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.
Sementara Ezra berdoa dan mengaku dosa, sambil menangis dengan bersujud di depan rumah Allah, berhimpunlah kepadanya jemaah orang Israel yang sangat besar jumlahnya, laki-laki, perempuan dan anak-anak. Orang-orang itu menangis keras-keras.
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,
Maka berbicaralah Sekhanya bin Yehiel, dari bani Elam, katanya kepada Ezra: "Kami telah melakukan perbuatan tidak setia terhadap Allah kita, oleh karena kami telah memperisteri perempuan asing dari antara penduduk negeri. Namun demikian sekarang juga masih ada harapan bagi Israel.
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.
Marilah kita sekarang mengikat perjanjian dengan Allah kita, bahwa kita akan mengusir semua perempuan itu dengan anak-anak yang dilahirkan mereka, menurut nasihat tuan dan orang-orang yang gemetar karena perintah Allah kita. Dan biarlah orang bertindak menurut hukum Taurat.
4 Rise up. It is for you to discern, and we shall be with you. Be strengthened and act.”
Bangkitlah, karena hal itu adalah tugasmu. Kami akan mendampingi engkau. Kuatkanlah hatimu, dan bertindaklah!"
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.
Kemudian bangkitlah Ezra dan menyuruh para pemuka imam dan orang-orang Lewi dan segenap orang Israel bersumpah, bahwa mereka akan berbuat menurut perkataan itu, maka bersumpahlah mereka.
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.
Sesudah itu Ezra pergi dari depan rumah Allah menuju bilik Yohanan bin Elyasib, dan di sana ia bermalam dengan tidak makan roti dan minum air, sebab ia berkabung karena orang-orang buangan itu telah melakukan perbuatan tidak setia.
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.
Lalu disiarkanlah pengumuman di Yehuda dan di Yerusalem kepada semua orang yang pulang dari pembuangan untuk berhimpun di Yerusalem.
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.
Barangsiapa dalam tiga hari tidak datang, maka menurut keputusan para pemimpin dan tua-tua segala hartanya akan disita dan ia akan dikucilkan dari jemaah yang pulang dari pembuangan.
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.
Lalu berhimpunlah semua orang laki-laki Yehuda dan Benyamin di Yerusalem dalam tiga hari itu, yakni dalam bulan kesembilan pada tanggal dua puluh bulan itu. Seluruh rakyat duduk di halaman rumah Allah, sambil menggigil karena perkara itu dan karena hujan lebat.
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.
Maka bangkitlah imam Ezra, lalu berkata kepada mereka: "Kamu telah melakukan perbuatan tidak setia, karena kamu memperisteri perempuan asing dan dengan demikian menambah kesalahan orang Israel.
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.”
Tetapi sekarang mengakulah di hadapan TUHAN, Allah nenek moyangmu, dan lakukanlah apa yang berkenan kepada-Nya dan pisahkanlah dirimu dari penduduk negeri dan perempuan-perempuan asing itu!"
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.
Lalu seluruh jemaah menjawab dan berseru dengan suara nyaring: "Sesungguhnya, adalah kewajiban kami melakukan seperti katamu itu.
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, )
Tetapi orang-orang ini besar jumlahnya dan sekarang musim hujan, sehingga orang tidak sanggup lagi berdiri di luar. Lagipula pekerjaan itu bukan perkara sehari dua hari, karena dalam hal itu kami telah banyak melakukan pelanggaran.
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.”
Biarlah pemimpin-pemimpin kami bertindak mewakili jemaah seluruhnya, maka setiap orang di kota-kota kami yang memperisteri perempuan asing harus datang menghadap pada waktu-waktu tertentu, dan bersama-sama mereka para tua-tua dan para hakim di tiap-tiap kota, sampai murka Allah kami yang bernyala-nyala karena perkara ini dijauhkan dari kami."
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.
Hanya Yonatan bin Asael, dan Yahzeya bin Tikwa, berdiri menentang perkara itu, disokong oleh Mesulam dan Sabetai, orang Lewi itu.
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.
Tetapi mereka yang pulang dari pembuangan melakukannya. Maka imam Ezra memilih beberapa orang, kepala-kepala kaum keluarga, masing-masing untuk kaum keluarganya, semuanya dengan namanya disebut. Pada hari pertama bulan kesepuluh mereka bersidang untuk menyelidiki perkara itu,
17 And they made an end with all the men who had taken foreign wives, by the first day of the first month.
dan mereka menyelesaikan segala urusan mengenai orang yang memperisteri perempuan asing itu pada hari pertama bulan pertama.
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.
Di antara kaum imam yang memperisteri perempuan asing terdapat: dari bani Yesua bin Yozadak, dengan saudara-saudaranya: Maaseya, Eliezer, Yarib dan Gedalya.
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.
Dengan memegang tangan, mereka itu berjanji akan mengusir isteri mereka. Dan mereka mempersembahkan seekor domba jantan dari kawanan kambing domba sebagai korban penebus salah karena kesalahan mereka.
20 And from the sons of Immer, Hanani and Zebadiah.
Dari bani Imer: Hanani dan Zebaja;
21 And from the sons of Harim, Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
dari bani Harim: Maaseya, Elia, Semaya, Yehiel dan Uzia;
22 And from the sons of Pashhur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
dan dari bani Pasyhur: Elyoenai, Maaseya, Ismael, Netaneel, Yozabad dan Elasa.
23 And from the sons of the Levites, Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, the same is Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Dari orang-orang Lewi: Yozabad, Simei, Kelaya (yakni Kelita), Petahya, Yuda dan Eliezer.
24 And from the singing men, Eliashib. And from the gatekeepers, Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Dari para penyanyi: Elyasib. Dari para penunggu pintu gerbang: Salum, Telem dan Uri.
25 And out of Israel, from the sons of Parosh, Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
Dari orang-orang Israel yang lain: dari bani Paros: Ramya, Yezia, Malkia, Miyamin, Eleazar, Malkia dan Benaya.
26 And from the sons of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Dari bani Elam: Matanya, Zakharia, Yehiel, Abdi, Yeremot dan Elia.
27 And from the sons of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
Dari bani Zatu: Elyoenai, Elyasib, Matanya, Yeremot, Zabad dan Aziza.
28 And from the sons of Bebai, Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
Dari bani Bebai: Yohanan, Hananya, Zabai dan Altai.
29 And from the sons of Bani, Meshullam, and Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
Dari bani Bani: Mesulam, Malukh, Adaya, Yasub, Seal dan Yeramot.
30 And from the sons of Pahath-moab, Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, and Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
Dari bani Pahat-Moab: Adna dan Kelal, Benaya, Maaseya, Matania, Bezaleel, Binui dan Manasye.
31 And from the sons of Harim, Eliezer, Jeshua, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Simeon,
Dari bani Harim: Eliezer, Yisia, Malkia, Semaya, Simeon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
Benyamin, Malukh, dan Semarya.
33 And from the sons of Hashum, Mattenai, Mattettah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
Dari bani Hasum: Matnai, Matata, Zabad, Elifelet, Yeremai, Manasye dan Simei.
34 From the sons of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
Dari bani Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, and Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
Benaya, Bedeya, Keluhu,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, and Eliashib,
Wanya, Meremot, Elyasib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,
Matanya, Matnai, Yaasai.
38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
Dari bani Binui: Simei,
39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
Selemya, Natan, Adaya,
40 and Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Makhnadbai, Sasai, Sarai,
41 Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azareel, Selemya, Semarya,
42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
Salum, Amarya dan Yusuf.
43 From the sons of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, and Benaiah.
Dari bani Nebo: Yeiel, Matica, Zabad, Zebina, Yadai, Yoel dan Benaya.
44 All these had taken foreign wives, and there were among them women who had borne sons.
Mereka sekalian mengambil sebagai isteri perempuan asing; maka mereka menyuruh pergi isteri-isteri itu dengan anak-anaknya.
