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.

¹Ja kui Esra nõnda palvetas ja tunnistas, nuttes ja maha heites Jumala koja ees, kogunes tema juurde väga suur kogudus Iisraelist, mehi, naisi ja lapsi; sest rahvaski nuttis suurt nuttu.

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.

²Ja Sekanja, Jehieli poeg Eelami poegadest, rääkis ning ütles Esrale: 'Me oleme truuduseta olnud oma Jumala vastu ja oleme võtnud võõraid naisi maa rahvaste hulgast. Aga veel nüüdki on Iisraelil selles asjas lootust.

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.

³Tehkem nüüd oma Jumalaga leping, et me saadame ära kõik naised ja kes neist on sündinud, vastavalt Issanda ja nende otsusele, kes kardavad meie Jumala käsku; ja seda tehtagu Seaduse põhjal.

⁴Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

⁴Tõuse üles, sest see on sinu asi, aga meiegi oleme sinuga! Ole kindel ja tegutse!'

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.

⁵Siis Esra tõusis ja vannutas preestreid, leviite ja kogu Iisraeli, et nad teeksid selle sõna järgi; ja nad andsid vande.

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.

⁶Ja Esra tõusis Jumala koja esiselt ning läks Joohanani, Eljasibi poja kambrisse; ta läks sinna, ei söönud leiba ega joonud vett, sest ta leinas vangisolnute jumalavallatuse pärast.

⁷And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

⁷Ja kõigile vangisolnuile kuulutati Juudas ja Jeruusalemmas, et nad koguneksid Jeruusalemma,

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.

⁸aga kes kolme päeva jooksul ei tule, vastavalt vürstide ja vanemate otsusele, selle kogu varandus pannakse vande alla ja ta ise eraldatakse vangide kogudusest.

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.

⁹Siis kogunesid kõik Juuda ja Benjamini mehed Jeruusalemma kolmandaks päevaks, mis oli üheksanda kuu kahekümnes päev; ja kõik rahvas istus Jumala koja väljakul, värisedes selle asja ja vihmahoogude pärast.

¹⁰And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

¹⁰Ja preester Esra tõusis ning ütles neile: 'Te olete olnud jumalavallatud ja olete enestele võtnud võõraid naisi, lisades nõnda Iisraelile süüd!

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.

¹¹Aga nüüd tunnistage seda Issandale, oma vanemate Jumalale, ja tehke tema tahtmist: lahutage endid maa rahvaist ja võõrastest naistest!'

¹²Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

¹²Ja kogudus vastas ning ütles suure häälega: 'Meie kohus on teha nõnda, nagu sa oled öelnud!

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.

¹³Aga rahvast on palju, ja on vihmaaeg, nõnda et väljas ei saa seista. Ka ei ole see ühe või kahe päeva töö, sest me oleme selles asjas rohkesti üle astunud.

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.

¹⁴Meie vürstid esindagu nüüd tervet kogudust, ja kõik, kes on meie linnades võtnud võõrad naised, peavad tulema määratud aegadel, ja koos nendega iga linna vanemad ja kohtumõistjad, kuni meie Jumala tuline viha selle asja pärast meist on ära pöördunud!'

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.

¹⁵Ainult Joonatan, Asaeli poeg, ja Jahseja, Tikva poeg, astusid üles selle vastu, ning Mesullam ja leviit Sabbetai toetasid neid.

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.

¹⁶Aga vangisolnud tegid nõnda, ja preester Esra valis mehi, perekondade peamehi, vastavalt nende perekondadele, kõiki nimeliselt nimetades; ja need istusid maha kümnenda kuu esimesel päeval seda asja uurima.

¹⁷And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

¹⁷Ja esimese kuu esimesel päeval said nad valmis kõigi meestega, kes olid enestele võtnud võõrad naised.

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.

¹⁸Preestrite poegadest, kes olid võtnud võõrad naised, leiti: Jeesua, Joosadaki poja poegadest ja tema vendadest: Maaseja, Elieser, Jaarib ja Gedalja,

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.

¹⁹kes andsid käe, et nad saadavad ära oma naised; ja nende süü eest oli süüohvriks üks jäär;

²⁰And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.

²⁰ja Immeri poegadest: Hanani ja Sebadja;

²¹And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

²¹ja Haarimi poegadest: Maaseja, Eelija, Semaja, Jehiel ja Ussija;

²²And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

²²ja Pashuri poegadest: Eljoenai, Maaseja, Ismael, Netaneel, Joosabad ja Elasa.

²³Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

²³Ja leviitidest: Joosabad, Simei, Kelaaja, see on Keliita, Petahja, Juuda ja Elieser.

²⁴Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

²⁴Ja lauljaist: Eljasib; ja väravahoidjaist: Sallum, Telem ja Uuri.

²⁵Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

²⁵Ja Iisraelist: Parosi poegadest: Ramja, Jissija, Malkija, Miijamin, Eleasar, Malkija ja Benaja;

²⁶And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

²⁶ja Eelami poegadest: Mattanja, Sakarja, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremot ja Eelija;

²⁷And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

²⁷ja Sattu poegadest: Eljoenai, Eljasib, Mattanja, Jeremot, Saabad ja Asiisa;

²⁸Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

²⁸ja Beebai poegadest: Joohanan, Hananja, Sabbai ja Atlai;

²⁹And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

²⁹ja Baani poegadest: Mesullam, Malluk, Adaja, Jaasub, Seal ja Jeremot;

³⁰And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

³⁰ja Pahat-Moabi poegadest: Adna, Kelal, Benaja, Maaseja, Mattanja, Betsalel, Binnui ja Manasse;

³¹And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

³¹ja Haarimi poegadest: Elieser, Jissija, Malkija, Semaja, Siimeon,

³²Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

³²Benjamin, Malluk ja Semarja;

³³Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

³³ja Haasumi poegadest: Matnai, Mattatta, Saabad, Elifelet, Jeremai, Manasse ja Simei;

³⁴Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

³⁴ja Baani poegadest: Maadai, Amram, Uuel,

³⁵Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,

³⁵Benaja, Beedja, Keluuhi,

³⁶Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

³⁶Vanja, Meremot, Eljasib,

³⁷Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

³⁷Mattanja, Matnai, Jaasai,

³⁸And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

³⁸Baani, Binnui, Simei,

³⁹And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

³⁹Selemja, Naatan, Adaja,

⁴⁰Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

⁴⁰Maknadbai, Saasai, Saarai,

⁴¹Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

⁴¹Asarel, Selemja, Semarja,

⁴²Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

⁴²Sallum, Amarja, Joosep;

⁴³Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

⁴³ja Nebo poegadest: Jeiel, Mattitja, Saabad, Sebina, Jaddai, Joel ja Benaja.

⁴⁴All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

⁴⁴Need kõik olid võtnud võõrad naised, ja osa neist naistest oli sünnitanud lapsi.