Neemia 3
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
I volontari della ricostruzione
3 Eliasìb, sommo sacerdote, con i suoi fratelli sacerdoti si misero a costruire la porta delle Pecore; la consacrarono e vi misero i battenti; continuarono a costruire fino alla torre di Mea, che poi consacrarono, e fino alla torre di Cananeèl. 2 Accanto a Eliasìb lavoravano gli uomini di Gerico e accanto a loro lavorava Zaccùr figlio di Imri. 3 I figli di Senaà costruirono la porta dei Pesci, ne fecero l'intelaiatura e vi posero i battenti, le serrature e le sbarre. 4 Accanto a loro lavorava alle riparazioni Meremòt figlio di Uria, figlio di Akkoz; accanto a loro lavorava alle riparazioni Mesullàm, figlio di Berechia figlio di Mesezabèel; accanto a loro lavorava alle riparazioni Zadòk figlio di Baana; 5 accanto a loro lavoravano alle riparazioni quelli di Tekòa; ma i loro notabili non piegarono il collo a lavorare all'opera del loro Signore. 6 Ioiadà figlio di Pasèach e Mesullàm figlio di Besodia, restaurarono la porta Vecchia; ne fecero l'intelaiatura e vi posero i battenti, le serrature e le sbarre. 7 Accanto a loro lavoravano alle riparazioni Melatia il Gabaonita, Iadon il Meronotita, e gli uomini di Gàbaon e di Mizpà, alle dipendenze della sede del governatore dell'Oltrefiume; 8 accanto a loro lavorava alle riparazioni Uzzièl figlio di Caraia tra gli orefici e accanto a lui lavorava Anania tra i profumieri. Essi hanno rinforzato Gerusalemme fino al Muro Largo; 9 accanto a loro lavorava alle riparazioni Refaia figlio di Cur, capo della metà del distretto di Gerusalemme. 10 Accanto a loro lavorava alle riparazioni, di fronte alla sua casa, Iedaia figlio di Carumaf e accanto a lui lavorava Cattus figlio di Casabnià. 11 Malchia figlio di Carim e Cassùb figlio di Pacat-Moab restaurarono la parte successiva di mura e la torre dei Forni. 12 Accanto a loro lavorava alle riparazioni insieme con le figlie, Sallùm figlio di Allòches, capo della metà del distretto di Gerusalemme. 13 Canun e gli abitanti di Zanòach restaurarono la porta della Valle; la ricostruirono, vi posero i battenti, le serrature e le sbarre. Fecero inoltre mille cubiti di muro fino alla porta del Letame. 14 Malchia figlio di Recàb, capo del distretto di Bet-Kerem, restaurò la porta del Letame; la ricostruì, vi pose i battenti, le serrature e le sbarre. 15 Sallùm figlio di Col-Coze, capo del distretto di Mizpà, restaurò la porta della Fonte; la ricostruì, la coprì, vi pose i battenti, le serrature e le sbarre. Fece inoltre il muro della piscina di Siloe, presso il giardino del re, fino alla scalinata per cui si scende dalla città di Davide. 16 Dopo di lui Neemia figlio di Azbuk, capo della metà del distretto di Bet-Zur, lavorò alle riparazioni fin davanti alle tombe di Davide, fino alla piscina artificiale e fino alla casa dei Prodi. 17 Dopo di lui lavoravano alle riparazioni i leviti, sotto Recum figlio di Bani; accanto a lui lavorava per il suo distretto Casabià, capo della metà del distretto di Keilà. 18 Dopo di lui lavoravano alle riparazioni i loro fratelli, sotto Binnui figlio di Chenadàd, capo dell'altra metà del distretto di Keilà; 19 accanto a lui Ezer figlio di Giosuè, capo di Mizpà, restaurava un'altra parte delle mura, di fronte alla salita dell'arsenale, all'angolo. 20 Dopo di lui Baruch figlio di Zaccai ne restaurava con ardore un'altra parte dall'angolo fino alla porta della casa di Eliasìb sommo sacerdote. 21 Dopo di lui Meremòt figlio di Uria, figlio di Akkoz, ne restaurava un'altra parte, dalla porta della casa di Eliasìb fino all'estremità della casa di Eliasìb. 22 Dopo di lui lavoravano i sacerdoti che abitavano la periferia. 23 Dopo di loro Beniamino e Cassùb lavoravano di fronte alla loro casa. Dopo di loro Azaria figlio di Maaseia, figlio di Anania, lavorava presso la sua casa. 24 Dopo di lui Binnui figlio di Chenadàd restaurò un'altra parte delle mura, dalla casa di Azaria fino alla svolta, cioè all'angolo. 25 Palal figlio di Uzai lavorò di fronte alla svolta e alla torre sporgente dal piano di sopra della reggia, che dà sul cortile della prigione. Dopo di lui lavorava Pedaia figlio di Pareos. 26 Gli oblati che abitavano sull'Ofel lavoravano fin davanti alla porta delle Acque, verso oriente, e di fronte alla torre sporgente. 27 Dopo di loro quelli di Tekòa ne restaurarono un'altra parte, di fronte alla gran torre sporgente e fino al muro dell'Ofel. 28 I sacerdoti lavoravano alle riparazioni sopra la porta dei Cavalli, ciascuno di fronte alla sua casa. 29 Dopo di loro Zadòk figlio di Immer lavorava di fronte alla sua casa. Dopo di lui lavorava Semaia figlio di Secania, custode della porta d'oriente. 30 Dopo di lui Anania figlio di Selemia e Canun sesto figlio di Zalaf restaurarono un'altra parte delle mura. Dopo di loro Mesullàm figlio di Berechia lavorava di fronte alla sua stanza. 31 Dopo di lui Malchia, uno degli orefici, lavorava fino alla casa degli oblati e dei mercanti, di fronte alla porta della Rassegna e fino al piano di sopra dell'angolo. 32 Gli orefici e i mercanti lavorarono alle riparazioni fra il piano di sopra dell'angolo e la porta delle Pecore.
Reazioni presso i nemici dei Giudei
33 Quando Sanballàt seppe che noi edificavamo le mura, si adirò, si indignò molto, si fece beffe dei Giudei 34 e disse in presenza dei suoi fratelli e dei soldati di Samaria: «Che vogliono fare questi miserabili Giudei? Rifarsi le mura e farvi subito sacrifici? Vogliono finire in un giorno? Vogliono far rivivere pietre sepolte sotto mucchi di polvere e consumate dal fuoco?». 35 Tobia l'Ammonita, che gli stava accanto, disse: «Edifichino pure! Se una volpe vi salta su, farà crollare il loro muro di pietra!».
36 Ascolta, Dio nostro, come siamo disprezzati! Fà ricadere sul loro capo il loro dileggio e abbandonali al saccheggio in un paese di schiavitù! 37 Non coprire la loro iniquità e non sia cancellato dalla tua vista il loro peccato, perché hanno offeso i costruttori.
38 Noi dunque andavamo ricostruendo le mura che furono dappertutto portate fino a metà altezza; il popolo aveva preso a cuore il lavoro.
Nehemiah 3
New King James Version
Rebuilding the Wall
3 Then (A)Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests (B)and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built (C)as far as the Tower of [a]the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of (D)Hananel. 2 [b]Next to Eliashib (E)the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
3 Also the sons of Hassenaah built (F)the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and (G)hung its doors with its bolts and bars. 4 And next to them (H)Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of [c]Koz, made repairs. Next to them (I)Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs. 5 Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their [d]shoulders to (J)the work of their Lord.
6 Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired (K)the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars. 7 And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the (L)men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the (M)residence[e] of the governor of the region [f]beyond the River. 8 Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, [g]one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they [h]fortified Jerusalem as far as the (N)Broad Wall. 9 And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10 Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs.
11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, (O)as well as the Tower of the Ovens. 12 And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs.
13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired (P)the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as (Q)the Refuse Gate.
14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of (R)Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.
15 Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired (S)the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of (T)Shelah[i] by the (U)King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. 16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the [j]tombs of David, to the (V)man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty.
17 After him the Levites, under Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. 18 After him their brethren, under [k]Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made repairs. 19 And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the (W)buttress.[l] 20 After him Baruch the son of [m]Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the [n]buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of [o]Koz, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.
22 And after him the priests, the men of the plain, made repairs. 23 After him Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs by his house. 24 After him (X)Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to (Y)the [p]buttress, even as far as the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the [q]buttress, and on the tower which projects from the king’s upper house that was by the (Z)court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.
26 Moreover (AA)the Nethinim who dwelt in (AB)Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front of (AC)the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another section, next to the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel.
28 Beyond the (AD)Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29 After them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. 30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his [r]dwelling. 31 After him Malchijah, [s]one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, in front of the [t]Miphkad Gate, and as far as the upper room at the corner. 32 And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the (AE)Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 3:1 Heb. Hammeah
- Nehemiah 3:2 Lit. On his hand
- Nehemiah 3:4 Or Hakkoz
- Nehemiah 3:5 Lit. necks
- Nehemiah 3:7 Lit. throne
- Nehemiah 3:7 West of the Euphrates
- Nehemiah 3:8 Lit. the son
- Nehemiah 3:8 restored
- Nehemiah 3:15 Or Shiloah
- Nehemiah 3:16 LXX, Syr., Vg. tomb
- Nehemiah 3:18 So with MT, Vg.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr. Binnui (cf. v. 24)
- Nehemiah 3:19 Lit. turning
- Nehemiah 3:20 A few Heb. mss., Syr., Vg. Zaccai
- Nehemiah 3:20 Lit. turning
- Nehemiah 3:21 Or Hakkoz
- Nehemiah 3:24 Lit. turning
- Nehemiah 3:25 Lit. turning
- Nehemiah 3:30 Lit. room
- Nehemiah 3:31 Lit. a son of the goldsmiths
- Nehemiah 3:31 Lit. Inspection or Recruiting
Nehemiah 3
New International Version
Builders of the Wall
3 Eliashib(A) the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt(B) the Sheep Gate.(C) They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel.(D) 2 The men of Jericho(E) built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them.
3 The Fish Gate(F) was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place. 4 Meremoth(G) son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made repairs. 5 The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa,(H) but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.[a]
6 The Jeshanah[b] Gate(I) was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. 7 Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon(J) and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates. 8 Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.(K) 9 Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section. 10 Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him. 11 Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.(L) 12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.
13 The Valley Gate(M) was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah.(N) They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits[c] of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.(O)
14 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem.(P) He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.
15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam,[d](Q) by the King’s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David. 16 Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur,(R) made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs[e](S) of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.
17 Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah,(T) carried out repairs for his district. 18 Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui[f] son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah. 19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall. 20 Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 Next to him, Meremoth(U) son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib’s house to the end of it.
22 The repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region. 23 Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. 24 Next to him, Binnui(V) son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner, 25 and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the guard.(W) Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh(X) 26 and the temple servants(Y) living on the hill of Ophel(Z) made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate(AA) toward the east and the projecting tower. 27 Next to them, the men of Tekoa(AB) repaired another section, from the great projecting tower(AC) to the wall of Ophel.
28 Above the Horse Gate,(AD) the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29 Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shekaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made repairs. 30 Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters. 31 Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner; 32 and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate(AE) the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 3:5 Or their Lord or the governor
- Nehemiah 3:6 Or Old
- Nehemiah 3:13 That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters
- Nehemiah 3:15 Hebrew Shelah, a variant of Shiloah, that is, Siloam
- Nehemiah 3:16 Hebrew; Septuagint, some Vulgate manuscripts and Syriac tomb
- Nehemiah 3:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 24); most Hebrew manuscripts Bavvai
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