Chapter 4

4:1 [hgb]  参 巴 拉 听 见 我 们 修 造 城 墙 就 发 怒 ， 大 大 恼 恨 ， 嗤 笑 犹 大 人 。
    [kjv]  But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
    [bbe]  Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath¹ made sport of the Jews.
4:2 [hgb]  对 他 弟 兄 和 撒 玛 利 亚 的 军 兵 说 ， 这 些 软 弱 的 犹 大 人 做 什 么 呢 ？ 要 保 护 自 己 吗 ？ 要 献 祭 吗 ？ 要 一 日 成 功 吗 ？ 要 从 土 堆 里 拿 出 火 烧 的 石 头 再 立 墙 吗 ？
    [kjv]  And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify² 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?
    [bbe]  And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned come again out of the dust?
4:3 [hgb]  亚 扪 人 多 比 雅 站 在 旁 边 ， 说 ， 他 们 所 修 造 的 石 墙 ， 就 是 狐 狸 上 去 也 必 ？ ？ 倒 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.
4:4 [hgb]  我 们 的 神 阿 ， 求 你 垂 听 ， 因 为 我 们 被 藐 视 。 求 你 使 他 们 的 毁 谤 归 于 他 们 的 头 上 ， 使 他 们 在 掳 到 之 地 作 为 掠 物 。
    [kjv]  Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey³ in the land of captivity:
    [bbe]  Give ear, O our God, for we are looked down on: let their words of shame be turned back on themselves, and let them be given up to wasting in a land where they are prisoners:
4:5 [hgb]  不 要 遮 掩 他 们 的 罪 孽 ， 不 要 使 他 们 的 罪 恶 从 你 面 前 涂 抹 ， 因 为 他 们 在 修 造 的 人 眼 前 惹 动 你 的 怒 气 。
    [kjv]  And cover not their iniquity⁴, and let not their sin be blotted⁵ out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
    [bbe]  Let not their wrongdoing be covered or their sin washed away from before you: for they have made you angry before the builders.
4:6 [hgb]  这 样 ， 我 们 修 造 城 墙 ， 城 墙 就 都 连 络 ， 高 至 一 半 ， 因 为 百 姓 专 心 做 工 。
    [kjv]  So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
    [bbe]  So we went on building the wall; and all the wall was joined together half-way up: for the people were working hard.
4:7 [hgb]  参 巴 拉 ， 多 比 雅 ， 亚 拉 伯 人 ， 亚 扪 人 ， 亚 实 突 人 听 见 修 造 耶 路 撒 冷 城 墙 ， 着 手 进 行 堵 塞 破 裂 的 地 方 ， 就 甚 发 怒 。
    [kjv]  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, and that the breaches⁶ began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
    [bbe]  But when it came to the ears of Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites, that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the broken places were being made good, they were full of wrath;
4:8 [hgb]  大 家 同 谋 要 来 攻 击 耶 路 撒 冷 ， 使 城 内 扰 乱 。
    [kjv]  And conspired⁷ all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
    [bbe]  And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.
4:9 [hgb]  然 而 ， 我 们 祷 告 我 们 的 神 ， 又 因 他 们 的 缘 故 ， 就 派 人 看 守 ， 昼 夜 防 备 。
    [kjv]  Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
    [bbe]  But we made our prayer to God, and had men on watch against them day and night because of them.
4:10 [hgb]  犹 大 人 说 ， 灰 土 尚 多 ， 扛 抬 的 人 力 气 已 经 衰 败 ， 所 以 我 们 不 能 建 造 城 墙 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.
4:11 [hgb]  我 们 的 敌 人 且 说 ， 趁 他 们 不 知 ， 不 见 ， 我 们 进 入 他 们 中 间 ， 杀 他 们 ， 使 工 作 止 住 。
    [kjv]  And our adversaries⁸ said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay⁹ them, and cause the work to cease.
    [bbe]  And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.
4:12 [hgb]  那 靠 近 敌 人 居 住 的 犹 大 人 ， 十 次 从 各 处 来 见 我 们 ， 说 ， 你 们 必 要 回 到 我 们 那 里 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.
4:13 [hgb]  所 以 我 使 百 姓 各 按 宗 族 拿 刀 ， 拿 枪 ， 拿 弓 站 在 城 墙 后 边 低 洼 的 空 处 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
4:14 [hgb]  我 察 看 了 ， 就 起 来 对 贵 胄 ， 官 长 ， 和 其 余 的 人 说 ， 不 要 怕 他 们 。 当 记 念 主 是 大 而 可 畏 的 。 你 们 要 为 弟 兄 ， 儿 女 ， 妻 子 ， 家 产 争 战 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them: keep in mind the Lord who is great and greatly to be feared, and take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives and your houses.
4:15 [hgb]  仇 敌 听 见 我 们 知 道 他 们 的 心 意 ， 见 神 也 破 坏 他 们 的 计 谋 ， 就 不 来 了 。 我 们 都 回 到 城 墙 那 里 ， 各 作 各 的 工 。
    [kjv]  And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought¹⁰, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
    [bbe]  And when it came to the ears of those who were against us, that we had knowledge of their designs and that God had made their purpose come to nothing, we all went back to the wall, everyone to his work
4:16 [hgb]  从 那 日 起 ， 我 的 仆 人 一 半 做 工 ， 一 半 拿 枪 ， 拿 盾 牌 ， 拿 弓 ， 穿 铠 甲 （ 穿 或 作 拿 ） ， 官 长 都 站 在 犹 大 众 人 的 后 边 。
    [kjv]  And it came to pass from that time forth¹¹, that the half of my servants wrought¹² 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.
    [bbe]  And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.
4:17 [hgb]  修 造 城 墙 的 ， 扛 抬 材 料 的 ， 都 一 手 做 工 一 手 拿 兵 器 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;
4:18 [hgb]  修 造 的 人 都 腰 间 佩 刀 修 造 ， 吹 角 的 人 在 我 旁 边 。
    [kjv]  For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet¹³ was by me.
    [bbe]  Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.
4:19 [hgb]  我 对 贵 胄 ， 官 长 ， 和 其 余 的 人 说 ， 这 工 程 浩 大 ， 我 们 在 城 墙 上 相 离 甚 远 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:
4:20 [hgb]  你 们 听 见 角 声 在 哪 里 ， 就 聚 集 到 我 们 那 里 去 。 我 们 的 神 必 为 我 们 争 战 。
    [kjv]  In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither¹⁴ unto us: our God shall fight for us.
    [bbe]  Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.
4:21 [hgb]  于 是 ， 我 们 做 工 ， 一 半 拿 兵 器 ， 从 天 亮 直 到 星 宿 出 现 的 时 候 。
    [kjv]  So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
    [bbe]  So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.
4:22 [hgb]  那 时 ， 我 又 对 百 姓 说 ， 各 人 和 他 的 仆 人 ， 当 在 耶 路 撒 冷 住 宿 ， 好 在 夜 间 保 守 我 们 ， 白 昼 做 工 。
    [kjv]  Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge¹⁵ within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
    [bbe]  And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.
4:23 [hgb]  这 样 ， 我 和 弟 兄 仆 人 ， 并 跟 从 我 的 护 兵 都 不 脱 衣 服 ， 出 去 打 水 也 带 兵 器 。
    [kjv]  So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
    [bbe]  So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.

1 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

2 fortify   

v.强化防御，为…设防；加强，强化

参考例句：

• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
• This treaty forbade the United States to fortify the canal.此条约禁止美国对运河设防。

3 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

4 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

5 blotted   

涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 )； （用吸墨纸）吸干

参考例句：

• She blotted water off the table with a towel. 她用毛巾擦干桌上的水。
• The blizzard blotted out the sky and the land. 暴风雪铺天盖地而来。

6 breaches   

破坏( breach的名词复数 )； 破裂； 缺口； 违背

参考例句：

• He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
• This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来，婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。

7 conspired   

密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
• Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。

8 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句

9 slay   

v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮

参考例句：

• He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
• She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。

10 nought   

n.／adj.无，零

参考例句：

• We must bring their schemes to nought.我们必须使他们的阴谋彻底破产。
• One minus one leaves nought.一减一等于零。

11 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

12 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

13 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

14 thither   

adv.向那里；adj.在那边的，对岸的

参考例句：

• He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
• He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。

15 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。