Nehemiah 3

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Eliashib the high priest and his priestly brethren took up the task of rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They timbered it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, then continued the rebuilding to the Tower of Hananel.	1 ܘܩܡ ܐܠܝܫܒ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܟܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܓ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܩܘܕ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܓܕܠ ܡܐܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܩܕܫܘܗܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܚܢܢܐܝܠ
2 At their side the men of Jericho were rebuilding, and next to them was Zaccur, son of Imri.	2 ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܙܒܘܪ ܐܡܪܝ
3 The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah; they timbered it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.	3 ܘܬܪܥܐ ܕܨܝ̈ܕܐ ܒܢܐܘܗܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܣܢܐܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܐܬܩܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܣܘܟܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܡܘ̈ܟܠܘܗܝ
4 At their side Meremoth, son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, carried out the work of repair; next to him was Meshullam, son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel; and next to him was Zadok, son of Baana.	4 ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܡܪܡܘܬ ܒܪ ܐܘܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܩܘܨ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܬܩܦ ܡܫܠܡ ܒܪܟܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܫܝܙܟܠ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܬܩܦ ܙܕܘܩ ܒܪ ܒܥܢܐ
5 Next to him the Tekoites carried out the work of repair; however, some of their outstanding men would not submit to the labor asked by their lords.	5 ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܬ̇ܩܦܘ ܬܩܘ̈ܥܝܐ ܘܫܠܝܛܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܥܠܘ ܨܘܪܗܘܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
6 The New City Gate was repaired by Joiada, son of Paseah; and Meshullam, son of Besodeiah; they timbered it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.	6 ܘܬܪܥܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܒܪ ܦܨܚ ܘܡܫܠܡ ܒܪ ܒܣܪܝܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܐܬܩܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܣܘܟܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܡܘ̈ܟܠܘܗܝ
7 At their side were Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, who were under the jurisdiction of the governor of West-of-Euphrates.	7 ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܡܠܛܝܐ ܓܒܥܘܢܝܐ ܘܢܕܘܢ ܡܪܬܝܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܓܒܥܘܢ ܘܕܡܨܦܝܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܠܫܠܝܛ ܥܒܪ ܢܗܪܐ
8 Next to them the work of repair was carried out by Uzziel, son of Harhaiah, a member of the goldsmiths' guild, and at his side was Hananiah, one of the perfumers' guild. They restored Jerusalem as far as the wall of the public square.	8 ܘܬܚܘܡܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܥܙܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܚܕܝܐ ܒܪ ܨܪܦܝܐ ܘܬܚܘܡܐ ܬܩܦ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܩܕܚܝܐ ܘܫܒܩܘ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܟܕ ܫܘܪܗ̇ ܐܪܘܝܚ
9 Next to them the work of repair was carried out by Rephaiah, son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem,	9 ܘܬܚܘܡܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܘܪ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
10 and at his side was Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, who repaired opposite his own house. Next to him Hattush, son of Hashabneiah, carried out the work of repair.	10 ܘܬܚܘܡܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܚܕܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܕܘܡܦܝ ܘܪܒܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܘܬܚܘܡܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܚܛܘܫ ܒܪ ܚܫܒܢܝܐ
11 The adjoining sector, as far as the Oven Tower, was repaired by Malchijah, son of Harim, and Hasshub, of Pahath-moab.	11 ܘܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܡܠܟܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܪܡ ܘܚܫܘܡ ܒܪ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪ
12 At their side the work of repair was carried out by Shallum, son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, by himself and his daughters.	12 ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܫܠܘܡ ܒܪ ܚܠܘܫ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܗܘ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ
13 The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they rebuilt it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. They also repaired a thousand cubits of the wall up to the Dung Gate.	13 ܘܬܪܥܐ ܕܦܩܥܬܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܚܢܘܢ ܥܡܘܪܐ ܕܙܝܘܚ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܢܐܘܗܝ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܣܘܟܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܡܘ̈ܟܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܠܦ ܐܡ̈ܝܢ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܫܘܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܣܦܘܬ
14 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah, son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth-haccherem; he rebuilt it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.	14 ܘܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܣܦܘܬ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܡܠܟܝܐ ܒܪ ܪܟܒ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܢܐܘܗܝ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܣܘܟܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܡܘ̈ܟܠܘܗܝ
15 The Spring Gate was repaired by Shallum, son of Colhozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah; he rebuilt it, roofed it over, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. He also repaired the wall of the Aqueduct Pool near the king's garden as far as the steps that lead down from the City of David.	15 ܘܬܪܥܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܫܠܘܡ ܒܪ ܚ̣ܙܐ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܡܨܦܝܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܢܐܘܗܝ ܘܛܠܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܣܘܟܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܡܘ̈ܟܠܘܗܝ ܘܫܘܪܐ ܕܦܣܩܝܢ ܕܡܦܩܐ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܠܓܢܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܣܩܬܐ ܕܢܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ
16 After him, the work of repair was carried out by Nehemiah, son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth-zur, to a place opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the barracks.	16 ܒܬܪܗ ܬ̇ܩܦ ܢܚܡܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܙܒܘܩ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܨܘܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܒܝܠܐ ܕܩܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܦܣܩܝܢ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ
17 After him, the Levites carried out the work of repair: Rehum, son of Bani. Next to him, for his own district, was Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah.	17 ܒܬܪܗ ܥ̣ܫܢ ܠܘܝܐ ܪܚܘܡ ܒܪ ܒ̇ܢܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܚܫܒܝܐ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܡܥܠܢܐ
18 After him, their brethren carried out the work of repair: Binnui, son of Henadad, leader of half the district of Keilah;	18 ܒܬܪܗ ܥܫܢܘ ܐܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܒܘܙܝ ܒܪ ܚܕܪ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܩܥܝܠܐ
19 next to him Ezer, son of Jeshua, leader of Mizpah, who repaired the adjoining sector, the Corner, opposite the ascent to the arsenal.	19 ܘܥ̣ܫܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܥܙܪ ܒܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܡܨܦܝܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܣܩܬܐ ܕܐܙܠܐ ܠܩܡܨܘܥ
20 After him, Baruch, son of Zabbai, repaired the adjoining sector from the Corner to the entrance of the house of Eliashib, the high priest.	20 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܐ̣ܚܕ ܘܥ̣ܫܢ ܒܪܘܟ ܒܪ ܙܟܝ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܡܨܘܥ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܠܝܫܒ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ
21 After him, Meremoth, son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, repaired the adjoining sector from the entrance of Eliashib's house to the end of the house.	21 ܒܬܪܗ ܥܫܢ ܡܪܡܘܬ ܒܪ ܐܘܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܩܘܨ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܠܝܫܒ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܠܝܫܒ
22 After him, the work of repair was carried out by the priests, men of the surrounding country.	22 ܒܬܪܗ ܥܫܢܘ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܦܩܥܬܐ
23 After them, Benjamin and Hasshub carried out the repair in front of their houses; after them, Azariah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, made the repairs alongside his house.	23 ܒܬܪܗ ܐܥܫܢ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܚܫܘܒ ܪܒܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܒܬܪܗ ܐܥܫܢ ܥܙܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܥܣܝܐ ܒܪ ܥܢܢܝܐ ܒܣܬܪ ܒܝܬܗ
24 After him, Binnui, son of Henadad, repaired the adjoining sector from the house of Azariah to the Corner (that is, to the Angle).	24 ܒܬܪܗ ܐܥܫܢ ܒܙܘܝ ܒܪ ܚܝܕܪ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܥܙܪܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܨܘܥ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܦܢܝܬܐ
25 After him, Palal, son of Uzai, carried out the work of repair opposite the Corner and the tower projecting from the Upper Palace at the quarters of the guard. After him, Pedaiah, son of Parosh, carried out the work of repair	25 ܕܦܠܐ ܒܪ ܐܙܝ ܡܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܩܨܘܥ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܕܪܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܒܬܪܗ ܦܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܦܪܥܫ
26 to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east, and the projecting tower.	26 ܘܢܬ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܦܥܠ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܡܦܩܢܐ
27 After him, the Tekoites repaired the adjoining sector opposite the great projecting tower, to the wall of Ophel (the temple slaves were dwelling on Ophel).	27 ܒܬܪܗ ܥܫܢܘ ܬܩܘ̈ܥܝܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܦܩܢܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܘܪܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ
28 Above the Horse Gate the priests carried out the work of repair, each before his own house.	28 ܡܢ ܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܐܥܫܢܘ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܝܬܗ
29 After them Zadok, son of Immer, carried out the repair before his house, and after him the repair was carried out by Shemaiah, son of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate.	29 ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܐܥܫܢ ܨ̇ܕܘܩ ܒܪ ܐܡܝܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܝܬܗ ܒܬܪܗ ܐܥܫܢ ܫܡܥܝܐ ܒܪ ܫܟܢܝܐ ܢ̇ܛܪ ܬܪܥܐ ܡܕܢܚܝܐ
30 After him, Hananiah, son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired the adjoining sector; after them, Meshullam, son of Berechiah, repaired the place opposite his own lodging.	30 ܒܬܪܗ ܐܥܫܢ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܫܠܡܝܐ ܘܚܢܘܢ ܒܪ ܨܠܦ ܫܬܝܬܝܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܐܥܫܢ ܡܫܠܘܡ ܒܪ ܒܪܟܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܝܬܗ ܒܬܪܗ ܐܥܫܢ ܒܢܘܢ ܒܪ ܚܝܕܪ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
31 After him, Malchijah, a member of the goldsmiths' guild, carried out the work of repair as far as the quarters of the temple slaves and the merchants, before the Gate of Inspection and as far as the upper chamber of the Angle.	31 ܒܬܪܗ ܐܥܫܢ ܡܠܟܝܐ ܒܪ ܨܪܦܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܢܬ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܕܟ̈ܠܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܦܩܢܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܣܩܢܐ ܕܦܢܝܬܐ
32 Between the upper chamber of the Angle and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants carried out the work of repair.	32 ܕܒܝܬ ܡܣܩܬܐ ܕܦܢܝܐ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܓ̇ܫܐ ܥܫܢܘ ܨܪ̈ܦܝܐ ܘܕܟ̈ܠܝܐ
33 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, it roused his anger and he became very much incensed. He ridiculed the Jews,	33 ܘܟܕ ܫ̣ܡܥ ܣܡܒܠܝܛ ܕܒ̇ܢܝܢܢ ܫܘܪܐ ܟܪܝܬ ܠܗ ܘܣ̣ܓܝ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܡܝܩ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
34 saying in the presence of his brethren and the troops of Samaria: "What are these miserable Jews trying to do? Will they complete their restoration in a single day? Will they recover these stones, burnt as they are, from the heaps of dust?"	34 ܘܐ̣ܡܪ ܠܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܠܚܝܠܐ ܕܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܡܫܬܒܗܪܝܢ ܫܒܘܩܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܒܚܝܢ ܘܐܟܠܝܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܩܝܡܘ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܩܠܬܐ ܕܥܦܪܐ ܘܝܩܝ̈ܕܢ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ
35 Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said: "It is a rubble heap they are building. Any fox that attacked it would breach their wall of stones!"	35 ܘܛܘܒܝܐ ܥܡܘܢܝܐ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܐ̣ܡܪ ܟܡܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܒܢܝܢ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܣ̇ܠܩ ܬܥܠܐ ܘܥ̇ܩܪ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܫܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
36 Take note, O our God, how we were mocked! Turn back their derision upon their own heads and let them be carried away to a land of captivity!	36 ܫܡܥ ܐܠܗܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܝܢ ܓܘܚܟܐ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܨܥܪܗܘܢ ܒܪܫܗܘܢ ܘܗܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܙܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܫܒܝܬܗܘܢ
37 Hide not their crime and let not their sin be blotted out in your sight, for they insulted the builders to their face!	37 ܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܩ ܠܚܘ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܘܚܛܗܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܠܐ ܢܬܥܛܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܓܙܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܢ
38 We, however, continued to build the wall, which was soon filled in and completed up to half its height. The people worked with a will.	38 ܘܚܢܢ ܢܒܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܫܘܪܐ ܘܒܢܐܘܗܝ ܘܓ̣ܡܪ ܫܘܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܦܠܓܗ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܬܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ