以斯拉記 10
1 當厄斯德拉淚流如注，俯伏在天主殿祈禱認罪時，有很大的一群以色列人，男、女、孩童都聚集在她四周，民眾也都流淚痛哭。
As Ezra was praying and confessing sins, weeping and falling down on his face before God's Temple, a very large crowd of Israelites, men, women, and children, gathered around him. The people were weeping bitterly as well.
2 當時厄藍子孫中有一位，即耶希耳的兒子舍加尼雅，發言向厄斯德拉說：「我們由本地異民中娶了外婦女，實在得罪了天主，但對此事為以色列還有希望。
Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “Yes, we have been unfaithful to our God because we have married foreign women from the people of the land. But even so there is still hope for Israel over this.
3 現在我們與我們的天主立約，離棄這些婦女和她們所生的兒女，全照我主和那些對我們天主誡命起敬起畏者的意見，依照法律行事。
Let us make a solemn agreement right now before our God that we will send away all the foreign wives and their children. We will follow the directions given by you and those who respect the instructions of our God, carried out according to the Law.
4 起來! 因為這事全在妳身上，我們支持妳，妳應勇敢去作! 」
Take action! It's your responsibility. We are with you. Be brave and do it!”
5 厄斯德拉便起來，令司祭並肋未人首領起誓，必按這話去做；他們就發了誓。
So Ezra stood up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all the Israelites present take an oath to act on what had just been said. They all took the oath.
6 厄斯德拉遂離開天主的殿，到了厄肋雅史的兒子約哈南的房裏，在那裏過夜，飯也不吃，水也不喝，因為她對充軍歸來者的罪惡悲傷。
Then Ezra left them in front of God's Temple, and went to the room of Jehohanan, son of Eliashib. During the time he stayed there, he didn't eat or drink anything, because he was still mourning the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
7 首領們遂在猶大和耶路撒冷發出通告，令充軍歸來的人都聚集在耶路撒冷；
Then a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should assemble in Jerusalem.
8 照眾首領和長老的議決：凡三日不來者，他的一切財產應充公，他本人也應由充軍歸來的會眾中革除。
Anyone who did not come within three days would have all their property confiscated, and would be banned from the assembly of the exiles. This was the decision of the leaders and elders.
9 所有猶大和本雅明人，三又內都聚集在耶路撒冷，時在九月日，眾人都坐在天主殿前的廣場上，為了這事和大雨的緣故，都戰戰兢兢。
Within three days, everyone from Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square beside God's Temple, shivering because of this issue and also because of the heavy rain.
10 厄斯德拉司祭起來向他們說：「你們娶了外方婦女而失了信，增加了以色列的罪孽；
Ezra the priest stood up and told them, “You have committed sin by marrying foreign women, making Israel's guilt even worse.
11 現今你們應向上主你們的天主認罪，承行衪的旨意，離開本地異民和外方婦女」。
Now you must confess your sin to the Lord, the God of your forefathers, and do what he requires. Sever your connections with the people of the land and your foreign wives.”
12 全會眾都高聲回答說：「你怎樣說，我們就怎樣做。
The whole assembly answered in a loud voice: “We agree, and we promise to do as you say!
13 但因人民眾多，又兼雨季，我們不能留在露天地裏，何況又不是一兩天能完成的事，因為我們在這事上越規的人實在太多。
But there are a lot of people here, and it's pouring with rain. We can't stay outside. More to the point, this isn't something that can be fixed in one or two days, for we have sinned extremely seriously in this.
14 讓我們的首領為眾會眾負責好了! 凡在我們城內娶了外方婦女人，照指定的時候，同自己城內的長老和判官，一起前來了結此案，直到挽回我們的天主對此事的盛怒」。
Let our leaders act on behalf of the whole assembly. Then let every man in each of our towns who has married a foreign woman be given an appointment to come and meet, together with the elders and judges of that town, until our God is no longer angry with us over this.”
15 只有阿撒耳的兒子約納堂，和提克瓦的兒子雅赫則雅，起來反對這種辦法；還有默叔藍和肋未人沙貝泰，支持他們。
The only ones to oppose this were Jonathan, son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.
16 由充軍歸來的子民就這樣做了。厄斯德拉司祭，於是由各家族為自己選擇了一些族長，都的提名指定的。他們便在十月一日，開庭審查此案，
So this what the exiles did, selecting Ezra the priest and family leaders, according to their family divisions, all of them specifically named. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to begin the inquiry,
17 直到一且日，方才辦完關於娶外方婦女的男子的案件。
and by the first day of the first month they had finished handling all the cases of men who had married foreign women.
18 在司祭中，發現有些人娶了外方的婦女；約匝達克的兒子耶叔亞的子孫和他的兄弟中，有瑪阿色雅、厄里阿厄則爾、雅黎布和革達里雅；
Among the descendants of the priests, the following had married foreign women: from the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
19 他們宣誓辭去自己的妻子，為贖自己的罪，獻了一公綿羊作贖過祭。
They vowed to send their wives away, and they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering for their guilt.
20 依默爾的子孫，有哈納尼和則巴狄雅；
From the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 哈陵的子孫有瑪阿色雅、厄里雅、舍瑪雅、耶希耳和烏雅；
From the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 帕市胡爾的子孫，有厄里約乃、瑪阿色雅、依市瑪耳、乃塔乃耳、約匝巴得和厄拉撒；
From the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 肋未人有約匝巴得、史米、刻拉雅即刻里達、培塔希雅、猶達和厄里厄則爾；
Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (or Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24 歌詠者中有厄肋雅史布；守門者中有沙隆、特冷和烏黎。
Among the singers: Eliashib. Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 以色列平民帕洛士的子孫，有辣米雅、依齊雅。瑪耳基雅、米雅明、厄肋阿匝爾、瑪耳基雅和貝納雅；
Among the Israelites: From the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.
26 厄藍的子孫，有瑪塔尼雅、則加黎雅、耶希耳、阿貝狄、耶勒摩特和厄里雅、；
From the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 厄突的子孫，有厄里約乃、厄肋雅史布、瑪塔尼雅、耶勒摩特、匝巴得和阿齊匝；
From the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 貝拜的子孫，有約哈南、哈納尼雅、匝拜和阿特來；
From the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 巴尼的子孫，有默叔藍、瑪路克、哈達雅、雅叔布、舍阿耳和耶勒摩特；
From the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 帕哈特摩阿布的子孫，有阿德納、革拉耳、貝納雅、瑪阿色雅、瑪塔尼雅、貝匝肋耳、彼奴依和默納舍；
From the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 哈陵的子孫，有厄里厄則爾、依史雅、瑪耳基雅、舍瑪雅、史默紅、
From the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 本雅明、瑪路克和舍瑪黎雅；
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 哈雄的子孫，有瑪特厏、瑪達達、匝巴得、厄里培約特、耶勒買、默納舍和史米；
From the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 巴尼的子孫，有瑪阿待、阿默蘭、約厄耳、
From the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 貝納雅、貝狄雅、革路希、
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 瓦尼雅、默勒摩特、厄肋雅史布、
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 瑪塔尼雅、瑪特乃、雅阿掃、
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 巴尼、彼奴依、史米、
From the sons of Binnui: Shimei,
39 舍肋米雅、納堂、阿達雅、
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 瑪革納德拜、沙瑟、沙賴、
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 阿匝勒耳、舍勒米雅、舍瑪黎雅、
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 沙隆、阿瑪黎雅、約色夫；
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 乃波的子孫，有耶依耳、瑪提提雅、匝巴得、則彼納、約厄耳和貝納雅；
From the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 以上諸人都娶了外方婦女，有的婦女也生了兒女。
All of these men listed had married foreign women. They divorced them and sent them away with their children.
