Ezra 10

1 Habang si Ezra nga ay dumadalangin, at nagpapahayag ng kasalanan na umiiyak at nagpapatirapa sa harap ng bahay ng Dios, nagpipisan sa kaniya mula sa Israel ang isang napakalaking kapisanan ng mga lalake at mga babae at mga bata: sapagka't ang bayan ay umiyak na mainam.

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 At si Sechanias na anak ni Jehiel, na isa sa mga anak ni Elam, ay sumagot at nagsabi kay Ezra: Kami ay nagsisalangsang laban sa ating Dios, at nangagasawa sa mga babaing taga ibang bayan ng lupain: gayon man, may pagasa sa Israel tungkol sa bagay na ito.

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 Ngayon nga'y mangakipagtipan tayo sa ating Dios, na ating ihiwalay ang lahat na asawa, at ang mga ipinanganak nila, ayon sa payo ng aking panginoon, at niyaong mga nanginginig sa utos ng ating Dios; at gawin ayon sa kautusan.

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 Bumangon ka: sapagka't bagay na ukol sa iyo, at kami ay sumasaiyo: magpakatapang kang mabuti, at iyong gawin.

(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 Nang magkagayo'y tumindig si Ezra at pinasumpa ang mga puno ng mga saserdote, ang mga Levita at ang buong Israel, na kanilang gagawin ayon sa salitang ito. Sa gayo'y sumumpa sila.

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 Nang magkagayo'y tumindig si Ezra mula sa harap ng bahay ng Dios, at naparoon sa silid ni Johanan na anak ni Eliasib: at nang siya'y dumating doon, siya'y hindi kumain ng tinapay, o uminom man ng tubig: sapagka't siya'y nanangis dahil sa pagsalangsang nila na sa pagkabihag.

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 At siya'y gumawa ng pahayag sa Juda't Jerusalem sa lahat na mga anak sa pagkabihag, na sila'y magpipisan sa Jerusalem;

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 At yaong hindi pumaroon sa loob ng tatlong araw, ayon sa payo ng mga prinsipe at ng mga matanda, lahat niyang pag-aari ay sasamsamin, at ihihiwalay siya sa kapisanan ng sa pagkabihag.

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 Nang magkagayo'y ang lahat na lalake ng Juda at Benjamin ay nagpipisan sa Jerusalem sa loob ng tatlong araw (siyang ikasiyam na buwan nang ikadalawang pung araw ng buwan): at ang buong bayan ay naupo sa luwal na dako sa harap ng bahay ng Dios, na nanginginig dahil sa bagay na ito at dahil sa malakas na ulan.

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 At si Ezra na saserdote ay tumayo, at nagsabi sa kanila: Kayo'y nagsisalangsang, at nangagasawa ng mga babaing tagaibang bayan, upang palalain ang sala ng 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 Ngayon nga'y mangagpahayag kayo sa Panginoon, sa Dios ng inyong mga magulang, at inyong gawin ang kaniyang kalooban: at magsihiwalay kayo sa mga bayan ng lupain, at sa mga babaing tagaibang bayan.

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 Nang magkagayo'y ang buong kapisanan ay sumagot at nagsabi ng malakas, Kung ano ang iyong sinabi tungkol sa amin, gayon ang nararapat naming gawin.

The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”

13 Nguni't ang bayan ay marami, at panahong maulan, at kami ay hindi makatatayo sa labas: ni ito man ay gawa sa isang araw o dalawa: sapagka't kami ay nagkasalang mainam sa bagay na ito.

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 Mahalal ngayon ang ating mga prinsipe sa buong kapisanan, at magsiparito sa takdang panahon yaong lahat na nangasa ating mga bayan na nangagasawa sa mga babaing taga ibang bayan, at pumaritong kasama nila ang mga matanda ng lahat na bayan, at ang mga hukom doon, hanggang sa ang mabangis na kapootan ng ating Dios ay mahiwalay sa atin, hanggang sa ang bagay na ito ay matapos.

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 Si Jonathan lamang na anak ni Asael, at si Jaazias na anak ni Tikvah ang tumayo laban sa bagay na ito: at si Mesullam, at si Sabethai na Levita ang tumulong sa kanila.

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 At ginawang gayon ng mga anak sa pagkabihag. At si Ezra na saserdote na kasama ng ilang mga pangulo ng mga sangbahayan ng mga magulang, ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang, at silang lahat ayon sa kanilang mga pangalan, ay nangaghiwalay; at sila'y nangaupo sa unang araw ng ikasangpung buwan upang litisin ang bagay.

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 At kanilang tinapos ang tungkol sa lahat na lalake na nangagasawa sa mga babaing tagaibang bayan nang unang araw ng unang buwan.

By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.

18 At sa mga anak ng mga saserdote ay nangasumpungan na nangagasawa sa mga babaing tagaibang bayan; sa mga anak ni Jesua, na anak ni Josadec, at sa kaniyang mga kapatid, si Maasias, at si Elieser, at si Jarib, at si Gedalias.

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 At sila'y nangakipagkamay na kanilang ihihiwalay ang kanilang mga asawa; at yamang mga salarin, sila'y nangaghandog ng isang lalaking tupa sa kawan dahil sa kanilang sala.

They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.

20 At sa mga anak ni Immer; si Hanani at si Zebadias.

From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.

21 At sa mga anak ni Harim; si Maasias, at si Elias, at si Semeias, at si Jehiel, at si Uzzias.

From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

22 At sa mga anak ni Phasur; si Elioenai, si Maasias, si Ismael, si Nathanael, si Jozabad at si Elasa.

From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

23 At sa mga Levita; si Jozabad, at si Simi, at si Kelaia (na siya ring Kelita), si Pethaia, si Juda, at si 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 At sa mga mangaawit: si Eliasib: at sa mga tagatanod-pinto; si Sellum, at si Telem, at si Uri.

There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

25 At sa Israel: sa mga anak ni Pharos; si Ramia at si Izzias, at si Malchias, at si Miamim, at si Eleazar, at si Malchias, at si Benaias.

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 At sa mga anak ni Elam: si Mathanias, si Zacharias, at si Jehiel, at si Abdi, at si Jeremoth, at si Elia.

From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

27 At sa mga anak ni Zattu; si Elioenai, si Eliasib, si Mathanias, at si Jeremoth, at si Zabad, at si Aziza.

From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

28 At sa mga anak ni Bebai; si Johanan, si Hananias, si Zabbai, at si Atlai.

From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

29 At sa mga anak ni Bani; si Mesullam, si Malluch, at si Adaias, si Jasub, si Seal, at si Ramoth.

From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

30 At sa mga anak ni Pahath-moab; si Adna, at si Cheleal, si Benaias, si Maasias, si Mathanias, si Besaleel, at si Bennui, at si Manases.

From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

31 At sa mga anak ni Harim; si Eliezer, si Issia, at si Malchias, si Semeia, si Simeon;

From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

32 Si Benjamin, si Malluch, si Semarias.

Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

33 Sa mga anak ni Hasum; si Mathenai, si Mathatha, si Zabad, si Eliphelet, si Jeremai, si Manases, at si Sami.

From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

34 Sa mga anak ni Bani; si Maadi si Amram, at si Uel;

From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,

35 Si Benaias, si Bedias, si Cheluhi;

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

36 Si Vanias, si Meremoth, si Eliasib;

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37 Si Mathanias, si Mathenai, at si Jaasai;

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

38 At si Bani, at si Binnui, si Simi;

From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,

39 At si Selemias, at si Nathan, at si Adaias;

Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

40 Si Machnadbai, si Sasai, si Sarai;

Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41 Si Azareel, at si Selemias, si Semarias;

Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42 Si Sallum, si Amarias, si Joseph.

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

43 Sa mga anak ni Nebo; si Jehiel, si Matithias, si Zabad, si Zebina, si Jadau, at si Joel, si Benaias.

From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

44 Lahat ng mga ito'y nangagasawa sa mga babaing taga ibang bayan: at ang iba sa kanila ay may mga asawang pinagkaroonan ng mga anak.

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.