Ezra 10
1 Terwijl Esdras bad en schuld beleed, en schreiend zich neerwierp voor de tempel van God, had zich een zeer grote schare van Israëlieten, mannen, vrouwen en kinderen, bij hem gevoegd. En toen het volk in tranen uitbarstte,
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 nam Sjekanja, de zoon van Jechiël, uit de zonen van Elam, het woord en sprak tot Esdras: Zeker, wij hebben gezondigd tegen onzen God, door vreemde vrouwen uit de landsbevolking te huwen. Toch is er ook nu voor Israël nog hoop.
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 Laat ons een verbond sluiten met onzen God, dat wij alle vrouwen met de kinderen, die uit haar zijn geboren, zullen wegzenden volgens de raad van mijn heer en van hen, die sidderen om het gebod van onzen God. Laat ons handelen volgens de Wet!
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 Sta op; want op u rust de taak, maar wij staan aan uw zijde; wees sterk en tast door.
(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 Nu stond Esdras op, en liet de hoofden van priesters, levieten en heel Israël zweren, dat er volgens dit woord zou worden gehandeld; en ze zwoeren het.
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 Toen verliet Esdras de plaats voor de tempel, en ging naar de kamer van Jehochanan, den zoon van Eljasjib. Daar bleef hij zonder brood te eten of water te drinken, omdat hij rouw bedreef over de zonde der ballingen.
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 Nu deed men in Juda en Jerusalem een oproep aan al de ballingen, om in Jerusalem bijeen te komen.
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 Wie niet binnen drie dagen opkwam, van hem zouden al de bezittingen volgens besluit van leiders en oudsten met de banvloek worden getroffen, en hijzelf zou buiten de gemeenschap der ballingen worden gesloten.
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 Daarom kwamen alle mannen van Juda en Benjamin binnen drie dagen in Jerusalem bijeen. Het was de twintigste dag van de negende maand. Het hele volk stond op het plein van de tempel, rillend zowel om de zaak als door de regen.
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 De priester Esdras stond op, en sprak tot hen: Gij hebt gezondigd, door vreemde vrouwen te huwen, en de schuld van Israël nog te vergroten.
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 Welnu, brengt eerherstel aan Jahweh, den God uwer vaderen, en doet wat Hij verlangt: hebt dus geen gemeenschap meer met de landsbevolking en met de vreemde vrouwen.
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 En de hele vergadering riep uit: Wij moeten doen, zoals gij gezegd hebt.
The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
13 Maar er is veel volk en het is regentijd, zodat het buiten niet is uit te houden. Dit is ook geen zaak, die in een of twee dagen kan worden geregeld, daar wij op dit punt veel kwaad hebben gedaan.
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 Laat dus onze leiders voor de hele gemeente optreden en laat alle bewoners van onze steden, die vreemde vrouwen hebben genomen, met de oudsten en rechters van hun eigen stad op bepaalde dagen hierheen komen, om op dit punt de ziedende toorn van onzen God van ons af te wenden.
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 Alleen Jonatan, de zoon van Asaël, en Jachzeja, de zoon van Tikwa, kwamen hier tegen op, en Mesjoellam en de leviet Sjabbetai vielen hun bij.
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 Maar de ballingen hielden voet bij stuk, en de priester Esdras zonderde enige mannen af, de familiehoofden van elke familie, allen met name vermeld. Op de eerste dag van de tiende maand begonnen ze zitting te houden, om de zaak te onderzoeken;
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 en op de eerste dag van de eerste maand kwamen ze klaar met al de mannen, die vreemde vrouwen hadden gehuwd.
By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
18 Men bevond, dat er zelfs zonen van priesters waren, die vreemde vrouwen hadden genomen. Onder de zonen van Jesjóea waren het: de zoon van Josadak met zijn broers, Maäseja, Eliézer, Jarib en Gedalja.
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 Zij gaven er hun hand op, dat zij hun vrouwen zouden wegzenden, en verplichtten zich tot het zoenoffer van een ram.
They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
20 Onder de zonen van Immer waren het: Chanani en Zebadja;
From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 onder de zonen van Charim: Maäseja, Eli-ja, Sjemaja, Jechiël en Oezzi-ja;
From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 onder de zonen van Pasjchoer: Eljoënai, Maäseja, Jisjmaël, Netanel, Jozabad en Elasa.
From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Onder de levieten waren het: Jozabad, Sjimi, Kelaja of Kelita, Petachja, Juda en Eliézer. Onder de zangers was het Eljasjib.
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 Onder de deurwachters waren het: Sjalloem, Télem en Oeri.
There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 De volgende uit Israël. Onder de zonen van Parosj: Ramja, Jizzi-ja, Malki-ja, Mi-jamin, Elazar, Malki-ja en Benaja.
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 Onder de zonen van Elam: Mattanja, Zekarja, Jechiël, Abdi, Jeremot en Eli-ja.
From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 Onder de zonen van Zattoe: Eljoënai, Eljasjib, Mattanja, Jeremot, Zabad en Aziza.
From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Onder de zonen van Bebai: Jehochanan, Chananja, Zabbai, Atlai.
From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 Onder de zonen van Bani: Mesjoellam, Malloek, Adaja, Jasjoeb, Sjeal en Ramot.
From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 Onder de zonen van Pachat-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaja, Maäseja, Mattanja, Besalel, Binnoej en Menassje.
From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 Onder de zonen van Charim: Eliézer, Jissjija, Malki-ja, Sjemaja, Sjimon,
From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Binjamin, Malloek en Sjemarja.
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 Onder de zonen van Chasoem: Mattenai, Mattatta, Zabad, Elifélet, Jeremai, Menassje en Sjimi.
From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 Onder de zonen van Bani: Maädai, Amram, Oeël,
From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaja, Bedeja, Keloehoe,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 Wanja, Meremot, Eljasjib,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Mattanja, Mattenai, Jaäsai,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 Bani, Binnoej, Sjimi,
From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 Sjelemja, Natan, Adaja,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Maknadbai, Sjasjai, Sjarai,
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azarel, Sjelemjáhoe, Sjemarja,
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Sjalloem, Amarja en Josef.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 Onder de zonen van Nebo: Jeïël, Mattitja, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joël en Benaja.
From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 Deze allen hadden vreemde vrouwen gehuwd; maar zij zonden de vrouwen van zich weg, en gaven haar de kinderen mee.
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.
