Níxīmǐjì 2:11-16

11 Wǒ dào le Yēlùsǎlĕng , zaì nàli zhù le sān rì .

12 Wǒ yè jiān qǐlai , yǒu jǐ gèrén yĕ yītóng qǐlai , dàn shén shǐ wǒ xīnli yào wèi Yēlùsǎlĕng zuò shénme shì , wǒ bìng méiyǒu gàosu rén . chúle wǒ qí de shēngkou yǐwaì , yĕ méiyǒu biéde shēngkou zaì wǒ nàli .

13 Dāng yè wǒ chū le gǔ mén , wǎng yĕ gǒu jǐng qù ( yĕ gǒu huò zuò lóng ) , dào le fèn chǎng mén , chákàn Yēlùsǎlĕng de chéngqiáng , jiàn chéngqiáng chāihuǐ , chéng mén beì huǒ fùnshāo .

14 Wǒ yòu wǎng qián , dào le quán mén hé wáng chí , dàn suǒ qí de shēngkou méiyǒu dìfang guō qù .

15 Yúshì yè jiān yán xī ér shang , chákàn chéngqiáng , yòu zhuǎn shēn jìnrù gǔ mén , jiù huí lái le .

16 Wǒ wǎng nǎli qù , wǒ zuò shénme shì , guān zhǎng dōu bù zhīdào . wǒ hái méiyǒu gàosu Yóudà píng mín , jìsī , guìzhòu , guān zhǎng , hé qíyú zuò gōng de rén .

Níxīmǐjì 2:11-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 2

Nehemiah being sorrowful in the king's presence, the reason of it was asked by the king, which he declared, and then took the opportunity to request of the king that he might be sent to Jerusalem to rebuild it, which was granted him, Ne 2:1-8, upon which he set out, and came to Jerusalem, to the great grief of the enemies of Israel, Ne 2:9-11 and after he had been three days in Jerusalem, he privately took a survey of it, to see what condition it was in, unknown to the rulers there, Ne 2:12-16, whom he afterwards exhorted to rise up and build the wall of the city, which they immediately set about, Ne 2:17,18 not regarding the scoffs and taunts of their enemies, Ne 2:19,20.