Ezra 10

فَلَمَّا صَلَّى عَزْرَا وَاعْتَرَفَ وَهُوَ بَاكٍ وَسَاقِطٌ أَمَامَ بَيْتِ اللهِ، اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمَاعَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ جِدًّا مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالأَوْلاَدِ، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ بَكَى بُكَاءً عَظِيمًا.

Now 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.

وَأَجَابَ شَكَنْيَا بْنُ يَحِيئِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي عِيلاَمَ وَقَالَ لِعَزْرَا: «إِنَّنَا قَدْ خُنَّا إِلهَنَا وَاتَّخَذْنَا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً مِنْ شُعُوبِ الأَرْضِ. وَلكِنِ الآنَ يُوجَدُ رَجَاءٌ لإِسْرَائِيلَ فِي هذَا.

And 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.

فَلْنَقْطَعِ الآنَ عَهْدًا مَعَ إِلهِنَا أَنْ نُخْرِجَ كُلَّ النِّسَاءِ وَالَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا مِنْهُنَّ، حَسَبَ مَشُورَةِ سَيِّدِي، وَالَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ وَصِيَّةَ إِلهِنَا، وَلْيُعْمَلْ حَسَبَ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

Now 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.

قُمْ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ الأَمْرَ وَنَحْنُ مَعَكَ. تَشَجَّعْ وَافْعَلْ».

Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

فَقَامَ عَزْرَا وَاسْتَحْلَفَ رُؤَسَاءَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللاَّوِيِّينَ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ هذَا الأَمْرِ، فَحَلَفُوا.

Then 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.

ثُمَّ قَامَ عَزْرَا مِنْ أَمَامِ بَيْتِ اللهِ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى مُخْدَعِ يَهُوحَانَانَ بْنِ أَلْيَاشِيبَ. فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَهُوَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا وَلَمْ يَشْرَبْ مَاءً، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنُوحُ بِسَبَبِ خِيَانَةِ أَهْلِ السَّبْيِ.

Then 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.

وَأَطْلَقُوا نِدَاءً فِي يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي السَّبْيِ لِكَيْ يَجْتَمِعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

وَكُلُّ مَنْ لاَ يَأْتِي فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ حَسَبَ مَشُورَةِ الرُّؤَسَاءِ وَالشُّيُوخِ يُحَرَّمُ كُلُّ مَالِهِ، وَهُوَ يُفْرَزُ مِنْ جَمَاعَةِ أَهْلِ السَّبْيِ.

And 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.

فَاجْتَمَعَ كُلُّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي الثَّلاَثَةِ الأَيَّامِ، أَيْ فِي الشَّهْرِ التَّاسِعِ، فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ، وَجَلَسَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ فِي سَاحَةِ بَيْتِ اللهِ مُرْتَعِدِينَ مِنَ الأَمْرِ وَمِنَ الأَمْطَارِ.

Then 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.

فَقَامَ عَزْرَا الْكَاهِنُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ خُنْتُمْ وَاتَّخَذْتُمْ نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً لِتَزِيدُوا عَلَى إِثْمِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

فَاعْتَرِفُوا الآنَ لِلرَّبِّ إِلهِ آبَائِكُمْ وَاعْمَلُوا مَرْضَاتَهُ، وَانْفَصِلُوا عَنْ شُعُوبِ الأَرْضِ وَعَنِ النِّسَاءِ الْغَرِيبَةِ».

Now 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.

فَأَجَابَ كُلُّ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَقَالُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ: «كَمَا كَلَّمْتَنَا كَذلِكَ نَعْمَلُ.

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

إِلاَّ أَنَّ الشَّعْبَ كَثِيرٌ، وَالْوَقْتَ وَقْتُ أَمْطَارٍ، وَلاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا عَلَى الْوُقُوفِ فِي الْخَارِجِ، وَالْعَمَلُ لَيْسَ لِيَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ أَوْ لاثْنَيْنِ، لأَنَّنَا قَدْ أَكْثَرْنَا الذَّنْبَ فِي هذَا الأَمْرِ.

But 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.

فَلْيَقِفْ 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 إِلهِنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ هذَا الأَمْرِ».

Let 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.

وَيُونَاثَانُ بْنُ عَسَائِيلَ وَيَحْزِيَا بْنُ تِقْوَةَ فَقَطْ قَامَا عَلَى هذَا، وَمَشُلاَّمُ وَشَبْتَايُ اللاَّوِيُّ سَاعَدَاهُمَا.

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

وَفَعَلَ هكَذَا بَنُو السَّبْيِ. وَانْفَصَلَ عَزْرَا الْكَاهِنُ وَرِجَالٌ رُؤُوسُ آبَاءٍ، حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ، وَجَلَسُوا فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْعَاشِرِ لِلْفَحْصِ عَنِ الأَمْرِ.

And 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.

وَانْتَهَوْا مِنْ كُلِّ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ.

And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

فَوُجِدَ بَيْنَ بَنِي الْكَهَنَةِ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً: فَمِنْ بَنِي يَشُوعَ بْنِ يُوصَادَاقَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ: مَعْشِيَّا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ وَيَارِيبُ وَجَدَلْيَا.

And 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.

وَأَعْطَوْا أَيْدِيَهُمْ لإِخْرَاجِ نِسَائِهِمْ مُقَرِّبِينَ كَبْشَ غَنَمٍ لأَجْلِ إِثْمِهِمْ.

And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

وَمِنْ بَنِي إِمِّيرَ: حَنَانِي وَزَبْدِيَا.

And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.

وَمِنْ بَنِي حَارِيمَ: مَعْسِيَّا وَإِيلِيَّا وَشَمْعِيَا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعُزِّيَّا.

And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

وَمِنْ بَنِي فَشْحُورَ: أَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَمَعْسِيَّا وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ وَنَثَنْئِيلُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَأَلْعَاسَةُ.

And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

وَمِنَ اللاَّوِيِّينَ: يُوزَابَادُ وَشِمْعِي وَقَلاَيَا، هُوَ قَلِيطَا، وَفَتَحْيَا وَيَهُوذَا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ.

Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

وَمِنَ الْمُغَنِّينَ: أَلْيَاشِيبُ. وَمِنَ الْبَوَّابِينَ: شَلُّومُ وَطَالَمُ وَأُورِي.

Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

وَمِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي فَرْعُوشَ: رَمْيَا وَيِزِّيَّا وَمَلْكِيَّا وَمِيَّامِينُ وَأَلْعَازَارُ وَمَلْكِيَّا وَبَنَايَا.

Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

وَمِنْ بَنِي عِيلاَمَ: مَتَّنْيَا وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعَبْدِي وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَإِيلِيَّا.

And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

وَمِنْ بَنِي زَتُّو: أَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَأَلْيَاشِيبُ وَمَتَّنْيَا وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَزَابَادُ وَعَزِيزَا.

And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

وَمِنْ بَنِي بَابَايَ: يَهُوحَانَانُ وَحَنَنْيَا وَزَبَايُ وَعَثْلاَيُ.

Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

وَمِنْ بَنِي بَانِي: مَشُلاَّمُ وَمَلُّوخُ وَعَدَايَا وَيَاشُوبُ وَشَآلُ وَرَامُوثُ.

And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

وَمِنْ بَنِي فَحَثَ مُوآبَ: عَدْنَا وَكَلاَلُ وَبَنَايَا وَمَعْسِيَّا وَمَتَّنْيَا وَبَصَلْئِيلُ وَبِنُّويُ وَمَنَسَّى.

And of the sons of Pahath–moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

وَبَنُو حَارِيمَ: أَلِيعَزَرُ وَيِشِّيَّا وَمَلْكِيَّا وَشِمْعِيَا وَشِمْعُونُ

And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

وَبَنْيَامِينُ وَمَلُّوخُ وَشَمَرْيَا.

Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

مِنْ بَنِي حَشُومَ: مَتَّنَايُ ومَتَّاثَا وزَابَادُ وَأَلِيفَلَطُ ويَرِيمَايُ وَمَنَسَّى وَشِمْعِي.

Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

مِنْ بَنِي بَانِي: مَعَدَايُ وَعَمْرَامُ وَأُوئِيلُ

Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

وَبَنَايَا وَبِيدْيَا وكَلُوهِي

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,

ووَنْيَا وَمَرِيمُوثُ وَأَلْيَاشِيبُ

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

وَمَتَّنْيَا وَمَتَّنَايُ وَيَعْسُو

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

وَبَانِي وَبِنُّويُ وَشِمْعِي

And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

وَشَلَمْيَا وَنَاثَانُ وَعَدَايَا

And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

وَمَكْنَدْبَايُ وَشَاشَايُ وَشَارَايُ

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

وَعَزَرْئِيلُ وَشَلْمِيَا وَشَمَرْيَا

Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

وَشَلُّومُ وَأَمَرْيَا وَيُوسُفُ.

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

مِنْ بَنِي نَبُو: يَعِيئِيلُ وَمَتَّثْيَا وَزَابَادُ وَزَبِينَا وَيَدُّو وَيُوئِيلُ وَبَنَايَا.

Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

كُلُّ هؤُلاَءِ اتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً وَمِنْهُنَّ نِسَاءٌ قَدْ وَضَعْنَ بَنِينَ.

All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.