Neemia 2

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Factum est autem in mense Nisan, anno vicesimo Artaxerxis regis, dumbiberet, levavi vinum et dedi regi; non enim eram ingratus coram eo.	1 In the month Nisan of the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when the wine was in my charge, I took some and offered it to the king. As I had never before been sad in his presence,
2 Dixitquemihi rex: “ Quare vultus tuus tristis est, cum te aegrotum non videam? Nihilest aliud nisi tristitia cordis ”. Et timui valde	2 the king asked me, "Why do you look sad? If you are not sick, you must be sad at heart." Though I was seized with great fear,
3 et dixi regi: “ Rex, inaeternum vive! Quare non maereat vultus meus, quia civitas sepulcrorum patrummeorum deserta est, et portae eius combustae sunt igne? ”.	3 I answered the king: "May the king live forever! How could I not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been eaten out by fire?"
4 Et ait mihi rex:“ Pro qua re postulas? ”. Et oravi Deum caeli	4 The king asked me, "What is it, then, that you wish?" I prayed to the God of heaven
5 et dixi ad regem: “ Sividetur regi bonum, et si placet servus tuus ante faciem tuam, ut mittas me inIudaeam ad civitatem sepulcrorum patrum meorum, et aedificabo eam ”.	5 and then answered the king: "If it please the king, and if your servant is deserving of your favor, send me to Judah, to the city of my ancestors' graves, to rebuild it."
6 Dixitque mihi rex, et regina sedebat iuxta eum: “ Usque ad quod tempus erititer tuum, et quando reverteris? ”. Et placuit regi mittere me; et constituiei tempus.	6 Then the king, and the queen seated beside him, asked me how long my journey would take and when I would return. I set a date that was acceptable to him, and the king agreed that I might go.
7 Et dixi regi: “ Si regi videtur bonum, epistulae dentur mihi adduces regionis trans flumen, ut me transire permittant, donec veniam in Iudaeam;	7 I asked the king further: "If it please the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of West-of-Euphrates, that they may afford me safe-conduct till I arrive in Judah;
8 et epistulam ad Asaph custodem saltus regis, ut det mihi ligna, ut contignarepossim portas turris domus et muri civitatis et domus, in qua habitabo ”. Etdedit mihi rex, quia manus Dei mei bona super me.	8 also a letter for Asaph, the keeper of the royal park, that he may give me wood for timbering the gates of the temple-citadel and for the city wall and the house that I shall occupy." The king granted my requests, for the favoring hand of my God was upon me.
9 Et veni ad duces regionis trans flumen dedique eis epistulas regis. Miseratautem rex mecum principes militum et equites.	9 Thus I proceeded to the governors of West-of-Euphrates and presented the king's letters to them. The king also sent with me army officers and cavalry.
10 Et audierunt SanaballatHoronites et Thobias servus Ammanites et contristati sunt afflictione magna,quod venisset homo, qui quaereret prosperitatem filiorum Israel.	10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite slave had heard of this, they were very much displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.
11 Et veni Ierusalem et eram ibi tribus diebus.	11 When I had arrived in Jerusalem, I first rested there for three days.
12 Et surrexi nocte ego, et viripauci mecum, et non indicavi cuiquam quid Deus meus dedisset in corde meo, utfacerem in Ierusalem; et iumentum non erat mecum, nisi animal cui sedebam.	12 Then I set out by night with only a few other men (for I had not told anyone what my God had inspired me to do for Jerusalem) and with no other animals but my own mount.
13 Etegressus sum per portam Vallis nocte et ad fontem Draconis et portamSterquilinii et considerabam murum Ierusalem dissipatum et portas eiusconsumptas igne.	13 I rode out at night by the Valley Gate, passed by the Dragon Spring, and came to the Dung Gate, observing how the walls of Jerusalem lay in ruins and its gates had been eaten out by fire.
14 Et transivi ad portam Fontis et ad piscinam Regis, et nonerat locus iumento cui sedebam, ut transiret.	14 Then I passed over to the Spring Gate and to the King's Pool. Since there was no room here for my mount to pass with me astride,
15 Et ascendi per torrentem nocteet considerabam murum; et iterum veni ad portam Vallis et reversus sum.	15 I continued on foot up the wadi by night, inspecting the wall all the while till I once more reached the Valley Gate, by which I went back in.
16 Magistratus autem nesciebant quo abissem aut quid ego facerem, sed et Iudaeiset sacerdotibus et optimatibus et magistratibus et reliquis, qui faciebant opus,usque ad id loci nihil indicaveram.	16 The magistrates knew nothing of where I had gone or what I was doing, for as yet I had disclosed nothing to the Jews, neither to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the magistrates, nor to the others who would be concerned about the matter.
17 Et dixi eis: “ Vos nostis afflictionem,in qua sumus, quia Ierusalem deserta est, et portae eius consumptae sunt igne;venite et aedificemus murum Ierusalem et non simus ultra opprobrium ”.	17 Afterward I said to them: "You see the evil plight in which we stand: how Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been gutted by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be an object of derision!"
18 Etindicavi eis quod manus Dei mei bona esset super me et verba regis, quae locutusesset mihi, et dixerunt: “ Surgamus et aedificemus! ”. Et confortatae suntmanus eorum in bonum.	18 Then I explained to them how the favoring hand of my God had rested upon me, and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us be up and building!" And they undertook the good work with vigor.
19 Audierunt autem Sanaballat Horonites et Thobias servusAmmanites et Gosem Arabs et subsannaverunt nos et despexerunt dixeruntque: “Quae est haec res, quam facitis? Numquid contra regem vos rebellatis? ”.	19 On hearing of this, Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite slave, and Geshem the Arab mocked us and ridiculed us. "What is this that you are about?" they asked. "Are you rebelling against the king?"
20 Etdedi eis responsum dicens: “ Deus caeli ipse nos facit prosperari, et nosservi eius sumus; surgamus et aedificemus. Vobis autem non est pars et ius etmemoria in Ierusalem ”.	20 My answer to them was this: "It is the God of heaven who will grant us success. We, his servants, shall set about the rebuilding; but for you there is to be neither share nor claim nor memorial in Jerusalem."