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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.

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”

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?

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,

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?

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”

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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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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,

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and do not cover their iniquity.

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не покры'и безако'нїя иX”

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

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

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

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.

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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”

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.

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`”

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.

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”

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.

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”

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.

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,

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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.

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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 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,

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”

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.

¹⁶

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

²³

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

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