Esela 9
1 Amalalu, Isala: ili fi ouligisu dunu mogili da nama sia: na misini, gobele salasu dunu amola Lifai dunu da dunu fi ilima na: iyado soge amo A: mone, Moua: be, Idibidi, Ga: ina: ne dunu, Hidaide dunu, Belisaide dunu, Yebiusaide dunu amola A: moulaide dunu ilima hame afafasu ilia sia: i. Ilia da amo dunu ilia wadela: idafa hou hamosu amoma fa: no bobogei dagoi.
Some time later, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many Israelis, and even some priests and [other men who are] descendants of Levi [who work in the temple], have not kept themselves from [doing what] the other people who are living in this land [do]. They are practicing the detestable things that the Canaan, Heth, Periz, Jebus, Ammon, and Amor people-groups, and the people from Moab and Egypt do.
2 Yu dunu da ga fi uda labeba: le, Gode Ea hadigi fi dunu da wadela: lesi dagoi ba: i. Be Yu ouligisu dunu amola ouligisu hina dunu, ilia amola da ga fi uda laiba: le, ilia da amo wadela: i hou amo ganodini baligili wadela: i hamosu dunu agoai ba: i.
[Specifically, some] Israeli men have married women who are not Israelis, and they have allowed their sons to do the same thing. So we, God’s sacred people, have become (contaminated/polluted in God’s sight). And some of our leaders and officials have been the first/worst ones to do this.”
3 Na da amo sia: nababeba: le, se bagade nabi. Na abula gadelale, na dialuma hinabo amola mayabo mogili golole fasili, da: i dioi bagadewane esalu.
When I heard that, [I became very angry, with the result that] I tore my clothes and tore some hair from my head and from my beard. Then I sat down, very shocked/dismayed. [The Israelis knew that God had warned us that he would punish us if we disobeyed] what he had said to us [about marrying women who are not Israelis].
4 Na da amanewane da: i dione esaloba, daeya galu Godema gobele salasu da doaga: i. Amalalu, dunu da na esaloba, na guba: le sisiga: le aligi. Ilia da Isala: ili Godema bagade beda: i. Bai Gode da mugululi asi buhagi dunu ilia wadela: i hou ba: i dagoi, amola Ea sia: ilia da nabi.
[So] many of the Israelis trembled/were afraid when they heard that some of those who had returned from Babylonia had sinned by disobeying the God of us Israelis like that. They came and sat with me until it was time to offer the evening sacrifices [of grain].
5 Daeya gobele salasu hou da doaga: loba, na da ni musa: udigili esalua amoga da: i dione esalu, amoga wa: legadole, amola na abula gadelai ga: i amola na da muguni bugili, na Hina Godema lobo ligia gadole, Ema sia: ne gadoi.
When it was time to offer those sacrifices, I was still sitting there, wearing those torn clothes and mourning/sad. I stood up, and then I quickly prostrated myself on the ground. I lifted up my hands to Yahweh, my God,
6 Na da amane sia: i, “Na Gode! Na da bagadewane gogosia: iba: le, Dia hadigi amoma na dialuma molole gadomu hamedei agoane ba: sa. Ninia wadela: i hou da bagadedafa, fedege agoane bi hamone ninia dialuma baligili muagado heda: sa.
and this is what I prayed: “Yahweh my God, I am very ashamed to raise my head in front of you. The sins that we Israelis have committed [are very great; it is as though they] have risen up higher than our heads, and our guilt [for committing those sins, it is as though it] rises up to the heavens.
7 Musa: aowalali ilia fifi mana, wali wadela: i hou bu baligili bagadedafa ninia hamonana. Ninia wadela: i houba: le, ninia hina bagade dunu amola ninia gobele salasu dunu da ga fi hina bagade ilia baiga dafai dagoi. Ga fi dunu da ninia fi dunu medole legele, ilia liligi wamolai amola mogili udigili hawa: hamomusa: mugululi oule asi. Ninia wadela: i hou hamoiba: le, bagadewane gogosiasu, amola waha da amomane diala. Ninia Hina Gode!
Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by [the armies of] the kings of other lands. They killed [some of our people], they captured [some], they robbed [some], and they [caused them all to be] disgraced, just like we are today.
8 Waha, eso fonobahadi amoga, Di da ninima asigiba: le, ninia se iasu diasuga fisili masa: ne gadili asunasi, wali ninia da Dia hadigidafa soge amoga gaga: iwane esala. Di da wali ninima hadigi ganodini udigili lalusu amola gaheabolo esalusu ninima i dagoi.
“But now, Yahweh God, you have been very kind to us. You have allowed some of us to (survive/continue to live). You have revived our spirits [IDM] and allowed us to escape from being slaves [in Babylonia] and to return safely [IDM] to live in this sacred place.
9 Nini da udigili se iasu diasua esalebe hawa: hamosu dunu agoai galu, be di da nini se iasu diasua esalebe hawa: hamoma: ne hame yolesi. Di da Besia hina bagade dunu ilia asigi dawa: su olelebeba: le, ilia da ninima asigisu. Ilia da nini hame fane legei. Be ninia da Dia Debolo musa: wadela: lesi dagoi, amo bu gagumusa: amola ninia Yuda soge amola Yelusaleme amo ganodini gaga: iwane esaloma: ne, ilia da logo doasi dagoi.
We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in [other towns in] Judah.
10 Be wali, Na Gode! Amo hou da doaga: beba: le, ninia da adi sia: ma: bela: ? Ninia da Dia sema amola hamoma: ne sia: i bu hame nabasu.
“Our God, what more can we say now [RHQ]? In spite of all that [you have done for us], we have disobeyed your commands.
11 Di da ilima olelebeba: le, Dia hawa: hamosu dunu amo balofede dunu, da amo sema amola hamoma: ne sia: i ninima olelei. Ilia da ninima adoi amane, soge amo ninia da gesowale fimu da ledo bagade soge. Ga: ina: ne dunu fi amo ganodini da wadela: i hou bagade hamobeba: le, soge huluanedafa da ledo bagade ba: i.
They are commands that you gave to your servants, the prophets, to tell to us. They said that the land that we would occupy was polluted because of the detestable/disgusting things that were done by the people who lived there. They said that in the land there were people from one end to the other who did immoral/shameful things.
12 Ilia da ninima amane sia: i, ‘Dilia da amo soge ganodini hahawane esalumusa: dawa: sea, amola amo ganodini diligaga fi da eso huluane hahawane esaloma: ne ilima imunusa: dawa: sea, dilia amo soge fi ilia uda maedafa lama, amola ilia muni labe hou amola hou huluanedafa mae fidima,’ balofede dunu da amane sia: i.
They said, ‘Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not even try to cause things to go well for those people-groups! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong, and you will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.’
13 Ninia da wadela: i hou bagade hamobeba: le, se dabe iasu bagade lai. Be ninia Gode, ninia dawa: Di da nini hame fane legei, amola ninia wadela: i hou se dabe iasu defele ninima hame i.
“You punished us because we were very guilty for having done wicked things. But you have not punished us as much as we deserve to be punished. [I say this because] you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive.
14 Amaiba: le, ninia da abuliba: le da Dia hamoma: ne sia: i bu mae nabawane, amo wadela: i fi ilia uda lama: bela: ? Agoane hamosea, Dia ougi da heda: sea, nini huluane wadela: lesi dagoi ba: mu. Dunu afadafa esalebe hamedafa ba: mu.
However, some of us are again disobeying your commands, and we are marrying women who do those detestable things. If we continue to do that, surely you will get rid of all of us [RHQ], with the result that none of us will remain alive.
15 Isala: ili Hina Gode! Di da moloidafa fofada: su dunu! Di da nini bogoma: ne hame fane legei! Ninia wadela: i hou Dima fofada: ne iaha! Ninia da Dia hadigi amoga misunu da ninima hamedei liligi agoai,” Esela da amane sia: ne gadoi.
Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship/belong to], you are fair/just. We are guilty. We are only a few people who have escaped [from Babylonia], but we pray to you, even though we do not deserve to stand in your presence.”
