Nehemiah 2

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 Now it happened that, in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of king Artaxerxes, wine was before him; and I lifted up the wine, and I gave it to the king. And I was like someone languishing before his face.	1 Και εν τω μηνι Νισαν, εν τω εικοστω ετει Αρταξερξου του βασιλεως, ητο οινος εμπροσθεν αυτου? και λαβων τον οινον, εδωκα εις τον βασιλεα. Ποτε δε δεν ειχον σκυθρωπασει ενωπιον αυτου.
2 And the king said to me: “Why is your expression sad, though you do not appear to be sick? This is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in your heart.” And I was struck with an exceedingly great fear.	2 Οθεν ο βασιλευς ειπε προς εμε, Δια τι το προσωπον σου ειναι σκυθρωπον, ενω συ αρρωστος δεν εισαι; τουτο δεν ειναι ειμη λυπη καρδιας. Τοτε εφοβηθην πολυ σφοδρα.
3 And I said to the king: “O king, live forever. Why should my expression not be mournful, since the city of the house of the sepulchers of my father is desolate, and its gates have been burned with fire?”	3 Και ειπα προς τον βασιλεα, Ζητω ο βασιλευς εις τον αιωνα? δια τι το προσωπον μου να μη ηναι σκυθρωπον, ενω η πολις, ο τοπος των ταφων των πατερων μου, κειται ηρημωμενος, και αι πυλαι αυτης κατηναλωμεναι υπο του πυρος;
4 And the king said to me: “What would you request?” And I prayed to the God of heaven.	4 Τοτε ο βασιλευς ειπε προς εμε, Περι τινος καμνεις συ αιτησιν; Και προσηυχηθην εις τον Θεον του ουρανου.
5 And I said to the king: “If it seems good to the king, and if your servant is pleasing before your face: that you would send me into Judea, to the city of the sepulcher of my father. And I will rebuild it.”	5 Και ειπα προς τον βασιλεα, Εαν ηναι αρεστον εις τον βασιλεα, και εαν ο δουλος σου ευρηκε χαριν ενωπιον σου, να με πεμψης εις τον Ιουδαν, εις την πολιν των ταφων των πατερων μου, και να ανοικοδομησω αυτην.
6 And the king said to me, with the queen who was sitting beside him: “Until what time will your journey be, and when will you return?” And it was pleasing before the countenance of the king, and so he sent me. And I established a time for him.	6 Και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς εμε, καθημενης πλησιον αυτου της βασιλισσης, Ποσον μακρα θελει εισθαι η πορεια σου; και ποτε θελεις επιστρεψει; Και ευηρεστηθη ο βασιλευς και με επεμψε? και εδωκα εις αυτον προθεσμιαν.
7 And I said to the king: “If it seems good to the king, may he give me letters to the governors of the region beyond the river, so that they may lead me through, until I arrive in Judea,	7 Και ειπα προς τον βασιλεα, Εαν ηναι αρεστον εις τον βασιλεα, ας μοι δοθωσιν επιστολαι προς τους περαν του ποταμου επαρχους, δια να με συμπαραπεμψωσιν, εωσου ελθω εις τον Ιουδαν?
8 and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, so that he may give me timber, in order that I may be able to cover the gates of the tower of the house, and the walls of the city, and the house that I will enter.” And the king granted to me in accord with the good hand of my God, who is with me.	8 και επιστολη προς τον Ασαφ τον φυλακα του βασιλικου δασους, δια να μοι δωση ξυλα να κατασκευασω τας πυλας του φρουριου του ναου και το τειχος της πολεως και τον οικον, εις τον οποιον θελω εισελθει. Και εχαρισεν ο βασιλευς εις εμε παντα, κατα την επ' εμε αγαθην χειρα του Θεου μου.
9 And I went to the governors of the region beyond the river, and I gave them the letters of the king. Now the king had sent with me military leaders and horsemen.	9 Ηλθον λοιπον προς τους περαν του ποταμου επαρχους και εδωκα εις αυτους τας επιστολας του βασιλεως. Ειχε δε αποστειλει ο βασιλευς αρχηγους δυναμεως και ιππεις μετ' εμου.
10 And Sanballat, a Horonite, and the servant Tobiah, an Ammonite, heard this. And they were saddened, with a great affliction, that a man had arrived who was seeking the prosperity of the sons of Israel.	10 Οτε δε Σαναβαλλατ ο Ορωνιτης και Τωβιας ο δουλος, ο Αμμωνιτης, ηκουσαν, ελυπηθησαν καθ' υπερβολην οτι ηλθεν ανθρωπος να ζητηση το καλον των υιων Ισραηλ.
11 And I arrived at Jerusalem, and I was there for three days.	11 Και ηλθον εις Ιερουσαλημ και ημην εκει τρεις ημερας.
12 And I got up in the night, I and a few men with me. And I did not reveal to anyone what God had placed in my heart to do in Jerusalem. And there was no animal with me, except the animal on which I was sitting.	12 Και εσηκωθην την νυκτα, εγω και ολιγοι τινες μετ' εμου? και δεν εφανερωσα εις ουδενα τι ειχε βαλει ο Θεος μου εν τη καρδια μου να καμω εις την Ιερουσαλημ? και αλλο κτηνος δεν ητο μετ' εμου, ειμη το κτηνος επι του οποιου εκαθημην.
13 And I departed in the night through the gate of the valley, and before the fountain of the dragon, and toward the dung gate. And I considered the wall of Jerusalem, which was broken apart, and its gates, which had been consumed by fire.	13 Και εξηλθον την νυκτα δια της πυλης της φαραγγος, και ηλθον απεναντι της πηγης του δρακοντος και προς την θυραν της κοπριας, και παρετηρουν τα τειχη της Ιερουσαλημ, τα οποια ησαν κατακεκρημνισμενα, και τας πυλας αυτης κατηναλωμενας υπο του πυρος.
14 And I continued on to the gate of the fountain, and to the aqueduct of the king. And there was no room for the beast on which I was sitting to pass through.	14 Επειτα διεβην εις την πυλην της πηγης και εις την βασιλικην κολυμβηθραν? και δεν ητο τοπος δια να περαση το κτηνος το υποκατω μου.
15 And so I climbed up in the night along the torrent, and I considered the wall. And turning back, I went by the gate of the valley, and I returned.	15 Και ανεβην την νυκτα δια του χειμαρρου? και αφου παρετηρησα το τειχος, εστραφην και εισηλθον δια της πυλης της φαραγγος και επεστρεψα.
16 Now the magistrates did not know where I had gone, or what I had done. For I had revealed nothing, even to that point in time, to the Jews, or to the priests, or to the nobles, or to the magistrates, or to the others who were doing the work.	16 Οι δε προεστωτες δεν ηξευρον που υπηγα και τι εκαμον? ουδε ειχον φανερωσει ετι τουτο ουτε εις τους Ιουδαιους, ουτε εις τους ιερεις, ουτε εις τους προκριτους, ουτε εις τους προεστωτας, ουτε εις τους λοιπους τους εργαζομενους το εργον.
17 And so I said to them: “You know the affliction in which we are, because Jerusalem is desolate, and its gates have been consumed by fire. Come, and let us rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and let us no longer be in disgrace.”	17 Και ειπα προς αυτους, Σεις βλεπετε την δυστυχιαν εις την οποιαν ειμεθα, πως η Ιερουσαλημ κειται ηρημωμενη και αι πυλαι αυτης ειναι κατηναλωμεναι υπο του πυρος? ελθετε και ας ανοικοδομησωμεν το τειχος της Ιερουσαλημ, δια να μη ημεθα πλεον ονειδος.
18 And I revealed to them how the hand of my God was with me for good, and the words of the king, which he had spoken to me. And I said: “Let us rise up, and build.” And their hands were strengthened for good.	18 Και απηγγειλα προς αυτους περι της επ' εμε αγαθης χειρος του Θεου μου, και ετι τους λογους του βασιλεως, τους οποιους ειπε προς εμε. Οι δε ειπον, Ας σηκωθωμεν και ας οικοδομησωμεν. Ουτως ενισχυσαν τας χειρας αυτων προς το αγαθον.
19 But Sanballat, a Horonite, and the servant Tobiah, an Ammonite, and Geshem, an Arab, heard of it. And they ridiculed and disparaged us, and they said: “What is this thing that you are doing? Could you be rebelling against the king?”	19 Αλλ' οτε ηκουσαν ο Σαναβαλλατ ο Ορωνιτης και Τωβιας ο δουλος, ο Αμμωνιτης, και ο Γησεμ ο Αραψ, περιεγελασαν ημας και περιεφρονησαν ημας, λεγοντες, Τι ειναι το πραγμα τουτο το οποιον καμνετε; θελετε να επαναστατησητε κατα του βασιλεως;
20 And I replied to them a word, and I said to them: “The God of heaven himself is helping us, and we are his servants. Let us rise up and build. But there is no portion, or justice, or remembrance in Jerusalem for you.”	20 Και εγω απεκριθην προς αυτους και ειπα προς αυτους, Ο Θεος του ουρανου, αυτος θελει ευοδωσει ημας? δια τουτο ημεις οι δουλοι αυτου θελομεν σηκωθη και οικοδομησει? σεις ομως δεν εχετε μεριδα ουδε δικαιωμα ουδε μνημοσυνον εν Ιερουσαλημ.