Неемія 13
1 Того дня читане було з Мойсеєвої книги вголос наро́ду, і було зна́йдене написане в ній, що Аммоні́тянин та Моаві́тянин не вві́йде до Божої громади, і так бу́де аж навіки,
On that day, when someone read to the people parts of the laws [that God gave] to Moses, they read where it was written that no one from the Ammon people-group or the Moab people-group was ever to be allowed to be with God’s people while they were gathered together [to worship].
2 бо вони не стріли були Ізраїлевих синів хлібом та водою, і найняли́ були на нього Валаама прокля́сти його, та Бог наш обернув те прокляття на благослове́ння.
The reason for that was that the people of Ammon and the people of Moab did not give/sell any food or water to the Israelis [while the Israelis were going through their areas after they left Egypt]. Instead, the people of Ammon and Moab paid money to Balaam in order that he would curse the Israelis. But God commanded Balaam to bless the people, not to curse them.
3 І сталося, як почули вони Зако́н, то відділили від Ізраїля все чуже.
So when the people heard these laws [being read to them], they sent away all the people whose ancestors had come from other countries.
4 А перед тим священик Ел'яшів, призна́чений до комори дому нашого Бога, близьки́й Товійїн,
Previously, Eliashib the priest had been appointed to be in charge of the storerooms in the temple. He was a relative of [our enemy] Tobiah.
5 то зробив йому велику комору, а туди давали колись жертву хлі́бну, ла́дан, і по́суд, і десятину збіжжя, молоде вино та оливу, призначені за́повіддю для Левитів, і співаків, і придве́рних, і священичі прине́сення.
He allowed Tobiah to use a large room in which they had previously stored the grain offerings and the incense, the equipment that is used in the temple, the offerings [that the people had brought] for the priests, and the tithes of grain and wine and [olive] oil that [God] had commanded the people to bring to the [other] descendants of Levi, and to the temple musicians, and to the temple guards.
6 А за ввесь цей час не був я в Єрусалимі, бо в тридцять другому році Артаксе́ркса, царя вавилонського, я прийшов був до царя, та по певному ча́сі ви́просився я від царя.
While [Tobias was using that room], I was not in Jerusalem, because in the 32nd year that Artaxerxes was the king of Babylonia, I went back there to report to him. After a while I requested the king to allow me to return to Jerusalem, [and he allowed me to go].
7 І прийшов я до Єрусалиму, і розглянувся в тому злі, що зробив Єл'яшів Товійї, ро́блячи йому комору на подві́р'ях Божого дому.
When I arrived in Jerusalem, I found out that Eliashib had done an evil thing by allowing Tobiah to use a room in God’s temple.
8 І було мені дуже зле, й я всі домашні Товійїні речі повикида́в геть із комори.
I became very angry, and I threw out of that room everything that belonged to Tobiah.
9 І я сказав, і очи́стили комори, а я вернув туди по́суд Божого дому, хлі́бну жертву та ла́дан.
Then I commanded [that they perform a ritual] to make the rooms (pure/acceptable to God) again. And I also ordered that all the equipment used in the temple and all the grain offerings and incense should be put in that room again.
10 І дові́дався я, що левитські ча́стки не давалися, а вони повтікали кожен на поле своє, ті Левити та співаки́, що робили свою працю.
I also found out that the temple musicians and [other] descendants of Levi had left Jerusalem and returned to their fields/farms, because the Israeli people had not been bringing to them the food [that they needed].
11 І докоряв я заступникам та й сказав: „Чого опу́щений дім Божий?“І зібрав я їх, і поставив їх на їхніх місця́х.
So I rebuked the officials, saying to them, “(Why have you not taken care of the work in the temple?/It is disgraceful that you have not taken care of the work in the temple.)” [RHQ] So I brought the descendants of Levi and the musicians back to the temple, and told them to do their work there again.
12 І вся Юдея прино́сила десятину збіжжя, і молодого вина, і оливи до скарбни́ць.
Then all the people of Judah again started to bring to the temple storerooms their tithes of grain, wine, and [olive] oil.
13 І настанови́в я над скарбни́цями священика Шелемію й книжника Садока та Педаю з Левитів, а на їхню руку — Ханана, сина Заккура, сина Маттаніїного, бо вони були уважа́ні за вірних. І на них покладено — діли́ти частки для їхніх братів.
I appointed these men to be in charge of the storerooms: Shelemiah, who was a priest; Zadok, who knew the Jewish laws very well; and Pedaiah, a descendant of Levi. I appointed Hanan, who is the son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah, to assist them. I knew that I could trust these men while they distributed those offerings to their fellow workers.
14 Пам'ятай же мене, Боже, за це, і не зітри́ моїх добродійств, які я зробив у Божому домі та в сторо́жах!
My God, do not forget all these good things that I have faithfully done for your temple and for the work that is done there!
15 Тими днями бачив я в Юдеї таких, що топта́ли в суботу чави́ла, і носи́ли снопи́, і нав'ю́чували на ослів вино, виноград, і фіґі, і всілякий тяга́р, і ве́зли до Єрусалиму суботнього дня. І я при свідках остеріг їх того дня, коли вони продавали живність.
During that time, I saw some people in Judea [who were working] on the Sabbath day. [Some were] pressing grapes [to make wine]. Others were putting grain, [bags of] wine, [baskets of] grapes, figs, and many [HYP] other things, on their donkeys and taking them into Jerusalem. I warned them that they should not sell things to the people of Judea on Sabbath days.
16 А тиряни ме́шкали в ньому, і постача́ли рибу й усе на про́даж, і продавали в суботу Юдиним синам та в Єрусалимі.
I also saw some people from Tyre [city] who were living there in Jerusalem who were bringing fish and other things [into Jerusalem] to sell to the people of Judea on the Sabbath day.
17 I докоряв я Юдиним шляхе́тним та й сказав їм: „Що́ це за річ, яку ви робите, і безчестите суботній день?
So I rebuked the Jewish leaders and told them, “This is [RHQ] a very evil thing that you are doing! You are causing the Sabbath days to be unholy.
18 Чи ж не так робили ваші батьки, а наш Бог спровадив усе це зло на нас та на це місто? А ви побі́льшуєте жар гніву на Ізраїля зневажа́нням суботи“.
Your ancestors did [RHQ] things like that, so God punished them, and as a result, this city was destroyed! And now by causing the Sabbath day to be unholy, you are going to cause God to be angry with us Israeli people [and punish us] more!”
19 І бувало, як падала вечерова тінь на єрусалимські брами перед суботою, то я наказував, — і були зами́кувані брами. І звелів я, щоб не відчиняли їх, а тільки аж по суботі. А біля брам я поставив слуг своїх, — щоб тяга́р не входив суботнього дня!
So I ordered that at (the beginning of every Sabbath day/every Friday evening) they should shut the gates of the city before it became dark. I also ordered that they should not open the gates until (the Sabbath day was ended [the next day]/Saturday evening). Then [each Sabbath day] I put some of my men at the gates, so they would make sure that nothing to sell was brought into the city on that day.
20 І ночували крамарі́ та продавці всього продажного раз і два поза Єрусалимом.
One or two times merchants [DOU] stayed outside of the city on (Friday night/[the night before the Sabbath day]).
21 І остеріг я їх при свідках та й сказав їм: „Чого ви ночуєте навпроти муру? Якщо ви повто́рите це, я простягну́ руку на вас!“Від того ча́су вони не прихо́дили в суботу.
I warned them, “It is useless [RHQ] for you to stay here outside the walls [on Friday night]! If you do this again, I will tell my men to arrest you!” So after that, they did not come on Sabbath days.
22 І сказав я Левитам, щоб вони очи́стилися й прихо́дили стерегти брами, щоб освятити суботній день. Також це запам'ятай мені, Боже мій, і змилуйся надо мною за великістю милости Твоєї!
I also commanded the descendants of Levi to [perform the ritual to] purify themselves and to guard the city gates, to make sure that the Sabbath was kept holy [by not allowing merchants to enter it on Sabbath days]. My God, do not forget this also that I [have done for you]! And because of your faithfully loving me, allow me to continue to live [many more years]!
23 Тими днями бачив я також юдеїв, що брали собі за жіно́к ашдо́дянок, аммоні́тянок, моаві́тянок.
During that time, I also found out that many of the Jewish men had married women from Ashdod [city], and from [the] Ammon and Moab [people-groups].
24 А їхні сини говорили наполовину по-ашдо́дському, і не вміли говорити по-юдейському, а говорили мовою того чи того наро́ду.
The result was that half of their children spoke the language that people in Ashdod speak or some other language, and they didn’t know how to speak our language.
25 І докоряв я їм, і проклинав їх, і бив декого з них, і рвав їм волосся, і заприсягав їх Богом, ка́жучи: „Не давайте ваших дочо́к їхнім синам, і не беріть їхніх дочо́к для ваших синів та для вас.
So I rebuked those men, and I [asked God to] curse them, and I beat them and pulled out [some of] their hair. Then I forced them to solemnly promise, knowing that God [MTY] was [listening], that they would never again marry foreigners, and never allow their children to marry foreigners.
26 Чи ж не цим згрішив був Соломон, Ізраїлів цар, — а між багатьма́ наро́дами не було такого царя, як він, і був уподо́баний Богові своєму, і Бог настанови́в його царем над усім Ізраїлем, — і його ввели́ в гріх ті чужі жінки́?
[I said to them], “Solomon, the king of Israel, sinned [RHQ] as a result of [marrying] foreign women. He was greater than any of the kings of other nations. God loved him, and caused him to become the king of all the Israeli people, but his foreign wives caused even him to sin.
27 І тому́ чи ж чуте було́ таке, щоб чинити все це велике лихо на спроневі́рення проти нашого Бога, щоб брати чужих жіно́к?“
[Do you think that] we should do what you have done, and disobey our God by marrying foreign women [who worship idols]? [RHQ]”
28 А один із синів Йояди, сина Ел'яшіва, великого священика, був зятем хоронянина Санваллата, — і я вигнав його від себе!
One of the sons of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the Supreme Priest, had married the daughter of [our enemy] Sanballat, from Beth-Horon [town]. So I forced Jehoiada’s son to leave Jerusalem.
29 Запам'ята́й же їм, Боже мій, за спля́млення свяще́нства та заповіту свяще́ничого та леви́тського!
My God, do not forget that those people [who have married foreign women] have caused it to be a shame/disgrace to be a priest, and have caused people to despise the agreement that you made with the priests and with the [other] descendants of Levi [who help the priests])!
30 І очистив я їх від усього чужого, і встановив че́рги для священиків та для Левитів, кожного в службі їх,
I did all that to make sure that there were no more foreign people among the [Israeli] people [who would encourage them to worship idols]. I also established regulations for the priests and [other] descendants of Levi, in order that they would know what work they should do.
31 і для пожертви дров в озна́чених часа́х, і для первопло́дів. Запам'ятай же мене, Боже мій, на добро́!“
I also arranged for people to bring the firewood [that was needed to burn on the altar, as Moses had declared] that we should [do]. I also arranged for the people to bring the first part of what they harvested [each year]. My God, do not forget [that] I [have done all these things], and bless me [for doing them]!
