Nehemiah 5
1 And the cry of the people and their wives [was] great against their brethren the Jews.
Un tie ļaudis un viņu sievas daudz brēca pret saviem brāļiem, tiem Jūdiem.
2 And some said, We [are] numerous with our sons and our daughters; so we will take corn, and 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 some said, [As to] our fields and vineyards and houses, let us pledge [them], and we will take corn, and eat.
Tur arī bija, kas sacīja: izdosim ķīlām savus tīrumus un savus vīna dārzus un savus namus, ka varam labības dabūt pret badu.
4 And some said, We have borrowed money for the king's tributes: —our fields, and our vineyards, and houses [are pledged].
Vēl bija, kas sacīja: mēs naudu esam aizņēmuši uz saviem tīrumiem un saviem vīna dārziem priekš ķēniņa mesliem.
5 And now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children [are] as their children: yet, behold, we are reducing our sons and our daughters to slavery, and some of our daughters are enslaved: and there is no power of our hands, for our fields and our vineyards [belong] to the nobles.
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 I was much grieved as I heard their cry and these words.
Tad es ļoti apskaitos, kad dzirdēju viņu brēkšanu un šos vārdus.
7 And my heart took counsel within me, and I contended against the nobles, and the princes, and I said to them, Should every man demand of his brother what you demand? And I appointed against them a great assembly,
Un es to pārdomāju savā sirdī un bāros ar tiem virsniekiem un valdniekiem
8 and I said to them, We of our free-will have redeemed our brethren the Jews that were sold to the Gentiles; and do you sell your brethren? and shall they be delivered to us? And they were silent, and found no 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, The thing which you do [is] not good; you will not so walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the Gentiles our enemies.
Tad es sacīju: nav labi, ko jūs darāt! Vai jums nebija staigāt mūsu dievbijāšanā, to pagānu, mūsu ienaidnieku nievāšanas dēļ?
10 Both my brethren, and my acquaintances, and I, have lent them money and corn: let us now leave off this exaction.
Arī es un mani brāļi un mani jaunekļi tiem esam devuši naudu un labību. Lai jel šo parādu tiem atlaižam.
11 Restore to them, I pray, as at this day, their fields, and their vineyards, and their olive yards, and their houses, and bring forth to them corn and wine and oil of the money.
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, and we will not exact of them; we will do thus as you say. Then I called the priests, and bound them by oath to do according to this word.
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 And I shook out my garment, and said, So may God shake out every man who shall not keep to this word, from his house, and from his labors, he shall be even thus shaken out, as an outcast and empty. And all the congregation said, Amen, and they praised the Lord: and the people did this thing.
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 From the day that he charged me to be their ruler in the land of Juda, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Arthasastha, twelve years, I and my brethren ate not [provision] extorted from them.
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 as for the former acts of extortion wherein [those who were] before me oppressed them, they even took of them their last money, forty didrachmas for bread and wine; and the [very] outcasts of them exercised authority over the people: but I did not so, because of the 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 Also in the work of the wall I treated them not with rigor, I bought not land: and all that were gathered together [came] there to 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 And the Jews, to [the number of] a hundred and fifty men, besides those coming to us from the nations round about, [were] at my table.
Un Jūdi un valdnieki, simts piecdesmit vīri, un kas no tiem apkārtējiem pagāniem pie mums nāca, ir bijuši pie mana galda.
18 And there came [to me] for one day one calf, and I had six choice sheep and a goat; and every ten days wine in abundance of all sorts: yet with these I required not the bread of extortion, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
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 God, for good, [in] all that I have done to this people.
Piemini, Dievs, man par labu visu, ko es šiem ļaudīm esmu darījis!
