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Nehemías 4
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Nehemías 4
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Oposición de los enemigos
4 [a]Cuando Sanbalat se enteró(A) de que estábamos reedificando la muralla, se enfureció y se enojó mucho. Y burlándose de los judíos, 2 habló en presencia de sus hermanos y de los ricos[b] de Samaria(B), y dijo: «¿Qué hacen estos débiles judíos? ¿La restaurarán para sí mismos? ¿Podrán ofrecer sacrificios? ¿Terminarán en un día? ¿Harán revivir las piedras de los escombros polvorientos(C), aun las quemadas?». 3 Tobías el amonita estaba cerca de él, y dijo: «Aun lo que están edificando, si un zorro saltara sobre ello(D), derribaría su muralla de piedra».
4 Oye, oh Dios nuestro, cómo somos despreciados(E). Devuelve su oprobio sobre sus cabezas(F) y entrégalos por despojo en una tierra de cautividad. 5 No perdones su iniquidad, ni su pecado sea borrado de delante de Ti(G), porque han desmoralizado a los que edifican.
6 Y edificamos la muralla hasta que toda la muralla estaba unida hasta la mitad de su altura, porque el pueblo tuvo ánimo para trabajar.
7 [c]Cuando Sanbalat, Tobías, los árabes, los amonitas y los de Asdod se enteraron que continuaba la reparación de las murallas de Jerusalén, que las brechas comenzaban a ser cerradas, se enojaron mucho. 8 Y todos ellos conspiraron juntos(H) para venir a luchar contra Jerusalén y causar disturbio en ella. 9 Entonces oramos a nuestro Dios, y para defendernos[d] montamos guardia contra ellos(I) de día y de noche. 10 Pero se decía en Judá:
«Desfallecen las fuerzas de los cargadores,
Y queda mucho escombro;
Nosotros no podemos
Reedificar la muralla».
11 Y nuestros enemigos decían: «No sabrán ni verán hasta que entremos en medio de ellos y los matemos y hagamos cesar la obra».
12 Así que cuando los judíos que habitaban cerca de ellos vinieron y nos dijeron diez veces: «Subirán[e] contra nosotros de todo lugar adonde ustedes se vuelvan», 13 entonces aposté hombres en las partes más bajas del lugar, detrás de la muralla y en los sitios descubiertos; aposté al pueblo por familias con sus espadas(J), sus lanzas y sus arcos. 14 Cuando vi su temor, me levanté y dije a los nobles, a los oficiales y al resto del pueblo: «No les tengan miedo. Acuérdense del Señor, que es grande y temible(K), y luchen por sus hermanos, sus hijos, sus hijas, sus mujeres y sus casas(L)».
15 Sucedió que nuestros enemigos se enteraron que conocíamos sus propósitos y que Dios había desbaratado sus planes(M); entonces todos nosotros volvimos a la muralla, cada uno a su trabajo. 16 Desde aquel día la mitad de mis hombres trabajaban en la obra mientras que la otra mitad portaba las lanzas, los escudos, los arcos y las corazas; y los capitanes estaban detrás de toda la casa de Judá. 17 Los que reedificaban la muralla y los que llevaban cargas llevaban la carga en una mano trabajando en la obra, y en la otra empuñaban un arma. 18 Cada uno de los que reedificaban tenía ceñida al lado su espada mientras edificaba. El que tocaba la trompeta estaba junto a mí. 19 Y dije a los nobles, a los oficiales y al resto del pueblo: «La obra es grande y extensa, y estamos separados en la muralla, lejos el uno del otro. 20 En el lugar que oigan el sonido de la trompeta, reúnanse allí con nosotros; nuestro Dios peleará por nosotros(N)».
21 Hacíamos el trabajo con la mitad empuñando lanzas desde el despuntar del alba hasta que salían las estrellas. 22 En aquel tiempo dije también al pueblo: «Cada hombre con su ayudante pase la noche dentro de Jerusalén, para que nos sirvan de centinela por la noche y de obrero por el día». 23 Ni yo, ni mis hermanos, ni mis criados, ni los hombres de la guardia que me seguían, ninguno de nosotros se quitó la ropa; cada uno llevaba su arma aun en el agua[f].
Nehemiah 4
New King James Version
Nehemiah 4
New King James Version
The Wall Defended Against Enemies
4 But it so happened, (A)when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?”
3 Now (B)Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it, he will break down their stone wall.”
4 (C)Hear, O our God, for we are despised; (D)turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity! 5 (E)Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before You; for they have provoked You to anger before the builders.
6 So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
7 Now it happened, (F)when Sanballat, Tobiah, (G)the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the [a]gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry, 8 and all of them (H)conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. 9 Nevertheless (I)we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night.
10 Then Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubbish that we are not able to build the wall.”
11 And our adversaries said, “They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease.”
12 So it was, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they told us ten times, “From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.”
13 Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, (J)“Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, (K)great and awesome, and (L)fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
15 And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and (M)that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work. 16 So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders [b]were behind all the house of Judah. 17 Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon. 18 Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.
19 Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the wall. 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. (N)Our God will fight for us.”
21 So we labored in the work, and half of [c]the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared. 22 At the same time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day.” 23 So neither I, my brethren, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes, except that everyone took them off for washing.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 4:7 Lit. breaks
- Nehemiah 4:16 Supported
- Nehemiah 4:21 Lit. them
Nehemiah 4
New International Version
Nehemiah 4
New International Version
Opposition to the Rebuilding
4 [a]When Sanballat(A) heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates(B) and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble(C)—burned as they are?”
3 Tobiah(D) the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”(E)
4 Hear us, our God, for we are despised.(F) Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity. 5 Do not cover up their guilt(G) or blot out their sins from your sight,(H) for they have thrown insults in the face of[b] the builders.
6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah,(I) the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. 8 They all plotted together(J) to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it. 9 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
10 Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers(K) is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.”
11 Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”
12 Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
13 Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. 14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid(L) of them. Remember(M) the Lord, who is great and awesome,(N) and fight(O) for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
15 When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it,(P) we all returned to the wall, each to our own work.
16 From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah 17 who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon(Q) in the other, 18 and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet(R) stayed with me.
19 Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet,(S) join us there. Our God will fight(T) for us!”
21 So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out. 22 At that time I also said to the people, “Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and as workers by day.” 23 Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water.[c]
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:33-38, and 4:7-23 is numbered 4:1-17.
- Nehemiah 4:5 Or have aroused your anger before
- Nehemiah 4:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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