Catholic Public Domain Version
"And I continued on to the gate of the fountain, and to the aqueduct of the king. And there was no room for the beast on which I was sitting to pass through. "
— Nehemiah 2:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.”
“Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. ”
“Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.”
“I passed on to the Gate of the Well and the King’s Pool, where there was not enough room for my animal to pass with me.”
“And I passed to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's aqueduct, and there was no place for the beast on which I rode to pass.”
“Then I went on to the door of the fountain and to the king's pool: but there was no room for my beast to get through.”
“Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.”
And I arrived at Jerusalem, and I was there for three days.
And I got up in the night, I and a few men with me. And I did not reveal to anyone what God had placed in my heart to do in Jerusalem. And there was no animal with me, except the animal on which I was sitting.
And I departed in the night through the gate of the valley, and before the fountain of the dragon, and toward the dung gate. And I considered the wall of Jerusalem, which was broken apart, and its gates, which had been consumed by fire.
And I continued on to the gate of the fountain, and to the aqueduct of the king. And there was no room for the beast on which I was sitting to pass through.
And so I climbed up in the night along the torrent, and I considered the wall. And turning back, I went by the gate of the valley, and I returned.
Now the magistrates did not know where I had gone, or what I had done. For I had revealed nothing, even to that point in time, to the Jews, or to the priests, or to the nobles, or to the magistrates, or to the others who were doing the work.
And so I said to them: “You know the affliction in which we are, because Jerusalem is desolate, and its gates have been consumed by fire. Come, and let us rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and let us no longer be in disgrace.”