Neemia 3

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Et surrexit Eliasib sacerdos magnus et fratres eius sacerdotes etaedificaverunt portam Gregis; contignaverunt eam et statuerunt valvas eius etusque ad turrim Meah et turrim Hananeel.	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.
2 Et iuxta eos aedificaverunt viriIericho, et iuxta eos aedificavit Zacchur filius Imri.	2 At their side the men of Jericho were rebuilding, and next to them was Zaccur, son of Imri.
3 Portam autem Piscium aedificaverunt filii Asnaa; ipsi contignaverunt eam etstatuerunt valvas eius et seras et vectes.	3 The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah; they timbered it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
4 Et iuxta eos restauravit Meremothfilius Uriae filii Accos, et iuxta eum restauravit Mosollam filius Barachiaefilii Mesezabel, et iuxta eum restauravit Sadoc filius Baana,	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.
5 et iuxta eumrestauraverunt Thecueni; optimates autem eorum non supposuerunt colla sua inopere Domini sui.	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.
6 Et portam Veterem restauraverunt Ioiada filius Phasea et Mosollam filiusBesodia; ipsi contignaverunt eam et statuerunt valvas eius et seras et vectes.	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.
7 Et iuxta eos restauraverunt Meltias Gabaonites et Iadon Meronathites, viri deGabaon et Maspha, qui erant ad solium ducis, qui erat in regione trans flumen;	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.
8 et iuxta eos restauravit Oziel filius Araia de aurificibus, et iuxta eumrestauravit Hananias de pigmentariis et firmaverunt Ierusalem usque ad murumlatiorem.	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.
9 Et iuxta eum restauravit Raphaia filius Hur, princeps dimidiaepartis vici Ierusalem;	9 Next to them the work of repair was carried out by Rephaiah, son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem,
10 et iuxta eum restauravit Iedaia filius Haromaph contradomum suam, et iuxta eum restauravit Hattus filius Hasabneia.	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.
11 Alteram partemrestauravit Melchias filius Harim et Hassub filius Phahathmoab usque ad turrimFurnorum.	11 The adjoining sector, as far as the Oven Tower, was repaired by Malchijah, son of Harim, and Hasshub, of Pahath-moab.
12 Et iuxta eos restauravit Sellum filius Alohes, princeps mediaepartis vici Ierusalem, ipse et filiae eius.	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.
13 Portam Vallis restauravit Hanun et habitatores Zanoa; ipsi aedificaverunt eamet statuerunt valvas eius et seras et vectes et mille cubitos in muro usque adportam Sterquilinii.	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.
14 Et portam Sterquilinii restauravit Melchias filiusRechab, princeps vici Bethcharem; ipse aedificavit eam et statuit valvas eius etseras et vectes.	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.
15 Et portam Fontis restauravit Sellum filius Cholhoza princeps pagi Maspha;ipse aedificavit eam et texit et statuit valvas eius et seras et vectes et murumpiscinae Siloae iuxta hortum regis et usque ad gradus, qui descendunt decivitate David.	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.
16 Post eum restauravit Nehemias filius Azboc princeps dimidiaepartis vici Bethsur usque contra sepulcra David et usque ad piscinam, quaerepleta est, et usque ad domum Fortium.	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.
17 Post eum restauraverunt Levitae,Rehum filius Bani; iuxta eum restauravit Hasabias princeps dimidiae partis viciCeilae pro vico suo;	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.
18 post eum aedificaverunt fratres eorum Bavai filiusHenadad princeps dimidiae partis vici Ceilae.	18 After him, their brethren carried out the work of repair: Binnui, son of Henadad, leader of half the district of Keilah;
19 Et restauravit iuxta eum Ezerfilius Iesua princeps Maspha mensuram alteram contra ascensum armentarii inangulo.	19 next to him Ezer, son of Jeshua, leader of Mizpah, who repaired the adjoining sector, the Corner, opposite the ascent to the arsenal.
20 Post eum restauravit Baruch filius Zachai mensuram alteram ab angulo usque adportam domus Eliasib sacerdotis magni.	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.
21 Post eum restauravit Meremoth filiusUriae filii Aecos mensuram secundam a porta domus Eliasib usque ad extremitatemdomus Eliasib.	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.
22 Et post eum restauraverunt sacerdotes viri de campestribus.	22 After him, the work of repair was carried out by the priests, men of the surrounding country.
23 Post eos restauravit Beniamin et Hassub contra domum suam; post eos restauravitAzarias filius Maasiae filii Ananiae iuxta domum suam.	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.
24 Post eum restauravitBennui filius Henadad mensuram alteram a domo Azariae usque ad angulum etflexuram.	24 After him, Binnui, son of Henadad, repaired the adjoining sector from the house of Azariah to the Corner (that is, to the Angle).
25 Phalel filius Ozi contra angulum turris, quae eminet de domo regisexcelsa in atrio carceris; post eum Phadaia filius Pharos restauravit	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
26 usquecontra portam Aquarum ad orientem et turrim, quae prominebat.	26 to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east, and the projecting tower.
27 Post eumrestauraverunt Thecueni mensuram alteram a regione contra magnam turrimeminentem usque ad murum templi.	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).
28 Sursum autem a porta Equorum restauraverunt sacerdotes, unusquisque contradomum suam.	28 Above the Horse Gate the priests carried out the work of repair, each before his own house.
29 Post eos restauravit Sadoc filius Emmer contra domum suam; etpost eum restauravit Semeia filius Secheniae custos portae orientalis.	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.
30 Posteum restauravit Hanania filius Selemiae et Hanun filius Seleph sextus mensuramalteram. Post eum restauravit Mosollam filius Barachiae contra cellam suam.	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.
31 Post eum restauravit Melchias de aurificibus usque ad domum oblatorum etmercatorum, contra portam Iudicialem, et usque ad cenaculum anguli;	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.
32 et intercenaculum anguli et portam Gregis restauraverunt aurifices et negotiatores.	32 Between the upper chamber of the Angle and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants carried out the work of repair.
33 Factum est autem, cum audisset Sanaballat quod aedificaremus murum, iratusest et indignatus est nimis et subsannavit Iudaeos	33 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, it roused his anger and he became very much incensed. He ridiculed the Jews,
34 et dixit coram fratribussuis et optimatibus Samariae: “ Quid Iudaei faciunt imbecilles? Num hocconceditur eis? Num, quia sacrificant, complebunt in una die? Numquid vivificarepoterunt lapides de acervis pulveris, qui combusti sunt? ”.	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?"
35 Sed et ThobiasAmmanites, qui erat ad latus eius, ait: “ Sine aedificare; si ascenderitvulpes, diruet murum eorum lapideum ”.	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!"
36 Audi, Deus noster, quia facti sumus irrisio! Converte contumeliam eorum supercaput eorum et da eos in irrisionem in terra captivitatis!	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!
37 Ne operiasiniquitatem eorum, et peccatum eorum coram facie tua non deleatur, quiaoffenderunt te coram aedificantibus.	37 Hide not their crime and let not their sin be blotted out in your sight, for they insulted the builders to their face!
38 Itaque aedificavimus murum, et compositus est totus murus usque ad partemdimidiam, et populus dabat cor suum, ut operaretur.	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.