نَحَمْيَا 13

١ 1 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ قُرِئَ فِي سِفْرِ مُوسَى فِي آذَانِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَوُجِدَ مَكْتُوبًا فِيهِ أَنَّ عَمُّونِيًّا وَمُوآبِيًّا لَا يَدْخُلُ فِي جَمَاعَةِ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

And on that day did they reade in the booke of Moses, in the audience of the people, and it was found written therein, that the Ammonite, and the Moabite should not enter into the Congregation of God,

٢ 2 لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُلَاقُوا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْخُبْزِ وَٱلْمَاءِ، بَلِ ٱسْتَأْجَرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ بَلْعَامَ لِكَيْ يَلْعَنَهُمْ، وَحَوَّلَ إِلَهُنَا ٱللَّعْنَةَ إِلَى بَرَكَةٍ.

Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: and our God turned the curse into a blessing.

٣ 3 وَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ٱلشَّرِيعَةَ فَرَزُوا كُلَّ ٱللَّفِيفِ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Now when they had heard the Lawe, they separated from Israel all those that were mixed.

٤ 4 وَقَبْلَ هَذَا كَانَ أَلْيَاشِيبُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلْمُقَامُ عَلَى مِخْدَعِ بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا قَرَابَةُ طُوبِيَّا،

And before this had the Priest Eliashib the ouersight of the chamber of the house of our God, being kinsman to Tobiah:

٥ 5 قَدْ هَيَّأَ لَهُ مِخْدَعًا عَظِيمًا حَيْثُ كَانُوا سَابِقًا يَضَعُونَ ٱلتَّقْدِمَاتِ وَٱلْبَخُورَ وَٱلْآنِيَةَ، وَعُشْرَ ٱلْقَمْحِ وَٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ، فَرِيضَةَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ وَٱلْمُغَنِّينَ وَٱلْبَوَّابِينَ، وَرَفِيعَةَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ.

And he had made him a great chamber and there had they aforetime layde the offringes, the incense, and the vessels, and the tithes of corne, of wine, and of oyle (appointed for the Leuites, and the singers, and the porters) and the offringes of the Priests.

٦ 6 وَفِي كُلِّ هَذَا لَمْ أَكُنْ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنِّي فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلِٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَٱلثَّلَاثِينَ لِأَرْتَحْشَسْتَا مَلِكِ بَابِلَ دَخَلْتُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَبَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ ٱسْتَأْذَنْتُ مِنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ

But in all this time was not I in Ierusalem: for in the two and thirtieth yere of Artahshashte King of Babel, came I vnto the King, and after certaine dayes I obteined of the King.

٧ 7 وَأَتَيْتُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَفَهِمْتُ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ أَلْيَاشِيبُ لِأَجْلِ طُوبِيَّا، بِعَمَلِهِ لَهُ مِخْدَعًا فِي دِيَارِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ.

And when I was come to Ierusalem, I vnderstood the euil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in that hee had made him a chamber in the court of the house of God,

٨ 8 وَسَاءَنِي ٱلْأَمْرُ جِدًّا، وَطَرَحْتُ جَمِيعَ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ طُوبِيَّا خَارِجَ ٱلْمِخْدَعِ،

And it grieued me sore: therefore I cast forth all the vessels of the house of Tobiah out of the chamber.

٩ 9 وَأَمَرْتُ فَطَهَّرُوا ٱلْمَخَادِعَ، وَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهَا آنِيَةَ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ مَعَ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ وَٱلْبَخُورِ.

And I commanded them to clense ye chambers: and thither brought I againe the vessels of the house of God with the meate offring and the incense.

١٠ 10 وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ أَنْصِبَةَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ لَمْ تُعْطَ، بَلْ هَرَبَ ٱللَّاَوِيُّونَ وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ عَامِلُو ٱلْعَمَلِ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى حَقْلِهِ.

And I perceiued that the portions of the Leuites had not bene giuen, and that euery one was fled to his lande, euen the Leuites and singers that executed the worke.

١١ 11 فَخَاصَمْتُ ٱلْوُلَاةَ وَقُلْتُ: «لِمَاذَا تُرِكَ بَيْتُ ٱللهِ؟» فَجَمَعْتُهُمْ وَأَوْقَفْتُهُمْ فِي أَمَاكِنِهِمْ.

Then reproued I the rulers and sayd, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I assembled them, and set them in their place.

١٢ 12 وَأَتَى كُلُّ يَهُوذَا بِعُشْرِ ٱلْقَمْحِ وَٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ إِلَى ٱلْمَخَازِنِ،

Then brought all Iudah the tithes of corne and of wine, and of oyle vnto the treasures.

١٣ 13 وَأَقَمْتُ خَزَنَةً عَلَى ٱلْخَزَائِنِ: شَلَمْيَا ٱلْكَاهِنَ وَصَادُوقَ ٱلْكَاتِبَ وَفَدَايَا مِنَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ، وَبِجَانِبِهِمْ حَانَانَ بْنُ زَكُّورَ بْنِ مَتَّنْيَا لِأَنَّهُمْ حُسِبُوا أُمَنَاءَ، وَكَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَقْسِمُوا عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِمْ.

And I made treasurers ouer the treasures, Shelemiah the Priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Leuites, Pedaiah, and vnder their hande Hanan the sonne of Zaccur the sonne of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithfull, and their office was to distribute vnto their brethren.

١٤ 14 ٱذْكُرْنِي ياإِلَهِي مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا، وَلَا تَمْحُ حَسَنَاتِي ٱلَّتِي عَمِلْتُهَا نَحْوَ بَيْتِ إِلَهِي وَنَحْوَ شَعَائِرِهِ.

Remember me, O my God, herein, and wipe not out my kindenes that I haue shewed on the house of my God, and on the offices thereof.

١٥ 15 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ رَأَيْتُ فِي يَهُوذَا قَوْمًا يَدُوسُونَ مَعَاصِرَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ، وَيَأْتُونَ بِحُزَمٍ وَيُحَمِّلُونَ حَمِيرًا، وَأَيْضًا يَدْخُلُونَ أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ بِخَمْرٍ وَعِنَبٍ وَتِينٍ وَكُلِّ مَا يُحْمَلُ، فَأَشْهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ بَيْعِهِمِ ٱلطَّعَامَ.

In those dayes saw I in Iudah them, that trode wine presses on ye Sabbath, and that brought in sheaues, and which laded asses also with wine, grapes, and figges, and all burdens, and brought them into Ierusalem vpon the Sabbath day: and I protested to them in the day that they sold vitailes.

١٦ 16 وَٱلصُّورِيُّونَ ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ بِهَا كَانُوا يَأْتُونَ بِسَمَكٍ وَكُلِّ بِضَاعَةٍ، وَيَبِيعُونَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ لِبَنِي يَهُوذَا وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

There dwelt men of Tyrus also therein, which brought fish and all wares, and solde on the Sabbath vnto the children of Iudah euen in Ierusalem.

١٧ 17 فَخَاصَمْتُ عُظَمَاءَ يَهُوذَا وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «مَا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلْقَبِيحُ ٱلَّذِي تَعْمَلُونَهُ وَتُدَنِّسُونَ يَوْمَ ٱلسَّبْتِ؟

Then reprooued I the rulers of Iudah, and sayd vnto them, What euil thing is this that yee doe, and breake the Sabbath day?

١٨ 18 أَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ آبَاؤُكُمْ هَكَذَا فَجَلَبَ إِلَهُنَا عَلَيْنَا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ، وَعَلَى هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ؟ وَأَنْتُمْ تَزِيدُونَ غَضَبًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ تُدَنِّسُونَ ٱلسَّبْتَ».

Did not your fathers thus, and our God brought all this plague vpon vs, and vpon this citie? yet yee increase the wrath vpon Israel, in breaking the Sabbath.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَ لَمَّا أَظْلَمَتْ أَبْوَابُ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَبْلَ ٱلسَّبْتِ، أَنِّي أَمَرْتُ بِأَنْ تُغْلَقَ ٱلْأَبْوَابُ، وَقُلْتُ أَنْ لَا يَفْتَحُوهَا إِلَى مَا بَعْدَ ٱلسَّبْتِ. وَأَقَمْتُ مِنْ غِلْمَانِي عَلَى ٱلْأَبْوَابِ حَتَّى لَا يَدْخُلَ حِمْلٌ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ.

And when the gates of Ierusalem beganne to be darke before the Sabbath, I commaded to shut the gates, and charged, that they should not be opened til after the Sabbath, and some of my seruants set I at the gates, that there shoulde no burden be brought in on the Sabbath day.

٢٠ 20 فَبَاتَ ٱلتُّجَّارُ وَبَائِعُو كُلِّ بِضَاعَةٍ خَارِجَ أُورُشَلِيمَ مَرَّةً وَٱثْنَتَيْنِ.

So the chapmen and marchants of al marchandise remained once or twise all night without Ierusalem.

٢١ 21 فَأَشْهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا أَنْتُمْ بَائِتُونَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلسُّورِ؟ إِنْ عُدْتُمْ فَإِنِّي أُلْقِي يَدًا عَلَيْكُمْ». وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ لَمْ يَأْتُوا فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ.

And I protested among them, and said vnto them, Why tary ye all night about the wall? If ye do it once againe, I will lay hands vpon you. from that time came they no more on the Sabbath.

٢٢ 22 وَقُلْتُ لِلَّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَيَأْتُوا وَيَحْرُسُوا ٱلْأَبْوَابَ لِأَجْلِ تَقْدِيسِ يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ. بِهَذَا أَيْضًا ٱذْكُرْنِي يَا إِلَهِي، وَتَرَأَفْ عَلَيَّ حَسَبَ كَثْرَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ.

And I sayde vnto the Leuites, that they should clense themselues, and that they shoulde come and keepe the gates, to sanctifie the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and pardon me according to thy great mercy.

٢٣ 23 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ أَيْضًا رَأَيْتُ ٱلْيَهُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَاكَنُوا نِسَاءً أَشْدُودِيَّاتٍ وَعَمُّونِيَّاتٍ وَمُوآبِيَّاتٍ.

In those dayes also I saw Iewes that married wiues of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab.

٢٤ 24 وَنِصْفُ كَلَامِ بَنِيهِمْ بِٱللِّسَانِ ٱلْأَشْدُودِيِّ، وَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يُحْسِنُونَ ٱلتَّكَلُّمَ بِٱللِّسَانِ ٱلْيَهُودِيِّ، بَلْ بِلِسَانِ شَعْبٍ وَشَعْبٍ.

And their children spake halfe in ye speach of Ashdod, and could not speake in the Iewes language, and according to the language of the one people, and of the other people.

٢٥ 25 فَخَاصَمْتُهُمْ وَلَعَنْتُهُمْ وَضَرَبْتُ مِنْهُمْ أُنَاسًا وَنَتَفْتُ شُعُورَهُمْ، وَٱسْتَحْلَفْتُهُمْ بِٱللهِ قَائِلًا: «لَا تُعْطُوا بَنَاتِكُمْ لِبَنِيهِمْ، وَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْ بَنَاتِهِمْ لِبَنِيكُمْ، وَلَا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ.

Then I reprooued them, and cursed them, and smote certaine of them, and pulled off their heare, and tooke an othe of them by God, Yee shall not giue your daughters vnto their sonnes, neither shall ye take of their daughters vnto your sonnes, nor for your selues.

٢٦ 26 أَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَجْلِ هَؤُلَاءِ أَخْطَأَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ مَلِكٌ مِثْلُهُ؟ وَكَانَ مَحْبُوبًا إِلَى إِلَهِهِ، فَجَعَلَهُ ٱللهُ مَلِكًا علَى كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. هُوَ أَيْضًا جَعَلَتْهُ ٱلنِّسَاءُ ٱلْأَجْنَبِيَّاتُ يُخْطِئُ.

Did not Salomon the king of Israel sinne by these thinges? yet among many nations was there no King like him: for he was beloued of his God, and God had made him King ouer Israel: yet strange women caused him to sinne.

٢٧ 27 فَهَلْ نَسْكُتُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ بِٱلْخِيَانَةِ ضِدَّ إِلَهِنَا بِمُسَاكَنَةِ نِسَاءٍ أَجْنَبِيَّاتٍ؟»

Shall wee then obey vnto you, to doe all this great euil, and to transgresse against our God, euen to marry strange wiues?

٢٨ 28 وَكَانَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَنِي يُويَادَاعَ بْنِ أَلْيَاشِيبَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ صِهْرًا لِسَنْبَلَّطَ ٱلْحُورُونِيِّ، فَطَرَدْتُهُ مِنْ عِنْدِي.

And one of the sonnes of Ioiada the sonne of Eliashib the hie Priest was the sonne in law of Sanballat the Horonite: but I chased him from me.

٢٩ 29 ٱذْكُرْهُمْ يَاإِلَهِي، لِأَنَّهُمْ نَجَّسُوا ٱلْكَهَنُوتَ وَعَهْدَ ٱلْكَهَنُوتِ وَٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ.

Remember them, O my God, that defile the Priesthoode, and the couenant of the Priesthoode, and of the Leuites.

٣٠ 30 فَطَهَّرْتُهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ غَرِيبٍ، وَأَقَمْتُ حِرَاسَاتِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ،

Then cleansed I them from all strangers, and appoynted the wardes of the Priestes and of the Leuites, euery one in his office,

٣١ 31 وَلِأَجْلِ قُرْبَانِ ٱلْحَطَبِ فِي أَزْمِنَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ وَلِلْبَاكُورَاتِ. فَٱذْكُرْنِي يَا إِلَهِي بِٱلْخَيْرِ.

And for the offring of the wood at times appoynted, and for the first fruites. Remember me, O my God, in goodnes.