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 saya sedang berdoa mengakui dosa bangsa Israel sambil menangis dan bersujud di depan rumah Allah, banyak dari rakyat, baik laki-laki, perempuan, maupun anak-anak, berkumpul mengelilingi saya sambil meratap.
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.
Lalu seseorang di antara mereka yang bernama Sekanya, anak Yehiel dari keturunan Elam, berkata kepada saya, “Kami sudah melanggar perintah Allah kita dengan melakukan kawin campur dengan anak-anak perempuan bangsa lain. Namun, masih ada harapan bahwa situasi ini dapat diatasi dan Allah bisa mengampuni kita.
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.
Karena itu, saya mengajak kita mengikat perjanjian dengan Allah kita, bahwa kita akan mengusir semua perempuan asing dengan anak-anak mereka. Dan kami akan melakukan perintahmu, Tuan Ezra, serta nasihat orang-orang yang takut dan hormat akan perintah Allah. Biarlah semua ini dilakukan sesuai hukum-hukum Allah.
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).”
Jadi Tuan, bangkitlah! Tindakan yang harus diambil dalam masalah ini adalah tanggung jawabmu. Kami siap mendukung Tuan! Ambillah tindakan tegas.”
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.
Maka saya berdiri dan menyuruh para pemimpin imam serta para pelayan Lewi untuk mengikat perjanjian dengan bersumpah di hadapan TUHAN, bahwa seluruh rakyat akan melakukan sesuai usulan Sekanya itu. Lalu mereka berjanji dengan bersumpah.
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 saya berdiri dari depan rumah Allah dan masuk ke tempat tinggal Yohanan anak Elyasib. Saya bermalam di situ tanpa makan dan minum, karena hati saya sedih sekali memikirkan orang-orang dari pembuangan yang sudah mengkhianati Allah.
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.
Kemudian saya mengumumkan keputusan mutlak dari seluruh pimpinan bahwa seluruh rakyat yang sudah kembali dari pembuangan, baik yang tersebar di seluruh wilayah Yehuda maupun di Yerusalem, harus berkumpul di Yerusalem dalam waktu tiga hari. Siapa pun yang tidak hadir dalam batas waktu tersebut akan disita segala hartanya dan dikucilkan dari umat yang sudah pulang dari pembuangan.
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].
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].
Maka dalam waktu tiga hari itu, semua orang Israel dari suku Yehuda dan Benyamin, khususnya laki-laki, datang ke Yerusalem. Pada tanggal dua puluh bulan sembilan, seluruh rakyat sudah berkumpul dan duduk di teras rumah Allah. Tubuh mereka gemetar akibat hujan deras hari itu, tetapi juga karena besarnya persoalan ini.
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].
Lalu saya berdiri sebagai imam dan berkata, “Kalian sudah melanggar hukum Allah dengan menikahi perempuan-perempuan asing. Sebelum ini, dosa Israel sudah cukup besar di mata Allah, tetapi sekarang kalian membuat dosa kita makin bertambah besar!
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.”
Jadi, sekarang kamu masing-masing yang sudah melakukan dosa itu harus mengakuinya dan meminta ampun kepada TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang kita. Kemudian pisahkanlah dirimu dari istri asing dan semua orang bangsa lain yang tinggal di wilayah ini. Lakukanlah kehendak Allah kita.”
12 The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
Mendengar itu, seluruh rakyat menjawab dengan nyaring, “Kami akan menuruti perintahmu!”
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.
Lalu mereka berkata kepada saya, “Kami setuju untuk mengurus persoalan ini. Tetapi masalah besar ini tidak dapat diselesaikan dalam satu atau dua hari. Apalagi sekarang kami tidak sanggup berada di luar karena hujan deras.
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 para pemimpin kami mewakili kami dalam urusan ini. Lalu, sesuai jadwal yang akan ditetapkan, setiap orang yang mempunyai istri dari bangsa asing akan datang dan disidang di depan pemimpin dan hakim dari kotanya. Dengan cara demikian, masalah ini bisa diselesaikan secara tuntas agar murka Allah yang menyala-nyala tidak menimpa 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 anak Asael dan Yahzeya anak Tikwa yang tidak setuju dengan usulan rakyat. Mereka didukung oleh Mesulam serta seorang pelayan Lewi bernama Sabetai.
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.
Akhirnya semua umat yang sudah kembali dari pembuangan melakukan sesuai usulan itu. Saya mengangkat dan mendaftarkan seorang pemimpin atas setiap kelompok keluarga. Lalu pada tanggal satu bulan sepuluh, kami mulai mengadakan persidangan untuk memeriksa masalah setiap pelanggar.
17 By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
Dan pada hari pertama bulan pertama, kami sudah menyelesaikan persidangan untuk setiap kasus kawin campur tersebut.
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.
Berikut ini adalah nama-nama laki-laki keturunan imam yang sudah mengawini perempuan-perempuan asing. Setiap orang berjanji mengusir istri asingnya, dan sebagai kurban penghapusan kesalahan, setiap orang juga mempersembahkan seekor anak domba jantan dari kawanan ternaknya. Dari keturunan imam Yozadak (yaitu anak-anak dari Yesua dan 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.
20 From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
Dari anak-anak imam Imer: Hanani dan Zebaja
21 From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Dari anak-anak imam Harim: Maaseya, Elia, Semaya, Yehiel, dan Uzia.
22 From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Dari anak-anak imam Pasyur: 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 keturunan orang suku Lewi: Yozabad, Simei, Kelaya (yang juga bernama Kelita), Petahya, Yuda, dan Eliezer.
24 There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Dari golongan penyanyi di rumah Allah: Elyasib. Dari golongan penjaga pintu gerbang rumah Allah: 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 Israel yang lain: Anak-anak 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 anak-anak Elam: Matanya, Zakaria, Yehiel, Abdi, Yeremot, dan Elia.
27 From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Dari anak-anak Zatu: Elyoenai, Elyasib, Matanya, Yeremot, Zabad, dan Aziza.
28 From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Dari anak-anak Bebai: Yohanan, Hananya, Zabai, dan Atlai.
29 From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
Dari anak-anak Bani: Mesulam, Maluk, Adaya, Yasub, Seal, dan Yeramot.
30 From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
Dari anak-anak Pahat Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaya, Maaseya, Matanya, Bezaleel, Binui, dan Manasye.
31 From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Dari anak-anak Harim: Eliezer, Yisia, Malkia, Semaya, Simeon, Benyamin, Maluk, dan Semarya.
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Dari anak-anak Hasum: Matnai, Matata, Zabad, Elifelet, Yeremai, Manage, dan Simei.
34 From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Dari keturunan Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, Benaya, Bedeya, Keluhu, Wanya, Meremot, Elyasib, Matanya, Matnai, Yaasai, Binui, Simei, Selemya, Natan, Adaya, Maknadebai, Sasai, Sarai, Azareel, Selemya, Semarya, Salum, Amarya, dan Yusuf.
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
Dari anak-anak 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.
Setiap orang yang terdaftar itu sudah memperistri perempuan-perempuan dari bangsa asing. Bahkan ada yang mempunyai anak dari istri asingnya itu.
