एज्रा 10

1 एज्राले प्रार्थना गर्दा र पाप स्वीकार गर्द तिनी रोए र परमेश्‍वरको मन्दिरको सामु घोप्टो परे । इस्राएली पुरुष, स्‍त्री र बालबलिकाको एउटा ठुलो भेला तिनीकहाँ जम्मा भए किनकि मानिसहरू धुरुधुरु रुँदै थिए ।

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 एलामका परिवारका यहीएलका छोरा शकन्याहले एज्रालाई भने, “हामी हाम्रा परमेश्‍वरप्रति अविश्‍वासी भएका छौं, र हामीले अन्य देशका विदेशी स्‍त्रीहरूसित विवाह गरेका छौं । तर यसको बाबजुत पनि इस्राएलको लागि अझै आशा छ ।

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 त्यसैले अब प्रभुका निर्देशनहरू र हाम्रा परमेश्‍वरका आज्ञाहरूदेखि डराउनेहरूका निर्देशनहरूअनुसार सबै स्‍त्री र तिनीहरूका छोराछोरीलाई पठाउन हाम्रा परमेश्‍वरसित करार बाँधौं, र यो काम व्यवस्थाअनुसार गरियोस् ।

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 उठ्नुहोस्, किनकि यो काम तपाईंले गर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ र हामी तपाईंसित छौं । बलियो हुनुहोस् र यो काम गर्नुहोस् ।”

(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 त्यसैले एज्रा उठे, र पुजारीका अधिकारीहरू, लेवीहरू र सारा इस्राएलीहरूलाई यसरी नै प्रतिज्ञा गर्न लगाए । तिनीहरू सबैले गम्भीर शपथ खाए ।

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 तब एज्रा परमप्रभुको मन्‍दिरको सामुबाट उठेर एल्यासीबका छोरा येहोहानानको कोठामा गए । तिनले कुनै रोटी खाएनन्, न त पानी पिए किनकि तिनी निर्वासनबाट फर्केकाहरूको विश्‍वासत्यागको लागि शोक गर्दै थिए ।

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 तिनीहरूले निर्वासनबाट फर्केर यहूदा र यरूशलेममा आएर बसेका सबै मानिसलाई यरूशलेममा भेला हुन समाचार पठाए ।

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 अधिकारीहरू र धर्म-गुरुहरूका निर्देशनमुताबिक तिन दिनमा नआउने कुनै पनि व्यक्तिको सारा सम्पत्ति जफत गरिने र निर्वासनबाट फर्केर आएका मानिसहरूको ठुलो सभाबाट बहिष्कार गरिने भयो ।

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 त्यसैले यहूदा र बेन्यामीनका सारा मानिस तिन दिनमा यरूशलेममा भेला भए । यो नवौं महिनामा र उक्‍त महिनाको बाह्रौं दिनमा भएको थियो । सारा मानिस परमेश्‍वरको मन्दिरको सामुन्‍ने चोकमा खडा भए, र वचन र वृष्‍टिको कारणले थरथर काँपे ।

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 पुजारी एज्रा खडा भए र भने, “तिमीहरू आफैले अपराध गरेका छौ । इस्राएलको पापलाई बढाउलाई तिमीहरू विदेशी स्‍त्रीहरूसित बस्यौ ।

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 तर अब आफ्‍ना पुर्खाहरूका परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरलाई प्रशंसा देओ, र उहाँको इच्छाअनुसार गर । यस देशका मानिसहरू र विदेशी स्‍त्रीहरूबाट अलग रहो ।”

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 सारा समुदायले ठुलो सोरमा जवाफ दिए, “तपाईंले भन्‍नुभएझैं हामी गर्नेछौं ।

The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”

13 यद्यपि, मानिसहरू धेरै छन्, र यो पानी पर्ने समय हो । बाहिर खडा हुन हामीसित ताकत छैन, र यो केवल एक वा दुई दिनको काम होइन, किनकि हामीले यस विषयमा घोर अपराध गरेका छौं ।

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 त्यसैले हाम्रा अधिकारीहरूले सारा समुदायको प्रतिनिधित्व गरून् । हामीबाट हाम्रा परमेश्‍वरको क्रोध नहटेसम्म हाम्रा सहरहरूमा विदेशी स्‍त्रीहरूलाई बस्‍न दिएकाहरू सहरका सबै धर्म-गुरु र सहरका न्यायकर्ताहरूद्वारा तोकिएको समयमा आऊन् ।”

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 असाहेलका छोरा जोनाथन र तिक्भाका छोरा याजयाहले यसको विरोध गरे, र मशुल्लाम र लेवी सब्बतैले तिनीहरूलाई समर्थन गरे ।

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 यसैले निर्वासनबाट फर्केर आएकाहरूले सुझावअनुसार गरे । पुजारी एज्राले नाउँ दर्ता भएअनुसार आ-आफ्नो परिवारका अगुवाहरूको छनोट गरे, र तिनीहरूले दसौं महिनाको पहिलो दिनसम्म यस विषयमा जाँच गरे ।

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 पहिलो महिनाको पहिलो दिनसम्ममा तिनीहरूले कुन-कुन मानिसहरू विदेशी स्‍त्रीहरूसित बसेका थिए भनी पत्ता लगाए ।

By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.

18 विदेशी स्‍त्रीहरूलाई विवाह गर्ने पुजारी परिवारहरूका यिनै हुन्: योसादाकका छोरा येशूअ र तिनका दाजुभाइका: मासेयाह, एलीएजर, यारीब र गदल्‍याह थिए ।

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 त्यसैले तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्‍ना पत्‍नीहरूलाई त्‍यागिदिने निधो गरे । तिनीहरू दोषी भएका हुनाले तिनीहरूले दोषबलिको रूपमा आफ्‍ना बगालबाट एउटा भेडा पनि ल्‍याए ।

They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.

20 इम्‍मेरका परिवारका: हनानी र जबदियाह ।

From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.

21 हारीमका परिवारका: मासेयाह, एलिया, शमायाह, यहीएल र उज्‍जियाह ।

From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

22 पशहूरका परिवारका: एल्‍योएनै, मासेयाह, इश्‍माएल, नतनेल, योजाबाद र एलासा ।

From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

23 लेवीहरूमा: योजाबाद, शिमी, केलायाह अर्थात्‌ कलीता, पतहियाह, यहूदा र एलीएजर ।

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 गायकहरूमा: एल्‍यासीब । द्वारपालहरूमा: शल्‍लूम, तेलेम र ऊरी ।

There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

25 अनि अरू इस्राएलीहरूमा- परोशका परिवारका: रम्‍याह, यिज्‍याह, मल्‍कियाह, मियामीन, एलाजार, मल्‍कियाह र बनायाह ।

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 एलामका परिवारका: मत्तन्‍याह, जकरिया, यहीएल, अब्‍दी, यरेमोत र एलिया ।

From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

27 जत्तूका परिवारका: एल्‍योएनै, एल्‍यासीब, मत्तन्‍याह, यरेमोत, जाबाद र अजीजा जत्तूका परिवारका: एल्‍योएनै, एल्‍यासीब, मत्तन्‍याह, यरेमोत, जाबाद र अजीजा ।

From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

28 बेबैका परिवारका: येहोहानान, हनन्‍याह, जब्‍बै र अत्‍लै ।

From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

29 बानीका परिवारका: मशुल्‍लाम, मल्‍लूक, अदायाह, याशूब, शाल र यरेमोत ।

From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

30 पहत-मोआबका परिवारका: अदना, केलाल, बनायाह, मासेयाह, मत्तन्‍याह, बजलेल, बिन्‍नूई र मनश्‍शे ।

From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

31 हारीमका परिवारका: एलीएजर, यिशियाह, मल्‍कियाह, शमायाह, शिमेओन,

From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

32 बेन्‍यामीन, मल्‍लूक र शमरयाह ।

Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

33 हाशूमका परिवारका: मत्तनै, मत्तता, जाबाद, एलीपेलेत, येरेमै, मनश्‍शे र शिमी ।

From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

34 बानीका परिवारका: मादै, अम्राम, ऊएल,

From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,

35 बनायाह, बेदयाह, कलूही,

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

36 भन्‍याह, मरेमोत, एल्‍यासीब,

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37 मत्तन्‍याह, मत्तनै र यासू ।

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

38 बिन्‍नूईका परिवारका: शिमी,

From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,

39 शेलेम्‍याह, नातान, अदायाह,

Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

40 मक्‍नादबै, शाशै, शारै,

Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41 अज्रेल, शेलेम्‍याह, शमरयाह,

Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42 शल्‍लूम, अमर्याह र योसेफ ।

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

43 नेबोका परिवारका: यीएल, मत्तित्‍याह, जाबाद, जबीना, यद्दै, योएल, र बनायाह ।

From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

44 यी सबैले विदेशी स्‍त्रीहरूलाई विवाह गरेका थिए, र तिनीहरूमध्ये कसैले छोराछोरीसमेत जन्माएका थिए ।

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.