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Ne 1:1-3.
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Ne 1:1-3.
NEHEMIAH, UNDERSTANDING BY HANANI THE AFFLICTED STATE OF JERUSALEM, MOURNS, FASTS, AND PRAYS.
1. Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah--This eminently pious and patriotic Jew is to be carefully distinguished from two other persons of the same name--one of whom is mentioned as helping to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
(Ne 3:16),
and the other is noticed in the list of those who accompanied Zerubbabel in the first detachment of returning exiles
(Ezr 2:2; Ne 7:7).
Though little is known of his genealogy, it is highly probable that he was a descendant of the tribe of Judah and the royal family of David.
in the month Chisleu--answering to the close of November and the larger part of December.
Shushan the palace--the capital of ancient Susiana, east of the Tigris, a province of Persia. From the time of Cyrus it was the favorite winter residence of the Persian kings.
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2-3. 我的一個弟兄哈拿尼同著幾個人從猶大來——哈拿尼被稱為他的弟兄
（Ne 7:2）。
但猶太人以及東方其他民族使用這詞較為寬泛，所以很可能不過指同一家族而已。按約瑟夫所記，尼希米在宮牆四周散步時，無意中聽到幾個人用希伯來語交談。他得知他們剛從猶太地回來，便急切詢問，他們便告訴他耶路撒冷尚未完工、荒涼不堪的光景，以及歸回之被擄者毫無防禦的處境。先前賜給所羅巴伯和以斯拉的諭旨只限於修繕聖殿和私人住宅，故城的城牆城門仍如被迦勒底人圍攻時所留下的，任其成為一堆破敗的廢墟。
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2, 3. Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah--Hanani is called his brother
(Ne 7:2).
But as that term was used loosely by Jews as well as other Orientals, it is probable that no more is meant than that he was of the same family. According to JOSEPHUS, Nehemiah, while walking around the palace walls, overheard some persons conversing in the Hebrew language. Having ascertained that they had lately returned from Judea, he was informed by them, in answer to his eager enquiries, of the unfinished and desolate condition of Jerusalem, as well as the defenseless state of the returned exiles. The commissions previously given to Zerubbabel and Ezra extending only to the repair of the temple and private dwellings, the walls and gates of the city had been allowed to remain a mass of shattered ruins, as they had been laid by the Chaldean siege.
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Ne 1:4-11.
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Ne 1:4-11.
他的祈禱。
4. 我聽見這話，就坐下……悲哀……禁食，祈禱——這番敘述深深觸動了這位善人的愛國情懷，他唯有在懇切持久的禱告中得著安慰，求神賜恩給他似乎已暗中立定的志向——求王允准他前往耶路撒冷。
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Ne 1:4-11.
HIS PRAYER.
4. when I heard these words, that I sat down . . . and mourned . . . and fasted, and prayed--The recital deeply affected the patriotic feelings of this good man, and no comfort could he find but in earnest and protracted prayer, that God would favor the purpose, which he seems to have secretly formed, of asking the royal permission to go to Jerusalem.
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11. 我是王的酒政——在古時東方朝廷中，這職官總是地位顯要之人；因其職務性質機要、且常可親近君王，他具有相當大的影響力。
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11. I was the king's cupbearer--This officer, in the ancient Oriental courts, was always a person of rank and importance; and, from the confidential nature of his duties and his frequent access to the royal presence, he possessed great influence.
Ne 1:1-3.
尼希米從哈拿尼得知耶路撒冷的苦況， 便悲哀、禁食、祈禱。
1. 哈迦利亞的兒子尼希米——這位極其敬虔、愛國的猶大人，必須與另外兩位同名者仔細區分：一位見於協助重建耶路撒冷城牆的記載
（Ne 3:16），
另一位則列於隨所羅巴伯首次歸回的被擄者隊伍之中
（Ezr 2:2； Ne 7:7）。
雖然關於他的家譜所知甚少，但他極可能是猶大支派、大衛王朝的後裔。
基斯流月——相當於陽曆十一月末及十二月的大部分時間。
書珊城的宮——古代以攔省的首府，位於底格里斯河以東，屬波斯的一省。自居魯士之時起，這裡便成為波斯諸王所喜愛的冬宮所在地。