Ezra 10

1 and like/as to pray Ezra and like/as to give thanks he to weep and to fall: fall to/for face: before house: temple [the] God to gather to(wards) him from Israel assembly many much human and woman and youth for to weep [the] people to multiply bitterly

While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.

2 and to answer Shecaniah son: child Jehiel from son: descendant/people (Elam *Q(K)*) and to say to/for Ezra we be unfaithful in/on/with God our and to dwell woman foreign from people [the] land: country/planet and now there hope to/for Israel upon this

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.

3 and now to cut: make(covenant) covenant to/for God our to/for to come out: send all woman: wife and [the] to beget from them in/on/with counsel Lord and [the] trembling in/on/with commandment God our and like/as instruction to make: do

So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.

4 to arise: rise for upon you [the] word: thing and we with you to strengthen: strengthen and to make: do

Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”

5 and to arise: rise Ezra and to swear [obj] ruler [the] priest [the] Levi and all Israel to/for to make: do like/as Chronicles [the] this and to swear

So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.

6 and to arise: rise Ezra from to/for face: before house: temple [the] God and to go: went to(wards) chamber Jehohanan son: child Eliashib and to go: continue there food: bread not to eat and water not to drink for to mourn upon unfaithfulness [the] captivity

Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

7 and to pass voice: message in/on/with Judah and Jerusalem to/for all son: type of [the] captivity to/for to gather Jerusalem

And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.

8 and all which not to come (in): come to/for three [the] day like/as counsel [the] ruler and [the] old: elder to devote/destroy all property his and he/she/it to separate from assembly [the] captivity

Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.

9 and to gather all human Judah and Benjamin Jerusalem to/for three [the] day he/she/it month [the] ninth in/on/with twenty in/on/with month and to dwell all [the] people in/on/with street/plaza house: temple [the] God to tremble upon [the] word: because and from [the] rain

So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.

10 and to arise: rise Ezra [the] priest and to say to(wards) them you(m. p.) be unfaithful and to dwell woman foreign to/for to add upon guiltiness Israel

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.

11 and now to give: make thanksgiving to/for LORD God father your and to make: do acceptance his and to separate from people [the] land: country/planet and from [the] woman: wife [the] foreign

Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”

12 and to answer all [the] assembly and to say voice great: large so (like/as word your *Q(K)*) upon us to/for to make: do

And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!

13 truly [the] people many and [the] time rain and nothing strength to/for to stand: stand in/on/with outside and [the] work not to/for day one and not to/for two for to multiply to/for to transgress in/on/with word: thing [the] this

But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

14 to stand: stand please ruler our to/for all [the] assembly and all which in/on/with city our [the] to dwell woman: wife foreign to come (in): come to/for time to appoint and with them old: elder city and city and to judge her till to/for to return: return burning anger face: anger God our from us till to/for word: thing [the] this

Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”

15 surely Jonathan son: child Asahel and Jahzeiah son: child Tikvah to stand: stand upon this and Meshullam and Shabbethai [the] Levi to help them

(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)

16 and to make: do so son: type of [the] captivity and to separate Ezra [the] priest human head: leader [the] father to/for house: household father their and all their in/on/with name and to dwell in/on/with day one to/for month [the] tenth to/for to seek [the] word: thing

So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,

17 and to end: finish in/on/with all human [the] to dwell woman foreign till day one to/for month [the] first

and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.

18 and to find from son: descendant/people [the] priest which to dwell woman foreign from son: descendant/people Jeshua son: child Jozadak and brother: male-sibling his Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah

Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

19 and to give: give hand: themselves their to/for to come out: send woman: wife their and guilty ram flock upon guiltiness their

They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.

20 and from son: descendant/people Immer Hanani and Zebadiah

From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

21 and from son: descendant/people Harim Maaseiah and Elijah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Uzziah

From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

22 and from son: descendant/people Pashhur Elioenai Maaseiah Ishmael Nethanel Jozabad and Elasah

From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

23 and from [the] Levi Jozabad and Shimei and Kelaiah he/she/it Kelita Pethahiah Judah and Eliezer

Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

24 and from [the] to sing Eliashib and from [the] gatekeeper Shallum and Telem and Uri

From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

25 and from Israel from son: descendant/people Parosh Ramiah and Izziah and Malchijah and Mijamin and Eleazar and Hashabiah and Benaiah

And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

26 and from son: descendant/people Elam Mattaniah Zechariah and Jehiel and Abdi and Jeremoth and Elijah

From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

27 and from son: descendant/people Zattu Elioenai Eliashib Mattaniah and Jeremoth and Zabad and Aziza

From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

28 and from son: descendant/people Bebai Jehohanan Hananiah Zabbai Athlai

From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

29 and from son: descendant/people Bani Meshullam Malluch and Adaiah Jashub and Sheal (and Ramoth *Q(K)*)

From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

30 and from son: descendant/people Pahath-moab Pahath-moab Adna and Chelal Benaiah Maaseiah Mattaniah Bezalel and Binnui and Manasseh

From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

31 and son: descendant/people Harim Eliezer Isshijah Malchijah Shemaiah Shimeon

From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

32 Benjamin Malluch Shemariah

Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

33 from son: descendant/people Hashum Mattenai Mattattah Zabad Eliphelet Jeremai Manasseh Shimei

From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

34 from son: descendant/people Bani Maadai Amram and Uel

From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

35 Benaiah Bedeiah (Cheluhi *Q(K)*)

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

36 Vaniah Meremoth Eliashib

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37 Mattaniah Mattenai (and Jaasu *Q(K)*)

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

38 and `sons` and Binnui Shimei

From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,

39 and Shelemiah and Nathan and Adaiah

Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

40 Machnadebai Shashai Sharai

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41 Azarel and Shelemiah Shemariah

Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42 Shallum Amariah Joseph

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

43 from son: descendant/people Nebo Jeiel Mattithiah Zabad Zebina (Jaddai *Q(K)*) and Joel Benaiah

And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

44 all these (to lift: marry *Q(K)*) woman foreign and there from them woman and to set: take son: child

All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.