6
So we
built the
wall and the
whole wall was
joined together to
half its height, for the
people had a
mind to
work.
h'mw{x;h -l'K rev'QiT;w h'mw{x;h -t,a h,n.biN;w ? tw{f][;l ~'['l bel yih.y;w H'y.c,x -d;[
7
Now
when Sanballat,
Tobiah, the
Arabs, the
Ammonites and the
Ashdodites heard that the
repair of the
walls of
Jerusalem went on, and that the
breaches began to be
closed, they were
very angry.
~yib.r;['h.w h'Yibw{j.w j;L;b.n;s [;m'v r,v]a;k yih.y;w ? h'k.Wr]a h't.l'[ -yiK ~yidw{D.v;a'h.w ~yin{M;['h.w ? ~et'Sih.l ~yicUr.P;h .WLexeh -yiK ~i;l'v.Wr.y tw{m{x.l ? d{a.m ~,h'l r;xiY;w
8
All of them
conspired together to
come and
fight against
Jerusalem and to
cause a
disturbance in it.
~i'l'v.WryiB ~ex'Lih.l aw{b'l w'D.x;y ~'LUk .Wr.v.qiY;w ? h'[w{T w{l tw{f][;l.w
9
But we
prayed to our
God, and
because of them we
set up a
guard against them
day and
night.
~,hyel][ r'm.vim dyim][;N;w .Wnyeh{l/a -l,a leL;P.tiN;w ? ~,hyen.Pim h'l.y;l'w ~'mw{y
10
Thus in
Judah it was
said, "The
strength of the
burden bearers is
failing, Yet there is
much rubbish; And we
ourselves are
unable * To
rebuild the
wall."
heB.r;h r'p'[,h.w l'B;S;h ;x{K l;v'K h'd.Wh.y r,ma{Y;w ? h'mw{x;B tw{n.bil l;k.Wn a{l .Wn.x;n]a;w
11
Our
enemies said, "They will not
know or
see until * we
come among * them,
kill them and
put a
stop to the
work."
d;[ .Wa.rIy a{l.w .W[.dey a{l .Wnyer'c .Wr.ma{Y;w ? .Wn.t;B.vih.w ~.Wn.g;r]h;w ~'kw{T -l,a aw{b'n -r,v]a ? h'ka'l.M;h -t,a
12
When the
Jews who
lived near them
came and
told us
ten times, "They will come up
against us from
every place where you may
turn,"
~'l.c,a ~yib.v{Y;h ~yid.Wh.Y;h .Wa'B -r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? tw{m{q.M;h -l'Kim ~yim'[.P r,f,[ .Wn'l .Wr.ma{Y;w ? .Wnyel'[ .Wb.Wv'T -r,v]a
13
then I
stationed men in the
lowest parts of the
space behind the
wall, the
exposed places, and I
stationed the
people in
families with their
swords,
spears and
bows.
h'mw{x;l yer]x;aem ~w{q'M;l tw{YiT.x;Tim dyim][;a'w ? tw{x'P.vim.l ~'['h -t,a dyim][;a'w ~yiYixix.C;B ? ~,hyet{t.V;q.w ~,hyex.m'r ~,hyet{b.r;x -mi[
14
When I
saw their fear, I
rose and
spoke to the
nobles, the
officials and the
rest of the
people: "Do not be
afraid of them;
remember the
Lord who is
great and
awesome, and
fight for your
brothers, your
sons, your
daughters, your
wives and your
houses."
~yin'g.S;h -l,a.w ~yir{x;h -l,a r;m{a'w ~.Wq'a'w a,rea'w ? y'n{d]a -t,a ~,hyen.Pim .Wa.ryiT -l;a ~'['h r,t,y -l,a.w ? ~,kyex]a -l;[ .Wm]x'Lih.w .Wr{k.z a'rw{N;h.w lw{d'G;h ? ~,kyeT'b.W ~,kyev.n ~,kyet{n.b.W ~,kyen.B
15
When our
enemies heard that it was
known to us, and that
God had
frustrated their
plan, then
all of us
returned to the
wall,
each one to his
work.
][;dw{n -yiK .Wnyeb.yw{a .W[.m'v -r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? b.Wv'N;w ~'t'c][ -t,a ~yih{l/a'h r,p'Y;w .Wn'l ? w{T.ka;l.m -l,a vyia h'mw{x;h -l,a .Wn'LUK