Kniha Nehemiášova

1 (VUL) Verba Nehemiae filii Hacha liae. Et factum est in mense Ca sleu, anno vicesimo, et ego eram in castro Susan.
1 (UKJV) The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

2 (VUL) Et venit Hanani unus de fratribus meis, ipse et viri ex Iuda; et interrogavi eos de Iudaeis, qui salvati erant et supererant de captivitate, et de Ierusalem.
2 (UKJV) "That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. "

3 (VUL) Et dixerunt mihi: “ Superstites, qui supererant de captivitate ibi in provincia, in afflictione magna sunt et in opprobrio; et murus Ierusalem dissipatus est, et portae eius combustae sunt igne ”.
3 (UKJV) And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

4 (VUL) Cumque audissem verba huiuscemodi, sedi et flevi et luxi diebus multis; ieiunabam et orabam ante faciem Dei caeli.
4 (UKJV) And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

5 (VUL) Et dixi: “ Quaeso, Domine, Deus caeli, Deus fortis, magne atque terribilis, qui custodis pactum et misericordiam cum his, qui te diligunt et custodiunt mandata tua;
5 (UKJV) And said, I plead to you, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keeps covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

6 (VUL) fiat auris tua auscultans, et oculi tui aperti, ut audias orationem servi tui, quam ego oro coram te hodie, die et nocte pro filiis Israel servis tuis, et confiteor pro peccatis filiorum Israel, quibus peccaverunt tibi. Ego quoque et domus patris mei peccavimus,
6 (UKJV) Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may hear the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you now, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you: both I and my father's house have sinned.

7 (VUL) delinquentes deliquimus contra te et non custodivimus praecepta et mandata et iudicia, quae praecepisti Moysi famulo tuo.
7 (UKJV) We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which you commandedst your servant Moses.

8 (VUL) Memento verbi, quod mandasti Moysi servo tuo dicens: “Cum transgressi fueritis, ego dispergam vos in populos;
8 (UKJV) Remember, I plead to you, the word that you commandedst your servant Moses, saying, If all of you transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

9 (VUL) si autem revertamini ad me et custodiatis praecepta mea et faciatis ea, etiamsi abducti fueritis in extrema caeli, inde congregabo vos et reducam in locum quem elegi, ut habitaret nomen meum ibi”.
9 (UKJV) "But if all of you turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. "

10 (VUL) Ipsi enim sunt servi tui et populus tuus, quos redemisti in fortitudine tua magna et in manu tua valida.
10 (UKJV) Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power, and by your strong hand.

11 (VUL) Obsecro, Domine, sit auris tua attendens ad orationem servi tui et ad orationem servorum tuorum, qui volunt timere nomen tuum; et fac servum tuum prosperari hodie et da ei gratiam ante virum hunc ”. Ego enim eram pincerna regis.
11 (UKJV) O LORD, I plead to you, let now your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who desire to fear your name: and prosper, I pray you, your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.