느헤미야 6
Korean Living Bible
느헤미야에 대한 음모
6 산발랏과 도비야와 아라비아 사람 게셈과 그 밖의 우리 원수들은 우리가 아직 성문의 문짝을 달지 못했지만 성벽 재건 공사를 마치고 수리하지 못한 곳이 없다는 말을 듣게 되었다.
2 그때 산발랏과 게셈이 나에게 전갈을 보내 오노 평야의 한 마을에서 만나자고 제의했으나 사실 이것은 나를 해치기 위한 그들의 술책이었다.
3 그래서 나는 그들에게 이런 전갈을 보냈다. “나는 중대한 일을 하고 있으므로 내려갈 수가 없소. 내가 무엇 때문에 하던 일을 중단하고 당신들에게 가야 하겠소?”
4 그들이 네 번이나 나에게 같은 내용의 전갈을 보냈으나 그때마다 나도 같은 내용의 회답을 보냈다.
5 그러자 다섯번째에는 산발랏이 그의 종을 통해 봉하지 않은 편지를 나에게 보냈는데
6 그 내용은 다음과 같았다. “너와 유다 사람들이 반란을 일으키려고 성벽을 재건한다는 소문이 이웃 나라에 파다하게 퍼지고 있으며 [a]게셈도 그것이 사실이라고 말하고 있다. 더구나 이 소문에 의하면 네가 왕이 되려고
7 몇몇 예언자들을 앞세워 네가 유다 왕이 되었다는 소문을 예루살렘에 퍼뜨리게 했다는 것이다. 황제 폐하께서 이 소문을 곧 듣게 되실 것은 뻔한 일이다. 그러므로 너와 내가 조용히 만나서 이야기하자.”
8 그래서 나는 그에게 그가 한 말은 사실이 아니며 모두 지어낸 이야기에 불과하다는 회답을 보냈다.
9 그들은 나를 위협하며 우리가 지쳐서 더 이상 공사를 진행하지 못할 것이라고 생각했으나 나는 “하나님이시여, 나를 강하게 하소서” 하고 기도하였다.
10 어느 날 나는 므헤다벨의 손자이며 들라야의 아들인 스마야를 찾아갔는데 [b]그는 자기 집 안에 갇혀 있었다. 그때 그는 나에게 “우리가 성소로 들어가서 문을 잠그고 숨어 있어야겠습니다. 틀림없이 그들이 밤에 와서 당신을 죽일 것입니다” 하였다.
11 그래서 나는 그에게 이렇게 대답하였다. “총독인 내가 어떻게 달아날 수 있으며 나 같은 사람이 목숨을 구하겠다고 어떻게 성소에 들어가 숨을 수 있겠소? 나는 그렇게 하지 않겠소.”
12 나는 그때 스마야가 하나님의 말씀을 받은 것이 아니라 도비야와 산발랏에게 뇌물을 받고 나에게 이런 예언을 한 것을 알게 되었다.
13 그들이 스마야를 매수하여 나를 위협한 것은 그 일로 나를 범죄하게 하여 내 이름을 더럽히고 나를 비방하기 위해서였다.
14 그래서 나는 이렇게 기도하였다. “내 하나님이시여, 도비야와 산발랏이 행한 일과 여자 예언자 노아댜와 그 밖에 나를 두렵게 하려고 한 예언자들을 기억하소서.”
성벽 완성
15 드디어 성벽 재건 공사는 52일 만인 [c]6월 25일에 끝났다.
16 그러자 우리의 모든 원수들과 우리 주변의 이방 사람들이 이 말을 듣고 두려워 기가 꺾였다. 이것은 이 일이 우리 하나님의 도우심으로 완성된 것임을 그들도 알고 있었기 때문이었다.
17 이 기간에 유다 지도자들은 도비야와 많은 서신 교환을 하였다.
18 아라의 아들 스가냐는 그의 장인이었고 그의 아들 여호하난은 베레갸의 아들 므술람의 딸과 결혼하였으므로 유다에서 많은 사람들이 그에게 충성할 것을 맹세하였다.
19 그리고 백성들은 내 앞에서 도비야의 선한 행위를 말하고 또 내가 한 말을 모두 그에게 보고하였다. 그래서 그는 계속 나에게 편지를 보내 나를 위협하였다.
Nehemiah 6
New King James Version
Conspiracy Against Nehemiah
6 Now it happened (A)when Sanballat, Tobiah, [a]Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (B)(though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates), 2 that Sanballat and [b]Geshem (C)sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together [c]among the villages in the plain of (D)Ono.” But they (E)thought to do me harm.
3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”
4 But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner.
5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand. 6 In it was written:
It is reported among the nations, and [d]Geshem says, that you and the Jews plan to rebel; therefore, according to these rumors, you are rebuilding the wall, (F)that you may be their king. 7 And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, “There is a king in Judah!” Now these matters will be reported to the king. So come, therefore, and let us consult together.
8 Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart.”
9 For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.”
Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
10 Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was a secret informer; and he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the [e]temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you.”
11 And I said, “Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!” 12 Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that (G)he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. 13 For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
14 (H)My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat, according to these their works, and the (I)prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who would have made me afraid.
The Wall Completed
15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days. 16 And it happened, (J)when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for (K)they perceived that this work was done by our God.
17 Also in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them. 18 For many in Judah were pledged to him, because he was the (L)son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of (M)Meshullam the son of Berechiah. 19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and reported my [f]words to him. Tobiah sent letters to frighten me.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 6:1 Or Gashmu
- Nehemiah 6:2 Or Gashmu
- Nehemiah 6:2 Or in Kephirim, exact location unknown
- Nehemiah 6:6 Heb. Gashmu
- Nehemiah 6:10 Lit. house
- Nehemiah 6:19 Or affairs
尼 希 米 記 6
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
6 参 巴 拉 、 多 比 雅 、 亚 拉 伯 人 基 善 和 我 们 其 馀 的 仇 敌 听 见 我 已 经 修 完 了 城 墙 , 其 中 没 有 破 裂 之 处 ( 那 时 我 还 没 有 安 门 扇 ) ,
2 参 巴 拉 和 基 善 就 打 发 人 来 见 我 , 说 : 请 你 来 , 我 们 在 阿 挪 平 原 的 一 个 村 庄 相 会 。 他 们 却 想 害 我 。
3 於 是 我 差 遣 人 去 见 他 们 , 说 : 我 现 在 办 理 大 工 , 不 能 下 去 。 焉 能 停 工 下 去 见 你 们 呢 ?
4 他 们 这 样 四 次 打 发 人 来 见 我 , 我 都 如 此 回 答 他 们 。
5 参 巴 拉 第 五 次 打 发 仆 人 来 见 我 , 手 里 拿 着 未 封 的 信 ,
6 信 上 写 着 说 : 外 邦 人 中 有 风 声 , 迦 施 慕 ( 就 是 基 善 , 见 二 章 十 九 节 ) 也 说 , 你 和 犹 大 人 谋 反 , 修 造 城 墙 , 你 要 作 他 们 的 王 ;
7 你 又 派 先 知 在 耶 路 撒 冷 指 着 你 宣 讲 , 说 在 犹 大 有 王 。 现 在 这 话 必 传 与 王 知 ; 所 以 请 你 来 , 与 我 们 彼 此 商 议 。
8 我 就 差 遣 人 去 见 他 , 说 : 你 所 说 的 这 事 , 一 概 没 有 , 是 你 心 里 捏 造 的 。
9 他 们 都 要 使 我 们 惧 怕 , 意 思 说 , 他 们 的 手 必 软 弱 , 以 致 工 作 不 能 成 就 。 神 啊 , 求 你 坚 固 我 的 手 。
10 我 到 了 米 希 大 别 的 孙 子 、 第 来 雅 的 儿 子 示 玛 雅 家 里 ; 那 时 , 他 闭 门 不 出 。 他 说 : 我 们 不 如 在 神 的 殿 里 会 面 , 将 殿 门 关 锁 ; 因 为 他 们 要 来 杀 你 , 就 是 夜 里 来 杀 你 。
11 我 说 : 像 我 这 样 的 人 岂 要 逃 跑 呢 ? 像 我 这 样 的 人 岂 能 进 入 殿 里 保 全 生 命 呢 ? 我 不 进 去 !
12 我 看 明 神 没 有 差 遣 他 , 是 他 自 己 说 这 话 攻 击 我 , 是 多 比 雅 和 参 巴 拉 贿 买 了 他 。
13 贿 买 他 的 缘 故 , 是 要 叫 我 惧 怕 , 依 从 他 犯 罪 , 他 们 好 传 扬 恶 言 毁 谤 我 。
14 我 的 神 啊 , 多 比 雅 、 参 巴 拉 、 女 先 知 挪 亚 底 , 和 其 馀 的 先 知 要 叫 我 惧 怕 , 求 你 记 念 他 们 所 行 的 这 些 事 。
15 以 禄 月 二 十 五 日 , 城 墙 修 完 了 , 共 修 了 五 十 二 天 。
16 我 们 一 切 仇 敌 、 四 围 的 外 邦 人 听 见 了 便 惧 怕 , 愁 眉 不 展 ; 因 为 见 这 工 作 完 成 是 出 乎 我 们 的 神 。
17 在 那 些 日 子 , 犹 大 的 贵 胄 屡 次 寄 信 与 多 比 雅 , 多 比 雅 也 来 信 与 他 们 。
18 在 犹 大 有 许 多 人 与 多 比 雅 结 盟 ; 因 他 是 亚 拉 的 儿 子 , 示 迦 尼 的 女 婿 , 并 且 他 的 儿 子 约 哈 难 娶 了 比 利 迦 儿 子 米 书 兰 的 女 儿 为 妻 。
19 他 们 常 在 我 面 前 说 多 比 雅 的 善 行 , 也 将 我 的 话 传 与 他 。 多 比 雅 又 常 寄 信 来 , 要 叫 我 惧 怕 。
Nehemiah 6
New International Version
Further Opposition to the Rebuilding
6 When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah,(A) Geshem(B) the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates— 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages[a] on the plain of Ono.(C)”
But they were scheming to harm me; 3 so I sent messengers to them with this reply: “I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?” 4 Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer.
5 Then, the fifth time, Sanballat(D) sent his aide to me with the same message, and in his hand was an unsealed letter 6 in which was written:
“It is reported among the nations—and Geshem[b](E) says it is true—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and therefore you are building the wall. Moreover, according to these reports you are about to become their king 7 and have even appointed prophets to make this proclamation about you in Jerusalem: ‘There is a king in Judah!’ Now this report will get back to the king; so come, let us meet together.”
8 I sent him this reply: “Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head.”
9 They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.”
But I prayed, “Now strengthen my hands.”
10 One day I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home. He said, “Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple(F), and let us close the temple doors, because men are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you.”
11 But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Or should someone like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!” 12 I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me(G) because Tobiah and Sanballat(H) had hired him. 13 He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by doing this, and then they would give me a bad name to discredit me.(I)
14 Remember(J) Tobiah and Sanballat,(K) my God, because of what they have done; remember also the prophet(L) Noadiah and how she and the rest of the prophets(M) have been trying to intimidate me. 15 So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.
Opposition to the Completed Wall
16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.
17 Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah kept coming to them. 18 For many in Judah were under oath to him, since he was son-in-law to Shekaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah. 19 Moreover, they kept reporting to me his good deeds and then telling him what I said. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 6:2 Or in Kephirim
- Nehemiah 6:6 Hebrew Gashmu, a variant of Geshem
Nehemiah 6
King James Version
6 Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.
7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
18 For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
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