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;
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,
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 didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3 Sabnis seera kana dhageenyaan nama sanyii ormaa hunda Israaʼel keessaa kophaatti baase.
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
4 Kanaan dura Eliyaashiib lubichi itti gaafatamaa mankuusaalee mana Waaqaa ture. Innis Xoobbiyaa wajjin walitti dhufeenya cimaa qaba ture;
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to 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.
had prepared for him a great room, where before they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers; and the wave offerings for 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 in all this, I was not at Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king; and after some days I asked leave of the king,
7 Yerusaalemitti nan deebiʼe. Akka Eliyaashiib oobdii mana Waaqaa keessatti Xoobbiyaadhaaf kutaa tokko kennuun waan hamaa hojjete nan beeke.
and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a room in the courts of God’s house.
8 Anis akka malee aareen miʼa manaa kan Xoobbiyaa hunda kutaa sana keessaa gad nan dadarbadhe.
It grieved me severely. Therefore I threw all Tobiah’s household stuff out of the room.
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.
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the rooms. I brought into them the vessels of God’s house, with the meal offerings and the frankincense again.
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.
I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had each fled to his field.
11 Kanaafuu ani qondaaltota ifadheen, “Manni Waaqaa maaliif dagatama?” jedheen isaan gaafadhe. Ergasiis ani walitti isaan qabee iddoo isaaniitti isaan nan deebise.
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
12 Yihuudaan hundi midhaan, daadhii wayinii haaraa fi zayitii harka kudhan keessaa tokko fidanii mankuusaaleetti galchan.
Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the treasuries.
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.
I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.
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, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances.
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 some men treading wine presses on the Sabbath in Judah, bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; and I testified against them in the day in which they sold food.
16 Namoonni Xiiroos warri Yerusaalem keessa jiraatan qurxummii fi miʼa daldalaa kanneen gosa hundaa itti fidanii guyyaa Sanbataatiin Yerusaalem keessatti warra Yihuudaatti gurguraa turan.
Some men of Tyre also lived there, who brought in fish and all kinds of wares, and sold on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
17 Ani immoo akkana jedheen namoota Yihuudaa bebeekamoo nan ifadhe; “Wanni hamaan isin guyyaa Sanbataa xureessuudhaan hojjettan kun maal?
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, and profane 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.”
Didn’t your fathers do this, and didn’t our God bring all this evil on us and on this city? Yet you bring more wrath on Israel by profaning 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.
It came to pass that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I set some of my servants over the gates, so that no burden should be brought in on the Sabbath day.
20 Daldaltoonnii fi gurgurtoonni miʼoota gosa hundaa yeroo tokko yookaan yeroo lama Yerusaalemiin ala bulaniiru.
So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares camped outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
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.
Then I testified against them, and said to them, “Why do you stay around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they didn’t come 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 commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me for this also, my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness.
23 Kana caalaa iyyuu ani bara sana keessa namoota Yihuudaa kanneen dubartoonni Ashdood, kan Amooniitii fi kan Moʼaab fuudhan nan arge.
In those days I also saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;
24 Ilmaan isaanii keessaa walakkaan afaan Ashdood yookaan afaan saboota biraa dubbatan malee afaan Yihuudaa dubbachuu hin dandeenye.
and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.
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.
I contended with them, cursed them, struck certain of them, plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
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.
Didn’t Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet amongst many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.
27 Nu amma akka isinis dubartoota ormaa fuudhuudhaan waan akka malee hamaa kana hunda hojjettanii Waaqa keenyaaf amanamuu diddan dhagaʼuu qabnaa?”
Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?”
28 Ilmaan Yooyaadaa ilma Eliyaashiib lubicha ol aanaa sanaa keessaa tokko dhirsa intala Sanbalaax namicha Hooroon ture. Anis of biraa isa nan ariʼe.
One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I chased him from me.
29 Yaa Waaqa koo ati isaan yaadadhu; isaan lubummaa, kakuu lubummaatii fi Lewwotaa xureessaniiruutii.
Remember them, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of 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.
Thus I cleansed them from all foreigners and appointed duties for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;
31 Akkasumas kennaa qoraaniitii fi kennaa mataa midhaanii kan yeroo murtaaʼetti dhiʼeeffamuuf haala nan mijeesse. Yaa Waaqa koo ati arjummaadhaan na yaadadhu.
and for the wood offering, at appointed times, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
