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.
1認罪禱告的結果以斯拉禱告、認罪、哭泣，俯伏在 神的殿前的時候，有一大群以色列人，包括男女小孩，在他面前聚集；眾人也都痛哭。
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.
2屬以攔的子孫、耶歇的兒子示迦尼對以斯拉說：“我們對 神不忠，娶了這地這外族女子為妻。雖然這樣，以色列現在還有希望。
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.
3現在，我們應當與我們的 神立約，按著我主和那些因我們 神的誡命而戰兢的人所議定的，照著律法而行，送走這些妻子和她們所生的兒女。
4Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
4你起來！因為這事全在你身上，我們支持你，你當堅強地去作。”
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.
5於是以斯拉起來，使祭司首領、利未人和以色列眾人起誓要照著這話去行；他們就起誓。
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.
6以斯拉就從 神的殿前起來，走進以利亞實的兒子約哈難的屋裡去；他在那裡不吃飯，也不喝水，因為他為了被擄歸回的人的不忠而悲傷。
7And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
7於是，領袖們就在猶大和耶路撒冷向所有被擄歸回的人發出通告，叫他們到耶路撒冷聚集。
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.
8所有不照著眾領袖和眾長老所議定，在三日之內來到的人，所有的財物都要充公，也要從被擄歸回之人的會中被逐出。
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.
9於是猶大和便雅憫眾人，三日之內都在耶路撒冷聚集，那時是九月二十日，眾人坐在 神殿的廣場上；因為這事，又因為天下大雨的緣故，大家就都戰慄發抖。
10And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
10以斯拉祭司站起來，對他們說：“你們對 神不忠，娶了外族的女子為妻，增添了以色列的罪過。
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.
11現在你們要向耶和華你們列祖的 神認罪，遵行他所喜悅的旨意，與這地的民族和外族的女子分離。”
12Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
12全體會眾都大聲回答說：“你怎麼說，我們就怎麼行。
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.
13可是人太多，又逢下大雨的季節，我們不能停留在外面；這又不是一兩天可以完成的事，因為我們很多人在這事上犯了罪！
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.
14讓我們的領袖代表全體會眾站在耶和華面前，所有在我們的城中娶了外族女子為妻的人，也都要在指定的日期，與本城的長老和審判官一起來，解決了這事，好使 神因這事所發的烈怒離開我們。”
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.
15只有亞撒黑的兒子約拿單和特瓦的兒子雅哈謝起來反對這提議，還有米書蘭和利未人沙比太支持他們。
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.
16於是，被擄歸回的人就這樣行。以斯拉祭司提名選派了一些人，他們是各宗族的族長，他們在十月初一坐下來查辦這事。
17And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
17直到正月初一，他們才完成審查所有娶了外族的女子為妻的人。
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.
18娶異族女子為妻者的名單在祭司子孫中，娶了外族的女子為妻的有耶書亞的子孫，約薩達的兒子和他的兄弟瑪西雅、以利以謝、雅立、基大利。
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.
19他們舉手起誓要送走他們的妻子，並獻贖罪祭。他們就獻上一隻公綿羊，作他們的贖罪祭。
20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
20音麥的子孫中，有哈拿尼和西巴第雅。
21And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
21哈琳的子孫中，有瑪西雅、以利雅、示瑪雅、耶歇和烏西雅。
22And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
22巴施戶珥的子孫中，有以利約乃、瑪西雅、以實瑪利、拿坦業、約撒拔和以利亞撒。
23Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
23利未人中有約撒拔、示每、基拉雅（又叫基利他），還有毗他希雅、猶大和以利以謝。
24Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
24歌唱者中，有以利亞實。守門的人中，有沙龍、提聯和烏利。
25Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
25屬以色列人的巴錄的子孫中，有拉米、耶西雅、瑪基雅、米雅民、以利亞撒、瑪基雅、比拿雅。
26And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
26以攔的子孫中，有瑪他尼、撒迦利亞、耶歇、押底、耶利末和以利雅。
27And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
27薩土的子孫中，有以利約乃、以利亞實、瑪他尼、耶利末、撒拔和亞西撒。
28Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
28比拜的子孫中，有約哈難、哈拿尼雅、薩拜和亞勒。
29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
29巴尼的子孫中，有米書蘭、瑪鹿、亞大雅、雅述、示押和耶利末。
30And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
30巴哈．摩押的子孫中，有阿底拿、基拉、比拿雅、瑪西雅、瑪他尼、比撒列、賓內和瑪拿西。
31And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
31哈琳的子孫中，有以利以謝、伊示雅、瑪基雅、示瑪雅、西緬、
32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
32便雅憫、瑪鹿和示瑪利雅。
33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
33哈順的子孫中，有瑪特乃、瑪達他、撒拔、以利法列、耶利買、瑪拿西和示每。
34Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
34巴尼的子孫中，有瑪代、暗蘭、烏益、
35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
35比拿雅、比底雅、基祿、
36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
36瓦尼雅、米利末、以利亞實、
37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
37瑪他尼、瑪特乃、雅掃、
38And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
38巴尼、賓內、示每、
39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
39示利米雅、拿單、亞大雅、
40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
40瑪拿底拜、沙賽、沙賴、
41Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
41亞薩利、示利米雅、示瑪利雅、
42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
42沙龍、亞瑪利雅、約瑟。
43Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
43尼波的子孫中，有耶利、瑪他提雅、撒拔、西比拿、雅玳、約珥和比拿雅。
44All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
44這些人都娶了外族的女子為妻，但他們都把妻子和兒女送走了（本節經文殘缺，意義難確定，或譯︰“有的妻子也生了兒女”）。