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1 Autobiografía de Nehemías hijo de Jacalías: En diciembre del año veinte del reinado de Artajerjes de Persia, cuando yo servía en el palacio de Susa,
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 uno de mis compatriotas, un judío llamado Jananí, vino a visitarme con algunos hombres que habían llegado de Judá. Aproveché la oportunidad para preguntarles: ―¿Cómo está la ciudad de Jerusalén y cómo están los judíos que escaparon de ir cautivos a Babilonia?
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 ―Pues te diremos que las cosas no andan muy bien —contestaron—. Los que regresaron del destierro sufren grandes males y humillaciones. Los muros de Jerusalén aún están medio derribados y las puertas están quemadas.
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 Cuando oí esto me senté y lloré. Durante varios días ayuné y oré así al Dios del cielo:
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 «Señor, Dios del cielo, Dios grande y temible, que cumples las promesas y que amas y tienes misericordia de los que te aman y te obedecen, escucha mi oración.
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 Escucha lo que yo te digo. Mírame y ve que noche y día oro por el pueblo de Israel. Confieso que hemos pecado contra ti. Yo mismo y mi pueblo hemos pecado. No hemos obedecido los mandamientos, estatutos y preceptos que nos entregaste por medio de tu siervo Moisés.
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 Not in this translation
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 »Recuerda que le dijiste a Moisés: “Si ustedes pecan, los esparciré entre las naciones.
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 Pero si se vuelven a mí y obedecen mis leyes, y las ponen en práctica, aun de los rincones más lejanos del universo, a donde hayan sido llevados, los haré regresar a Jerusalén. Porque Jerusalén es el lugar que he escogido como mi lugar de residencia”.
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 »Nosotros somos tus siervos, somos el pueblo que rescataste con tu gran poder.
10 “Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand.
11 Señor, escucha mi oración. Escucha la oración de quienes se deleitan en darte gloria y honra. Te ruego que me permitas tener éxito cuando me presente ante el rey con mi petición. Haz que el rey me atienda y me trate bien». Yo era entonces copero del rey.
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 (10)
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
- 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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