Esdras 10
1 Mientras Esdras hacía su oración y su confesión, lloraba y arrodillado ante él templo de Dios, un gran número de hombres, mujeres y niños de Israel se reunieron a su alrededor; porque la gente lloraba. amargamente.
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 Entonces Secanias, hijo de Jehiel, uno de los hijos de Elam, respondiendo, dijo a Esdras: Hemos hecho lo malo contra nuestro Dios, y hemos tomado como esposas a mujeres extranjeras de los pueblos de la tierra; sin embargo todavía hay esperanza para Israel a pesar de esto.
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 Hagamos ahora un acuerdo con nuestro Dios para despedir a todas las esposas y a todos sus hijos, si le parece correcto a mi señor y a los que temen las palabras de nuestro Dios; y que se haga conforme a la ley.
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 ¡Arriba, ahora! pues esto es asunto tuyo, y estamos contigo; Anímate y hazlo.
(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 Entonces Esdras se levantó e hizo que los jefes de los sacerdotes y los levitas y todo Israel juraran que harían esto. Así que hicieron un juramento.
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 Esdras se levantó de la casa de Dios y entró en la habitación de Johanán, el hijo de Eliasib; pero cuando llegó allí, no comió ni bebió, porque lamentaba el pecado de los que habían regresado del destierro.
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 E hicieron una declaración pública por medio de todo Judá y Jerusalén, a todos los que habían regresado del destierro, que debían venir juntos a Jerusalén;
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 Y que si alguien no llegaba antes de que pasaran los tres días, como lo ordenaron los gobernantes y los hombres responsables, todos sus bienes serían sometidos a la maldición, y él mismo sería separado de la comunidad de la gente, de los que volvieron del destierro.
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 Entonces todos los hombres de Judá y Benjamín se reunieron en Jerusalén antes de que pasaran los tres días; fue el noveno mes, a los veinte días del mes; y todas las personas estaban sentadas en la amplia plaza frente a la casa de Dios, temblando de miedo por este asunto y por la gran lluvia.
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 Y el sacerdote Esdras se puso de pie y les dijo: Has hecho mal y has tomado mujeres extranjeras por esposas, aumentando así el pecado de Israel.
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 Ahora, alaba al Señor, el Dios de tus padres, y haz su placer; y sepárense de los pueblos de la tierra y de las mujeres extranjeras.
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 Entonces todas las personas, respondiendo, dijeron en voz alta: Como usted ha dicho, así es correcto que hagamos.
The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
13 Pero la cantidad de gente es grande, y es tiempo de mucha lluvia; No es posible que sigamos esperando afuera, y esto no es algo que se pueda hacer en un día o incluso dos: porque nuestro pecado en este negocio es grande.
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 Ahora, que nuestros gobernantes sean representantes de todas las personas, y que todos los que están casados con mujeres extranjeras en nuestros pueblos vengan a horas fijas, y con ellos los hombres responsables y los jueces de cada pueblo, hasta que la ardiente ira de nuestro Dios se aparte de nosotros.
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 Sólo Jonatán, el hijo de Asael, y Jahazias, el hijo de Ticva, estaban en contra de esto, Mesulam y Sabetai el levita que los apoyaban.
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 Así que los que habían regresado lo hicieron. Y el sacerdote Esdras, con ciertos jefes de familia, por las familias de sus padres, todos ellos por sus nombres, fueron escogidos; y el primer día del décimo mes tomaron sus lugares para abordar la cuestión con cuidado.
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 Y llegaron al final de todos los hombres que estaban casados con mujeres extranjeras el primer día del primer mes.
By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
18 Y entre los hijos de los sacerdotes que estaban casados con mujeres extranjeras estaban estos: de los hijos de Josué, el hijo de Josadac y sus hermanos, Maasias y Eliezer y Jarib y Gedalías.
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 Y dieron su palabra de que iban a despedir a sus esposas; y por su pecado, dieron una ofrenda de un carnero.
They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
20 Y de los hijos de Imer, Hanani y Zebadías.
From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 Y de los hijos de Harim, Maasías, Elías, Semaías, Jehiel y Uzías.
From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 Y de los hijos de Pasur, Elioenai, Maasías, Ismael, Netanael, Jozabad y Elasa.
From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Y de los levitas, Jozabad, Simei, Kelaia que es Kelita, Petaias, Juda y Eliezer.
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 Y de los compositores de música, Eliasib; y de los encargados de las puertas, Salum y Telem y Uri.
There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 Y de Israel, los hijos de Paros: Ramías, Jezias, Malquías, Mijamín, Eleazar, Malquías, y Benaía.
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 Y de los hijos de Elam, Matanías, Zacarías, Jehiel y Abdi, y Jeremot y Elías.
From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 Y de los hijos de Zatu, Elioenai, Eliasib, Matanias, y Jeremot y Zabad y Aziza.
From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Y de los hijos de Bebai, Johanán, Hananías, Zabai, Atlai.
From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 Y de los hijos de Bani, Mesulam, Maluc y Adaía, Jasub, Seal, Ramot.
From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 Y de los hijos de Pahat-moab, Adna y Quelal, Benaia, Maasias, Matanias, Bezaleel y Binuy y Manasés.
From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 Y de los hijos de Harim, Eliezer, Isaías, Malquias, Semaías, Simeón,
From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Benjamín, Maluc, Semarias.
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 De los hijos de Hasum, Matenai, Matata, Zabad, Elifelet, Jeremai, Manasés, Simei.
From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 De los hijos de Bani, Maadai, Amram y Uel,
From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaia, Bedias, Queluhi,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 Vanias, Meremot, Eliasib,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Matanias, Matenai y Jaasai,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 Y Bani y Binuy, Simei;
From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 Y Selemias y Natán y Adaía,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Macnadebai, Sasai, Sarai,
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azareel y Selemias, Semarias,
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Salum, Amarias, Jose.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 De los hijos de Nebo: Jeiel, Matatias, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau y Joel, Benaia.
From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 Todos estos habían tomado esposas extranjeras; y algunas de ellas tenían esposas por las cuales tuvieron descendencia.
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.
