Књига Немијина 5

1 И стаде велика вика људи и жена на браћу њихову Јудејце.

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

2 Јер неки говораху: Нас и синова наших и кћери наших има много; да добавимо жита да једемо и останемо живи.

For there were that said: 'We, our sons and our daughters, are many; let us get for them corn, that we may eat and live.'

3 Други опет говораху: Да заложимо поља своја и винограде и куће да добијемо жита у овој глади.

Some also there were that said: 'We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses; let us get corn, because of the dearth.'

4 Још други говораху, да узајмимо новаца на поља своја и винограде за данак царски.

There were also that said: 'We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.

5 А тело је наше као тело браће наше, синови наши као њихови синови и ето треба да дамо синове своје и кћери своје у робље, и неке кћери наше већ су робиње, а ми не можемо ништа, јер поља наша и винограде наше држе други.

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 into bondage already; neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.'

6 Зато се расрдих врло кад чух вику њихову и те речи.

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

7 И смислих у срцу свом и укорих кнезове и поглаваре, и рекох им: Ви мећете бремена сваки на брата свог. И сазвах велики збор њих ради.

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them: 'Ye lend upon pledge, every one to his brother.' And I held a great assembly against them.

8 И рекох им: Ми откуписмо колико могасмо браћу своју Јудејце што беху продани народима; а ви ли ћете продавати браћу своју или ћете се продавати нама? А они умукоше и не нађоше шта би одговорили.

And I said unto them: 'We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that sold themselves unto the heathen; and would ye nevertheless sell your brethren, and should they sell themselves unto us?' Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

9 И рекох: Није добро шта радите. Не треба ли вам ходити у страху Бога нашег да нам се не ругају народи, непријатељи наши?

Also I said: 'The thing that ye do is not good; ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

10 И ја и браћа моја и момци моји давали смо им новаца и жита; али опростимо им тај дуг.

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this exaction.

11 Хајде вратите им данас поља њихова и винограде и маслинике и куће и што им на стотину узимасте од новца и жита и вина и уља.

Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundred pieces of silver, and the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.'

12 А они одговорише: Вратићемо и нећемо искати од њих; учинићемо како велиш. Тада сазвах свештенике, и заклех их да ће тако учинити.

Then said they: 'We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest.' Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

13 И истресох недра своја и рекох: Овако да истресе Бог сваког из куће његове и из труда његовог ко год не испуни ове речи, и овако да се истресе и буде празан. И сав збор рече: Амин. И хвалише Господа, и учини народ по тој речи.

Also I shook out my lap, and said: 'So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, 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 И откад ми цар заповеди да им будем управитељ у земљи Јудиној, од године двадесете до тридесет друге године цара Артаксеркса, дванаест година, ја и браћа моја не једосмо хране управитељске.

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto 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 А пређашњи управитељи који беху пре мене беху тешки народу узимајући од њега хлеб и вино осим четрдесет сикала сребра, и слуге њихове заповедаху по народу. Али ја тако не чиних бојећи се Бога.

But the former governors that were before me laid burdens upon the people, and took of them for bread and wine above forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants lorded over the people; but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

16 Него и око грађења зида радих, и не куписмо њиве; и сви момци моји беху скупа онде на послу.

Yea, also I set hand to the work of this wall, neither bought we any land; and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

17 И Јудејаца и поглавара сто и педесет људи и који долажаху к нама из околних народа беху за мојим столом.

Moreover there were at my table of the Jews and the rulers a hundred and fifty men, beside those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us.

18 И готовљаше се сваки дан по једно говече, шест оваца, избраних, и птице готовљаху ми се, и сваких десет дана даваше се свакојаког вина изобила. И опет не исках хране управитељске; јер служба беше тешка народу.

Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep, also fowls were prepared for me; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine; yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the service was heavy upon this people.

19 Помени ме Боже мој на добро за све што сам чинио овом народу.

Remember unto me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.