Nehemiah 13
1 One day when the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the section was found where it was written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be allowed into the assembly of God,
Tai dienā Mozus grāmatā lasīja priekš ļaužu ausīm un tur atrada rakstītu, ka Amoniešiem un Moabiešiem ne mūžam nebūs nākt Dieva draudzē,
2 because they hadn't brought food and water when they met the Israelites, but instead they had hired Balaam to put a curse on them—though our God turned that curse into a blessing!
Tāpēc ka viņi nebija nākuši pretī Israēla bērniem ar maizi un ar ūdeni, bet pret tiem bija derējuši Bileāmu, viņus nolādēt, lai gan mūsu Dievs lāstu pārvērta par svētību.
3 When the people heard about this law, they separated out from Israel everyone who had foreign ancestry.
Tad notikās, ka šo bauslību dzirdot tie visus svešiniekus atšķīra no Israēla.
4 Before all this, Eliashib the priest, who was related to Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the Temple of our God.
Un priesteris Elijašibs, kas bija iecelts pār mūsu Dieva nama kambari, papriekš bija sadraudzējies ar Tobiju,
5 He had provided Tobiah with a large room which had previously been used to store the grain offerings, incense, and Temple items, as well as the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil allocated to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, in addition to the offerings for the priests.
Un viņam bija taisījis lielu kambari, kur tie papriekš bija nolikuši ēdamo upuri, vīraku un rīkus un labības, vīna un eļļas desmitos, kas kļuva nodoti priekš levitiem un dziedātājiem un vārtu sargiem, līdz ar priesteru cilājamo upuri.
6 When all this happened I was not in Jerusalem because I had returned to King Artaxerxes of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I requested permission from the king to go back.
Bet viss tas notika, kamēr es Jeruzālemē nebiju; jo Artakserksus, Bābeles ķēniņa, trīsdesmit otrā gadā es nācu pie ķēniņa, un pēc kāda laika es to no ķēniņa izlūdzos.
7 When I arrived back in Jerusalem I discovered the dreadful thing Eliashib had done in providing Tobiah a room in the courtyard of God's Temple.
Kad es nu nācu uz Jeruzālemi un samanīju to ļaunumu, ko Elijašibs priekš Tobijas bija darījis, viņam kambari taisīdams Dieva nama pagalmos,
8 I was extremely upset, and I went and threw out everything that was in Tobiah's room.
Tad tas man ļoti rieba, un es izmetu visas Tobijas nama lietas no tā kambara ārā.
9 I ordered the rooms purified, and put back the Temple items, the grain offerings, and the incense.
Es arī pavēlēju, to kambari šķīstīt, un es atkal tur ienesu Dieva nama rīkus ar ēdamo upuri un vīraku.
10 I also found out that the food allowances for the Levites were not being provided, so the Levites had gone back to take care of their fields, along with the singers who led the worship services.
Es arī samanīju, ka levitiem viņu daļa nebija dota, tā ka leviti un dziedātāji, kas to darbu darījuši, bija aizmukuši ikkatrs uz savu tīrumu.
11 I went and confronted the leaders, asking, “Why is God's Temple being neglected?” I called the Levites back and made sure they were carrying out their responsibilities.
Tad es bāros ar tiem virsniekiem un sacīju: kāpēc Dieva nams ir atstāts? Un es tos sapulcināju un tos atkal iecēlu viņu vietā.
12 Everyone in Judah then brought the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil into the storerooms.
Tad visa Jūda valsts atnesa to desmito no labības un no vīna un no eļļas mantas namos.
13 I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah, one of the Levites, in charge of the storerooms with Hanan, son of Zakkur, son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered honest people. Their responsibility was to distribute the allowances to their fellow Levites.
Un es par mantu sargiem iecēlu priesteri Šelemiju un rakstu mācītāju Cadoku un Pedaju no levitiem, un viņiem pa roku Hananu, Zakura, Matanijas dēla, dēlu; jo šie tapa turēti par uzticamiem, un tiem tapa uzlikts, lai izdala saviem brāļiem.
14 My God, please remember me over this. Please don't forget my good deeds I have done for the Temple of my God and its services.
Piemini mani, mans Dievs, par to un neizdeldē manu labdarīšanu, ko esmu darījis pie sava Dieva nama un pie viņa kalpošanas!
15 Around that time I noticed people treading the winepress on Sabbath. I saw others collecting grain and loading it up on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, and bringing it all into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
Tanīs dienās es Jūdā redzēju, ka vīna spaidus mina svētā dienā, un ka kūlīšus saņēma, ko uz ēzeļiem krāva, vīnu, vīna ķekarus un vīģes un visādu nastu, un svētā dienā ienesa Jeruzālemē, un es tai dienā (pret tiem) devu liecību, kad tie barību pārdeva.
16 I told them off for selling their produce on that day.
Tur arī Tirieši dzīvoja, kas zivis atnesa un visādu preci, un to pārdeva svētā dienā Jūda bērniem un Jeruzālemē.
17 Some people from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of things and they were selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
Tad es bāros ar Jūda virsniekiem un uz tiem sacīju: kas tas par ļaunu darbu, ko jūs darāt un pārkāpjat svēto dienu?
18 I confronted the Jewish leaders, asking them, “Why are you are doing such an evil thing? You are violating the Sabbath day! Wasn't this what your forefathers did, bringing our God down on us, causing us and this city such disasters? Now you're bringing even more trouble on us by violating the Sabbath!”
Vai jūsu tēvi tā nav darījuši, un mūsu Dievs ir vedis visu šo nelaimi pār mums un pār šo pilsētu? Un jūs vairojiet tās dusmas pār Israēli, pārkāpdami svēto dienu!
19 So I ordered Jerusalem's gates to be shut at sunset on the day before the Sabbath, and that were not to be opened until after the Sabbath had ended. I assigned some of my men to guard the gates to make sure no goods would be brought in on the Sabbath day.
Un notikās svētai dienai nākot, kad tumšs metās Jeruzālemes vārtos, tad es pavēlēju durvis aizslēgt un neatdarīt, kamēr svētā diena pagājusi. Un no saviem puišiem es kādus liku pie vārtiem, ka nekādu nastu tur neienestu svētā dienā.
20 A couple of times merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods spent the night outside of Jerusalem.
Tad tie zāļu un visādas preces pārdevēji palika pa nakti ārā Jeruzālemes priekšā vienreiz un otrreiz.
21 I warned them, saying, “Why are you spending the night by the wall? If you do that again I'll have you arrested!” After that they didn't come on the Sabbath.
Un es pret tiem apliecināju un uz tiem sacīju: kāpēc jūs pa nakti paliekat pie mūra? Ja jūs to atkal darīsiet, tad es jūs grābšu rokā. No tā laika tie vairs nenāca svētā dienā.
22 Then I told the Levites to purify themselves and to come and guard the gates to keep the Sabbath day holy. My God, please also remember me for doing this, and be merciful to me because of your trustworthy love.
Un levitiem es sacīju, lai šķīstās un nāk vārtus sargāt, ka svētā diena taptu svētīta. Arī par to piemini mani, mans Dievs, un žēlo mani pēc Tavas lielās žēlastības!
23 Around the same time I realized some Jews had married women from Ashdod, Moab, and Ammon.
Es tanīs dienās arī redzēju Jūdus, kas bija apņēmuši Ašdodiešu, Amoniešu un Moabiešu sievas.
24 Half their children could only speak the language of Ashdod or that of another people, and didn't know how to speak the language of Judah.
Un viņu bērni runāja pus Ašdodiski un nemācēja Jūdiski runāt, bet pēc abēju tautu valodas.
25 So I confronted them and told them they were cursed. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God, saying, “You must not allow your daughters to marry their sons, or allow your sons—or yourselves— to marry their daughters.
Tad es ar tiem bāros un tos lādēju un situ kādus no tiem un tiem plūcu matus un tiem liku pie Dieva zvērēt, jums nebūs savas meitas dot viņu dēliem, nedz ņemt viņu meitas saviem dēliem nedz sev.
26 Wasn't it marriages like these that made King Solomon of Israel sin? There wasn't a king in any nation like him. God loved him, and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was made to sin by foreign women.
Vai šo dēļ Salamans, Israēla ķēniņš, nav apgrēkojies? Jebšu nevienai tautai tāds ķēniņš nav bijis, kāds viņš bija, un viņš savam Dievam bija mīļš, un Dievs viņu bija iecēlis par ķēniņu pār visu Israēli, un tomēr ir tādu tās svešās sievas paveda uz grēkiem.
27 So do we have to hear about you committing this dreadful sin, how you are being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women?”
Vai tad mēs jums klausīsim un visu tādu lielu ļaunumu darīsim noziegdamies pret savu Dievu, ka apņemam svešas sievas?
28 Even one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. So I expelled him.
Un viens no Jojada, Elijašiba dēla, tā augstā priestera, bērniem bija par znotu palicis Sanebalatam, tam Horonietim, tāpēc es viņu aizdzinu no sevis projām.
29 My God, remember them and what they did, violating the priesthood and the solemn agreement of the priests and Levites.
Piemini viņus, mans Dievs, tāpēc ka tie sagānījuši priesteru amatu un priesteru un levitu derību!
30 I purified them from everything foreign, and I made sure the priests and Levites were carrying out their assigned responsibilities.
Tā es tos šķīstīju no visiem svešiem ieradumiem un noliku priesteriem un levitiem, ikkatram savu darīšanu savā kalpošanā,
31 I also arranged for wood to be supplied for the altar at the specified times, and for the first part of the produce to be donated. My God, remember me favorably.
Un to malkas došanu noliktos laikos un tos pirmajus. Piemini, mans Dievs, man to par labu!
