Nehemiah 5
1 And there occurred a great outcry of the people and their wives against their brothers, the Jews.
Un tie ļaudis un viņu sievas daudz brēca pret saviem brāļiem, tiem Jūdiem.
2 And there were those who were saying: “Our sons and our daughters are very many. Let us receive grain as a price for them, and then we may eat and live.”
Jo tur bija, kas sacīja: mēs ar saviem dēliem un ar savām meitām esam daudzi, mums vajag labības ko ēst, lai dzīvojam.
3 And there were those who were saying: “Let us offer up our fields and vineyards, and our houses, and then we may receive grain during the famine.”
Tur arī bija, kas sacīja: izdosim ķīlām savus tīrumus un savus vīna dārzus un savus namus, ka varam labības dabūt pret badu.
4 And others were saying: “Let us borrow money for the tribute of the king, and let us surrender our fields and vineyards.”
Vēl bija, kas sacīja: mēs naudu esam aizņēmuši uz saviem tīrumiem un saviem vīna dārziem priekš ķēniņa mesliem.
5 “And now, as is the flesh of our brothers, so is our flesh; and as are their sons, so also are our sons. Behold, we have subjugated our sons and our daughters into servitude, and some of our daughters are slaves, nor do we have the ability to redeem them, for others possess our fields and our vineyards.”
Un tomēr mūsu miesa ir kā mūsu brāļu miesa, mūsu bērni kā viņu bērni, un redzi, mums jādod savi dēli un savas meitas jūgā par kalpiem. Un no mūsu meitām jau kādas ir jūgā padotas un padoma mūsu rokā nav, arī mūsu tīrumi un mūsu vīna dārzi pieder citiem.
6 And when I had heard their outcry in these words, I was exceedingly angry.
Tad es ļoti apskaitos, kad dzirdēju viņu brēkšanu un šos vārdus.
7 And my heart considered within me. And I rebuked the nobles and the magistrates, and I said to them, “Have you each been exacting usury from your brothers?” And I gathered together a great assembly against them.
Un es to pārdomāju savā sirdī un bāros ar tiem virsniekiem un valdniekiem
8 And I said to them: “As you know, in accord with what was possible for us, we have redeemed our brothers, the Jews, who had been sold to the Gentiles. And yet you now sell your brothers, and we must redeem them?” And they were silent, nor did they find anything to answer.
Un uz tiem sacīju: jūs plēšat augļus viens no otra? Un es pret tiem savedu lielu draudzi un uz tiem sacīju: mēs savus brāļus, tos Jūdus, kas pagāniem bija pārdoti, cik spēdami esam atpirkuši, un jūs savus brāļus gribat pārdot un lai mēs tos pērkam? Tad tie cieta klusu un nemācēja ne vārda atbildēt.
9 And I said to them: “The thing that you are doing is not good. Why are you not walking in the fear of our God, so that there may be no reproach against us from our enemies, the Gentiles?
Tad es sacīju: nav labi, ko jūs darāt! Vai jums nebija staigāt mūsu dievbijāšanā, to pagānu, mūsu ienaidnieku nievāšanas dēļ?
10 Both I and my brothers, with my servants, have lent money and grain to many. Let us agree not to ask for its return. Let us forgive the other money that is owed to us.
Arī es un mani brāļi un mani jaunekļi tiem esam devuši naudu un labību. Lai jel šo parādu tiem atlaižam.
11 On this day, restore their fields, and their vineyards, and their olive groves, and their houses to them. Then, too, the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, wine, and oil, which you usually exact from them, give it to them.”
Atdodiet jel tiem šodien viņu tīrumus, viņu vīna dārzus, viņu eļļas dārzus un viņu namus un to simto tiesu naudas un labības un vīna un eļļu, ko jūs no tiem (augļos) esat ņēmuši.
12 And they said: “We will restore it, and we will require nothing from them. And we will do just as you say.” And I called the priests, and I had them swear an oath, so that they would act in accord with what I had said.
Tad tie sacīja: mēs atdosim un nemeklēsim no tiem nekā; mēs darīsim, kā tu saki. Un es aicināju priesterus un tiem liku zvērēt, ka tā darīs.
13 Moreover, I shook out my lap, and I said: “So may God shake out every man, who does not fulfill this word. From his house and from his labors, so may he be shaken out and become empty.” And the entire multitude said, “Amen.” And they praised God. Therefore, the people acted in accord with what was said.
Es arī izkratīju savu azoti un sacīju: lai Dievs ikkatru, kas šo vārdu neturēs, tā izkrata no viņa nama un no viņa mantas, un lai tas tā ir izkratīts un iztukšots. Un visa draudze sacīja: Āmen! Un slavēja To Kungu. Un tie ļaudis darīja pēc šī vārda.
14 Now from that day, on which the king had ordered me to be governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of king Artaxerxes, for twelve years, I and my brothers did not eat the yearly allowance that was owed to the governors.
No tām dienām, kad man tapa pavēlēts, būt par zemes valdītāju Jūdu zemē, no ķēniņa Artakserksus divdesmitā gada līdz trīsdesmit otram gadam, caurus divpadsmit gadus, arī neesmu ēdis zemes valdītāja maizi, ne es, ne mani brāļi.
15 But the former governors, the ones who had been before me, were a burden to the people, and they took from them bread and wine, and forty shekels of money each day. And their officials also oppressed the people. But I did not do so, out of fear of God.
Jo tie pirmie zemes valdītāji, kas priekš manis bijuši, tie tiem ļaudīm bija grūti darījuši un no tiem ņēmuši maizi un vīnu un vēl četrdesmit sudraba sēķeļus; pat viņu jaunekļi valdīja pār tiem ļaudīm, bet es tā neesmu darījis, Dievu bīdamies.
16 In fact, I preferred to build in the work of the wall, and I bought no land, and all my servants were gathered to do the work.
Es arī pats esmu strādājis pie tā mūra, un tīrumu mēs neesam pirkuši, un visi mani puiši tur kopā bija pie darba.
17 Likewise, the Jews and the magistrates, one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, with those who came to us from among the Gentiles that are around us.
Un Jūdi un valdnieki, simts piecdesmit vīri, un kas no tiem apkārtējiem pagāniem pie mums nāca, ir bijuši pie mana galda.
18 Now there was prepared for me, on each day, one ox and six choice rams, along with poultry. And once every ten days, I distributed diverse wines and many other things. Yet I did not require my yearly allowance as governor. For the people were greatly impoverished.
Un ikkatrā dienā tapa sataisīts viens vērsis, sešas barotas avis un putni man kļuva sataisīti, arī daudz vīna priekš ik desmit dienām; tomēr es zemes valdītāja maizi nemeklēju, jo tā kalpošana šiem ļaudīm bija grūta.
19 Remember me, O my God, for good, in accord with all that I have done for this people.
Piemini, Dievs, man par labu visu, ko es šiem ļaudīm esmu darījis!
