Ezra 10

ukhehitpallel ezra ukhehitvaddoto bokheh umitnappel lifne bet ha'elohim niqbetsu elayw miyyisra'el qahal rav-me'od anashim venashim viladim ki-vakhu ha'am harbeh-vekheh

While Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the House of God, a very great crowd of Israelites gathered about him, men, women, and children; the people were weeping bitterly.

vayya'an shekhanyah ven-yekhi'el mibbene (vlm) [elam] vayyomer le'ezra anakhnu ma'alnu velohenu vannoshev nashim nokhriyyot me'amme ha'arets ve'attah yesh-miqveh leyisra'el al-zot

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel of the family of Elam spoke up and said to Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God by bringing into our homes foreign women from the peoples of the land; but there is still hope for Israel despite this.

ve'attah nikhrot-berit lelohenu lehotsi khol-nashim vehannolad mehem ba'atsat adonay vehakharedim bemitsvat elohenu vekhattorah ye'aseh

Now then, let us make a covenant with our God to expel all these women and those who have been born to them, in accordance with the bidding of the Sovereign and of all who are concerned over the commandment of our God, and let the Teaching be obeyed.

qum ki-alekha haddavar va'anakhnu immakh khazaq va'aseh

Take action, for the responsibility is yours and we are with you. Act with resolve!”

vayyaqom ezra vayyashba et-sare hakkohanim haleviyyim vekhol-yisra'el la'asot kaddavar hazzeh vayyishave'u

So Ezra at once put the officers of the priests and the Levites and all Israel under oath to act accordingly, and they took the oath.

vayyaqom ezra millifne bet ha'elohim vayyelekh el-lishkat yehokhanan ben-elyashiv vayyelekh sham lekhem lo-akhal umayim lo-shatah ki mitabbel al-ma'al haggolah

Then Ezra rose from his place in front of the House of God and went into the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib; there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he was in mourning over the trespass of those who had returned from exile.

vayya'aviru qol bihudah virushalai͏m lekhol bene haggolah lehiqqavets yerushalai͏m

Then a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that all who had returned from the exile should assemble in Jerusalem,

vekhol asher lo-yavo lishloshet hayyamim ka'atsat hassarim vehazzeqenim yokhoram kol-rekhusho vehu yibbadel miqqehal haggolah

and that anyone who did not come in three days would, by decision of the officers and elders, have their property confiscated and themselves excluded from the congregation of the returning exiles.

vayyiqqavetsu khol-anshe-yehudah uvinyamin yerushalai͏m lishloshet hayyamim hu khodesh hatteshi'i be'esrim bakhodesh vayyeshevu khol-ha'am birkhov bet ha'elohim maridim al-haddavar umehaggeshamim

All the citizens of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem in three days; it was the ninth month, the twentieth of the month. All the people sat in the square of the House of God, trembling on account of the event and because of the rains.

vayyaqom ezra hakkohen vayyomer alehem attem me'altem vattoshivu nashim nokhriyyot lehosif al-ashmat yisra'el

Then Ezra the priest got up and said to them, “You have trespassed by bringing home foreign women, thus aggravating the guilt of Israel.

ve'attah tenu todah la-Adonai elohe-avotekhem va'asu retsono vehibbadelu me'amme ha'arets umin-hannashim hannokhriyyot

So now, make confession to the ETERNAL, God of your ancestors—and do God’s will by separating yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women.”

vayya'anu khol-haqqahal vayyomeru qol gadol ken (khdvrykh) [kidvarekha] alenu la'asot

The entire congregation responded in a loud voice, “We must surely do just as you say.

aval ha'am rav veha'et geshamim ve'en koakh la'amod bakhuts vehammelakhah lo-leyom ekhad velo lishnayim ki-hirbinu lifshoa baddavar hazzeh

However, many people are involved, and it is the rainy season; it is not possible to remain out in the open, nor is this the work of a day or two, because we have transgressed extensively in this matter.

ya'amdu-na sarenu lekhol-haqqahal vekhol asher be'arenu hahoshiv nashim nokhriyyot yavo le'ittim mezummanim ve'immahem ziqne-ir va'ir veshofeteha ad lehashiv kharon af-elohenu mimmennu ad laddavar hazzeh

Let our officers remain on behalf of the entire congregation, and all our townsmen who have brought home foreign women shall appear before them at scheduled times, together with the elders and judges of each town, in order to avert the burning anger of our God from us on this account.”

akh yonatan ben-asahel veyakhzeyah ven-tiqvah amedu al-zot umeshullam veshabbetay hallevi azarum

Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah remained for this purpose, assisted by Meshullam and Shabbethai, the Levites.

vayya'asu-khen bene haggolah vayyibbadelu ezra hakkohen anashim rashe ha'avot levet avotam vekhullam beshemot vayyeshevu beyom ekhad lakhodesh ha'asiri ledaryosh haddavar

The returning exiles did so. Ezra the priest and certain chiefs of the ancestral clans—all listed by name—sequestered themselves on the first day of the tenth month to study the matter.

vayekhallu vakkol anashim hahoshivu nashim nokhriyyot ad yom ekhad lakhodesh harishon

By the first day of the first month they were done with all the men who had brought home foreign women.

vayyimmatse mibbene hakkohanim asher hoshivu nashim nokhriyyot mibbene yeshua ben-yotsadaq ve'ekhayw ma'aseyah ve'eli'ezer veyariv ugedalyah

Among the priestly families who were found to have brought foreign women were Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

vayyittenu yadam lehotsi neshehem va'ashemim el-tson al-ashmatam

They gave their word to expel their wives and, acknowledging their guilt, offered a ram from the flock to expiate it.

umibbene immer khanani uzevadyah

Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;

umibbene kharim ma'aseyah ve'eliyyah ushemayah vikhi'el ve'uzziyyah

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

umibbene pashkhur elyo'enay ma'aseyah yishma'el netanel yozavad ve'elasah

of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah;

umin-haleviyyim yozavad veshimi veqelayah hu qelita petakhyah yehudah ve'eli'ezer

of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah who is Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

umin-hameshorerim elyashiv umin-hasho'arim shallum vatelem ve'uri

Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

umiyyisra'el mibbene farosh ramyah veyizziyyah umalkiyyah umiyyamin ve'elazar umalkiyyah uvenayah

Of the Israelites: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;

umibbene elam mattanyah zekharyah vikhi'el ve'avdi viremot ve'eliyyah

of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;

umibbene zattu elyo'enay elyashiv mattanyah viremot vezavad va'aziza

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

umibbene bevay yehokhanan khananyah zabbay atlay

of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

umibbene bani meshullam mallukh va'adayah yashuv ushe'al (yrmvt) [veramot]

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

umibbene pakhat mo'av adna ukhelal benayah ma'aseyah mattanyah vetsalel uvinnuy umenasheh

of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;

uvene kharim eli'ezer yishiyyah malkiyyah shemayah shimon

of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, and Shimeon;

binyamin mallukh shemaryah

also Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah;

mibbene khashum mattenay mattattah zavad elifelet yeremay menasheh shimi

of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;

mibbene vani ma'aday amram ve'u'el

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

benayah vedeyah (khlvhy) [keluhu]

also Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhu,

vaneyah meremot elyashiv

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

mattanyah mattenay (vyshv) [veya'asay]

Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai,

uvani uvinnuy shimi

Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

veshelemyah venatan va'adayah

Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

makhnadvay shashay sharay

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

azarel veshelemyahu shemaryah

Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

shallum amaryah yosef

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph;

mibbene nevo ye'i'el mattityah zavad zevina (ydv) [yadday] veyo'el benayah

of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

kol-elleh (nshy) [nase'u] nashim nokhriyyot veyesh mehem nashim vayyasimu banim

All these had married foreign women, among whom were some women who had borne children.