Ezra 10
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Septuagint (Brenton Greek text, with Apocrypha)
1While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
1Καὶ ὡς προσηύξατο Ἔσδρας, καὶ ὡς ἐξηγόρευσε κλαίων καὶ προσευχόμενος ἐνώπιον οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ, συνήχθησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἀπὸ Ἰσραὴλ ἐκκλησία πολλὴ σφόδρα, ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες καὶ νεανίσκοι, ὅτι ἔκλαυσαν ὁ λαὸς, καὶ ὕψωσε κλαίων.
2Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
2Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Σεχενίας υἱὸς Ἰεὴλ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἠλὰμ, καὶ εἶπε τῷ Ἔσδρᾳ, ἡμεῖς ἠσυνθετήσαμεν τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐκαθίσαμεν γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας ἀπὸ τῶν λαῶν τῆς γῆς· καὶ νῦν ἐστιν ὑπομονὴ τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τούτῳ.
3So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
3Καὶ νῦν διαθώμεθα διαθήκην τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν ἐκβαλεῖν πάσας τὰς γυναῖκας, καὶ τὰ γενόμενα ἐξ αὐτῶν, ὡς ἂν βούλῃ· ἀνάστηθι, καὶ φοβέρισον αὐτοὺς ἐν ἐντολαῖς Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, καὶ ὡς ὁ νόμος, γενηθήτω.
4Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
4Ἀνάστα, ὅτι ἐπὶ σὲ τὸ ῥῆμα, καὶ ἡμεῖς μετὰ σοῦ· κραταιοῦ καὶ ποίησον.
5So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.
5Καὶ ἀνέστη Ἔσδρας, καὶ ὥρκισε τοὺς ἄρχοντας, τοὺς ἱερεῖς, καὶ Λευείτας, καὶ πάντα Ἰσραὴλ, τοῦ ποιῆσαι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο· καὶ ὤμοσαν.
6Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
6Καὶ ἀνέστη Ἔσδρας ἀπὸ προσώπου οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς γαζοφυλάκιον Ἰωανὰν υἱοῦ Ἐλισοὺβ, και ἐπορεύθη ἐκεῖ· ἄρτον οὐκ ἔφαγε, καὶ ὕδωρ οὐκ ἔπιεν, ὅτι ἐπένθει ἐπὶ τῇ ἀσυνθεσίᾳ τῆς ἀποικίας.
7And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.
7Καὶ παρήνεγκαν φωνὴν ἐν Ἰούδα καὶ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ πᾶσι τοῖς υἱοῖς τῆς ἀποικίας, τοῦ συναθροισθῆναι εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ.
8Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.
8Πᾶς ὃς ἂν μὴ ἔλθῃ εἰς τρεῖς ἡμέρας, ὡς ἡ βουλὴ τῶν ἀρχόντων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἀναθεματισθήσεται πᾶσα ἡ ὕπαρξις αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸς διασταλήσεται ἀπὸ ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἀποικίας.
9So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.
9Καὶ συνήχθησαν πάντες ἄνδρες Ἰούδα καὶ Βενιαμὶν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς τὰς τρεῖς ἡμέρας· οὗτος ὁ μὴν ὁ ἔννατος· ἐν εἰκάδι τοῦ μηνὸς ἐκάθισε πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἐν πλατείᾳ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀπὸ θορύβου αὐτῶν περὶ τοῦ ῥήματος, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ χειμῶνος.
10Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.
10Καὶ ἀνέστη Ἔσδρας ὁ ἱερεὺς, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς, ὑμεῖς ἠσυνθετήκατε, καὶ ἐκαθίσατε γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας τοῦ προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ πλημμέλειαν Ἰσραήλ.
11Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”
11Καὶ νῦν δότε αἴνεσιν Κυρίῳ Θεῷ τῶν πατέρῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ ποιήσατε τὸ ἀρεστὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ διαστάλητε ἀπὸ λαῶν τῆς γῆς καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γυναικῶν τῶν ἀλλοτρίων.
12And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
12Καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν πᾶσα ἡ ἐκκλησία, καὶ εἶπαν, μέγα τοῦτο τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ποιῆσαι.
13But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.
13Ἀλλὰ ὁ λαὸς πολὺς, καὶ ὁ καιρὸς χειμερινὸς, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι δύναμις στῆναι ἔξω· καὶ τὸ ἔργον οὐκ εἰς ἡμέραν μίαν καὶ οὐκ εἰς δύο, ὅτι ἐπληθύναμεν τοῦ ἀδικῆσαι ἐν τῷ ῥῆματι τούτῳ·
14Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
14Στήτωσαν δὴ ἄρχοντες ἡμῶν, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐν πόλεσιν ἡμῶν ὃς ἐκάθισε γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας, ἐλθέτωσαν εἰς καιροὺς ἀπὸ συνταγῶν, καὶ μετʼ αὐτῶν πρεσβύτεροι πόλεως καὶ πόλεως, καὶ κριταὶ, τοῦ ἀποστρέψαι ὀργὴν θυμοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐξ ἡμῶν, περὶ τοῦ ῥήματος τούτου.
15(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)
15Πλὴν Ἰωνάθαν υἱὸς Ἀσὴλ, καὶ Ἰαζίας υἱὸς Θεκωὲ μετʼ ἐμοῦ περὶ τούτου· καὶ Μεσουλλὰμ, καὶ Σαββαθαῒ ὁ Λευίτης βοηθῶν αὐτοῖς.
16So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
16Καὶ ἐποίησαν οὕτως υἱοὶ τῆς ἀποικίας· Καὶ διεστάλησαν Ἔσρας ὁ ἱερεὺς, καὶ ἄνδρες ἄρχοντες πατριῶν τῷ οἴκῳ, καὶ πάντες ἐν ὀνόμασιν, ὅτι ἐπέστρεψαν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ δεκάτου ἐκζητῆσαι τὸ ῥῆμα.
17and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.
17Καὶ ἐτέλεσαν ἐν πᾶσιν ἀνδράσιν οἳ ἐκάθισαν γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας, ἕως ἡμέρας μιᾶς τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ πρώτου.
18Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
18Καὶ εὑρέθη ἀπὸ υἱῶν τῶν ἱερέων οἳ ἐκάθισαν γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας, ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἰησοῦ υἱοῦ Ἰωσεδὲκ, καὶ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ Μαασία, καὶ Ἐλιέζερ, καὶ Ἰαρὶβ, καὶ Γαδαλία.
19They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
19Καὶ ἔδωκαν χεῖρα αὐτῶν τοῦ ἐξενέγκαι γυναῖκας ἑαυτῶν, καὶ πλημμελείας κριὸν ἐκ προβάτων περὶ πλημμελήσεως αὐτῶν.
20From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
20Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἐμμὴρ, Ἀνανὶ, καὶ Ζαβδία.
21From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
21Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἠρὰμ, Μασαὴλ, καὶ Ἐλία, καὶ Σαμαΐα, καὶ Ἰεὴλ, καὶ Ὀζία.
22From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
22Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Φασοὺρ, Ἐλιωναῒ, Μαασία, καὶ Ἰσμαὴλ, καὶ Ναθαναὴλ, καὶ Ἰωζαβὰδ, καὶ Ἠλασά.
23Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
23Καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν Λευιτῶν, Ἰωζαβὰδ, καὶ Σαμοὺ, καὶ Κωλία, αὐτὸς Κωλίτας, καὶ Φεθεΐα, καὶ Ἰούδας, καὶ Ἐλιέζερ.
24From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
24Καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ᾀδόντων, Ἐλισάβ· καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν πυλωρῶν, Σολμὴν, καὶ Τελμὴν, καὶ Ὠδούθ.
25And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
25Καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰσραὴλ, ἀπὸ υἱῶν Φόρος, Ῥαμία, καὶ Ἀζία, καὶ Μελχία, καὶ Μεαμὶν, καὶ Ἐλεάζαρ, καὶ Ἀσαβία, καὶ Βαναία.
26From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
26Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἡλὰμ, Ματθανία, καὶ Ζαχαρία, καὶ Ἰαϊὴλ, καὶ Ἀβδία, καὶ Ἰαριμὼθ, καὶ Ἠλία.
27From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
27Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ζαθούα, Ἐλιωναῒ, Ἐλισοὺβ, Ματθαναῒ, καὶ Ἀρμὼθ, καὶ Ζαβὰδ, καὶ Ὀζιζά.
28From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
28Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Βαβεῒ, Ἰωανὰν, Ἀνανία, καὶ Ζαβοὺ, καὶ Θαλί.
29From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
29Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Βανουῒ, Μοσολλὰμ, Μαλοὺχ, Ἀδαΐας, Ἰασοὺβ, καὶ Σαλουΐα, καὶ Ῥημώθ.
30From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
30Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Φαὰθ Μωὰβ, Ἐδνὲ, καὶ Χαλὴλ, καὶ Βαναία, Μαασία, Ματθανία, Βεσελεὴλ, καὶ Βανουῒ, καὶ Μανασσῆ·
31From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
31Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἠρὰμ, Ἐλιέζερ, Ἰεσία, Μελχία, Σαμαΐας, Σεμεὼν,
32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
32Βενιαμὶν, Βαλοὺχ, Σαμαρία.
33From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
33Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἀσὴμ, Μετθανία, Ματθαθὰ, Ζαδὰβ, Ἐλιφαλὲτ, Ἱεραμὶ, Μανασσῆ, Σεμεΐ.
34From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
34Καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Βανὶ, Μοοδία, Ἀμρὰμ, Οὐὴλ,
35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
35Βαναία, Βαδαία, Χελκία,
36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
36Οὐουανία, Μαριμὼθ, Ἐλιασὶφ,
37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
37Ματθανία, Ματθαναΐ· καὶ ἐποίησαν
38From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,
38οἱ υἱοἱ Βανουὶ, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σεμεῒ,
39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
39καὶ Σελεμία, καὶ Νάθαν, καὶ Ἀδαΐα,
40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
40Μαχαδναβοὺ, Σεσεῒ, Σαριοὺ,
41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
41Ἐζριὴλ, καὶ Σελεμία, καὶ Σαμαρία,
42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
42καὶ Σελλοὺμ, Ἀμαρεία, Ἰωσήφ.
43And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
43Ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ναβοὺ, Ἰαὴλ, Ματθανίας, Ζαβὰδ, Ζεβεννὰς, Ἰαδαὶ, καὶ Ἰωὴλ, καὶ Βαναία.
44All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.
44Πάντες οὗτοι ἐλάβοσαν γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας, καὶ ἐγέννησαν ἐξ αὐτῶν υἱούς.
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