عَزْرا 10

١ 1 وَفِيمَا كَانَ عِزْرَا يُصَلِّي وَيَعْتَرِفُ بَاكِياً وَمُنْطَرِحاً أَمَامَ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ، اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ حَشْدٌ غَفِيرٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالأَوْلادِ، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ بَكَى بِمَرَارَةٍ.

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

٢ 2 وَقَالَ شَكَنْيَا بْنُ يَحِيئِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي عِيلامَ لِعِزْرَا: «لَقَدْ خُنَّا إِلَهَنَا وَتَزَوَّجْنَا مِنْ نِسَاءٍ غَرِيبَاتٍ مِنْ أُمَمِ الأَرْضِ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ هَذَا فَلا يَزَالُ هُنَاكَ رَجَاءٌ لإِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

٣ 3 لِذَلِكَ، لِنُبْرِمْ عَهْداً مَعَ إِلَهِنَا، بِأَنْ نُخْرِجَ كُلَّ النِّسَاءِ الْغَرِيبَاتِ، وَمَنْ أَنْجَبْنَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءٍ بِمُوْجِبِ رَأْيِ سَيِّدِي وَمَشُورَةِ سَائِرِ الَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَ وَصَايَا اللهِ مُطَبِّقِينَ بِذَلِكَ نَصَّ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

٤ 4 فَانْهَضِ الآنَ فَإِنَّ عِبْءَ هَذَا الأَمْرِ هُوَ مَسْؤولِيَّتُكَ؛ وَلَكِنَّنَا مَعَكَ. تَشَجَّعْ وَتَصَرَّفْ».

Arise; for [this] matter [belongeth] unto thee: we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage, and do [it].

٥ 5 فَقَامَ عِزْرَا وَاسْتَحْلَفَ رُؤَسَاءَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَسَائِرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يُنَفِّذُوا الْعَهْدَ. فَحَلَفُوا.

Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

٦ 6 ثُمَّ نَهَضَ عِزْرَا مِنْ أَمَامِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ وَمَضَى إِلَى مُخْدَعِ يَهُوحَانَانَ بْنِ أَلِيَاشِيبَ، وَمَكَثَ هُنَاكَ لَا يَأْكُلُ خُبْزاً وَلا يَشْرَبُ مَاءً، نُوَاحاً عَلَى خِيَانَةِ الْعَائِدِينَ مِنَ السَّبْيِ.

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and [when] he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

٧ 7 وَأَطْلَقُوا دَعْوَةً فِي أَرْجَاءِ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَجْتَمِعَ جَمِيعُ الْعَائِدِينَ مِنَ السَّبْيِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

٨ 8 وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَمْتَنِعُ عَنِ الْحُضُورِ فِي ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، بِمُقْتَضَى أَمْرِ الرُّؤَسَاءِ والشُّيُوخِ، يُحَرَّمُ مَالُهُ وَيُنْبَذُ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَهْلِ السَّبْيِ.

And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

٩ 9 فَحَضَرَ كُلُّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي غُضُونِ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَعَقَدَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ اجْتِمَاعاً فِي الْيَوْمِ الْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ التَّاسِعِ (كَانُونِ الأَوَّلِ – دِيسَمْبَرَ) فِي سَاحَةِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ. وَقَدْ جَلَسُوا مُرْتَعِدِينَ مِنْ هَوْلِ الأَمْرِ وَمِنَ الأَمْطَارِ الْغَزِيرَةِ الْهَاطِلَةِ.

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of [this] matter, and for the great rain.

١٠ 10 عِنْدَئِذٍ قَامَ عِزْرَا الْكَاهِنُ وَخَاطَبَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ خُنْتُمْ عَهْدَ الرَّبِّ وَتَزَوَّجْتُمْ مِنْ نِسَاءٍ غَرِيبَاتٍ لِتَزِيدُوا مِنْ وَطْأَةِ إِثْمِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

١١ 11 فَاعْتَرِفُوا الآنَ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ وَاطْلُبُوا مَرْضَاتَهُ، وَانْفَصِلُوا عَنْ أُمَمِ الأَرْضِ وَعَنِ النِّسَاءِ الْغَرِيبَاتِ».

Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

١٢ 12 فَأَجَابَتِ الْجمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ: «سَنَفْعَلُ مَا طَالَبْتَنَا بِهِ،

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

١٣ 13 إِلّا أَنَّ الشَّعْبَ غَفِيرٌ، وَالْفَصْلَ فَصْلُ أَمْطَارٍ، وَلا طَاقَةَ لَنَا عَلَى الْوُقُوفِ خَارِجاً مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً تَحْتَ الأَمْطَارِ، وَلاسِيَّمَا أَنَّ الْعَمَلَ يَسْتَغْرِقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ أَوِ اثْنَيْنِ، لأَنَّنَا تَوَرَّطْنَا بِارْتِكَابِ هَذَا الإِثْمِ تَوَرُّطاً عَظِيماً.

But the people [are] many, and [it is] a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither [is this] a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

١٤ 14 لِذَلِكَ فَلْيَقْضِ كُلُّ رُؤَسَائِنَا لِكُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ، وَلْيَأْتِ مِنْ مُدُنِنَا كُلُّ مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ غَرِيبَةٍ، فِي أَوْقَاتٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ، بِرِفْقَةِ شُيُوخِ مَدِينَتِهِ وَقُضَاتِهَا، فَيَرْتَدَّ عَنَّا احْتِدَامُ غَضَبِ إِلَهِنَا مِنْ جَرَّاءِ خَطِيئَتِنَا».

Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.

١٥ 15 وَلَمْ يَعْتَرِضْ عَلَى هَذَا الأَمْرِ سِوَى يُونَاثَانَ بْنِ عَسَائِيلَ وَيَحْزِيَا بْنِ تِقْوَةَ، وَأَيَّدَهُمَا فِي ذَلِكَ مَشُلّامُ وَشَبْتَايُ اللّاوِيَّانِ.

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this [matter: ] and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

١٦ 16 وَنَفَّذَ الْعَائِدُونَ مِنَ السَّبْيِ هَذَا الأَمْرَ، وَاخْتَارَ عِزْرَا الْكَاهِنُ رُؤَسَاءَ الْعَائِلاتِ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَفْقاً لِعَشَائِرِهِمْ، فَانْفَصَلُوا عَنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَجَلَسُوا فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْعَاشِرِ (مُنْتَصَفِ كَانُونِ الأَوَّلِ – دِيسَمْبَرَ) لِلْقَضَاءِ فِي الأَمْرِ.

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, [with] certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by [their] names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

١٧ 17 وَتَمَّ الْفَصْلُ فِي قَضَايَا كُلِّ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ تَزَوَّجُوا مِنْ نِسَاءٍ غَرِيبَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ (آذَارَ – مَارِسَ).

And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

١٨ 18 فَوُجِدَ بَيْنَ الْكَهَنَةِ مِمَّنْ تَزَوَّجُوا مِنْ نِسَاءٍ غَرِيبَاتٍ: مِنْ بَنِي يَشُوعَ بْنِ يُوصَادَاقَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ: مَعْشِيَا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ وَيَارِيبُ وَجَدَلْيَا.

And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

١٩ 19 هَؤُلاءِ تَعَهَّدُوا بِإِخْرَاجِ نِسَائِهِمِ الْغَرِيبَاتِ مُقَرِّبِينَ كَبْشَ غَنَمٍ تَكْفِيراً عَنْ إِثْمِهِمْ.

And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their trespass.

٢٠ 20 وَمِنْ بَنِي إِمِّيرَ: حَنَانِي وَزَبْدِيَا.

And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.

٢١ 21 وَمِنْ بَنِي حَارِيمَ: مَعْسِيَا وَإِيلِيَّا وَشَمْعِيَا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعُزِّيَّا.

And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

٢٢ 22 وَمِنْ بَنِي فَشْحُورَ: أَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَمَعْسِيَا وَإِسْمعِيلُ وَنَثَنْئِيلُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَأَلْعَاسَةُ.

And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

٢٣ 23 وَمِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ: يُوزَابَادُ، وَشِمْعِي، وَقَلايَا (أَيْ قَلِيطَا)، وَفَتَحْيَا وَيَهُوذَا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ.

Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same [is] Kelita, ) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

٢٤ 24 وَمِنَ الْمُغَنِّينَ: أَلْيَاشِيبُ. وَمِنْ حُرَّاسِ أَبْوَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ: شَلُّومُ وَطَالَمُ وَأُورِي.

Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

٢٥ 25 وَمِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي فَرْعُوشَ: رَمْيَا وَيِزِّيَّا وَمَلْكِيَا وَمَيَّامِينُ وَأَلِعَازَارُ وَمَلْكِيَّا وَبَنَايَا.

Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

٢٦ 26 وَمِنْ بَنِي عِيلامَ: مَتَّنْيَا وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعَبْدِي وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَإِيلِيَّا.

And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

٢٧ 27 بَنِي زَتُّو: أَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَأَلْيَاشِيبُ وَمَتَّنْيَا وَيَرِمُوثُ وَزَابَادُ وَعَزِيزَا.

And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

٢٨ 28 وَمِنْ بَنِي بَابَايَ: يَهُوحَانَانُ وَحَنَنْيَا وَزَبَايُ وَعَثْلايُ.

Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, [and] Athlai.

٢٩ 29 وَمِنْ بَنِي بَانِي: مَشُلّامُ وَمَلُّوخُ وَعَدَايَا وَيَاشُوبُ وَشَآلُ وَرَامُوثُ.

And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

٣٠ 30 وَمِنْ بَنِي فَحَثَ مُوآبَ: عَدْنَا وَكَلالُ وَبَنَايَا وَمَعْسِيَا وَمَتَّنْيَا وَبَصَلْئِيلُ وَبَنُّويُ وَمَنَسَّى.

And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

٣١ 31 وَمِنْ بَنِي حَارِيمَ: أَلِيعَزَرُ وَيِشِّيَّا وَمَلْكِيَّا وَشِمْعِيَا وَشِمْعُونُ،

And [of] the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

٣٢ 32 وَبَنْيَامِينُ وَملُّوخُ وَشَمَرْيَا.

Benjamin, Malluch, [and] Shemariah.

٣٣ 33 وَمِنْ بَنِي حَشُومَ: مَتَّنَايُ وَمَتَّاثَا وَزَابَادُ وَأَلِيفَلَطُ وَيَرِيمَايُ وَمَنَسَّى وَشِمْعِي.

Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei.

٣٤ 34 وَمِنْ بَنِي بَانِي: مَعْدَايُ وَعَمْرَامُ وَأُوئِيلُ،

Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

٣٥ 35 وَبَنَايَا وَبِيدْيَا وَكَلُوهِي،

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,

٣٦ 36 وَوَنْيَا وَمَرِيمُوثُ وَأَلْيَاشِيبُ،

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

٣٧ 37 وَمَتَّنْيَا وَمَتَّنَايُ وَيَعْسُو،

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

٣٨ 38 وَبَانِي وَبَنُّويُ وَشِمْعِي،

And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

٣٩ 39 وَشَلَمْيَا وَنَاثَانُ وَعَدَايَا،

And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

٤٠ 40 وَمَكْنَدْبَايُ وَشَاشَايُ وَشَارَايُ،

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

٤١ 41 وَعَزَرْئِيلُ وَشَلَمْيَا وَشَمَرْيَا،

Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

٤٢ 42 وَشَلُّومُ وَأَمَرْيَا وَيُوسُفُ،

Shallum, Amariah, [and] Joseph.

٤٣ 43 وَمِنْ بَنِي نَبُو: يَعِيئِيلُ وَمَتَّثْيَا وَزَابَادُ وَزَبِينَا وَيَدُّو وَيُوئِيلُ وَبَنَايَا.

Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

٤٤ 44 وَقَدْ تَزَوَّجَ جَمِيعُ هَؤُلاءِ مِنْ نِسَاءٍ غَرِيبَاتٍ، أَنْجَبَتْ بَعْضُهُنَّ لَهُمْ أَبْنَاءً.

All these had taken strange wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom they had children.