¹

И$ бы'сть е^гда слы'шаше санавал#ла'тъ, и^же съзида'емъ стњ'ны, лђка'вно бњ` е^мђ, и^ гнњ'вася ѕњло. и^ посмњја^ся і^ё^де'ѓмъ”

¹

Now it came to pass, when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall, that it was grievous to him, and he was very angry, and railed against the Jews.

²

И$ рече преD бра'тїею свое'ю, сїя си'ла сомо'роv, и^ рече чт^о і^ё^деи` сїю сътворя'ютъ свои гра'дъ, н^о пожира'ютъ л^и, и^л^и възмо'гђтъ дн~есь, ѓ^ста'вяT ка'менїе съ пра'хоM бы'ти земли сож#же'нней,

²

And he said before his brethren (that is the army of the Samaritans) Is it true that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burnt and made a heap of rubbish?

³

и^ товїя а^мани'тяниn, блиZ е^го прїиде, и^ рече и^мъ саме'ние, блиZ е^го прїиде, и^ рече и^мъ саме'ние пожираютъ, и^л^и ја^дя'тъ эT мњста иX, не възы'идетъ л^и лиси'ца, и^ разориT стњнђ` ка'менеи иX”

³

And Tobias the Ammanite came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones?

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И$ рече нее^мїя, слы'ши б~е нашъ, ја%ко сътворе'ни е^смы` въ смњя'нїе” ѓ^брати` поноше'нїе и^хъ на главђ` и^хъ. и^ да'и иM въ посмњя'нїе в зе'млю плњне'нїя,

⁴

Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return thou their reproach upon their head, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity,

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не покры'и безако'нїя иX”

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and do not cover their iniquity.

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But it came to pass, when Sanaballat and Tobia, and the Arabians, and the Ammanites, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing, and that the breaches began to be stopped, that it appeared very grievous to them.

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Бы'сть же е^гда слы'шаше санавалаT, и^ товїя, и^ а^равїи и^ а^мони'ты, ја%ко и^зведе'на бы'сть щњ'ль стњны` і^ерsли'скїа, зане` почаша междђ разбїенїя дњлати, гнњвахђся ѕњло”

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And all of them assembled together, to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to destroy it utterly.

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И$ събра'ни сђть вс^и въкђпњ, да прїидђтъ и^ ѓ^плъча'тся проти'вђ і^ерsлима”

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So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night, because of them.

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И$ моли'хомъ б~а нашего, и^ поста'вихоM на стра'жи, на стњнњ` дн~ь и^ но'щъ, проти'вђ и^хъ”

¹⁰

And Juda said, The strength of the enemies is broken, yet there is much rubbish, and we shall not be able to build the wall.

¹⁰

Рече же і^ё'да, и^стомле'на е^сть си'ла вра'гъ, и^ зеMля` мно'га е^сть, и^ мы` не мо'жемъ съзида'ти стњнђ`”

¹¹

And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

¹¹

И$ реко'ша ѓ^скорбля'ю^щїи` на'съ, да не зна'ютъ и^ не вњдяT до'ндеже прїидемъ посредњ и^хъ, и^ ё^бїемъ и^хъ, и^ преста'ти сътвори'мъ дњло”

¹²

And it came to pass, when the Jews who lived near them came, that they said to us, They are coming up against us from every quarter.

¹²

Бы'сть же грядђщимъ і^ё^де'ѓ^мъ, и^же ѓ^бита'хђ бли'зь и^хъ, гл~ющи намъ, въсходятъ эT всњхъ ја%зы'къ на' ны”

¹³

So I set men in the lowest part of the place behind the wall in the lurking-places, I even set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

¹³

И$ поста'вихъ въ мњсто послњ стnњ въ закрове'нїи, и^ поста'вихъ лю'ди по чинђ` с ме'чи и^ с# сђлицами и^ лђ'ки,

¹⁴

And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the captains, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember our great and terrible God, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

¹⁴

и^ ви'дњхъ и^ въста'хъ. и^ реко'хъ къ державнњ'ишимъ и^ старњ'ишинаM. и^ къ про'чимъ ча'стемъ наро'да” Не бо'итеся эT лица` и^хъ. г~а на'шего вели'каго и^ стра'шнаго, въспомина'ите и^ ѓ^полчи'теся за бра'тїю ва'шђ сн~овъ ва'шихъ и^ дще'ри ва'ши и^ же'ны ва'ши и^ домовъ ва'шихъ.

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And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was made known to us, and God had frustrated their counsel, that we all returned to the wall, every man to his work.

¹⁵

Бы'сть же е^гда` ё^слы'шаша враѕи на'ши, ја%ко ја^влеn бы'сть на'мъ совњтъ и^хъ, разори` б~ъ ја%же съвњща'ша. и^ ѓ^брати'хоMся вс^и на стњ'ны е^ді'нъ кождо же къ дњ'лђ свое^мђ”

¹⁶

And it came to pass from that day that half of them that had been driven forth, wrought the work, and half of them kept guard; and there were spears, and shields, and bows, and breast-plates, and rulers behind the whole house of Juda,

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И$ бы'сть эT дн~и того. по'лъ въчине'ныхъ ю%ношъ и^ дњ'лахђ дњ'ло. и^ полови'на и^хъ ё^гото'вана бы'сть къ бра'ни. и^ сђ'личницы и^ щи'тни и^ лђ'ки и^ ѓ^рђж'ницы и^ нача'лницы за всњмъ до'момъ і^ё'динымъ

¹⁷

even of them that were building the wall:—and those who carried the burdens were under arms: each with one hand wrought his work, and with the other held his dart.

¹⁷

съѕида'ющи стњ'ны, и^ нося'щїи бремена` съ ѓ^рђж'їемъ е^ді'нђ рђ'кђ свою творя'хђ дњ'ло и^ дрђго'ю держа'хђ ме'чъ.

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And the builders wrought each man having his sword girt upon his loins, and so they built: and the trumpeter with his trumpet next to him.

¹⁸

съзида'ющимъ же е^ді'номђ комђж'до ме'чъ бы'сть ѓ^поя'санъ при бе'дрђ е^го. и^ съзида'хђ и^ трђбяхђ трђба'ми блиZ и^хъ.

¹⁹

And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and abundant, and we are dispersed upon the wall, each at a great distance from his brother.

¹⁹

и^ реко'хъ къ державнњ'ишимъ и^ къ старњ'ишинамъ, и^ къ про'чимъ ча'стемъ наро'да дњ'ло вели'ко е^сть и^ простра'нно. и^ м^ы эTлђче'ни е^смы` на стњнњ дале'че е^ді'нъ эT дрђга'го.

²⁰

In whatsoever place ye shall hear the sound of the cornet, thither gather yourselves together to us; and our God shall fight for us.

²⁰

и^ въ мњ'стњ и^дњж'е ё^слы'шите гла'съ трђ'бныи, та'мотецњте к на'мъ. и^ б~ъ на'шъ ѓ^полчи'тся ѓ^ наs.

²¹

So we continued labouring at the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

²¹

и^ мы` т^о сътворя'емъ дњ'ло. и^ по'лъ насъ держа'хђ сђ'лицы эT восхо'да зори`. до'ндеже взы'идђтъ ѕвњ'зды.

²²

And at that time I said to the people, Lodge ye every man with his servant in the midst of Jerusalem, and let the night be a watch-time to you, and the day a work-time.

²²

въ вре'мя же т^о реко'хъ по'лкомъ. е^ді'нъ ко'ждо съ ѓ%трокомъ свои^мъ да пребыва'етъ въ среди і^ерsлима. и^ да бђдTђ вамъ стра'жа в но'щи и^ дн~ь на дњла'нїе

²³

And I was there, and the watchmen behind me, and there was not a man of us that put off his garments.

²³

а%з же и^ бра'тїя мои` и^ ѓ'троцы мои, и^ стра'жи и^же бя'хђ послњ мене`, не снима'хомъ ѓ^дњя'нїя на'ша т^ђ, ни е^ді'нъ эT мђж'ъ”