Nehemiah 1

Nehemiah, a Jewish exile serving as cupbearer to Persian King Artaxerxes, learns that the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire. He responds with deep mourning, fasting, and fervent prayer, confessing Israel's sins and seeking YHWH's mercy and intervention to rebuild Jerusalem.

Interlinear Text

be please your ear attentive and your eyes open to hear to the prayer of your servant that I am praying before you today day and night for the sons of Israel your servants confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against you even I and the house of my father have sinned
6 תְּהִ֣י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi be HVqj3fs נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na please HTe אָזְנְ/ךָֽ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms קַשֶּׁ֣בֶת 𐤒𐤔𐤁𐤕 qashevet attentive HAafsa וְֽ/עֵינֶ֪י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 veeyneykha and your eyes HC/Ncbdc/Sp2ms פְתֻוּח֟וֹת 𐤐𐤕𐤅𐤇𐤅𐤕 fetuuchot open HVqsfpa לִ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to hear HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR תְּפִלַּ֣ת 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕 tefilat the prayer HNcfsc עַבְדְּ/ךָ֡ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha of your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr אָנֹכִי֩ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I HPp1cs מִתְפַּלֵּ֨ל 𐤌𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 mitepalel am praying HVtrmsa לְ/פָנֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today HTd/Ncmsa יוֹמָ֣ם 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤌 yomam day HD וָ/לַ֔יְלָה 𐤅/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 valayelah and night HC/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for HR בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp עֲבָדֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 avadeykha your servants HNcmpc/Sp2ms וּ/מִתְוַדֶּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤄 umitevadeh confessing HC/Vtrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 the HR חַטֹּ֤אות 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅𐤕 chatovt sins HNcfpc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) of the sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which HTr חָטָ֣אנוּ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤍𐤅 chatanu we have sinned HVqp1cp לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe against you HR/Sp2fs וַ/אֲנִ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) even I HC/Pp1cs וּ/בֵית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and the house HC/Ncmsc אָבִ֖/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi of my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs חָטָֽאנוּ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤍𐤅 chatanu-2 have sinned HVqp1cp
and you return to me and keep my commandments and do them if it is your being driven away to end of the heavens from there I will gather them and bring them and I will bring them to the place which I have chosen to dwell direct object marker my name there
9 וְ/שַׁבְתֶּ֣ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌 veshavetem and you return HC/Vqq2mp אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs וּ/שְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 ushemaretem and keep HC/Vqq2mp מִצְוֺתַ֔/י 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤉 mitseotay my commandments HNcfpc/Sp1cs וַ/עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤌 vaasitem and do HC/Vqq2mp אֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC יִהְיֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it is HVqi3ms נִֽדַּחֲ/כֶ֜ם 𐤍𐤃𐤇/𐤊𐤌 nidachakhem your being driven away HVNsmsc/Sp2mp בִּ/קְצֵ֤ה 𐤁/𐤒𐤑𐤄 biqetseh to end HR/Ncbsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens HTd/Ncmpa מִ/שָּׁ֣ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there HR/D אֲקַבְּצֵ֔/ם 𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤑/𐤌 aqabetsem I will gather them HVpi1cs/Sp3mp ו/הבואתי/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vhvvtym and bring them HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp וַ/הֲבִֽיאוֹתִי/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vahaviotim and I will bring them HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/מָּק֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr בָּחַ֔רְתִּי 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤕𐤉 bachareti I have chosen HVqp1cs לְ/שַׁכֵּ֥ן 𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤍 leshaken to dwell HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker HTo שְׁמִ֖/י 𐤔𐤌/𐤉 shemi my name HNcmsc/Sp1cs שָֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD
Please O Lord be please your ear attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear [direct object marker] your name and grant-success please to your servant today and grant him mercy before the man this and I was cupbearer to the king
11 אָנָּ֣א 𐤀𐤍𐤀 ana Please HTe אֲדֹנָ֗/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay O Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs תְּהִ֣י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi be HVqj3fs נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na please HTe אָזְנְ/ךָֽ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms קַ֠שֶּׁבֶת 𐤒𐤔𐤁𐤕 qashevet attentive HAafsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR תְּפִלַּ֨ת 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕 tefilat the prayer HNcfsc עַבְדְּ/ךָ֜ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha of your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to HC/R תְּפִלַּ֣ת 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕 tefilat-2 the prayer HNcfsc עֲבָדֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 avadeykha of your servants HNcmpc/Sp2ms הַֽ/חֲפֵצִים֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤉𐤌 hachafetsim who delight HTd/Aampa לְ/יִרְאָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 leyireah to fear HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo שְׁמֶ֔/ךָ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shemekha your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/הַצְלִֽיחָ/ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇/𐤄 vehatselichah and grant-success HC/Vhv2ms/Sh נָּ֤א 𐤍𐤀 na-2 please HTj לְ/עַבְדְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 leavedekha to your servant HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms הַ/יּ֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today HTd/Ncmsa וּ/תְנֵ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤍/𐤄𐤅 utenehu and grant him HC/Vqv2ms/Sp3ms לְ/רַחֲמִ֔ים 𐤋/𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 lerachamim mercy HR/Ncmpa לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc הָ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms וַ/אֲנִ֛י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I HC/Pp1cs הָיִ֥יתִי 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 hayiti was HVqp1cs מַשְׁקֶ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤄 masheqeh cupbearer HNcmsa לַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king HRd/Ncmsa