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Book of Nehemiah, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Nehemiah—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. [a] The words of Ne·he·miʹah1 the son of Hac·a·liʹah: Now it came about in the month Chisʹlev,[b]2 in the twentieth year,3 that I myself happened to be in Shuʹshan4 the castle.[c]
  2. Then Ha·naʹni,5 one of my brothers, came in, he and other men from Judah, and I proceeded to ask6 them about the Jews,7 those who had escaped,8 who had been left over of the captivity,9 and also about Jerusalem.
  3. Accordingly they said to me: “Those left over, who have been left over from the captivity, there in the jurisdictional district,10 are in a very bad plight11 and in reproach;12 and the wall13 of Jerusalem is broken down, and its very gates14 have been burned with fire.”
  4. ¶ And it came about that, as soon as I heard these words, I sat down and began to weep and mourn for days, and I was continually fasting15 and praying before the God of the heavens.16
  5. And I went on to say: “Ah, Jehovah the God[d] of the heavens, the God[e] great and fear-inspiring,17 keeping the covenant18 and loving-kindness[f] toward those loving him19 and keeping his commandments,20
  6. please, let your ear become attentive21 and your eyes opened, to listen to the prayer of your servant,22 which I am praying before you today, day and night,23 concerning the sons of Israel your servants, all the while making confession24 concerning the sins25 of the sons of Israel with which we have sinned against you. We have sinned, both I and the house of my father.26
  7. We have unquestionably acted corruptly against you27 and have not kept the commandments28 and the regulations29 and the judicial decisions30 that you gave in command to Moses your servant.31
  8. ¶ “Remember,32 please, the word that you commanded Moses your servant, saying, ‘Should YOU, for YOUR part, act unfaithfully, I, for my part, shall scatter YOU among the peoples.33
  9. When YOU will have returned to me34 and kept my commandments35 and done them,36 though YOUR dispersed people should happen to be at the end of the heavens, from there I shall collect37 them and certainly bring them38 to the place that I have chosen to have my name reside there.’39
  10. And they are your servants40 and your people,41 whom you redeemed by your great power42 and by your strong hand.43
  11. Ah, Jehovah,[g] please, let your ear become attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer44 of your servants who take delight in fearing your name;45 and, please, do grant success to your servant today46 and make him an object of pity before this man.”47
    ¶ Now I myself happened to be cupbearer48 to the king.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ In LXX this is chapter 11 of Second Esdras (2 Ezra).
  2. ^ “Chislev.” The postexilic name of the ninth Jewish lunar month, which falls within November and December. See App 8B.
  3. ^ Or, “fortress.”
  4. ^ “The God of.” Heb., ʼElo·hehʹ, followed by the qualifying expression “the heavens.” See 2Ch 36:23 ftn.
  5. ^ “The God.” The title ʼEl preceded by the Heb. definite article ha, “the,” but followed by the qualifications “great and fear-inspiring.” See App 1G.
  6. ^ Or, “loyal love.”
  7. ^ One of 134 scribal changes from YHWH to ʼAdho·naiʹ. See App 1B.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ne 1:11; 5:14; 10:1
  2. ^ Ezr 10:9; Je 36:22
  3. ^ Ne 2:1
  4. ^ Ezr 4:9; Es 1:2; 3:15; Da 8:2
  5. ^ Ne 7:2
  6. ^ Ps 137:5
  7. ^ Ezr 4:12; 6:7
  8. ^ Ezr 9:8; Eze 6:9
  9. ^ Ezr 8:35; Je 52:30
  10. ^ Ezr 5:8
  11. ^ Ne 9:37
  12. ^ 1Ki 9:7; Ps 79:4
  13. ^ 2Ki 25:10; Ne 2:17; Is 5:5
  14. ^ Je 14:2; La 1:4
  15. ^ 2Ch 20:3; Ezr 8:21; Ps 69:10
  16. ^ Ezr 5:11; Ne 2:4; Ps 115:16
  17. ^ De 10:17; Ps 47:2; Da 9:4
  18. ^ De 7:9
  19. ^ Ex 20:6
  20. ^ 1Jo 5:3
  21. ^ 2Ch 6:40; 7:15
  22. ^ Ps 86:6; 130:2
  23. ^ Ps 88:1; Lu 18:7
  24. ^ Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13
  25. ^ Ezr 9:6; La 3:39
  26. ^ 2Ch 29:6; Eph 2:3
  27. ^ Ne 9:34; Ps 106:6; Zp 3:7
  28. ^ Le 27:34; Nu 36:13; Ps 119:4
  29. ^ De 12:1
  30. ^ De 4:1
  31. ^ De 4:5
  32. ^ Ps 119:49; Lu 1:72
  33. ^ Le 26:33; De 4:27; 28:64
  34. ^ De 4:29
  35. ^ De 30:2
  36. ^ Je 29:13
  37. ^ De 30:4; Ps 106:47; Is 11:12; Je 12:15
  38. ^ Je 3:14
  39. ^ De 12:5; Ps 132:13
  40. ^ Le 25:42
  41. ^ De 9:29
  42. ^ De 7:8; 15:15
  43. ^ De 5:15; 9:26
  44. ^ Pr 15:8, 29; Jm 5:16
  45. ^ Is 26:8
  46. ^ Ezr 7:6; Ps 118:25
  47. ^ 1Ki 8:50; Ps 106:46; Pr 21:1
  48. ^ Ne 2:1

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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