14
Moreover from the
time that I was
appointed to be their
governor in the
land of
Judah, from the
twentieth year even unto the
two and
thirtieth year of
Artaxerxes the
king, that is,
twelve* years, I and my
brethren have not
eaten the
bread of the
governor.
~'x,P tw{y.hil yit{a h\Wic -r,v]a ~w{Yim ~;G ? ~yiv{l.v t;n.v d;[.w ~yir.f,[ t;n.Vim h'd.Wh.y #,r,a.B ? ~yeT.v ~yin'v .$,l,M;h a.T.s;v.x;T.r;a.l ~Iy;T.v.W ? yiT.l;k'a a{l h'x,P;h ~,x,l y;x;a.w yin]a her.f,[
15
But the
former governors that had been
before me were
chargeable unto the
people, and had
taken of them
bread and
wine, beside forty shekels of
silver; yea,
even their
servants bare
rule over the
people: but so
did not I,
because of the
fear of
God.
.WdyiB.kih y;n'p.l -r,v]a ~yin{vair'h tw{x;P;h.w ? r;x;a !Iy;y'w ~,x,l.B ~,hem .Wx.qiY;w ~'['h -l;[ ? .Wj.l'v ~,hyer][;n ~;G ~yi['B.r;a ~yil'q.v -p,s,K ? yen.Pim !ek yityif'[ -a{l yin]a;w ~'['h -l;[ ? ~yih{l/a t;a.rIy
16
Yea, also I
continued in the
work of this
wall, neither
bought we any
land: and all my
servants were
gathered thither unto the
work.
yiT.q;z/x,h ta{Z;h h'mw{x;h t,ka,l.miB ~;g.w ? h'ka'l.M;h -l;[ ~'v ~yic.Wb.q y;r'[.n -l'k.w .Wnyin'q a{l h,d'f.w
17
Moreover there were at my
table an
hundred and
fifty of the
Jews and
rulers, beside those that
came unto us from among the
heathen that are about
us.
vyia ~yiVim]x;w h'aem ~yin'g.S;h.w ~yid.Wh.Y;h.w ? .Wnyet{byib.s -r,v]a ~Iyw{G;h -nim .Wnyelea ~yia'B;h.w ? yin'x.lUv -l;[
18
Now that which was
prepared for me
daily was
one ox and
six choice sheep; also
fowls were
prepared for me, and once in
ten days store of all sorts of
wine: yet for
all this
required not I the
bread of the
governor, because the
bondage was
heavy upon this
people.
d'x,a rw{v d'x,a ~w{y.l h,f][;n h'y'h r,v]a;w ? !yeb.W yil -.Wf][;n ~yir\Pic.w tw{rUr.B -vev !a{c ? h,z -mi[.w heB.r;h.l !Iy;y -l'k.B ~yim'y t,r,f][ ? h'd{b]['h h'd.b'k -yiK yiT.v;Qib a{l h'x,P;h ~,x,l ? h,Z;h ~'['h -l;[
19
Think upon me, my
God, for
good, according to all that I have
done for this
people.
yityif'[ -r,v]a l{K h'bw{j.l y;h{l/a yiL -h'r.k'z ? h,Z;h ~'['h -l;[