Nehemiah 9 Free Bible Version
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1 On the twenty-fourth day of this same month, the Israelites met together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.
1 Y EL día veinticuatro del mismo mes se juntaron los hijos de Israel en ayuno, y con sacos, y tierra sobre sí.
2 Those of Israelite ancestry separated themselves from the foreigners, and stood to confess their sins and those of their forefathers.
2 Y habíase ya apartado la simiente de Israel de todos los extranjeros; y estando [en pie], confesaron sus pecados, y las iniquidades de sus padres.
3 They spent three hours standing there reading the Book of the Law of the Lord their God, and another three hours confessing their sins and worshiping the Lord their God.
3 Y puestos de pie en su lugar, leyeron en el libro de la ley de Jehová su Dios la cuarta parte del día, y la cuarta parte confesaron y adoraron á Jehová su Dios.
4 The Levites stood on the stage and called out loudly to the Lord their God. (Their names were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani.)
4 Levantáronse luego sobre la grada de los Levitas, Jesuá y Bani, Cadmiel, Sebanías, Bunni, Serebías, Bani y Chênani, y clamaron en voz alta á Jehová su Dios.
5 Then the Levites announced: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God who lives eternally: ‘May who you are and your glory be blessed, and may you be lifted up above all blessing and praise.’” (The names of the Levites were Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah.)
5 Y dijeron los Levitas, Jesuá y Cadmiel, Bani, Hosabnías, Serebías, Odaías, Sebanías [y] Pethaía: Levantaos, bendecid á Jehová vuestro Dios desde el siglo hasta el siglo: y bendigan el nombre tuyo, glorioso y alto sobre toda bendición y alabanza.
6 They prayed, “Only you are the Lord. It was you who made the sky, the heavens with all their stars, the land and everything on it, the seas and everything in them. You give life to all of them, and all the heavenly beings worship you.
6 Tú, oh Jehová, eres solo; tú hiciste los cielos, y los cielos de los cielos, y toda su milicia, la tierra y todo lo que está en ella, los mares y todo lo que hay en ellos; y tú vivificas todas estas cosas, y los ejércitos de los cielos te adoran.
7 You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram, who led him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.
7 Tú eres, oh Jehová, el Dios que escogiste á Abram, y lo sacaste de Ur de los Caldeos, y pusístele el nombre Abraham;
8 You knew he would be faithful to you, and made an agreement with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. You kept your promise, because you do what is right.
8 Y hallaste fiel su corazón delante de ti, é hiciste con él alianza para darle la tierra del Cananeo, del Hetheo, y del Amorrheo, y del Pherezeo, y del Jebuseo, y del Gergeseo, para darla á su simiente: y cumpliste tu palabra, porque eres justo.
9 You saw how much our forefathers were suffering in Egypt. You heard their cries for help at the Red Sea.
9 Y miraste la aflicción de nuestros padres en Egipto, y oíste el clamor de ellos en el mar Bermejo;
10 You performed miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all his people of his land, for you recognized how arrogantly they treated our forefathers. You created a wonderful reputation for yourself that people still recognize to this day.
10 Y diste señales y maravillas en Faraón, y en todos sus siervos, y en todo el pueblo de su tierra; porque sabías que habían hecho soberbiamente contra ellos; é hicístete nombre grande, como este día.
11 You split the sea apart in front of them so that they could walk through it on dry ground. But you threw their pursuers into the depths of the sea, like stones thrown into raging waters.
11 Y dividiste la mar delante de ellos, y pasaron por medio de ella en seco; y á sus perseguidores echaste en los profundos, como una piedra en grandes aguas.
12 You led them with a column of cloud during the day, and a column of fire at night, showing them the way which they should go.
12 Y con columna de nube los guiaste de día, y con columna de fuego de noche, para alumbrarles el camino por donde habían de ir.
13 You descended on Mount Sinai. You spoke to them from heaven. You gave them right ways to live, true laws, and good regulations and commandments.
13 Y sobre el monte de Sinaí descendiste, y hablaste con ellos desde el cielo, y dísteles juicios rectos, leyes verdaderas, y estatutos y mandamientos buenos:
14 You explained your holy Sabbath to them. You gave them commandments and regulations and laws through your servant Moses.
14 Y notificásteles el sábado tuyo santo, y les prescribiste, por mano de Moisés tu siervo, mandamientos y estatutos y ley.
15 When they were hungry you gave them bread from heaven, and when they were thirsty you brought water out of the rock for them. You told them to go and take ownership of the land which you had sworn to give them.
15 Y dísteles pan del cielo en su hambre, y en su sed les sacaste aguas de la piedra; y dijísteles que entrasen á poseer la tierra, por la cual alzaste tu mano que se la habías de dar.
16 But they and our forefathers acted arrogantly and became stubborn, and didn't pay attention to your commands.
16 Mas ellos y nuestros padres hicieron soberbiamente, y endurecieron su cerviz, y no escucharon tus mandamientos,
17 They refused to listen to you, and forgot about all the miracles you did for them. They became obstinate and decided to choose themselves a leader to take them back to slavery in Egypt. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and merciful, slow to get angry, and full of trustworthy love. You did not give up on them,
17 Y no quisieron oir, ni se acordaron de tus maravillas que habías hecho con ellos; antes endurecieron su cerviz, y en su rebelión pensaron poner caudillo para volverse á su servidumbre. Tú empero, eres Dios de perdones, clemente y piadoso, tardo para la ira, y de mucha misericordia, que no los dejaste.
18 even when they made themselves a metal calf and said, ‘This is your god who led you out of Egypt,’ and committed terrible blasphemies.
18 Además, cuando hicieron para sí becerro de fundición, y dijeron: Este es tu Dios que te hizo subir de Egipto; y cometieron grandes abominaciones;
19 But you because you are so merciful didn't abandon them in the desert. The column of cloud didn't stop guiding them during the day, and the column of fire continued to light their way at night.
19 Tú, con todo, por tus muchas misericordias no los abandonaste en el desierto: la columna de nube no se apartó de ellos de día, para guiarlos por el camino, ni la columna de fuego de noche, para alumbrarles el camino por el cual habían de ir.
20 You gave your good Spirit to teach them. You did not stop feeding them with your manna, and you gave them water when they were thirsty.
20 Y diste tu espíritu bueno para enseñarlos, y no retiraste tu maná de su boca, y agua les diste en su sed.
21 You took care of them for forty years in the desert. Their clothes didn't wear out, they didn't want for anything. Their feet didn't even swell up!
21 Y sustentástelos cuarenta años en el desierto; de ninguna cosa tuvieron necesidad: sus vestidos no se envejecieron, ni se hincharon sus pies.
22 You gave them kingdoms and nations; you assigned their borders. They took control of the land of Sihon, king of Heshbon, and of Og, king of Bashan.
22 Y dísteles reinos y pueblos, y los distribuiste por cantones: y poseyeron la tierra de Sehón, y la tierra del rey de Hesbón, y la tierra de Og rey de Basán.
23 You made their descendants as countless as the stars of heaven, and led them to the land you had promised their fathers they would enter and possess.
23 Y multiplicaste sus hijos como las estrellas del cielo, y metístelos en la tierra, de la cual habías dicho á sus padres que habían de entrar á poseerla.
24 Their descendants went in and took over the land. Right in front of them you conquered the Canaanites who lived there, handing over their kings and people so they could do with them whatever they wanted.
24 Y los hijos vinieron y poseyeron la tierra, y humillaste delante de ellos á los moradores del país, á los Cananeos, los cuales entregaste en su mano, y á sus reyes, y á los pueblos de la tierra, para que hiciesen de ellos á su voluntad.
25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of valuable things, water cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and many fruit trees. They ate until they were full, and grew fat. They were so happy at how good you were to them.
25 Y tomaron ciudades fortalecidas, y tierra pingüe, y heredaron casas llenas de todo bien, cisternas hechas, viñas y olivares, y muchos árboles de comer; y comieron, y hartáronse, y engrosáronse, y deleitáronse en tu grande bondad.
26 But they completely rebelled against you. They tossed your Law over their shoulders. They killed your prophets who warned them to try and bring them back to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.
26 Empero [te] irritaron, y rebeláronse contra ti, y echaron tu ley tras sus espaldas, y mataron tus profetas que protestaban contra ellos para convertirlos á ti; é hicieron grandes abominaciones.
27 So you handed them over to their enemies who treated them badly. In their suffering they cried out to you for help. But you heard their cries from heaven, and because you're so merciful you sent them leaders to save them from their enemies.
27 Y entregástelos en mano de sus enemigos, los cuales los afligieron: y en el tiempo de su tribulación clamaron á ti, y tú desde los cielos los oíste; y según tus muchas miseraciones les dabas salvadores, que los salvasen de mano de sus enemigos.
28 However, as soon as they had peace, they went back to doing evil in your sight. So once more you handed them over to their enemies, who dominated them. They came back to you, and they cried out to you again. But you heard from heaven once more, and you saved them time and again because you are so merciful.
28 Mas en teniendo reposo, se volvían á hacer lo malo delante de ti; por lo cual los dejaste en mano de sus enemigos, que se enseñorearon de ellos: pero convertidos clamaban otra vez á ti, y tú desde los cielos los oías, y según tus miseraciones muchas veces los libraste.
29 You warned them to come back to your Law, but they were arrogant. They ignored your commands, and sinned against your rules, which, as you previously said, ‘If people obey they will live by them.’ They obstinately turned their backs on you and refused to listen.
29 Y protestásteles que se volviesen á tu ley; mas ellos hicieron soberbiamente, y no oyeron tus mandamientos, sino que pecaron contra tus juicios, los cuales si el hombre hiciere, en ellos vivirá; y dieron hombro renitente, y endurecieron su cerviz, y no escucharon.
30 You were patient with them for many years. You warned them by your Spirit through your prophets, but they didn't listen, so you handed them over to the other nations.
30 Y alargaste sobre ellos muchos años, y protestásteles con tu espíritu por mano de tus profetas, mas no escucharon; por lo cual los entregaste en mano de los pueblos de la tierra.
31 But because of your wonderful mercy you did not finish with them, and you did not abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
31 Empero por tus muchas misericordias no los consumiste, ni los dejaste; porque eres Dios clemente y misericordioso.
32 So now, our God, the great and powerful and awesome God who keeps his agreement of trustworthy love, please don't see as unimportant all the hardships that have happened to us, and to our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our forefather and all your people, from the time of the Assyrian kings of Assyria up till now.
32 Ahora pues, Dios nuestro, Dios grande, fuerte, terrible, que guardas el pacto y la misericordia, no sea tenido en poco delante de ti todo el trabajo que nos ha alcanzado á nuestros reyes, á nuestros príncipes, á nuestros sacerdotes, y á nuestros profetas, y á nuestros padres, y á todo tu pueblo, desde los días de los reyes de Asiria hasta este día.
33 But you have done what is right regarding everything that has happened to us. You have always acted faithfully, while we have done so much evil.
33 Tú empero eres justo en todo lo que ha venido sobre nosotros; porque rectamente has hecho, mas nosotros hemos hecho lo malo:
34 Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our forefathers did not follow your Law, and they ignored your commands and regulations you ordered them to keep.
34 Y nuestros reyes, nuestros príncipes, nuestros sacerdotes, y nuestros padres, no pusieron por obra tu ley, ni atendieron á tus mandamientos y á tus testimonios, con que les protestabas.
35 But they, even during the time they had their own kingdom, with so many blessings you had given them in the wide and fertile land you had provided for them, even then they refused to serve you and would not turn from their evil ways.
35 Y ellos en su reino y en tu mucho bien que les diste, y en la tierra espaciosa y pingüe que entregaste delante de ellos, no te sirvieron, ni se convirtieron de sus malas obras.
36 Look at us now, slaves in the land you gave our forefathers to enjoy its fruit and all its good things. Look at us slaves here!
36 He aquí que hoy somos siervos, henos aquí, siervos en la tierra que diste á nuestros padres para que comiesen su fruto y su bien.
37 The rich harvests of this land go to the kings you have placed over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our cattle, doing whatever they want. We are suffering so much!”
37 Y se multiplica su fruto para los reyes que has puesto sobre nosotros por nuestros pecados, quienes se enseñorean sobre nuestros cuerpos, y sobre nuestras bestias, conforme á su voluntad, y estamos en grande angustia.
38 In response the people declared, “Considering all this, we are making a solemn agreement, putting it in writing. It is sealed by our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
38 A causa pues de todo eso nosotros hacemos fiel alianza, y la escribimos, signada de nuestros príncipes, de nuestros Levitas, y de nuestros sacerdotes.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Bani
Levite named Bani in the Levites who taught the Law, led confession and sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 8:7, 9:4-5, 10:13). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 9:4; Nehemiah 9:5
Bunni
Levite named Bunni in the Levites who stood on the raised platform and cried out to the LORD (Nehemiah 9:4). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 9:4
Chenani
Levite named Chenani in the Levites who stood on the raised platform and cried out to the LORD (Nehemiah 9:4). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 9:4
Hashabneiah
Levite named Hashabneiah in the Levites who called the people to bless the LORD (Nehemiah 9:5). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 9:5
Hodiah
Levite named Hodiah in the Levites who taught the Law, led prayer and sealed the covenant. The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 10:10
Kadmiel
Levite whose family returned and who, with Jeshua and the sons of Henadad, oversaw the temple builders; he later joined in the Levites’ prayer and the covenant.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:40; Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 9:4
Pethahiah
Levite named Pethahiah in the Levites who called the people to bless the LORD (Nehemiah 9:5). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 9:5
Shebaniah
Levite named Shebaniah in the Levites who led the prayer and sealed the covenant (the name appears twice in Neh 10:10-12). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 9:4; Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 10:10
Places
Ur
Traditionally the southern Sumerian city (Tell el-Muqayyar) with its famous ziggurat, though some scholars argue for a northern Ur (location debated). Abraham set out from here.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 11:31; Genesis 15:7; Nehemiah 9:7
Cross references (38)
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- 1 Ezra 8:23; Nehemiah 8:2; Joshua 7:6; Acts 13:2–3; 1 Samuel 4:12
- 2 Nehemiah 13:3; Daniel 9:3–10; Ezra 10:11; Nehemiah 13:30; Daniel 9:20
- 3 Nehemiah 8:3–4; Nehemiah 8:7–8
- 4 Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 12:8; 2 Chronicles 20:19; Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 10:9–13
- 5 Psalm 103:1–2; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 1 Peter 1:3; Psalm 106:2; Matthew 11:25
- 6 Isaiah 37:16; Genesis 1:1; Revelation 4:11; Deuteronomy 10:14; Deuteronomy 6:4
- 7 Genesis 11:31; Genesis 17:5; Isaiah 51:2; Acts 7:2–4; Deuteronomy 10:15
- 8 Hebrews 6:18; Genesis 15:18–21; Genesis 15:6; Joshua 23:14; Genesis 12:7
- 9 Exodus 3:7–9; Exodus 2:25; Exodus 14:10–14; Exodus 3:16; Acts 7:34
- 10 Daniel 9:15; Jeremiah 32:20; Exodus 5:2; Exodus 14:1–31; Isaiah 63:12
- 11 Psalm 78:13; Exodus 14:21–22; Exodus 14:27–28; Isaiah 63:11–13; Psalm 66:6
- 12 Exodus 13:21–22; Nehemiah 9:19; Psalm 107:7; Psalm 78:14; Psalm 105:39
- 13 Psalm 119:160; Exodus 20:1; Exodus 19:11; Psalm 119:127–128; Ezekiel 20:11–13
- 14 Exodus 20:8–11; Genesis 2:3; Ezekiel 20:12; Ezekiel 20:20; Exodus 16:29
- 15 1 Corinthians 10:3–4; Deuteronomy 1:8; Exodus 17:6; Exodus 16:14–15; Exodus 16:4
- 16 Nehemiah 9:29; Psalm 81:11–14; Hebrews 3:15; Deuteronomy 31:27; Nehemiah 9:10
- 17 Joel 2:13; Psalm 86:5; Psalm 145:8–9; Psalm 86:15; Exodus 34:6–7
- 18 Psalm 106:19–23; Exodus 32:4–8; Exodus 32:31–32; Ezekiel 20:7–44; Deuteronomy 9:12–16
- 19 Psalm 106:45; Nehemiah 9:27; Malachi 3:6; Nehemiah 9:12; Numbers 14:14
- 20 Psalm 143:10; Numbers 11:17; Isaiah 63:11–14; John 4:10; 2 Peter 1:21
- 21 Deuteronomy 2:7; Deuteronomy 8:4; Deuteronomy 29:5; Psalm 34:10; Numbers 14:33–34
- 22 Numbers 21:21–35; Psalm 105:44; Joshua 11:23; Psalm 78:65; Deuteronomy 3:1–17
- 23 Genesis 22:17; Genesis 15:5; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 17:8; Genesis 12:7
- 24 Joshua 18:1; Joshua 21:43; 1 Chronicles 22:18; Psalm 44:2–3; Joshua 11:23
- 25 Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 3:5; Nehemiah 9:35; 1 Kings 8:66; Deuteronomy 32:13
- 26 1 Kings 14:9; Judges 2:11–12; Nehemiah 9:18; Acts 7:52; 1 Kings 19:10
- 27 Psalm 106:41–45; 2 Kings 14:27; Daniel 9:10–14; 2 Kings 13:5; Judges 2:18
- 28 Judges 5:31–6:1; 1 Kings 8:33–34; 1 Kings 8:39; Judges 4:1; Judges 3:11–12
- 29 Nehemiah 9:16; Leviticus 18:5; Nehemiah 9:26; Nehemiah 9:10; James 4:6–10
- 30 Romans 2:4; 2 Chronicles 36:15–16; Isaiah 63:10; Isaiah 42:24; Acts 7:51
- 31 Lamentations 3:22; Psalm 103:8–9; Nehemiah 9:17; Jeremiah 4:27; Exodus 34:6–7
- 32 Deuteronomy 7:9; Nehemiah 1:5; Daniel 9:4; Daniel 9:8; Micah 7:18–20
- 33 Psalm 106:6; Daniel 9:5–14; Genesis 18:25; Job 34:23; Psalm 119:137
- 34 Jeremiah 29:19; 2 Kings 17:13; Deuteronomy 31:21; 2 Kings 17:15; Nehemiah 9:30
- 35 Deuteronomy 28:47; Deuteronomy 32:12–15; Jeremiah 5:19; Deuteronomy 8:7–10; Deuteronomy 31:21
- 36 Ezra 9:9; Deuteronomy 28:48; 2 Chronicles 12:8
- 37 Deuteronomy 28:33; Deuteronomy 28:48; Ezra 7:24; Deuteronomy 28:39; Nehemiah 5:8
- 38 Nehemiah 10:1; Nehemiah 10:29; 2 Chronicles 34:31; Ezra 10:3; 2 Kings 23:3
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And Ezra says, Thou gavest also Thy good Spirit to instruct them.
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