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一边做工，一边拿兵器
Working while holding weapons
尼希米记第4章�
【约1:12】凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就赐他们权柄，作 神的儿女。
【约1:13】这等人不是从血气生的，不是从情欲生的，也不是从人意生的，乃是从 神生的。
John1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, 13who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.
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【西3:3】因为你们已经死了，你们的生命与基督一同藏在 神里面。
【西3:4】基督是我们的生命，他显现的时候，你们也要与他一同显现在荣耀里。
Col 3:3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
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【弗4:4-6】身体只有一个，圣灵只有一个，正如你们蒙召，同有一个指望；一主，一信，一洗，一 神，就是众人的父，超乎众人之上，贯乎众人之中，也住在众人之内。
Eph4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
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【罗12:5】我们这许多人，在基督里成为一身，互相联络作肢体，也是如此。
Rom 12:5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually parts of one another.
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一边做工，一边拿兵器
Working while holding weapons
尼希米记Nehemiah第4章�
【尼4:1】参巴拉听见我们修造城墙，就发怒，大大恼恨，嗤笑犹大人。
【尼4:2】对他弟兄和撒玛利亚的军兵说：“这些软弱的犹大人作什么呢？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？”
1Now it came about that when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and very angry, and he mocked the Jews. 2And he spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy people of Samaria and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore the temple for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish it in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of rubble, even the burned ones?”
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【尼4:3】亚扪人多比雅站在旁边，说：“他们所修造的石墙，就是狐狸上去也必跐倒。”
【尼4:4】我们的 神啊，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。
【尼4:5】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。
3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him, and he said, “Even what they are building—if a fox were to jump on it, it would break their stone wall down!”4Hear, O our God, how we are an object of contempt! Return their taunting on their own heads, and turn them into plunder in a land of captivity. 5Do not forgive their guilt and do not let their sin be wiped out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.
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【尼4:6】这样，我们修造城墙，城墙就都连络，高至一半，因为百姓专心作工。
【尼4:7】参巴拉、多比雅、阿拉伯人、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。
【尼4:8】大家同谋要来攻击耶路撒冷，使城内扰乱。
6So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.7 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches began to be closed, they were very angry. 8So all of them conspired together to come to fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
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【尼4:9】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。
【尼4:10】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。”
9But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.10And so in Judah it was said: “The strength of the burden bearers is failing, yet there is much rubble; and we ourselves are unable to rebuild the wall.”
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【尼4:11】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。”
【尼4:12】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。”
【尼4:13】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。
11And our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them, and put a stop to the work.” 12When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, “They will come up against us from every place where you may turn,” 13then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears, and bows.
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【尼4:14】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。”
【尼4:15】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。
14When I saw their fear, I stood and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.” 15Now when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.
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【尼4:16】从那日起，我的仆人一半作工，一半拿枪、拿盾牌、拿弓、穿铠甲。官长都站在犹大众人的后边。
【尼4:17】修造城墙的，扛抬材料的，都一手作工，一手拿兵器。
【尼4:18】修造的人都腰间佩刀修造，吹角的人在我旁边。
16And from that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them kept hold of the spears, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail; and the captains were behind all the house of Judah. 17Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens carried with one hand doing the work, and the other keeping hold of a weapon. 18As for the builders, each wore his sword strapped to his waist as he built, while the trumpeter stood near me.
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【尼4:19】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，
【尼4:20】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。”
19And I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall far from one another. 20At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
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【尼4:21】于是我们作工，一半拿兵器，从天亮直到星宿出现的时候。
【尼4:22】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，白昼作工。”
【尼4:23】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。
21So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared. 22At that time I also said to the people, “Each man with his servant shall spend the night within Jerusalem, so that they may be a guard for us by night and a laborer by day.” 23So neither I, my brothers, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me—none of us removed our clothes; each took his weapon even to the water.
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【尼1:3】他们对我说：“那些被掳归回剩下的人在犹大省遭大难，受凌辱；并且耶路撒冷的城墙拆毁，城门被火焚烧。”
Neh 1:3 And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who survived the captivity are in great distress and disgrace, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates have been burned with fire.”
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【尼2:18】我告诉他们我 神施恩的手怎样帮助我，并王对我所说的话。他们就说：“我们起来建造吧！”于是他们奋勇作这善工。
Neh 2:18 And I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the king’s words which he had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let’s arise and build.” So they put their hands to the good work.
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【尼3:1-2】那时，大祭司伊莱贾实和他的弟兄众祭司起来建立羊门，分别为圣，安立门扇，又筑城墙到哈米亚楼，直到哈楠业楼，分别为圣。其次是耶利哥人建造。其次是音利的儿子撒刻建造。……
1Then Eliashib the high priest arose with his brothers the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and installed its doors. They consecrated the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel. 2And next to him the men of Jericho built, and next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
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【尼4:1-2】参巴拉听见我们修造城墙，就发怒，大大恼恨，嗤笑犹大人。对他弟兄和撒玛利亚的军兵说：“这些软弱的犹大人作什么呢？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？”
1Now it came about that when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and very angry, and he mocked the Jews. 2And he spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy people of Samaria and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore the temple for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish it in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of rubble, even the burned ones?”
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【约10:10】盗贼来，无非要偷窃、杀害、毁坏；
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
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【尼4:4】我们的 神啊，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。
【尼4:5】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。
4Hear, O our God, how we are an object of contempt! Return their taunting on their own heads, and turn them into plunder in a land of captivity. 5Do not forgive their guilt and do not let their sin be wiped out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.
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【尼4:6】这样，我们修造城墙，城墙就都连络，高至一半，因为百姓专心作工。
6So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
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【尼4:7】参巴拉、多比雅、阿拉伯人、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。
【尼4:8】大家同谋要来攻击耶路撒冷，使城内扰乱。
7 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches began to be closed, they were very angry. 8So all of them conspired together to come to fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.
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【尼4:9】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。
9But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.
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【尼4:10】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。”
10And so in Judah it was said: “The strength of the burden bearers is failing, yet there is much rubble; and we ourselves are unable to rebuild the wall.”
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【尼4:11】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。”
【尼4:12】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。”
11And our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them, and put a stop to the work.” 12When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, “They will come up against us from every place where you may turn,”
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【尼4:13】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。
【尼4:14】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。”
13then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears, and bows. 14When I saw their fear, I stood and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
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【弗4:4-6】身体只有一个，圣灵只有一个，正如你们蒙召，同有一个指望；一主，一信，一洗，一 神，就是众人的父，超乎众人之上，贯乎众人之中，也住在众人之内。
Eph 4:6 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
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【尼4:13】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。
【尼4:14】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。”
13then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears, and bows. 14When I saw their fear, I stood and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
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【尼4:15】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。
15Now when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.
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【尼4:16】从那日起，我的仆人一半作工，一半拿枪、拿盾牌、拿弓、穿铠甲。官长都站在犹大众人的后边。
【尼4:17】修造城墙的，扛抬材料的，都一手作工，一手拿兵器。
16And from that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them kept hold of the spears, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail; and the captains were behind all the house of Judah. 17Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens carried with one hand doing the work, and the other keeping hold of a weapon.
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【西3:12】所以你们既是 神的选民，圣洁蒙爱的人，…
Col 3:12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, …
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【尼4:19】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，
【尼4:20】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。”
19And I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall far from one another. 20At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
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【尼4:21】于是我们作工，一半拿兵器，从天亮直到星宿出现的时候。
21So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared.
【弗1:23】教会是他的身体，是那充满万有者所充满的
Eph1:23 which (Church) is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
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【尼4:22】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，白昼作工。”
【尼4:23】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。
22At that time I also said to the people, “Each man with his servant shall spend the night within Jerusalem, so that they may be a guard for us by night and a laborer by day.” 23So neither I, my brothers, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me—none of us removed our clothes; each took his weapon even to the water.
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【彼前5:8-9】务要谨守、警醒，因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。你们要用坚固的信心抵挡它，因为知道你们在世上的众弟兄也是经历这样的苦难。�1Pet 5:8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9So resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brothers and sisters who are in the world.
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