Ezra 9
1 Torej ko so bile te stvari narejene, so prišli k meni princi, rekoč: »Izraelsko ljudstvo, duhovniki in Lévijevci se [še] niso oddvojili od ljudstva dežel. Počnejo glede na njihove ogabnosti, celó [ogabnosti] Kánaancev, Hetejcev, Perizéjcev, Jebusejcev, Amóncev, Moábcev, Egipčanov in Amoréjcev.
Then, after these things were completed, the leaders came to me, saying: “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, have not been separated from the peoples of the lands and from their abominations, especially those of the Canaanites, and Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites, and Ammonites, and Moabites, and Egyptians, and Amorites.
2 Kajti vzeli so izmed njihovih hčera zase in za svoje sinove, tako da se je sveto seme pomešalo z ljudstvom teh dežel. Da, roka princev in vladarjev je bila vodilna v tem prekršku.«
For they have taken from their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they have mixed a holy lineage with the peoples of the lands. And even the hand of the leaders and the magistrates has been first in this transgression.”
3 Ko sem slišal to stvar, sem pretrgal svoje ogrinjalo in svoj plašč in si pulil lase svoje glave in iz svoje brade ter se osupel usedel.
And when I had heard this word, I tore my cloak and my tunic, and I pulled out the hairs of my head and beard, and I sat in mourning.
4 Potem so bili zbrani k meni vsi, ki so trepetali ob besedah Izraelovega Boga zaradi prestopka tistih, ki so bili odvedeni proč; in osupel sem sedel do večerne daritve.
Then all those who feared the word of the God of Israel gathered to me, because of the transgression of those who had arrived from the captivity. And I sat in sorrow, until the evening sacrifice.
5 Ob večerni daritvi pa sem se dvignil od svoje potrtosti in s svojo pretrgano obleko in ogrinjalom padel na svoja kolena in razprostrl svoje roke h Gospodu, svojemu Bogu
And at the evening sacrifice, I rose up from my affliction, and, having torn my cloak and my tunic, I fell to my knees, and I reached out my hands to the Lord, my God.
6 in rekel: »Oh moj Bog, osramočen sem in zardevam, da bi dvignil svoj obraz k tebi, moj Bog. Kajti naše krivičnosti so narasle nad našo glavo in naš prestopek je zrasel do nebes.
And I said: “My God, I am confounded and ashamed to lift up my face to you. For our iniquities have been multiplied over our heads, and our offenses have increased, even up to heaven,
7 Od dni svojih očetov smo bili v velikem prekršku do tega dne in zaradi svojih krivičnosti smo bili mi, naši kralji in naši duhovniki izročeni v roko kraljev dežel, meču, ujetništvu, plenu in zmedenosti obraza, kakor je to ta dan.
from the days of our fathers. But also, we ourselves have sinned gravely, even to this day. And for our iniquities, we ourselves, and our kings and our priests, have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the lands, and to the sword, and to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, just as it is also in this day.
8 Sedaj je bila za kratek čas milost pokazana od Gospoda, svojega Boga, da nam pusti ostanek, da pobegne in da nam da klin na njegovem svetem prostoru, da nam naš Bog lahko razsvetli naše oči in nam da majhno poživitev v naše suženjstvo.
And now, to a small extent and for a moment, our petition has been made with the Lord our God, so that they may leave us a remnant, and so that a secure place in his holy land may be given to us, and so that our God may illuminate our eyes, and may give us a little life in our servitude.
9 Kajti bili smo sužnji, vendar nas Bog v našem suženjstvu ni zapustil, temveč je k nam razširil usmiljenje v očeh perzijskih kraljev, da nam da poživitev, da postavimo hišo našega Boga, da popravimo njena opustošenja in da nam da zid v Judu in v Jeruzalemu.
For we are servants, yet in our servitude our God has not forsaken us, but he has inclined mercy upon us in the sight of the king of the Persians, so that he may give us life, and may raise up the house of our God, and repair its desolations, and give us a hedge in Judah and Jerusalem.
10 In sedaj, oh naš Bog, kaj bomo rekli po tem? Kajti zapustili smo tvoje zapovedi,
And now, our God, what should we say after these things? For we abandoned your commandments,
11 ki si nam jih zapovedal po svojih služabnikih prerokih, rekoč: ›Dežela, v katero greste, da jo posedete, je nečista dežela z nečistostjo ljudstva dežel, z njihovimi ogabnostmi, ki so jih napolnili od enega konca do drugega s svojo nečistostjo.
which you instructed by the hand of your servants, the prophets, saying: ‘The land, which you shall enter so that you may possess it, is an unclean land, due to the uncleanness of the peoples and of the other lands, the abominations of those who have filled it, from mouth to mouth, with their filth.’
12 Zdaj torej ne dajajte svojih hčera njihovim sinovom niti ne jemljite njihovih hčera [za] svoje sinove niti ne iščite njihovega miru ali njihovega premoženja na veke, da boste lahko močni in jedli dobro od dežele in jo zapustili v dediščino svojim otrokom na veke.‹
Now therefore, you should not give your daughters to their sons, nor should you receive their daughters for your sons. And you should not seek their peace, nor their prosperity, even forever. So shall you be strengthened, and so shall you eat the good things of the land, and have your sons as your heirs, even for all time.
13 Po vsem tem, kar je prišlo nad nas zaradi naših zlih dejanj in zaradi našega velikega prekrška, glede na to, da nas je naš Bog manj kaznoval, kakor zaslužijo naše krivičnosti in nam dal takšno osvoboditev, kakor je ta,
And after all that has happened to us because of our very wicked works and our great offense, you, our God, have freed us from our iniquity, and you have given us salvation, just as it is this day,
14 ali naj bi ponovno prelomili tvoje zapovedi in se pridružili v sorodstvo z ljudstvom teh ogabnosti? Mar ne boš jezen na nas, dokler nas ne použiješ, tako da tukaj ne bi bilo ne ostanka niti pobeglih?
so that we would not turn away and make your commandments void, and so that we would not unite in marriage with the peoples of these abominations. Could you be angry with us even to the very end, so that you would not leave us a remnant to be saved?
15 Oh Gospod, Izraelov Bog, ti si pravičen, kajti mi ostajamo, čeprav pobegli, kakor je to ta dan. Glej, mi smo pred teboj v svojih prestopkih, kajti zaradi tega ne moremo stati pred teboj.«
O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just. For we have been left behind to be saved, just as it is this day. Behold, we are before your sight in our offense. And it is not possible to withstand you in this matter.”
