Esdra 10
1 ORA, mentre Esdra faceva orazione, e confessione, piangendo, e prostrato davanti alla Casa di Dio, una grandissima moltitudine d'Israele, d'uomini, e di donne, e di fanciulli, si adunò appresso di lui; perciocchè il popolo piangeva d'un gran pianto.
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 Allora Secania, figliuolo di Iehiel, dei figliuoli di Elam, parlò ad Esdra, e gli disse: Noi abbiam misfatto contro all'Iddio nostro, avendo menate donne straniere, d'infra i popoli di questo paese; ma ora vi è pure alcuna speranza ad Israele intorno a questo.
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 Ora dunque, patteggiamo con l'Iddio nostro, che noi rimanderemo tutte queste donne, ed i [figliuoli] nati da esse, secondo il consiglio del Signore, e di coloro che tremano al comandamento dell'Iddio nostro; e siane fatto secondo la Legge.
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 Levati; perciocchè quest'affare ti appartiene, e noi [saremo] teco; prendi animo, e metti la mano all'opera.
(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 Allora Esdra si levò, e fece giurare a' principali de' sacerdoti, de' Leviti, e di tutto Israele, che farebbero secondo quelle parole. Ed essi [lo] giurarono.
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 Poi Esdra si levò d'innanzi alla Casa di Dio, e andò nella camera di Giohanan, figliuolo di Eliasib; ed essendo entrato dentro, non mangiò pane, nè bevve acqua; perciocchè egli faceva cordoglio per lo misfatto di coloro ch'erano stati in cattività.
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 Poi fecero andare un bando per Giuda e per Gerusalemme, che tutti quelli ch'erano stati in cattività si adunassero in Gerusalemme;
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 e che chiunque non verrebbe infra tre giorni, secondo il consiglio preso da' principali e dagli Anziani, tutti i suoi beni sarebbero messi all'interdetto, ed egli sarebbe separato dalla raunanza di coloro ch'erano stati in cattività.
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 Così tutti gli uomini di Giuda e di Beniamino si adunarono in Gerusalemme infra il terzo giorno; e ciò [fu] il ventesimo [giorno] del nono mese; e tutto il popolo si fermò nella piazza della Casa di Dio, tremando, per questa cosa, e per le gran pioggie.
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 Ed il sacerdote Esdra si levò e disse loro: Voi avete misfatto, avendo menate mogli straniere, per accrescer le colpe d'Israele.
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 Ora dunque fate confessione al Signore Iddio de' vostri padri, e fate la sua volontà, e separatevi da' popoli del paese, e dalle donne straniere.
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 E tutta la raunanza rispose, e disse ad alta voce: Noi siamo obbligati di fare come tu hai detto.
The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
13 Ma il popolo [è] in gran numero, e il tempo [è] grandemente piovoso, e non è possibile di star fuori; e l'opera non [è] d'uno, nè di due giorni; perciocchè noi siamo molti che abbiamo misfatto in questo.
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 Ora trovinsi [insieme] i capi nostri, [capi] di tutta la raunanza; e con loro [sieno] gli Anziani, ed i giudici di ciascuna città; e che ogni uomo, d'infra tutti quelli che [sono] nelle nostre città, che ha menata moglie straniera, venga a' tempi assegnati; e con loro gli Anziani e i giudici di ciascuna città, finchè abbiamo stornato da noi l'ardore dell'ira dell'Iddio nostro per questa cosa.
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 Or Gionatan, figliuolo di Asael, e Iahazia, figliuolo di Ticva, furono costituiti sopra questo affare; e Mesullam, e Sabbetai, Leviti, aiutarono loro.
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 E quelli ch'erano stati in cattività fecero così. E il sacerdote Esdra, e i capi delle [famiglie] paterne, secondo le famiglie loro paterne, tutti [nominati] per li nomi [loro], furono messi da parte; e sedettero al primo giorno del decimo mese, per prender conoscenza del fatto;
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 ed ebbero finito, con tutti quelli che aveano menate mogli straniere, infra il primo giorno del primo mese.
By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
18 E fra i figliuoli de' sacerdoti, si trovarono questi che aveano menate moglie straniere, [cioè], fra i figliuoli di Iesua, figliuolo di Iosadac, e fra i suoi fratelli, Maaseia, ed Eliezer, e Iarib, e Ghedalia;
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 ed essi diedero la mano, [promettendo] di mandar via le lor mogli; e, come colpevoli, [offerso] un montone per la lor colpa;
They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
20 e de' figliuoli d'Immer, Hanani, e Zebadia;
From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 e de' figliuoli di Harim, Maaseia, ed Elia, e Semaia, e Iehiel, ed Uzzia;
From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 e de' figliuoli di Pashur, Elioenai, Maaseia, Ismael, Natanael, Iozabad, ed Elasa.
From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 E de' Leviti, Iozabad, Simi, e Chelaia (il quale [ancora si chiamava] Chelita), Petahia, Giuda, ed Eliezer.
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 E de' cantori, Eliasib. E de' portinai, Sallum, e Telem, ed Uri.
There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 E degl'Israeliti: de' figliuoli di Paros, Ramia, ed Izzia, e Malchia, e Miamin, ed Eleazaro, e Malchia, e 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 e de' figliuoli di Elam, Mattania, e Zaccaria, e Iehiel, ed Abdi, e Ieremot, ed Elia;
From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 e de' figliuoli di Zattu, Elioenai, ed Eliasib, e Mattania, e Ieremot, e Zabad, ed Aziza;
From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 e de' figliuoli di Bebai, Iohanan, Hanania, Zabbai, ed Atlai;
From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 e de' figliuoli di Bani, Mesullam, e Malluc, ed Adaia, e Iasub, e Seal, e Ramot;
From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 e de' figliuoli di Pahat-Moab, Adna, e Chelal, e Benaia, e Maaseia, e Mattania, e Besaleel, e Binnui, e Manasse;
From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 e [de]' figliuoli di Harim, Eliezer, Issia, Malchia, Semaia, Simeone,
From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Beniamino, Malluc, Semaria;
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 de' figliuoli di Hasum, Mattenai, Mattatta, Zabad, Elifelet, Ieremai, Manasse, Simi;
From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 de' figliuoli di Bani, Maadai, Amram ed Uel,
From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaia, Bedia, Cheluhu,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 Vania, Meremot, Eliasib,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Mattania, Mettenai e Iaasai,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 Bani, Binnui, Simi,
From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 Selemia, Natan, Adaia,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Machnadbai, Sasai, Sarai,
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azreel, Selemia, Semaria,
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Sallum, Amaria, e Giuseppe;
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 e de' figliuoli di Nebo, Ieiel, Mattitia, Zabad, Zebina, Iaddau, Ioel, e Benaia.
From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 Tutti costoro aveano prese mogli straniere; ed [alcuni] di loro avevano delle mogli delle quali avevano generati figliuoli.
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.
