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.
Sementara Ezra berdoa dan mengaku dosa, sambil menangis dengan bersujud di depan rumah Allah, berhimpunlah kepadanya jemaah orang Israel yang sangat besar jumlahnya, laki-laki, perempuan dan anak-anak. Orang-orang itu menangis keras-keras.
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.
Maka berbicaralah Sekhanya bin Yehiel, dari bani Elam, katanya kepada Ezra: "Kami telah melakukan perbuatan tidak setia terhadap Allah kita, oleh karena kami telah memperisteri perempuan asing dari antara penduduk negeri. Namun demikian sekarang juga masih ada harapan bagi Israel.
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.
Marilah kita sekarang mengikat perjanjian dengan Allah kita, bahwa kita akan mengusir semua perempuan itu dengan anak-anak yang dilahirkan mereka, menurut nasihat tuan dan orang-orang yang gemetar karena perintah Allah kita. Dan biarlah orang bertindak menurut hukum Taurat.
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).”
Bangkitlah, karena hal itu adalah tugasmu. Kami akan mendampingi engkau. Kuatkanlah hatimu, dan bertindaklah!"
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.
Kemudian bangkitlah Ezra dan menyuruh para pemuka imam dan orang-orang Lewi dan segenap orang Israel bersumpah, bahwa mereka akan berbuat menurut perkataan itu, maka bersumpahlah mereka.
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].
Sesudah itu Ezra pergi dari depan rumah Allah menuju bilik Yohanan bin Elyasib, dan di sana ia bermalam dengan tidak makan roti dan minum air, sebab ia berkabung karena orang-orang buangan itu telah melakukan perbuatan tidak setia.
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.
Lalu disiarkanlah pengumuman di Yehuda dan di Yerusalem kepada semua orang yang pulang dari pembuangan untuk berhimpun di Yerusalem.
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].
Barangsiapa dalam tiga hari tidak datang, maka menurut keputusan para pemimpin dan tua-tua segala hartanya akan disita dan ia akan dikucilkan dari jemaah yang pulang dari pembuangan.
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].
Lalu berhimpunlah semua orang laki-laki Yehuda dan Benyamin di Yerusalem dalam tiga hari itu, yakni dalam bulan kesembilan pada tanggal dua puluh bulan itu. Seluruh rakyat duduk di halaman rumah Allah, sambil menggigil karena perkara itu dan karena hujan lebat.
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].
Maka bangkitlah imam Ezra, lalu berkata kepada mereka: "Kamu telah melakukan perbuatan tidak setia, karena kamu memperisteri perempuan asing dan dengan demikian menambah kesalahan orang Israel.
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.”
Tetapi sekarang mengakulah di hadapan TUHAN, Allah nenek moyangmu, dan lakukanlah apa yang berkenan kepada-Nya dan pisahkanlah dirimu dari penduduk negeri dan perempuan-perempuan asing itu!"
12 The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
Lalu seluruh jemaah menjawab dan berseru dengan suara nyaring: "Sesungguhnya, adalah kewajiban kami melakukan seperti katamu itu.
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.
Tetapi orang-orang ini besar jumlahnya dan sekarang musim hujan, sehingga orang tidak sanggup lagi berdiri di luar. Lagipula pekerjaan itu bukan perkara sehari dua hari, karena dalam hal itu kami telah banyak melakukan pelanggaran.
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].”
Biarlah pemimpin-pemimpin kami bertindak mewakili jemaah seluruhnya, maka setiap orang di kota-kota kami yang memperisteri perempuan asing harus datang menghadap pada waktu-waktu tertentu, dan bersama-sama mereka para tua-tua dan para hakim di tiap-tiap kota, sampai murka Allah kami yang bernyala-nyala karena perkara ini dijauhkan dari kami."
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.
Hanya Yonatan bin Asael, dan Yahzeya bin Tikwa, berdiri menentang perkara itu, disokong oleh Mesulam dan Sabetai, orang Lewi itu.
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.
Tetapi mereka yang pulang dari pembuangan melakukannya. Maka imam Ezra memilih beberapa orang, kepala-kepala kaum keluarga, masing-masing untuk kaum keluarganya, semuanya dengan namanya disebut. Pada hari pertama bulan kesepuluh mereka bersidang untuk menyelidiki perkara itu,
17 By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
dan mereka menyelesaikan segala urusan mengenai orang yang memperisteri perempuan asing itu pada hari pertama bulan pertama.
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.
Di antara kaum imam yang memperisteri perempuan asing terdapat: dari bani Yesua bin Yozadak, dengan saudara-saudaranya: Maaseya, Eliezer, Yarib dan Gedalya.
19 They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
Dengan memegang tangan, mereka itu berjanji akan mengusir isteri mereka. Dan mereka mempersembahkan seekor domba jantan dari kawanan kambing domba sebagai korban penebus salah karena kesalahan mereka.
20 From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
Dari bani Imer: Hanani dan Zebaja;
21 From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
dari bani Harim: Maaseya, Elia, Semaya, Yehiel dan Uzia;
22 From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
dan dari bani Pasyhur: Elyoenai, Maaseya, Ismael, Netaneel, Yozabad dan Elasa.
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.
Dari orang-orang Lewi: Yozabad, Simei, Kelaya (yakni Kelita), Petahya, Yuda dan Eliezer.
24 There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Dari para penyanyi: Elyasib. Dari para penunggu pintu gerbang: Salum, Telem dan 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.
Dari orang-orang Israel yang lain: dari bani Paros: Ramya, Yezia, Malkia, Miyamin, Eleazar, Malkia dan Benaya.
26 From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Dari bani Elam: Matanya, Zakharia, Yehiel, Abdi, Yeremot dan Elia.
27 From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Dari bani Zatu: Elyoenai, Elyasib, Matanya, Yeremot, Zabad dan Aziza.
28 From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Dari bani Bebai: Yohanan, Hananya, Zabai dan Altai.
29 From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
Dari bani Bani: Mesulam, Malukh, Adaya, Yasub, Seal dan Yeramot.
30 From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
Dari bani Pahat-Moab: Adna dan Kelal, Benaya, Maaseya, Matania, Bezaleel, Binui dan Manasye.
31 From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Dari bani Harim: Eliezer, Yisia, Malkia, Semaya, Simeon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Benyamin, Malukh, dan Semarya.
33 From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Dari bani Hasum: Matnai, Matata, Zabad, Elifelet, Yeremai, Manasye dan Simei.
34 From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Dari bani Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
Benaya, Bedeya, Keluhu,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Wanya, Meremot, Elyasib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
Matanya, Matnai, Yaasai.
38 From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
Dari bani Binui: Simei,
39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
Selemya, Natan, Adaya,
40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Makhnadbai, Sasai, Sarai,
41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azareel, Selemya, Semarya,
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Salum, Amarya dan Yusuf.
43 From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
Dari bani Nebo: Yeiel, Matica, Zabad, Zebina, Yadai, Yoel dan Benaya.
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.
Mereka sekalian mengambil sebagai isteri perempuan asing; maka mereka menyuruh pergi isteri-isteri itu dengan anak-anaknya.
