Nehemiah 2

1And it cameH1961 to passH1961 in the monthH2320 NisanH5212, in the twentiethH6242 yearH8141 of ArtaxerxesH783 the kingH4428, when wineH3196 was beforeH6440 him, that I tookH5375 upH5375 the wineH3196, and gaveH5414 it unto the kingH4428. NowH1961 I had notH3808 been beforetime sad in his presenceH6440. 2And the kingH4428 saidH559 unto meH6440, WhyH4069 is thy countenanceH6440 sadH7455, seeingH3588 thou art notH369 sickH2470? this is nothingH369 else but sorrow of heartH3820. Then I was veryH3966 sore afraidH3372. 3And I saidH559 unto the kingH4428, LetH3808 the kingH4428 liveH2421 for everH5769: whyH4069 should notH3808 my countenanceH6440 be sad, when the cityH5892, the placeH1004 of my fathers’H1 sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gatesH8179 thereof are consumedH398 with fireH784? 4Then the kingH4428 saidH559 unto meH413, For whatH4100 dost thou makeH6419 requestH1245? SoH2088 I prayedH6419 to the GodH430 of heavenH8064. 5And I saidH559 unto the kingH4428, IfH518 it pleaseH2895 the kingH4428, and ifH518 thy servantH5650 have foundH3190 favour in thy sightH6440, that thou wouldest sendH7971 meH413 unto JudahH3063, unto the cityH5892 of my fathers’H1 sepulchres, that I may buildH1129 it. 6And the kingH4428 saidH559 unto meH5414, (the queenH7694 also sittingH3427 by him,) For howH4970 longH5704 shall thy journeyH4109 be? and when wilt thou returnH7725? SoH7971 it pleasedH3190 the kingH4428 to sendH7971 meH5414; and I setH5414 him a time. 7Moreover I saidH559 unto the kingH4428, IfH518 it pleaseH2895 the kingH4428, letH5414 lettersH107 be givenH5414 meH413 to the governorsH6346 beyondH5676 the riverH5104, that they may letH5414 meH413 passH5674 throughH5674 tillH5704 I comeH935 unto JudahH3063; 8and a letterH107 unto AsaphH623 the keeperH8104 of the king’sH4428 forestH6508, that he may giveH5414 meH413 timberH6086 to makeH5414 beamsH6086 for the gatesH8179 of the castle whichH834 appertaineth to the houseH1004, and for the wallH2346 of the cityH5892, and for the houseH1004 that I shall enterH935 intoH413. And the kingH4428 grantedH5414 meH413, accordingH5921 to the goodH2896 handH3027 of my GodH430 uponH5921 meH413. 9Then I cameH935 to the governorsH6346 beyondH5676 the riverH5104, and gaveH5414 them the king’sH4428 lettersH107. NowH5414 the kingH4428 had sentH7971 with meH413 captainsH8269 of the armyH2428 and horsemenH6571. 10And when SanballatH5571 the HoroniteH2772, and TobiahH2900 the servantH5650, the AmmoniteH5984, heardH8085 of it, it grieved them exceedinglyH1419, for that there was comeH935 a manH120 to seekH1245 the welfare of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478. 11SoH1961 I cameH935 to JerusalemH3389, and was there threeH7969 daysH3117. 12And I aroseH6965 in the nightH3915, I and someH376 fewH4592 menH376 with meH413; neitherH3808 toldH5046 I anyH376 manH376 whatH4100 my GodH430 putH5414 intoH413 my heartH3820 to doH6213 for JerusalemH3389: neitherH3808 was there anyH376 beastH929 with meH413, save the beastH929 that I rodeH7392 uponH413. 13And I wentH3318 outH3318 by nightH3915 by the valleyH1516 gateH8179, even towardH413 the dragon’s wellH834, and to the dung gateH8179, and viewed the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389, whichH834 were brokenH6555 downH6555, and the gatesH8179 thereof were consumedH398 with fireH784. 14Then I wentH413 on to the fountain gateH8179 and to the king’sH4428 poolH1295: but there was noH369 placeH4725 for the beastH929 that was underH8478 meH413 to passH5674. 15Then wentH935 I upH5927 in the nightH3915 by the brookH5158, and viewed the wallH2346; and I turnedH7725 backH7725, and enteredH935 by the valleyH1516 gateH8179, and soH1961 returnedH7725. 16And the rulersH5461 knewH3045 notH3808 whither I wentH1980, or whatH4100 I didH6213; neitherH3808 had I as yet toldH5046 it to the JewsH3064, norH3808 to the priestsH3548, norH3808 to the noblesH2715, norH3808 to the rulersH5461, norH3808 to the restH3499 that didH6213 the workH4399. 17Then saidH559 I unto them, Ye seeH7200 the evilH7451 case that weH587 are in, howH834 JerusalemH3389 lieth waste, and the gatesH8179 thereof are burnedH3341 with fireH784: comeH1961 and letH1961 usH413 buildH1129 upH7200 the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389, that weH587 be noH3808 moreH5750 a reproachH2781. 18And I toldH5046 them of the handH3027 of my GodH430 whichH834 was goodH2896 uponH5921 meH5046; as also of the king’sH4428 wordsH1697 that he had spokenH559 unto meH5046. And they saidH559, LetH637 usH5046 riseH6965 upH6965 and buildH1129. SoH834 they strengthenedH2388 their handsH3027 for the goodH2896 workH1697. 19But when SanballatH5571 the HoroniteH2772, and TobiahH2900 the servantH5650, the AmmoniteH5984, and GeshemH1654 the Arabian, heardH8085 it, they laughed usH5921 to scorn, and despisedH959 usH5921, and saidH559, WhatH4100 is this thingH1697 that ye doH6213? will ye rebelH4775 againstH5921 the kingH4428? 20Then answeredH559 I them, and saidH559 unto them, The GodH430 of heavenH8064, he will prosperH6743 usH7725; therefore weH587 his servantsH5650 will ariseH6965 and buildH1129: but ye have noH369 portionH2506, norH369 rightH6666, norH369 memorialH2146 in JerusalemH3389.