Nehemiah 4

Οτε δε ηκουσεν ο Σαναβαλλατ οτι ημεις οικοδομουμεν το τειχος, ωργισθη και ηγανακτησε πολυ και περιεγελασε τους Ιουδαιους.

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.

Και ελαλησεν ενωπιον των αδελφων αυτου και του στρατευματος της Σαμαρειας και ειπε, Τι καμνουσιν οι αθλιοι ουτοι Ιουδαιοι; θελουσιν αφησει αυτους; θελουσι θυσιασει; θελουσι τελειωσει εν μια ημερα; θελουσιν αναζωοποιησει εκ των σωρων του χωματος τους λιθους, και τουτους κεκαυμενους;

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?

Πλησιον δε αυτου ητο Τωβιας ο Αμμωνιτης και ειπε, Και αν κτισωσιν, αλωπηξ αναβαινουσα θελει καθαιρεσει το λιθινον αυτων τειχος.

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.

Ακουσον, Θεε ημων διοτι μυκτηριζομεθα και στρεψον τον ονειδισμον αυτων κατα της κεφαλης αυτων και καμε αυτους να γεινωσι λαφυρον εν γη αιχμαλωσιας

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:

και μη καλυψης την ανομιαν αυτων, και η αμαρτια αυτων ας μη εξαλειφθη απ εμπροσθεν σου διοτι προεφεραν ονειδισμους κατα των οικοδομουντων.

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.

Ουτως ανωκοδομησαμεν το τειχος και απαν το τειχος συνεδεθη, εως του ημισεος αυτου διοτι ο λαος ειχε καρδιαν εις το εργαζεσθαι.

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

Αλλ οτε Σαναβαλλατ και Τωβιας και οι Αραβες και οι Αμμωνιται και οι Αζωτιοι ηκουσαν οτι τα τειχη της Ιερουσαλημ επισκευαζονται, και οτι τα χαλασματα ηρχισαν να φραττωνται, ωργισθησαν σφοδρα

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,

και συνωμοσαν παντες ομου να ελθωσι να πολεμησωσιν εναντιον της Ιερουσαλημ, και να καμωσιν εις αυτην βλαβην.

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

Και ημεις προσηυχηθημεν εις τον Θεον ημων και εστησαμεν φυλακας εναντιον αυτων ημεραν και νυκτα, φοβουμενοι απ αυτων.

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

Και ειπεν ο Ιουδας, Η δυναμις των εργατων ητονησε, και το χωμα ειναι πολυ, και ημεις δεν δυναμεθα να οικοδομωμεν το τειχος.

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.

Οι δε εχθροι ημων ειπον, Δεν θελουσι μαθει ουδε θελουσιν ιδει, εωσου ελθωμεν εις το μεσον αυτων και φονευσωμεν αυτους, και καταπαυσωμεν το εργον.

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.

Και ελθοντες οι Ιουδαιοι, οι κατοικουντες πλησιον αυτων, ειπον προς ημας δεκακις, Προσεχετε απο παντων των τοπων, δια των οποιων επιστρεφετε προς ημας.

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.

Οθεν εστησα εις τους χαμηλοτερους τοπους οπισθεν του τειχους και εις τους υψηλοτερους τοπους, εστησα τον λαον κατα συγγενειας, με τας �ομφαιας αυτων, με τας λογχας αυτων και με τα τοξα αυτων.

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.

Και ειδον και εσηκωθην και ειπα προς τους προκριτους και προς τους προεστωτας και προς το επιλοιπον του λαου, Μη φοβηθητε απ αυτων ενθυμεισθε τον Κυριον, τον μεγαν και φοβερον, και πολεμησατε υπερ των αδελφων σας, των υιων σας και των θυγατερων σας, των γυναικων σας και των οικων σας.

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.

Και οτε οι εχθροι ημων ηκουσαν οτι το πραγμα εγνωσθη εις ημας, και διεσκεδασεν ο Θεος την βουλην αυτων, επεστρεψαμεν παντες ημεις εις το τειχος, εκαστος εις το εργον αυτου.

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.

Και απ εκεινης της ημερας το ημισυ των δουλων μου ειργαζοντο το εργον, και το ημισυ αυτων εκρατουν τας λογχας, τους θυρεους και τα τοξα, τεθωρακισμενοι και οι αρχοντες ησαν οπισω παντος του οικου Ιουδα.

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.

Οι οικοδομουντες το τειχος και οι αχθοφορουντες και οι φορτιζοντες, εκαστος δια της μιας χειρος αυτου εδουλευεν εις το εργον και δια της αλλης εκρατει το οπλον.

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.

Οι δε οικοδομοι, εκαστος ειχε την �ομφαιαν αυτου περιεζωσμενην εις την οσφυν αυτου και ωκοδομει ο δε σαλπιζων εν τη σαλπιγγι ητο πλησιον μου.

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

Και ειπα προς τους προκριτους και προς τους προεστωτας και προς το επιλοιπον του λαου, το εργον ειναι μεγα και πλατυ ημεις δε ειμεθα διακεχωρισμενοι επι το τειχος, ο εις μακραν του αλλου

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.

εις οντινα λοιπον τοπον ακουσητε την φωνην της σαλπιγγος, εκει δραμετε προς ημας ο Θεος ημων θελει πολεμησει υπερ ημων.

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

Ουτως ειργαζομεθα το εργον και το ημισυ αυτων εκρατει τας λογχας, απ αρχης της αυγης εως της ανατολης των αστρων.

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

Και κατα τον αυτον καιρον ειπα προς τον λαον, Εκαστος μετα του δουλου αυτου ας διανυκτερευη εν τω μεσω της Ιερουσαλημ, και ας ηναι την νυκτα φυλακες εις ημας, και ας εργαζωνται την ημεραν.

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.

Και ουτε εγω, ουτε οι αδελφοι μου, ουτε οι δουλοι μου, ουτε οι ανδρες της προφυλαξεως οι ακολουθουντες με, ουδεις εξ ημων εξεδυετο τα ιματια αυτου μονον δια να λουηται εξεδυετο εκαστος.

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.