приидут и ополчатся на Иерусалим и разорят его.
And all of them assembled together, to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to destroy it utterly.
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 set watchmen against them day and night, because of them.
10 Рече же Иуда: истомлена есть сила (от) враг, и земля многа есть, и мы не можем созидати стены.
And Juda said, The strength of the enemies is broken, yet [there is] much rubbish, and we shall not be able to build the wall.
11 И рекоша оскорбляющии нас: не познают и не увидят, дондеже приидем посреде их и убием их, и престати сотворим делу.
And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
12 И бысть егда приидоша Иудее, иже обитаху близ их, и реша нам: восходят от всех язык на ны.
And it came to pass, when the Jews who lived near them came, that they said to us, They are coming up against us from every quarter.
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 set [men] in the lowest part of the place behind the wall in the lurking-places, I even set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their 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.
And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the captains, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember our great and terrible God, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
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.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was made known to us, and God had frustrated their counsel, that we all returned to the wall, [every] man to his work.
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 it came to pass from that day [that] half of them that had been driven forth, wrought the work, and half of them kept guard; and [there were] spears, and shields, and bows, and breastplates, and rulers behind the whole house of Juda,
17 Созидающии стену и носящии бремена со оружием: единою рукою своею творяху дело, а другою держаху мечь.
even of them that were building the wall: —and those who carried the burdens [were] under arms: [each] with one hand wrought his work, and with the other held his dart.
18 Созидающым же единому коемуждо мечь бысть опоясан при бедре его, и созидаху, и трубяху трубами близ их.
And the builders [wrought] each man having his sword girded upon his loins, and so they built: and the trumpeter with his trumpet next to him.
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:
And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work [is] great and abundant, and we are dispersed upon the wall, each at a great distance from his brother.
20 на месте идеже услышите глас трубный, тамо тецыте к нам, и Бог наш ополчится о нас.
In whatever place you shall hear the sound of the cornet, there gather yourselves together to us; and our God shall 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] laboring at the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
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.
And at that time I said to the people, Lodge you every man with his servant in the midst of Jerusalem, and let the night be a watch-time to you, and the day a work-time.
23 Аз же и братия мои и отроцы и мужие стражи, иже бяху созади мене, не снимахом одеяний наших тамо ни един от нас.
And I was [there], and the watchmen behind me, and there was not a man of us that put off his garments.
