Ezra 10
1 Ezra he a thangthui vaengah khaw a uem vaengah khaw a rhah neh Pathen im hmai ah bakop. A taengah Israel hlangping lamloh tongpa neh huta neh camoe neh muep tingtun uh khungdaeng. Pilnam khaw lungnat neh bungbung rhap uh.
While I was kneeling down in front of the temple and praying and crying, I was confessing [the sins that the Israeli people had committed]. Many people, men and women and children, gathered around me and also cried very much.
2 Te vaengah Elam kah Elam koca Jehiel capa Shekaniah loh a doo tih Ezra te, “Mamih tah kaimih kah Pathen taengah boe n'koek uh dongah khohmuen pilnam lamkah kholong nu neh kho n'sak uh. Te cakhaw Israel ham ngaiuepnah om coeng.
Then Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel from the clan of Elam, said this to me: “We have disobeyed God. [Some of] us have married women who are not Israelis. But we can still confidently expect [Yahweh to be merciful to] us Israeli people.
3 Te dongah ka boei rhoek neh kaimih kah Pathen olpaek dongah aka thuen rhoek kah cilsuep bangla huta rhoek neh amih kah a cun boeih te tueih hamla kaimih kah Pathen taengah paipi saii uh pawn sih lamtah olkhueng bangla vai uh saeh.
We will do what you, and the others who have an awesome respect for what our God has commanded, tell us to do. We will do what God told us in his laws. We will make an agreement with our God, saying that we will divorce our wives who are not Israelis, and we will send them away with their children.
4 Olka he namah hut coeng dongah thoo lamtah kaimih khaw nang taengah ka om uh. Thaahuel lamtah saii laeh,” a ti nah.
(It is your responsibility to/Because you are our leader, you must) [tell us what to do]. So get up, and be courageous, and do [what is necessary]. We will (support you/tell people to do what you say).”
5 Te dongah Ezra te thoo tih a toemngam. Levi khosoih mangpa rhoek neh Israel boeih long khaw te ol bangla saii ham a toemngam uh.
So I stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, and all [the other] Israeli people solemnly declare that they would do what Shecaniah said that they should do. So they all solemnly promised to do that.
6 Te phoeiah tah Ezra te Pathen im hmai lamloh thoo tih Eliashib capa Jehohanan kah imkhan la cet. Buh te pahoi a paan dae ca pawt tih vangsawn boekoeknah ham a nguekcoi dongah tui khaw o pawh.
Then I went away from the front of the temple and went to the room where Jehohanan lived. I stayed there that night, but I did not eat or drink anything. I was still sad because some of the Israelis who had returned [from Babylonia] had not faithfully obeyed [God’s laws].
7 Te dongah vangsawn koca boeih te Jerusalem la coi ham Judah neh Jerusalem ah ol a pat.
Then we sent a message to all [the people in] Jerusalem and [in other towns in] Judah, saying that all those who had returned [from Babylonia] should come to Jerusalem immediately.
8 “Mangpa rhoek neh a hamca rhoek kah cilsuep bangla hnin thum khuiah aka pawk pawt boeih tah a khuehtawn boeih thup pah saeh lamtah anih te vangsawn hlangping lamloh hoep saeh” a ti.
We said that if any of them did not arrive within three days, the leaders of the people would order that all the property of those people would be taken from them, and that they would no longer be considered to belong to the Israeli people; [they would be considered to be foreigners].
9 Te dongah Judah hlang neh Benjamin, Jerusalem pum tah hla ko hla kah hnin kul vaengah hnin thum khuiah tingtun uh. Te vaengah pilnam pum te Pathen im kah toltung ah ngol uh. Tekah ol neh khonal dong lamloh amih te thuen uh.
So within three days, on December 19, all the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem. They were there, sitting in the courtyard in front of the temple. They were trembling because it was raining hard and because they were worried [that they would be punished for what they had done].
10 Te vaengah khosoih Ezra pai tih amih te, “Boe na koek tih Israel kah dumlai te koei hamla kholong nu neh kho na sak uh.
Then I stood up and said to them, “[Some of] you men have committed a very bad sin. You have married women who are not Israelis. By doing that, you have made us Israeli people more guilty [than we were before].
11 Te dongah na pa rhoek kah Pathen BOEIPA taengah uemonah khueh uh laeh. A kolonah te saii uh lamtah khohmuen pilnam taeng lamkah neh kholong nu taeng lamloh hoep uh laeh,” a ti nah.
So now you must confess to Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped/belonged to], the sin which you have committed, and you must do what he wants. Separate yourselves from the people of other nations and from the women from those nations whom you have married.”
12 Hlangping pum loh a doo uh tih ol a len la, “Namah ol van tangloeng ni, na ol bangla kaimih taengah saii pai.
The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
13 Tedae pilnam he ping tih khonal tue la om bal. Te dongah tollong ah pai ham thadueng a om moenih. He ol dongah boekoek la a ping dongah bitat he hnin at nen bueng pawt tih hnin nit ah coeng mahpawh.
But then [one of] them said, “But we are a very large group, and it is raining hard. Also, there are many of us who have committed this bad sin. This is something that we cannot (take care of/handle) in one or two days, and we cannot stand here in this rain.
14 Hlangping boeih hamla kaimih kah mangpa rhoek he pai mai saeh. Te phoeiah mah kho khuikah kholong nu neh kho aka sa boeih te a caeng tue bangla kun sak saeh. He olka dongah kaimih Pathen kah thintoek thinsa te kaimih lamloh a mael hil amih neh kho, kho kah a hamca rhoek loh laitloek saeh,” a ti uh.
So allow our leaders to decide for all of us what we should do. Tell everyone who has married a woman who is not Israeli to come at a time that you decide. They should come with the elders and judges from each city. If we do that, our God will stop being angry with us [because of what we have done].”
15 Asahel capa Jonathan neh Tikvah capa Jahaziah loh he he a tlai thil tih amih rhoi te Levi Meshullam neh Shabbethai loh a bom.
Jonathan the son of Asahel, Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah, Meshullam, and Shabbethai, a descendant of Levi, were the only ones who objected to this.
16 Te dongah vangsawn koca rhoek loh a saii uh. Te phoeiah khosoih Ezra loh hlang rhoek te a napa imkhui tarhing ah a napa boeilu neh a boel. A hla rha dongkah hnin lamhmacuek vaengah Amih boeih te a ming neh ol dawt hamla ngol uh.
All the others who had returned from Babylonia said that they would do it. So I chose leaders of each of the clans, and I wrote down their names. On December 29, these men came and sat down to investigate the matter.
17 Lamhmacuek hla kah lamhmacuek khohnin ah kholong nu neh aka om hlang boeih te a khah uh.
By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
18 Te vaengah khosoih koca rhoek khuiah Jeshua koca lamkah Jozadak capa neh amah boeinaphung Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib neh Gedaliah tah kholong nu neh kho a sak te a hmuh.
This is a list of the names of the priests who had married non-Israeli women, and the clans to which they belonged. From the clan of Jeshua and his brothers, who were sons of Jehozadak, there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
19 Te dongah a yuu rhoek te tueih hamla a kut te a yuh uh tih amamih kah dumlai dongah boiva la tutal a rhaem uh.
They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
20 Te phoeiah Immer koca rhoek lamloh Hanani neh Zebadiah.
From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 Harim koca lamloh Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel neh Uzziah.
From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 Pashhur koca lamloh Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad neh Elasah.
From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Levi lamloh Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah neh Eliezer.
The [other] descendants of Levi [who had married non-Israeli women] were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (whose other name was Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24 Laa sa rhoek lamloh Eliashib, thoh tawt lamloh Shallum, Telem neh Uri.
There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 Israel khuiah khaw Parosh koca lamloh Ramiah, Izziah, Malkhiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkhiah neh Benaiah.
This is a list of the names of the other Israelis who had married foreign wives: From the clan of Parosh there were Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.
26 Elam koca lamloh Mattaniah, Zekhariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jerimoth neh Elijah.
From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 Zattu koca lamloh Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jerimoth, Zabad neh Aziza.
From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Bebai koca lamloh Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai neh Athlai.
From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 Bani koca lamloh Meshullam, Mallukh, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, Jerimoth neh Ramah.
From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 Pahathmoab koca lamloh Adna, Khelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui neh Manasseh.
From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 Harim koca ah Eliezer, Isshiah, Malkhiah, Shemaiah, Simeon.
From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Benjamin, Mallukh neh Shemariah.
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 Hashum koca lamloh Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh neh Shimei.
From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 Bani koca lamloh Maadai, Amram neh Uel.
From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah neh Keluhi kah Keluhi.
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth neh Eliashib.
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai neh Jaasau.
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei.
From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 Shelemiah, Nathan neh Adaiah.
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Macnadebai, Shashai neh Sharai.
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azarel, Shelemiah neh Shemariah.
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Shallum, Amariah neh Joseph.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 Nebo koca lamloh Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, Joel neh Benaiah.
From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 He rhoek boeih long he kholong nu a loh, a loh uh tih amih a yuu rhoek lamloh camoe a cun uh.
Each of those men had married a woman who was not an Israeli. [But immediately] they divorced those women and sent them and their children away.
