1 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) KaAsharaYaShamai (as who/that heard) Sanabalat (Sanballat), WaTawabayah (and Tobiah), WaHaIrabay (and the Arabians), WaHaImawanayayam (and happened the ammonites), WaHaAshadawadayam (and the ashdodites) Kay-Ilahathah (surely go up / offer) Arawakah (𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤊𐤄) LaChawamahawath (walls) Yarawashalam (Jerusalem) Kay (went forward), HaChalalaw (breaches [causing] began) HaParatzayam (who filled - plural), LaHaSatham (𐤎𐤕𐤌) WaYaCharah (and very angry); Lam (for them) Maad (exceedingly / very)
2 WaYaQasharaw (And conspired) Kalam (their every) Yachadaw (all of them together) LaBawaa (to come) LaHaLacham ([causing] fight) BaYarawashalam (against Jerusalem), WaLaIshahawath (and to cause confusion therein - plural) Law (for him) Thawaih (𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤄).
3 WaNaThaPalal (And we [reflexive] made prayer) Al-Alahayam (to God), WaNaImayad (and we set) Mashamar (confined watch) Ilayam (went up them) Yawamam (by day) WaLayalah (and night), MaPanayamam (from them).
4 WaYaAmar (And said), Yahawadah (Judah) “YaKashal (stumble / stagger) Kach (strength / mighty / power) HaSabal (the bearers of burdens fading), WaHaIpar (and much the rubbish); HaRabah (multiply/become many) WaAnachanaw (and we) Laa (NOT) NaYawakal (we able) LaBanahawath (to build - plural) BaChawamah (in wall).”
5 WaYaAmaraw (And said), Tzarayanaw (our adversaries) “Laa (NOT) YaYadaiw (know), WaLaa (And not) YaRaahaw (see), IdaAshar-NaBawaa (as far as who/that we come) Al-Thawakam (to their midst), WaHaraganawam (and we kill them), WaHaShabathanaw (and we [causing] cease) Ath-HaMalaakah (the entirety of the work).”
6 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) KaAshar-Bawaaw (as who/that lived came), HaYahawadayam (happened the jews) HaYashabayam (who inhabit/dwell - plural) Atzalam (𐤀𐤑𐤋 them) WaYaAmaraw (and said) Lanaw (for us) Ishar (ten) Paimayam (times) MaKal (from every) HaMaqawamawath (the places), “Ashar-ThaShawabaw (who/that you turn), Ilayanaw (attack us).”
7 WaAImayad (And I set) MaThachathayawath (from 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉 - plural) LaMaqawam (place) MaAcharayaLaChawamah (lowest parts of the space behind wall), BaTzachayachayayam (in 𐤑𐤇𐤉𐤇𐤉 - plural) WaAImayad (And I open places), WaAImayad (and I set) Ath-HaIm (the entirety of the people) LaMashapachahawath (families) Im-Charabathayam (with their swords), Ramachayam (their spears), WaQashathathayam (and their bows).
8 WaARaah (And I looked), WaAQawam (And I rose up), WaAAmar (And I said) Al-HaCharayam (to the nobles), WaAl-HaSaganayam (and to the rulers), WaAl-Yathar (and to remaining) HaIm (the people), “Al (not) ThaYaraaw (you afraid)! MaPanayamam (from their face/presence/surface) Ath (the entirety of) Adanay (), HaGadawal (the great) WaHaNaYawaraa (and who awesome), Zakaraw (you remember) WaHaLachamaw (and you [causing] fight) Il-Achayakam (over your brothers), Banayakam (your sons), WaBanathathayakam (and your daughters), NaAyashahayakam (your wives - emphatic), WaBayathayakam (and your houses).”
9 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) KaAshar-Shamaiw (as who/that heard) Awayabayanaw (happened our enemies) Kay-YaNaYawadai (surely it known), Lanaw (for us) WaYaParar (and brought) HaAlahayam (the God) Ath-Itzahatham (the entirety of their counsel nothing), WaNaShawab (and we returned) Kalanaw (our every) Al-HaChawamah (to the wall), Ayash (man) Al-Malaakahathaw (to everyone his work).
10 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) Man-HaYawam (from happened that time) HaHawaa (the forth), Chatzay (half) Nairay (my servants) Ishahayam (worked - plural) BaMalaakah (in work), WaChatzayam (and their half) MaChazayaqayam (held - plural) WaHaRamachayam (and the spears), HaMaganayam (the shields), WaHaQashathawath (and the bows), WaHaSharayawanayam (and the coats mail); WaHaSharayam (and the rulers) AcharayaKal (after/following every) Bayath (house) Yahawadah (Judah).
11 HaBawanahayam (Who built - plural) BaChawamah (in wall) WaHaNashaayam (and who bore - plural) BaSabal (in burdens) Imasashayam (loaded - plural themselves); BaAchath (with one) Yadaw (his hands) Ishah (make) BaMalaakah (in work), WaAchath (and one) MaChazaqath (other held) HaShalach (the weapon);
12 WaHaBawanahayam (And the builders), Ayash (man) Charabaw (everyone wore his sword) Asawarayam (𐤀𐤎𐤅𐤓 - plural) Il-Mathanayaw (over his side), WaBawanahayam (and built - plural). WaHaThawaqai (and who sounded) BaShawapar (in trumpet) Atzalay (𐤀𐤑𐤋 me).
13 WaAAmar (And I said) Al-HaCharayam (to the nobles), WaAl-HaSaganayam (and to the rulers) WaAl-Yathar (and to remaining) HaIm (the people), “HaMalaakah (the work) HaRabah (multiply/become many) WaRachabah (and large), WaAnachanaw (and we) NaParadayam (separated - plural) Il-HaChawamah (over the wall), Rachawaqayam (far - plural) Ayash (man) MaAchayaw (from his another).
14 BaMaqawam (In place) AsharaThaShamaiw (who/that Wherever you hear) Ath-Qawal (the entirety of sound / voice) HaShawapar (the trumpet), Shamah (rally). ThaQabatzaw (𐤒𐤁𐤑) Alayanaw (to us) Alahayam (God) YaLacham (fight) Lanaw (for us).”
15 WaAnachanaw (And we) Ishahayam (So we worked - plural) BaMalaakah (in work): WaChatzayam (and their half) MaChazayaqayam (held - plural) BaRamachayam (in spears) MaIlahawath (from rising - plural) HaShachar (the morning) IdaYatzaath (as far as go out / come out) HaKawakabayam (the stars appeared).
16 Gam (Indeed / moreover) BaIth (at time) HaHawayaa (which/who/that is) Amarathay (said/spoke) LaIm (to people), “Ayash (man) WaNairaw (And let everyone his servant) YaLawayanaw (lodge) BaThawak (within) Yarawashalam (Jerusalem), WaHayahaw (and came to pass) Lanaw (for us) HaLayalah (the night) Mashamar (confined watch), WaHaYawam (and the day) Malaakah (work).”
17 WaAyan (And no ONE) Anay (I / Me) WaAchay (and neither my brothers), WaNairay (and my servants), WaAyanashay (and men) HaMashamar (the guard) AsharaAcharay (who/that who followed me), Ayan (none took off clothes). Anachanaw (we) Pashatayam (𐤐𐤔𐤈 - plural) Bagadayanaw (our 𐤁𐤂𐤃) Ayash (man) Shalachaw (Everyone took his weapon) HaMayam (the water).
18 It happened that when the Yahawaday (Jews) who lived by them came, they said to us ten il (over) from all places, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us.
19 Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the chawamah (wall), in the open places, I set the im (people / nation) after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
20 I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them! Remember the Adanay (), who is alahayam (Alahayam) and awesome, and lacham (fight) for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
21 It happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and Alahayam (God) had ishah (make) their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone to his malaakah (work).
22 It happened from that yawam (day) forth, that thawak (midst) of my nair (servants) malaakah (worked) in the malaakah (work), and thawak (midst) of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Yahawadah (Judah).
23 They all built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other held his shalach (weapon);