Ezara 10
1 Rĩrĩa Ezara aahooyaga akiumbũraga mehia na akĩrĩraga, o na akĩĩgũithagia thĩ hau nyũmba-inĩ ya Ngai-rĩ, gĩkundi kĩnene kĩa andũ a Isiraeli, kĩa arũme, na andũ-a-nja, na ciana, gĩkĩũngana gĩkĩmũthiũrũrũkĩria. O nao makĩrĩra marĩ na ruo mũno.
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.
2 Nake Shekania mũrũ wa Jehieli, ũmwe wa rũciaro rwa Elamu, akĩĩra Ezara atĩrĩ, “Tũkoretwo tũtarĩ ehokeku harĩ Ngai witũ nĩ ũndũ nĩtũhikĩtie andũ-a-nja kuuma ndũrĩrĩ iria itũthiũrũrũkĩirie. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, Isiraeli no marĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro.
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.
3 Na rĩrĩ, nĩtũthondeke kĩrĩkanĩro tũrĩ mbere ya Ngai witũ atĩ nĩtũkũingata andũ-a-nja aya othe na ciana ciao, kũringana na mataaro ma mwathi wakwa, o na mataaro ma arĩa metigĩrĩte maathani ma Ngai witũ. Ũndũ ũyũ nĩwĩkwo kũringana na Watho.
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.
4 Arahũka; ũhoro ũyũ ũrĩ moko-inĩ maku. Ithuĩ tũrĩ hamwe nawe; nĩ ũndũ ũcio, wĩyũmĩrĩrie ũwĩke.”
(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).”
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ezara akĩarahũka, agĩtũma atongoria a athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii, o na andũ othe a Isiraeli mehĩte atĩ nĩmegwĩka ũrĩa kwerĩtwo. Nao makĩĩhĩta.
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.
6 Ningĩ Ezara akiuma hau mbere ya nyũmba ya Ngai, agĩthiĩ kanyũmba ka Jehohanani mũrũ wa Eliashibu. Arĩ kũu ndaigana kũrĩa irio kana kũnyua maaĩ tondũ aathiire o na mbere gũcakaya nĩ ũndũ andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo nĩmagĩte kwĩhokeka.
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].
7 Gũgĩcooka gũkĩanĩrĩrwo Juda na Jerusalemu guothe atĩ andũ othe arĩa maatahĩtwo mongane Jerusalemu.
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.
8 Mũndũ o wothe ũngĩagire gũkinya Jerusalemu mĩthenya ĩtatũ ĩtanathira kũringana na itua rĩa anene na athuuri, atunywo indo ciake ciothe, nake we mwene aingatwo, ehere kĩũngano-inĩ kĩa andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo.
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 Mĩthenya ĩyo ĩtatũ ĩtanathira, arũme othe a Juda na Benjamini makĩũngana Jerusalemu. Naguo mũthenya wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ wa mweri wa kenda, andũ othe nĩmaikarĩte thĩ kĩhaaro-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩarĩ mbere ya nyũmba ya Ngai, mathĩnĩkĩte mũno tondũ wa ũndũ ũcio na nĩ ũndũ wa mbura.
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].
10 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Ezara ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akĩrũgama na igũrũ, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũkoretwo mũtarĩ ehokeku; nĩmũhikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ, mũgakĩongerera mahĩtia ma Isiraeli.
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].
11 Rĩu-rĩ, umbũrai mehia manyu kũrĩ Jehova Ngai wa maithe manyu, na mwĩke ũrĩa endaga. Mwĩyamũraniei na andũ arĩa mamũthiũrũrũkĩirie, o na atumia anyu a kũngĩ.”
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.”
12 Kĩũngano gĩothe gĩgĩcookia na mũgambo mũnene atĩrĩ, “Nĩwoiga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire! No nginya twĩke o ta ũguo woiga.
The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
13 No rĩrĩ, andũ aya marĩ haha nĩ aingĩ, na nĩ hĩndĩ ya mbura; nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũtingĩikara nja. Ningĩ ũhoro ũyũ ndũngĩthondekeka na mũthenya ũmwe kana ĩĩrĩ, tondũ nĩtwĩhĩtie mũno ũndũ-inĩ ũyũ.
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.
14 Reke anene aitũ marũgamĩrĩre kĩũngano gĩkĩ gĩothe. Ningĩ o mũndũ wothe ũrĩ matũũra-inĩ maitũ ũhikĩtie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kũngĩ nĩetĩkĩrio oke mahinda marĩa matuĩtwo, hamwe na athuuri na atuanĩri ciira a o itũũra, nginya twehererio marakara marĩa mahiũ ma Ngai witũ ũhoro-inĩ ũyũ.”
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].”
15 Andũ arĩa maareganire na ũhoro ũcio no Jonathani mũrũ wa Asaheli, na Jahazeia mũrũ wa Tikiva, hamwe na Meshulamu, na Shabethai ũrĩa Mũlawii.
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.
16 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo magĩĩka o ta ũrĩa kwerĩtwo. Nake Ezara ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai agĩthuura arũme arĩa maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao, o mũndũ ũmwe kuuma o nyũmba, o ũrĩa ciagayanĩtio, nao othe makĩandĩkwo marĩĩtwa mao. Mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa ikũmi magĩikara thĩ nĩguo matuĩrie maciira macio,
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.
17 na gũgĩkinya mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa mbere, makĩrĩkia maciira ma arũme othe arĩa maahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ.
By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
18 Thĩinĩ wa njiaro cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai, andũ aya nĩo maahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ: Kuuma njiaro cia Jeshua mũrũ wa Jozadaku na ariũ a ithe nĩ: Maaseia, na Eliezeri, na Jaribu, na Gedalia.
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.
19 (Othe makĩĩranĩra atĩ nĩmegũtigana na atumia ao, na o mũndũ akĩruta ndũrũme kuuma rũũru-inĩ rwake nĩ ũndũ wa iruta rĩa mahĩtia mao.)
They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
20 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Imeri nĩ: Hanani na Zebadia.
From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Harimu nĩ: Maaseia, na Elija, na Shemaia, na Jehieli, na Uzia.
From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Pashuri nĩ: Elioenai, na Maaseia, na Ishumaeli, na Nethaneli, na Jozabadu, na Elasa.
From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Kuuma kũrĩ Alawii nĩ: Jozabadu, na Shimei, na Kelaia (na nowe Kelita), na Pethahia, na Juda, na Eliezeri.
The [other] descendants of Levi [who had married non-Israeli women] were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (whose other name was Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24 Kuuma kũrĩ aini a nyĩmbo nĩ: Eliashibu. Kuuma kũrĩ aikaria a ihingo nĩ: Shakumu, na Telemu, na Uri.
There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 Na gatagatĩ-inĩ ga Aisiraeli arĩa angĩ: Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Paroshu nĩ: Ramia, na Izia, na Malikija, na Mijamini, na Eleazaru, na Malikija, na Benaia.
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.
26 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Elamu nĩ: Matania, na Zekaria, na Jehieli, na Abadi, na Jeremothu, na Elija.
From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Zatu nĩ: Elioenai, na Eliashibu, na Matania, na Jeremothu, na Zabadi, na Aziza.
From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bebai nĩ: Jehohanani, na Hanania, na Zabai, na Athilai.
From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bani nĩ: Meshulamu, na Maluku, na Adaia, na Jashubu, na Sheali, na Jeremothu.
From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Pahathu-Moabi nĩ: Adina, na Kelali, na Benaia, na Maaseia, na Matania, na Bezaleli, na Binui, na Manase.
From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Harimu nĩ: Eliezeri, na Ishija, na Malikija, na Shemaia, na Shimeoni,
From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 na Benjamini, na Maluku, na Shemaria.
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Hashumu nĩ: Matenai, na Matata, na Zabadi, na Elifeleti, na Jeremai, na Manase, na Shimei.
From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bani nĩ: Maadai, na Amuramu, na Ueli,
From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 na Benaia, na Bedeia, na Keluhi,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 na Vania, na Meremothu, na Eliashibu,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 na Matania, na Matenai, na Jaasu.
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Binui nĩ: Shimei,
From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 na Shelemia, na Nathani, na Adaia,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 na Makinadebai, na Shashai, na Sharai,
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 na Azareli, na Shelemia, na Shemaria,
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 na Shalumu, na Amaria, na Jusufu.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Nebo nĩ: Jeieli, na Matithia, na Zabadi, na Zabina, na Jadai, na Joeli, na Benaia.
From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 Acio othe nĩmahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ, na amwe ao nĩmaciarĩte ciana na atumia acio.
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.
