1. ഹഖല്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ നെഹെമ്യാവിന്റെ ചരിത്രം. ഇരുപതാം ആണ്ടില് കിസ്ളേവ് മാസത്തില് ഞാന് ശൂശന് രാജധാനിയില് ഇരിക്കുമ്പോള്

1. హకల్యా కుమారుడైన నెహెమ్యాయొక్క చర్యలు. ఇరువదియవ సంవత్సరములో కిస్లేవు మాసమున నేను షూషను కోటలో ఉండగా

2. എന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരില് ഒരുത്തനായ, ഹനാനിയും യെഹൂദയില്നിന്നു ചില പുരുഷന്മാരും വന്നു; ഞാന് അവരോടു പ്രവാസത്തില്നിന്നു തെറ്റി ഒഴിഞ്ഞുപോയ യെഹൂദന്മാരെക്കുറിച്ചും യെരൂശലേമിനെക്കുറിച്ചും ചോദിച്ചു.

2. నా సహోదరులలో హనానీయను ఒకడును యూదులలో కొందరును వచ్చిరి. చెరపట్టబడిన శేషములో తప్పించుకొనిన యూదులను గూర్చియు, యెరూషలేమును గూర్చియు నేను వారి నడుగగా

3. അതിന്നു അവര് എന്നോടുപ്രവാസത്തില്നിന്നു തെറ്റി ഒഴിഞ്ഞുപോയി ശേഷിപ്പു അവിടെ ആ സംസ്ഥാനത്തു മഹാകഷ്ടത്തിലും അപമാനത്തിലും ഇരിക്കുന്നു; യെരൂശലേമിന്റെ മതില് ഇടിഞ്ഞും അതിന്റെ വാതിലുകള് തീവെച്ചു ചുട്ടും കിടക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

3. వారుచెరపట్టబడినవారిలో శేషించినవారు ఆ దేశములో బహుగా శ్రమను నిందను పొందుచున్నారు; మరియు యెరూ షలేముయొక్క ప్రాకారము పడద్రోయబడినది; దాని గుమ్మములును అగ్నిచేత కాల్చబడినవని నాతో చెప్పిరి.

4. ഈ വര്ത്തമാനം കേട്ടപ്പോള് ഞാന് ഇരുന്നു കരഞ്ഞു; കുറെനാള് ദുഃഖിച്ചും ഉപവസിച്ചുംകൊണ്ടു സ്വര്ഗ്ഗത്തിലെ ദൈവത്തോടു ഞാന് പ്രാര്ത്ഥിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞതെന്തെന്നാല്

4. ఈ మాటలు వినినప్పుడు నేను కూర్చుండి యేడ్చి, కొన్ని దినములు దుఃఖముతో ఉపవాసముండి, ఆకాశమందలి దేవుని యెదుట విజ్ఞాపన చేసితిని.

5. സ്വര്ഗ്ഗത്തിലെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവേ, നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിച്ചു നിന്റെ കല്പനകളെ പ്രമാണിക്കുന്നവര്ക്കും നിയമവും ദയയും പാലിക്കുന്ന മഹാനും ഭയങ്കരനുമായ ദൈവമേ,

5. ఎట్లనగా - ఆకాశమందున్న దేవా యెహోవా, భయంకరుడవైన గొప్ప దేవా, నిన్ను ప్రేమించి నీ ఆజ్ఞలను అనుసరించి నడుచువారిని కటాక్షించి వారితో నిబంధనను స్థిరపరచువాడా,

6. നിന്റെ ദാസന്മാരായ യിസ്രായേല്മക്കള്ക്കു വേണ്ടി രാവും പകലും നിന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ പ്രാര്ത്ഥിക്കയും യിസ്രായേല്മക്കളായ ഞങ്ങള് നിന്നോടു ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന പാപങ്ങളെ ഏറ്റുപറകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന അടിയന്റെ പ്രാര്ത്ഥന കേള്ക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു നിന്റെ ചെവി ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചും നിന്റെ കണ്ണു തുറന്നും ഇരിക്കേണമേ; ഞാനും എന്റെ പിതൃഭവനവും പാപം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.

6. నీ చెవియొగ్గి నీ నేత్రములు తెరచి నీ సన్నిధిని దివారాత్రము నీ దాసులైన ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల పక్షముగా నేను చేయు ప్రార్థన అంగీ కరించుము. నీకు విరోధముగ పాపముచేసిన ఇశ్రాయేలు కుమారుల దోషమును నేను ఒప్పుకొనుచున్నాను. నేనును నా తండ్రి యింటివారును పాపము చేసియున్నాము.

7. ഞങ്ങള് നിന്നോടു ഏറ്റവും വഷളത്വമായി പ്രവര്ത്തിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; നിന്റെ ദാസനായ മോശെയോടു നീ കല്പിച്ച കല്പനകളും ചട്ടങ്ങളും വിധികളും ഞങ്ങള് പ്രമാണിച്ചിട്ടുമില്ല.

7. నీ యెదుట బహు అసహ్యముగా ప్రవర్తించితివిు, నీ సేవకు డైన మోషేచేత నీవు నిర్ణయించిన ఆజ్ఞలనైనను కట్టడలనైనను విధులనైనను మేము గైకొనక పోతివిు.

8. നിങ്ങള് ദ്രോഹം ചെയ്താല് ഞാന് നിങ്ങളെ ജാതികളുടെ ഇടയില് ചിന്നിച്ചുകളയും;

8. నీ సేవకుడైన మోషేతో నీవు సెలవిచ్చినమాటను జ్ఞాపకము తెచ్చు కొనుము; అదేదనగామీరు అపరాధము చేసినయెడల జనులలోనికి మిమ్మును చెదర గొట్టుదును.

9. എന്നാല് നിങ്ങള് എങ്കലേക്കു തിരിഞ്ഞു എന്റെ കല്പനകളെ പ്രമാണിച്ചു അവയെ അനുസരിച്ചുനടന്നാല്, നിങ്ങളുടെ ഭ്രഷ്ടന്മാര് ആകാശത്തിന്റെ അറുതിവരെയും എത്തിയിരുന്നാലും ഞാന് അവിടെനിന്നു അവരെ ശേഖരിച്ചു, എന്റെ നാമം സ്ഥാപിപ്പാന് ഞാന് തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത സ്ഥലത്തു കൊണ്ടുവരും എന്നു നിന്റെ ദാസനായ മോശെയോടു നീ അരുളിച്ചെയ്ത വചനം ഔര്ക്കേണമേ.

9. అయితే మీరు నావైపు తిరిగి నా ఆజ్ఞలను అనుసరించి నడిచినయెడల, భూదిగంతములవరకు మీరు తోలివేయబడినను అక్కడనుండి సహా మిమ్మునుకూర్చి, నా నామము ఉంచుటకు నేను ఏర్పరచుకొనిన స్థలమునకు మిమ్మును రప్పించెదనని నీవు సెలవిచ్చితివి గదా.

10. അവര് നിന്റെ മഹാശക്തികൊണ്ടും ബലമുള്ള കൈകൊണ്ടും നീ വീണ്ടെടുത്ത നിന്റെ ദാസന്മാരും നിന്റെ ജനവുമല്ലോ.

10. చిత్తగించుము, నీవు నీ మహా ప్రభావమును చూపి, నీ బాహుబలము చేత విడిపించిన నీ దాసులగు నీ జనులు వీరే.

11. കര്ത്താവേ, നിന്റെ ചെവി അടിയന്റെ പ്രാര്ത്ഥനെക്കും നിന്റെ നാമത്തെ ഭയപ്പെടുവാന് താല്പര്യപ്പെടുന്ന നിന്റെ ദാസന്മാരുടെ പ്രാര്ത്ഥനെക്കും ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ളതായിരിക്കേണമേ. ഇന്നു അടിയന്നു കാര്യം സാധിപ്പിച്ചു ഈ മനുഷ്യന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ എനിക്കു ദയ ലഭിക്കുമാറാക്കേണമേ. ഞാന് രാജാവിന്നു പാനപാത്രവാഹകനായിരുന്നു.

11. యెహోవా చెవియొగ్గి నీ దాసుడనైన నా మొఱ్ఱను, నీ నామమును భయభక్తులతో ఘనపరచుటయందు ఆనందించు నీ దాసుల మొఱ్ఱను ఆలకించి, ఈ దినమందు నీ దాసుని ఆలోచన సఫలపరచి, ఈ మనుష్యుడు నాయందు దయచూపునట్లు అను గ్రహించుమని నిన్ను బతిమాలుకొనుచున్నాను, అని ప్రార్థించితిని. నేను రాజునకు గిన్నె అందించువాడనై యుంటిని.