17 Tada jiems tariau: "Jūs matote, kokiame varge esame; Jeruzalė apleista ir jos vartai sudeginti. Atstatykime Jeruzalės sieną, kad nebūtų mums pažeminimo".

18 Ir papasakojau jiems, kaip mano Dievo ranka buvo su manimi; taip pat papasakojau, ką karalius man kalbėjo. Jie sakė: "Pakilkime ir statykime". Taip jie sutvirtino savo rankas geram darbui.

17 Then I said to them, "You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced." 18 I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me.

They said, "Let’s rise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for the good work.