1 O ra, quando Sambalate ouviu que edificávamos o muro, ardeu em ira, indignou-se muito e escarneceu dos judeus;

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

2 e falou na presença de seus irmãos e do exército de Samária, dizendo: Que fazem estes fracos judeus? Fortificar-se-ão? Oferecerão sacrifícios? Acabarão a obra num só dia? Vivificarão dos montões de pó as pedras que foram queimadas?

And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Is this to be permitted them? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish on time? Will they resurrect the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which were burned?

3 O ra, estava ao lado dele Tobias, o amonita, que disse: Ainda que edifiquem, vindo uma raposa derrubará o seu muro de pedra.

Now Tobiah, the Ammonite, was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox were to go up it, he would break down their stone wall.

4 O uve, ó nosso Deus, pois somos tão desprezados; faze recair o opróbrio deles sobre as suas cabaças, e faze com que eles sejam um despojo numa terra de cativeiro.

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 their captivity.

5 N ão cubras a sua iniquidade, e não se risque de diante de ti o seu pecado, pois que te provocaram ã ira na presença dos edificadores.

And do not cover their iniquity, nor let their sin be blotted out from before thee, for they have become angry against the builders.

6 A ssim edificamos o muro; e todo o muro se completou até a metade da sua altura; porque o coração do povo se inclinava a trabalhar.

But we built the wall, and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof, for the people were motivated to work.

7 M as, ouvindo Sambalate e Tobias, e os arábios, o amonitas e os asdoditas, que ia avante a reparação dos muros de Jerusalém e que já as brechas se começavam a fechar, iraram-se sobremodo;

¶ And it came to pass when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were sound and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth

8 e coligaram-se todos, para virem guerrear contra Jerusalém e fazer confusão

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

9 N ós, porém, oramos ao nosso Deus, e pusemos guarda contra eles de dia e de noite.

Nevertheless, we made our prayer unto our God and set a watch over the builders day and night because of them.

10 E ntão disse Judá: Desfalecem as forças dos carregadores, e há muito escombro; não poderemos edificar o muro.

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.

11 E os nossos inimigos disseram: Nada saberão nem verão, até que entremos no meio deles, e os matemos, e façamos cessar a obra.

And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see until we come in the midst among them and slay them and cause the work to cease.

12 M as sucedeu que, vindo os judeus que habitavam entre eles, dez vezes nos disseram: De todos os lugares de onde moram subirão contra nós.

But it came to pass, that when the Jews who dwelt among them came, they advised us ten times of all the places from which they would come upon us.

13 P elo que nos lugares baixos por detrás do muro e nos lugares abertos, dispus o povo segundo suas famílias com as suas espadas, com as suas lanças, e com os seus arcos.

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

14 O lhei, levantei-me, e disse aos nobres, aos magistrados e ao resto do povo: Não os temais! Lembrai-vos do Senhor, grande e temível, e pelejai por vossos irmãos, vossos filhos, vossas filhas, vossas mulheres e vossas casas.

Then I looked and rose up and said unto the nobles and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, Do not be afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

15 Q uando os nossos inimigos souberam que nós tínhamos sido avisados, e que Deus tinha dissipado o conselho deles, todos voltamos ao muro, cada um para a sua obra.

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

16 D esde aquele dia metade dos meus moços trabalhavam na obra, e a outra metade empunhava as lanças, os escudos, os arcos, e as couraças; e os chefes estavam por detrás de toda a casa de Judá.

¶ And it came to pass from that time forth that half of the young men wrought in the work, and the other half of them held spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail; and the princes were behind all the house of Judah.

17 O s que estavam edificando o muro, e os carregadores que levavam as cargas, cada um com uma das mãos fazia a obra e com a outra segurava a sua arma;

Those that built on the wall and those that bore burdens and those that laded wrought with one hand in the work and with the other held a weapon.

18 e cada um dos edificadores trazia a sua espada ã cinta, e assim edificavam. E o que tocava a trombeta estava no meu lado.

For the builders, each one had his sword girded by his side, and so they built. And he that sounded the shofar was by me.

19 D isse eu aos nobres, aos magistrados e ao resto do povo: Grande e extensa é a obra, e nós estamos separados no muro, longe uns dos outros;

And I said unto the principals 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.

20 e m qualquer lugar em que ouvirdes o som da trombeta, ali vos ajuntareis conosco. O nosso Deus pelejará por nós.

In whatever place that you hear the voice of the shofar, join us there; our God shall fight for us.

21 A ssim trabalhávamos na obra; e metade deles empunhava as lanças desde a subida da alva até o sair das estrelas.

So we laboured in the work, and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

22 T ambém nesse tempo eu disse ao povo: Cada um com o seu moço pernoite em Jerusalém, para que de noite nos sirvam de guardas, e de dia trabalhem.

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

23 D esta maneira nem eu, nem meus irmãos, nem meus moços, nem os homens da guarda que me acompanhavam largávamos as nossas vestes; cada um ia com a arma ã sua direita.

So neither I nor my brethren nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, each one put them off only for washing.