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,

¹Palavras de Neemias, filho de Hacalias. Ora, sucedeu no mês de quisleu, no ano vigésimo, estando eu em Susã, a capital,

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.

²que veio Hanâni, um de meus irmãos, com alguns de Judá; e perguntei-lhes pelos judeus que tinham escapado e que restaram do cativeiro, e acerca de Jerusalém.

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.”

³Eles me responderam: Os restantes que ficaram do cativeiro, lá na província estão em grande aflição e opróbrio; também está derribado o muro de Jerusalém, e as suas portas queimadas a fogo.

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,

⁴Tendo eu ouvido estas palavras, sentei-me e chorei, e lamentei por alguns dias; e continuei a jejuar e orar perante o Deus do céu,

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:

⁵e disse: Ó Senhor, Deus do céu, Deus grande e temível, que guardas o pacto e usas de misericórdia para com aqueles que te amam e guardam os teus mandamentos:

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.

⁶Estejam atentos os teus ouvidos e abertos os teus olhos, para ouvires a oração do teu servo, que eu hoje faço perante ti, dia e noite, pelos filhos de Israel, teus servos, confessando eu os pecados dos filhos de Israel, que temos cometido contra ti; sim, eu e a casa de meu pai pecamos;

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.

⁷na verdade temos procedido perversamente contra ti, e não temos guardado os mandamentos, nem os estatutos, nem os juízos, que ordenaste a teu servo Moisés.

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;

⁸Lembra-te, pois, da palavra que ordenaste a teu servo Moisés, dizendo: Se vós transgredirdes, eu vos espalharei por entre os povos;

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.’

⁹mas se vos converterdes a mim, e guardardes os meus mandamentos e os cumprirdes, ainda que os vossos rejeitados estejam na extremidade do céu, de lá os ajuntarei e os trarei para o lugar que tenho escolhido para ali fazer habitar o meu nome.

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

¹⁰Eles são os teus servos e o teu povo, que resgataste com o teu grande poder e com a tua mão poderosa.

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.

¹¹Ó Senhor, que estejam atentos os teus ouvidos � oração do teu servo, e � oração dos teus servos que se deleitam em temer o teu nome; e faze prosperar hoje o teu servo, e dá-lhe graça perante este homem. (Era eu então copeiro do rei.)