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Nehemiah 1 निहिमियस्य पुस्तकम् 1

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1

यिरूणालमस्यyirūṇālamasya दुदे्ायाdudeāyā वातांvātāṃ निश्पयniśpaya निदिमियस्यnidimiyasya शाचनमपवसनझśācanamapavasanajha तदीयाta·dī·yā प्रानाprānā चca। हखलियस्यhakhaliyasya तनयस्यtanayasya निह्िमियस्यnihimiyasya कर्म्माणिkar·mā·ṇi। विंशतितमviṃśatitama वत्छरस्यvatcharasya किण्लेवमासिkiṇlevamāsi श्रूशनराजधान्यामइमासम्śrūśanarājadhānyāmaimāsam।
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yirūṇālamasya dudeāyā vātāṃ niśpaya nidimiyasya śācanamapavasanajha tadīyā prānā ca| hakhaliyasya tanayasya nihimiyasya karmmāṇi| viṃśatitama vatcharasya kiṇlevamāsi śrūśanarājadhānyāmaimāsam|

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
2

तदानींta·dā·nīṃ इनानिनप्माināninapmā ममma·ma भ्नातुणामेकाbhnātuṇāmekā जनोja·no विद्कदादेश्ीयाःvidkadādeśīyāḥ कतिपयाka·ti·pa·yā मनुmanu जाश्चjāśca तत्tat स्थानमागमन्sthānamāgaman तदाta·dā सेse रकच्तितान्rakactitān अयतोayato युडदासत्वार्yuḍadāsatvār अवशिष्टान्a·va·śiṣ·ṭān यिज्ञदीयलोकानधिyijñadīyalokānadhi यिरूशालमच्नाधघिyirūśālamacnādhaghi मयाma·yā समएच्छ्यन्तsamaecchyanta।
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tadānīṃ ināninapmā mama bhnātuṇāmekā jano vidkadādeśīyāḥ katipayā manu jāśca tat sthānamāgaman tadā se rakactitān ayato yuḍadāsatvār avaśiṣṭān yijñadīyalokānadhi yirūśālamacnādhaghi mayā samaecchyanta|

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3

तेनte·na तेte माम्mām अभाषन्तa·bhā·ṣan·ta सेse ऽवशिाvaśiā लोकाlo·kā खथतोkhathato दासत्वाद्dāsatvād उच्छिदाucchidā मानवाmā·na·vā महताmahatā दुःखेनापमानेनduḥkhenāpamānena चca तत्रtat·ra देशेde·śe निवसन्तिni·va·san·ti किञ्चkiñ·ca विरूष्णलमस्यvirūṣṇalamasya प्राकारोprākāro भस्नोपुरडाराणिbhasnopuraḍārāṇi चca वह्िदग्धानिvahidagdhāni विद्यन्तेvid·yan·te।

tena te mām abhāṣanta se 'vaśiā lokā khathato dāsatvād ucchidā mānavā mahatā duḥkhenāpamānena ca tatra deśe nivasanti kiñca virūṣṇalamasya prākāro bhasnopuraḍārāṇi ca vahidagdhāni vidyante|

And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
4

तेषामेतानिteṣāmetāni वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni निश्रम्यादंniśramyādaṃ कतिपयदिवसान्ka·ti·pa·ya·di·va·sān उपविश्यu·pa·viś·ya क्रन्दनkrandana अश्ाचंaśācaṃ खर्गीयख्वरस्यkhargīyakhvarasya चca गोचरgo·ca·ra उपवासंu·pa·vā·saṃ प्राथनाञ्चाकरवंprāthanāñcākaravaṃ।

teṣāmetāni vākyāni niśramyādaṃ katipayadivasān upaviśya krandana aśācaṃ khargīyakhvarasya ca gocara upavāsaṃ prāthanāñcākaravaṃ|

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
5

डटशींḍaṭaśīṃ भारतीच्ञाकथयंbhāratīcñākathayaṃ हेखर्गोयhekhargoya प्रभोpra·bho परमेशखर,त्वमेवtva·me·va महान्ma·hān भयङ्करखेखरःbhayaṅkarakhekharaḥ, येye त्वयिtva·yi प्रीयन्तेprī·yan·te तवाज्ञाtavājñā हृन्तिhṛnti चca तान्tān प्रतिpra·ti त्वंtvaṃ निषमम्niṣamam अनुकम्पाच्anukampāc रुच्तसिructasi। इदानींi·dā·nīṃ भवताbha·va·tā ऽस्य'sya दासस्यdā·sas·ya प्रार्थनाम्prār·tha·nām अआकणयितुंaākaṇayituṃ भवतःbha·va·taḥ ओओचेooce अरुद्धaruddha लोचनेlo·ca·ne चोन्मीलितेconmīlite भवतांbhavatāṃ।

ḍaṭaśīṃ bhāratīcñākathayaṃ hekhargoya prabho parameśakhara,tvameva mahān bhayaṅkarakhekharaḥ, ye tvayi prīyante tavājñā hṛnti ca tān prati tvaṃ niṣamam anukampāc ructasi| idānīṃ bhavatā 'sya dāsasya prārthanām aākaṇayituṃ bhavataḥ ooce aruddha locane conmīlite bhavatāṃ|

And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
6

अहंa·haṃ भवदीयदासानाम्bhavadīyadāsānām इखायेलीयलेikhāyelīyale कानांkānāṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ दिवानिशंdi·vā·ni·śaṃ भवताbha·va·tā गोचरgo·ca·ra प्राथयेprāthaye, इस्रायेलीयलोकानांis·rā·ye·lī·ya·lo·kā·nāṃ कलवाणिkalavāṇi स्वीकरोमिsvī·ka·ro·mi चca, यगेyage भवताbha·va·tā विरुद्धम्vi·rud·dham असनाभिःasanābhiḥ पापम्pā·pam अकारिa·kā·ri, मयापिma·yā·pi ममma·ma पिदृवं्टेनpidṛvaṃṭena चca पापम्pā·pam अकारिa·kā·ri।

ahaṃ bhavadīyadāsānām ikhāyelīyale kānāṃ nimittaṃ divāniśaṃ bhavatā gocara prāthaye, isrāyelīyalokānāṃ kalavāṇi svīkaromi ca, yage bhavatā viruddham asanābhiḥ pāpam akāri, mayāpi mama pidṛvaṃṭena ca pāpam akāri|

Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.
7

वयंभवतोाvayaṃbhavatoā विरुद्धviruddha कुकम्मार्कुम्मंkukammārkummaṃ हिhi, किसkisa खदाkhadā सेनsena मूससाज्ञापिताभवतmūsasājñāpitābhavata आदेशोā·de·śo विधयोvi·dha·yo राज्यनीतयश्वास्माभिrājyanītayaśvāsmābhi नाचरिताःnācaritāḥ।
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vayaṃbhavatoā viruddha kukammārkummaṃ hi, kisa khadā sena mūsasājñāpitābhavata ādeśo vidhayo rājyanītayaśvāsmābhi nācaritāḥ|

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
8

तथादिtathādi युद्माभिरान्ञालङ्गनात्yudmābhirānñālaṅganāt मयिma·yi भिन्नजातीयानांbhin·na·jā·tī·yā·nāṃ मध्येmadh·ye वुद्ान्vudān विकीणेवतिvikīṇevati यदिya·di यूयंyū·yaṃ मांmāṃ प्रतिpra·ti पराद्यparādya मदीयान्madīyān निद्शान्nidśān ग्ह्णोयातghṇoyāta तदनुसारेणta·da·nu·sā·re·ṇa कर्म्माणिkar·mā·ṇi कुर्व्वीध्वद्चkurvīdhvadca,
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tathādi yudmābhirānñālaṅganāt mayi bhinnajātīyānāṃ madhye vudān vikīṇevati yadi yūyaṃ māṃ prati parādya madīyān nidśān ghṇoyāta tadanusāreṇa karmmāṇi kurvvīdhvadca,

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
9

तदिtadi युद्राकंyudrākaṃ केषुचित्keṣucit गगनस्यgaganasya प्रान्तपय्येन्तंprāntapayyentaṃ दवितेष्वपितेdaviteṣvapite तस्मात्tas·māt स्थानादपिsthānādapi मयाma·yā संग्राहिव्यन्तेनिजनान्नाsaṃgrāhivyantenijanānnā वासायvāsāya मयाभिरुचितंmayābhirucitaṃ स्थानम्sthā·nam आअनेष्यन्तेāaneṣyante चca, यामिमांyā·mi·māṃ भारतींbhā·ra·tīṃ भवान्bha·vān मुससान्ञापितवान्musasānñāpitavān विनयेद्धंvinayeddhaṃ तामिदानींtāmidānīṃ स्मरतुsma·ra·tu।
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tadi yudrākaṃ keṣucit gaganasya prāntapayyentaṃ daviteṣvapite tasmāt sthānādapi mayā saṃgrāhivyantenijanānnā vāsāya mayābhirucitaṃ sthānam āaneṣyante ca, yāmimāṃ bhāratīṃ bhavān musasānñāpitavān vinayeddhaṃ tāmidānīṃ smaratu|

But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
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तta स्रवsrava भवताbha·va·tā दासाdā·sā प्रजाश्चpra·jāś·ca सन्तिsan·ti, भवान्bha·vān निजेनni·je·na महापराक्रमेणma·hā·pa·rāk·ra·me·ṇa बलवताba·la·va·tā करेणka·re·ṇa चca तान्tān परिक्रौोतवान्parikrauotavān।

ta srava bhavatā dāsā prajāśca santi, bhavān nijena mahāparākrameṇa balavatā kareṇa ca tān parikrauotavān|

Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
11

हेhe मत्यभाmatyabhā, विनयेvi·na·ye$हम्ham इदानींi·dā·nīṃ खोयद्ासस्यkhoyadāsasya प्राथनायांprāthanāyāṃ येचyeca भवतोbha·va·to नाम्नाnām·nā भक्तांbhaktāṃ तुष्यन्तिtuṣ·yan·ti भवदीवानांbhavadīvānāṃ त्वांtvāṃ दासानांdā·sā·nāṃ प्रथनायांprathanāyāṃ खवाkhavā निदधातुnidadhātu। परंpa·raṃ विनयेऽदहम्vinaye'daham अद्यad·ya खोयदासस्यkhoyadāsasya कर्म्मेkarme सिद्धंsid·dhaṃ करोतुka·ro·tu पुमांसpu·māṃ·sa एतस्यe·tas·ya समक्तझ्यsamaktajhya माम्mām अनकम्पितanakampita विदधातुvi·da·dhā·tu।
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he matyabhā, vinaye$ham idānīṃ khoyadāsasya prāthanāyāṃ yeca bhavato nāmnā bhaktāṃ tuṣyanti bhavadīvānāṃ tvāṃ dāsānāṃ prathanāyāṃ khavā nidadhātu| paraṃ vinaye'daham adya khoyadāsasya karmme siddhaṃ karotu pumāṃsa etasya samaktajhya mām anakampita vidadhātu|

O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.