Ezra 9
1 Now after these things were done, the captains came to me and said, The people of Israel and the priests and Levites have not kept themselves separate from the people of the lands, but have taken part in the disgusting ways of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Kad tas nu bija pabeigts, tad tie virsnieki nāca pie manis un sacīja: Israēla ļaudis un priesteri un leviti nav atšķīrušies no tās zemes ļaudīm pēc viņu negantībām, no Kanaāniešiem, Hetiešiem, Fereziešiem, Jebusiešiem, Amoniešiem, Moabiešiem, ēģiptiešiem un Amoriešiem.
2 For they have taken their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the peoples of the lands; and in fact the captains and rulers have been the first to do this evil.
Jo no viņu meitām tie ņēmuši priekš sevis un priekš saviem dēliem, un ir sajaukuši to svēto dzimumu ar tās zemes ļaudīm, un virsnieku un valdnieku roka ir tā pirmā bijusi šinī pārkāpšanā.
3 And hearing this, with signs of grief and pulling out the hair of my head and my chin, I took my seat on the earth deeply troubled.
Kad nu šo lietu dzirdēju, tad es saplēsu savas drēbes un savu mēteli un izplēsu matus no savas galvas un savas bārdas, un apsēdos skumīgs.
4 Then everyone who went in fear of the words of the God of Israel, because of the sin of those who had come back, came together to me; and I kept where I was, overcome with grief, till the evening offering.
Un pie manis sapulcējās visi, kas to aizvesto ļaužu pārkāpšanas dēļ priekš Israēla Dieva vārdiem drebēja, un es sēdēju skumīgs līdz vakara upurim.
5 And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God, I got up, and with signs of grief, falling down on my knees, with my hands stretched out to the Lord my God,
Un ap vakara upuri es cēlos no savas pašpazemošanās un saplēsu savas drēbes un savu mēteli, un metos ceļos un izplētu savas rokas Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, priekšā.
6 I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God: for our sins are increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.
Un es sacīju: mans Dievs, es kaunos un bīstos, savu vaigu pacelt tavā priekšā, mans Dievs, jo mūsu noziegumi vairojušies pār mūsu galvu, un mūsu vaina ir liela līdz debesīm.
7 From the days of our fathers till this day we have been great sinners; and for our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been given up into the hands of the kings of the lands, to the sword and to prison and to loss of goods and to shame of face, as it is this day.
No savu tēvu dienām mēs esam lielā noziegumā līdz šai dienai, un savu pārkāpumu dēļ mēs, mūsu ķēniņi, mūsu priesteri, esam nodoti pagānu ķēniņiem rokā, zobenam, cietumam un laupīšanai un vaiga apkaunošanai, tā kā tas vēl šodien ir.
8 And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.
Un nu mums kādu mazu brīdi žēlastība ir notikusi no Tā Kunga, mūsu Dieva, mums atlicināt kādu atlikumu un mums dot vienu vadzi(telts mietu) viņa svētā vietā, ka mūsu Dievs mūsu acis apskaidrotu un mums dotu drusku atspirgties mūsu verdzībā.
9 For we are servants; but our God has not been turned away from us in our prison, but has had mercy on us before the eyes of the kings of Persia, to give us new strength to put up again the house of our God and to make fair its waste places, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
Jo mēs esam vergi; tomēr mūsu Dievs mūs nav atstājis mūsu verdzībā, bet uz mums griezis Persiešu ķēniņu žēlastību, ka tie mums drusku dotu atspirgties, ka varam uzcelt mūsu Dieva namu un uztaisīt viņa postītas vietas, un ka mums dotu vienu mūri iekš Jūda un Jeruzālemes.
10 And now, O our God, what are we to say after this? for we have not kept your laws,
Un nu, ko lai mēs par to sakām, ak mūsu Dievs! - Jo mēs esam atkāpušies no taviem baušļiem,
11 Which you gave to your servants the prophets, saying, The land into which you are going, to take it for a heritage, is an unclean land, because of the evil lives of the peoples of the land and their disgusting ways, which have made the land unclean from end to end.
Ko tu esi pavēlējis caur saviem kalpiem, tiem praviešiem, sacīdams: tā zeme, kurp jūs ejat to iemantot, ir nešķīsta zeme caur zemes ļaužu nešķīstību, caur viņu negantību, ar ko tie to piepildījuši no viena gala līdz otram caur savu nešķīstību.
12 So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or do anything for their peace or well-being for ever; so that you may be strong, living on the good of the land, and handing it on to your children for a heritage for ever.
Tad nu jums nebūs dot savas meitas viņu dēliem, nedz ņemt viņu meitas saviem dēliem, nedz mūžam meklēt viņu mieru, vai labumu, lai jūs topat stipri un varat ēst tās zemes labumu un saviem bērniem atstāt par mantību mūžīgi.
13 And after everything which has come on us because of our evil-doing and our great sin, and seeing that the punishment which you, O God, have given us, is less than the measure of our sins, and that you have kept from death those of us who are here;
Un pēc visa tā, kas mums uznācis mūsu ļauno darbu un mūsu lielās vainas dēļ, tu, mūsu Dievs, mūs esi vairāk saudzējis, nekā mūsu noziegumi (pelnījuši) un mums esi atlicinājis vienu atlikumu, kāds šis ir.
14 Are we again to go against your orders, taking wives from among the people who do these disgusting things? would you not be angry with us till our destruction was complete, till there was not one who got away safe?
Vai tad mums nu atkal bija jānogriežas, lauzt tavus baušļus un iedoties rados ar šādas negantības ļaudīm? Vai tu pret mums neapskaitīsies līdz kamēr izdeldēsi, ka nebūs nedz atlikuma nedz izglābta?
15 O Lord God of Israel, righteousness is yours; we are only a small band which has been kept from death, as at this day: see, we are before you in our sin; for no one may keep his place before you because of this.
Ak Kungs, Israēla Dievs, tu esi taisns, jo mēs esam atlikuši viens izglābts pulciņš, tā kā tas šodien ir; redzi, mēs esam priekš tava vaiga savā noziegumā, jo tāpēc neviens nevar tavā priekšā pastāvēt.
