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尼希米为故土禁食祈祷

哈迦利亚的儿子尼希米的言语如下:

亚达薛西王二十年基斯流月,我在书珊城的宫中。 那时,有我一个弟兄哈拿尼同着几个人从犹大来。我问他们那些被掳归回剩下逃脱的犹大人和耶路撒冷的光景。 他们对我说:“那些被掳归回剩下的人在犹大省遭大难,受凌辱,并且耶路撒冷的城墙拆毁,城门被火焚烧。”

我听见这话,就坐下哭泣,悲哀几日,在天上的神面前禁食祈祷,说: “耶和华天上的神,大而可畏的神啊,你向爱你守你诫命的人守约施慈爱, 愿你睁眼看、侧耳听,你仆人昼夜在你面前为你众仆人以色列民的祈祷,承认我们以色列人向你所犯的罪。我与我父家都有罪了! 我们向你所行的甚是邪恶,没有遵守你借着仆人摩西所吩咐的诫命、律例、典章。 求你记念所吩咐你仆人摩西的话说:‘你们若犯罪,我就把你们分散在万民中。 但你们若归向我,谨守遵行我的诫命,你们被赶散的人虽在天涯,我也必从那里将他们招聚回来,带到我所选择立为我名的居所。’ 10 这都是你的仆人、你的百姓,就是你用大力和大能的手所救赎的。 11 主啊,求你侧耳听你仆人的祈祷和喜爱敬畏你名众仆人的祈祷,使你仆人现今亨通,在王面前蒙恩。”

我是做王酒政的。

느헤미야의 기도

이것은 하가랴의 아들 느헤미야의 기록이다. 페르시아의 아르타크셀크세스황 제 20년 [a]9월에 나는 수산궁에 있었다.

그때 내 형제 가운데 하나니가 다른 몇 사람과 함께 유다에서 도착하였다. 그래서 나는 포로로 잡혀오지 않고 남아 있는 사람들과 예루살렘의 형편에 대해서 물어 보았다.

그러자 그들은 포로로 잡혀 오지 않고 그 땅에 남아 있는 사람들이 큰 어려움과 수모를 당하고 있으며 예루살렘 성벽은 무너진 채 그대로 있고 성문은 불탄 이후로 다시 세우지 못했다고 말해 주었다.

나는 이 말을 듣고 주저앉아 울다가 며칠 동안 슬퍼하고 금식하며 하나님께 이렇게 기도하였다.

“하늘의 하나님 여호와여, 크고 두려우신 하나님이시여, 주를 사랑하고 주의 명령을 지키는 자에게 주는 약속을 지키시고 자비를 베푸시는 분이십니다.

여호와여, 내가 주의 종들인 이스라엘 백성을 위해 밤낮으로 부르짖는 기도에 귀를 기울이시고 들으소서. 나와 내 백성이 주께 범죄한 것을 고백합니다.

우리는 주 앞에서 악을 행하고 주의 명령에 불순종하였으며 주의 종 모세를 통해 우리에게 주신 법과 규정을 지키지 않았습니다.

주께서는 주의 종 모세에게 이렇게 말씀하셨습니다. ‘만일 너희가 범죄하면 내가 너희를 세계 각처에 흩어 버릴 것이다.

그러나 너희가 나에게 돌아와 내 명령에 순종하면 너희가 비록 멀리 포로로 잡혀가 있을지라도 내가 경배를 받으려고 택한 곳으로 너희를 다시 불러모을 것이다.’ 여호와여, 이제 주께서 하신 이 말씀을 기억하소서.

10 우리는 다 주의 종들이며 주께서 큰 능력과 힘으로 구원하신 주의 백성들입니다.

11 여호와여, 이 종의 기도와 주의 이름을 높이고자 하는 종들의 기도를 들으소서. 이제 주께서 이 종을 도우셔서 황제의 은혜를 입게 하소서.” 그 당시 나는 황제에게 술을 따르는 관리였다.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 원문에는 ‘기슬르월’, 태양력으로는 12월.

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Nehemiah’s Prayer

The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah:

In the month of Kislev(A) in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,(B) Hanani,(C) one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant(D) that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.

They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.(E)

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept.(F) For some days I mourned and fasted(G) and prayed before the God of heaven. Then I said:

Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God,(H) who keeps his covenant of love(I) with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear(J) the prayer(K) your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess(L) the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly(M) toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.

“Remember(N) the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter(O) you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather(P) them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’(Q)

10 “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.(R) 11 Lord, let your ear be attentive(S) to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor(T) in the presence of this man.”

I was cupbearer(U) to the king.