Nehemija 4
1 Toda pripetilo se je, da ko je Sanbalát slišal, da smo gradili zid, da je bil besen in polastilo se ga je veliko ogorčenje in zasmehoval je Jude.
When Sanballat found out that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious—really mad! He made fun of the Jews
2 Pred svojimi brati in vojsko Samarije je spregovoril ter rekel: »Kaj počno ti slabotni Judje? Mar se bodo utrdili? Mar bodo žrtvovali? Mar bodo končali v [enem] dnevu? Mar bodo oživili kamne iz kupov smeti, ki so požgane?«
in front of his colleagues and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these useless Jews trying to achieve? Do they think they can rebuild the wall? Are they going to offer sacrifices? Are they going to finish it in a day? Do they think they can re-use stones from piles of rubble and dirt, especially since they've all been burned?”
3 Torej Amónec Tobija je bil ob njem in rekel: »Celo to, kar so zgradili, če gre gor lisjak, bo torej porušil njihov kamniti zid.«
Tobiah the Ammonite, standing beside him, commented, “Even a fox walking on what they're building would knock down their wall of stones!”
4 Prisluhni, oh naš Bog, kajti mi smo prezirani. Obrni njihovo grajo na njihovo lastno glavo in jih daj za plen v deželi ujetništva
I prayed, “Lord, please listen to us, because we are being treated with contempt. Rain down their insults on their own heads! Let them be taken away like plunder, prisoners in a foreign land!
5 in ne pokrij njihove krivičnosti in naj njihov greh ne bo izbrisan izpred tebe, kajti do jeze so te izzivali pred graditelji.
Don't forgive their guilt or blot out their sins, for they have made you angry in front of the builders.”
6 Tako smo gradili obzidje in vse obzidje je bilo združeno skupaj do njegove polovice, kajti ljudstvo je imelo um, da dela.
So we rebuilt the wall until it was all connected, reaching half its height, because the people were keen to work.
7 Toda pripetilo se je, da ko so Sanbalát, Tobija, Arabci, Amónci in Ašdódčani slišali, da so bili zidovi Jeruzalema postavljeni in da so se vrzeli začele zapolnjevati, potem so bili zelo besni
When Sanballat and Tobiah, and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being filled in, they were furious.
8 in vsi skupaj so skovali zaroto, da pridejo in se borijo zoper Jeruzalem in da to ovirajo.
They all plotted together to come and attack Jerusalem and to throw everything into confusion.
9 Kljub temu smo naredili svojo molitev k svojemu Bogu in podnevi ter ponoči zaradi njih postavili stražo.
So we prayed to our God, and we had guards ready to defend against them day and night.
10 Juda je rekel: »Moč nosilcev bremen je oslabela in tam je veliko smeti, tako, da nismo zmožni graditi obzidja.«
Then people of Judah started grumbling, saying, “The workmen are exhausted. There's just too much rubble to clear. We'll never be able to finish the wall.”
11 Naši nasprotniki pa so rekli: »Ne bodo vedeli niti videli, dokler ne pridemo v sredo mednje in jih pobijemo in povzročimo, da delo preneha.«
Our enemies were saying to themselves, “Before they know it, before they're aware of anything, we'll appear right in among them, kill them, and put a stop to what they're doing.”
12 Pripetilo pa se je, ko so prišli Judje, ki so prebivali poleg njih, da so nam desetkrat rekli: »Iz vseh krajev, od koder se boste vrnili k nam, bodo oni nad vami.«
The Jews who lived close by came and told us over and over again, “They're going to attack us from all directions!”
13 Zato sem postavil na nižjih mestih za obzidjem in na višjih mestih, sem celo postavil ljudstvo po njihovih družinah, z njihovimi meči, njihovimi sulicami in njihovimi loki.
So I positioned defenders behind the lowest, most vulnerable sections, of the wall. I had them take their positions by families, armed with their swords, spears, and bows.
14 Pogledal sem, vstal in rekel plemičem, vladarjem in ostalemu ljudstvu: »Ne bojte se jih. Spominjajte se Gospoda, ki je velik in strašen in borite se za svoje brate, svoje sinove in svoje hčere, svoje žene in svoje hiše.«
After inspecting our defenses, I stood up and addressed the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, saying, “Don't be afraid of them! Remember the Lord, who is powerful and formidable! Fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes!”
15 Pripetilo se je, ko so naši sovražniki slišali, da nam je bilo to znano in je Bog njihovo namero privedel v nič, da smo se vsi izmed nas vrnili k obzidju, vsak k svojemu delu.
When our enemies discovered that we knew about their plan, and that God had foiled it, we all went back to our work on the wall.
16 Pripetilo se je od tega časa naprej, da je polovica mojih služabnikov delala na delu, druga polovica pa je držala sulice, ščite, loke in brezrokavne verižne srajce in vladarji so bili zadaj za vso Judovo hišo.
From then on, half of my men were doing the work while the other half were ready to fight, holding their spears, shields, bows, and armor. The leaders stood behind all the people of Judah
17 Tisti, ki so gradili na obzidju in tisti, ki so nosili bremena, s tistimi, ki so prenašali, vsak je z eno roko opravljal delo, z drugo roko pa je držal orožje.
who were building the wall. Those carrying materials worked with one hand, holding a weapon in the other.
18 Kajti graditelji so gradili tako, da je imel vsakdo svoj meč opasan ob svoji strani. Tisti, ki je trobil na šofar, pa je bil poleg mene.
All the builders carried a sword strapped to their side, and the trumpeter stood beside me.
19 Rekel sem plemičem, vladarjem in ostalemu ljudstvu: »Delo je veliko in obsežno, mi pa smo na obzidju ločeni, eden daleč od drugega.
Then I told the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “We have a lot to do everywhere, so we're very spread out along the wall.
20 Na katerem mestu torej zaslišite glas šofarja, krenite tja k nam. Naš Bog se bo boril za nas.«
Wherever you are and you hear the sound of the trumpet, run to join us there. Our God will fight for us!”
21 Tako smo se trudili na delu. Polovica izmed njih je sulice držala od jutranjega vzhoda do pojavitve zvezd.
We went on working, with half of the men holding spears from dawn until the stars came out.
22 Prav tako sem ljudstvu istočasno rekel: »Naj vsak s svojim služabnikom prenočuje znotraj Jeruzalema, da nam bodo ponoči lahko straža in se trudili podnevi.«
I also told the people, “Everyone including servants must spend the night inside Jerusalem, so they can be on guard duty at night and work during the day.”
23 Tako niti jaz, niti moji bratje, niti moji služabniki, niti ljudje na straži, ki so mi sledili, nihče izmed nas ni odložil svojih oblačil, razen, da jih je vsak slekel za pranje.
During that time none of us changed our clothes—not me or my brothers or my men or the guards with me. Everyone carried their weapons at all times, even to go for water.
