1Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
1A keď sa to vykonalo, pristúpili ku mne kniežatá a riekli: Neoddelil sa izraelský ľud ani kňazi ani Levitovia od národov zemí, ale robia podľa ich ohavností, podľa ohavností Kananejov, Hetejov, Ferezejov, Jebuzejov, Ammoncov, Moábov, Egypťanov a Amorejov;
2For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
2lebo si pobrali, sebe aj svojim synom, z ich dcér za ženy a smiešali sa, sväté semeno, s národami zemí, a ruka kniežat a vrchnostenských osôb bola prvá v tom prestúpení.
3And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
3Keď som počul tú vec, roztrhnul som svoje rúcho i svoj plášť a trhal som si vlasy z hlavy i z brady a sedel som zdesený.
4Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
4A shromaždili sa ku mne všetci, ktorí sa triasli pred slovami Boha Izraelovho pre také prestúpenie prestehovaných, a ja som tak sedel zdesený až do večernej obeti.
5And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
5A v čas večernej obeti som vstal od ponižovania sa majúc roztrhnuté svoje rúcho i svoj plášť a kľakol som na svoje kolená a rozprestrúc svoje ruky k Hospodinovi, svojmu Bohu,
6And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
6riekol som: Môj Bože, hanbím sa a stydím pozdvihnúť, môj Bože, svoju tvár k tebe, lebo naše neprávosti sa rozmnožily tak, že sahajú až nad našu hlavu, a naše previnenie narástlo, že sahá až do neba.
7Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
7Odo dní svojich otcov sme vo veľkej vine až do tohoto dňa, a pre svoje neprávosti boli sme vydaní my, naši kráľovia i naši kňazi do ruky kráľov zemí, pod meč, do zajatia, na lúpež a v hanbu tvári, jako je tomu i dnes.
8And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
8A teraz na malú chvíľku stala sa nám milosť od Hospodina, nášho Boha, aby nám zanechal nejaký zbytok, ktorý unikol záhube, a aby nám dal kolík na mieste svojej svätosti, aby náš Bôh osvietil naše oči a aby nám dal trochu ožiť v našej porobe.
9For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
9Lebo sme boli sluhami, a náš Bôh nás neopustil v našej poddanskej službe, ale naklonil k nám milosť pred perzskými kráľmi, aby nám dal ožiť, aby sme vyzdvihli dom svojho Boha a aby sme postavili jeho pustiny, a aby nám dal plot v Judsku a v Jeruzaleme.
10And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
10A teraz čo máme povedať, po tom po všetkom, náš Bože? Lebo sme opustili tvoje prikázania,
11Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
11ktoré si prikázal skrze svojich služobníkov prorokov povediac: Zem, do ktorej idete, aby ste ju zaujali dedične, je nečistá zem pre nečistotu národov tých zemí, pre ich ohavnosti, ktorými ju naplnili od jedného konca po druhý vo svojej nečistote.
12Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
12Preto teraz nedávajte svojich dcér ich synom ani neberte ich dcér svojim synom za ženy a nehľadajte ich pokoja ani ich dobrého a tak až na veky, aby ste sa zmocnili a jedli dobré veci zeme a zanechali ju za dedičstvo svojim synom až na veky.
13And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
13A či teraz, po tom po všetkom, čo prišlo na nás pre naše zlé skutky a pre naše veľké previnenie, lebo ty, náš Bože, si zdŕžal svoj prút a netrestal si nás tak, ako by boly zaslúžily naše neprávosti, a dal si nám takto aspoň vo zbytku uniknúť záhube;
14Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
14nuž, či by sme tedy mali zase zrušiť tvoje prikázania a spriazniť sa s týmito ohavnými národami? Či by si sa potom nemal rozhnevať na nás tak, až by si nás docela zahladil, tak, že by nezostal nikto ani neuniknul?
15O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
15Hospodine, Bože Izraelov, ty si spravedlivý, lebo sme pozostali iba uniklý zbytok, ako to dnes vidieť. Hľa, sme pred tebou vo svojom previnení, lebo nemožno preto obstáť pred tebou.