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[1] In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I picked up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence. [2] The king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart.”Then I was very much afraid. [3] I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?” [4] Then the king said to me, “What is your request?”So I prayed to the God of heaven. [5] I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may build it.” [6] The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), “How long will your journey be? When will you return?”So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time for him. [7] Moreover I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah; [8] and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the wall of the city, and for the house that I will occupy.”The king granted my requests, because of the good hand of my God on me. [9] Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. [10] When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. [11] So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. [12] I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I didn’t tell anyone what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There wasn’t any animal with me except the animal that I rode on. [13] I went out by night by the valley gate toward the jackal’s well, then to the dung gate; and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire. [14] Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass. [15] Then I went up in the night by the brook and inspected the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned. [16] The rulers didn’t know where I went, or what I did. I had not as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest who did the work. [17] Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.” [18] I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me.They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work. [19] But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?” [20] Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.”
King James Version

The King’s Commission

[1] And it came to pass in the month H2320 Nisan, H5212 in the twentieth H6242 year H8141 of Artaxerxes H783 the king, H4428 that wine H3196 was before H6440 him: and I took up H5375 the wine, H3196 and gave H5414 it unto the king. H4428 Now I had not been beforetime sad H7451 in his presence. H6440 [2] Wherefore the king H4428 said H559 unto me, Why is thy countenance H6440 sad, H7451 seeing thou art not sick? H2470 this is nothing else but sorrow H7455 of heart. H3820 Then I was very H3966 sore H7235 afraid, H3372 [3] and said H559 unto the king, H4428 Let the king H4428 live H2421 for ever: H5769 why should not my countenance H6440 be sad, H3415 when the city, H5892 the place H1004 of my fathers’ H1 sepulchres, H6913 lieth waste, H2720 and the gates H8179 thereof are consumed H398 with fire? H784 [4] Then the king H4428 said H559 unto H413 me, For what dost thou make request? H1245 So I prayed H6419 to the God H430 of heaven. H8064 [5] And I said H559 unto H413 the king, H4428 If it please H2895 the king, H4428 and if thy servant H5650 have found favour H3190 in thy sight, H6440 that thou wouldest send H7971 me unto Judah, H3063 unto H413 the city H5892 of my fathers’ H1 sepulchres, H6913 that I may build H1129 it. [6] And the king H4428 said H559 unto H5704 me, (the queen H7694§ also sitting H3427 by him,) H681 For how long shall thy journey H4109 be? and when wilt thou return? H7725 So it pleased H3190 H6440 the king H4428 to send H7971 me; and I set H5414 him a time. H2165 [7] Moreover I said H559 unto H413 the king, H4428 If it please H2895 the king, H4428 let letters H107 be given H5414 me to the governors H6346 beyond H5676 the river, H5104 that they may convey me H5674 over H5921 till H5704 I come H935 into Judah; H3063 [8] and a letter H107 unto H413 Asaph H623 the keeper H8104 of the king’s H4428 forest, H6508 that he may give H5414 me timber H6086 to make beams H7136 H853 for the gates H8179 of the palace H1002 which appertained to the house, H1004 and for the wall H2346 of the city, H5892 and for the house H1004 that I shall enter into. H935 And the king H4428 granted H5414 me, according to the good H2896 hand H3027 of my God H430 upon me. [9] Then I came H935 to the governors H6346 beyond H5676 the river, H5104 and gave H5414 them the king’s H4428 H853 letters. H107 Now the king H4428 had sent H7971 captains H8269 of the army H2428 and horsemen H6571 with me. [10] When Sanballat H5571 the Horonite, H2772 and Tobiah H2900 the servant, H5650 the Ammonite, H5984 heard H8085 of it grieved H3415 them exceedingly H7451 H1419 that there was come H935 a man H120 to seek H1245 the welfare H2896 of the children H1121 of Israel. H3478 [11] So I came H935 to Jerusalem, H3389 and was there three H7969 days. H3117

Surveys Jerusalem

[12] And I arose H6965 in the night, H3915 I and some H4592 few H4592 men H582 with H5973 me; neither told H5046 I any man H120 what H4100 my God H430 had put H5414 in my heart H3820 to do H6213 at Jerusalem: H3389 neither was there any beast H929 with H5973 me, save the beast H929 that I rode upon. H7392 [13] And I went out H3318 by night H3915 by the gate H8179 of the valley, H1516 even before H6440 the dragon H8577 well, H5869 H5886 and to the dung H830 port, H8179 and viewed H7663 H7665 the walls H2346 of Jerusalem, H3389 which H834 were broken down, H6555 and the gates H8179 thereof were consumed H398 with fire. H784 [14] Then I went on H5674 to the gate H8179 of the fountain, H5869 and to the king’s H4428 pool: H1295 but there was no place H4725 for the beast H929 that was under me to pass. H5674 [15] Then went I up H5927 in the night H3915 by the brook, H5158 and viewed H7663 H7665 the wall, H2346 and turned back, H7725 and entered H935 by the gate H8179 of the valley, H1516 and so returned. H7725 [16] And the rulers H5461 knew H3045 not H3808 whither I went, H1980 or what I did; H6213 neither had I as yet H3651 told H5046 it to the Jews, H3064 nor to the priests, H3548 nor to the nobles, H2715 nor to the rulers, H5461 nor to the rest H3499 that did H6213 the work. H4399 [17] Then said H559 I unto them, Ye see H7200 the distress H7451 that we are in, how Jerusalem H3389 lieth waste, H2720 and the gates H8179 thereof are burned H3341 with fire: H784 come, H3212 and let us build up H1129 H853 the wall H2346 of Jerusalem, H3389 that we be no more a reproach. H2781 [18] Then I told H5046 them of the hand H3027 of my God H430 which H834 was good H2896 upon H5921 me; as also the king’s H4428 words H1697 that he had spoken H559 unto me. And they said, H559 Let us rise up H6965 and build. H1129 So they strengthened H2388 their hands H3027 for this good H2896 work.

Meets Opposition

[19] But when Sanballat H5571 the Horonite, H2772 and Tobiah H2900 the servant, H5650 the Ammonite, H5984 and Geshem H1654 the Arabian, H6163 heard H8085 it, they laughed us to scorn, H3932 and despised H959 us, and said, H559 What is this thing H1697 that ye do? H6213 will ye rebel H4775 against H5921 the king? H4428 [20] Then answered H7725 H1697 I them, and said H559 unto them, The God H430 of heaven, H8064 he will prosper H6743 us; therefore we his servants H5650 will arise H6965 and build: H1129 but ye have no portion, H2506 nor right, H6666 nor memorial, H2146 in Jerusalem. H3389

Footnotes

  1. § 2:6 Heb. wife
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 μηνὶ G3376 Νισαν ἔτους G2094 εἰκοστοῦ Αρθασασθα βασιλεῖ G935 καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 οἶνος G3631 ἐνώπιον G1799 ἐμοῦ, G1699 καὶ G2532 ἔλαβον G2983 τὸν G3588 οἶνον G3631 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκα G1325 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ, G935 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 ἕτερος G2087 ἐνώπιον G1799 αὐτοῦ· G846 [2] ‡καὶ G2532 εἶπέν G2036 μοι G3427 ὁ G3588 βασιλεύς G935 Διὰ G1223 τί G5101 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπόν G4383 σου G4675 πονηρὸν G4190 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 εἶ G1488 μετριάζων; Οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 τοῦτο G5124 εἰ G1487 μὴ G3361 πονηρία G4189 καρδίας. G2588 Καὶ G2532 ἐφοβήθην G5399 πολὺ G4183 σφόδρα. G4970 [3] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 Ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 ζήτω· G2198 διὰ G1223 τί G5101 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 γένηται G1096 πονηρὸν G4190 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπόν G4383 μου, G3450 διότι G1360 ἡ G3588 πόλις, G4172 οἶκος G3624 μνημείων G3419 πατέρων G3962 μου, G3450 ἠρημώθη G2049 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 πύλαι G4439 αὐτῆς G846 κατεβρώθησαν ἐν G1722 πυρί; G4442 [4] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπέν G2036 μοι G3427 ὁ G3588 βασιλεύς G935 Περὶ G4012 τίνος G5101 τοῦτο G5124 σὺ G4771 ζητεῖς; G2212 Καὶ G2532 προσηυξάμην G4336 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 [5] ‡καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 Εἰ G1487 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 βασιλέα G935 ἀγαθόν, G18 καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 ἀγαθυνθήσεται ὁ G3588 παῖς G3816 σου G4675 ἐνώπιόν G1799 σου G4675 ὥστε G5620 πέμψαι G3992 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 Ιουδα εἰς G1519 πόλιν G4172 μνημείων G3419 πατέρων G3962 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 ἀνοικοδομήσω G456 αὐτήν. G846 [6] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπέν G2036 μοι G3427 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 παλλακὴ ἡ G3588 καθημένη G2521 ἐχόμενα G2192 αὐτοῦ G846 Ἕως G2193 πότε G4219 ἔσται G2071 ἡ G3588 πορεία G4197 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 πότε G4219 ἐπιστρέψεις; G1994 Καὶ G2532 ἠγαθύνθη ἐνώπιον G1799 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως, G935 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλέν G649 με, G3165 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκα G1325 αὐτῷ G846 ὅρον. [7] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 Εἰ G1487 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 βασιλέα G935 ἀγαθόν, G18 δότω G1325 μοι G3427 ἐπιστολὰς G1992 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 ἐπάρχους πέραν G4008 τοῦ G3588 ποταμοῦ G4215 ὥστε G5620 παραγαγεῖν G3855 με, G3165 ἕως G2193 ἔλθω G2064 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιουδαν, G2455 [8] ‡καὶ G2532 ἐπιστολὴν G1992 ἐπὶ G1909 Ασαφ φύλακα G5441 τοῦ G3588 παραδείσου, G3857 ὅς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ, G935 ὥστε G5620 δοῦναί G1325 μοι G3427 ξύλα G3586 στεγάσαι τὰς G3588 πύλας G4439 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τεῖχος G5038 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 οἶκον, G3624 ὃν G3739 εἰσελεύσομαι G1525 εἰς G1519 αὐτόν. G846 Καὶ G2532 ἔδωκέν G1325 μοι G3427 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 ὡς G5613 χεὶρ G5495 θεοῦ G2316 ἡ G3588 ἀγαθή. G18 [9] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἦλθον G2064 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 ἐπάρχους πέραν G4008 τοῦ G3588 ποταμοῦ G4215 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκα G1325 αὐτοῖς G846 τὰς G3588 ἐπιστολὰς G1992 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως, G935 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ G1699 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 ἀρχηγοὺς G747 δυνάμεως G1411 καὶ G2532 ἱππεῖς. G2460 — [10] ‡καὶ G2532 ἤκουσεν G191 Σαναβαλλατ ὁ G3588 Αρωνι καὶ G2532 Τωβια ὁ G3588 δοῦλος G1401 ὁ G3588 Αμμωνι, καὶ G2532 πονηρὸν G4190 αὐτοῖς G846 ἐγένετο G1096 ὅτι G3754 ἥκει G2240 ἄνθρωπος G444 ζητῆσαι G2212 ἀγαθὸν G18 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 Ισραηλ. G2474 [11] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἦλθον G2064 εἰς G1519 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 καὶ G2532 ἤμην G2252 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἡμέρας G2250 τρεῖς. G5140 [12] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστην G450 νυκτὸς G3571 ἐγὼ G1473 καὶ G2532 ἄνδρες G435 ὀλίγοι G3641 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ· G1699 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἀπήγγειλα G518 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 τί G5101 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 δίδωσιν G1325 εἰς G1519 καρδίαν G2588 μου G3450 τοῦ G3588 ποιῆσαι G4160 μετὰ G3326 τοῦ G3588 Ισραηλ, G2474 καὶ G2532 κτῆνος G2934 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ G1699 εἰ G1487 μὴ G3361 τὸ G3588 κτῆνος, G2934 ᾧ G3739 ἐγὼ G1473 ἐπιβαίνω G1910 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῷ. G846 [13] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐξῆλθον G1831 ἐν G1722 πύλῃ G4439 τοῦ G3588 γωληλα καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 στόμα G4750 πηγῆς G4077 τῶν G3588 συκῶν G4808 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 πύλην G4439 τῆς G3588 κοπρίας G2874 καὶ G2532 ἤμην G2252 συντρίβων G4937 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τείχει G5038 Ιερουσαλημ, G2419 ὃ G3739 αὐτοὶ G846 καθαιροῦσιν G2507 καὶ G2532 πύλαι G4439 αὐτῆς G846 κατεβρώθησαν πυρί. G4442 [14] ‡Καὶ G2532 παρῆλθον G3928 ἐπὶ G1909 πύλην G4439 τοῦ G3588 Αιν καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 κολυμβήθραν G2861 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως, G935 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 τόπος G5117 τῷ G3588 κτήνει G2934 παρελθεῖν G3928 ὑποκάτω G5270 μου. G3450 [15] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἤμην G2252 ἀναβαίνων G305 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τείχει G5038 χειμάρρου G5493 νυκτὸς G3571 καὶ G2532 ἤμην G2252 συντρίβων G4937 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τείχει. G5038 Καὶ G2532 ἤμην G2252 ἐν G1722 πύλῃ G4439 τῆς G3588 φάραγγος G5327 καὶ G2532 ἐπέστρεψα. G1994 [16] ‡Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 φυλάσσοντες G5442 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνωσαν G1097 τί G5101 ἐπορεύθην G4198 καὶ G2532 τί G5101 ἐγὼ G1473 ποιῶ, G4160 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 Ιουδαίοις G2453 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἱερεῦσιν G2409 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἐντίμοις G1784 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 στρατηγοῖς G4755 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 καταλοίποις G2645 τοῖς G3588 ποιοῦσιν G4160 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 ἕως G2193 τότε G5119 οὐκ G3756 ἀπήγγειλα. G518 [17] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 πρὸς G4314 αὐτούς G846 Ὑμεῖς G5210 βλέπετε G991 τὴν G3588 πονηρίαν, G4189 ἐν G1722 ᾗ G3739 ἐσμεν G2070 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ, G846 πῶς G4459 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 ἔρημος G2048 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 πύλαι G4439 αὐτῆς G846 ἐδόθησαν G1325 πυρί· G4442 δεῦτε G1205 καὶ G2532 διοικοδομήσωμεν τὸ G3588 τεῖχος G5038 Ιερουσαλημ, G2419 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐσόμεθα G2071 ἔτι G2089 ὄνειδος. G3681 [18] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἀπήγγειλα G518 αὐτοῖς G846 τὴν G3588 χεῖρα G5495 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 ἥ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἀγαθὴ G18 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμέ, G1691 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως, G935 οὓς G3739 εἶπέν G2036 μοι, G3427 καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Ἀναστῶμεν G450 καὶ G2532 οἰκοδομήσωμεν. G3618 Καὶ G2532 ἐκραταιώθησαν G2901 αἱ G3588 χεῖρες G5495 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 ἀγαθόν. G18 — [19] ‡καὶ G2532 ἤκουσεν G191 Σαναβαλλατ ὁ G3588 Αρωνι καὶ G2532 Τωβια ὁ G3588 δοῦλος G1401 ὁ G3588 Αμμωνι καὶ G2532 Γησαμ ὁ G3588 Αραβι καὶ G2532 ἐξεγέλασαν ἡμᾶς G2248 καὶ G2532 ἦλθον G2064 ἐφ’ G1909 ἡμᾶς G2248 καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Τί G5101 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 τοῦτο, G5124 ὃ G3739 ὑμεῖς G5210 ποιεῖτε; G4160 Ἦ G2229 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 βασιλέα G935 ὑμεῖς G5210 ἀποστατεῖτε; [20] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐπέστρεψα G1994 αὐτοῖς G846 λόγον G3056 καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 αὐτοῖς G846 Ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ, G3772 αὐτὸς G846 εὐοδώσει G2137 ἡμῖν, G2254 καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 δοῦλοι G1401 αὐτοῦ G846 καθαροί, G2513 καὶ G2532 οἰκοδομήσομεν· G3618 καὶ G2532 ὑμῖν G5213 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 μερὶς G3310 καὶ G2532 δικαιοσύνη G1343 καὶ G2532 μνημόσυνον G3422 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ. G2419
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 2:1 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:1.
  2. ‡ 2:2 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:2.
  3. ‡ 2:3 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:3.
  4. ‡ 2:4 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:4.
  5. ‡ 2:5 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:5.
  6. ‡ 2:6 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:6.
  7. ‡ 2:7 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:7.
  8. ‡ 2:8 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:8.
  9. ‡ 2:9 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:9.
  10. ‡ 2:10 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:10.
  11. ‡ 2:11 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:11.
  12. ‡ 2:12 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:12.
  13. ‡ 2:13 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:13.
  14. ‡ 2:14 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:14.
  15. ‡ 2:15 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:15.
  16. ‡ 2:16 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:16.
  17. ‡ 2:17 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:17.
  18. ‡ 2:18 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:18.
  19. ‡ 2:19 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:19.
  20. ‡ 2:20 Originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 12:20.