Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
These
are
the
words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah:
In the month of Chislev
, in
the twentieth year, while
I was
in the citadel
of
Susa
,
Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
in the month of Chisleu
, the twentieth year, and
I have
been
in Shushan
the palace
,
Hanani, one of my brothers
, arrived
with
men from
Judah .
So
I questioned
them about
the
remnant
of
the Jews who
had
survived
the exile
, and also
about
Jerusalem .
and
come
in
doth
Hanani, one of my brethren
, he
and
men of
Judah ,
and
I ask
them concerning
the Jews ,
the escaped
part
that
have
been
left
of
the
captivity
, and concerning
Jerusalem ;
And they told
me, “The
remnant
who survived
the exile
are
there in the province, in great trouble
and disgrace.
The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are
burned
with fire. ”
and they say
to
me, `Those
left,
who have
been
left
of
the captivity
there in the province, `are'
in great evil,
and in
reproach,
and
the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have
been
burnt
with fire. '
When
I
heard
these words, I sat down and wept.
I mourned
for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
my
hearing
these words, I have
sat down ,
and I weep
and
mourn
`
for '
days, and
I
am
fasting and praying before the God of the
heavens
.
Then
I said:
“
O LORD
, God of heaven
, the great and awesome
God
who
keeps
His
covenant of
loving
devotion
with
those who
love
Him and keep
His commandments
,
And
I say,
`I
beseech
thee,
O Jehovah
, God of the
heavens
, God,
the great and the
fearful,
keeping
the
covenant and
kindness
for
those loving
Him ,
and for
those
keeping
His commands
,
let Your
eyes
be open
and
Your
ears
attentive to hear
the prayer that
I,
Your
servant, now
pray
before You
day and night for
Your
servants
, the Israelites.
I
confess
the sins that we Israelites
have committed
against You.
Both
I and my
father’s
house have sinned .
let Thine
ear
be ,
I
pray
Thee,
attentive ,
and
Thine
eyes
open,
to hearken
unto
the prayer of
Thy
servant, that
I
am
praying
before Thee
to-
day ,
by
day
and by
night, concerning
the sons
of
Israel
Thy
servants,
and
confessing
concerning
the sins of
the
sons
of
Israel,
that we have sinned
against Thee;
yea,
I and the
house of
my
father
have sinned ;
We have behaved
corruptly against You
and have not kept the commandments
, statutes, and ordinances
that You
gave
Your
servant
Moses.
we have acted
very
corruptly against Thee,
and have not kept the commands
, and
the
statutes, and the
judgments,
that Thou
didst
command
Moses Thy
servant
.
Remember, I pray, the word that You
commanded
Your
servant
Moses when
You
said
, ‘If
you
are
unfaithful
, I will
scatter you among the
nations,
`
Remember, I pray Thee
, the word that Thou
didst
command
Moses Thy
servant
, saying
, Ye
--
ye
trespass
--
I scatter you among peoples;
but
if
you
return
to
Me
and keep
and practice
My commandments
, then
even
if your exiles
have
been
banished
to
the farthest
horizon
, I will
gather them from
there
and bring
them to
the place I have chosen as
a
dwelling
for
My Name. ’
and ye
have
turned
back
unto
Me,
and kept
My commands
, and
done
them
--
if your outcast
is
in
the end
of
the
heavens
, thence
I gather them ,
and have
brought
them in
unto
the place that
I have chosen to
cause
My name to
tabernacle
there
.
They are Your
servants and Your
people .
You
redeemed
them
by Your
great power and mighty
hand.
And
they `
are '
Thy
servants ,
and Thy
people ,
whom
Thou
hast
ransomed
by Thy
great power ,
and by
Thy
strong
hand.
O Lord, may
Your
ear be attentive to
my
prayer and to
the prayers
of Your
servants who
delight
to revere
Your
name .
Give Your
servant
success
this
day
, I pray, and grant
him mercy
in
the
sight
of
this man .”
(At
that
time
I was
the
cupbearer
to the king. )
`I
beseech
Thee,
O Lord, let,
I
pray
Thee,
Thine
ear be attentive unto
the
prayer of
Thy
servant,
and unto
the prayer
of Thy
servants ,
those
delighting
to fear
Thy
Name ;
and
give prosperity
, I pray Thee
, to
Thy
servant
to-day,
and give
him for
mercies
before
this man ;'
and
I have
been
butler
to the king.
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