KJV

1  Now it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when⁸³⁴ Sanballat,⁵⁵⁷¹ and Tobiah,²⁹⁰⁰ and Geshem¹⁶⁵⁴ the Arabian,⁶¹⁶³ and the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of our enemies,³⁴¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ I had built^{1129 853} the wall,²³⁴⁶ and that there was no³⁸⁰⁸ breach⁶⁵⁵⁶ left³⁴⁹⁸ therein; (though¹⁵⁷¹ at⁵⁷⁰⁴ that¹⁹³¹ time⁶²⁵⁶ I had not³⁸⁰⁸ set up⁵⁹⁷⁵ the doors¹⁸¹⁷ upon the gates;)⁸¹⁷⁹

2  That Sanballat⁵⁵⁷¹ and Geshem¹⁶⁵⁴ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto⁴¹³ me, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Come,¹⁹⁸⁰ let us meet³²⁵⁹ together³¹⁶² in some one of the villages³⁷¹⁵ in the plain¹²³⁷ of Ono.²⁰⁷ But they¹⁹⁹² thought²⁸⁰³ to do⁶²¹³ me mischief.⁷⁴⁵¹

3  And I sent⁷⁹⁷¹ messengers⁴³⁹⁷ unto⁵⁹²¹ them, saying,⁵⁵⁹ I⁵⁸⁹ am doing⁶²¹³ a great¹⁴¹⁹ work,⁴³⁹⁹ so that I cannot^{3808 3201} come down:³³⁸¹ why⁴¹⁰⁰ should the work⁴³⁹⁹ cease,⁷⁶⁷³ whilst⁸³⁴ I leave⁷⁵⁰³ it, and come down³³⁸¹ to⁴¹³ you?

4  Yet they sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto⁴¹³ me four⁷⁰² times⁶⁴⁷¹ after this²⁰⁸⁸ sort;¹⁶⁹⁷ and I answered⁷⁷²⁵ them after the same²⁰⁸⁸ manner.¹⁶⁹⁷

5  Then sent⁷⁹⁷¹ Sanballat^{5571 853} his servant⁵²⁸⁸ unto⁴¹³ me in like²⁰⁸⁸ manner¹⁶⁹⁷ the fifth²⁵⁴⁹ time⁶⁴⁷¹ with an open⁶⁶⁰⁵ letter¹⁰⁷ in his hand;³⁰²⁷

6  Wherein was written,³⁷⁸⁹ It is reported⁸⁰⁸⁵ among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and Gashmu¹⁶⁵⁴ saith⁵⁵⁹ it, that thou⁸⁵⁹ and the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ think²⁸⁰³ to rebel:⁴⁷⁷⁵ for⁵⁹²¹ which cause³⁶⁵¹ thou⁸⁵⁹ buildest¹¹²⁹ the wall,²³⁴⁶ that thou⁸⁵⁹ mayest be¹⁹³³ their king,⁴⁴²⁸ according to these⁴²⁸ words.¹⁶⁹⁷

7  And thou hast also¹⁵⁷¹ appointed⁵⁹⁷⁵ prophets⁵⁰³⁰ to preach⁷¹²¹ of⁵⁹²¹ thee at Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ There is a king⁴⁴²⁸ in Judah:³⁰⁶³ and now⁶²⁵⁸ shall it be reported⁸⁰⁸⁵ to the king⁴⁴²⁸ according to these⁴²⁸ words.¹⁶⁹⁷ Come¹⁹⁸⁰ now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore, and let us take counsel³²⁸⁹ together.³¹⁶²

8  Then I sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto⁴¹³ him, saying,⁵⁵⁹ There are¹⁹⁶¹ no³⁸⁰⁸ such⁴²⁸ things¹⁶⁹⁷ done as⁸³⁴ thou⁸⁵⁹ sayest,⁵⁵⁹ but³⁵⁸⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ feignest⁹⁰⁸ them out of thine own heart.^{4480 3820}

9  For³⁵⁸⁸ they all³⁶⁰⁵ made us afraid,^{3372 853} saying,⁵⁵⁹ Their hands³⁰²⁷ shall be weakened⁷⁵⁰³ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ the work,⁴³⁹⁹ that it be not³⁸⁰⁸ done.⁶²¹³ Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore, O God, strengthen^{2388 853} my hands.³⁰²⁷

10  Afterward I⁵⁸⁹ came⁹³⁵ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Shemaiah⁸⁰⁹⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Delaiah¹⁸⁰⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Mehetabeel,⁴¹⁰⁵ who¹⁹³¹ was shut up;⁶¹¹³ and he said,⁵⁵⁹ Let us meet together³²⁵⁹ in⁴¹³ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of God,⁴³⁰ within^{413 8432} the temple,¹⁹⁶⁴ and let us shut⁵⁴⁶² the doors¹⁸¹⁷ of the temple:¹⁹⁶⁴ for³⁵⁸⁸ they will come⁹³⁵ to slay²⁰²⁶ thee; yea, in the night³⁹¹⁵ will they come⁹³⁵ to slay²⁰²⁶ thee.

11  And I said,⁵⁵⁹ Should such a man as I^{3644 376} flee?¹²⁷² and who⁴³¹⁰ is there, that,⁸³⁴ being as I³⁶⁴⁴ am, would go⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ the temple¹⁹⁶⁴ to save his life?²⁴²⁵ I will not³⁸⁰⁸ go in.⁹³⁵

12  And, lo,²⁰⁰⁹ I perceived⁵²³⁴ that God⁴³⁰ had not³⁸⁰⁸ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ him; but³⁵⁸⁸ that he pronounced¹⁶⁹⁶ this prophecy⁵⁰¹⁶ against⁵⁹²¹ me: for Tobiah²⁹⁰⁰ and Sanballat⁵⁵⁷¹ had hired⁷⁹³⁶ him.

13  Therefore⁴⁶¹⁶ was he¹⁹³¹ hired,⁷⁹³⁶ that⁴⁶¹⁶ I should be afraid,³³⁷² and do⁶²¹³ so,³⁶⁵¹ and sin,²³⁹⁸ and that they might have¹⁹⁶¹ matter for an evil⁷⁴⁵¹ report,⁸⁰³⁴ that⁴⁶¹⁶ they might reproach²⁷⁷⁸ me.

14  My God,⁴³⁰ think²¹⁴² thou upon Tobiah²⁹⁰⁰ and Sanballat⁵⁵⁷¹ according to these⁴²⁸ their works,⁴⁶³⁹ and¹⁵⁷¹ on the prophetess⁵⁰³¹ Noadiah,⁵¹²⁹ and the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the prophets,⁵⁰³⁰ that⁸³⁴ would have¹⁹⁶¹ put me in fear.³³⁷²

15  So the wall²³⁴⁶ was finished⁷⁹⁹⁹ in the twenty⁶²⁴² and fifth²⁵⁶⁸ day of the month Elul,⁴³⁵ in fifty²⁵⁷² and two⁸¹⁴⁷ days.³¹¹⁷

16  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ that when⁸³⁴ all³⁶⁰⁵ our enemies³⁴¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ thereof, and all³⁶⁰⁵ the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were about⁵⁴³⁹ us saw⁷²⁰⁰ these things, they were much³⁹⁶⁶ cast down⁵³⁰⁷ in their own eyes:⁵⁸⁶⁹ for they perceived³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ this²⁰⁶³ work⁴³⁹⁹ was wrought⁶²¹³ of^{4480 854} our God.⁴³⁰

17  Moreover¹⁵⁷¹ in those¹⁹⁹² days³¹¹⁷ the nobles²⁷¹⁵ of Judah³⁰⁶³ sent¹⁹⁸⁰ many⁷²³⁵ letters¹⁰⁷ unto⁵⁹²¹ Tobiah,²⁹⁰⁰ and the letters of Tobiah²⁹⁰⁰ came⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ them.

18  For³⁵⁸⁸ there were many⁷²²⁷ in Judah³⁰⁶³ sworn^{1167 7621} unto him, because³⁵⁸⁸ he¹⁹³¹ was the son in law²⁸⁶⁰ of Shechaniah⁷⁹³⁵ the son¹¹²¹ of Arah;⁷³³ and his son¹¹²¹ Johanan³⁰⁷⁶ had taken^{3947 853} the daughter¹³²³ of Meshullam⁴⁹¹⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Berechiah.¹²⁹⁶

19  Also¹⁵⁷¹ they reported^{1961 559} his good deeds²⁸⁹⁶ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me, and uttered^{1961 3318} my words¹⁶⁹⁷ to him. And Tobiah²⁹⁰⁰ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ letters¹⁰⁷ to put me in fear.³³⁷²

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‎1 ‏וַיְהִ֣י כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁמַ֣ע לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁם הָֽעַרְבִ֜י וּלְיֶ֣תֶר אֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ כִּ֤י בָנִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה וְלֹא־נ֥וֹתַר בָּ֖הּ פָּ֑רֶץ גַּ֚ם עַד־הָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא דְּלָת֖וֹת לֹא־הֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּי בַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃

‎2 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סַנְבַלַּ֤ט וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ אֵלַ֣י לֵאמֹ֔ר לְכָ֞ה וְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥ה יַחְדָּ֛ו בַּכְּפִירִ֖ים בְּבִקְעַ֣ת אוֹנ֑וֹ וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ חֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לִ֖י רָעָֽה׃

‎3 ‏וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨ה עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם מַלְאָכִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מְלָאכָ֤ה גְדוֹלָה֙ אֲנִ֣י עֹשֶׂ֔ה וְלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖ל לָרֶ֑דֶת לָ֣מָּה תִשְׁבַּ֤ת הַמְּלָאכָה֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אַרְפֶּ֔הָ וְיָרַדְתִּ֖י אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

‎4 ‏וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ אֵלַ֛י כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אַרְבַּ֣ע פְּעָמִ֑ים וָאָשִׁ֥יב אוֹתָ֖ם כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ ס

‎5 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֵלַ֨י סַנְבַלַּ֜ט כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֛ה פַּ֥עַם חֲמִישִׁ֖ית אֶֽת־נַעֲר֑וֹ וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת פְּתוּחָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

‎6 ‏כָּת֣וּב בָּ֗הּ בַּגּוֹיִ֤ם נִשְׁמָע֙ וְגַשְׁמ֣וּ אֹמֵ֔ר אַתָּ֤ה וְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ חֹשְׁבִ֣ים לִמְר֔וֹד עַל־כֵּ֛ן אַתָּ֥ה בוֹנֶ֖ה הַחוֹמָ֑ה וְאַתָּ֗ה הוֶֹ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְמֶ֔לֶךְ כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

‎7 ‏וְגַם־נְבִיאִ֡ים הֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּ לִקְרֹא֩ עָלֶ֨יךָ בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר מֶ֚לֶךְ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְעַתָּה֙ יִשָּׁמַ֣ע לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְעַתָּ֣ה לְכָ֔ה וְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖ה יַחְדָּֽו׃ ס

‎8 ‏וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֤א נִֽהְיָה֙ כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַתָּ֣ה אוֹמֵ֑ר כִּ֥י מִֽלִּבְּךָ֖ אַתָּ֥ה בוֹדָֽאם׃¹

‎9 ‏כִּ֣י כֻלָּ֗ם מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִרְפּ֧וּ יְדֵיהֶ֛ם מִן־הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תֵעָשֶׂ֑ה וְעַתָּ֖ה חַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־יָדָֽי׃

‎10 ‏וַאֲנִי־בָ֗אתִי בֵּ֣ית שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה בֶן־דְּלָיָ֛ה בֶּן־מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖ל וְה֣וּא עָצ֑וּר וַיֹּ֡אמֶר נִוָּעֵד֩ אֶל־בֵּ֨ית הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הַֽהֵיכָ֗ל וְנִסְגְּרָה֙ דַּלְת֣וֹת הַהֵיכָ֔ל כִּ֚י בָּאִ֣ים לְהָרְגֶ֔ךָ וְלַ֖יְלָה בָּאִ֥ים לְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃

‎11 ‏וָאֹמְרָ֗ה הַאִ֤ישׁ כָּמ֙וֹנִי֙ יִבְרָ֔ח וּמִ֥י כָמ֛וֹנִי אֲשֶׁר־יָב֥וֹא אֶל־הַהֵיכָ֖ל וָחָ֑י לֹ֖א אָבֽוֹא׃

‎12 ‏וָאַכִּ֕ירָה וְהִנֵּ֥ה לֹֽא־אֱלֹהִ֖ים שְׁלָח֑וֹ כִּ֤י הַנְּבוּאָה֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר עָלַ֔י וְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה וְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט שְׂכָרֽוֹ׃

‎13 ‏לְמַ֤עַן שָׂכוּר֙ ה֔וּא לְמַֽעַן־אִירָ֥א וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־כֵּ֖ן וְחָטָ֑אתִי וְהָיָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְשֵׁ֣ם רָ֔ע לְמַ֖עַן יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פ

‎14 ‏זָכְרָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י לְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה וּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט כְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יו אֵ֑לֶּה וְגַ֨ם לְנוֹעַדְיָ֤ה הַנְּבִיאָה֙ וּלְיֶ֣תֶר הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ מְיָֽרְאִ֥ים אוֹתִֽי׃

‎15 ‏וַתִּשְׁלַם֙ הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה לֶאֱל֑וּל לַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִם יֽוֹם׃ פ

‎16 ‏וַיְהִ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ כָּל־א֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ וַיִּֽרְא֗וּ כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר סְבִֽיבֹתֵ֔ינוּ וַיִּפְּל֥וּ מְאֹ֖ד בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֚י מֵאֵ֣ת אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ נֶעֶשְׂתָ֖ה הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

‎17 ‏גַּ֣ם׀ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם מַרְבִּ֞ים חֹרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם הוֹלְכ֖וֹת עַל־טוֹבִיָּ֑ה וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לְטוֹבִיָּ֖ה בָּא֥וֹת אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

‎18 ‏כִּי־רַבִּ֣ים בִּֽיהוּדָ֗ה בַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁבוּעָה֙ ל֔וֹ כִּי־חָתָ֥ן ה֖וּא לִשְׁכַנְיָ֣ה בֶן־אָרַ֑ח וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ן בְּנ֔וֹ לָקַ֕ח אֶת־בַּת־מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם בֶּ֥ן בֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃

‎19 ‏גַּ֣ם טוֹבֹתָ֗יו הָי֤וּ אֹמְרִים֙ לְפָנַ֔י וּדְבָרַ֕י הָי֥וּ מוֹצִיאִ֖ים ל֑וֹ אִגְּר֛וֹת שָׁלַ֥ח טוֹבִיָּ֖ה לְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי׃

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1 Factum est autem, cum audisset Sanaballat, et Tobias, et Gossem Arabs, et ceteri inimici nostri, quod ædificassem ego murum, et non esset in ipso residua interruptio (usque ad tempus autem illud valvas non posueram in portis),

2 miserunt Sanaballat et Gossem ad me, dicentes: Veni, et percutiamus fœdus pariter in viculis in campo Ono. Ipsi autem cogitabant ut facerent mihi malum.

3 Misi ergo ad eos nuntios, dicens: Opus grande ego facio, et non possum descendere, ne forte negligatur cum venero, et descendero ad vos.

4 Miserunt autem ad me secundum verbum hoc per quatuor vices: et respondi eis juxta sermonem priorem.

5 Et misit ad me Sanaballat juxta verbum prius quinta vice puerum suum, et epistolam habebat in manu sua scriptam hoc modo:

6 In gentibus auditum est, et Gossem dixit, quod tu et Judæi cogitetis rebellare, et propterea ædifices murum, et levare te velis super eos regem: propter quam causam

7 et prophetas posueris, qui prædicent de te in Jerusalem, dicentes: Rex in Judæa est. Auditurus est rex verba hæc: idcirco nunc veni, ut ineamus consilium pariter.

8 Et misi ad eos, dicens: Non est factum secundum verba hæc, quæ tu loqueris: de corde enim tuo tu componis hæc.

9 Omnes enim hi terrebant nos, cogitantes quod cessarent manus nostræ ab opere, et quiesceremus: quam ob causam magis confortavi manus meas.

10 Et ingressus sum domum Semaiæ filii Dalaiæ filii Metabeel secreto. Qui ait: Tractemus nobiscum in domo Dei in medio templi, et claudamus portas ædis: quia venturi sunt ut interficiant te, et nocte venturi sunt ad occidendum te.

11 Et dixi: Num quisquam similis mei fugit? et quis ut ego ingredietur templum, et vivet? non ingrediar.

12 Et intellexi quod Deus non misisset eum, sed quasi vaticinans locutus esset ad me, et Tobias et Sanaballat conduxissent eum.

13 Acceperat enim pretium, ut territus facerem, et peccarem, et haberent malum quod exprobrarent mihi.

14 Memento mei, Domine, pro Tobia et Sanaballat, juxta opera eorum talia: sed et Noadiæ prophetæ, et ceterorum prophetarum, qui terrebant me.

15 Completus est autem murus vigesimo quinto die mensis Elul, quinquaginta duobus diebus.

16 Factum est ergo cum audissent omnes inimici nostri, ut timerent universæ gentes quæ erant in circuitu nostro, et conciderent intra semetipsos, et scirent quod a Deo factum esset opus hoc.

17 Sed et in diebus illis multæ optimatum Judæorum epistolæ mittebantur ad Tobiam, et a Tobia veniebant ad eos.

18 Multi enim erant in Judæa habentes juramentum ejus, quia gener erat Secheniæ filii Area, et Johanan filius ejus acceperat filiam Mosollam filii Barachiæ:

19 sed et laudabant eum coram me, et verba mea nuntiabant ei: et Tobias mittebat epistolas ut terreret me.