Nehemiah 5:18 ~ ﻧﺤﻤﻴﺎ 5:18

A nd that which was prepared daily was one ox six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days all sorts of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor; for the service was heavy upon this people.

وَكُنْتُ أُقَدِّمُ لَهُمْ يَومِيّاً لِيَأْكُلُوا ثَوْراً وَسِتَّةَ خِرافٍ وَبَعضَ الدَّواجِنِ عَلَى حِسابِي. وَبَعْدَ كُلِّ عَشْرَةِ أيّامٍ كُنتُ أُقَدِّمُ لَهُمْ جَمِيعَ أنْواعِ النَّبِيْذِ بِكَمِّيّاتٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. وَرُغْمَ هَذا لَمْ أُطالِبْ بِحِصَّةِ الوالِي مِنْ طَعامِ النّاسِ، لِأنَّ العَمَلَ كانَ مُرهِقاً لِهَذا الشَّعبِ.

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