Neemia 6
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Noi piedici
6 Nu pusesem(A) încă uşile porţilor când Sanbalat, Tobia, Gheşem, Arabul, şi ceilalţi vrăjmaşi ai noştri au auzit(B) că zidisem zidul şi că n-a mai rămas nicio spărtură. 2 Atunci, Sanbalat şi Gheşem au trimis(C) să-mi spună: „Vino şi să ne întâlnim în satele din valea Ono(D). Îşi puseseră(E) de gând să-mi facă rău.” 3 Le-am trimis soli cu următorul răspuns: „Am o mare lucrare de făcut şi nu pot să mă pogor; cât timp l-aş lăsa ca să vin la voi, lucrul ar înceta.” 4 Mi-au făcut în patru rânduri aceeaşi cerere, şi le-am dat acelaşi răspuns. 5 Sanbalat mi-a trimis solia aceasta a cincea oară prin slujitorul său, care ţinea în mână o scrisoare deschisă. 6 În ea era scris: „Se răspândeşte zvonul printre popoare şi Gaşmu spune că tu(F) şi iudeii aveţi de gând să vă răsculaţi şi că în acest scop zideşti zidul. Se zice că tu vei ajunge împăratul lor 7 şi că ai pus chiar proroci, ca să te numească la Ierusalim împărat al lui Iuda. Şi acum lucrurile acestea vor ajunge la cunoştinţa împăratului. Vino dar şi să ne sfătuim împreună.” 8 Am trimis următorul răspuns lui Sanbalat: „Ce ai spus tu în scrisoare nu este; tu de la tine le născoceşti!” 9 Toţi oamenii aceştia voiau să ne înfricoşeze şi îşi ziceau: „Li se va înmuia inima, şi lucrarea nu se va face.” Acum, Dumnezeule, întăreşte-mă! 10 M-am dus la Şemaia, fiul lui Delaia, fiul lui Mehetabeel. El se închisese şi a zis: „Haidem împreună în Casa lui Dumnezeu, în mijlocul Templului, şi să închidem uşile Templului, căci vin să te omoare şi au să vină noaptea să te omoare.” 11 Eu am răspuns: „Un om ca mine să fugă? Şi care om ca mine ar putea să intre în Templu şi să trăiască? Nu voi intra!” 12 Şi am cunoscut că nu Dumnezeu îl trimitea. Ci a prorocit(G) aşa pentru mine, fiindcă Sanbalat şi Tobia îi dăduseră argint. 13 Şi, câştigându-l astfel, nădăjduiau că am să mă tem şi că am să urmez sfaturile lui şi să fac un păcat. Ei s-ar fi folosit de această atingere a bunului meu nume ca să mă umple de ocară. 14 Adu-Ţi aminte, Dumnezeule(H), de Tobia şi de Sanbalat şi de faptele lor! Adu-Ţi aminte şi de Noadia, prorociţa(I), şi de ceilalţi proroci care căutau să mă sperie! 15 Zidul a fost isprăvit în a douăzeci şi cincea zi a lunii Elul, în cincizeci şi două de zile. 16 Când(J) au auzit toţi vrăjmaşii noştri, s-au temut toate popoarele dimprejurul nostru; s-au smerit foarte mult şi au cunoscut(K) că lucrarea se făcuse prin voia Dumnezeului nostru. 17 În vremea aceea erau unii fruntaşi din Iudeea care trimiteau deseori scrisori lui Tobia şi primeau şi ei scrisori de la el. 18 Căci mulţi din Iuda erau legaţi cu el prin jurământ, pentru că era ginerele lui Şecania, fiul lui Arah, şi fiul său Iohanan luase pe fata lui Meşulam, fiul lui Berechia. 19 Vorbeau bine de el chiar în faţa mea şi-i spuneau cuvintele mele. Tobia trimitea scrisori ca să mă înfricoşeze.
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.
Nehemiah 6
New Century Version
More Problems for Nehemiah
6 Then Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and our other enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that there was not one gap in it. But I had not yet set the doors in the gates. 2 So Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, Nehemiah, let’s meet together in Kephirim on the plain of Ono.”
But they were planning to harm me. 3 So I sent messengers to them with this answer: “I am doing a great work, and I can’t come down. I don’t want the work to stop while I leave to meet you.” 4 Sanballat and Geshem sent the same message to me four times, and each time I sent back the same answer.
5 The fifth time Sanballat sent his helper to me with the message, and in his hand was an unsealed letter. 6 This is what was written:
A report is going around to all the nations, and Geshem says it is true, that you and the Jewish people are planning to turn against the king and that you are rebuilding the wall. They say you are going to be their king 7 and that you have appointed prophets to announce in Jerusalem: “There is a king of Judah!” The king will hear about this. So come, let’s discuss this together.
8 So I sent him back this answer: “Nothing you are saying is really happening. You are just making it up in your own mind.”
9 Our enemies were trying to scare us, thinking, “They will get too weak to work. Then the wall will not be finished.”
But I prayed, “God, make me strong.”
10 One day I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel. Shemaiah had to stay at home. He said, “Nehemiah, let’s meet in the Temple of God. Let’s go inside the Temple and close the doors, because men are coming at night to kill you.”
11 But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Should I run for my life into the Temple? I will not go.” 12 I knew that God had not sent him but that Tobiah and Sanballat had paid him to prophesy against me. 13 They paid him to frighten me so I would do this and sin. Then they could give me a bad name to shame me.
14 I prayed, “My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat and what they have done. Also remember the prophetess Noadiah and the other prophets who have been trying to frighten me.”
The Wall Is Finished
15 The wall of Jerusalem was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul. It took fifty-two days to rebuild. 16 When all our enemies heard about it and all the nations around us saw it, they were shamed. They then understood that the work had been done with the help of our God.
17 Also in those days the important people of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and he answered them. 18 Many Jewish people had promised to be faithful to Tobiah, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. And Tobiah’s son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah. 19 These important people kept telling me about the good things Tobiah was doing, and then they would tell Tobiah what I said about him. So Tobiah sent letters to frighten me.
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