Ezra 10
1 While I was kneeling down in front of the temple and praying and crying, I was confessing [the sins that the Israeli people had committed]. Many people, men and women and children, gathered around me and also cried very much.
Kuin Esra näin rukoili ja tunnusti, itki ja makasi Jumalan huoneen edessä, kokoontui suuri joukko Israelista hänen tykönsä, miehistä, vaimoista ja lapsista, ja kansa itki sangen kovin.
2 Then Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel from the clan of Elam, said this to me: “We have disobeyed God. [Some of] us have married women who are not Israelis. But we can still confidently expect [Yahweh to be merciful to] us Israeli people.
Ja Sekania Jehielin poika, Elamin lapsista, vastasi Esraa ja sanoi: me olemme rikkoneet Jumalaamme vastaan, että me olemme ottaneet muukalaiset vaimot maan kansoista; mutta vielä on toivo sen vuoksi Israelissa.
3 We will do what you, and the others who have an awesome respect for what our God has commanded, tell us to do. We will do what God told us in his laws. We will make an agreement with our God, saying that we will divorce our wives who are not Israelis, and we will send them away with their children.
Niin tehkäämme nyt liitto meidän Jumalamme kanssa ajaaksemme kaikki vaimot pois ja ne, jotka heistä syntyneet ovat, Herran neuvon jälkeen ja niiden, jotka pelkäävät meidän Jumalamme käskyä; ja tapahtukoon lain jälkeen.
4 (It is your responsibility to/Because you are our leader, you must) [tell us what to do]. So get up, and be courageous, and do [what is necessary]. We will (support you/tell people to do what you say).”
Niin nouse, sillä sinun se tulee, me olemme sinun kanssas; ole hyvässä turvassa ja tee niin.
5 So I stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, and all [the other] Israeli people solemnly declare that they would do what Shecaniah said that they should do. So they all solemnly promised to do that.
Silloin nousi Esra ja vannotti ylimmäiset papit ja Leviläiset, ja koko Israelin, tekemään tämän sanan jälkeen; ja he vannoivat.
6 Then I went away from the front of the temple and went to the room where Jehohanan lived. I stayed there that night, but I did not eat or drink anything. I was still sad because some of the Israelis who had returned [from Babylonia] had not faithfully obeyed [God’s laws].
Ja Esra nousi Jumalan huoneen edestä ja meni Johananin Eliasibin pojan kammioon; ja kuin hän sinne tuli, ei hän syönyt leipää eikä juonut vettä; sillä hän murehti heidän rikostensa tähden, jotka olivat olleet vankeudessa.
7 Then we sent a message to all [the people in] Jerusalem and [in other towns in] Judah, saying that all those who had returned [from Babylonia] should come to Jerusalem immediately.
Ja he kuuluttivat Juudassa ja Jerusalemissa kaikille lapsille, jotka vankina olivat olleet, tulemaan kokoon Jerusalemiin.
8 We said that if any of them did not arrive within three days, the leaders of the people would order that all the property of those people would be taken from them, and that they would no longer be considered to belong to the Israeli people; [they would be considered to be foreigners].
Ja joka ei kolmena päivänä tullut päämiesten ja vanhimpain neuvon jälkeen, niin kaikki hänen tavaransa piti kirottu oleman, ja hän itse piti eroitettaman niiden joukosta, jotka vankina olivat olleet.
9 So within three days, on December 19, all the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem. They were there, sitting in the courtyard in front of the temple. They were trembling because it was raining hard and because they were worried [that they would be punished for what they had done].
Niin tulivat kaikki Juudan ja Benjaminin miehet Jerusalemiin kolmessa päivässä kokoon, se on, kahdentenakymmenentenä päivänä yhdeksännessä kuussa; ja kaikki kansa istui kadulla Herran huoneen edessä, ja värisivät siitä asiasta ja sateen tähden.
10 Then I stood up and said to them, “[Some of] you men have committed a very bad sin. You have married women who are not Israelis. By doing that, you have made us Israeli people more guilty [than we were before].
Ja pappi Esra nousi ja sanoi heille: te olette rikkoneet, naidessanne muukalaisia vaimoja, ja lisänneet Israelin synnit.
11 So now you must confess to Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped/belonged to], the sin which you have committed, and you must do what he wants. Separate yourselves from the people of other nations and from the women from those nations whom you have married.”
Niin tunnustakaat nyt se Herralle isäinne Jumalalle, ja tehkäät sitä, kuin hänelle kelpaa, ja eroittakaat teitänne maan kansoista ja muukalaisista vaimoista.
12 The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
Niin vastasi koko seurakunta ja sanoi korkialla äänellä: se pitää niin tapahtuman, kuin sinä meille olet sanonut.
13 But then [one of] them said, “But we are a very large group, and it is raining hard. Also, there are many of us who have committed this bad sin. This is something that we cannot (take care of/handle) in one or two days, and we cannot stand here in this rain.
Mutta kansaa on paljo, ja on sadeilma, ja ei voi ulkona seisoa, eikä tämä ole yhden eli kahden päivän työ; sillä meitä on paljo, jotka olemme siinä asiassa sangen suuresti syntiä tehneet.
14 So allow our leaders to decide for all of us what we should do. Tell everyone who has married a woman who is not Israeli to come at a time that you decide. They should come with the elders and judges from each city. If we do that, our God will stop being angry with us [because of what we have done].”
Anna meidän päämiestemme koko seurakunnassa toimittaa, että kaikki, jotka meidän kaupungeissamme ovat naineet muukalaisia vaimoja, tulevat tänne määrättynä päivänä, jokaisen kaupungin vanhimpain ja tuomarein kanssa, siihenasti kuin meidän Jumalamme viha kääntyy meistä tämän syyn tähden.
15 Jonathan the son of Asahel, Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah, Meshullam, and Shabbethai, a descendant of Levi, were the only ones who objected to this.
Niin astuivat ainoastaan Jonatan Asahelin poika ja Jahasia Tikvan poika tähän toimitukseen; ja Metullam ja Sabtai, Leviläiset, auttivat heitä.
16 All the others who had returned from Babylonia said that they would do it. So I chose leaders of each of the clans, and I wrote down their names. On December 29, these men came and sat down to investigate the matter.
Ja vankeuden lapset tekivät niin; ja eroitettiin Esra pappi ja päämiehet heidän isäinsä sukukuntain seassa, ja kaikki, kuin nimitetyt ovat, ja he istuivat ensimäisenä päivänä kymmenennessä kuukaudessa tutkistelemaan sitä.
17 By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
Ja he toimittivat sen kaikkein miesten kanssa, joilla olivat muukalaiset vaimot, ensimäiseen päivään asti ensimäisessä kuussa.
18 This is a list of the names of the priests who had married non-Israeli women, and the clans to which they belonged. From the clan of Jeshua and his brothers, who were sons of Jehozadak, there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Ja pappein poikain seasta löydettiin, jotka olivat ottaneet muukalaisia vaimoja: Jesuan Jotsadakin pojan lasten seassa, ja hänen veljeinsä Maeseja, Elieser, Jarib ja Gedalia.
19 They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
Ja he antoivat kätensä, ajamaan vaimonsa ulos ja antamaan jäärän rikosuhriksensa rikoksensa edestä;
20 From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
Immerin lasten seassa: Hanani ja Sebadia;
21 From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Harimin lasten seassa: Maeseja, Elia, Semaja, Jehiel ja Ussia;
22 From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Pashurin lasten seassa: Eljoenai, Maaseja, Ismael, Netaneel, Josabad ja Eleasa;
23 The [other] descendants of Levi [who had married non-Israeli women] were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (whose other name was Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Leviläisistä: Josabad, Simei ja Kelaja, se on Kelita, Petakia, Juuda ja Elieser;
24 There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Veisaajain seassa: Eljasib; ovenvartijain seassa: Sallum, Telem ja Uri.
25 This is a list of the names of the other Israelis who had married foreign wives: From the clan of Parosh there were Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.
Israelista Paroksen lasten seassa: Ramia, Jesia, Malkia, Mejamin, Eleasar, Malkia ja Benaja;
26 From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Elamin lasten seassa: Mattania, Sakaria, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremot ja Elia;
27 From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Sattun lasten seassa: Eljoenai, Eljasib, Mattania, Jeremot, Sabad ja Asisa;
28 From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Bebain lasten seassa: Johanan, Hanania, Sebai ja Atlai;
29 From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
Banin lasten seassa: Mesullam, Malluk, Adaja, Jasub, Seal ja Jeramoth;
30 From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
Pahatmoabin lasten seassa: Adna ja Kelal, Benaja, Maeseja, Mattania, Betsaleel, Binnui ja Manasse;
31 From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Harimin lasten seassa: Elieser, Jesia, Malkia, Semaja, Simeon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Benjamin, Malluk ja Semaria;
33 From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Hasumin lasten seassa: Mattenai, Mattatta, Sabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasse ja Simei;
34 From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Banin lasten seassa: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
Benaja, Bedeja, Keluhi,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vania, Meremot, Eljasib
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
Mattania, Mattenai, Jaasav,
38 From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
Bani, Binnui, Simei,
39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
Selemia, Natan, Adaja,
40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Maknadbai, Sasai, Sarai,
41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Asareel, Selemia, Semaria,
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Sallum, Amaria ja Joseph;
43 From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
Nebon lasten seassa: Jejel, Mattitia, Sabad, Sebina, Jaddai, Joel ja Benaja.
44 Each of those men had married a woman who was not an Israeli. [But immediately] they divorced those women and sent them and their children away.
Nämät kaikki olivat ottaneet muukalaisia vaimoja, ja olivat monikahdat niistä vaimoista, joiden kanssa he olivat siittäneet lapsia.
