Nehemija 9

1 Torej na štiriindvajseti dan tega meseca so se Izraelovi otroci zbrali s postom in z vrečevinami in prstjo na sebi.

Now on the twenty-fourth day of the same month the people of Israel were assembled and they were fasting, and they were wearing sackcloth, and they put dust on their heads.

2 Izraelovo seme se je ločilo od vseh tujcev in stali so ter priznavali svoje grehe in krivičnosti svojih očetov.

The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood and confessed their own sins and the evil actions of their ancestors.

3 Vstali so na svojem kraju in brali v knjigi postave Gospoda, svojega Boga, eno četrtino dneva. Drugo četrtino pa so priznavali in oboževali Gospoda, svojega Boga.

They stood up in their places, and for one-fourth of the day they read from the book of the law of Yahweh their God. For another fourth of the day they were confessing and bowing down before Yahweh their God.

4 Tedaj so vstali na stopnicah izmed Lévijevcev: Ješúa, Baní, Kadmiél, Šebanjá, Buní, Šerebjá, Baní in Kenáni in z močnim glasom vpili h Gospodu, svojemu Bogu.

The Levites, Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani, stood on the stairs and they called out with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.

5 Potem so Lévijevci Ješúa, Kadmiél, Baní, Hašabnejá, Šerebjá, Hodijá, Šebanjá in Petahjá rekli: »Vstanite in blagoslavljajte Gospoda, svojega Boga, na veke vekov in blagoslovljeno bodi tvoje veličastno ime, ki je vzvišeno nad vsem blagoslavljanjem in hvalo.«

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, “Stand up and give praise to Yahweh your God forever and ever.” “May they bless your glorious name, and may it be exalted above every blessing and praise.

6 Ti, celó ti sam si Gospod. Naredil si nebo in nebesa nebes, z vso njihovo vojsko, zemljo in vse stvari, ki so na njej, morja in vse, kar je v njih in ti jih vse ohranjaš in nebeška vojska te obožuje.

You are Yahweh. You alone. You have made heaven, the highest heavens, with all their host, and the earth and everything on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to them all, and the host of heaven worship you.

7 Ti si Gospod Bog, ki je izbral Abrama in ga privedel naprej iz Ura Kaldejcev in si mu dal ime Abraham.

You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name Abraham.

8 Njegovo srce si pred seboj našel zvesto in z njim si sklenil zavezo, da daš deželo Kánaancev, Hetejcev, Amoréjcev, Perizéjcev, Jebusejcev in Girgašéjcev, da jo daš, pravim, njegovemu semenu in izvršil si svoje besede, kajti pravičen si.

You found his heart was faithful before you, and you made with him the covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.

9 Videl si stisko naših očetov v Egiptu in prisluhnil njihovemu vpitju pri Rdečem morju

You saw the affliction of our forefathers in Egypt and you heard their cry by the Sea of Reeds.

10 in pokazal si znamenja in čudeže na faraonu in na vseh njegovih služabnikih in na vsemu ljudstvu njegove dežele, kajti ti veš, da so ponosno postopali zoper njih. Tako si si pridobil ime, kakor je to ta dan.

You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and on all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians acted with arrogance against them. But you made a name for yourself which stands to this day.

11 Pred njimi si razdelil morje, tako da so šli skozi sredo morja po suhi deželi. Njihove preganjalce si vrgel v globine kakor kamen v sredo mogočnih vodá.

Then you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and threw those who pursued them into the depths, as a stone into deep waters.

12 Poleg tega si jih podnevi vodil z oblačnim stebrom in ponoči z ognjenim stebrom, da bi jim dal svetlobo na poti, po kateri naj bi šli.

You led them by a pillar of cloud during by day, and by a pillar of fire during the night to light the way for them to go.

13 Ti si tudi prihajal dol na goro Sinaj in govoril z njimi iz nebes in jim dajal prave sodbe in resnične postave, dobre zakone in zapovedi.

On Mount Sinai you came down and you spoke with them from heaven and gave to them righteous decrees and true laws, good statutes and commandments.

14 Dal si jim spoznati svoj sveti šabat in jim zapovedal predpise, zakone in postave, po roki svojega služabnika Mojzesa

You made your holy Sabbath known to them, and you gave them commandments and statutes and a law through Moses your servant.

15 in dajal si jim kruh iz nebes za njihovo lakoto in zanje si za njihovo žejo privedel vodo iz skale in jim obljubljal, da naj bi šli in vzeli v last deželo, ki si jim jo prisegel, da jim jo daš.

You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, and water from a rock for their thirst, and you said to them to go in to possess the land you swore on oath to give them.

16 Toda oni in naši očetje so ponosno postopali in otrdili svoje vratove in niso prisluhnili tvojim zapovedim

But they and our ancestors acted disrespectfully, and they were stubborn, and did not listen to your commandments.

17 in odklonili so ubogati niti niso razmišljali o tvojih čudežih, ki si jih storil med njimi, temveč so otrdili svoje vratove in v svojem uporu so določili poveljnika, da se vrnejo k svojemu suženjstvu. Toda ti si Bog, pripravljen odpustiti, milostljiv in usmiljen, počasen za jezo in velike prijaznosti in jih nisi zapustil.

They refused to listen, and they did not think about the wonders that you had done among them, but became stubborn, and in their rebellion they appointed a leader to return to their slavery. But you are a God who is full of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. You did not abandon them.

18 Da, ko so si naredili ulito tele in rekli: »To je tvoj Bog, ki te je privedel iz Egipta, « in počeli so veliko izzivanj,

Even when they had cast a calf out of molten metal and said, 'This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,' and had committed great blasphemies,

19 jih vendar ti v svojih mnogoterih usmiljenih nisi zapustil v divjini. Podnevi oblačen steber ni odšel od njih, da jih vodi po poti niti ognjeni steber ponoči, da jim kaže svetlobo in pot, po kateri naj bi šli.

you, in your compassion, did not abandon them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud to lead them on the way did not leave them during day, neither did the pillar of fire by night to light the way for them to go.

20 Dajal si jim tudi svojega dobrega duha, da jih pouči in pred njihovimi usti nisi zadržal mane in za njihovo žejo si jim dajal vodo.

Your good Spirit you gave them to instruct them, and your manna you did not withhold from their mouths, and water you gave them for their thirst.

21 Da, štirideset let si jih podpiral v divjini, tako da jim ničesar ni manjkalo. Njihova oblačila se niso postarala in njihova stopala niso otekla.

For forty years you provided for them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

22 Poleg tega si jim dajal kraljestva in narode in razdelil si jih po pokrajinah. Tako so vzeli v last deželo Sihón, deželo hešbónskega kralja in deželo bašánskega kralja Oga.

You gave them kingdoms and peoples, assigning to them every corner of the land. Then they took possession of the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.

23 Tudi njihove otroke si pomnožil kakor zvezd na nebu in jih privedel v deželo, glede katere si njihovim očetom obljubil, da naj bi šli vanjo, da jo vzamejo v last.

You made their children as numerous as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you told their ancestors to go in and possess.

24 Tako so otroci šli v deželo, jo vzeli v last in ti si pred njimi podjarmil prebivalce dežele, Kánaance in jih dal v njihove roke, z njihovimi kralji in ljudstvom dežele, da so lahko z njimi storili, kakor so hoteli.

So the people went in and possessed the land and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites. You gave them into their hands, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that Israel might do with them as they pleased.

25 Zavzeli so utrjena mesta in tolsto deželo in vzeli v last hiše, polne vseh dobrin, izkopane vodnjake, vinograde, oljčne nasade in sadnih dreves v obilju. Tako so jedli, bili nasičeni, se odebelili in se razveseljevali v tvoji veliki dobroti.

They captured the fortified cities and a productive land, and they captured houses full of all good things, cisterns already cut out, vineyards and olive orchards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were satisfied and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in your great goodness.

26 Kljub temu so bili neposlušni in so se uprli zoper tebe in tvojo postavo vrgli za svoje hrbte in usmrtili tvoje preroke, ki so pričevali zoper njih, da jih obrnejo k tebi in naredili so velika izzivanja.

Then they became disobedient and they rebelled against you. They threw your law behind their backs. They murdered your prophets who had warned them to turn back to you, and they committed great blasphemies.

27 Zato si jih izročil v roko njihovih sovražnikov, ki so jih stiskali. V času svoje stiske, ko so klicali k tebi, si jih uslišal iz nebes in glede na svoja mnogotera usmiljenja si jim dal rešitelje, ki so jih rešili iz roke njihovih sovražnikov.

So you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. In the time of their suffering, they cried out to you, and you heard them from heaven, and because of your great mercies you sent them rescuers who rescued them out of the hand of their enemies.

28 Toda potem, ko so imeli počitek, so pred teboj ponovno storili zlo. Zato si jih pustil v roki njihovih sovražnikov, tako da so imeli gospostvo nad njimi. Vendar ko so se vrnili in klicali k tebi, si jih slišal iz nebes in mnogokrat si jih osvobodil glede na svoja usmiljenja.

But after they had rest, they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so their enemies ruled over them. Yet when they returned and cried out to you, you heard from heaven, and many times because of your compassion you rescued them.

29 In ti pričuješ zoper njih, da bi jih lahko ponovno privedel k svoji postavi. Vendar so ponosno postopali in niso prisluhnili tvojim zapovedim, temveč so grešili zoper tvoje sodbe (katere, če jih človek izpolnjuje, bo živel v njih) in umaknili ramo in otrdili svoj vrat in niso hoteli prisluhniti.

You warned them so they might turn back to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commands. They sinned against your decrees which give life to anyone who obeys them. They gave the stubborn shoulder-blade and stiffened their neck and refused to listen.

30 Vendar si jih mnogo let prenašal in zoper njih pričeval po svojem duhu v svojih prerokih, vendar niso hoteli pazljivo prisluhniti. Zato si jih dajal v roko ljudstvu dežel.

For many years you put up with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they did not listen. So you gave them into the hand of the neighboring peoples.

31 Vendar jih zaradi svojih velikih usmiljenj nisi popolnoma použil niti zapustil, kajti ti si usmiljen in milostljiv Bog.

But in your great mercies you did not make a complete end of them, or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

32 Zdaj torej, naš Bog, velik, mogočen in strašen Bog, ki ohranjaš zavezo in usmiljenje, naj se vsa stiska, ki je prišla nad nas, na naše kralje, na naše prince, na naše duhovnike, na naše očete in na vse tvoje ljudstvo, od časa asirskih kraljev do današnjega dne, ne zdi majhna pred teboj.

Now therefore, our God—you great, mighty, and awesome God who keep your covenant and steadfast love—do not let all this hardship seem little to you that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our ancestors, and on all your people from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

33 Vendar si ti pravičen v vsem, kar si privedel nad nas, kajti storil si pravilno, toda mi smo storili zlobno.

You are just in everything that has come on us, for you have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.

34 Niti se naši kralji, naši princi, naši duhovniki, niti naši očetje, niso držali tvoje postave, niti niso prisluhnili tvojim zapovedim in tvojim pričevanjem, s katerimi si pričeval zoper njih.

Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our ancestors have not kept your law, nor paid attention to your commandments or your covenant decrees by which you warned them.

35 Kajti niso služili tebi v svojem kraljestvu in v tvoji veliki dobroti, ki jim jo daješ v veliki in obilni deželi, ki jo postavljaš prednje niti se niso odvrnili od svojih zlobnih del.

Even in their own kingdom, while they enjoyed your great goodness to them, in the large and productive land you set before them, they did not serve you or turn away from their evil ways.

36 Glej, mi smo ta dan služabniki in glede dežele, ki si jo dal našim očetom, da jemo njen sad in njeno dobro, glej, mi smo služabniki v njej

Now we are slaves in the land you gave our ancestors to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, and behold, we are slaves in it!

37 in ta rojeva mnogo donosa kraljem, ki si jih zaradi naših grehov postavil nad nas. Prav tako imajo po njihovem užitku gospostvo nad našimi telesi in nad našo živino in mi smo v veliki stiski.

The rich yield from our land goes to the kings you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

38 Zaradi vsega tega delamo zanesljivo zavezo in jo zapisujemo in naši princi, Lévijevci in duhovniki, jo pečatijo.

Because of all this, we make a firm covenant in writing. On the sealed document are the names of our princes, Levites, and priests.”