Nehemiah 4

1But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

יְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט כִּי־אֲנַחְנוּ בֹונִים אֶת־הַחֹומָה וַיִּחַר לֹו וַיִּכְעַס הַרְבֵּה וַיַּלְעֵג עַל־הַיְּהוּדִים׃ (2762)

2And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לִפְנֵי אֶחָיו וְחֵיל שֹׁמְרֹון וַיֹּאמֶר מָה הַיְּהוּדִים הָאֲמֵלָלִים עֹשִׂים הֲיַעַזְבוּ לָהֶם הֲיִזְבָּחוּ הַיְכַלּוּ בַיֹּום הַיְחַיּוּ אֶת־הָאֲבָנִים מֵעֲרֵמֹות הֶעָפָר וְהֵמָּה שְׂרוּפֹות׃ (5109)

3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

וְטֹובִיָּה הָעַמֹּנִי אֶצְלֹו וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם אֲשֶׁר־הֵם בֹּונִים אִם־יַעֲלֶה שׁוּעָל וּפָרַץ חֹומַת אַבְנֵיהֶם׃ (2794)

4Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:

שְׁמַע אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּי־הָיִינוּ בוּזָה וְהָשֵׁב חֶרְפָּתָם אֶל־רֹאשָׁם וּתְנֵם לְבִזָּה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁבְיָה׃ (3406)

5And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

וְאַל־תְּכַס עַל־עֲוֹנָם וְחַטָּאתָם מִלְּפָנֶיךָ אַל־תִּמָּחֶה כִּי הִכְעִיסוּ לְנֶגֶד הַבֹּונִים׃ (2362)

6So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

וַנִּבְנֶה אֶת־הַחֹומָה וַתִּקָּשֵׁר כָּל־הַחֹומָה עַד־חֶצְיָהּ וַיְהִי לֵב לָעָם לַעֲשֹׂות׃ (2894)

7But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

וַיְהִי כַאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט וְטֹובִיָּה וְהָעַרְבִים וְהָעַמֹּנִים וְהָאַשְׁדֹּודִים כִּי־עָלְתָה אֲרוּכָה לְחֹמֹות יְרוּשָׁלִַם כִּי־הֵחֵלּוּ הַפְּרֻצִים לְהִסָּתֵם וַיִּחַר לָהֶם מְאֹד׃ (5301)

8And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

וַיִּקְשְׁרוּ כֻלָּם יַחְדָּו לָבֹוא לְהִלָּחֵם בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וְלַעֲשֹׂות לֹו תֹּועָה׃ (2809)

9Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

וַנִּתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַנַּעֲמִיד מִשְׁמָר עֲלֵיהֶם יֹומָם וָלַיְלָה מִפְּנֵיהֶם׃ (2046)

10And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה כָּשַׁל כֹּחַ הַסַּבָּל וְהֶעָפָר הַרְבֵּה וַאֲנַחְנוּ לֹא נוּכַל לִבְנֹות בַּחֹומָה׃ (2142)

11And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ צָרֵינוּ לֹא יֵדְעוּ וְלֹא יִרְאוּ עַד אֲשֶׁר־נָבֹוא אֶל־תֹּוכָם וַהֲרַגְנוּם וְהִשְׁבַּתְנוּ אֶת־הַמְּלָאכָה׃ (3706)

12And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ הַיְּהוּדִים הַיֹּשְׁבִים אֶצְלָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָנוּ עֶשֶׂר פְּעָמִים מִכָּל־הַמְּקֹמֹות אֲשֶׁר־תָּשׁוּבוּ עָלֵינוּ׃ (4390)

13Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

וָאַעֲמִיד מִתַּחְתִּיֹּות לַמָּקֹום מֵאַחֲרֵי לַחֹומָה [בַּצְּחִחִיִּים כ] (בַּצְּחִיחִים ק) וָאַעֲמִיד אֶת־הָעָם לְמִשְׁפָּחֹות עִם־חַרְבֹתֵיהֶם רָמְחֵיהֶם וְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶם׃ (6265)

14And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

וָאֵרֶא וָאָקוּם וָאֹמַר אֶל־הַחֹרִים וְאֶל־הַסְּגָנִים וְאֶל־יֶתֶר הָעָם אַל־תִּירְאוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶם אֶת־אֲדֹנָי הַגָּדֹול וְהַנֹּורָא זְכֹרוּ וְהִלָּחֲמוּ עַל־אֲחֵיכֶם בְּנֵיכֶם וּבְנֹתֵיכֶם נְשֵׁיכֶם וּבָתֵּיכֶם׃ (5579)

15And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׁמְעוּ אֹויְבֵינוּ כִּי־נֹודַע לָנוּ וַיָּפֶר הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־עֲצָתָם [וַנָּשׁוּב כ] (וַנָּשָׁב ק) כֻּלָּנוּ אֶל־הַחֹומָה אִישׁ אֶל־מְלַאכְתֹּו׃ (4569)

16And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

וַיְהִי ׀ מִן־הַיֹּום הַהוּא חֲצִי נְעָרַי עֹשִׂים בַּמְּלָאכָה וְחֶצְיָם מַחֲזִיקִים וְהָרְמָחִים הַמָּגִנִּים וְהַקְּשָׁתֹות וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִים וְהַשָּׂרִים אַחֲרֵי כָּל־בֵּית יְהוּדָה׃ (5091)

17They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.

הַבֹּונִים בַּחֹומָה וְהַנֹּשְׂאִים בַּסֶּבֶל עֹמְשִׂים בְּאַחַת יָדֹו עֹשֶׂה בַמְּלָאכָה וְאַחַת מַחֲזֶקֶת הַשָּׁלַח׃ (3357)

18For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

וְהַבֹּונִים אִישׁ חַרְבֹּו אֲסוּרִים עַל־מָתְנָיו וּבֹונִים וְהַתֹּוקֵעַ בַּשֹּׁופָר אֶצְלִי׃ (2989)

19And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

וָאֹמַר אֶל־הַחֹרִים וְאֶל־הַסְּגָנִים וְאֶל־יֶתֶר הָעָם הַמְּלָאכָה הַרְבֵּה וּרְחָבָה וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִפְרָדִים עַל־הַחֹומָה רְחֹוקִים אִישׁ מֵאָחִיו׃ (3451)

20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

בִּמְקֹום אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־קֹול הַשֹּׁופָר שָׁמָּה תִּקָּבְצוּ אֵלֵינוּ אֱלֹהֵינוּ יִלָּחֶם לָנוּ׃ (3949)

21So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֹשִׂים בַּמְּלָאכָה וְחֶצְיָם מַחֲזִיקִים בָּרְמָחִים מֵעֲלֹות הַשַּׁחַר עַד צֵאת הַכֹּוכָבִים׃ (3035)

22Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

גַּם בָּעֵת הַהִיא אָמַרְתִּי לָעָם אִישׁ וְנַעֲרֹו יָלִינוּ בְּתֹוךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְהָיוּ־לָנוּ הַלַּיְלָה מִשְׁמָר וְהַיֹּום מְלָאכָה׃ (4026)