< Ezra 10 >
1 And while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and falling down before the house of God, there were gathered to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very much.
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 Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
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 And now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of [my] lord, and of those that tremble at the commandments of our God; and 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 Arise, for this matter is incumbent on thee, and we will be with thee: be of good courage, and do [it].
起來! 因為這事全在妳身上,我們支持妳,妳應勇敢去作! 」
5 Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.
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 arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he ate no bread and drank no water; for he mourned because of the unfaithfulness of them that had been carried away.
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 they made proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto 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 that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be confiscated, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
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 Then were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open space of the house of God, trembling because of the matter, and because of the pouring 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 stood up and said to them, Ye have acted unfaithfully, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass 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 Jehovah the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure, and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the 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 whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.
全會眾都高聲回答說:「你怎樣說,我們就怎樣做。
13 But the people are many, and it is a time of pouring rain, and it is not possible to stand without: neither is this a work for one day or two; for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.
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 now our princes, while this matter is going on, stand for all the congregation, and let all those that have taken foreign wives in our cities come at the appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce anger of our God be turned from us.
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 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped 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 children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest [and] certain of the chief fathers were separated according to their fathers' houses, and all of them [expressed] by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to 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 ended with all the men that 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 among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken foreign wives, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren: 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 gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.
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 of the children of Immer: Hanani, and Zebadiah.
依默爾的子孫,有哈納尼和則巴狄雅;
21 And of the children 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 of the children of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, 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 of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (that 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 of the singers: Eliashib. And of the doorkeepers: 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 of Israel; of the children of Parosh: Ramiah, and Jizzijah, 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 of the children 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 of the children 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 of the children 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 of the children of Bani: Meshullam, 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 of the children of Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and 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 the children of Harim: Eliezer, Jishijah, 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 Of the children of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, 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 Of 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, Bediah, Cheluhu,
貝納雅、貝狄雅、革路希、
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
瓦尼雅、默勒摩特、厄肋雅史布、
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasai,
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 Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,
瑪革納德拜、沙瑟、沙賴、
41 Azareel, 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 Of the children of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, 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 wives who had had children.
以上諸人都娶了外方婦女,有的婦女也生了兒女。