17 Then 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. 18 Then 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.
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17 后来我对他们说： "你们都看见我们遭遇的患难： 耶路撒冷成了荒芜之地， 城门被火焚毁， 你们都来吧！ 让我们重建耶路撒冷的城墙， 免得我们再受凌辱。"
18 我告诉他们， 我的 神施恩的手怎样帮助我， 以及王对我所说的话； 他们就说： "我们要起来建造！ "于是他们奋勇着手作这善工。