Ezra 10

1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very bitterly.

١ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى عَزْرَا وَٱعْتَرَفَ وَهُوَ بَاكٍ وَسَاقِطٌ أَمَامَ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ، ٱجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمَاعَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ جِدًّا مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَاءِ وَٱلْأَوْلَادِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ بَكَى بُكَاءً عَظِيمًا.

2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken foreign wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

٢ وَأَجَابَ شَكَنْيَا بْنُ يَحِيئِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي عِيلَامَ وَقَالَ لِعَزْرَا: «إِنَّنَا قَدْ خُنَّا إِلَهَنَا وَٱتَّخَذْنَا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً مِنْ شُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. وَلَكِنِ ٱلْآنَ يُوجَدُ رَجَاءٌ لِإِسْرَائِيلَ فِي هَذَا.

3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

٣ فَلْنَقْطَعِ ٱلْآنَ عَهْدًا مَعَ إِلَهِنَا أَنْ نُخْرِجَ كُلَّ ٱلنِّسَاءِ وَٱلَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا مِنْهُنَّ، حَسَبَ مَشُورَةِ سَيِّدِي، وَٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ وَصِيَّةَ إِلَهِنَا، وَلْيُعْمَلْ حَسَبَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ.

4 Arise; for [this] matter [belongeth] to thee: we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage, and do [it].

٤ قُمْ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ وَنَحْنُ مَعَكَ. تَشَجَّعْ وَٱفْعَلْ».

5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.

٥ فَقَامَ عَزْرَا وَٱسْتَحْلَفَ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ، فَحَلَفُوا.

6 Then Ezra arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and [when] he came thither, he ate no bread, nor drank water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

٦ ثُمَّ قَامَ عَزْرَا مِنْ أَمَامِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى مُخْدَعِ يَهُوحَانَانَ بْنِ أَلْيَاشِيبَ. فَٱنْطَلَقَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَهُوَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا وَلَمْ يَشْرَبْ مَاءً، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنُوحُ بِسَبَبِ خِيَانَةِ أَهْلِ ٱلسَّبْيِ.

7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should assemble at Jerusalem;

٧ وَأَطْلَقُوا نِدَاءً فِي يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي ٱلسَّبْيِ لِكَيْ يَجْتَمِعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

8 And that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

٨ وَكُلُّ مَنْ لَا يَأْتِي فِي ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ حَسَبَ مَشُورَةِ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَٱلشُّيُوخِ يُحَرَّمُ كُلُّ مَالِهِ، وَهُوَ يُفْرَزُ مِنْ جَمَاعَةِ أَهْلِ ٱلسَّبْيِ.

9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the ninth month, and the twentieth [day] of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of [this] matter, and for the great rain.

٩ فَٱجْتَمَعَ كُلُّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي ٱلثَّلَاثَةِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، أَيْ فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلتَّاسِعِ، فِي ٱلْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ، وَجَلَسَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ فِي سَاحَةِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ مُرْتَعِدِينَ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَمْطَارِ.

10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken foreign wives to increase the trespass of Israel.

١٠ فَقَامَ عَزْرَا ٱلْكَاهِنُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ خُنْتُمْ وَٱتَّخَذْتُمْ نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً لِتَزِيدُوا عَلَى إِثْمِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

11 Now therefore make confession to the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the foreign wives.

١١ فَٱعْتَرِفُوا ٱلْآنَ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ وَٱعْمَلُوا مَرْضَاتَهُ، وَٱنْفَصِلُوا عَنْ شُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَعَنِ ٱلنِّسَاءِ ٱلْغَرِيبَةِ».

12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

١٢ فَأَجَابَ كُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ وَقَالُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ: «كَمَا كَلَّمْتَنَا كَذَلِكَ نَعْمَلُ.

13 But the people [are] many, and [it is] a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand abroad, neither [is this] a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

١٣ إِلَا أَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ كَثِيرٌ، وَٱلْوَقْتَ وَقْتُ أَمْطَارٍ، وَلَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا عَلَى ٱلْوُقُوفِ فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ، وَٱلْعَمَلُ لَيْسَ لِيَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ أَوْ لِٱثْنَيْنِ، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ أَكْثَرْنَا ٱلذَّنْبَ فِي هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ.

14 Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them who have taken foreign wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter shall be turned from us.

١٤ فَلْيَقِفْ رُؤَسَاؤُنَا لِكُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ. وَكُلُّ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي مُدُنِنَا قَدِ ٱتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً، فَلْيَأْتُوا فِي أَوْقَاتٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ وَمَعَهُمْ شُيُوخُ مَدِينَةٍ فَمَدِينَةٍ وَقُضَاتُهَا، حَتَّى يَرْتَدَّ عَنَّا حُمُوُّ غَضَبِ إِلَهِنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ».

15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this [matter]: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

١٥ وَيُونَاثَانُ بْنُ عَسَائِيلَ وَيَحْزِيَا بْنُ تِقْوَةَ فَقَطْ قَامَا عَلَى هَذَا، وَمَشُلَّامُ وَشَبْتَايُ ٱللَّاوِيُّ سَاعَدَاهُمَا.

16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, [with] certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by [their] names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

١٦ وَفَعَلَ هَكَذَا بَنُو ٱلسَّبْيِ. وَٱنْفَصَلَ عَزْرَا ٱلْكَاهِنُ وَرِجَالٌ رُؤُوسُ آبَاءٍ، حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ، وَجَلَسُوا فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْعَاشِرِ لِلْفَحْصِ عَنِ ٱلْأَمْرِ.

17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken foreign wives by the first day of the first month.

١٧ وَٱنْتَهَوْا مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ.

18 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken foreign wives: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

١٨ فَوُجِدَ بَيْنَ بَنِي ٱلْكَهَنَةِ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً: فَمِنْ بَنِي يَشُوعَ بْنِ يُوصَادَاقَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ: مَعْشِيَّا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ وَيَارِيبُ وَجَدَلْيَا.

19 And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their trespass.

١٩ وَأَعْطَوْا أَيْدِيَهُمْ لِإِخْرَاجِ نِسَائِهِمْ مُقَرِّبِينَ كَبْشَ غَنَمٍ لِأَجْلِ إِثْمِهِمْ.

20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.

٢٠ وَمِنْ بَنِي إِمِّيرَ: حَنَانِي وَزَبْدِيَا.

21 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

٢١ وَمِنْ بَنِي حَارِيمَ: مَعْسِيَّا وَإِيلِيَّا وَشَمْعِيَا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعُزِّيَّا.

22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

٢٢ وَمِنْ بَنِي فَشْحُورَ: أَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَمَعْسِيَّا وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ وَنَثَنْئِيلُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَأَلْعَاسَةُ.

23 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same [is] Kelita, ) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

٢٣ وَمِنَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ: يُوزَابَادُ وَشِمْعِي وَقَلَايَا، هُوَ قَلِيطَا، وَفَتَحْيَا وَيَهُوذَا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ.

24 Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

٢٤ وَمِنَ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ: أَلْيَاشِيبُ. وَمِنَ ٱلْبَوَّابِينَ: شَلُّومُ وَطَالَمُ وَأُورِي.

25 Moreover, of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

٢٥ وَمِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي فَرْعُوشَ: رَمْيَا وَيِزِّيَّا وَمَلْكِيَّا وَمِيَّامِينُ وَأَلْعَازَارُ وَمَلْكِيَّا وَبَنَايَا.

26 And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

٢٦ وَمِنْ بَنِي عِيلَامَ: مَتَّنْيَا وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعَبْدِي وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَإِيلِيَّا.

27 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

٢٧ وَمِنْ بَنِي زَتُّو: أَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَأَلْيَاشِيبُ وَمَتَّنْيَا وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَزَابَادُ وَعَزِيزَا.

28 Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, [and] Athlai.

٢٨ وَمِنْ بَنِي بَابَايَ: يَهُوحَانَانُ وَحَنَنْيَا وَزَبَايُ وَعَثْلَايُ.

29 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

٢٩ وَمِنْ بَنِي بَانِي: مَشُلَّامُ وَمَلُّوخُ وَعَدَايَا وَيَاشُوبُ وَشَآلُ وَرَامُوثُ.

30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

٣٠ وَمِنْ بَنِي فَحَثَ مُوآبَ: عَدْنَا وَكَلَالُ وَبَنَايَا وَمَعْسِيَّا وَمَتَّنْيَا وَبَصَلْئِيلُ وَبَنُّويُ وَمَنَسَّى.

31 And [of] the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

٣١ وَبَنُو حَارِيمَ: أَلِيعَزَرُ وَيِشِّيَّا وَمَلْكِيَّا وَشِمْعِيَا وَشِمْعُونُ

32 Benjamin, Malluch, [and] Shemariah.

٣٢ وَبَنْيَامِينُ وَمَلُّوخُ وَشَمَرْيَا.

33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei.

٣٣ مِنْ بَنِي حَشُومَ: مَتَّنَايُ ومَتَّاثَا وزَابَادُ وَأَلِيفَلَطُ ويَرِيمَايُ وَمَنَسَّى وَشِمْعِي.

34 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

٣٤ مِنْ بَنِي بَانِي: مَعَدَايُ وَعَمْرَامُ وَأُوئِيلُ

35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,

٣٥ وَبَنَايَا وَبِيدْيَا وكَلُوهِي

36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

٣٦ وَوَنْيَا وَمَرِيمُوثُ وَأَلْيَاشِيبُ

37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

٣٧ وَمَتَّنْيَا وَمَتَّنَايُ وَيَعْسُو

38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

٣٨ وَبَانِي وَبِنُّويُ وَشِمْعِي

39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

٣٩ وَشَلَمْيَا وَنَاثَانُ وَعَدَايَا

40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

٤٠ وَمَكْنَدْبَايُ وَشَاشَايُ وَشَارَايُ

41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

٤١ وَعَزَرْئِيلُ وَشَلْمِيَا وَشَمَرْيَا

42 Shallum, Amariah, [and] Joseph.

٤٢ وَشَلُّومُ وَأَمَرْيَا وَيُوسُفُ.

43 Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

٤٣ مِنْ بَنِي نَبُو: يَعِيئِيلُ وَمَتَّثْيَا وَزَابَادُ وَزَبِينَا وَيَدُّو وَيُوئِيلُ وَبَنَايَا.

44 All these had taken foreign wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom they had children.

٤٤ كُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً وَمِنْهُنَّ نِسَاءٌ قَدْ وَضَعْنَ بَنِينَ.