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דִּבְרֵי נְחֶמְיָה, בֶּן-חֲכַלְיָה: וַיְהִי בְחֹדֶשׁ-כִּסְלֵו שְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים, וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה.
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The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the castle,
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וַיָּבֹא חֲנָנִי אֶחָד מֵאַחַי, הוּא וַאֲנָשִׁים--מִיהוּדָה; וָאֶשְׁאָלֵם עַל-הַיְּהוּדִים הַפְּלֵיטָה, אֲשֶׁר-נִשְׁאֲרוּ מִן-הַשֶּׁבִי--וְעַל-יְרוּשָׁלִָם.
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that Hanani, one of my brethren, came out of Judah, he and certain men; and I asked them concerning the Judite that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ, לִי--הַנִּשְׁאָרִים אֲשֶׁר-נִשְׁאֲרוּ מִן-הַשְּׁבִי שָׁם בַּמְּדִינָה, בְּרָעָה גְדֹלָה וּבְחֶרְפָּה; וְחוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם מְפֹרָצֶת, וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ נִצְּתוּ בָאֵשׁ.
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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.'
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וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעִי אֶת-הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, יָשַׁבְתִּי וָאֶבְכֶּה, וָאֶתְאַבְּלָה, יָמִים; וָאֱהִי צָם וּמִתְפַּלֵּל, לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם.
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And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the Eloheem of heaven,
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וָאֹמַר, אָנָּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם--הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל, וְהַנּוֹרָא: שֹׁמֵר הַבְּרִית וָחֶסֶד, לְאֹהֲבָיו וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְותָיו.
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and said: 'I beseech Thee, O YAHOWAH, the Eloheem of heaven, the great and awful Eloheem, that keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments;
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תְּהִי נָא אָזְנְךָ-קַשֶּׁבֶת וְעֵינֶיךָ פְתוּחוֹת לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶל-תְּפִלַּת עַבְדְּךָ אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מִתְפַּלֵּל לְפָנֶיךָ הַיּוֹם, יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה--עַל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, עֲבָדֶיךָ; וּמִתְוַדֶּה, עַל-חַטֹּאות בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר חָטָאנוּ לָךְ, וַאֲנִי וּבֵית-אָבִי, חָטָאנוּ.
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let Thine ear now be attentive, and Thine eyes open, that Thou mayest hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, which I pray before Thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Yisrael Thy servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Yisrael, which we have sinned against Thee; yea, I and my father's house have sinned.
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חֲבֹל, חָבַלְנוּ לָךְ; וְלֹא-שָׁמַרְנוּ אֶת-הַמִּצְות, וְאֶת-הַחֻקִּים וְאֶת-הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים, אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָ, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה עַבְדֶּךָ.
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We have dealt very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which Thou didst command Thy servant Moses.
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זְכָר-נָא, אֶת-הַדָּבָר, אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָ אֶת-מֹשֶׁה עַבְדְּךָ, לֵאמֹר: אַתֶּם תִּמְעָלוּ--אֲנִי, אָפִיץ אֶתְכֶם בָּעַמִּים.
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Remember, I beseech Thee, the word that Thou didst command Thy servant Moses, saying: If ye deal treacherously, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples;
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וְשַׁבְתֶּם אֵלַי--וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם מִצְותַי, וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם: אִם-יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲכֶם בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם, מִשָּׁם אֲקַבְּצֵם, והבואתים (וַהֲבִיאֹתִים) אֶל-הַמָּקוֹם, אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתִּי לְשַׁכֵּן אֶת-שְׁמִי שָׁם.
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but if ye return unto Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though your dispersed were in 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 cause My name to dwell there.
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וְהֵם עֲבָדֶיךָ, וְעַמֶּךָ--אֲשֶׁר פָּדִיתָ בְּכֹחֲךָ הַגָּדוֹל, וּבְיָדְךָ הַחֲזָקָה.
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Now these are Thy servants and Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed by Thy great power, and by Thy strong hand.
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אָנָּא אֲדֹנָי, תְּהִי נָא אָזְנְךָ-קַשֶּׁבֶת אֶל-תְּפִלַּת עַבְדְּךָ וְאֶל-תְּפִלַּת עֲבָדֶיךָ הַחֲפֵצִים לְיִרְאָה אֶת-שְׁמֶךָ, וְהַצְלִיחָה-נָּא לְעַבְדְּךָ הַיּוֹם, וּתְנֵהוּ לְרַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה; וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי מַשְׁקֶה, לַמֶּלֶךְ. {פ}
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ADONAI, I beseech Thee, let now Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, and to the prayer of Thy servants, who delight to fear Thy name; and prosper, I pray Thee, Thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.' Now I was cupbearer to the king.
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