영어 성경 쓰 기 Nehemiah 2 장 [ NIV ] Nehemiah 2 장 [ NIV ] – 2019 년 6 월 20 일 1 In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes , when wine was brought for him , I took the wine and gave it to the king . I had not been sad in his presence before ; 2 so the king asked me , “ Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill ? This can be nothing but sadness of heart . ” I was very much afraid , 3 but I said to the king , “ May the king live forever ! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins , and its gates have been destroyed by fire ? ” 4 The King said to me , “ What is it you wasn ' t ? ” Then I prayed to the God of heaven . 5 and I answered the king . “ If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight , let him send me to the city in Judah where my fathers are burned so that I can rebuild it . ” 6 Then the king , with the quwwn sitting beside him , asked me , “ How long will your journey take , and when will you get back ? ” It pleased the king to send me ; so I set a time . 7 I also said to him , “ If it pleases the king , may I have letters to the governors of Trans - Euphrates , so that they will provide me safe - conduct until I arrive in Judah ? 8 And may I have a letter to Asaph , keeper of the king ’ s forest , so he will five me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple and for th city wall and for the residence I will occupy ? ” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me , the king granted my requests . 9 So I went to the governors of Trans - Euphrates and gave them the king ’ s letters . The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me . 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite of official heard about this , they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites . 11 I went to Jerusalem , and after staying there three days 12 I set out during the night with a few men . I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem . There were no mounts with me except the one I was riding on . 13 By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal Well and the Dung Gate , examining the walls of Jerusalem , which had been broken down , and its gates , which had been destroyed by fire . 14 Then I moved on toward the Fountain Gate and King ’ s pool , but there was not enough room for my mount to get through ; 15 So I went up the valley by night , examining the wall . Finally , I turned back and reentered through the Valley Gate . 16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing , because as yet I had said nothing to the Jews or the priests or nobles or officials or any others who would be doing the work . 17 Then I said to them , “ You see the trouble we are in : Jerusalem lies in ruins , and its gates have been burned with fire . Come , let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem , and we will no longer be in disgrace . ” 18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me and what the king had said to me . They replied , “ Let us start rebuilding . ” So they began this good work . 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite , Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about it , they mocked and ridiculed us . “ What is this you are doing ? ” they asked . “ Are you rebelling against the king ? ” 20 I answered them by saying , “ The God of heaven will give us success . We his servants will start rebuilding , but as for you , you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it . ”