Nehemiah · Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Nehemiah 2 Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 И҆ бы́сть въ мцⷭ҇ѣ нїса́нѣ лѣ́та двадесѧ́тагѡ а҆ртаѯе́рѯа царѧ̀, и҆ вїно̀ бѣ̀ предо мно́ю: и҆ взѧ́хъ вїно̀ и҆ да́хъ царю̀, и҆ не бѣ̀ и҆́нъ пред̾ ни́мъ.
1 In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I picked up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence.
2 И҆ рече́ ми ца́рь: чесѡ̀ ра́ди лицѐ твоѐ приско́рбно є҆́сть, а҆ нѣ́си болѣ́знꙋѧй; и҆ нѣ́сть сїѐ, ра́звѣ ско́рбь се́рдца. И҆ ᲂу҆боѧ́хсѧ ѕѣлѡ̀
2 The king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart.” Then I was very much afraid.
3 и҆ реко́хъ царю̀: царю̀, во вѣ́ки живѝ: ка́кѡ не бы́ти приско́рбнꙋ лицꙋ̀ моемꙋ̀, поне́же гра́дъ, до́мъ гробѡ́въ ѻ҆тє́цъ мои́хъ ѡ҆пꙋстѣ̀, и҆ врата̀ є҆гѡ̀ сожжє́на сꙋ́ть ѻ҆гне́мъ.
3 I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”
4 И҆ рече́ ми ца́рь: почто̀ ѡ҆ се́мъ ты̀ вопроша́еши; И҆ помоли́хсѧ гдⷭ҇ꙋ бг҃ꙋ нбⷭ҇номꙋ
4 Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5 и҆ реко́хъ ко царю̀: а҆́ще царю̀ ви́дитсѧ бла́го, и҆ а҆́ще ᲂу҆го́денъ бꙋ́детъ ра́бъ тво́й пред̾ тобо́ю, да по́слеши менѐ во і҆ꙋде́ю, во гра́дъ гробѡ́въ ѻ҆тє́цъ мои́хъ, и҆ возсози́ждꙋ є҆го̀.
5 I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may build it.”
6 Рече́ же мѝ ца́рь, и҆ нало́жница сѣдѧ́ше бли́з̾ є҆гѡ̀: до ко́егѡ вре́мене бꙋ́детъ пꙋ́ть тво́й, и҆ когда̀ возврати́шисѧ; И҆ ᲂу҆го́дно бы́сть пред̾ лице́мъ царе́вымъ, и҆ посла́ мѧ, и҆ положи́хъ є҆мꙋ̀ вре́мѧ.
6 The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), “How long will your journey be? When will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time for him.
7 И҆ реко́хъ царю̀: а҆́ще царю̀ ви́дитсѧ бла́го, да́ждь мнѣ̀ посла́нїе ко воево́дамъ стра́нъ за рѣко́ю, да преведꙋ́тъ менѐ, до́ндеже прїидꙋ̀ во і҆ꙋде́ю,
7 Moreover I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah;
8 и҆ посла́нїе ко а҆са́фꙋ стра́жꙋ дꙋбра́вы царе́вы, да да́стъ мѝ древа̀ покры́ти врата̀ столпа̀ до́мꙋ, и҆ на стѣ́ны гра̑дныѧ, и҆ на до́мъ, во́ньже вни́дꙋ. И҆ даде́ ми ца́рь, ꙗ҆́коже рꙋка̀ бж҃їѧ бл҃га́ѧ (бѣ̀) со мно́ю.
8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the wall of the city, and for the house that I will occupy.” The king granted my requests, because of the good hand of my God on me.
9 И҆ прїидо́хъ ко воево́дамъ стра́нъ за рѣко́ю и҆ да́хъ и҆̀мъ посла́нїе царе́во: посла́ же ца́рь со мно́ю нача́льники си́лы и҆ кѡ́нницы.
9 Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
10 И҆ ᲂу҆слы́ша санавалла́тъ а҆рѡні́тинъ и҆ тѡві́а ра́бъ а҆ммѡні́тинъ, и҆ ѕло̀ и҆́ма бы́сть, ꙗ҆́кѡ прїи́де человѣ́къ взыска́ти бла́га сыновѡ́мъ і҆и҃лєвымъ.
10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
11 И҆ прїидо́хъ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ и҆ бы́хъ тꙋ̀ трѝ дни̑.
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
12 И҆ воста́хъ но́щїю а҆́зъ и҆ мꙋ́жїе не мно́зи со мно́ю, и҆ никомꙋ́же возвѣсти́хъ, что̀ бг҃ъ дае́тъ въ се́рдце моѐ сотвори́ти со і҆и҃лемъ, и҆ скота̀ не бѣ̀ со мно́ю, то́кмѡ ско́тъ, на не́мже а҆́зъ сѣдѧ́хъ.
12 I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I didn’t tell anyone what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There wasn’t any animal with me except the animal that I rode on.
13 И҆ внидо́хъ во врата̀ ю҆до́ли но́щїю, ко ᲂу҆́стїю и҆сто́чника смоко́вничнагѡ и҆ ко вратѡ́мъ гнѡ́йнымъ, и҆ бы́хъ размышлѧ́ѧ ѡ҆ стѣнѣ̀ і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мстѣй разоре́нѣй и҆ ѡ҆ врата́хъ є҆гѡ̀ поѧде́ныхъ ѻ҆гне́мъ.
13 I went out by night by the valley gate toward the jackal’s well, then to the dung gate; and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.
14 И҆ прїидо́хъ ко вратѡ́мъ и҆сто́чника и҆ ко кꙋпѣ́ли царе́вѣ, и҆ не бы́сть мѣ́ста скотꙋ̀, на не́мже сѣдѧ́хъ, да про́йдетъ.
14 Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
15 И҆ взыдо́хъ на стѣ́нꙋ пото́ка но́щїю, и҆ размышлѧ́хъ ѡ҆ стѣнѣ̀, и҆ бѣ́хъ во вратѣ́хъ ю҆до́ли, и҆ возврати́хсѧ.
15 Then I went up in the night by the brook and inspected the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
16 Стрегꙋ́щїи же не вѣ́дѧхꙋ, ка́мѡ ходи́хъ и҆ что̀ а҆́зъ творю̀, и҆ і҆ꙋде́ѡмъ и҆ свѧще́нникѡмъ, и҆ честны̑мъ и҆ воево́дамъ и҆ про́чымъ творѧ́щымъ дѣла̀ да́же до тогда̀ не сказа́хъ.
16 The rulers didn’t know where I went, or what I did. I had not as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest who did the work.
17 И҆ реко́хъ и҆̀мъ: вы̀ ви́дите ѡ҆ѕлобле́нїе сїѐ, въ не́мже є҆смы̀, ка́кѡ і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ ѡ҆пꙋстоше́нъ, и҆ врата̀ є҆гѡ̀ прє́дана ѻ҆гню̀: прїиди́те, и҆ сози́ждемъ стѣ́ны і҆ерⷭ҇ли́ма, и҆ не бꙋ́демъ ктомꙋ̀ въ поноше́нїе.
17 Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.”
18 И҆ сказа́хъ и҆̀мъ рꙋ́кꙋ бж҃їю, ꙗ҆́же є҆́сть бл҃га̀ со мно́ю, и҆ словеса̀ царє́ва, ꙗ҆̀же глаго́ла мнѣ̀, и҆ реко́хъ: воста́немъ и҆ сози́ждемъ. И҆ ᲂу҆крѣпи́шасѧ рꙋ́цы и҆́хъ во благо́е.
18 I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
19 И҆ ᲂу҆слы́ша санавалла́тъ а҆рѡні́тинъ и҆ тѡві́а ра́бъ а҆ммѡні́тинъ и҆ гиса́мъ а҆раві́тинъ, и҆ посмѣѧ́шасѧ на́мъ, и҆ прїидо́ша къ на́мъ, и҆ ᲂу҆ничижи́ша, и҆ реко́ша: что̀ дѣ́ло сїѐ, є҆́же вы̀ творитѐ; є҆да̀ вы̀ проти́вꙋ царѧ̀ ѿмета́етесѧ;
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?”
20 И҆ возда́хъ и҆̀мъ сло́во и҆ реко́хъ къ ни̑мъ: бг҃ъ нб҃сѐ, то́й бл҃гопоспѣши́тъ на́мъ, и҆ мы̀ рабѝ є҆гѡ̀ чи́стїи, (воста́немъ) и҆ сози́ждемъ: ва́мъ же нѣ́сть ча́сти и҆ пра́вды и҆ па́мѧти во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ.
20 Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Asaph
Persian official to whom Artaxerxes’s letter ordered timber given to Nehemiah for the gates and wall.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 2:8
Geshem
Geshem the Arab joined Sanballat and Tobiah in mocking the builders and sent messages to lure Nehemiah to Ono.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 6:1; Nehemiah 6:2
Sanballat
Sanballat the Horonite, who mocked, plotted against, and tried to lure Nehemiah during the wall building; one of the high priest’s grandsons became his son-in-law.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 4:1
Tobiah
Ammonite official who jeered at the wall, sent intimidating letters, had ties of marriage and oath among Judah’s nobles, and was given a temple storeroom by Eliashib until…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 4:3; Nehemiah 6:17
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ezra 7:1; Nehemiah 1:11; Nehemiah 1:1; Ezra 7:7; Esther 3:7
- 2 Proverbs 15:13; Genesis 40:7
- 3 Nehemiah 1:3; 1 Kings 1:31; Daniel 5:10; Psalm 137:6; Daniel 2:4
- 4 Philippians 4:6; Proverbs 3:6; Nehemiah 1:4; Nehemiah 1:11; 1 Kings 3:5
- 5 2 Samuel 14:22; Ruth 2:13; Esther 8:5; Ezra 5:17; Esther 5:8
- 6 Nehemiah 13:6; Nehemiah 5:14; Isaiah 65:24; Isaiah 58:12; Nehemiah 2:4
- 7 Ezra 7:21; Nehemiah 2:9; Ezra 8:36; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 8:22
- 8 Ezra 7:6; Isaiah 66:14; Nehemiah 7:2; Daniel 1:9; Nehemiah 2:17–18
- 9 Ezra 8:22
- 10 Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 4:7; Nehemiah 13:4; Acts 19:26–27; Proverbs 27:4
- 11 Ezra 8:32
- 12 Revelation 17:17; Ezra 7:27; Jeremiah 31:33; 2 Corinthians 8:16; Jeremiah 32:40
- 13 Nehemiah 1:3; 2 Chronicles 26:9; Nehemiah 2:17; Nehemiah 3:13–14; Nehemiah 2:3
- 14 Nehemiah 3:15; 2 Kings 20:20; 2 Chronicles 32:30; 2 Kings 18:17
- 15 2 Samuel 15:23; Jeremiah 31:38–40; John 18:1
- 17 Ezekiel 5:14; Isaiah 35:3–4; Psalm 79:4; Lamentations 3:51; Nehemiah 1:3
- 18 Philippians 2:13; 1 Chronicles 19:13; 2 Chronicles 32:5; Ephesians 6:10; Haggai 1:13–14
- 19 Nehemiah 6:6; Nehemiah 6:1–2; Psalm 44:13–14; Mark 5:40; Psalm 80:6
- 20 Ezra 4:3; Acts 8:21; Nehemiah 2:4; Isaiah 56:5; Acts 10:31
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences