Ezra 10
1 A kad se moljaše Jezdra i ispovijedaše grijehe plaèuæi i ležeæi pred domom Božjim, skupi se k njemu iz Izrailja veliko mnoštvo ljudi i žena i djece; i narod plakaše veoma.
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 Tada progovori Sehanija sin Jehilov od sinova Elamovijeh i reèe Jezdri: mi smo sagriješili Bogu svojemu što uzesmo žene tuðinke iz naroda zemaljskih; ali još ima nadanja Izrailju za to.
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 Da uèinimo sada zavjet Bogu svojemu, da otpustimo sve žene i porod njihov po volji Gospodnjoj i onijeh koji se boje zapovijesti Boga našega, i po zakonu neka bude.
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 Ustani, jer je ovo tvoj posao; a mi æemo biti uza te, budi slobodan i radi.
(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 Tada usta Jezdra, i zakle glavare sveštenièke i Levite i svega Izrailja da uèine tako. I zakleše se.
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 Potom usta Jezdra ispred doma Božijega, i otide u klijet Joanana sina Eliasivova; i ušavši ne jede hljeba niti vode pi, jer tužaše radi prijestupa onijeh koji biše u ropstvu.
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 Potom oglasiše po Judeji i Jerusalimu svijem koji se vratiše iz ropstva, da se skupe u Jerusalim,
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 A ko ne bi došao za tri dana po dogovoru knezovskom i starješinskom, da se sve imanje njegovo razaspe a sam da se odluèi od zbora onijeh koji se vratiše iz ropstva.
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 Tako se skupiše svi ljudi od Jude i Venijamina u Jerusalim za tri dana, mjeseca devetoga. I sjeðaše sav narod na ulici pred domom Božjim dršæuæi radi te stvari i od dažda.
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 Tada ustavši Jezdra sveštenik reèe im: vi sagriješiste što se oženiste tuðinkama, te umnožiste krivicu Izrailjevu.
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 Zato sada ispovjedite se Gospodu Bogu otaca svojih, i uèinite volju njegovu, i odvojte se od naroda zemaljskih i žena tuðinaka.
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 I sav zbor odgovori i reèe iza glasa: kako nam kaza uèiniæemo.
The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
13 Ali naroda ima mnogo i ide dažd, ne može se stajati napolju, a taj posao nije za jedan dan ni za dva, jer nas ima mnogo koji sagriješismo u tom.
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 Da se odrede knezovi naši iz svega zbora, pa koji su god u gradovima našim oženjeni tuðinkama neka dolaze u odreðeno vrijeme i s njima starješine svakoga grada i sudije dokle ne odvratimo od sebe žestoki gnjev Boga svojega za tu stvar.
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 I odreðen bi na to Jonatan sin Asailov i Jazija sin Tekujev; a Mesulam i Savetaj Leviti pomagaše im.
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 I uèiniše tako koji se vratiše iz ropstva. I odvojiše se Jezdra sveštenik i glavari domova otaèkih po domovima otaca svojih, svi poimence, i sjedoše prvoga dana desetoga mjeseca da izviðaju stvar.
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 I do prvoga dana prvoga mjeseca svršiše sa svima onima koji se bijahu oženili tuðinkama.
By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
18 A naðoše se izmeðu sinova sveštenièkih oženjeni tuðinkama: izmeðu sinova Isusa sina Josedekova i braæe njegove: Masija i Elijezer i Jariv i Gedalija;
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 I dadoše ruke da æe pustiti žene svoje; i koji bijahu zgriješili prinesoše po jednoga ovna za krivicu svoju;
They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
20 I od sinova Imirovijeh Ananije i Zevadija;
From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 I od sinova Harimovijeh Masija i Ilija i Semaja i Jehilo i Ozija,
From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 I od sinova Pashorovijeh Elioinaj, Masija, Ismailo, Natanailo, Jozavad i Elasa,
From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 I od Levita Jozavad i Simej i Kelaja, to je Kelita, i Petaja i Juda i Elijezer;
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 I od pjevaèa Elijasiv; i od vratara Salum i Telem i Urija;
There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 A od Izrailja, od sinova Farosovijeh Ramija i Jezija i Malhije i Mijamin i Eleazar i Malhija i Venaja;
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 I od sinova Elamovijeh: Matanija, Zaharija i Jehilo i Avdija i Jeremot i Ilija;
From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 I od sinova Zatovijeh Elioinaj, Elijasiv, Matanija i Jerimot i Zavad i Aziza;
From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 I od sinova Vivajevijeh Joanan, Ananija, Zavaj, Atlaj,
From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 I od sinova Vanijevih Mesulam, Maluh i Adaja, Jasuv i Seal i Ramot;
From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 I od sinova Fat-Moavovijeh Adna i Helal, Venaja, Masija, Matanija, Vezeleilo i Vinuj i Manasija;
From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 I od sinova Harimovijeh Elijezer, Jesija, Malhija, Semaja, Simeun,
From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Venijamin, Maluh, Semarija;
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 Od sinova Asumovijeh Matenaj, Matata, Zavad, Elifelet, Jeremaj, Manasija, Simej;
From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 Od sinova Vanijevih Madaja, Amram i Uilo.
From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Venaja, Vedeja, Heluj,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 Vanija, Merimot, Elijasiv,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Matanija, Matenaj i Jasav,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 I Vanije, Vinuj, Simej,
From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 I Selemija i Natan i Adaja,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Mahnadevaj, Sasaj, Saraj,
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azareilo i Selemija, Semarija,
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Salum, Amarija, Josif;
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 Od sinova Nevovijeh: Jesilo, Matanija, Zavad, Zevina, Jadav, Joilo i Venaja.
From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 Svi se ovi bijahu oženili tuðinkama i neke izmeðu njih bijahu i djecu izrodile.
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.
