Nehemiah 1 - MAM, English, with Hebrew phrasing

	נחמיה 1		Nehemiah 1
	¹דִּבְרֵ֥י נְחֶמְיָ֖ה [2] Merkha Tip'cha בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֑ה [1] Etnachta וַיְהִ֤י בְחֹֽדֶשׁ־כִּסְלֵו֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta שְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים [2] Munach Zaqef וַאֲנִ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי [2] Merkha Tip'cha בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָֽה׃ [1] Merkha Silluq		¹The words of Nehemiah [2] son of Hacaliah; [1] now it happened in the month of Kislev, [3] year twenty, [2] when I, I was [2] in Susa the palace, [1]
	²וַיָּבֹ֨א חֲנָ֜נִי [4] Qadma Geresh אֶחָ֧ד מֵאַחַ֛י [3] Darga Tevir ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים [2] Merkha Tip'cha מִֽיהוּדָ֑ה [1] Etnachta וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞ם [4] Gershayim עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֧ים הַפְּלֵיטָ֛ה [3] Darga Tevir אֲשֶֽׁר־נִשְׁאֲר֥וּ מִן־הַשֶּׁ֖בִי [2] Merkha Tip'cha וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ [1] Silluq		²that he came, Hanani [4] one of my brothers, [3] he and some men [2] from Judah; [1] and I asked them [4] about those from Judah who had escaped, [3] who had remained from the captivity, [2] and about Jerusalem. [1]
	³וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ [3] Zarqa לִי֒ [2] Segol הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים [4] Gershayim אֲשֶֽׁר־נִשְׁאֲר֤וּ מִן־הַשְּׁבִי֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta שָׁ֣ם בַּמְּדִינָ֔ה [2] Munach Zaqef בְּרָעָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה [2] Merkha Tip'cha וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑ה [1] Etnachta וְחוֹמַ֤ת יְרוּשָׁלַ֙͏ִם֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta מְפֹרָ֔צֶת [2] Zaqef וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ [2] Tip'cha נִצְּת֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ [1] Merkha Silluq		³And they said [3] to me, [2] “The remnant [4] who have remained from the captivity [3] there in the province [2] are in great distress [2] and in disgrace; [1] and the wall of Jerusalem [3] is broken down, [2] and its gates, [2] they have been burned with fire.” [1]
	⁴וַיְהִ֞י [4] Gershayim כְּשׇׁמְעִ֣י ׀ [4] Munach Legarmeh אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה [3] Munach Revi'a יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ [3] Pashta וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה [2] Zaqef וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה [2] Tip'cha יָמִ֑ים [1] Etnachta וָֽאֱהִ֥י צָם֙ [3] Merkha Pashta וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל [2] Zaqef לִפְנֵ֖י [2] Tip'cha אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ [1] Merkha Silluq		⁴So it was, [4] when I heard [4] these words, [3] I sat down [3] and I wept, [2] and mourned [2] (for) days; [1] and I fasted [3] and prayed [2] before [2] the God of the heavens, [1]
	⁵וָאֹמַ֗ר [3] Revi'a אָֽנָּ֤א יְהֹוָה֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם [2] Munach Zaqef הָאֵ֥ל הַגָּד֖וֹל [2] Merkha Tip'cha וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א [1] Etnachta שֹׁמֵ֤ר הַבְּרִית֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta וָחֶ֔סֶד [2] Zaqef לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו [2] Tip'cha וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃ [1] Merkha Silluq		⁵and I said, [3] “I beg you, O LORD, [3] God of the heavens, [2] the God great [2] and awesome; [1] who keeps the covenant [3] and lovingkindness [2] with those who love him [2] and keep his commandments, [1]
	⁶תְּהִ֣י נָ֣א אׇזְנְךָֽ־קַשֶּׁ֣בֶת וְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָ פְתוּח֟וֹת [4] Munach Munach Munach Galgal PazerG לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֣ת עַבְדְּךָ֡ [4] Munach Munach Pazer אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָנֹכִי֩ מִתְפַּלֵּ֨ל לְפָנֶ֤יךָ הַיּוֹם֙ [3] Munach TelishaQ Qadma Mapakh Pashta יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה [2] Munach Zaqef עַל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל [2] Merkha Tip'cha עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ [1] Etnachta וּמִתְוַדֶּ֗ה [3] Revi'a עַל־חַטֹּ֤אות בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֣אנוּ לָ֔ךְ [2] Munach Munach Zaqef וַאֲנִ֥י וּבֵית־אָבִ֖י [2] Merkha Tip'cha חָטָֽאנוּ׃ [1] Silluq		⁶please let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, [4] to hear the prayer of your servant [4] which I am praying before you today [3] by day and night, [2] for the children of Israel [2] your servants; [1] and confessing [3] the sins of the children of Israel [3] which we have sinned against you, [2] even I and the house of my father, [2] we have sinned. [1]
	⁷חֲבֹ֖ל [2] Tip'cha חָבַ֣לְנוּ לָ֑ךְ [1] Munach Etnachta וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣רְנוּ אֶת־הַמִּצְוֺ֗ת [3] Munach Revi'a וְאֶת־הַֽחֻקִּים֙ [3] Pashta וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים [2] Zaqef אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתָ [2] Merkha Tip'cha אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֥ה עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ [1] Merkha Silluq		⁷Corruptly, [2] corruptly we have acted against you; [1] and we have not kept the commandments, [3] or the statutes [3] or the ordinances, [2] which you commanded [2] your servant Moses. [1]
	⁸זְכׇר־נָא֙ [3] Pashta אֶת־הַדָּבָ֔ר [2] Zaqef אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֛יתָ [3] Merkha Tevir אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֥ה עַבְדְּךָ֖ [2] Merkha Tip'cha לֵאמֹ֑ר [1] Etnachta אַתֶּ֣ם תִּמְעָ֔לוּ [2] Munach Zaqef אֲנִ֕י [2] ZaqefG אָפִ֥יץ אֶתְכֶ֖ם [2] Merkha Tip'cha בָּעַמִּֽים׃ [1] Silluq		⁸Remember please [3] the word [2] that you commanded [3] your servant Moses [2] saying; [1] ‘You, if you act unfaithfully, [2] I, [2] I will scatter you [2] among the peoples, [1]
	⁹וְשַׁבְתֶּ֣ם אֵלַ֔י [2] Munach Zaqef וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ [3] Pashta מִצְוֺתַ֔י [2] Zaqef וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha אֹתָ֑ם [1] Etnachta אִם־יִהְיֶ֨ה נִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜ם [4] Qadma Geresh בִּקְצֵ֤ה הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta מִשָּׁ֣ם אֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם [2] Munach Zaqef והבואתים *וַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙ [3] Pashta אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם [2] Zaqef אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֔רְתִּי [2] Munach Zaqef לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י [2] Merkha Tip'cha שָֽׁם׃ [1] Silluq		⁹but if you return to me, [2] and you will obey [3] my commandments [2] and you will do [2] them; [1] though your outcasts be [4] at the ends of the heavens, [3] from there I will gather them, [2] and I will bring them [3] to the place [2] that I have chosen, [2] to make my name dwell [2] there.’ [1]
	¹⁰וְהֵ֥ם עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ [2] Merkha Tip'cha וְעַמֶּ֑ךָ [1] Etnachta אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּדִ֙יתָ֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ הַגָּד֔וֹל [2] Munach Zaqef וּבְיָדְךָ֖ [2] Tip'cha הַחֲזָקָֽה׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁰Now they are your servants [2] and your people; [1] whom you have redeemed [3] by your great power, [2] and by your hand, [2] the mighty. [1]
	¹¹אָנָּ֣א אֲדֹנָ֗י [3] Munach Revi'a תְּהִ֣י נָ֣א אׇזְנְךָֽ־קַ֠שֶּׁ֠בֶת [4] Munach Munach TelishaG אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֨ת עַבְדְּךָ֜ [4] Qadma Geresh וְאֶל־תְּפִלַּ֣ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ [3] Munach Revi'a הַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ [3] Pashta לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֶת־שְׁמֶ֔ךָ [2] Munach Zaqef וְהַצְלִֽיחָה־נָּ֤א לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ [3] Mapakh Pashta הַיּ֔וֹם [2] Zaqef וּתְנֵ֣הוּ לְרַחֲמִ֔ים [2] Munach Zaqef לִפְנֵ֖י [2] Tip'cha הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֑ה [1] Munach Etnachta וַאֲנִ֛י [3] Tevir הָיִ֥יתִי מַשְׁקֶ֖ה [2] Merkha Tip'cha לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ [1] Silluq פ		¹¹I beg you O Lord, [3] let your ear be attentive please, [4] to the prayer of your servant [4] and to the prayer of your servants [3] who delight [3] to fear your name, [2] and please grant success to your servant [3] today [2] and grant him compassion [2] before [2] this man.” [1] Now I, [3] I was cupbearer [2] to the king. [1] ¶
			end of Nehemiah 1