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.
Ağlayarak kendini Tanrı'nın Tapınağı'nın önünde yere atan Ezra dua edip günahlarını açıkladı. Bu arada erkek, kadın, çocuk, İsrailliler'den çok büyük bir topluluk Ezra'nın çevresine toplandı. Onlar da hıçkıra hıçkıra ağlıyordu.
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.
Elamoğulları'ndan Yehiel oğlu Şekanya, Ezra'ya şöyle dedi: “Çevremizdeki halklardan yabancı karılar aldığımız için Tanrımız'a ihanet ettik. Buna karşın İsrail için hâlâ umut var.
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.
Senin ve Tanrımız'ın buyrukları karşısında titreyenlerin öğütleri uyarınca, bütün yabancı kadınları ve çocuklarını uzaklaştırmak için Tanrımız'la şimdi bir antlaşma yapalım. Bu antlaşma yasaya uygun olsun.
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).”
Haydi kalk! Sorumluluk senin üzerinde. Biz seni destekleyeceğiz. Güçlü ol ve gerekeni yap!”
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.
Bunun üzerine yerden kalkan Ezra önde gelen Levili kâhinlere ve öbür İsrailliler'e söyleneni yapmaları için ant içirdi. Hepsi ant içti.
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].
Sonra Ezra Tanrı'nın Tapınağı'nın önünden ayrılıp Elyaşiv oğlu Yehohanan'ın odasına gitti. Orada gecelerken ne yemek yedi, ne su içti. Sürgünden dönenler Tanrı'ya bağlı kalmadığı için yas tutuyordu.
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.
Sürgünden dönenlerin hepsinin Yeruşalim'de toplanması için Yahuda ve Yeruşalim'de bir duyuru yapıldı:
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].
Halkın önderlerinin ve ileri gelenlerinin kararı uyarınca, üç gün içinde gelmeyenin bütün malına el konulacak, kendisi de sürgünden dönenler topluluğundan atılacaktı.
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].
Bütün Yahudalı ve Benyaminli erkekler üç gün içinde Yeruşalim'de toplandılar. Dokuzuncu ayın yirminci günü hepsi Tanrı'nın Tapınağı'nın önündeki alandaydı. Hem durumun öneminden, hem de yağmurdan ötürü herkes titriyordu.
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].
Kâhin Ezra kalkıp, “Siz Tanrı'ya ihanet ettiniz” dedi, “Yabancı kadınlarla evlendiniz. İsrail'in suçuna suç kattınız.
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.”
Şimdi atalarınızın Tanrısı RAB'be suçunuzu açıklayın. O'nun istediğini yapın. Çevredeki halklardan ve yabancı karılardan ayrılın.”
12 The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
Topluluk yüksek sesle şöyle karşılık verdi: “Bütün söylediklerini yapacağız.
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.
Yalnız kalabalık çok, üstelik hava da yağmurlu. Dışarda duracak gücümüz kalmadı. Hem bu bir iki günde çözülecek iş değil. Çünkü bu konuda çok günah işledik.
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].”
Bütün topluluk adına önderlerimiz bu konuyla ilgilensin. Sonra kentlerimizde yabancı kadınla evli olan herkes saptanan bir zamanda kentin ileri gelenleri ve yargıçlarıyla birlikte gelsin. Yeter ki, Tanrımız'ın bu konudaki kızgın öfkesi üzerimizden kalksın.”
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.
Ancak, Asahel oğlu Yonatan, Tikva oğlu Yahzeya ve onları destekleyen Meşullam ile Levili Şabbetay buna karşı çıktılar.
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.
Sürgünden dönenler bu öneriye göre davrandılar. Kâhin Ezra adlarını belirterek her boydan boy başlarını seçti. Onuncu ayın birinci günü oturup konuyu incelemeye başladılar.
17 By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
Birinci ayın birinci günü yabancı kadınlarla evlenen bütün erkeklerin durumunu incelemeyi bitirdiler.
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.
Kâhinlerin soyundan gelip yabancı kadınlarla evlenenler şunlardı: Yosadak oğlu Yeşu'nun oğullarından ve kardeşlerinin soyundan Maaseya, Eliezer, Yariv, Gedalya.
19 They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
Bunlar karılarını kovacaklarına söz verdiler. İşledikleri suç için suç sunusu olarak sürüden bir koç sundular.
20 From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
İmmeroğulları'ndan: Hanani, Zevadya.
21 From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Harimoğulları'ndan: Maaseya, Eliya, Şemaya, Yehiel, Uzziya.
22 From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Paşhuroğulları'ndan: Elyoenay, Maaseya, İsmail, Netanel, Yozavat, 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.
Levililer'den: Yozavat, Şimi, Kelaya –Kelita– Petahya, Yahuda, Eliezer.
24 There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Ezgicilerden: Elyaşiv. Tapınak kapı nöbetçilerinden: Şallum, Telem, 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.
Öbür İsrailliler'den: Paroşoğulları'ndan: Ramya, Yizziya, Malkiya, Miyamin, Elazar, Malkiya, Benaya.
26 From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Elamoğulları'ndan: Mattanya, Zekeriya, Yehiel, Avdi, Yeremot, Eliya.
27 From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Zattuoğulları'ndan: Elyoenay, Elyaşiv, Mattanya, Yeremot, Zavat, Aziza.
28 From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Bevayoğulları'ndan: Yehohanan, Hananya, Zabbay, Atlay.
29 From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
Banioğulları'ndan: Meşullam, Malluk, Adaya, Yaşuv, Şeal, Yeremot.
30 From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
Pahat-Moavoğulları'ndan: Adna, Kelal, Benaya, Maaseya, Mattanya, Besalel, Binnuy, Manaşşe.
31 From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Harimoğulları'ndan: Eliezer, Yişşiya, Malkiya, Şemaya, Şimon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Benyamin, Malluk, Şemarya.
33 From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Haşumoğulları'ndan: Mattenay, Mattatta, Zavat, Elifelet, Yeremay, Manaşşe, Şimi.
34 From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Banioğulları'ndan: Maaday, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
Benaya, Bedeya, Keluhu,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vanya, Meremot, Elyaşiv,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
Mattanya, Mattenay, Yaasay,
38 From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
Bani, Binnuy, Şimi,
39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
Şelemya, Natan, Adaya,
40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Maknadvay, Şaşay, Şaray,
41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azarel, Şelemya, Şemarya,
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Şallum, Amarya, Yusuf.
43 From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
Nevooğulları'ndan: Yeiel, Mattitya, Zavat, Zevina, Yadday, Yoel, 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.
Bunların hepsi yabancı kadınlarla evlenmişti. Bazılarının bu kadınlardan çocukları da vardı.
