Cesraa 10
1 Haddaba intii Cesraa tukanayay oo uu wax qiranayay isagoo ooyaya oo isku tuuraya guriga Ilaah hortiisa, waxaa isagii reer binu Israa'iil uga soo ururay shir aad u weyn oo rag iyo dumar iyo carruurba leh, waayo, dadkii aad bay u ooyeen.
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 Oo Shekaanyaah oo ahaa ina Yexii'eel oo ahaa reer Ceelaam wuxuu u jawaabay Cesraa, oo ku yidhi, Annagu waxaannu ku xadgudubnay Ilaahayo, oo naago qalaad ayaannu ka guursannay dadyowgii dalka; laakiinse reer binu Israa'iil weli waxay leeyihiin rajo xaalkan ku saabsan.
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 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed aannu Ilaahayo axdi la dhiganno innaannu iska erinno naagahaas oo dhan, iyo intii ay dhaleenba, sidii ay tahay talada sayidkayga, iyo ta kuwa ka gariira amarka Ilaahayo, oo sidii sharciga waafaqsan ha loo sameeyo.
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 Haddaba kac, waayo, xaalkan adiguu ku dul saaran yahay, oo annana waannu kula jirnaa; si wanaagsan u dhiirranow, oo samee.
(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 Markaasaa Cesraa kacay oo wuxuu wadaaddadii sare iyo reer Laawi iyo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan ku wada dhaariyey inay sameeyaan sida eraygaasu leeyahay. Oo iyana saasay ku wada dhaarteen.
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 Markaasaa Cesraa ka kacay gurigii Ilaah hortiisa, oo wuxuu galay qolkii Yehooxaanaan oo ahaa ina Eliyaashiib, oo markuu halkaas yimid waxba kibis ma uu cunin, biyona ma uu cabbin, waayo, wuxuu u baroortay xadgudubkii ay sameeyeen dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday.
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 Markaasay ka dhex naadiyeen dalka reer Yahuudah iyo Yeruusaalem oo ogeysiis gaadhsiiyeen dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday oo dhan inay dhammaantood Yeruusaalem ku soo wada ururaan.
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 Oo waxay yidhaahdeen, Ku alla kii aan intii saddex maalmood ah iman, sida ay ku taliyeen amiirrada iyo odayaashu, maalkiisa oo dhan waa laga xaaraamayn doonaa, oo isaga qudhiisana gooni baa looga sooci doonaa ururka dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday.
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 Markaasaa raggii reer Yahuudah iyo reer Benyaamiin oo dhammu intii saddex maalmood ah ku soo wada urureen Yeruusaalem, oo taasu waxay ahayd bishii sagaalaad maalinteedii labaatanaad, kolkaasaa dadkii oo dhammu wuxuu fadhiistay bannaankii guriga Ilaah hortiisa ahaa, iyagoo gariiraya xaalkan aawadiis iyo roobkii weynaa daraaddiis.
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 Markaasaa waxaa istaagay wadaadkii Cesraa ahaa oo wuxuu dadkii ku yidhi, Idinku waad xadgudubteen oo waxaad guursateen naago qalaad, oo sidaasaad reer binu Israa'iil xujada ugu sii kordhiseen.
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 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed dembigiinna u qirta Rabbiga ah Ilaahii awowayaashiin, oo sameeya wax isaga ka farxiya; oo gooni isaga sooca dadyowga dalka deggan, iyo naagaha qalaadba.
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 Markaasaa ururkii oo dhammu isku mar jawaabeen oo cod dheer ku yidhaahdeen, Waa inaannu samaynaa sidaad xaalkayaga ka tidhi.
The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
13 Laakiinse dadku wuu badan yahay, oo wakhtiganna waxaa jira roob badan, oo annana dibadda ma taagnaan karno, tanuna ma aha shuqul lagu qaban karo maalin iyo laba toona, waayo, annagu xaalkan aad baannu ugu xadgudubnay.
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 Haddaba amiirradayadu ururka oo dhan ha isu taageen oo kulli inta naagaha qalaad guursatay oo magaalooyinkayaga jooga oo dhammu wakhti la ballamay ha yimaadeen, oo iyaga ha soo raaceen magaalo kasta odayaasheeda iyo xaakinnadeedu, jeeray cadhada kulul oo Ilaahayo ee xaalkan ku saabsan naga rogmato.
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 Laakiinse xaalkan waxaa keliyahu hor istaagay Yoonaataan ina Casaaheel iyo Yaxaasyaah ina Tiqwaah; waxaana caawiyey Meshullaam iyo Shabbetay oo ahaa reer Laawi.
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 Oo dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqdayna saasay yeeleen. Oo waxaa gooni ahaan loo soocay wadaadkii Cesraa ahaa, iyo kuwo madax ah oo ka socda qolooyinkoodii, oo kulligoodna magacyadooda loogu wada yeedhay, oo iyana bishii tobnaad maalinteedii kowaad ayay u fadhiisteen inay xaalkan soo baadhaan.
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 Oo waxay xaalka ku saabsan raggii naagaha qalaad guursaday oo dhan dhammeeyeen bishii kowaad maalinteedii kowaad.
By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
18 Oo wiilashii wadaaddada waxaa laga dhex helay kuwo naago qalaad guursaday; waxayna ahaayeen wiilashii Yeeshuuca, ina Yoosaadaaq iyo walaalihiis oo ahaa Macaseeyaah, iyo Eliiceser, iyo Yaariib iyo Gedalyaah.
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 Oo iyana waxay gacantooda ku dhiibeen oo ku ballanqaadeen inay naagahooda eryaan, oo iyagoo xujo leh waxay xujadooda ugu bixiyeen wan idaha laga soo qabtay.
They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
20 Wiilashii Immeerna waxaa laga helay Xanaanii iyo Sebadyaah.
From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 Wiilashii Xaarimna, Macaseeyaah, iyo Eliiyaah, iyo Shemacyaah, iyo Yexii'eel, iyo Cusiyaah.
From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 Wiilashii Fashxuurna, Eliyooceenay, iyo Macaseeyaah, iyo Ismaaciil, iyo Netaneel, iyo Yoosaabaad, iyo Elcaasaah.
From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Oo reer Laawina, Yoosaabaad, iyo Shimcii, iyo Qeelaayaah (kaasu waa Qeliitaa), iyo Fetaxyaah, iyo Yahuudah, iyo Eliiceser.
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 Raggii gabayaaga ahaana waxaa laga helay Eliyaashiib; irid-dhawryadiina waxaa laga helay Shalluum, iyo Telem, iyo Uurii.
There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 Oo reer binu Israa'iilna waxaa laga helay wiilashii Farcosh oo ahaa Ramyaah, iyo Yisyaah, iyo Malkiiyaah, iyo Miyaamin, iyo Elecaasaar, iyo Malkiiyaah, iyo Benaayaah.
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 Wiilashii Ceelaamna, Matanyaah, iyo Sekaryaah, iyo Yexii'eel, iyo Cabdii, iyo Yereemood, iyo Eliiyaah.
From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 Wiilashii Satuuna, Eliyooceenay, iyo Eliyaashiib, iyo Matanyaah, iyo Yereemood, iyo Saabaad, iyo Casiisaa.
From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Wiilashii Beebayna, Yehooxaanaan, iyo Xananyaah, iyo Sabbay, iyo Catlay.
From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 Wiilashii Baaniina, Meshullaam, iyo Malluug, iyo Cadaayaah, iyo Yaashuub, iyo She'aal, iyo Yereemood.
From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 Wiilashii Faxad Moo'aabna, Cadnaa, iyo Kelaal, iyo Benaayaah, iyo Macaseeyaah, iyo Matanyaah, iyo Besaleel, iyo Binnuwii, iyo Manaseh.
From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 Wiilashii Haarimna, Eliiceser, iyo Yishiyaah, iyo Malkiiyaah, iyo Shemacyaah, iyo Shimcoon,
From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Benyaamiin, iyo Malluug, iyo Shemaryaah.
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 Wiilashii Xaashumna, Matenay, iyo Matataah, iyo Saabaad, iyo Eliifeled, iyo Yereemay, iyo Manaseh, iyo Shimcii.
From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 Wiilashii Baaniina, Macaday, iyo Camraam, iyo Uu'eel,
From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 iyo Benaayaah, iyo Beedyaah, iyo Keluux,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 iyo Wanyaah, iyo Mereemood, iyo Eliyaashiib,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 iyo Matanyaah, iyo Matenay, iyo Yacasay,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 iyo Baanii, iyo Binnuwii, iyo Shimcii,
From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 iyo Shelemyaah, iyo Naataan, iyo Cadaayaah,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Maknadbay, iyo Shaashay, iyo Shaaray,
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 iyo Casareel, iyo Shelemyaah, iyo Shemaryaah,
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 iyo Shalluum, iyo Amaryaah, iyo Yuusuf.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 Wiilashii Nebona, Yecii'eel, iyo Matityaah, iyo Saabaad, iyo Sebiinaa, iyo Iddo, iyo Yoo'eel, iyo Benaayaah.
From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 Oo kulli intaasoo dhammu waxay wada guursadeen naago qalaad, oo qaarkood waxay qabeen naago ay carruur ka dhaleen.
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.
