Ezra 9
1 Forsothe after that these thingis weren fillid, the princes neiyeden to me, and seiden, The puple of Israel, and the prestis, and dekenes, ben not depertid fro the `puplis of londis, and fro abhominaciouns of hem, that is, of Cananei, of Ethei, and of Pheresei, and of Jebusei, and of Amonytis, and of Moabitis, and of Egipcians, and of Ammorreis.
這些事完畢後，眾首領來到我面前說：「以色列民眾、司祭和肋未人可的事上，並沒有離開當地的人民：客納罕人、希威人、培黎齊人、耶步斯人、阿孟人、摩阿布人、埃及人和阿摩黎人，
2 For thei han take `of her douytris wyues to hem silf, and to her sones, and thei han medlid hooli seed with the puplis of londis; also the hond of princes and of magistratis was the firste in this trespassyng.
因為他們為自己和自己是兒子，娶了他們的女子，以致聖潔的曲裔，與當地的人民合；尤其首長和官，是這罪孽的魁首」。
3 And whanne Y hadde herd this word, Y torente my mentil and coote, and Y pullide awei the heeris of myn heed and berd, and Y sat morenynge.
我一聽這話，便撕裂了我的衣服和外氅，拔我的頭髮和鬍鬚，絕望地坐下。
4 Forsothe alle that dredden the word of God of Israel camen togidere to me, for the trespassyng of hem that weren comun fro caitifte; and Y sat sori `til to the sacrifice of euentid.
當時凡對以色列天主的誡命起敬起畏的人，為了充軍歸的罪孽，都聚集在我周圍，我絕望地坐著，直到晚祭。
5 And in the sacrifice of euentid Y roos fro myn afflicioun, and aftir that Y to-rente the mentil and coote, Y bowide my knees, and I spredde abrood myn hondis to `my Lord God,
到了獻晚祭時，我悲憤人起來，仍穿著撕碎的衣服和外氅，雙膝跪下，伸手向上主我的天主說：
6 and Y seide, My God, Y am confoundid and aschamed to reise my face to thee, for oure wickidnessis ben multiplied `on myn heed, and oure trespassis encreessiden `til to heuene,
「我的天主，我實覺慚愧! 我的天主! 我不敢向你仰面，因為我們的邪惡，積累得高過了我們的頭頂，我們的罪孽上達於天。
7 fro the daies of oure fadris; but also we vs silf han synned greuousli `til to this dai, and for our wickidnessis we, and oure kyngis, and oure prestis ben bitakun in the hondis of kyngis of londis, bothe in to swerd, and in to caitifte, in to raueyn, and in to schenship of cheer, as also in this dai.
自從我們的祖先時代，直到今日，我們犯了重大的罪孽；為了我們的罪惡，我們連我們的君王司祭，都被交在異地的君王手中，喪身刀下，被俘擄，遭劫，丟臉受辱，就像今日一樣。
8 And now as at a litil and at a moment oure preier is maad anentis `oure Lord God, that relikis schulden be left to vs, and that `his pees schulde be youun in his hooli place, and that oure God schulde liytne oure iyen, and yyue to vs a litil lijf in oure seruage.
但是現在，轉瞬之間，上主我們的天主，對我們施了仁慈，留給了我們一些殘存的人，又在聖地給了我們居所；並且我們的天主，還使我們的眼目明亮，在我們為奴隸期中，使我們尚有少許生氣。
9 For we ben seruauntis, and oure God forsoke vs not in oure seruage; and he bowide merci on vs bifor the king of Persis, that he schulde yyue lijf to vs, and enhaunse the hows of oure God, and that he schulde bilde the wildernessis therof, and yyue to vs hope in Juda and in Jerusalem.
我們原是奴隸，但我們在為奴隸期中，我們的天主沒有離棄我們，反而使我們在波斯王，獲得了寵遇，使我們有了生氣，得以重建天主的殿宇，修廢壚，我們在猶大和耶路撒冷，得了保障。
10 And now, `oure Lord God, what schulen we seie after these thingis? For we han forsake thi comaundementis,
現今，我們的天主! 在這些事後，我們還有什麼可說的呢﹖只能說我們又遺棄了你的誡命，
11 whiche thou comaundidist in the hond of thi seruauntis profetis, and seidist, The lond, to which ye schulen entre, to holde it in possessioun, is an vnclene lond, bi the vnclennesse of puplis, and of othere londis, in the abhomynaciouns of hem, that filliden it with her defoulyng, fro the mouth `til to the mouth.
因你曾藉你的僕人眾先知，吩咐說：『你們要去佔領的地方，因各地異民的卑污行為，成了不潔之地；他們的醜行和罪孽，充滿了那地方的各個角落，
12 Now therfor yiue ye not youre douytris to her sones, and take ye not her douytris to youre sones; and seke ye not the pees of hem and the prosperite `of hem `til in to with outen ende; that ye be coumfortid, and ete the goodis, that ben of the lond, and that ye haue eiris, youre sones, `til in to `the world.
所以你們絕不可將你們的女兒嫁給他們的兒子；也不給你們的兒子，他們的女兒為妻，也永不可他們共謀平安和福利：這樣你們才會強盛，才能吃那地方的出產，將這地留給你們的子孫，作為永遠基業」。
13 And after alle thingis that camen on vs in oure werste werkis, and in oure grete trespas, for thou, oure God, hast delyuered vs fro oure wickidnesse, and hast youe helthe to vs,
為了我們的許多罪行和重大的罪孽，這一切降到了我們身上之後，──我們的天主! 其實你估了我們的罪惡，還給我們留下了這些亡命的人，──
14 as `it is to dai, that we schulden not be turned, and make voide thi comaundementis, and that we schulden not ioyne matrimonyes with the puplis of these abhomynacouns. Whether thou art wrooth to vs `til to the endyng, that thou schuldist not leeue to us remenauntis, and helthe?
我們還敢破壞你的誡命，而同這些不潔的民族聯婚嗎﹖難道還要你向我們發怒，一直將我們完全消滅，不一個遺民或亡命的人嗎﹖
15 Lord God of Israel, thou art iust; for we ben left, that schulden be sauyd as in this day, lo! we ben bifor thee in oure synne; for me may `not stonde bifor thee on this thing.
上主，以色列的天主! 因你仁慈，才剩下了我們這些亡的人，像今天一樣；看，我們在你面前都帶有罪孽，因此，沒有一個能在你面前站得住。
