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,

¹Slová Nehemiáša, syna Chachaliášovho. A stalo sa dvadsiateho roku v mesiaci kisleve, keď som ja bol na hrade Susane,

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.

²že prišiel Chanani, jeden z mojich bratov, on aj s niektorými mužmi z Judska, ktorých som sa pýtal na Židov, uniklých záhube, ktorí boli pozostali zo zajatia, a na Jeruzalem.

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.”

³A riekli mi: Pozostalí, ktorí pozostali zo zajatia tam v tej krajine, sú vo veľkom súžení a v potupe, i múr Jeruzalema je rozborený, a jeho brány sú spálené ohňom.

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,

⁴A stalo sa, keď som počul tie slová, že som sadol a plakal som a smútil som niekoľko dní, postil som sa a modlil pred Bohom nebies.

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:

⁵A riekol som: Prosím, ó, Hospodine, Bože nebies, Bože, veľký a strašný, ktorý ostríhaš smluvu a milosť tým, ktorí ťa milujú, a ktorí ostríhajú tvoje prikázania,

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.

⁶nech pozoruje, prosím, tvoje ucho, a nech sú tvoje oči otvorené, aby si počul modlitbu svojho služobníka, ktorú sa ja modlím pred tebou dnes, vodne i vnoci, za synov Izraelových, tvojich služobníkov, a vyznávam hriechy synov Izraelových, ktorými sme hrešili proti tebe, i ja i dom môjho otca sme hrešili.

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.

⁷Hrubo sme hrešili proti tebe a neostríhali sme prikázaní a ustanovení ani súdov, ktoré si prikázal Mojžišovi, svojmu služobníkovi.

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;

⁸Rozpomeň sa, prosím, na slovo, ktoré si prikázal Mojžišovi, svojmu služobníkovi, povediac: Vy zhrešíte dopustiac sa nevernosti, ja vás rozptýlim medzi národy.

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.’

⁹Ale keď sa navrátite ku mne a budete ostríhať moje prikázania a budete ich činiť, keby boli niektorí z vás zahnaní až na konci nebies, aj odtiaľ ich shromaždím a dovediem ich na miesto, ktoré som si vyvolil na to, aby tam prebývalo moje meno.

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

¹⁰A oni sú predsa tvojimi služobníkmi a tvojím ľudom, ktorých si si vykúpil svojou velikou silou a svojou mocnou rukou.

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.

¹¹Prosím tedy, ó, Pane, nech pozoruje tvoje ucho na modlitbu tvojho služobníka a na modlitbu tvojich služobníkov, ktorí si žiadajú báť sa tvojho mena, a daj dnes, prosím, svojmu služobníkovi zdaru a daj mu najsť zľutovanie pred tým mužom. A ja som bol pohárnikom kráľovým.