Nehemiah 4
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
1A LOHE o Sanebalata, e uhau ana makou i ka pa, alaila huhu mai no ia a nkiuki loa iho la, a akaaka mai no hoi ia i ka Iuda.
2before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
2A olelo ae la ia imua o kona mau hoahanau a me ka poe koa no Samaria, i ae la, Heaha ka mea a ka Iuda a ka poe nawaliwali e hana nei? E oki anei lakou, o lakou iho? e mohai anei lakou? e hoopau anei lakou i ka la hookahi? e hoala anei lakou i na pohaku mailoko ae o na puu opala i puhiia?
3Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”
3A aia o Tobia ka Amona ma kona aoao; a i ae la ia, O keia mea a lakou e uhau nei, ea, ina e pii kekahi alopeke maluna iho, e hoohiolo no ia i ko lakou papohaku.
4Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
4E hoolohe mai oe, e ko makou Akua; no ka mea, ua hoowahawahaia makou; a e hoihoi aku oe i ka lakou hoino ana maluna o ko lakou poo iho, a e hoolilo aku oe ia lakou i poe pio ma ka aina e noho pio ai.
5Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.
5Mai uhi oe i ko lakou hala, aole hoi e holoi i ko lakou hewa mai kou alo aku; no ka mea, ua hoonaukiuki mai lakou ma ke alo o ka poe e uhau ana.
6So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
6A uhau iho la makou i ka pa; a huiia ka pa a pau a hiki i ka waenakonu ona; no ka mea, he hoihoi ko ka poe kanaka e hana.
7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
7A i ka wa i lohe ai o Sanebalata, a me Tobia, a me ko Arabia, a me ko Amona, a me ko Asedoda, ua hoalaia ka pa o Ierusalema, a ua kiekie a kokoke no e paniia ae na wahi i wawahiia, alaila huhu loa iho la lakou.
8and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
8A ohumu pu ae ia lakou a pau e hele mai a e kaua mai ia Ierusalema, a e hana i ka mea e keakea ai.
9So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
9Aka, pule aku la makou i ko makou Akua, a hoonoho iho la i poe nana e kiai aku ia lakou i ka po a me ke ao. mamua mai o ko lakou alo.
10Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”
10A i mai la o Iuda, Ua pau ae la ka ikaika o ka poe nana e amo, a ua nui ka opala; a aole e hiki ia makou ke uhau i ka pa.
11And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
11A olelo ae la ko makou poe enemi, Aole e ike lakou, aole hoi e nana mai, a hiki makou iwaena konu I o lakou, a Iuku aku ia lakou, a hooki ae i ka hana.
12At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
12A i ka wa i hiki mai ai ka poe o ka Iuda, e noho ana ma kahi kokoko io lakou la, he umi ka lakou olelo ana mai ia makou, Maluna auanei o oukou, mai na wahi mai a pau a oukou e hoi mai ai ia makou.
13So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
13A hoonoho iho la au ma na wahi haahaa iho ma ke kua o ka pa, a ma na wahi kiekie ae no hoi, hoonoho iho au i ka poo kanaka ma ko lakou mau ohana me ka lakou mau pahikaua, a me ka lakou mau ihe, a me ka lakou mau kakaka.
14After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
14A nana au a ku ae, a olelo aku la i na kaukaualii, a me na luna, a me ke koena o ka poe kanaka, Mai makau oukou imua o lakou; e hoomanao oukou i ka Haku nui hooweliweli, a e kaua oukou no ko oukou mau hoahanau, a me ka oukou mau keikikane, a me ka oukou mau kaikamahine, a me ka oukou mau wahine, a me ko oukou mau hale.
15When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
15A lohe ko makou poe enemi, ua ikea ia e makou, a ua hookahuli ke Akua i ko lakou manao, alaila hoi ae la makou a pau ma ka pa, o kela kanaka keia kanaka ma kana hana iho.
16And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
16A mai ia la mai, hana iho la ka hapalua o ka'u poe kauwa ma ka hana, a paa iho la kekahi hapalua o lakou i na ihe, a me na palekaua, a me na kakaka, a me na puliki koa; a o na luna, ma ke kua lakou o ko ka hale a pau o Iuda.
17who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
17O ka poe e uhau ana i ka pa, a o ka poe e amo ana, a me ka poe e hoouka ana, hana iho la kela mea keia mea me kekahi lima ona ma ka hana, a me kekahi lima hoi paa iho la ia i ka mea kaua.
18And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
18No ka mea, o ka poe o uhau ana, ua kaeiia lakou ma ko lakou mau puhaka, kela kanaka keia kanaka me kana pahikaua, a uhau iho la. A o ka mea nana i puhi ka pu, ma ko'u aoao ia.
19Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
19A i aku la au i na kaukaualii, a me na luna, a me ke koena o ka poe kanaka, Ua nui no ka hana, a ua palahalaha aku la, a ua kaawale kakou ma ka pa, a ua mamao aku kakou kekahi me kekahi.
20Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
20Ma kahi a oukou e lohe ai i ke kani o ka pu, malaila oukou o akoakoa mai ai io makou la: o ko kakou Akua, oia ka mea nana e kaua marauli o kakou.
21So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.
21A hana iho la makou i ka hana; a o ka hapalua o lakou, paa iho la lakou i na ihe, mai ka wanaao a kau mai la na hoku.
22At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
22A ia manawa olelo aku hoi au i ka poe kanaka, E moe kela kanaka keia kanaka me kana kauwa iloko o Ierusalema, i lilo lakou i poe kiaipo no kakou i ka po, a e hana hoi i ke ao.
23So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
23Aole hoi au, a me ko'u poe hoahanau, a me ko'u poe kauwa, a me ka poe koa i hahai mahope o'u, aole makou i wehe ae i ko makou kapa: me kela kanaka keia kanaka hoi kana mea kaua i ke kii ana i ka wai.
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