O panorama
Neemias 2 abre com “And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king…”, muda perto do versículo 10 com “When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it…” e termina com “Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Neemias · Versão King James · 20Neemias 2:1-7
Versículos 1–7: It came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes…
Neemias 2:1–7 abre com “And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine…” e chega a “Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Conheça as pessoas, o lugar, o chamado e a necessidade ainda aberta que colocam Neemias em movimento.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 4 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I…” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
“Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Neemias 2:1-7
Versão King James1And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
2Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
3And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
6And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
7Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
Neemias 2:8-14
Versículos 8–14: A letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me…
Neemias 2:8–14 abre com “And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make…” e chega a “Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Conheça as pessoas, o lugar, o chamado e a necessidade ainda aberta que colocam Neemias em movimento.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem army, captains, gave. A relação com os versículos 8 e 10 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there…” Nomear Ammonite e Horonite mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Neemias 2:8-14
Versão King James8And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
11So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
12And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
13And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
14Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
Neemias 2:15-20
Versículos 15–20: Went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned…
Neemias 2:15–20 abre com “Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by…” e chega a “Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Conheça as pessoas, o lugar, o chamado e a necessidade ainda aberta que colocam Neemias em movimento.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem back, brook, entered. A relação com os versículos 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests…” Nomear Jews mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Neemias 2:15-20
Versão King James15Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
16And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
17Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
18Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
19But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
20Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Nehemiah 2:1 começa com “And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Nehemiah 2:9 forma uma mudança natural: “Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.”
A nota final
Nehemiah 2:20 deixa o leitor com “Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras king, Jerusalem, build, gates, king’s, beast ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.