¹The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

¹Aßan aßin li âtin li quixtzßîba li profeta Nehemías, li ralal laj Hacalías. Ac yô chic junmay chihab roquic chokß rey laj Artajerjes saß li po Quisleu nak cuanquin saß li tenamit Susa bar nacuan cuiß chi taklânc li rey.

²that Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

²Quicuulac cuiqßuin li cuas laj Hanani rochbeneb cuib oxib li cuînk aj Judá. Quinpatzß reheb chanru cuanqueb laj judío li queßcßameß Babilonia ut queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén. Ut quinpatzß ajcuiß chanru cuan li tenamit Jerusalén.

³They said to me, “The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”

³Ut eb aßan queßxye cue nak eb laj judío li queßsukßi Jerusalén cuanqueb saß raylal ut xutânal yôqueb chixcßulbal. Juqßuinbil li tzßac li sutsu cuiß li tenamit joß ajcuiß li oquebâl ut cßatbil lix puertil.

⁴It happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” of heaven,

⁴Nak quicuabi resil cßaßru yôqueb chixcßulbal, cßajoß nak quirahoß inchßôl. Quinchunub cuib ut quin-oc chi yâbac. Quintijoc chiru lin Dios cuan saß choxa ut quinbânu in-ayûn cuib oxib cutan.

⁵and said, “I beg you, Yahweh, “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments:

⁵Ut quinye: —At Kâcuaß, at inDios, li cuancat saß choxa, kßaxal nim âcuanquil ut xiu xiu âcuu. Nintzßâman châcuu xban nak lâat junelic nacabânu li cßaßru cayechißi xbânunquil saß li contrato li cabânu riqßuineb lâ tenamit. Nacacuuxtâna ruheb li nequeßrahoc âcue ut eb li nequeßbânun re li cßaßru naxye saß lâ chakßrab.

⁶Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned.

⁶Nintzßâma châcuu nak tâcuabi taxak ut chaqßue taxak retal li cßaßru yôquin chixtzßâmanquil châcuu, lâin aj cßanjel châcuu. Chi kßek chi cutan yôquin chixtzßâmanquil xcuybaleb xmâc eb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel laj cßanjeleb châcuu. Yâl nak xomâcob châcuu, lâin joßqueb ajcuiß chixjunileb li ralal xcßajol lin yucuaß.

⁷We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses.

⁷Junes mâusilal yôco chixbânunquil châcuu. Incßaß yôco chixbânunquil li naxye lâ chakßrab. Yôco ban chixkßetbal lâ chakßrab li caqßue re laj Moisés laj cßanjel châcuu.

⁸“Remember, I beg you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you trespass, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples;

⁸Lâat jultic âcue li cßaßru caye chak chikix junxil nak caye chak re laj Moisés nak cui lâo tomâcobk châcuu, lâat tâchaßchaßi ku saß eb li junjûnk chi tenamit.

⁹but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.’

⁹Abanan caye ajcuiß nak cui tosukßîk cuißchic âcuiqßuin ut cui takabânu li cßaßru caye saß lâ chakßrab, toâcßam cuißchic saß li tenamit li casicß ru chokß ânaßaj, usta ac chaßchaßinbil ku saß eb li najtil tenamit.

¹⁰“Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power, and by your strong hand.

¹⁰Joßcan ut, at Kâcuaß, misach saß âchßôl xban nak lâo aj cßanjel châcuu. Lâo lâ cualal âcßajol li coâcol riqßuin lâ cuanquilal ut riqßuin lâ metzßêu.Joßcan nak nintzßâma châcuu, at Kâcuaß, chasume taxak lin tij. Chacuabi taxak li cßaßru nequeßxtzßâma laj cßanjel châcuu. Lâo takaj xqßuebal âlokßal. Chinâtenkßa re nak us tâêlk chicuu li cßaßru tintzßâma chiru li rey. Chiruxtâna taxak cuu li rey, chanquin nak quintijoc. Saß eb li cutan aßan, lâin aj qßuehol rucßa li rey nak quincuan.

¹¹ Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” , I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.

¹¹Joßcan nak nintzßâma châcuu, at Kâcuaß, chasume taxak lin tij. Chacuabi taxak li cßaßru nequeßxtzßâma laj cßanjel châcuu. Lâo takaj xqßuebal âlokßal. Chinâtenkßa re nak us tâêlk chicuu li cßaßru tintzßâma chiru li rey. Chiruxtâna taxak cuu li rey, chanquin nak quintijoc. Saß eb li cutan aßan, lâin aj qßuehol rucßa li rey nak quincuan.