Ezra 10
1 Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God's house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.
Esi Ezra nɔ gbe dom ɖa, nɔ nu vɔ̃ me ʋum, nɔ avi fam, eye wòtsɔ eɖokui nɔ xaxlãm ɖe anyi le Mawu ƒe aƒe la ŋkume la, Israelviwo ƒe ameha gã aɖe, ŋutsuwo, nyɔnuwo kple ɖeviwo va ƒo ƒu ɖe eŋu. Woawo hã wofa avi vevie.
2 Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
Tete Yehiel ƒe vi, Sekania, Elam ƒe dzidzimeviwo dometɔ ɖeka, gblɔ na Ezra be, “Míeto nyateƒe na míaƒe Mawu la o, to dutanyɔnuwo ɖeɖe me tso dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mí la me. Togbɔ be ele alea hã la, mɔkpɔkpɔ gali na Israel ko.
3 Now therefore 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 who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.
Azɔ la, mina míabla nu le míaƒe Mawu la ŋkume be míatrɔ nyɔnu siawo katã kple woƒe viwo aɖo ɖa, le nye aƒetɔ ƒe aɖaŋuɖoɖo kple ame siwo vɔ̃a míaƒe Mawu la ƒe sededewo ƒe nya nu. Mina míawɔe ɖe sea nu.
4 Arise; for the matter belongs to you, and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it."
Tsi tsitre, nya sia le asiwò me. Míade megbe na wò, eya ta tso nàlé dzi ɖe ƒo eye nàwɔe.”
5 Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.
Ale Ezra tsitre eye wòna nunɔla tsitsiawo, Levitɔwo kple Israel blibo la ka atam be woawɔ ɖe susu si wodo ɖa la dzi. Tete woka atam la.
6 Then Ezra rose up from before God's house, and went into the room of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came there, he ate no bread, nor drank water; for he mourned because of their trespass of the captivity.
Ale Ezra dzo le Mawu ƒe aƒe la ŋkume heyi ɖe Yehohanan, Eliasib ƒe vi ƒe xɔ me. Esi wònɔ afi ma la, meɖu nu alo no tsi o, elabena eganɔ konyi fam ko tso aboyometsolawo ƒe nuteƒemawɔmawɔ ŋu.
7 They made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together to Jerusalem;
Le esia megbe la, woɖe gbeƒã le Yuda kple Yerusalem katã be ame siwo katã gbɔ tso aboyome la naƒo ƒu ɖe Yerusalem.
8 and that whoever did not come within three days, according to the counsel of the officials and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.
Ame si meva le ŋkeke etɔ̃ me o la, abu eƒe nunɔamesiwo katã le ametsitsiawo kple dɔnunɔlawo ƒe nyametsotso nu, eye woaɖe amea ɖa le aboyometsolawo ƒe hame.
9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before God's house, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
Le ŋkeke etɔ̃ me la, Yuda kple Benyamin ŋutsuwo katã va ƒo ƒu ɖe Yerusalem. Ale le dzinu asiekelia ƒe ŋkeke blaevea gbe la, ameawo katã va nɔ anyi ɖe xɔxɔnu si dze ŋgɔ Mawu ƒe aƒe la. Wonɔ dzodzom nyanyanya le nya sia kple tsi gã si nɔ dzadzam la ta.
10 Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, "You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
Nunɔla Ezra tsitre gblɔ na wo be, “Miewɔ nuteƒe o, mieɖe dutanyɔnuwo, hedzi Israel ƒe agɔdzedze ɖe edzi.
11 Now therefore make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women."
Azɔ la, miʋu nu vɔ̃ me na Yehowa, mia fofowo ƒe Mawu la, eye miwɔ eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu. Miɖe mia ɖokuiwo ɖa tso dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mi la gbɔ, eye miɖe asi le miaƒe dutanyɔnuwo ŋu.”
12 Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
Ameha la ɖo eŋu nɛ kple gbe sesẽ be, “Wò nya la le eteƒe! Ele be míawɔ abe ale si nègblɔ ene,
13 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand outside; neither is this a work of one day or two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
gake ame geɖewo le afi sia, eye wònye tsidzaŋɔli hã, ale míate ŋu anɔ tsitre ɖe gota o. Gawu la, womate ŋu awɔ nya sia ŋu dɔ le ŋkeke ɖeka alo eve me o, elabena míewɔ nu vɔ̃ gã aɖe le nu sia me.
14 Let now our leaders represent the whole assembly, and let all those who are in our cities who have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, until this matter is resolved."
Na be míaƒe amegãwo nawɔ dɔ ɖe ameha la nu, na be, ame siwo le míaƒe duwo me, esiwo ɖe dutanyɔnuwo la nava ɖe ɣeyiɣi ɖoɖiwo dzi kple dumegãwo kpakple ʋɔnudrɔ̃la siwo le du siwo me wotso la me va se ɖe esime míaƒe Mawu la ƒe dziku dziŋɔ la nakɔ ɖa le mía dzi.”
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.
Ame siwo tsi tsitre ɖe nya sia ŋu la koe nye, Yonatan, Asahel ƒe vi kple Yahzeya, Tikva ƒe vi eye Mesulam kple Sabetai, Levitɔ la, da megbe na wo.
16 But the descendants of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest selected for himself men, heads of fathers' houses, according to their fathers' houses, and all of them by their names. So they began their sessions on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
Ale aboyometsolawo wɔ abe ale si dzi woɖo kpee ene. Nunɔla Ezra tia ŋutsu siwo nye ƒometatɔwo, tso ƒome ɖe sia ɖe me, eye ɖe sia ɖe kple eƒe ŋkɔ. Le dzinu ewolia ƒe ŋkeke gbãtɔ dzi la, wonɔ anyi be woaku nya la me,
17 And they finished with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
eye le dzinu gbãtɔ ƒe ŋkeke gbãtɔ dzi la, wowu ŋutsu siwo katã ɖe dutasrɔ̃ la ƒe nyawo nu.
18 Among the sons of the priests there were found who had married foreign women: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Ame siawoe ɖe dutanyɔnu le nunɔlawo dome. Ame siwo ɖee tso Yozadak ƒe vi, Yesua kple nɔvia ŋutsuwo ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome la woe nye: Maaseya, Eliezer, Yarib kple Gedalia.
19 They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.
Wo katã wodo asi ɖe dzi, ɖe adzɔgbe be, yewoaɖe asi le yewoƒe dutanyɔnuawo ŋu, eye ɖe woƒe agɔdzedze la ta la, ɖe sia ɖe na agbo ɖeka tso lãhawo dome abe nu vɔ̃ vɔsa ene.
20 Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
Tso Imer ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Hanani kple Zebadia.
21 Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Tso Harim ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Maaseya, Eliya, Semaya, Yehiel kple Uzia.
22 Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Tso Pasur ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Elioenai, Maaseya, Ismael, Netanel, Yozabad kple Eleasa.
23 Of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Tso Levitɔwo dome: Yozabad, Simei, Kelaya (alo Kelita), Petahia, Yuda kple Eliezer.
24 Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Tso hadzilawo dome: Eliasib. Tso agbonudzɔlawo dome: Salum, Telem kple Uri.
25 Of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Hashabiah, and Benaiah.
Tso Israelvi bubuwo dome: Tso Paros ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Ramia, Izia, Malkiya, Miyamin, Eleazar, Malkiya kple Benaya.
26 Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Tso Elam ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Matania, Zekaria, Yehiel, Abdi, Yeremot kple Eliya.
27 Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
Tso Zatu ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Elioenai, Eliasib, Matania, Yeremot, Zabad kple Aziza.
28 Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
Tso Bebai ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Yehohanan, Hananiya, Zabai kple Atlai.
29 Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.
Tso Bani ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Mesulam, Maluk, Adaya, Yasub, Seal kple Yeremot.
30 Of the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Tso Pahat Moab ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Adna, Kelal, Benaya, Maaseya, Matania, Bezalel, Binui kple Manase.
31 Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Tso Harim ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Eliezer, Isiya, Malkiya, Semaya, Simeon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
Benyamin; Maluk kple Semaria.
33 Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
Tso Hasum ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Matenai, Matata, Zabad, Elifelet, Yeremai, Manase kple Simei.
34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
Tso Bani ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Madai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
Benaya, Bedeya, Keluhi,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vania, Meremot, Eliasib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
Matania, Matenai kple Yaasu.
38 And from the sons of Binnui: Shimei,
Tso Binui ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Simei,
39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
Selemia, Natan, Adaya,
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Maknadebai, Sasai, Sarai,
41 Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azarel, Selemia, Semaria,
42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
Salum, Amaria kple Yosef.
43 Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.
Tso Nebo ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Yeiel, Matitia, Zabad, Zebina, Yadai, Yoel kple Benaya.
44 All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
Ame siawo katã ɖe dutanyɔnuwo, eye wo dometɔ aɖewo la, wo kple dutanyɔnuawo gɔ̃ hã dzi viwo.
