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OET (OET-LV) 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 if/because (if) the_cattle/livestock which I [was]_riding in/on/at/with_her.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וָאָק֣וּם ׀ לַ֗יְלָה
and,got_up night
The implication is that Nehemiah went out to inspect the city walls, as described in 1:13–15(../01/13.md). The implication is also that he did this at night so that no one would know he was doing it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I got up secretly in the night to inspect the city walls.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
אֲנִי֮ וַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים ׀ מְעַט֮ עִמִּי֒
I and,men a_few with,me
The word men here could conceivably include both men and women. However, for a nighttime mission through the ruins of the city walls, it’s likely that Nehemiah brought along only other men. So in this context you could use a word that indicates that. Alternate translation: “I brought only a few other men with me.”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
וְלֹא־הִגַּ֣דְתִּי לְאָדָ֔ם מָ֗ה אֱלֹהַי֙ נֹתֵ֣ן אֶל־לִבִּ֔י לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
and=not tell to/for=ʼĀdām/humankind what God,my put to/towards heart,my for=doing for,Jerusalem
Probably Nehemiah told at least some people, since he brought a few men with him when he went out to inspect the walls. So “not … anyone” might be an exaggeration that emphasizes the secrecy Nehemiah maintained. Alternate translation: “I did not say publicly what God had led me to do for Jerusalem.”
Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וְלֹא־הִגַּ֣דְתִּי לְאָדָ֔ם מָ֗ה אֱלֹהַי֙ נֹתֵ֣ן אֶל־לִבִּ֔י לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
and=not tell to/for=ʼĀdām/humankind what God,my put to/towards heart,my for=doing for,Jerusalem
If it would be helpful in your language, you could give this explanation before describing Nehemiah’s nighttime mission, because it is the reason that explains the result of him maintaining so much secrecy.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
מָ֗ה אֱלֹהַי֙ נֹתֵ֣ן אֶל־לִבִּ֔י לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת
what God,my put to/towards heart,my for=doing
Here, Nehemiah’s heart represents his thoughts and will. Alternate translation: “what God had inspired me to do” or “what God had led me to do”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וּבְהֵמָה֙ אֵ֣ין עִמִּ֔י
and,animal not with,me
The implication is that this was another measure to maintain secrecy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “To keep things quiet, there were no other animals with me”
2:12-15 Nehemiah needed firsthand knowledge of the condition of the walls to present credible plans for their reconstruction and to rally the labor he would need. He conducted his survey secretly after dark to avoid detection by his opponents. His inspection covered only the southern part of the city.
OET (OET-LV) 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 if/because (if) the_cattle/livestock which I [was]_riding in/on/at/with_her.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.