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Ezra
1Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.2And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.4Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it .5Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.6Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.7And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;8And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.10And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.11Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.12Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.13But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.14Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.15Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter : and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.16And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.17And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.18And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely , of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.21And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.22And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.23Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.24Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.25Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.26And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.27And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.28Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.30And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.31And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.34Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,38And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,41Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.43Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.44All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
1فَلَمَّا صَلَّى عَزْرَا وَاعْتَرَفَ وَهُوَ بَاكٍ وَسَاقِطٌ أَمَامَ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ، اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمَاعَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ جِدّاً مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالأَوْلاَدِ، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ بَكَى بُكَاءً عَظِيماً.2وَقَالَ شَكَنْيَا بْنُ يَحِيئِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي عِيلاَمَ لِعَزْرَا، إِنَّنَا قَدْ خُنَّا إِلَهَنَا وَاتَّخَذْنَا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً مِنْ شُعُوبِ الأَرْضِ. وَلَكِنِ الآنَ يُوجَدُ رَجَاءٌ لإِسْرَائِيلَ فِي هَذَا.3فَلْنَقْطَعِ الآنَ عَهْداً مَعَ إِلَهِنَا أَنْ نُخْرِجَ كُلَّ النِّسَاءِ وَالَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا مِنْهُنَّ، حَسَبَ مَشُورَةِ سَيِّدِي وَالَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ وَصِيَّةَ إِلَهِنَا، وَلْيُعْمَلْ حَسَبَ الشَّرِيعَةِ.4قُمْ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ الأَمْرَ وَنَحْنُ مَعَكَ. تَشَجَّعْ وَافْعَلْ.5فَقَامَ عَزْرَا وَاسْتَحْلَفَ رُؤَسَاءَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللاَّوِيِّينَ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، فَحَلَفُوا.6ثُمَّ قَامَ عَزْرَا مِنْ أَمَامِ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى مِخْدَعِ يَهُوحَانَانَ بْنِ أَلْيَاشِيبَ. فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَهُوَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ خُبْزاً وَلَمْ يَشْرَبْ مَاءً لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنُوحُ بِسَبَبِ خِيَانَةِ أَهْلِ السَّبْيِ.7وَأَطْلَقُوا نِدَاءً فِي يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي السَّبْيِ لِكَيْ يَجْتَمِعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.8وَكُلُّ مَنْ لاَ يَأْتِي فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ حَسَبَ مَشُورَةِ الرُّؤَسَاءِ وَالشُّيُوخِ يُحَرَّمُ كُلُّ مَالِهِ، وَهُوَ يُفْرَزُ مِنْ جَمَاعَةِ أَهْلِ السَّبْيِ.9فَاجْتَمَعَ كُلُّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَبِنْيَامِينَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي الثَّلاَثَةِ الأَيَّامِ، أَيْ فِي الشَّهْرِ التَّاسِعِ فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ، وَجَلَسَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ فِي سَاحَةِ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ مُرْتَعِدِينَ مِنَ الأَمْرِ وَمِنَ الأَمْطَارِ.10فَقَامَ عَزْرَا الْكَاهِنُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ، إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ خُنْتُمْ وَاتَّخَذْتُمْ نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً لِتَزِيدُوا عَلَى إِثْمِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.11فَاعْتَرِفُوا الآنَ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ وَاعْمَلُوا مَرْضَاتَهُ، وَانْفَصِلُوا عَنْ شُعُوبِ الأَرْضِ وَعَنِ النِّسَاءِ الْغَرِيبَةِ.12فَأَجَابَ كُلُّ الْجَمَاعَةِ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ، كَمَا كَلَّمْتَنَا كَذَلِكَ نَعْمَلُ.13إِلاَّ أَنَّ الشَّعْبَ كَثِيرٌ وَالْوَقْتَ وَقْتُ أَمْطَارٍ، وَلاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا عَلَى الْوُقُوفِ فِي الْخَارِجِ وَالْعَمَلُ لَيْسَ لِيَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ أَوْ لاِثْنَيْنِ، لأَنَّنَا قَدْ أَكْثَرْنَا الذَّنْبَ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ.14فَلْيَقِفْ رُؤَسَاؤُنَا لِكُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ. وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ فِي مُدُنِنَا قَدِ اتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً، فَلْيَأْتُوا فِي أَوْقَاتٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ وَمَعَهُمْ شُيُوخُ مَدِينَةٍ فَمَدِينَةٍ وَقُضَاتُهَا، حَتَّى يَرْتَدَّ عَنَّا حُمُوُّ غَضَبِ إِلَهِنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا الأَمْرِ.15وَيُونَاثَانُ بْنُ عَسَائِيلَ وَيَحْزِيَا بْنُ تِقْوَةَ فَقَطْ قَامَا عَلَى هَذَا وَمَشُلاَّمُ وَشَبْتَايُ اللاَّوِيُّ سَاعَدَاهُمَا.16وَفَعَلَ هَكَذَا بَنُو السَّبْيِ. وَانْفَصَلَ عَزْرَا الْكَاهِنُ وَرِجَالٌ رُؤُوسُ آبَاءٍ حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ وَجَمِيعُهُمْ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ، وَجَلَسُوا فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْعَاشِرِ لِلْفَحْصِ عَنِ الأَمْرِ.17وَانْتَهَوْا مِنْ كُلِّ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ.18فَوُجِدَ بَيْنَ بَنِي الْكَهَنَةِ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً. فَمِنْ بَنِي يَشُوعَ بْنِ يُوصَادَاقَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ مَعْشِيَّا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ وَيَارِيبُ وَجَدَلْيَا.19وَأَعْطُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ لإِخْرَاجِ نِسَائِهِمْ مُقَرِّبِينَ كَبْشَ غَنَمٍ لأَجْلِ إِثْمِهِمْ.20وَمِنْ بَنِي إِمِّيرَ حَنَانِي وَزَبْدِيَا.21وَمِنْ بَنِي حَارِيمَ مَعْسِيَّا وَإِيلِيَّا وَشَمَعْيَا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعُزِّيَّا.22وَمِنْ بَنِي فَشْحُورَ أَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَمَعْسِيَّا وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ وَنَثَنْئِيلُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَأَلْعَاسَةُ.23وَمِنَ اللاَّوِيِّينَ يُوزَابَادُ وَشَمْعِي وَقَلاَيَا هُوَ قَلِيطَا. وَفَتَحْيَا وَيَهُوذَا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ.24وَمِنَ الْمُغَنِّينَ أَلْيَاشِيبُ. وَمِنَ الْبَوَّابِينَ شَلُّومُ وَطَالَمُ وَأُورِي.25وَمِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي فَرْعُوشَ رَمْيَا وَيِزِّيَّا وَمَلْكِيَّا وَمِيَّامِينُ وَأَلِعَازَارُ وَمَلْكِيَّا وَبَنَايَا.26وَمِنْ بَنِي عِيلاَمَ مَتَّنْيَا وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعَبْدِي وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَإِيلِيَّا.27وَمِنْ بَنِي زَتُّو أَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَأَلْيَاشِيبُ وَمَتَّنْيَا وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَزَابَادُ وَعَزِيزَا.28وَمِنْ بَنِي بَابَايَ يَهُوحَانَانُ وَحَنَنْيَا وَزَبَايُ وَعَثْلاَيُ.29وَمِنْ بَنِي بَانِي مَشُلاَّمُ وَمَلُّوخُ وَعَدَايَا وَيَاشُوبُ وَشَآلُ وَرَامُوثُ.30وَمِنْ بَنِي فَحَثَ مُوآبُ عَدْنَا وَكَلاَلُ وَبَنَايَا وَمَعْسِيَّا وَمَتَّنْيَا وَبَصَلْئِيلُ وَبِنُّويُ وَمَنَسَّى.31وَبَنُو حَارِيمَ أَلِيعَزَرُ وَيِشِّيَّا وَمَلْكِيَّا وَشَمَعْيَا وَشَمْعُونُ32وَبِنْيَامِينُ وَمَلُّوخُ وَشَمَرْيَا.33مِنْ بَنِي حَشُومَ مَتَّنَايُ وَمَتَّاثَا وزَابَادُ وَأَلِيفَلَطُ ويَرِيمَايُ وَمَنَسَّى وَشَمْعِي.34مِنْ بَنِي بَانِي مَعَدَايُ وَعَمْرَامُ وَأُوئِيلُ35وَبَنَايَا وَبِيدْيَا وكَلُوهِي36ووَنْيَا وَمَرِيمُوثُ وَأَلْيَاشِيبُ37وَمَتَّنْيَا وَمَتَّنَايُ وَيَعْسُو38وَبَانِي وَبِنُّويُ وَشَمْعِي39وَشَلَمْيَا وَنَاثَانُ وَعَدَايَا40وَمَكْنَدْبَايُ وَشَاشَايُ وَشَارَايُ41وَعَزَرْئِيلُ وَشَلْمِيَا وَشَمَرْيَا42وَشَلُّومُ وَأَمَرْيَا وَيُوسُفُ.43مِنْ بَنِي نَبُو يَعِيئِيلُ وَمَتَّثْيَا وَزَابَادُ وَزَبِينَا وَيَدُّو وَيُوئِيلُ وَبَنَايَا.44كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ اتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً وَمِنْهُنَّ نِسَاءٌ قَدْ وَضَعْنَ بَنِينَ.