Nehemiah 4

KING JAMES BIBLE	EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS
1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.	1 Cuando Sambalat, Tobías, los árabes, los amonitas y los asdoditas se enteraron de que progresaba la reparación de las murallas de Jerusalén –porque comenzaban a cerrarse las brechas– se enfurecieron,
2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?	2 y se coaligaron para atacar a Jerusalén y provocar disturbios.
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.	3 Entonces invocamos a nuestro Dios y montamos guardia de día y de noche para protegernos de ellos.
4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:	4 El pueblo de Judá decía: «Flaquea la mano de obra y hay demasiados escombros; así nosotros no podremos reconstruir la muralla»
5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.	5 Nuestros adversarios decían: «No sabrán ni verán nada, hasta que irrumpamos en medio de ellos. Entonces los mataremos y pondremos fin a la obra».
6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.	6 Y cuando llegaban los judíos que vivían cerca de ellos, nos repetían insistentemente: «Van a atacarlos desde todos los lugares donde habitan».
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,	7 Yo aposté entonces a mi gente en las partes bajas, por detrás de las murallas, en los puntos desguarnecidos, disponiendo al pueblo por familias, con sus espadas, sus lanzas y sus arcos.
8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.	8 Y al ver que tenían miedo, me levanté y dije a los notables, a los magistrados y al resto del pueblo: «¡No les tengan miedo! Acuérdense del Señor grande y temible, y combatan por sus hermanos, sus hijos, sus hijas, sus mujeres y sus casas».
9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.	9 Cuando nuestros enemigos advirtieron que estábamos alerta y que Dios había desbaratado sus planes, volvimos todos a las murallas, cada uno a su trabajo.
10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.	10 Pero, a partir de ese día, sólo la mitad de mi gente hacía el trabajo, mientras la otra mitad tenía en la mano las lanzas, los escudos, los arcos y las corazas, y los jefes estaban detrás de toda la casa de Judá.
11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.	11 Los que reconstruían las murallas y los que transportaban las cargas iban armados: con una mano hacían el trabajo y con la otra empuñaban el arma;
12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.	12 y los que construían tenían cada uno la espada ceñida a la cintura mientras trabajaban. Además, había junto a mí un hombre encargado de hacer sonar el cuerpo.
13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.	13 Yo dije a los notables, a los magistrados y al resto del pueblo: «La obra es considerable y extensa, y nosotros estamos esparcidos sobre la muralla, lejos unos de otros.
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.	14 Allí donde oigan el sonido del cuerno, corran a reunirse con nosotros: nuestro Dios combatirá a favor nuestro».
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.	15 Así hacíamos el trabajo –mientras una mitad empuñaba las lanzas– desde que despuntaba el alba hasta que aparecían las estrellas.
16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.	16 En aquella oportunidad, dije también al pueblo: «Que cada uno, con su servidor, pase la noche en Jerusalén; de noche, para montar guardia, y de día, para trabajar».
17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.	17 Pero ni yo, ni mis hermanos, ni mi gente, ni los guardias que me seguían, nos quitábamos la ropa, y cada uno llevaba el arma en su mano derecha.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
21 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.