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OET (OET-LV) And_said to_them you_all [are]_seeing the_trouble which we in/on/at/with_her (cmp) Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) [is]_desolate and_gates_of_its they_have_been_burned in/on/at/with_fire come and_rebuild DOM the_wall_of Yərūshālam and_not we_will_be again a_reproach.
OET (OET-RV) So now I told them, “You call all see the desperate situation that we’re in: Yerushalem is in ruins and its gates have been burned out. So now, let’s rebuild the city wall and then we’ll no longer be mocked by others.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וָאוֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם
and,said to,them
This might imply a contrast between what Nehemiah did previously (kept quiet) and what he did now (told everyone). You could use a word like “but” to indicate this. Alternate translation: “But now I said to them”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
אַתֶּ֤ם רֹאִים֙ הָרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנַ֣חְנוּ בָ֔הּ
you_all see the,trouble which/who we in/on/at/with,her
As in 1:3, here the abstract noun evil does not refer to something morally bad, but to a difficult situation. You can translate this idea with an adjective such as “desperate.” Alternate translation: “You see what a desperate situation we are in”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / you
אַתֶּ֤ם רֹאִים֙ הָרָעָה֙
you_all see the,trouble
Here you is plural, referring to all the people mentioned in 2:16.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ נִצְּת֣וּ בָאֵ֑שׁ
Yerushalayim lies_in_ruins and,gates_of,its burned in/on/at/with,fire
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning here using active forms. Alternate translation: “Jerusalem lies in ruins, and our enemies have burned down its gates”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ נִצְּת֣וּ בָאֵ֑שׁ
Yerushalayim lies_in_ruins and,gates_of,its burned in/on/at/with,fire
The implication is, “We need to do something about this!” If it would be helpful in your language, you could add something like that explicitly.
לְכ֗וּ וְנִבְנֶה֙ אֶת־חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
come and,rebuild DOM wall_of Yerushalayim
Come does not mean “come over to this place” but “come on, let’s do this!” Nehemiah is issuing both an invitation and a public challenge to everyone who is listening. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could translate his words in a way that reflects this. Alternate translation: “I challenge all of you to join me in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem.”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וְלֹא־נִהְיֶ֥ה ע֖וֹד חֶרְפָּֽה
and=not be again/more disgrace
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word reproach, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “ashamed.” Alternate translation: “so we will no longer be ashamed”
2:16-17 Nehemiah kept his inspection and rebuilding plans secret from both the Persian and Jewish leaders to prevent opposition from being organized. But now Nehemiah was effectively positioned to lead the rebuilding effort.
• what trouble we are in: The broken walls brought disgrace on the city and reflected negatively on God; Jerusalem certainly did not look like the “city of the great King” (Ps 48:2).
OET (OET-LV) And_said to_them you_all [are]_seeing the_trouble which we in/on/at/with_her (cmp) Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) [is]_desolate and_gates_of_its they_have_been_burned in/on/at/with_fire come and_rebuild DOM the_wall_of Yərūshālam and_not we_will_be again a_reproach.
OET (OET-RV) So now I told them, “You call all see the desperate situation that we’re in: Yerushalem is in ruins and its gates have been burned out. So now, let’s rebuild the city wall and then we’ll no longer be mocked by others.”
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.