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Nehemias 2
Magandang Balita Biblia
Nehemias 2
Magandang Balita Biblia
2 Isang araw ng unang buwan, ika-20 taon ng paghahari ni Artaxerxes, binigyan ko siya ng kanyang inuming alak. Noon lamang niya ako nakitang malungkot. 2 Tinanong niya ako, “Bakit ka nalulungkot? Tingin ko sa iyo'y wala ka namang sakit.” 3 Natakot(A) ako kaya sinabi ko sa hari, “Nawa'y ingatan kayo ng Diyos, habang panahon! Nalulungkot po ako sapagkat ang lunsod na pinaglibingan sa aking mga ninuno ay wasak at ang mga pintuan niyon ay natupok ng apoy.”
4 “Ano ngayon ang nais mo?” tanong ng hari.
Nanalangin ako sa Diyos ng kalangitan, at pagkatapos, 5 sinabi ko sa hari, “Kung pahihintulutan po ninyo ako, Kamahalan, nais kong umuwi sa Juda, upang itayong muli ang lunsod na pinaglibingan sa aking mga ninuno.”
6 Sinabi sa akin ng hari na noo'y katabi ng reyna, “Gaano ka katagal roon at kailan ka babalik?” Nagtakda ako ng panahon at malugod naman akong pinahintulutan.
7 Nakiusap ako sa hari na bigyan na rin niya ako ng mga liham para sa mga gobernador ng lalawigan sa Kanluran ng Ilog Eufrates upang paraanin ako patungong Juda. 8 Gumawa rin siya ng sulat para kay Asaf, ang tagapamahala ng kagubatan ng kaharian upang bigyan ako ng mga trosong gagamitin sa pintuan ng muog ng Templo, sa pader ng lunsod at sa bahay na aking titirhan. Ang lahat ng ito ay ginawa ng hari dahil sa kabutihan ng Diyos sa akin.
9 Nang ako'y umalis, pinasamahan pa ako ng hari sa mga pinuno ng hukbo at sa isang hukbong nakakabayo. Pagdaan ko sa mga gobernador ng lalawigan sa Kanluran ng Eufrates, iniabot ko sa kanila ang liham ng hari. 10 Nang malaman ni Sanbalat na Horonita at ni Tobias na isang opisyal na Ammonita na may dumating upang itaguyod ang kapakanan ng mga Israelita, sila'y lubos na nagalit.
Ang Muling Pagtatayo ng Pader
11 Dumating ako sa Jerusalem. Tatlong araw na ako roon ay 12 hindi ko pa ipinaalam kaninuman ang ipinagagawa sa akin ng Diyos tungkol sa Jerusalem. Sa gabi nang ikatlong araw, gumising ako at lumabas ng lunsod na may ilang kasama. Ang tanging hayop na dinala namin ay ang asnong aking sinasakyan. 13 Lumabas ako sa Pintuan ng Libis sa daang patungo sa Bukal ng Dragon hanggang sa pintuang papunta sa tapunan ng basura. Sinuri kong mabuti ang giba-gibang pader ng Jerusalem at ang mga nasunog nitong pintuan. 14 Nagpatuloy ako sa Pintuang Bukal hanggang sa Paliguan ng Hari. Pagdating doon, walang madaanan ang sinasakyan kong asno. 15 Kaya't naglakad ako patungong Libis at siniyasat ko ang pader. Pagkatapos ay muli akong pumasok sa Pintuan ng Libis pabalik. 16 Hindi alam ng mga pinuno kung saan ako nanggaling at kung ano ang aking ginawa. Wala pa rin akong sinasabi sa mga Judio—sa mga pari, mga pinuno, mga opisyal, at sa iba pang magkakaroon ng bahagi sa gawain.
17 Pagkatapos, sinabi ko sa kanila, “Nakikita ninyo ang kalunus-lunos na kalagayan ng ating bayan. Wasak ang Jerusalem at sunog ang mga pintuan nito. Itayo nating muli ang pader ng lunsod upang mahango na tayo sa kahihiyan.” 18 At sinabi ko sa kanila kung paano ako pinagpala ng Diyos at kung ano ang sinabi sa akin ng hari.
“Kung gayon, simulan na natin ang pagtatayo,” ang sagot nila. Kaya't naghanda nga sila upang simulan ang gawain.
19 Ngunit nang malaman ito nina Sanbalat na Horonita at Tobias na isang opisyal na Ammonita, at maging si Gesem na taga-Arabia, pinagtawanan nila kami at hinamak, at sinabing, “Ano ang ginagawa ninyong iyan? Naghihimagsik ba kayo laban sa hari?”
20 Sinagot ko sila, “Pagtatagumpayin kami ng Diyos ng kalangitan, at kami na kanyang mga lingkod ay magsisimula nang magtayo. Ngunit kayo'y walang bahagi, karapatan o alaala man sa Jerusalem.”
Nehemiah 2
New International Version
Nehemiah 2
New International Version
Artaxerxes Sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem
2 In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,(A) when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before, 2 so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.”
I was very much afraid, 3 but I said to the king, “May the king live forever!(B) Why should my face not look sad when the city(C) where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?(D)”
4 The king said to me, “What is it you want?”
Then I prayed to the God of heaven, 5 and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.”
6 Then the king(E), with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you get back?” It pleased the king to send me; so I set a time.
7 I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may I have letters to the governors of Trans-Euphrates,(F) so that they will provide me safe-conduct until I arrive in Judah? 8 And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the royal park, so he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel(G) by the temple and for the city wall and for the residence I will occupy?” And because the gracious hand of my God was on me,(H) the king granted my requests.(I) 9 So I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry(J) with me.
10 When Sanballat(K) the Horonite and Tobiah(L) the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites.(M)
Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem’s Walls
11 I went to Jerusalem, and after staying there three days(N) 12 I set out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no mounts with me except the one I was riding on.
13 By night I went out through the Valley Gate(O) toward the Jackal[a] Well and the Dung Gate,(P) examining the walls(Q) of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire. 14 Then I moved on toward the Fountain Gate(R) and the King’s Pool,(S) but there was not enough room for my mount to get through; 15 so I went up the valley by night, examining the wall. Finally, I turned back and reentered through the Valley Gate. 16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because as yet I had said nothing to the Jews or the priests or nobles or officials or any others who would be doing the work.
17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire.(T) Come, let us rebuild the wall(U) of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.(V)” 18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me(W) and what the king had said to me.
They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work.
19 But when Sanballat(X) the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem(Y) the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us.(Z) “What is this you are doing?” they asked. “Are you rebelling against the king?”
20 I answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding,(AA) but as for you, you have no share(AB) in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.”
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 2:13 Or Serpent or Fig
Nehemiah 2
King James Version
Nehemiah 2
King James Version
2 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
6 And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 2
New King James Version
Nehemiah 2
New King James Version
Nehemiah Sent to Judah
2 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of (A)King [a]Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that (B)I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. 2 Therefore the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but (C)sorrow of heart.”
So I became [b]dreadfully afraid, 3 and said to the king, (D)“May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when (E)the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with (F)fire?”
4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?”
So I (G)prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it.”
6 Then the king said to me (the queen also sitting beside him), “How long will your journey be? And when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him (H)a time.
7 Furthermore I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the (I)governors of the region beyond [c]the River, that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah, 8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the [d]citadel which pertains (J)to the [e]temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me (K)according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9 Then I went to the governors in the region beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 When (L)Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite [f]official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel.
Nehemiah Views the Wall of Jerusalem
11 So I (M)came to Jerusalem and was there three days. 12 Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one on which I rode. 13 And I went out by night (N)through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the [g]Refuse Gate, and [h]viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were (O)broken down and its gates which were burned with fire. 14 Then I went on to the (P)Fountain Gate and to the (Q)King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to pass. 15 So I went up in the night by the (R)valley,[i] and [j]viewed the wall; then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. 16 And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the others who did the work.
17 Then I said to them, “You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies [k]waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be (S)a reproach.” 18 And I told them of (T)the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me.
So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they (U)set[l] their hands to this good work.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they laughed at us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? (V)Will you rebel against the king?”
20 So I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, (W)but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem.”
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 2:1 Artaxerxes Longimanus
- Nehemiah 2:2 Lit. very much
- Nehemiah 2:7 The Euphrates
- Nehemiah 2:8 palace
- Nehemiah 2:8 Lit. house
- Nehemiah 2:10 Lit. servant
- Nehemiah 2:13 Dung
- Nehemiah 2:13 examined
- Nehemiah 2:15 torrent valley, wadi
- Nehemiah 2:15 examined
- Nehemiah 2:17 desolate
- Nehemiah 2:18 Lit. strengthened
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