Nehemiah 4

Ora, 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 builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

e falou na presença de seus irmãos e do exército de Samaria, 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 spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

Ora, 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 go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

Ouve, 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 captivity:

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

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

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

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

Mas, 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;

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

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.

Nós, 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 against them day and night, because of them.

Então 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.

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, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

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

And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.

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

Olhei, 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.

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

Quando 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 it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

Desde 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 the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

Os 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;

They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.

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

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

Disse 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 nobles, 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.

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

In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

Assim 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 till the stars appeared.

Também 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 every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

Desta 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 à sua direita.

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.