17 Then I said to them, You see what a bad condition we are in; how Jerusalem is a waste, and its doorways burned with fire: come, let us get to work, building up the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be put to shame.

18 Then I gave them an account of how the hand of my God was on me, helping me; and of the king's words which he had said to me. And they said, Let us get to work on the building. So they made their hands strong for the good work.

17 Disse-lhes então: Vede a miséria em que estamos; Jerusalém devastada, suas portas consumidas pelo fogo! Vinde; reconstruamos as muralhas da cidade e ponhamos termo a esta humilhante situação.

18 Contei-lhes em seguida como a mão de meu Deus me favorecera e narrei-lhes tudo o que dissera o rei. Gritaram todos: Vamos! Reconstruamos! E com coragem puseram-se a trabalhar nessa boa obra.