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And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortifya themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
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Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
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Hear, O our God; for we are despised:b and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
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And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
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So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
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But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up,c and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
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Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
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And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
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And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
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And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
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Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
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And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
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And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
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And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
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They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
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For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side,e and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
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And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
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In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
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So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
Otras traducciones de Nehemiah 4:2
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Nehemías 4:2
habló en presencia de sus hermanos y de los ricos de Samaria, y dijo: ¿Qué hacen estos débiles judíos? ¿La restaurarán para sí mismos? ¿Podrán ofrecer sacrificios? ¿Terminarán en un día? ¿Harán revivir las piedras de los escombros polvorientos, aun las quemadas?
English Standard Version ESV
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And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?"
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
2
Y habló delante de sus hermanos y del ejército de Samaria, y dijo: ¿Qué hacen estos débiles judíos? ¿Les han de permitir? ¿Han de sacrificar? ¿Han de acabar en tiempo? ¿Han de resucitar de los montones del polvo las piedras que fueron quemadas
New King James Version NKJV
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And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish--stones that are burned?"
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Nehemías 4:2
diciendo ante sus amigos y los oficiales del ejército de Samaria: «¿Qué cree que está haciendo este pobre y debilucho grupo de judíos? ¿Acaso creen que pueden construir la muralla en un día por tan solo ofrecer unos cuantos sacrificios?
¿Realmente creen que pueden hacer algo con piedras rescatadas de un montón de escombros, y para colmo piedras calcinadas?».
¿Realmente creen que pueden hacer algo con piedras rescatadas de un montón de escombros, y para colmo piedras calcinadas?».
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
2
Ante sus compañeros y el ejército de Samaria dijo:—¿Qué están haciendo estos miserables judíos? ¿Creen que se les va a dejar que reconstruyan y que vuelvan a ofrecer sacrificios? ¿Piensan acaso terminar en un solo día? ¿Cómo creen que de esas piedras quemadas, de esos escombros, van a hacer algo nuevo?
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
2
Y habló delante de sus hermanos y del ejército de Samaria, y dijo: ¿Qué hacen estos débiles Judíos? ¿hanles de permitir? ¿han de sacrificar? ¿han de acabar en un día? ¿han de resucitar de los montones del polvo las piedras que fueron quemadas?
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
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Y habló delante de sus hermanos y del ejército de Samaria, y dijo: ¿Qué hacen estos débiles judíos? ¿Les han de permitir? ¿Han de sacrificar? ¿Han de acabar en tiempo? ¿Han de resucitar de los montones del polvo las piedras que fueron quemadas?
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