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.
NOW when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the 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 of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
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 heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
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 were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied 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 arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto 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 said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
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.
Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is 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 for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
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 were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10 In sedaj, oh naš Bog, kaj bomo rekli po tem? Kajti zapustili smo tvoje zapovedi,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy 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 thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
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 give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
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 is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
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?
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
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 God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
