Open English Translation NEH Chapter 2

2 and_he/it_was in/on/at/with_month of_Nisan year twenty of_Artaxerxes the_king wine before_face/front_him and_carried DOM the_wine and_gave to/for_the_king and_not I_had_been sad in_presence_his.
2 And_he/it_said to_me the_king why face_your sad and_you(ms) not_you [are]_sick [is]_not this DOM (if) sadness of_heart and_I_was_afraid greatly very.
3 And_said to/for_the_king the_king to_forever may_he_live why not will_they_be_sad face_my that the_city the_house of_the_tombs ancestors’_my [is]_desolate and_gates_its they_have_been_consumed in/on/at/with_fire.
4 and_he/it_said to_me the_king on what this [are]_you requesting and_prayed to the_god the_heavens.
5 And_said to/for_the_king if [is]_on the_king good and_if he_is_good servant_your to_your_face (cmp) send_me to Yəhūdāh to the_city of_the_tombs ancestors’_my and_rebuild_it.
6 And_he/it_said to_me the_king and_the_queen [was]_sitting beside_him until when will_it_be journey_your and_when will_you_return and_pleased to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_king and_send_me and_set to_him/it an_appointed_time.
7 And_said to/for_the_king if [is]_on the_king good letters let_people_give to_me to the_governors of_the_other_side the_river that grant_passage_me until that I_will_come to Yəhūdāh.
8 And_letter to ʼĀşāf [the_one_who]_kept the_forest which to/for_the_king that he_will_give to_me wood(s) to_make_beams DOM the_gates the_fortress which by_the_temple and_for_wall the_city and_for_the_house which I_will_go to_him/it and_granted to_me the_king for_hand god_my the_gracious on_me.
9 And_came to the_governors[fn] of_the_other_side the_river and_gave to/for_them DOM the_letters the_king and_sent with_me the_king commanders of_[the]_army and_cavalry.
10 and_he/it_listened Sanballat the_Horonite and_Tobiah the_official the_Ammonite and_displeased to/for_them displeasure great (cmp) he_had_come someone to_seek good of_people of_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
11 And_came to Yərūshālayim and_was there days three.
12 And_got_up night I and_men a_few with_me and_not I_had_told to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind what god_my putting into heart_my for_doing for_Yərūshālayim and_animal there_[was]_not with_me DOM (if) the_cattle/livestock which I [was]_riding in/on/at/with_her.
13 And_went_out in/on/at/with_gate the_valley night and_near/to the_face wwww wwww and_near/to the_gate the_dung and_I_was examining in/on/at/with_walls of_Yərūshālayim which the[fn] and_gates_its they_had_been_consumed in/on/at/with_fire.
14 And_went_on to the_gate the_fountain and_near/to the_pool the_king and_there_was_no room for_the_mount to_pass under_I.
15 And_I_was going_up in/on/at/with_valley night and_was examining in/on/at/with_wall and_turned_back and_entered in/on/at/with_gate the_valley and_returned.
16 And_the_officials not they_knew where had_I_gone and_what [was]_I doing and_to_the_Jews and_to_the_priests and_to_the_nobles and_to_the_officials and_to_rest of_the_doer[s] the_work until thus not I_had_told.
17 And_said to_them you_all [are]_seeing the_trouble which we in/on/at/with_her (cmp) Yərūshālayim [is]_desolate and_gates_its they_have_been_burned in/on/at/with_fire come and_rebuild DOM the_wall of_Yərūshālayim and_not we_will_be again a_reproach.
18 And_told to/for_them DOM the_hand god_my (cmp) it [had_been]_good upon_me and_also the_words the_king which he_had_spoken to_me and_they_said let_us_arise and_build and_strengthened hands_their to_the_good.
19 and_he/it_listened Sanballat the_Horonite and_Tobiah the_official the_Ammonite and_Geshem the_Arab and_mocked to/for_us and_despised at_us and_they_said what the_thing the_this which you_all [are]_doing against the_king [are]_you_all rebelling.
20 And_gave DOM_them word and_said to/for_them the_god the_heavens he he_will_grant_success to/for_us and_we servants_his we_will_arise and_build and_have_you_all there_[is]_not a_share and_right and_memorial in/on/at/with_Yərūshālayim.

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