Nehemiah 1 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Nehemiah Prays to the Lord

1 These are the words of Nehemiah. He was the son of Hakaliah.

I was in the fort of Susa. I was there in the 20th year that Artaxerxes was king. It was in the month of Kislev. ²At that time Hanani came from Judah with some other men. He was one of my brothers. I asked him and the other men about the Jews who were left alive in Judah. They had returned from Babylon. I also asked him about Jerusalem.

³He and the men with him said to me, “Some of the people who returned are still alive. They are back in the land of Judah. But they are having a hard time. They are ashamed. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down. Its gates have been burned with fire.”

⁴When I heard about these things, I sat down and wept. For several days I was very sad. I didn’t eat any food. And I prayed to the God of heaven. ⁵I said,

“Lord, you are the God of heaven. You are a great and wonderful God. You keep the covenant you made with those who love you and obey your commandments. You show them your love. ⁶Please pay careful attention to my prayer. See how your people are suffering. Please listen to me. I’m praying to you day and night. I’m praying for the people of Israel. We Israelites have committed sins against you. All of us admit it. I and my family have also sinned against you. ⁷We’ve done some very evil things. We haven’t obeyed the commands, rules and laws you gave your servant Moses.

⁸“Remember what you told him. You said, ‘If you people are not faithful, I will scatter you among the nations. ⁹But if you return to me, I will bring you back. If you obey my commands, I will gather you together again. I will bring you back from the farthest places on earth. I will bring you to the special place where I have chosen to put my Name.’

¹⁰“Lord, they are your people. They serve you. You used your great strength and mighty hand to set them free from Egypt. ¹¹Lord, please pay careful attention to my prayer. Listen to the prayers of all of us. We take delight in bringing honor to your name. Give me success today when I bring my request to King Artaxerxes.”

I was the king’s wine taster.

Nehemiah 1 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it cometh to pass, in the month of Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I have been in Shushan the palace, 2 and come in doth Hanani, one of my brethren, he and men of Judah, and I ask them concerning the Jews, the escaped part that have been left of the captivi...
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Nehemiah 1 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

1 The words of Nehemiah, the son of Hachaliah. And it was done in the month of Chisleu, that is, November, in the twentieth year, and I was in the castle of Susa (and I was in the capital city of Susa); 2 and Hanani, one of my brethren, came to me, he and men of Judah; and I asked them of the Jews, ...
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Nehemiah 1 - World English Bible (WEB)

1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.Now in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the palace, 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. ...
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Nehemiah 1 - The Voice (VOICE)

1 I, Nehemiah, am the son of Hacaliah. These are my words. They tell my story. During the winter month of Chislev in the 20th year of Artaxerxes I’s reign, I was in the fortress of Susa 2 when one of my brothers, Hanani, came from Judah along with some other men. I asked them about those Jews who h...
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Nehemiah 1 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Nehemiah Intercedes for Jerusalem1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah:Now it happened that in the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in Shushan the capitol, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, together with some men from Judah, arrived and I asked them about the Judeans, the remna...
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Nehemiah 1 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Nehemiah Prays for His People1 The words of Nehemi′ah the son of Hacali′ah.Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the capital, 2 that Hana′ni, one of my brethren, came with certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that survived, who ha...
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Nehemiah 1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Nehemiah 1 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Nehemiah Prays for His People1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capital, 2 one of my brothers, Hanani, came with certain men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews that survived, those who had escaped the captivity, ...
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Nehemiah 1 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Nehemiah 1 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Nehemiah 1 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Nehemiah Prays for His People1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,(A)2 one of my brothers, Hanani, came with certain men from Judah, and I asked them about the Jews who escaped, those who had survived the captivit...
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Nehemiah 1 - New Living Translation (NLT)

1 These are the memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah.Nehemiah’s Concern for JerusalemIn late autumn, in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign,[a] I was at the fortress of Susa. 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came to visit me with some other men who had just arrived from ...
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Nehemiah 1 - New Life Version (NLV)

Nehemiah Prays for His People1 These are the words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.Now in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the king’s house in Susa, 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came. I asked them about the Jews who were still living and had gotte...
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Nehemiah 1 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Nehemiah Prays for His People1 The words of (A)Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah.It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the (B)twentieth year, as I was in (C)Shushan[a] the [b]citadel, 2 that (D)Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escape...
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Nehemiah 1 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

Nehemiah’s prayer1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah:In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Je...
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Nehemiah 1 - New International Version (NIV)

Nehemiah’s Prayer1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah:In the month of Kislev(A) in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,(B) 2 Hanani,(C) one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant(D) that had survived the exile, and al...
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