Nehemija 1
1 Besede Nehemija, Hahaljájevega sina. Pripetilo se je v mesecu kislévu, v dvajsetem letu, medtem ko sem bil v palači Suze,
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
2 da je prišel Hananí, eden izmed mojih bratov, on in nekateri možje iz Juda. Vprašal sem jih glede Judov, ki so pobegnili, ki so preostali od ujetništva in glede Jeruzalema.
that Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 Rekli so mi: »Ostanek, ki je ostal od ujetništva, tam v provinci, je v veliki stiski in graji. Prav tako je porušeno jeruzalemsko obzidje in njegova velika vrata so požgana z ognjem.«
They said to me, "The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire."
4 In pripetilo se je, ko sem slišal te besede, da sem se usedel, jokal in žaloval določene dni in se postil ter molil pred Bogom nebes
It happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
5 in rekel: »Rotim te, oh Gospod Bog nebes, veliki in strašni Bog, ki ohranja zavezo in usmiljenje za tiste, ki ga ljubijo in obeležujejo njegove zapovedi.
and said, "I beg you, LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments:
6 Naj bo tvoje uho sedaj pozorno in tvoje oči odprte, da boš lahko slišal molitev svojega služabnika, ki jo sedaj molim pred teboj podnevi in ponoči zaradi tvojih služabnikov, Izraelovih otrok in priznavam grehe Izraelovih otrok, ki smo jih zagrešili zoper tebe. Tako jaz, kakor hiša mojega očeta smo grešili.
Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father's house have sinned.
7 Zoper tebe smo postopali zelo izprijeno in se nismo držali zapovedi niti zakonov niti sodb, ki si jih zapovedal svojemu služabniku Mojzesu.
We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses.
8 Spomni se, rotim te, besede, ki jo zapoveduješ svojemu služabniku Mojzesu, rekoč: › Če grešite, vas bom razkropil na tuje, med narode.
"Remember, I beg you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples;
9 Toda če se obrnete k meni in se držite mojih zapovedi in jih izpolnjujete, čeprav bi bili izmed vas vrženi v najbolj oddaljen del neba, jih bom vendar zbral od tam in jih privedel na kraj, ki sem ga izbral, da tam postavim svoje ime.‹
but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest horizon, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.'
10 Torej ti so tvoji služabniki in tvoje ljudstvo, ki si jih odkupil s svojo veliko oblastjo in s svojo močno roko.
"Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power, and by your strong hand.
11 Oh Gospod, rotim te, naj bo sedaj tvoje uho pozorno k molitvi tvojega služabnika in k molitvi tvojih služabnikov, ki se želijo bati tvojega imena. Prosim te, naredi svojega služabnika ta dan uspešnega in zagotovi mu usmiljenje pred očmi tega človeka.« Kajti bil sem kraljevi dvorni točaj.
Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cup bearer to the king.
