Ezra 9
1 Hanki anama hutonke'za henka mago'a kva vahe'mo'za nagrite e'za amanage hu'naze, Israeli vahe'mo'zane pristi vahe'mo'zane Livae naga'mo'zanena, ko'ma ama mopafima mani'naza vahe'mo'zama hu'naza kasrino haviza hu'nea havi zamavu zamavara zamavariri'za nehaze. Ana havi zamavu zamava'ma nehaza vahera Kenani vahe'ma, Hiti vahe'ma, Perizi vahe'ma, Jebusi vahe'ma, Amoni vahe'ma, Moapu vahe'ma, Isipi vahe'ma, Amori vaheki hu'za mani'naze.
Some time later after all this had happened, the leaders came and told me, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the people around us whose disgusting religious practices are similar to those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
2 Na'ankure mago'a Israeli vahe'mo'za ana megi'a vahepintira a'nanea enerige'za, mofavre zamimo'za anazanke hu'za ara eri'naze. Ana nehu'za Ra Anumzamo'ma nagri vahe fatgo mani'nazema hu'neankea eri havia hu'naze. Ana kumira ugota kva vahe'mo'zane, eri'za vahe'mo'za ugota hu'za nehazage'za, vea kevumo'za zamage ante'za ana kumira hu'naze.
Some Israelites have even married women from these people, both themselves and their sons, mixing the holy race with these people of the land. Our leaders and officials are at the forefront of this sinful behavior.”
3 Hanki nagra Ezra'na anankema nentahi'na kukenanine, amega nakre ku'ninena tagato nehu'na, naseni nazoka'ene nagi nazoka'enena vararete'na, antahintahinimo'a haviza hige'na, akohe'na mani'noe.
When I heard about this, I tore my clothes, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down, absolutely appalled.
4 Anante mago'a vahe'ma, Israeli vahe Ra Anumzamofo nanekegu'ma koroma hunentaza vahe'mo'za eme nagagi'naze. Zamagra Ra Anumzamo'ma kumi'ma nehaza vahe'ma zamazeri havizama nehia zankura koro nehu'za, Babilonima kinafinti'ma e'naza vahe'mo'zama nehaza havi zamavu zamava nege'za, e'za nagrama akohe'nama mani'nore eme atru hu'za mani'nageno kinaga ofama hukna ehanati'ne.
Everyone who respected the instructions of the God of Israel gathered around me because of this sin on the part of the exiles. I sat there shocked and appalled until the evening sacrifice.
5 Hanki kinaga ofama hu knama ege'na, kukenanine nakre ku'ninema tagato'ma hute'na mani'noretira oti'na nare'na nere'na, Anumzana Ranimofontega nzantre'na erisga nehu'na,
At the evening sacrifice, I stood up from where I had been sitting in grief, with my clothes torn, and I kneeled down and held out my hands to the Lord my God.
6 amanage hu'na nunamuna hu'noe, Ra Anumzanimoka nagrama kagri kavure'ma e'zankura tusi nagaze hie. Na'ankure tagra tusi kumi hunkeno, kumitimo'a tagatereno monafi mareri'ne.
I prayed, “My God, I am so ashamed and embarrassed to come and pray to you, my God, because we are in over our heads in sin, and our guilt has risen to the heavens.
7 Korapa tagehonteti eno meni tagritema egeta tusi'a kumi hu'none. E'ina hu'negu Kagra ha' vahetia zamatranke'za e'za tagri'ene kini vahetine pristi vahetinena ha' eme hurante'za tagatere'naze. Ana nehu'za mago'a vahera eme zamahe nefri'za mago'a vahera eme tavre'za kina ome hurante'naze. Ana nehu'za feno zantia eneri'za tatarazageta tagazegu nehuta mani'none.
From the time of our forefathers to now, we have been deeply guilty. Because of our sins, we, our kings, and our priests have been handed over to the kings of the earth, killed and taken prisoner, robbed and humiliated, just like we are today.
8 Hianagi Ra Anumzamoka menina ete kasunku hurantenka, osi'a naga tatranketa kinafintira atreta knare kumaka'afi Jerusalemia e'none. Ana nehunka Kagra hankave ka'areti kinafintira taza hanketa, kora kazokazo eri'za vahe mani'nonanagi, menina fru huta knare huta mani'none.
Now for a short time the Lord our God has given us grace, preserving a few of us as a remnant, and giving us safety in his holy place. Our God has brightened our lives by giving us some relief from our slavery.
9 Tagra kazokzo eri'za vahe mani'nonanagi Rana tagri Anumzamoka kamefira huorami'nane. Kagra kavesi nerantenka, kasefa asimu tamiaza hunka, Pesia kini vahera hanke'za tazeri so'e nehu'za, tatarazageta mono noma ko'ma havizama hu'neana ete eme kiteta, Jerusalene Juda mopafina menina so'e hunka kva hurantanketa mani'none.
Though we are slaves, our God did not abandon us in our slavery, but he showed us his trustworthy love by making the kings of Persia kind to us, by reviving us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruined state, and by giving us a wall of protection around Judah and Jerusalem.
10 Hianagi menina tagri Ra Anumzamoka mikazama tro'ma hurantenantera na'ane huta kasamigahune? Kagra ana maka knare zantami tro hurante'nane. Hianagi Kagri kasegea tamefi humita amagera onte'none.
But now, our God, what do we have to say for ourselves after all this? For we have given up following your commands
11 Hagi eri'za vaheka'a kasnampa vahe'mokizmi zamagipi huvazinka ana nanekea amanage hu'nane, Amama unefreta erisantima hare'naza mopamo'a nagri navurera agru osu'ne. Na'ankure ana mopafima mani'naza vahe'mo'za havi zamavu zamava hu'za ana maka mopa eri himna vu'naza mopafi unefraze.
that you gave through your servants the prophets, telling us, ‘The land you are entering to become its owners is contaminated by the sins of its peoples, the disgusting religious practices that they have filled it with, from one side to the other.
12 E'ina hu'negu mofa'nanetamia zamatrenke'za ana vahetera nomanisageta, ana vahepintira ne' mofavretamirera ara avre ozamiho. Ana vahe'enena mago tamarimpa hutma nomanita, mago'a zama tro'ma hunaku'ma hnageta zamaza osiho. Hagi ama ana nanekema amagema antenuta ana mopafina knare hutma mani'neta, hankavenentake vahe manigahaze. Ana hu'nesage'za henka ana mopa tamagehe'za erisanti hare'za mani vava hu'za vugahaze.
So do not let your daughters marry their sons, or allow their daughters marry your sons. Never make a peace or friendship treaty with them, so that you may live well and eat the good food the land produces, and give the land as an inheritance to your children forever.’
13 Hagi kagri kea amagera onteta tusi'a kumi huta hazenke hunonanagi, Ra Anumzamoka kagra ana kumitimofo nona'a tusi'a knaza tamisinagi, osi knaza neraminka, tatranketa menina ofri osia nagara mani'none.
Now that we are receiving all this punishment because of our sinful actions and our terrible guilt—though you, our God, have not punished us as much as our sins deserve, and have still given us this remnant—
14 Tagra na'ane huta Ra Anumzamoka kasegea ete rutagreta megi'a vahe'ma haviza huno agoterfa avu'avazama nehaza vahetera mofavre nagatia zamatre'sanunke'za vea erige, ara erige hugahaze? Tagra antahi'none anama hanunkenka'a, Kagra karimpa ahenerantenka ana maka tahe fanane hananketa magore huta omanigahune.
shall we break your commandments once again and intermarry with the peoples who commit these disgusting religious practices? Wouldn't you become so angry with us that you would destroy us? No remnant would be left, not a single survivor.
15 Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamoka, kagrake fatgo kavukvazana nehane. E'ina hu'negu ko'ma tazeri havizama nehunka menina osi'a nagara tatranketa mani'none. Tagra kumike vahe mani'nonankita, Kagri tava'ontera manigara osu'none.
Lord, God of Israel, you do what is right. Today we're all that is left, a remnant. We are before you in our guilt, but no one can stand before you because of it.”
