Nahimiyaa 13
1 Guyyaa sana Kitaabni Musee fuuluma sabaa duratti dubbifame; achi keessattis akka namni Amoon yookaan namni Moʼaab tokko yoom iyyuu waldaa Waaqaatti dabalamuu hin qabne barreeffamee argame;
Now on that day, they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it, there was found written that the Ammonites and the Moabites must not enter the church of God, even for all time,
2 isaan akka inni saba Israaʼel abaaruuf Balaʼaamin qaxaratan malee midhaanii fi bishaaniin Israaʼeloota hin simanne. Taʼus Waaqni keenya abaarsa sana eebbatti geeddare.
because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, and they hired Balaam against them, to curse them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3 Sabnis seera kana dhageenyaan nama sanyii ormaa hunda Israaʼel keessaa kophaatti baase.
Now it happened that, when they had heard the law, they separated every foreigner from Israel.
4 Kanaan dura Eliyaashiib lubichi itti gaafatamaa mankuusaalee mana Waaqaa ture. Innis Xoobbiyaa wajjin walitti dhufeenya cimaa qaba ture;
And Eliashib, the priest, was over this task; he had been given charge of the treasury of the house of our God, and he was a close relative of Tobiah.
5 innis kutaa manaa balʼaa isaan duraan kennaa midhaanii, ixaana miʼa mana qulqullummaa, akkasumas kennaa midhaanii, kan daadhii wayinii haaraa fi zayitii Lewwotaaf, faarfattootaa fi eegdota karraatiif ajajame harka kudhan keessaa tokkoo fi buusii lubootaaf kennamu itti kuusan tokko Xoobbiyaadhaaf kennee ture.
Then he made for himself a large storeroom, and in that place, there was laid before him gifts, and frankincense, and vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, the portions of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the gatekeepers, and the first-fruits of the priests.
6 Ani garuu sababii bara Arxeksis mooticha Baabilon keessa waggaa soddomii lammaffaatti gara mootichaa dhaqee tureef yeroo wanni kun hundi taʼetti Yerusaalem keessa hin turre. Anis yeroo gabaabaa booddee isa irraa eeyyama fudhadhee
But during all this, I was not in Jerusalem, because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, the king of Babylon, I went to the king, and at the end of some days, I petitioned the king.
7 Yerusaalemitti nan deebiʼe. Akka Eliyaashiib oobdii mana Waaqaa keessatti Xoobbiyaadhaaf kutaa tokko kennuun waan hamaa hojjete nan beeke.
And I went to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, such that he would make him a storeroom in the vestibules of the house of God.
8 Anis akka malee aareen miʼa manaa kan Xoobbiyaa hunda kutaa sana keessaa gad nan dadarbadhe.
And it seemed to me very evil. And I cast the vessels of the house of Tobiah outside of the storeroom.
9 Ani ergasii akka kutaawwan sun qulqulleeffaman nan ajaje; isaanis ni qulqulleessan; ani immoo miʼa mana Waaqaa, kennaa midhaaniitii fi ixaana wajjin deebisee itti galche.
And I gave instructions, and they cleansed again the storeroom. And I brought back, into that place, the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense.
10 Ani akka qoodni Lewwotaaf ramadame sun isaaniif hin kennaminis nan hubadhe; akkasumas akka Lewwonnii fi faarfattoonni tajaajila sanatti itti gaafatamtoota turan hundi gara lafa qotiisaa ofii isaaniitti deebiʼan nan beeke.
And I realized that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, and that each one had fled into his own region, from the Levites, and from the singing men, and from those who were ministering.
11 Kanaafuu ani qondaaltota ifadheen, “Manni Waaqaa maaliif dagatama?” jedheen isaan gaafadhe. Ergasiis ani walitti isaan qabee iddoo isaaniitti isaan nan deebise.
And I brought the case before the magistrates, and I said, “Why have we forsaken the house of God?” And I gathered them together, and I caused them to stand at their stations.
12 Yihuudaan hundi midhaan, daadhii wayinii haaraa fi zayitii harka kudhan keessaa tokko fidanii mankuusaaleetti galchan.
And all of Judah brought the tithes of the grain, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses.
13 Anis Shelemiyaa lubicha, Zaadoq barreessichaa fi Lewwicha Phedaayaa jedhamu tokko itti gaafatamtoota mankuusaalee godheen muude; akkasumas sababii isaan amanamoo taʼaniif Haanaan ilma Zakuur, ilma Mataaniyaa sana gargaaraa isaanii nan godhe. Hojiin isaaniis obboloota isaaniitiif nyaata hiruu ture.
And we appointed over the storehouses, Shelemiah, the priest, and Zadok, the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and next to them Hanan, the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah. For they had proven to be faithful. And so the portions of their brothers were entrusted to them.
14 Yaa Waaqa ko, waan kanaaf jedhii na yaadadhu; hojii gaarii ani mana Waaqa kootii fi tajaajila isaatiif hojjedhes na duraa hin balleessin.
Remember me, O my God, because of this, and may you not wipe away my acts of compassion, which I have done for the house of my God and for his ceremonies.
15 Ani bara sana Yihuudaa keessatti namoota guyyaa Sanbataatiin iddoo wayiniin itti cuunfamutti wayinii dhidhiitanii midhaan fidanii, daadhii wayinii, ija wayinii, ija harbuutii fi feʼiisa gosa biraa hunda wajjin harrootatti feʼan nan arge. Isaanis waan kana hunda guyyaa Sanbataatiin Yerusaalemitti fidan. Kanaafuu ani akka isaan guyyaa sana nyaata hin gurgurre isaan nan seere.
In those days, I saw, in Judah, some who were treading the presses on the Sabbath, and who were carrying sheaves, and placing on donkeys burdens of wine, and of grapes, and of figs, and all manner of burdens, and who were bringing these into Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I contended with them, so that they would sell on a day when it was permitted to sell.
16 Namoonni Xiiroos warri Yerusaalem keessa jiraatan qurxummii fi miʼa daldalaa kanneen gosa hundaa itti fidanii guyyaa Sanbataatiin Yerusaalem keessatti warra Yihuudaatti gurguraa turan.
And some Tyrians dwelt within, who were bringing fish and all kinds of items for sale. And they were selling on the Sabbaths to the sons of Judah in Jerusalem.
17 Ani immoo akkana jedheen namoota Yihuudaa bebeekamoo nan ifadhe; “Wanni hamaan isin guyyaa Sanbataa xureessuudhaan hojjettan kun maal?
And I put the nobles of Judah under oath, and I said to them: “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day?
18 Abbootiin keessan iyyuu waanuma kana hojjetanii akkasiin Waaqni badiisa kana hunda nuttii fi magaalaa kanatti fide mitii? Isin amma kunoo Sanbata xureessuudhaan dheekkamsa hammas iyyuu caalu Israaʼelitti fidaa jirtu.”
Did not our fathers do these things, and so our God brought all this evil upon us and upon this city? And you are adding more wrath upon Israel by violating the Sabbath!”
19 Anis yeroo gaaddisni galgalaa Sanbataan dura karrawwan Yerusaalem irra buʼetti akka balbalawwan cufamanii hamma Sanbanni darbutti hin banamne nan ajaje. Akka feʼiisni tokko illee guyyaa Sanbataatiin ol hin galfamneefis namoota koo tokko tokko karrawwan irra nan dhaabe.
And it happened that, when the gates of Jerusalem had rested on the day of the Sabbath, I spoke, and they closed the gates. And I instructed that they should not open them until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my servants over the gates, so that no one would carry in a burden on the day of the Sabbath.
20 Daldaltoonnii fi gurgurtoonni miʼoota gosa hundaa yeroo tokko yookaan yeroo lama Yerusaalemiin ala bulaniiru.
And so the merchants and those who sold all kinds of items remained just outside of Jerusalem, once and again.
21 Ani garuu, “Isin maaliif dallaa jala bultu? Yoo isin itti deebitanii akkas gootan ani humnaan isinitti nan dhufa” jedheen isaan nan seere. Gaafasii jalqabanii isaan lammata guyyaa Sanbataatiin hin dhufne.
And I contended with them, and I said to them: “Why are you remaining just beyond the wall? If you do this again, I will send hands upon you.” And so, from that time, they no longer came on the Sabbath.
22 Ani akka Lewwonni of qulqulleessanii qulqullummaa guyyaa Sanbataa eeguuf dhaqanii karrawwan eegan nan ajaje. Yaa Waaqa koo waan kanaaf jedhii na yaadadhu; akkuma jaalala kee guddaa sanaattis naa araarami.
I also spoke to the Levites, so that they would be cleansed, and would arrive to guard the gates and to sanctify the day of the Sabbath. Because of this also, O my God, remember me and spare me, in accord with the multitude of your mercies.
23 Kana caalaa iyyuu ani bara sana keessa namoota Yihuudaa kanneen dubartoonni Ashdood, kan Amooniitii fi kan Moʼaab fuudhan nan arge.
But also in those days, I saw some Jews taking wives from the Ashdodites, and the Ammonites, and the Moabites.
24 Ilmaan isaanii keessaa walakkaan afaan Ashdood yookaan afaan saboota biraa dubbatan malee afaan Yihuudaa dubbachuu hin dandeenye.
And their sons spoke partly in the speech of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the Jewish language, and they were speaking according to the language of one people or another.
25 Ani isaan ifadheen isaan nan abaare. Ani namoota tokko tokko rukutee rifeensa isaanii irraa nan bubuqqise. Ani akkana jedheen maqaa Waaqaatiin isaan nan kakachiise: “Isin intallan keessan ilmaan isaaniitti heerumsiisuu yookaan intallan isaanii ilmaan keessan fuusisuu yookaan ofii keessaniis fuudhuu hin qabdan.
And I put them under oath, and I cursed them. And I struck some of their men, and I shaved off their hair, and I made them swear to God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying:
26 Solomoon mootichi Israaʼel fuudha akkasiitiin cubbuu hojjete mitii? Saboota baayʼee keessa mootiin akka isaa tokko iyyuu hin turre. Waaqni isa jaallatee Israaʼel hunda irratti mootii isa godhe; taʼus dubartoonni ormaa cubbuu isa hojjechiisan.
“Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin in this kind of thing? And certainly, among many nations, there was no king similar to him, and he was beloved of his God, and God set him as king over all of Israel. And yet foreign women led even him into sin!
27 Nu amma akka isinis dubartoota ormaa fuudhuudhaan waan akka malee hamaa kana hunda hojjettanii Waaqa keenyaaf amanamuu diddan dhagaʼuu qabnaa?”
So how could we disobey and do all this great evil, so that we would transgress against our God, and take foreign wives?”
28 Ilmaan Yooyaadaa ilma Eliyaashiib lubicha ol aanaa sanaa keessaa tokko dhirsa intala Sanbalaax namicha Hooroon ture. Anis of biraa isa nan ariʼe.
Now one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat, a Horonite, and I made him flee from me.
29 Yaa Waaqa koo ati isaan yaadadhu; isaan lubummaa, kakuu lubummaatii fi Lewwotaa xureessaniiruutii.
O Lord, my God, remember against those who defile the priesthood and the law of the priests and the Levites!
30 Kanaafuu ani waan alaa dhufe hunda irraa lubootaa fi Lewwota qulqulleessee akka tokkoon tokkoon namaa hojii ofii isaa hojjetuuf hojiitti isaan nan ramade.
And so I cleansed them from all foreigners, and I established the orders of the priests and the Levites, each one in his ministry.
31 Akkasumas kennaa qoraaniitii fi kennaa mataa midhaanii kan yeroo murtaaʼetti dhiʼeeffamuuf haala nan mijeesse. Yaa Waaqa koo ati arjummaadhaan na yaadadhu.
O my God, remember me also, for good, because of the offering of wood, at the appointed times, and because of the first-fruits. Amen.
