Nahimiyaa 5
1 Yeroo kanatti namoonnii fi niitonni isaanii obboloota isaanii Yihuudootatti guddisanii iyyan.
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
2 Isaan keessaa namoonni tokko tokko, “Nu, ilmaan keenyaa fi intallan keenya baayʼee hedduu dha; nu akka nyaannee jiraannuuf midhaan argachuu qabna” jechaa turan.
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.
3 Warri kaan immoo, “Nu yeroo beelaatti midhaan argachuudhaaf jennee lafa qotiisaa keenya, iddoo dhaabaa wayinii keenyaa fi manneen keenya qabsiisaa jirra” jechaa turan.
[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
4 Ammas namoonni biraa akkana jedhan; “Nu lafa qotiisaa keenyaa fi iddoo dhaabaa wayinii keenyaatiif gibira mootichaa baasuudhaaf maallaqa liqeeffachuu qabna turre.
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.
5 Nu namoota biyya keenyaatiin foonii fi dhiiga tokko taanee ilmaan keenyas akkuma ilmaan isaanii gaarii taʼan illee, nu ilmaan keenyaa fi intallan keenya dabarsinee garbummaaf kennineerra. Intallan keenya keessaa tokko tokko amma iyyuu garboomfamanii jiru; garuu lafti qotiisaa keenyaa fi iddoon dhaabaa wayinii keenyaa kan namoota biraa waan taʼaniif nu humna hin qabnu.”
Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought to bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
6 Anis yommuun iyya isaaniitii fi dubbii kana dhagaʼetti baayʼee nan aare.
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
7 Anis ofiin mariʼadhee namoota bebeekamoo fi qondaaltota sana nan ifadhe; akkanas nan jedheen; “Isin hiiqiidhaan liqeessuudhaan namootuma biyya keessanii saamaa jirtu!” Kanaafuu ani yaaʼii guddaa isaanitti waameen
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact interest, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
8 akkana isaaniin jedhe; “Nu hamma nuu dandaʼametti obboloota keenya Yihuudoota saba ormaatti gurguramanii turan sana deebifnee bitanneerra. Isin amma illee akka isaan deebifamanii nutti gurguramaniif jettanii obboloota keessaan gurguraa jirtu!” Isaan immoo waan jedhan dhabanii calʼisan.
And I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold to us? Then they held their peace, and found nothing [to answer].
9 Kanaafuu ani ittuma fufeen akkana jedheen; “Wanni isin hojjechuutti jirtan kun sirrii miti. Isin tuffii diinota keenya Namoota Ormaa jalaa baʼuuf, Waaqa keenya sodaachuudhaan jiraachuu hin qabdanii?
Also I said, That [is] not good which ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
10 Ani, obboloota koo fi namoonni koos maallaqaa fi midhaan saba kanaaf liqeessaa jirra. Garuu hiiqiidhaan liqeessuudhaan nama saamuu dhiisaa!
I likewise, my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
11 Amma dafaatii lafa qotiisaa isaanii, iddoo dhaabaa wayinii isaanii, mukkeen ejersaatii fi manneen isaanii akkasumas waan hiiqiidhaan liqeessitanii dhibbantaan saamtan kanneen akka maallaqaa, midhaanii, daadhii wayinii haaraatii fi zayitii sana deebisaafii.”
Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive-yards, and their houses, also the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
12 Isaanis, “Nu waan sana deebifnee ni kennina; deebinee waan tokko illee isaan irraa hin barbaannu. Akkuma ati jette goona” jedhan. Kana irratti ani luboota ofitti waamee akka namoonni bebeekamoonii fi qondaaltonni waan waadaa galan sana raawwatan nan kakachiise.
Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.
13 Ammas ani dachaa uffata koo hurgufeen akkana jedhe; “Waaqayyo nama waadaa kana hin eegne kamiin iyyuu mana isaatii fi qabeenya isaa irraa akkana haa hurgufu. Namni akkanaa kun akkasuma hurgufamee harka duwwaa haa hafu!” Kana irratti waldaan hundi, “Ameen” jedhee Waaqayyoon galateeffate. Uummannis akkuma waadaa gale sana godhe.
Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
14 Kana caalaas yeroo ani bara Arxeksis mootichaa keessa waggaa digdammaffaatti bulchaa biyya Yihuudaa taʼee muudamee jalqabee hamma waggaa soddomii lammaffaa mootummaa isaatti jechuunis waggaa kudha lamaaf, anis obboloonni koos nyaata bulchaaf ramadame hin nyaanne.
Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
15 Garuu bulchitoonni durii kanneen anaan dura turan baʼaa guddaa saba baachisanii nyaataa fi daadhii wayinii malee iyyuu meetii saqilii afurtama isaan irraa fudhachaa turan. Gargaartonni isaaniis akkasuma saba cunqursan. Ani garuu waanan Waaqa sodaadhuuf akkas hin goone.
But the former governors, that [had been] before me were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
16 Qooda kanaa ani hojii dallaa ijaaruu kanaaf of nan kenne. Namoonni koo hundinuu achitti hojiidhaaf walitti qabaman; nu lafa tokko illee hin arganne.
Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants [were] gathered thither to the work.
17 Amma illee namoota saba naannoo keenya jiraatan keessaa dhufan malee Yihuudoonni dhibba tokkoo shantamnii fi qondaaltonni maaddii koo irraa nyaachaa turan.
Moreover, [there were] at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came to us from among the heathen that [were] about us.
18 Guyyaa guyyaadhaan sangaan tokko, hoolonni gagabbatoon jaʼaa fi indaanqoowwan muraasni, guyyaa kudhan kudhaniin immoo daadhiin wayinii kan gosa hundaa baayʼinaan naa qopheeffama ture. Kana hunda malees ani takkumaa nyaata bulchaaf ramadamuu qabu hin gaafanne; gaaffiin kun saboota kanneenitti baʼaa guddaa tureetii.
Now [that] which was prepared [for me] daily [was] one ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days an abundance of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I required not the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
19 Yaa Waaqa koo waan ani saba kanaaf godhe hunda tolaatti naa lakkaaʼi.
Think upon me, my God, for good, [according] to all that I have done for this people.
