Nehemiah · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Nehemiah 1 Brenton's Greek Septuagint
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Notes on this text (1)
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
1 ΛΟΓΟΙ Νεεμία υἱοῦ Χελκία. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μηνὶ Χασελεῦ ἔτους εἰκοστοῦ, καὶ ἐγὼ ἤμηνν ἐν Σουσὰν ἀβιρά·
1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the palace,
2 καὶ ἦλθεν Ἀνανὶ εἷς ἀπὸ ἀδελφῶν μου, αὐτὸς καὶ ἄνδρες Ἰούδα· καὶ ἠρώτησα αὐτοὺς περὶ τῶν σωθέντων, οἳ κατελείθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας, καὶ περὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ.
2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 Καὶ εἴποσαν πρὸς μέ, Οἱ καταλειπόμενοι οἱ καταλειφθέντες ἀπὸ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας ἐκεῖ ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ, ἐν πονηρίᾳ μεγάλῃ καὶ ἐν ὀνειδισμῷ, καὶ τείχη Ἱερουσαλὴμ καθῃρημένα, καὶ αἱ πύλαι αὐτῆς ἐνεπρήσθησαν ἐν πυρί.
3 They said to me, “The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
4 Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαί με τοὺς λόγους τούτους, ἐκάθισα καὶ ἔκλαυσα καὶ ἐπένθησα ἡμέρας, καὶ ἤμην νηστεύων καὶ προσευχόμενος ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
5 Καὶ εἶπα, μὴ δὴ Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὁ ἰσχυρὸς, ὁ μέγας καὶ φοβερὸς, φυλάσσων τὴν διαθήκην καὶ τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτὸν καὶ τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ·
5 and said, “I beg you, Yahweh, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments,
6 Ἔστω δὴ τὸ οὖς σου προσέχον, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ἀνεῳγμένοι, τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι προσευχὴν τοῦ δούλου σου, ἣν ἐγὼ προσεύχομαι ἐνώπιόν σου σήμερον ἡμέραν καὶ νύκτα περὶ υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ δούλων σου· καὶ ἐξαγορεύω ἐπὶ ἁμαρτίαις υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ αἷς ἡμάρτομέν σοι· καὶ ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ οἶκος πατρός μου ἡμάρτομεν.
6 let your ear now be attentive and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned.
7 Διαλύσει διελύσαμεν πρὸς σὲ, καὶ οὐκ ἐφυλάξαμεν τὰς ἐντολὰς καὶ τὰ προστάγματα καὶ τὰ κρίματα, ἃ ἐνετείλω τῷ Μωυσῇ παιδί σου.
7 We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses.
8 Μνήσθητι δὴ τὸν λόγον ὃν ἐνετείλω τῷ Μωυσῇ παιδί σου, λέγων, ὑμεῖς ἐὰν ἀσυνθετήσητε, ἐγὼ διασκορπιῶ ὑμᾶς ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς·
8 “Remember, I beg you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you trespass, I will scatter you among the peoples;
9 καὶ ἐὰν ἐπιστρέψητε πρὸς μὲ, καὶ φυλάξητε τὰς ἐντολάς μου, καὶ ποιήσητε αὐτὰς, ἐὰν ᾖ ἡ διασπορὰ ὑμῶν ἀπʼ ἄκρου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἐκεῖθεν συνάξω αὐτοὺς, καὶ εἰσάξω αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν ἐξελεξάμην κατασκηνῶσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐκεῖ.
9 but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.’
10 Καὶ αὐτοὶ παῖδές σου καὶ λαός σου, οὓς ἐλυτρώσω ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου τῇ μεγάλῃ, καὶ ἐν τῇ χειρί σου τῇ κραταιᾷ.
10 “Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand.
11 Μὴ δὴ Κύριε, ἀλλὰ ἔστω τὸ οὖς σου προσέχον εἰς τὴν προσευχὴν τοῦ δούλου σου, καὶ εἰς τὴν προσευχὴν παίδων σου τῶν θελόντων φοβεῖσθαι τὸ ὄνομά σου· καὶ εὐόδωσον δὴ τῷ παιδί σου σήμερον, καὶ δὸς αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκτιρμοὺς ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀνδρὸς τούτου· καὶ ἐγὼ ἤμην οἰνοχόος τῷ βασιλεῖ.
11 Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Hacaliah
Named as the father of Nehemiah the governor.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 10:1
Hanani
One of Nehemiah’s brothers who brought the report from Judah about Jerusalem’s ruin; later put in charge of Jerusalem with Hananiah because he was faithful.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 1:2; Nehemiah 7:2
Nehemiah
Son of Hacaliah and cupbearer to Artaxerxes at Susa; grieved over Jerusalem, was sent as governor, rebuilt the wall in 52 days despite opposition, led the covenant renewal, and…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1
Cross references (11)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Zechariah 7:1; Nehemiah 10:1; Esther 1:2; Daniel 8:2; Ezra 7:7
- 2 Nehemiah 7:2; Ezekiel 6:9; Psalm 137:5–6; Jeremiah 44:14; Ezekiel 7:16
- 3 Nehemiah 2:17; 2 Kings 25:10; Nehemiah 9:36–37; Nehemiah 7:6; Nehemiah 2:13
- 4 Daniel 9:3; Psalm 137:1; Ezra 10:1; Psalm 69:9–10; Psalm 102:13–14
- 5 Exodus 20:6; Daniel 9:4–19; Deuteronomy 7:21; Deuteronomy 7:9; Nehemiah 4:14
- 6 Daniel 9:20; Daniel 9:4; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 106:6; Daniel 9:17–18
- 7 Daniel 9:5–6; Daniel 9:11; Daniel 9:13; Psalm 106:6; Hosea 9:9
- 8 Deuteronomy 28:64; Deuteronomy 4:25–27; Leviticus 26:33–46; 1 Kings 9:6–7; Deuteronomy 32:26–28
- 9 Jeremiah 29:11–14; Deuteronomy 30:2–5; Deuteronomy 4:29–31; Jeremiah 32:37; Leviticus 26:39–42
- 10 Deuteronomy 9:29; Daniel 9:15–27; Exodus 32:11; Psalm 74:2; Deuteronomy 15:15
- 11 Nehemiah 1:6; Nehemiah 2:8; Nehemiah 2:1; Proverbs 21:1; Hebrews 13:18
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