尼希米記

第1章

1 哈迦利子尼希米著述如左、亞達泄西王二十年、其流士月、我在書山宮、

2 我同宗哈拿尼與猶大數人、咸來就見、我問之曰、猶大人被虜而歸者安否、耶路撒冷之事若何。

3 彼曰、猶大人被虜而歸者、遭難受辱、耶路撒冷城堞仍墮、邑門仍燬。

4 我聞之、深以爲憂、坐而哭泣、數日飲食俱廢。祈禱天上上帝、

5 曰、天上知主耶和華、具能可畏之上帝、凡敬愛爾、守爾誡者、爾矜憐之、踐爾前言、

6 我爲爾僕、晨夕祈禱、求爾施恩於衆僕‧以色列族願爾垂顧、冀爾俯聞、我與室人、及以色列族多獲罪愆、今於爾前、自言己過、

7 我嘗違逆獲罪於爾、爾所諭爾僕摩西之禁令禮儀法度、未嘗恪守、

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9 爾諭僕摩西云、若民犯罪、必散於列邦、如其翻然悔改、遵我誡命、雖被逐至天涯、我必由彼安集之、使復歸所簡之地、爲龥我名之所、請爾毋忘斯言焉、

10 斯民也、皆爾僕從、爾以巨能大力拯之、

11 今求耶和華垂聽爾僕、及寅畏爾者所祈、使我今日亨通、沾恩於王、當是時我爲王酒正。

Nehemiah

Chapter 1

1 THE words of Nehemiah the son of Helakiah. And it came to pass in the month of Canun, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

2 That Hanan, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the remnant of the Jews who were left of the captivity and also concerning Jerusalem.

3 And these men whom I asked said to me, The men who had escaped the captivity, behold, they are there in the city, dwelling in misery and reproach; the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.

4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for many days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

5 And I said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the mighty, the great and revered God, who keeps truth and grace for those who love him and keep his commandments;

6 Let thine eyes now be open, and thine ears attentive, to hear the prayer of thy servant which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and I confess the sins of the children of Israel which they have sinned against thee; moreover, both I and my father's house have sinned before thee.

7 And we have not kept all the commandments nor the statutes nor the ordinances which thou didst command thy servant Moses.

8 Remember now all the commandments which thou didst command thy servant Moses, saying, If you transgress against me, I will scatter you among the nations;

9 But if you turn to me and keep my laws and do them, then though your scattered ones were in the uttermost part of heaven, vet I will gather you from thence and bring you to the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast saved by thy great power and by thy strong hand.

11 O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant and to the prayer of those who are willing to worship thy name; and save thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was cup hearer to the king.

尼希米記

第1章

Nehemiah

Chapter 1

1 哈迦利子尼希米著述如左、亞達泄西王二十年、其流士月、我在書山宮、

1 THE words of Nehemiah the son of Helakiah. And it came to pass in the month of Canun, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

2 我同宗哈拿尼與猶大數人、咸來就見、我問之曰、猶大人被虜而歸者安否、耶路撒冷之事若何。

2 That Hanan, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the remnant of the Jews who were left of the captivity and also concerning Jerusalem.

3 彼曰、猶大人被虜而歸者、遭難受辱、耶路撒冷城堞仍墮、邑門仍燬。

3 And these men whom I asked said to me, The men who had escaped the captivity, behold, they are there in the city, dwelling in misery and reproach; the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.

4 我聞之、深以爲憂、坐而哭泣、數日飲食俱廢。祈禱天上上帝、

4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for many days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

5 曰、天上知主耶和華、具能可畏之上帝、凡敬愛爾、守爾誡者、爾矜憐之、踐爾前言、

5 And I said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the mighty, the great and revered God, who keeps truth and grace for those who love him and keep his commandments;

6 我爲爾僕、晨夕祈禱、求爾施恩於衆僕‧以色列族願爾垂顧、冀爾俯聞、我與室人、及以色列族多獲罪愆、今於爾前、自言己過、

6 Let thine eyes now be open, and thine ears attentive, to hear the prayer of thy servant which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and I confess the sins of the children of Israel which they have sinned against thee; moreover, both I and my father's house have sinned before thee.

7 我嘗違逆獲罪於爾、爾所諭爾僕摩西之禁令禮儀法度、未嘗恪守、

7 And we have not kept all the commandments nor the statutes nor the ordinances which thou didst command thy servant Moses.

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8 Remember now all the commandments which thou didst command thy servant Moses, saying, If you transgress against me, I will scatter you among the nations;

9 爾諭僕摩西云、若民犯罪、必散於列邦、如其翻然悔改、遵我誡命、雖被逐至天涯、我必由彼安集之、使復歸所簡之地、爲龥我名之所、請爾毋忘斯言焉、

9 But if you turn to me and keep my laws and do them, then though your scattered ones were in the uttermost part of heaven, vet I will gather you from thence and bring you to the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

10 斯民也、皆爾僕從、爾以巨能大力拯之、

10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast saved by thy great power and by thy strong hand.

11 今求耶和華垂聽爾僕、及寅畏爾者所祈、使我今日亨通、沾恩於王、當是時我爲王酒正。

11 O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant and to the prayer of those who are willing to worship thy name; and save thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was cup hearer to the king.