1Tetapi apabila Sanbalat mendengar bahawa kami sedang membina tembok, murkalah dia, dan sangat marah, lalu mengolok-olok orang Yahudi.
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.
1Tetapi apabila Sanbalat mendengar bahawa kami sedang membina tembok, murkalah dia, dan sangat marah, lalu mengolok-olok orang Yahudi.
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
2Dan ia berkata di hadapan saudara-saudaranya dan tentera Samaria, Apakah yang sedang dilakukan oleh orang Yahudi yang lemah ini? Akankah mereka mengukuhkan diri mereka? Akankah mereka mempersembahkan korban? Akankah mereka menamatkannya dalam sehari? Akankah mereka menghidupkan semula batu-batu daripada timbunan puing yang telah terbakar?
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?
2Dan ia berkata di hadapan saudara-saudaranya dan tentera Samaria, Apakah yang sedang dilakukan oleh orang Yahudi yang lemah ini? Akankah mereka mengukuhkan diri mereka? Akankah mereka mempersembahkan korban? Akankah mereka menamatkannya dalam sehari? Akankah mereka menghidupkan semula batu-batu daripada timbunan puing yang telah terbakar?
And 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?
3Maka Tobiah orang Amon itu ada di sisinya, lalu ia berkata, Bahkan tembok yang mereka bangun itu, jika seekor rubah naik, dia akan meruntuhkan tembok batu mereka.
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.
3Maka Tobiah orang Amon itu ada di sisinya, lalu ia berkata, Bahkan tembok yang mereka bangun itu, jika seekor rubah naik, dia akan meruntuhkan tembok batu mereka.
Now 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.
4Dengarlah, ya Allah kami; sebab kami dipandang hina: dan palingkanlah cercaan mereka menimpa kepala mereka sendiri, dan serahkanlah mereka sebagai jarahan di tanah tawanan:
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:
4Dengarlah, ya Allah kami; sebab kami dipandang hina: dan palingkanlah cercaan mereka menimpa kepala mereka sendiri, dan serahkanlah mereka sebagai jarahan di tanah tawanan:
Hear, 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:
5Dan janganlah menutupi kedurjanaan mereka, dan jangan biar dosa mereka dihapuskan dari hadapanmu: sebab mereka telah memprovokasimu kepada kemarahan di hadapan para orang pembina.
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.
5Dan janganlah menutupi kedurjanaan mereka, dan jangan biar dosa mereka dihapuskan dari hadapanmu: sebab mereka telah memprovokasimu kepada kemarahan di hadapan para orang pembina.
And 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.
6Demikianlah kami membina tembok itu; dan seluruh tembok itu disambung bersama sehingga separuh, sebab umat ada semangat untuk bekerja.
6So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
6Demikianlah kami membina tembok itu; dan seluruh tembok itu disambung bersama sehingga separuh, sebab umat ada semangat untuk bekerja.
So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
7Tetapi terjadilah, bahawa ketika Sanbalat, dan Tobia, dan orang Arab, dan orang Amon, dan orang Asdod, mendengar bahawa tembok-tembok Yerusalem sedang dinaikkan, dan bahawa lubang-lubang tembok mula tertutup, maka mereka sungguh murka,
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,
7Tetapi terjadilah, bahawa ketika Sanbalat, dan Tobia, dan orang Arab, dan orang Amon, dan orang Asdod, mendengar bahawa tembok-tembok Yerusalem sedang dinaikkan, dan bahawa lubang-lubang tembok mula tertutup, maka mereka sungguh murka,
But 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,
8Dan mereka semua bersubahat bersama untuk datang dan melawan Yerusalem, dan untuk menghalang itu.
8And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
8Dan mereka semua bersubahat bersama untuk datang dan melawan Yerusalem, dan untuk menghalang itu.
And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
9Walau bagaimanapun kami berbuat doa kami kepada Allah, dan mengadakan penjagaan terhadap mereka siang dan malam, kerana mereka.
9Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
9Walau bagaimanapun kami berbuat doa kami kepada Allah, dan mengadakan penjagaan terhadap mereka siang dan malam, kerana mereka.
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
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.untranslated
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.
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.untranslated
And 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.
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.untranslated
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.
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.untranslated
And 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.
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.untranslated
From all: or, That from all places ye must return to us
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.
From all: or, That from all places ye must return to us
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.untranslated
From all: or, That from all places ye must return to us
And 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.
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.untranslated
in the: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc
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.
in the: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc
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.untranslated
in the: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc
Therefore 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.
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.untranslated
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.
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.untranslated
And 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.
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.untranslated
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.
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.untranslated
And 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.
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.untranslated
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.
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.untranslated
And 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.
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.untranslated
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.
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.untranslated
They 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.
18For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.untranslated
by his side: Heb. on his loins
18For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
by his side: Heb. on his loins
18For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.untranslated
by his side: Heb. on his loins
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
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.untranslated
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.
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.untranslated
And 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.
20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.untranslated
20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.untranslated
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
21So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.untranslated
21So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
21So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.untranslated
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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.untranslated
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.
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.untranslated
Likewise 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.
23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.untranslated
saving: or, every one went with his weapon for water
23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
saving: or, every one went with his weapon for water
23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.untranslated
saving: or, every one went with his weapon for water
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.