Nehemiae 3

VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Et surrexit Eliasib sacerdos magnus, et fratres ejus sacerdotes, et ædificaverunt portam gregis : ipsi sanctificaverunt eam, et statuerunt valvas ejus, et usque ad turrim centum cubitorum sanctificaverunt eam, usque ad turrim Hananeel.	1 Eliashib the high priest with his brother priests then set to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate; they madethe framework, hung its doors, fixed its bolts and bars and proceeded as far as the Tower of the Hundred andthe Tower of Hananel.
2 Et juxta eum ædificaverunt viri Jericho : et juxta eum ædificavit Zachur filius Amri.	2 The men of Jericho built next to him; Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
3 Portam autem piscium ædificaverunt filii Asnaa : ipsi texerunt eam, et statuerunt valvas ejus, et seras, et vectes. Et juxta eos ædificavit Marimuth filius Uriæ, filii Accus.	3 The sons of Ha-Senaah rebuilt the Fish Gate; they made the framework, hung its doors and fixed itsbolts and bars.
4 Et juxta eum ædificavit Mosollam filius Barachiæ, filii Mesezebel : et juxta eos ædificavit Sadoc filius Baana.	4 Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, carried out repairs next to them; Meshul am son of Berechiah,son of Meshezabel, carried out repairs next to him; and Zadok son of Baana carried out repairs next to him.
5 Et juxta eos ædificaverunt Thecueni : optimates autem eorum non supposuerunt colla sua in opere Domini sui.	5 The men of Tekoa carried out repairs next to him, though their nobles would not demean themselves tohelp their masters.
6 Et portam veterem ædificaverunt Jojada filius Phasea, et Mosollam filius Besodia : ipsi texerunt eam, et statuerunt valvas ejus, et seras, et vectes.	6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshul am son of Besodeiah repaired the gate of the New Quarter; theymade the framework, hung its doors and fixed its bolts and bars.
7 Et juxta eos ædificaverunt Meltias Gabaonites, et Jadon Meronathites, viri de Gabaon et Maspha, pro duce qui erat in regione trans flumen.	7 Next to them repairs were carried out by Melatiah of Gibeon, Jadon of Meronoth, and the men ofGibeon and Mizpah, for the sake of the governor of Transeuphrates.
8 Et juxta eum ædificavit Eziel filius Araia aurifex : et juxta eum ædificavit Ananias filius pigmentarii : et dimiserunt Jerusalem usque ad murum plateæ latioris.	8 Next to them repairs were carried out by Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a member of the metal-workers' guild,and next to him repairs were carried out by Hananiah of the perfumers' guild. These renovated the wall ofJerusalem as far as the Broad Wal .
9 Et juxta eum ædificavit Raphaia filius Hur, princeps vici Jerusalem.	9 Next to them repairs were carried out by Rephaiah son of Hur, who was head of one half of the districtof Jerusalem.
10 Et juxta eum ædificavit Jedaia filius Haromaph contra domum suam : et juxta eum ædificavit Hattus filius Haseboniæ.	10 Next to them Jedaiah son of Harumaph carried out repairs opposite his own house; next to him repairswere carried out by Hattush son of Hashabneiah.
11 Mediam partem vici ædificavit Melchias filius Herem, et Hasub filius Phahath Moab, et turrim furnorum.	11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section as far as theFurnace Tower.
12 Et juxta eum ædificavit Sellum filius Alohes, princeps mediæ partis vici Jerusalem, ipse et filiæ ejus.	12 Next to them repairs were carried out by Shal um son of Hal ohesh, head of the other half of thedistrict of Jerusalem, by him and his sons.
13 Et portam vallis ædificavit Hanun, et habitatores Zanoë : ipsi ædificaverunt eam, et statuerunt valvas ejus, et seras, et vectes, et mille cubitos in muro usque ad portam sterquilinii.	13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Val ey Gate: they rebuilt it, hung its doors and fixedits bolts and bars; they also repaired a thousand cubits of wal up to the Dung Gate.
14 Et portam sterquilinii ædificavit Melchias filius Rechab, princeps vici Bethacharam : ipse ædificavit eam, et statuit valvas ejus, et seras, et vectes.	14 Malchijah son of Rechab, head of the district of Beth-ha-Cherem, repaired the Dung Gate; he rebuilt it,hung its doors and fixed its bolts and bars.
15 Et portam fontis ædificavit Sellum filius Cholhoza, princeps pagi Maspha : ipse ædificavit eam, et texit, et statuit valvas ejus, et seras, et vectes, et muros piscinæ Siloë in hortum regis, et usque ad gradus qui descendunt de civitate David.	15 Shallum son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he rebuilt it,roofed it, hung its doors and fixed its bolts and bars. He also rebuilt the wal of the Pool of Siloah, adjoining theking's garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David.
16 Post eum ædificavit Nehemias filius Azboc, princeps dimidiæ partis vici Bethsur, usque contra sepulchrum David, et usque ad piscinam quæ grandi opere constructa est, et usque ad domum fortium.	16 After him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of half the district of Beth-Zur, carried out repairs from a pointopposite the Davidic Tombs to the artificial pool and the House of the Champions.
17 Post eum ædificaverunt Levitæ, Rehum filius Benni : post eum ædificavit Hasebias princeps dimidiæ partis vici Ceilæ in vico suo.	17 After him, repairs were carried out by the Levites: Rehum son of Bani; and next to him Hashabiah,head of one half of the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his own district.
18 Post eum ædificaverunt fratres eorum : Bavai filius Enadad, princeps dimidiæ partis Ceilæ :	18 After him, repairs were carried out by their brothers: Binnui son of Henadad, head of the other half ofthe district of Keilah.
19 et ædificavit juxta eum Azer filius Josue, princeps Maspha, mensuram secundam, contra ascensum firmissimi anguli.	19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, headman of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the ascentto the armoury at the Angle.
20 Post eum in monte ædificavit Baruch filius Zachai mensuram secundam, ab angulo usque ad portam domus Eliasib sacerdotis magni.	20 After him, Baruch son of Zabbai repaired another section from the Angle to the door of the house ofEliashib the high priest.
21 Post eum ædificavit Merimuth filius Uriæ filii Haccus, mensuram secundam, a porta domus Eliasib, donec extenderetur domus Eliasib.	21 After him, Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, repaired another section from the door of Eliashib'shouse as far as the end of Eliashib's house.
22 Et post eum ædificaverunt sacerdotes, viri de campestribus Jordanis.	22 And after him repairs were carried out by the priests who lived in the district.
23 Post eum ædificavit Benjamin et Hasub contra domum suam : et post eum ædificavit Azarias filius Maasiæ filii Ananiæ contra domum suam.	23 After them repairs were carried out by Benjamin and Hasshub, opposite their own house. After themrepairs were carried out by Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, beside his own house.
24 Post eum ædificavit Bennui filius Henadad mensuram secundam, a domo Azariæ usque ad flexuram, et usque ad angulum.	24 After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section from Azariah's house as far as the Angle atthe corner.
25 Phalel filius Ozi contra flexuram, et turrim quæ eminet de domo regis excelsa, id est, in atrio carceris : post eum Phadaia filius Pharos.	25 After him, Palal son of Uzai carried out repairs in front of the Angle and the tower projecting from theking's Upper Palace by the Court of the Guard; and after him, Pedaiah son of Parosh carried out the repairs
26 Nathinæi autem habitabant in Ophel usque contra portam aquarum ad orientem, et turrim quæ prominebat.	26 to a point by the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower.
27 Post eum ædificaverunt Thecueni mensuram secundam e regione, a turre magna et eminente usque ad murum templi.	27 After him, the men of Tekoa repaired another section from in front of the great projecting tower as faras the wal of Ophel.
28 Sursum autem a porta equorum ædificaverunt sacerdotes, unusquisque contra domum suam.	28 From the Horse Gate onwards repairs were carried out by the priests, each in front of his own house.
29 Post eos ædificavit Sadoc filius Emmer contra domum suam. Et post eum ædificavit Semaia filius Secheniæ, custos portæ orientalis.	29 After them repairs were carried out by Zadok son of Immer in front of his house, and after him repairswere carried out by Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the East Gate.
30 Post eum ædificavit Hanania filius Selemiæ, et Hanun filius Seleph sextus, mensuram secundam : post eum ædificavit Mosollam filius Barachiæ, contra gazophylacium suum. Post eum ædificavit Melchias filius aurificis usque ad domum Nathinæorum, et scruta vendentium contra portam judicialem, et usque ad cœnaculum anguli.	30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section, afterwhom repairs were carried out by Meshul am son of Berechiah in front of his room.
31 Et inter cœnaculum anguli in porta gregis, ædificaverunt aurifices et negotiatores.	31 After him Malchijah, of the metal-workers' guild, repaired as far as the Hal of the temple slaves andmerchants, in front of the Muster Gate, as far as the upper room at the corner.
	32 And between the upper room at the corner and the Sheep Gate repairs were carried out by thegoldsmiths and the merchants.
	33 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wal , he became furiously angry.
	34 He ridiculed the Jews and in front of his kinsmen and the aristocracy of Samaria he exclaimed, 'Whatare these pathetic Jews doing . . . ? Are they going to give up? Or offer sacrifices? Or complete the work in aday? Can they put new life into stones taken from rubbish heaps and even charred?'
	35 And beside him Tobiah of Ammon remarked, 'If a jackal were to jump on what they are building, itwould knock their stone wal down!'
	36 Listen, our God, for we are despised! Make their sneers fal back on their own heads! Send them asbooty to a land of captivity!
	37 Do not pardon their wickedness, may their sin never be erased before you, for they have insulted thebuilders to their face!
	38 Meanwhile we were rebuilding the wal , which was soon joined up al the way round to mid-height; thepeople put their hearts into the work.