Nehemia 5

1 NUI loa iho la ka ohumu ana o na kanaka a me ka lakou poe wahine i na hoahanau o lakou i ka Iuda.

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

2 No ka mea, olelo mai la kekahi poe, O ka makou mau keikikane a me ka makou mau kaikamahine, he poe nui no makou, a lawe aie makou i ka ai, i ai iho ai, a ola.

For there were that said: 'We, our sons and our daughters, are many; let us get for them corn, that we may eat and live.'

3 Aia hoi kekahi poe i olelo mai la, Ua moraki aku makou i na aina o makou, a me ka makou mau mala waina, a me ko makou mau hale, e kuai makou i ka ai, no ka pololi.

Some also there were that said: 'We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses; let us get corn, because of the dearth.'

4 A aia no hoi kekahi poe i olelo mai la, Ua lawe aie makou i ke kala i mea hookupu i ke alii, a paa malaila na aina o makou a me na mala waina.

There were also that said: 'We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.

5 A e like me ka io o ko makou poe hoahanau, ea, pela no ka io o makou, a e like me ka lakou mau keiki, pela no na keiki a makou; a eia hoi e hoolilo ana makou i ka makou mau keikikane a me ka makou mau kaikamahine i poe kauwa, a ua hookauwaia ano kekahi poe o ka makou mau kaikamahine: aole e hiki ia makou ke hoola; no ka mea, aia no ia hai na aina o makou a me ka makou mau mala waina.

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already; neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.'

6 A huhu loa iho la au i ko'u lohe ana i ko lakou ohumu ana, a me keia mau mea.

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

7 Alaila kuka iho la ko'u naau me au iho; a ao aku la au i na kaukaualii a me na luna, a i aku la au ia lakou, Ke lawe nei oukou i ka uku kuala kekahi me kekahi A hoohuli au i ahakanaka nui eku e ia lakou.

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them: 'Ye lend upon pledge, every one to his brother.' And I held a great assembly against them.

8 A i aku la au ia lakou, Ua kuai hoola makou i na hoahanau o kakou i ka Iuda i kuai lilo ia'ku i ko na aina e, e like me ka mea i hiki ia makou; a e kuai anei oukou i ko oukou hoahanau, ea? a e kuaiia mai anei lakou ia kakou? Alaila mumule iho la lakou, aole hoi i loaa ia lakou kekahi mea e ekemu mai ai.

And I said unto them: 'We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that sold themselves unto the heathen; and would ye nevertheless sell your brethren, and should they sell themselves unto us?' Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

9 A i aku la au, Aole pono keia mea a oukou e hana nei: aole anei e hele oukou ma ka makau o ko kakou Akua no ka hoowahawaha ana mai o ko na aina e, ko kakou poe enemi?

Also I said: 'The thing that ye do is not good; ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

10 E hiki no hoi ia'u, a me ko'u poe hoahanau, a me ka'u poe kanwa ke auhau ia lakou ma ke kala a me ka ai: aka, e haalele kakou i keia alunu ana, ea.

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this exaction.

11 Ke noi aku nei au ia oukou, e hoihoi aku oukou io lakou la i keia la i na aina o lakou, a me ka lakou mau mala waina a me ka lakou mau mala oliva, a me ko lakou mau hale, a me ka hapahaneri o ke kala a me ka ai, a me ka waina, a me ka aila a oukou e auhau ai ia lakou.

Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundred pieces of silver, and the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.'

12 A i mai la lakou, E hoihoi no makou, aole hoi e auhau ia lakou; e like me ka mea au i olelo mai ai, pela no makou e hana'i. Alaila kahea aku la au i na kahuna, a na'u no lakou i kena'ku e hoohiki e nana e like me keia olelo ana.

Then said they: 'We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest.' Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

13 A lulu iho la au i ke kapa ma ko'u alo, a i aku la au, Pela no e lulu aku ai ke Akua i kela kanaka i keia kanaka, ke nana ole ia e like me keia olelo ana, mai kona hale aku a mai kana oihana aku no hoi, a pela no ia e luluia'i a nele. A i mai la ka ahakanaka a pau, Amene, a hoonani aku la ia Iehova. A hana iho la ka poe kanaka e like me keia olelo ana.

Also I shook out my lap, and said: 'So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied.' And all the congregation said: 'Amen', and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

14 A mai ka la mai o'u i hooliloia'i i kiaaina ma ka aina o Iuda, mai ka makahiki iwakalua mai a hiki i ka makahiki kanakolukumamalua o Aretasaseta, o ke alii, he umikumamalua makahiki, aole no au, aole hoi ko'u poe hoahanau i ai i ka ai na ke kiaaina.

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

15 Aka, o na kiaaina mamua o'u, ua hookaumaha lakou i na kanaka, a ua lawe na lakou mai i ka ai, a me ka waina, a me na sekela kala he kanaha; a ua hana no hoi ka lakou mau kauwa me he poe alii la maluna o na kanaka: aka, aole au i hana pela no ka makau i ke Akua.

But the former governors that were before me laid burdens upon the people, and took of them for bread and wine above forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants lorded over the people; but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

16 A hooikaika no hoi au ma ka hana ana i keia pa, aole hoi makou i kuai i aina; aka, malaila no ma ka hana i akoakoa'i ka'u poe kauwa a pau.

Yea, also I set hand to the work of this wall, neither bought we any land; and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

17 A o ka poe o Iuda, a me na luna ma kau papaaina hookahi haneri a me kanalima kanaka, a me ka poe no hoi i hele mai la io makou nei no ko na aina e mai a puni makou.

Moreover there were at my table of the Jews and the rulers a hundred and fifty men, beside those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us.

18 A o ka mea i hoomakaukauia no ka la hookahi, hookahi bipi, a me na hipa eono i waeia; a ua noomakaukauia no hoi na manu na'u, a i ka umi o na la, keia waina keia waina, he nui; a ma keia mau mea, aole no au i lawe i ka ai na ke kiaaina, no ka mea, ua kaumaha ka hookauwa ana maluna o keia poe kanaka.

Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep, also fowls were prepared for me; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine; yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the service was heavy upon this people.

19 E hoomanao mai oe ia'u, e ko'u Akua, i mea e pono ai, e like me na mea a pau a'u i hana'i no keia poe kanaka.

Remember unto me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.