Nechemijas 5
1 Un tie ļaudis un viņu sievas daudz brēca pret saviem brāļiem, tiem Jūdiem.
Then the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.
2 Jo tur bija, kas sacīja: mēs ar saviem dēliem un ar savām meitām esam daudzi, mums vajag labības ko ēst, lai dzīvojam.
For there were some who said, “With our sons and daughters we are many. So let us get grain that we may eat and stay alive.”
3 Tur arī bija, kas sacīja: izdosim ķīlām savus tīrumus un savus vīna dārzus un savus namus, ka varam labības dabūt pret badu.
There were also some who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain during the famine.”
4 Vēl bija, kas sacīja: mēs naudu esam aizņēmuši uz saviem tīrumiem un saviem vīna dārziem priekš ķēniņa mesliem.
Some also said, “We have borrowed money to pay the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards.
5 Un tomēr mūsu miesa ir kā mūsu brāļu miesa, mūsu bērni kā viņu bērni, un redzi, mums jādod savi dēli un savas meitas jūgā par kalpiem. Un no mūsu meitām jau kādas ir jūgā padotas un padoma mūsu rokā nav, arī mūsu tīrumi un mūsu vīna dārzi pieder citiem.
Yet now our flesh and blood is the same as our brothers, and our children are the same as their children. We are forced to sell our sons and our daughters to become slaves. Some of our daughters have already been enslaved. But it is not in our power to help it because other men now own our fields and our vineyards.”
6 Tad es ļoti apskaitos, kad dzirdēju viņu brēkšanu un šos vārdus.
I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.
7 Un es to pārdomāju savā sirdī un bāros ar tiem virsniekiem un valdniekiem
Then I thought about this, and brought charges against the nobles and officials. I said to them, “You are exacting interest, each from his own brother.” I held a great assembly against them
8 Un uz tiem sacīju: jūs plēšat augļus viens no otra? Un es pret tiem savedu lielu draudzi un uz tiem sacīju: mēs savus brāļus, tos Jūdus, kas pagāniem bija pārdoti, cik spēdami esam atpirkuši, un jūs savus brāļus gribat pārdot un lai mēs tos pērkam? Tad tie cieta klusu un nemācēja ne vārda atbildēt.
and said to them, “We, as much as we are able, have bought back from slavery our Jewish brothers who had been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers and sisters that they may be sold back to us!” They were silent and never found a word to say.
9 Tad es sacīju: nav labi, ko jūs darāt! Vai jums nebija staigāt mūsu dievbijāšanā, to pagānu, mūsu ienaidnieku nievāšanas dēļ?
Also I said, “What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies?
10 Arī es un mani brāļi un mani jaunekļi tiem esam devuši naudu un labību. Lai jel šo parādu tiem atlaižam.
I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. But we must stop charging interest on these loans.
11 Atdodiet jel tiem šodien viņu tīrumus, viņu vīna dārzus, viņu eļļas dārzus un viņu namus un to simto tiesu naudas un labības un vīna un eļļu, ko jūs no tiem (augļos) esat ņēmuši.
Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses and the percentage of the money, the grain, the new wine, and the oil that you exacted from them.”
12 Tad tie sacīja: mēs atdosim un nemeklēsim no tiem nekā; mēs darīsim, kā tu saki. Un es aicināju priesterus un tiem liku zvērēt, ka tā darīs.
Then they said, “We will return what we took from them, and will require nothing from them. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests, and made them swear to do as they had promised.
13 Es arī izkratīju savu azoti un sacīju: lai Dievs ikkatru, kas šo vārdu neturēs, tā izkrata no viņa nama un no viņa mantas, un lai tas tā ir izkratīts un iztukšots. Un visa draudze sacīja: Āmen! Un slavēja To Kungu. Un tie ļaudis darīja pēc šī vārda.
I shook out the fold of my robe and said, “So may God shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep his promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied.” All the assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised Yahweh and the people did as they had promised.
14 No tām dienām, kad man tapa pavēlēts, būt par zemes valdītāju Jūdu zemē, no ķēniņa Artakserksus divdesmitā gada līdz trīsdesmit otram gadam, caurus divpadsmit gadus, arī neesmu ēdis zemes valdītāja maizi, ne es, ne mani brāļi.
So from the time I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food provided for the governor.
15 Jo tie pirmie zemes valdītāji, kas priekš manis bijuši, tie tiem ļaudīm bija grūti darījuši un no tiem ņēmuši maizi un vīnu un vēl četrdesmit sudraba sēķeļus; pat viņu jaunekļi valdīja pār tiem ļaudīm, bet es tā neesmu darījis, Dievu bīdamies.
But the former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people, and took from them forty shekels of silver for their daily food and wine. Even their servants oppressed the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.
16 Es arī pats esmu strādājis pie tā mūra, un tīrumu mēs neesam pirkuši, un visi mani puiši tur kopā bija pie darba.
I also continued to work on the wall, and we bought no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.
17 Un Jūdi un valdnieki, simts piecdesmit vīri, un kas no tiem apkārtējiem pagāniem pie mums nāca, ir bijuši pie mana galda.
At my table were the Jews and the officials, 150 men, besides those who came to us from among the nations who were around us.
18 Un ikkatrā dienā tapa sataisīts viens vērsis, sešas barotas avis un putni man kļuva sataisīti, arī daudz vīna priekš ik desmit dienām; tomēr es zemes valdītāja maizi nemeklēju, jo tā kalpošana šiem ļaudīm bija grūta.
Now what was prepared each day was one ox, six choice sheep, and also birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance, yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the demands were too heavy on the people.
19 Piemini, Dievs, man par labu visu, ko es šiem ļaudīm esmu darījis!
Call me to mind, my God, for good, because of all that I have done for this people.
