Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
it cometh
to pass, when Sanballat hath
heard that we are
building
the wall, that
it
is
displeasing
to
him
, and he
is
very
angry
and mocketh
at
the Jews ,
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 .
and saith
before his brethren and the force
of Samaria, yea,
he
saith
, `
What `are'
the
weak
Jews doing
? are
they left
to
themselves? do
they sacrifice? do
they complete
in a day? do
they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish? --
and
they
burnt!'
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
?
And
Tobiah the Ammonite `is'
by him and
saith
, `Also
, that which they are
building
--
if a fox doth
go up, then
it
hath
broken
down their stone wall. '
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.
Hear, O our God ,
for we have
been
despised ;
and turn back
their reproach on
their own head, and give them for a spoil
in a
land of captivity ;
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 :
and do
not
cover over
their iniquity, and their
sin
from
before
Thee
let not be blotted out ,
for they have provoked to anger --
over-against
those
building
.
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
.
And
we build
the wall ,
and all the wall is
joined --
unto its
half ,
and
the people have
a heart
to work.
So
built
we the wall ;
and all the wall was
joined together
unto the
half thereof:
for
the people had
a mind
to work.
And
it cometh
to pass, when Sanballat hath
heard
, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, that lengthening
hath
gone
up
to
the walls of Jerusalem, that the breeches
have
begun
to be stopped, then it
is
very displeasing
to
them
,
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
,
and they
conspire,
all of them together ,
to come in
to fight against Jerusalem, and to do
to
it injury
.
And conspired
all of them together to come and
to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder
it.
And
we pray
unto our God, and appoint
a watch against them ,
by
day and by
night, because of them.
Nevertheless
we made
our
prayer
unto our God, and set
a watch against them day and night, because of them.
And Judah saith
, `
The power
of the burden-
bearers hath
become
feeble,
and
the
rubbish
`
is '
abundant
, and we are not able to build on
the wall. '
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.
And our adversaries say
, `
They do
not know, nor
see, till that
we come in to
their
midst, and have
slain
them, and caused
the work to cease. '
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.
And it cometh
to pass, when the Jews have
come
who
are
dwelling
near
them, that
they say
to
us ten times from all the
places whither
ye return --
`they
are'
against
us.
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
.
And
I appoint
at
the
lowest
of
the places ,
at
the
back
of
the wall, in
the clear
places, yea,
I appoint
the people ,
by
their families ,
with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
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.
And I see
, and rise
up, and say
unto the freemen
, and unto
the prefects
, and unto
the rest of the people, `
Be not afraid of them ;
the Lord, the
great and the
fearful,
remember
ye
, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. '
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.
And it cometh
to pass, when our enemies have
heard that it hath
been
known to
us, and God doth
frustrate
their counsel, and
we turn
back,
all of us ,
unto
the wall, each
unto his work ;
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 .
yea,
it cometh
to pass ,
from that day
, half of my servants are
working
in the business
, and half of them are
keeping
hold
of
both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats
of
mail
; and the heads
`are'
behind all the house of Judah.
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.
The
builders
on the wall, and the
bearers
of
the
burden
, those lading
, `each'
with one of his hands is
working
in the business
, and one
is
laying
hold
of
the missile
.
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
.
And
the builders `are'
each
with
his sword ,
girded on
his loins
, and building,
and he who
is
blowing
with
a
trumpet `is'
beside
me.
For
the builders ,
every
one
had
his sword girded by
his side
, and so
builded.
And he that
sounded
the
trumpet was
by
me.
And I say
unto the freemen
, and unto
the prefects
, and unto
the rest of the people, `
The work is abundant,
and large, and we are separated on
the wall, far
off
one from another ;
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 .
in the
place that
ye hear the voice
of the trumpet thither
ye are
gathered
unto us ;
our God doth
fight for us. '
In what
place therefore
ye hear the sound
of the trumpet ,
resort
ye thither
unto us :
our God shall
fight for us.
And
we are
working
in the business,
and half of them are
keeping
hold
of
the spears ,
from the going
up
of the dawn
till the coming
forth
of
the
stars.
So
we laboured
in the work:
and half of them held
the spears from the rising
of the morning
till the stars appeared
.
Also,
at that
time I
said to
the people, `
Let each
with his servant lodge in
the
midst
of
Jerusalem, and
they
have
been
to
us
by
night a guard, and by
day
`for'
the work:'
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.
and
there
are
none
--
I and
my brethren and
my servants, the men of the guard who
`are'
after
me --
there
are
none of us putting
off our garments
, each
`hath'
his
vessel
of
water
.
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
.
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