Ezra 10
1 Therefore, as Ezra was praying, and imploring, and weeping in this way, and was prostrate before the temple of God, an exceedingly great assembly of men and women and children was gathered to him from Israel. And the people wept with a great weeping.
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。
2 And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, from the sons of Elam, responded and said to Ezra: “We have sinned against our God, and have taken foreign wives from the peoples of the land. And now, if there is repentance within Israel over this,
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。
3 let us strike a pact with the Lord our God, so that we may cast aside all the wives, and those who have been born from them, in accord with the will of the Lord, and of those who fear the precept of the Lord our God. So let it be done, according to the law.
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。
4 Rise up. It is for you to discern, and we shall be with you. Be strengthened and act.”
起來! 因為這事全在妳身上，我們支持妳，妳應勇敢去作! 」
5 Therefore, Ezra rose up, and he caused the leaders of the priests and the Levites, and all of Israel, to swear that they would act in accord with this word. And they swore it.
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。
6 And Ezra rose up before the house of God, and he went away to the chamber of Jehohanan, the son of Eliashib, and he entered into it. He did not eat bread, and he did not drink water. For he was mourning the transgression of those who had arrived from the captivity.
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。
7 And a voice was sent into Judah and Jerusalem, to all the sons of the transmigration, so that they would gather together in Jerusalem.
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；
8 And all those who would not arrive within three days, in accord with the counsel of the leaders and the elders, would have all his substance taken away, and he would be cast out of the assembly of the transmigration.
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。
9 And so, all the men of Judah and of Benjamin convened in Jerusalem within three days. This was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of the sin and the rain.
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。
10 And Ezra, the priest, rose up, and he said to them: “You have transgressed, and you have taken foreign wives, so that you added to the offenses of Israel.
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；
11 And now, make confession to the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do what pleases him, and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from your foreign wives.”
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」。
12 And the entire multitude responded, and they said with a great voice: “In accord with your word to us, so let be it done.
全會眾都高聲回答說：「你怎樣說，我們就怎樣做。
13 Yet truly, since the people are many, and it is the time of rain, and we cannot endure standing outside, and this is not a task for one or two days, (for certainly we have sinned greatly in this matter, )
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。
14 let leaders be appointed among the entire multitude. And in all our cities, let those who have taken foreign wives arrive at appointed times, and with them the elders from city to city, and the judges, until the wrath of our God has been averted from us over this sin.”
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」。
15 And so Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, the son of Tikvah, were appointed over this, and the Levites Meshullam and Shabbethai assisted them.
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。
16 And the sons of the transmigration did so. And Ezra, the priest, and the men who were the leaders of the families in the houses of their fathers, and all according to their names, went and sat down, on the first day of the tenth month, so that they might examine the matter.
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，
17 And they made an end with all the men who had taken foreign wives, by the first day of the first month.
直到一且日，方才辦完關於娶外方婦女的男子的案件。
18 And there were found among the sons of the priests some who had taken foreign wives: From the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
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；
19 And they swore with their hands that they would cast aside their wives, and that they would offer for their offense a ram from among the sheep.
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。
20 And from the sons of Immer, Hanani and Zebadiah.
依默爾的子孫，有哈納尼和則巴狄雅；
21 And from the sons of Harim, Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
哈陵的子孫有瑪阿色雅、厄里雅、舍瑪雅、耶希耳和烏雅；
22 And from the sons of Pashhur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
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；
23 And from the sons of the Levites, Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, the same is Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
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；
24 And from the singing men, Eliashib. And from the gatekeepers, Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
歌詠者中有厄肋雅史布；守門者中有沙隆、特冷和烏黎。
25 And out of Israel, from the sons of Parosh, Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
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；
26 And from the sons of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
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、；
27 And from the sons of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
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；
28 And from the sons of Bebai, Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
貝拜的子孫，有約哈南、哈納尼雅、匝拜和阿特來；
29 And from the sons of Bani, Meshullam, and Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
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；
30 And from the sons of Pahath-moab, Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, and Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
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；
31 And from the sons of Harim, Eliezer, Jeshua, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Simeon,
哈陵的子孫，有厄里厄則爾、依史雅、瑪耳基雅、舍瑪雅、史默紅、
32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
本雅明、瑪路克和舍瑪黎雅；
33 And from the sons of Hashum, Mattenai, Mattettah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
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；
34 From the sons of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
巴尼的子孫，有瑪阿待、阿默蘭、約厄耳、
35 Benaiah, and Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
貝納雅、貝狄雅、革路希、
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, and Eliashib,
瓦尼雅、默勒摩特、厄肋雅史布、
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,
瑪塔尼雅、瑪特乃、雅阿掃、
38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
巴尼、彼奴依、史米、
39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
舍肋米雅、納堂、阿達雅、
40 and Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
瑪革納德拜、沙瑟、沙賴、
41 Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
阿匝勒耳、舍勒米雅、舍瑪黎雅、
42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
沙隆、阿瑪黎雅、約色夫；
43 From the sons of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, and Benaiah.
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；
44 All these had taken foreign wives, and there were among them women who had borne sons.
以上諸人都娶了外方婦女，有的婦女也生了兒女。
