Nehemia 13

1 Tamin’ izany andro izany dia novakiana teo anatrehan’ ny olona ny teny tao amin’ ny bokin’ i Mosesy, ka hita voasoratra ao fa ny Amonita sy ny Moabita dia tsy mahazo miditra amin’ ny fiangonan’ Andriamanitra ao fa ny Amonita sy ny Moabita dia tsy mahazo miditra amin’ ny fiangonan’ Andriamanitra mandrakizay,

At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,

2 satria tsy nitsena hanina sy rano ny Zanak’ Isiraely izy, fa nanamby an’ i Balama hanozona azy; kanjo nampodin’ Andriamanitsika ho fitahiana kosa ny fanozonana.

because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).

3 Ary rehefa ren’ ny olona ny lalàna, dia navahany hiala tamin’ ny Isiraely ny olona hafa firenena rehetra.

As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.

4 Ary talohan’ izany Eliasiba mpisorona, izay voatendry ho ao anatin’ ny efi-trano ao an-tranon’ Andriamanitsika sady havan’ i Tobia akaikiny,

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God

5 dia efa nanamboatra efi-trano lehibe ho azy, dia ilay nitehirizana ny fanatitra hohanina fahiny mbamin’ ny ditin-kazo mani-pofona sy ny fanaka ary ny ampahafolon’ ny vary sy ny ranom-boaloboka sy ny diloilo, izay anjara voadidy ho an’ ny Levita sy ny mpihira ary ny mpiandry varavarana, ary ny fanatitra asandratra ho an’ ny mpisorona.

and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.

6 Fa tamin’ izany rehetra izany dia tsy mba tany Jerosalema aho: fa tamin’ ny taona faharoa amby telo-polo nanjakan’ i Artaksersesy, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, no nahatongavako tany amin’ ny mpanjaka; fa nony taoriandriana kely dia niera tamin’ ny mpanjaka aho;

While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

7 ary nankany Jerosalema aho ka nahita ny ratsy nataon’ i Eliasiba ho an’ i Tobia tamin’ ny nanamboarany efi-trano ho azy teo anatin’ ny kianjan’ ny tranon’ Andriamanitra.

to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.

8 Dia nalahelo indrindra aho, ka navoakako ny fanaka rehetra izay an’ i Tobia hiala tamin’ ny efi-trano.

And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.

9 Ary nasaiko nodiovin’ ny olona ny efi-trano, dia naveriko tao indray ny fanaky ny tranon’ Andriamanitra mbamin’ ny fanatitra hohanina sy ny ditin-kazo mani-pofona.

Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.

10 Ary hitako fa tsy voaloa ny fiveloman’ ny Levita; ka dia samy efa nandositra ho any an-tsahany avy ny Levita sy ny mpihira izay nanao ny raharaha.

I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.

11 Dia nifandahatra tamin’ ny mpanapaka aho ka nanao hoe: Nahoana no dia ilaozana ny tranon’ Andriamanitra? Dia namory azy aho ka nametraka azy teo amin’ ny toerany avy.

So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,

12 Dia nentin’ ny Joda rehetra ho ao amin’ ny trano firaketana ny ampahafolon’ ny vary sy ny ranom-boaloboka ary ny diloilo.

and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.

13 Ary nanendry mpitandrina ny trano firaketana aho, dia Selemia mpisorona sy Zadoka mpanoratra ary Pedaia avy tamin’ ny Levita; ary manarakaraka azy telo lahy dia Hanana, zanak’ i Zakora, zanak’ i Matania; fa natao ho mahatoky ireo; ary ny adidin’ ireo dia ny hizara ho an’ ny rahalahiny.

I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.

14 Tsarovy aho noho izany, ry Andriamanitro ô, ka aza kosehina ny soa nataoko tao amin’ ny tranon’ Andriamanitro sy ny amin’ ny raharaha tokony hatao ao.

Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

15 Ary tamin’ izany andro izany dia nahita ny sasany tany Joda aho fa nanosihosy famiazam-boaloboka tamin’ ny Sabata sy nampiditra amboara ary nampitondra entana ny boriky sady nitondra divay koa sy voaloboka sy aviavy ary entana samy hafa rehetra, izay nentiny ho any Jerosalema tamin’ ny andro Sabata; dia nananatra azy mafy aho tamin’ ny andro nivarotany hanina.

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

16 Ary nisy olona avy any Tyro nitoetra tao, izay nitondra hazandrano sy varotra samy hafa ka nivarotra tamin’ ny taranak’ i Joda sy tany Jerosalema tamin’ ny Sabata;

Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.

17 Dia nifandahatra tamin’ ireo manan-kaja amin’ ny Joda aho ka nanao taminy hoe: Inona izao zava-dratsy ataonareo izao, no dia mandoto ny andro Sabata ianareo?

Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?

18 Tsy nanao toy izao va ny razanareo, ka dia nahatran’ Andriamanitsika amintsika sy amin’ ity tanàna ity izao loza rehetra izao? fa ianareo izao dia efa mampitombo ny fahatezerana mirehitra izay mihatra amin’ ny Isiraely amin’ ny andotoanareo ny Sabata.

Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”

19 Ary raha vao malomaloka ny vavahadin’ i Jerosalema talohan’ ny Sabata, dia nasaiko nohidiana ny vavahady, ka tsy navelako hovohana mandra-pahatapitry ny Sabata ary notendreko ny zatovoko sasany hiambina teo am-bavahady mba tsy hampidirana entana amin’ ny andro Sabata.

When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

20 Ka dia nandry teo ivelan’ i Jerosalema indray mandeha na indroa ny mpandranto sy ny mpivarotra zavatra samy hafa;

Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,

21 dia nananatra azy mafy aho ka nanao taminy hoe: Nahoana ianareo no mandry eto anilan’ ny manda Raha mbola manao izany indray ianareo, dia hosamboriko. Koa hatramin’ izany andro izany dia tsy tonga tamin’ ny Sabata intsony izy.

but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they did not return on the Sabbath.

22 Ary ny Levita dia nasaiko nanadio ny tenany ka ho avy hiambina eo am-bavahady, mba hanamasinany ny andro Sabata. Tsarovy aho noho izany koa, ry Andriamanitro ô, ary iantrao aho araka ny haben’ ny famindram-ponao.

Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.

23 Ary tamin’ izany andro izany dia hitako ny Jiosy izay efa nanambady vehivavy avy any Asdoda sy Amona sy Moaba;

In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

24 ary ny antsasaky ny zanany dia nanao tenin’ ny Asdodita, fa tsy nahay teny Jiosy, fa nanaraka ny fiteniny avy isam-pirenena izy.

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.

25 Dia nifandahatra taminy aho ka nanozona azy ary namely ny sasany sy nandrompotra ny volony, dia nampianiana azy tamin’ Andriamanitra hoe: Aza manome ny zanakareo-vavy ho vadin’ ny zananilahy, ary aza maka ny zananivavy ho vadin’ ny zanakareo-lahy, na ho vadinareo.

I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

26 Tsy izany va no nanotan’ i Solomona, Mpanjakan’ i Isiraely? kanefa tsy nisy mpanjaka tahaka azy tany amin’ ny firenena maro, fa tian’ Andriamaniny izy ka nataon’ Andriamanitra ho mpanjaka tamin’ ny Isiraely rehetra; kanefa na dia izy aza dia, nampanotain’ ny vehivavy hafa firenena.

Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

27 Koa mety va raha ianareo no re fa manao izao ratsy lehibe rehetra izao ka manota amin’ Andriamanitsika amin’ ny akanareo vehivavy hafa firenena ho vadinareo?

Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”

28 Ary vinanton’ i Sanbala Horonita ny anankiray amin’ ny zanak’ i Joiada, zanak’ i Eliasiba, mpisoronabe, ka dia noroahiko niala teo amiko izy.

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.

29 Tsarovy ireo, ry Andriamanitro ô, noho ny nandotoany fisoronana, eny, ny faneken’ ny fisoronana sy ny Levita.

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

30 Toy izany no nanadiovako azy ho afaka amin’ ny tamin’ ny olona hafa firenena rehetra, sy nanendreko ny anjara-raharahan’ ny mpisorona sy ny Levita samy ho amin’ ny raharahany avy,

Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.

31 ary ny amin’ ny fanaterana ny kitay hazo tamin’ izay fotoan’ androny sy ny voaloham-bokatra. Tsarovy aho ka hasoavy, ry Andriamanitro ô.

I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.