< Nehemiah 5 >

1 About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
Yeroo kanatti namoonnii fi niitonni isaanii obboloota isaanii Yihuudootatti guddisanii iyyan.
2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
Isaan keessaa namoonni tokko tokko, “Nu, ilmaan keenyaa fi intallan keenya baayʼee hedduu dha; nu akka nyaannee jiraannuuf midhaan argachuu qabna” jechaa turan.
3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”
Warri kaan immoo, “Nu yeroo beelaatti midhaan argachuudhaaf jennee lafa qotiisaa keenya, iddoo dhaabaa wayinii keenyaa fi manneen keenya qabsiisaa jirra” jechaa turan.
4 Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
Ammas namoonni biraa akkana jedhan; “Nu lafa qotiisaa keenyaa fi iddoo dhaabaa wayinii keenyaatiif gibira mootichaa baasuudhaaf maallaqa liqeeffachuu qabna turre.
5 We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
Nu namoota biyya keenyaatiin foonii fi dhiiga tokko taanee ilmaan keenyas akkuma ilmaan isaanii gaarii taʼan illee, nu ilmaan keenyaa fi intallan keenya dabarsinee garbummaaf kennineerra. Intallan keenya keessaa tokko tokko amma iyyuu garboomfamanii jiru; garuu lafti qotiisaa keenyaa fi iddoon dhaabaa wayinii keenyaa kan namoota biraa waan taʼaniif nu humna hin qabnu.”
6 When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,
Anis yommuun iyya isaaniitii fi dubbii kana dhagaʼetti baayʼee nan aare.
7 and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
Anis ofiin mariʼadhee namoota bebeekamoo fi qondaaltota sana nan ifadhe; akkanas nan jedheen; “Isin hiiqiidhaan liqeessuudhaan namootuma biyya keessanii saamaa jirtu!” Kanaafuu ani yaaʼii guddaa isaanitti waameen
8 and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
akkana isaaniin jedhe; “Nu hamma nuu dandaʼametti obboloota keenya Yihuudoota saba ormaatti gurguramanii turan sana deebifnee bitanneerra. Isin amma illee akka isaan deebifamanii nutti gurguramaniif jettanii obboloota keessaan gurguraa jirtu!” Isaan immoo waan jedhan dhabanii calʼisan.
9 So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
Kanaafuu ani ittuma fufeen akkana jedheen; “Wanni isin hojjechuutti jirtan kun sirrii miti. Isin tuffii diinota keenya Namoota Ormaa jalaa baʼuuf, Waaqa keenya sodaachuudhaan jiraachuu hin qabdanii?
10 I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury.
Ani, obboloota koo fi namoonni koos maallaqaa fi midhaan saba kanaaf liqeessaa jirra. Garuu hiiqiidhaan liqeessuudhaan nama saamuu dhiisaa!
11 Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.”
Amma dafaatii lafa qotiisaa isaanii, iddoo dhaabaa wayinii isaanii, mukkeen ejersaatii fi manneen isaanii akkasumas waan hiiqiidhaan liqeessitanii dhibbantaan saamtan kanneen akka maallaqaa, midhaanii, daadhii wayinii haaraatii fi zayitii sana deebisaafii.”
12 “We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
Isaanis, “Nu waan sana deebifnee ni kennina; deebinee waan tokko illee isaan irraa hin barbaannu. Akkuma ati jette goona” jedhan. Kana irratti ani luboota ofitti waamee akka namoonni bebeekamoonii fi qondaaltonni waan waadaa galan sana raawwatan nan kakachiise.
13 I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
Ammas ani dachaa uffata koo hurgufeen akkana jedhe; “Waaqayyo nama waadaa kana hin eegne kamiin iyyuu mana isaatii fi qabeenya isaa irraa akkana haa hurgufu. Namni akkanaa kun akkasuma hurgufamee harka duwwaa haa hafu!” Kana irratti waldaan hundi, “Ameen” jedhee Waaqayyoon galateeffate. Uummannis akkuma waadaa gale sana godhe.
14 Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
Kana caalaas yeroo ani bara Arxeksis mootichaa keessa waggaa digdammaffaatti bulchaa biyya Yihuudaa taʼee muudamee jalqabee hamma waggaa soddomii lammaffaa mootummaa isaatti jechuunis waggaa kudha lamaaf, anis obboloonni koos nyaata bulchaaf ramadame hin nyaanne.
15 The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
Garuu bulchitoonni durii kanneen anaan dura turan baʼaa guddaa saba baachisanii nyaataa fi daadhii wayinii malee iyyuu meetii saqilii afurtama isaan irraa fudhachaa turan. Gargaartonni isaaniis akkasuma saba cunqursan. Ani garuu waanan Waaqa sodaadhuuf akkas hin goone.
16 Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.
Qooda kanaa ani hojii dallaa ijaaruu kanaaf of nan kenne. Namoonni koo hundinuu achitti hojiidhaaf walitti qabaman; nu lafa tokko illee hin arganne.
17 There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.
Amma illee namoota saba naannoo keenya jiraatan keessaa dhufan malee Yihuudoonni dhibba tokkoo shantamnii fi qondaaltonni maaddii koo irraa nyaachaa turan.
18 Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
Guyyaa guyyaadhaan sangaan tokko, hoolonni gagabbatoon jaʼaa fi indaanqoowwan muraasni, guyyaa kudhan kudhaniin immoo daadhiin wayinii kan gosa hundaa baayʼinaan naa qopheeffama ture. Kana hunda malees ani takkumaa nyaata bulchaaf ramadamuu qabu hin gaafanne; gaaffiin kun saboota kanneenitti baʼaa guddaa tureetii.
19 Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
Yaa Waaqa koo waan ani saba kanaaf godhe hunda tolaatti naa lakkaaʼi.

< Nehemiah 5 >