| Das Buch NehemiaKapitel 1 | 
| 1 Dies sind die Geschichten | 
| 2 da kam Hanani | 
| 3 Und sie sprachen | 
| 4 Da ich | 
| 5 und sprach | 
| 6 laß doch deine Ohren | 
| 7 Wir sind verrückt worden, daß wir nicht | 
| 8 Gedenke | 
| 9 Wo ihr | 
| 10 Sie sind doch ja deine Knechte | 
| 11 Ach | 
| NehemiahChapter 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. | 
| Das Buch NehemiaKapitel 1 | NehemiahChapter 1 | 
| 1 Dies sind die Geschichten | 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 da kam Hanani | 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 Und sie sprachen | 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 Da ich | 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 und sprach | 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 laß doch deine Ohren | 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 Wir sind verrückt worden, daß wir nicht | 7 And we have not kept all the commandments nor the statutes nor the ordinances which thou didst command thy servant Moses. | 
| 8 Gedenke | 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 Wo ihr | 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 Sie sind doch ja deine Knechte | 10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast saved by thy great power and by thy strong hand. | 
| 11 Ach | 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. |