Ezra 10
1 Habang si Ezra ay nanalangin at nagtatapat, siya ay tumangis at nagpatirapa sa harap ng tahanan ng Diyos. Isang napakalaking kapulungan ng mga Israelitang lalaki, mga babae, at mga bata ay nagtipon sa kaniya, sapagkat ang mga tao ay labis na tumatangis.
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 Sinabi ni Secanias na anak ni Jehiel mula sa kaapu-apuhan ni Elam kay Ezra, “Kami nga mismo ay nakagawa ng kataksilan laban sa ating Diyos at nanirahan kasama ng mga dayuhang babae mula sa mga tao ng ibang mga lupain. Ngunit ngayon ay mayroong pag-asa para sa Israel patungkol dito.
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 Kaya ngayon gumawa tayo ng isang tipan sa ating Diyos na palabasin ang lahat ng mga babae at kanilang mga anak ayon sa mga tagubilin ng Panginoon at sa mga tagubilin ng mga nanginig sa mga utos ng ating Diyos, at mangyari nawa ito ayon sa batas.
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 Tumayo ka, sapagkat ang bagay na ito ay para iyo upang gawin mo, at kasama mo kami. Magpakatatag ka at gawin ito.''
(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 Kaya tumayo si Ezra at ang mga pinakapunong pari, ang mga Levita, at ang lahat ng mga Israelita ay nanumpa na kumilos sa ganitong paraan. Sila ay nangako.
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 At tumayo si Ezra mula sa harap ng bahay ng Diyos at pumunta sa mga silid ni Jehohanan na anak ni Eliasib. Hindi siya kumain ng anumang tinapay at uminom ng anumang tubig, yamang siya ay nagluluksa tungkol sa kawalan ng pananampalataya ng mga nanggaling sa pagkakabihag.
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 Kaya nagpadala sila ng mensahe sa Juda at Jerusalem sa lahat ng taong nanggaling sa pagkatapon upang magtipun-tipon 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 Sinuman ang hindi pumunta sa loob ng tatlong araw ayon sa tagubilin ng mga opisyal at mga nakatatandang lalaki ay kukunin ang lahat ng kanilang mga ari-arian at hindi ibibilang sa napakalaking kapulungan ng mga taong bumalik mula sa pagkakatapon.
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 Kaya lahat ng mga lalaki ng Juda at Benjamin ay nagtipun-tipon sa Jerusalem sa loob ng tatlong araw. Ito ay ang ika-siyam na buwan at ang ika-dalawampung araw ng buwan. Tumayo ang lahat ng tao sa liwasan sa harap ng tahanan ng Diyos at nanginig dahil sa salita at sa 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 Tumayo ang paring si Ezra at sinabi, “Kayo mismo ay nakagawa ng kataksilan. Nanirahan kayo kasama ang mga dayuhang babae kaya pinalaki ninyo ang kasalanan 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 Ngunit ngayon purihin si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng inyong mga ninuno, at gawin ang kaniyang kaloooban. Humiwalay kayo sa mga tao sa lupain at mula sa mga dayuhang babae.
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 Lahat ng kapulungan ay sumagot sa malakas na tinig, “Gagawin namin ang tulad ng iyong sinabi.
The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
13 Gayunpaman, maraming tao, at ito ay maulan na panahon. Wala kaming lakas para tumayo sa labas, at ito ay hindi lamang isa o dalawang araw na gawain, yamang kami ay labis na lumabag 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 Kaya hayaan natin ang ating mga opisyal na kumatawan sa lahat ng kapulungan. Hayaan na ang lahat ng nagpahintulot ng mga dayuhang babaeng tumira sa ating mga lungsod ay lumapit sa panahong pagtitibayin ng mga nakakatanda sa lungsod at mga hukom sa lungsod hanggang sa lumayo mula sa atin ang nagngingitngit na poot ng ating Diyos.”
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 Tumutol dito sina Jonatan na lalaking anak ni Asahel at Jazeias na lalaking anak ni Tikva, at sina Mesulam at Sabetai na Levita ay sumang-ayon 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 Kaya ginawa ito ng mga taong bumalik mula sa pagkatapon. Ang paring si Ezra ay pumili ng mga lalaki, ang mga pinuno sa angkan ng kanilang mga ninuno at mga bahay—lahat sila ayon sa pangalan, at siniyasat nila ang usapin sa unang araw ng ika-sampung buwan.
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 Sa unang araw ng unang buwan natapos nilang tuklasin kung sino ang mga lalaking nanirahan kasama ang mga dayuhang babae.
By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
18 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ng mga pari ay mayroong mga nanirahan kasama ang mga dayuhang babae. Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Josue na anak ni Jehozadak at ng kaniyang mga kapatid na lalaki ay sina Maaseias, Eliezer, Jarib, at Gedalia.
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 Kaya nagpasya sila na palayasin ang kanilang mga asawa. Sapagkat sila ay nagkasala, sila ay naghandog ng tupang lalaki mula sa kawan para sa kanilang kasalanan.
They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
20 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Imer: sina Hanani at Zebadias.
From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Harim: sina Maaseias, Elias, Semaias, Jehiel, at Uzias.
From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Pashur: Elioenai, Maaseias, Ismael, Netanael, Jozabad, at Elasa.
From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Sa mga Levita: sina Jozabad, Simei, Kelaias—iyon ay, Kelita, Petahias, Juda, at 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 Sa mga mang-aawit: si Eliasib. Sa mga bantay-pinto: sina Sallum, Telem, at Uri.
There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 Kabilang sa mga nalabing Israelita —sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Paros: Ramias, Izias, Malquijas, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malquijas, at 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 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Elam: sina Matanias, Zecarias, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremot, at Elias.
From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Zatu: sina Elioenai, Eliasib, Matanias, Jeremot, Zabad, at Aziza.
From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Bebai: sina Jehohanan, Hananias, Zabai, at Atlai.
From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Bani: sina Mesulam, Maluc, Adaias, Jasub, at Seal Jeremot.
From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Pahat Moab: sina Adna, Helal, Benaias, Maaseias, Matanias, Bezalel, Binui, at Manases.
From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Harim: sina Eliezer, Isijas, Malquijas, Semaias, Simeon,
From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Benjamin, Maluc, at Semarias.
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Hasum: sina Matenai, Matata, Zabad, Elifelet, Jeremai, Manases, at Simei.
From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 Sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Bani: sina Maadai, Amram, Uel,
From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaias, Bedeias, Heluhi,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 Vanias, Meremot, Eliasib,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Matanias, Matenai, Jaasu,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 Bani, Binui, Simei,
From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
39 Selemias, Natan, Adaias,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Macnadebai, Sasai, Sarai,
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azarel, Selemias, Semarias,
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Salum, Amarias at Jose.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 Kabilang sa mga kaapu-apuhan ni Nebo: sina Jeiel, Matitias, Zabad, Zebina, Ido, Joel, at Benaias.
From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 Lahat ng mga ito ay kumuha ng mga dayuhang asawa at nagka-anak sa ilan sa kanila.
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.
