Catholic Public Domain Version
"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. "
— Nehemiah 2:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.”
“Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned. ”
“Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.”
“I continued up the valley during the night, inspecting the wall. Then I turned back and came to the Valley Gate, and so returned.”
“And I went up in the night by the torrent, and viewed the wall, and going back I came to the gate of the valley, and returned.”
“Then in the night, I went up by the stream, viewing the wall; then turning back, I went in by the door in the valley, and so came back.”
“Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.”
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.”
And I revealed to them how the hand of my God was with me for good, and the words of the king, which he had spoken to me. And I said: “Let us rise up, and build.” And their hands were strengthened for good.