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Nehemías 2
Biblia del Jubileo
Nehemías 2
Biblia del Jubileo
2 Y fue en el mes de Nisán, en el año veinte del rey Artajerjes, que estando ya el vino delante de él, tomé el vino, y lo di al rey. Y como yo no había estado antes triste en su presencia,
2 me dijo el rey: ¿Por qué está triste tu rostro, pues no estás enfermo? No es esto sino quebranto de corazón. Entonces temí en gran manera.
3 Y dije al rey: El rey viva para siempre. ¿Cómo no estará triste mi rostro, cuando la ciudad, casa de los sepulcros de mis padres, está desierta, y sus puertas consumidas del fuego?
4 Y me dijo el rey: ¿Qué cosa pides? Entonces oré al Dios de los cielos,
5 y dije al rey: Si al rey place, y si agrada tu esclavo delante de ti, que me envíes a Judá, a la ciudad de los sepulcros de mis padres, y la reedificaré.
6 Entonces el rey me dijo (y la reina estaba sentada junto a él): ¿Hasta cuándo será tu viaje, y cuándo volverás? Y el asunto agradó al rey, y me envió, y yo le señalé el tiempo.
7 Además dije al rey: Si al rey place, que se me den cartas para los capitanes del otro lado del río, que me franqueen el paso hasta que llegue a Judá;
8 y carta para Asaf, guarda de la huerta del rey, a fin que me dé madera para enmaderar los portales del palacio de la Casa, y para el muro de la ciudad, y la casa donde entraré. Y me lo otorgó el rey, según la benéfica mano del SEÑOR sobre mí.
9 Y vine luego a los capitanes del otro lado del río, y les di las cartas del rey. Y el rey envió conmigo príncipes del ejército y gente de a caballo.
10 Y oyéndolo Sanbalat horonita, y Tobías, el esclavo amonita, les disgustó en extremo que viniera alguno para procurar el bien de los hijos de Israel.
11 Llegué pues a Jerusalén, y estuve allí tres días,
12 y me levanté de noche, yo y unos pocos varones conmigo, y no declaré a hombre alguno lo que Dios había puesto en mi corazón que hiciera en Jerusalén; ni había bestia conmigo, excepto la bestia en que cabalgaba.
13 Y salí de noche por la puerta del Valle hacia la fuente del Dragón y a la puerta del Muladar; y consideré los muros de Jerusalén que estaban derribados, y sus puertas que estaban consumidas del fuego.
14 Pasé luego a la puerta de la Fuente, y al estanque del Rey; mas no había lugar por donde pasara la bestia en que iba.
15 Y subí por el arroyo de noche, y consideré el muro, y regresando entré por la puerta del Valle, y me volví.
16 Y no sabían los magistrados adónde yo había ido, ni qué había hecho; ni hasta entonces lo había yo declarado a los judíos y sacerdotes, ni a los nobles y magistrados, ni a los demás que hacían la obra.
17 Y les dije: Vosotros veis el mal en que estamos, que Jerusalén está desierta, y sus puertas consumidas del fuego; venid, y edifiquemos el muro de Jerusalén, y no seamos más en oprobio.
18 Entonces les declaré cómo la mano de mi Dios era buena sobre mí, y asimismo las palabras del rey, que me había dicho. Y dijeron: Levantémonos, y edifiquemos. Y confortaron sus manos para bien.
19 Mas habiéndolo oído Sanbalat horonita, y Tobías el esclavo amonita, y Gesem el árabe, escarnecieron de nosotros, y nos despreciaron, diciendo: ¿Qué es esto que hacéis vosotros? ¿Os rebeláis contra el rey?
20 Y les volví respuesta, y les dije: El Dios de los cielos, él nos prosperará, y nosotros sus esclavos nos levantaremos y edificaremos; porque vosotros no tenéis parte, ni justicia, ni memoria en Jerusalén.
Nehemija 2
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Nehemija 2
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Kralj šalje Nehemiju u Jeruzalem
2 Dvadesete godine vladavine kralja Artakserksa,[a] u mjesecu Nisanu[b], kad su kralju donijeli vino, ja sam ga uzeo i dao mu ga.
Budući da nikad prije nisam bio tužan pred njim, 2 kralj me upitao: »Zašto izgledaš tužno, a nisi bolestan? Sigurno nosiš tugu u srcu.«
Tada sam se jako uplašio. 3 No rekao sam kralju: »Živio kralj zauvijek! Kako da ne budem tužan kad grad u kojem su pokopani moji preci leži opustošen i ruševan, a vrata mu je progutala vatra?«
4 Tada me kralj upitao: »Što želiš da učinim?«
Pomolio sam se Bogu neba 5 pa odgovorio kralju: »Ako je kralju po volji i ako smatra da sam mu dobar sluga, neka me pošalje u Judu, u grad gdje su pokopani moji preci, da ga ponovo sagradim.«
6 Tada me kralj, uz koga je sjedila kraljica, upitao: »Koliko će trajati tvoj put i kad ćeš se vratiti?«
Budući da je kralju bilo drago da me pošalje, naznačio sam mu vrijeme. 7 I još sam mu rekao: »Ako je kralju po volji, neka mi se daju pisma za upravitelje pokrajine preko rijeke Eufrat, da mi dopuste prolazak do Jude. 8 Trebam i pismo za Asafa, čuvara kraljeve šume, kako bi mi dao drva da napravim grede za vrata na hramskoj tvrđavi, na gradskim zidinama i na kući u kojoj ću stanovati.«
Kralj mi je dao što sam tražio jer mi je Bog bio naklonjen.
9 Stoga, otišao sam upraviteljima pokrajine preko rijeke Eufrat i dao im kraljeva pisma, a kralj je sa mnom poslao vojne zapovjednike i konjanike. 10 Kad su za to čuli Sanbalat Horonac i službenik Tobija Amonac, jako su se uznemirili što je netko došao raditi za dobrobit Izraelaca.
Nehemija pregledava jeruzalemske zidine
11 Stigao sam u Jeruzalem i ostao ondje tri dana. 12 Ustao sam noću i krenuo s još nekoliko ljudi. Nikome nisam rekao što mi je Bog stavio na srce da učinim za Jeruzalem. Nismo koristili teretne životinje osim one na kojoj sam jahao. 13 Noću sam se uputio kroz Dolinska vrata, pokraj Zmajevog bunara, do Smetlišnih vrata. Pregledavao sam zidine Jeruzalema, koje su bile razorene, i njihova vrata, koja je progutala vatra. 14 Zatim sam otišao dalje, do Izvorskih vrata i do Kraljevog jezerca. No ondje nije bilo mjesta da bi prošla životinja koju sam jahao 15 pa sam se noću kretao dolinom i dalje pregledavao zidine. Zatim sam se okrenuo, ušao kroz Dolinska vrata i vratio se.
16 Službenici nisu znali kamo sam otišao niti što sam radio. Nisam još ništa bio rekao Židovima, ni svećenicima, ni vođama, ni službenicima, ni drugima koji će obavljati radove.
17 Tada sam im rekao: »Vidite u kakvoj smo nevolji. Jeruzalem leži u ruševinama, a vrata su mu spaljena. Stoga, dođite da ponovo sagradimo jeruzalemski zid, da više ne budemo ruglo.«
18 Ispričao sam im i kako mi je Bog bio naklonjen i što mi je kralj rekao.
Odgovorili su: »Počnimo odmah graditi.« I prionuli su na to dobro djelo.
19 Kad su za to čuli Sanbalat Horonac, službenik Tobija Amonac i Gešem Arapin, rugali su nam se i smijali.
»Što to radite?« pitali su. »Zar se bunite protiv kralja?«
20 Odgovorio sam im: »Bog neba dat će nam da uspijemo. Mi smo njegovi sluge i počet ćemo graditi, a vi se nemojte uplitati jer nemate nikakvog posjeda ni povijesnog prava u Jeruzalemu.«
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
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