Nehemiah 2:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ The king asked, “What do you want me to do?”

I prayed to the God who rules from heaven. ⁵ Then I told the king, “Sir, if it's all right with you, please send me back to Judah, so that I can rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried.”

⁶ The queen was sitting beside the king when he asked me, “How long will it take, and when will you be back?” The king agreed to let me go, and I told him when I would return.