느헤미야 4
Korean Living Bible
방해 공작에 대한 대책
4 산발랏은 우리가 성벽을 재건하고 있다는 말을 듣고 아주 격분하여 우리를 모욕하고 조롱하며
2 자기 친구들과 사마리아 군인들 앞에서 이렇게 말하였다. “이 연약한 유대인들이 지금 하고 있는 일이 무엇인가? 성을 재건하려는가? 제사를 드릴 작정인가? 하루에 공사를 끝마칠 셈인가? 다 타 버린 잿더미 속에서 돌을 끄집어내어 다시 사용하겠다는 말인가?”
3 그때 곁에 서 있던 암몬 사람 도비야가 “저들이 건축하는 것은 여우가 올라가도 무너질 것이다!” 하고 맞장구를 쳤다.
4 그래서 나는 이렇게 기도하였다. “우리 하나님이시여, 들으소서. 우리가 모욕을 당하고 있습니다. 저들의 조롱하는 말이 자기들에게 돌아가게 하시고 저들은 외국 땅에 포로가 되게 하소서.
5 저들이 주의 성을 재건하는 우리를 모욕하였습니다. 저들의 악을 묵인하지 마시고 저들의 죄를 용서하지 마소서.”
6 그러나 백성들이 최선을 다해 열심히 일했기 때문에 마침내 우리는 전 성벽을 절반이나 쌓아 올렸다.
7 그러자 산발랏과 도비야와 아라비아 사람들과 암몬 사람들과 아스돗 사람들은 예루살렘 성벽이 재건되어 간다는 말을 듣고 대단히 화가 났다.
8 그래서 그들은 예루살렘을 공격하여 혼란을 일으키려는 음모를 꾸몄으나
9 우리는 우리 하나님께 기도하며 보초를 세워 밤낮으로 경계하였다.
10 그때 유다 사람들은 몹시 지친 데다가 제거할 흙 무더기가 너무 많아 더 이상 성벽을 쌓을 수 없다고 불평하였으며
11 우리 원수들은 우리가 알지 못하는 사이에 느닷없이 밀어닥쳐 우리를 죽이고 공사를 중단시킬 계획을 꾸미고 있었다.
12 그러나 우리 원수들 주변에 사는 유다 사람들이 그들의 계획에 대해서 열 번이나 우리에게 귀띔해 주었으므로
13 나는 백성들을 칼과 창과 활로 무장시켜 아직 완성되지 않은 성벽 뒤에 집안별로 배치시켰다.
14 나는 상황을 살핀 후에 백성들이 두려워하는 것을 보고 지도자들과 백성들에게 이렇게 말하였다. “여러분은 적을 무서워하지 말고 두렵고 위대하신 여호와를 생각하며 여러분의 형제와 자녀와 아내와 가정을 위해 용감히 싸우십시오.”
15 우리 원수들은 자기들의 계획을 우리가 알고 있으며 또 하나님께서 그들의 계획을 좌절시켰다는 말을 듣고 [a]섣불리 공격하지 못하였다. 그래서 우리는 각자 자기 일터로 돌아가서 다시 성벽을 쌓기 시작했는데
16-17 그때부터 절반은 일을 하였으며 나머 지 절반은 갑옷을 입고 창과 방패와 활을 가지고 경계를 하고 지도자들은 성벽을 쌓는 백성들을 뒤에서 지원하였다. 그리고 짐꾼들은 한 손으로 일을 하고 한 손에는 무기를 잡았으며
18 성벽을 쌓는 자도 각자 칼을 허리에 차고 일하였다. 그러나 나팔을 부는 자는 내 곁에 있었다.
19 그때 나는 지도자들과 백성들에게 말하였다. “공사가 너무 광범위하여 우리가 서로 멀리 떨어져 있습니다.
20 여러분이 어디에 있든지 나팔 소리를 들으면 내가 있는 곳으로 달려오십시오. 우리 하나님이 우리를 위해 싸우실 것입니다.”
21 이렇게 해서 우리는 매일 동이 틀 때부터 별이 나올 때까지 절반은 계속 일을 하며 절반은 창을 들고 경계를 했다.
22 그때 나는 성 밖에 사는 모든 사람들을 예루살렘성 안으로 들어오게 하여 우리를 위해 밤에는 경비하고 낮에는 일하게 하였다.
23 그리고 나와 내 형제들과 종들과 나와 함께 있는 경비병들은 밤에도 옷을 벗지 않고 항상 무기를 휴대하였다.
Footnotes
- 4:15 암시됨.
Nehemiah 4
King James Version
4 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
21 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
Nehemiah 4
New King James Version
The Wall Defended Against Enemies
4 But it so happened, (A)when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?”
3 Now (B)Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it, he will break down their stone wall.”
4 (C)Hear, O our God, for we are despised; (D)turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity! 5 (E)Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before You; for they have provoked You to anger before the builders.
6 So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
7 Now it happened, (F)when Sanballat, Tobiah, (G)the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the [a]gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry, 8 and all of them (H)conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. 9 Nevertheless (I)we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night.
10 Then Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubbish that we are not able to build the wall.”
11 And our adversaries said, “They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease.”
12 So it was, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they told us ten times, “From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.”
13 Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, (J)“Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, (K)great and awesome, and (L)fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
15 And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and (M)that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work. 16 So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders [b]were behind all the house of Judah. 17 Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon. 18 Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.
19 Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the wall. 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. (N)Our God will fight for us.”
21 So we labored in the work, and half of [c]the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared. 22 At the same time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day.” 23 So neither I, my brethren, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes, except that everyone took them off for washing.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 4:7 Lit. breaks
- Nehemiah 4:16 Supported
- Nehemiah 4:21 Lit. them
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