¹And in the twenty and fourth day of this month have the sons of Israel been gathered, with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth upon them;

¹Ja sellesama kuu kahekümne neljandal päeval kogunesid Iisraeli lapsed paastuma, kotiriided seljas ja mulda pea peal.

²and the seed of Israel are separated from all sons of a stranger, and stand and confess concerning their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers,

²Ja Iisraeli sugu lahutas enese kõigist muulastest, astus ette ja tunnistas oma patte ning oma vanemate süütegusid.

³and rise up on their station, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth of the day, and a fourth they are confessing and bowing themselves to Jehovah their God.

³Siis nad tõusid oma kohal püsti ja lugesid Issanda, oma Jumala Seaduse raamatut kolm tundi; ja kolm tundi tunnistasid nad patte ning kummardasid Issandat, oma Jumalat.

⁴And there stand up on the ascent, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, Chenani, and they cry with a loud voice unto Jehovah their God.

⁴Ja Jeesua, Baani, Kadmiel, Sebanja, Bunni, Seerebja, Baani ja Kenani läksid üles leviitide lavale ja hüüdsid suure häälega Issanda, oma Jumala poole.

⁵And the Levites say, [even] Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, `Rise, bless Jehovah your God, from the age unto the age, and they bless the name of Thine honour that [is] exalted above all blessing and praise.

⁵Ja leviidid Jeesua, Kadmiel, Baani, Hasabneja, Seerebja, Hoodija, Sebanja ja Petahja ütlesid: 'Tõuske üles ja kiitke Issandat, oma Jumalat, igavesest ajast igavesti, ja õnnistage tema aulist nime, mis on ülem kui kõik kiitus ja ülistus!

⁶Thou [art] He, O Jehovah, Thyself — Thou hast made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all their host, the earth and all that [are] on it, the seas and all that [are] in them, and Thou art keeping all of them alive, and the host of the heavens to Thee are bowing themselves.

⁶Sina üksi oled Issand, sina oled teinud taeva, taevaste taevad ja kõik nende väe, maa ja kõik, mis selle peal on, mered ja kõik, mis neis on. Sina annad neile kõigile elu ja taevavägi kummardab sind.

⁷`Thou [art] He, O Jehovah God, who didst fix on Abraham, and didst bring him out from Ur of the Chaldeans, and didst make his name Abraham,

⁷Sina, Issand, oled Jumal, kes valis Aabrami ja tõi tema kaldealaste Uurist ning pani temale nimeks Aabraham.

⁸and didst find his heart stedfast before Thee, so as to make with him the covenant, to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give [it] to his seed. `And Thou dost establish Thy words, for Thou [art] righteous,

⁸Sina leidsid tema südame sinu ees ustava olevat ja sa tegid temaga lepingu, et sa annad tema soole kaananlaste, hettide, emorlaste, perislaste, jebuuslaste ja girgaaslaste maa. Ja sa pidasid oma sõna, sest sina oled õige.

⁹and dost see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry hast heard by the sea of Suph,

⁹Sina nägid meie vanemate viletsust Egiptuses ja kuulsid nende kisendamist Kõrkjamere ääres.

¹⁰and dost give signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land, for Thou hast known that they have acted proudly against them, and Thou makest to Thee a name as [at] this day.

¹⁰Sina tegid tunnustähti ja imetegusid vaarao ja kõigi tema sulaste ja kogu tema maa rahva kallal, sest sa teadsid, et nad nende vastu ülbed olid olnud, ja sa tegid enesele nime, nagu see tänapäevalgi on.

¹¹And the sea Thou hast cleaved before them, and they pass over into the midst of the sea on the dry land, and their pursuers Thou hast cast into the depths, as a stone, into the strong waters.

¹¹Sina lõhestasid nende ees mere ja nad läksid kuiva mööda mere keskelt läbi; aga nende tagaajajad sa viskasid sügavustesse otsekui kivi võimsasse vette.

¹²And by a pillar of cloud Thou hast led them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night, to lighten to them the way in which they go.

¹²Sina juhtisid neid pilvesambas päeval ja tulesambas öösel, et valgustada neile teed, mida nad pidid käima.

¹³`And on mount Sinai Thou hast come down, even to speak with them from the heavens, and Thou dost give to them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commands.

¹³Ja sa tulid alla Siinai mäele ja rääkisid nendega taevast ning andsid neile õiged seadlused, tõsised õpetused, head määrused ja käsud.

¹⁴And Thy holy sabbath Thou hast made known to them, and commands, and statutes, and law, Thou hast commanded for them, by the hand of Moses Thy servant;

¹⁴Sina tegid neile teatavaks oma püha hingamispäeva ja sa andsid neile käsud, määrused ja Seaduse oma sulase Moosese läbi.

¹⁵and bread from the heavens Thou hast given to them for their hunger, and water from a rock hast brought out to them for their thirst, and dost say to them to go in to possess the land that Thou hast lifted up Thy hand to give to them.

¹⁵Sina andsid neile taevast leiba, kui neil oli nälg, ja lasksid neile kaljust vett voolata, kui neil oli janu. Ja sa käskisid neid minna pärima maad, mille sa kätt tõstes olid lubanud neile anda.

¹⁶`And they and our fathers have acted proudly, and harden their neck, and have not hearkened unto Thy commands,

¹⁶Aga nemad, meie vanemad, läksid ülbeks, olid kangekaelsed ega kuulnud su käske.

¹⁷yea, they refuse to hearken, and have not remembered Thy wonders that Thou hast done with them, and harden their neck and appoint a head, to turn back to their service, in their rebellion; and Thou [art] a God of pardons, gracious, and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and hast not forsaken them.

¹⁷Nad tõrkusid kuulmast ega tuletanud meelde sinu imetegusid, mis sa neile olid teinud, vaid olid kangekaelsed ja oma tõrksuses võtsid nad pähe oma orjapõlve tagasi minna. Aga sina oled andeksandja Jumal, armuline ja halastaja, pika meelega ja rikas heldusest; sina ei jätnud neid maha.

¹⁸`Also, when they have made to themselves a molten calf, and say, this [is] thy god that brought thee up out of Egypt, and do great despisings,

¹⁸Kuigi nad tegid endile valatud vasika ja ütlesid: 'See on su jumal, kes sind Egiptusest välja tõi!' ja kuigi nad suuri teotusi korda saatsid,

¹⁹and Thou, in Thine abundant mercies, hast not forsaken them in the wilderness — the pillar of the cloud hath not turned aside from off them by day, to lead them in the way, and the pillar of the fire by night, to give light to them and the way in which they go.

¹⁹ei jätnud sina siiski neid kõrbes maha oma suure halastuse pärast. Pilvesammas ei lahkunud neist päeval, juhatamast neid teekonnal, ega tulesammas öösel, valgustamast neile teed, mida nad käisid.

²⁰`And Thy good Spirit Thou hast given, to cause them to act wisely; and Thy manna Thou hast not withheld from their mouth, and water Thou hast given to them for their thirst,

²⁰Sina andsid neile oma hea Vaimu, et neid targaks teha, oma mannat sa ei keelanud nende suudele ja andsid neile vett, kui neil oli janu.

²¹and forty years Thou hast nourished them in a wilderness; they have not lacked; their garments have not worn out, and their feet have not swelled.

²¹Nelikümmend aastat toitsid sa neid kõrbes, neil ei puudunud midagi, ei kulunud nende riided ega paistetanud jalad.

²²`And Thou givest to them kingdoms, and peoples, and dost apportion them to the corner, and they possess the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

²²Ja sa andsid neile kuningriigid ja rahvad ning jagasid need jaokaupa: nõnda pärisid nad Siihoni maa, Hesboni kuninga maa, ja Oogi, Baasani kuninga maa.

²³And their sons Thou hast multiplied as the stars of the heavens, and bringest them in unto the land that Thou hast said to their fathers to go in to possess.

²³Ja sa tegid nende lapsed paljuks nagu taevatähed ja viisid nad maale, mille kohta sa nende vanemaile olid öelnud, et nad lähevad seda pärima.

²⁴`And the sons come in, and possess the land, and Thou humblest before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and givest them into their hand, and their kings, and the peoples of the land, to do with them according to their pleasure.

²⁴Ja lapsed tulid ning pärisid maa, ja sina alandasid nende ees maa elanikud, kaananlased, ja andsid nad nende kätte, nende kuningad ja maa rahvad, et nad talitaksid nendega, nagu neile meeldib.

²⁵And they capture fenced cities, and fat ground, and possess houses full of all good, digged-wells, vineyards, and olive-yards, and fruit-trees in abundance, and they eat, and are satisfied, and become fat, and delight themselves in Thy great goodness.

²⁵Ja nad vallutasid kindlustatud linnad ja rammusa maa ning pärisid kojad, mis olid täis kõike head, suurel hulgal raiutud kaevusid, viinamägesid, õlipuid ja viljapuid. Nad sõid, nende kõht sai täis, nad läksid lihavaks ja elasid hästi sinu suure headuse tõttu.

²⁶`And they are disobedient, and rebel against Thee, and cast Thy law behind their back, and Thy prophets they have slain, who testified against them, to bring them back unto Thee, and they do great despisings,

²⁶Ometi olid nad tõrksad ja hakkasid sulle vastu, heitsid sinu Seaduse selja taha ja tapsid sinu prohvetid, kes neid manitsesid sinu juurde tagasi pöörduma; ja nad saatsid korda suuri teotusi.

²⁷and Thou givest them into the hand of their adversaries, and they distress them, and in the time of their distress they cry unto Thee, and Thou, from the heavens, dost hear, and, according to Thine abundant mercies, dost give to them saviours, and they save them out of the hand of their adversaries.

²⁷Seepärast sa andsid nad nende vaenlaste kätte ja need rõhusid neid. Aga sel ajal, kui neil kitsas käes oli, kisendasid nad sinu poole ja sina kuulsid taevast ning andsid neile oma suure halastuse pärast päästjaid, kes päästsid nad nende vaenlaste käest.

²⁸`And when they have rest, they turn back to do evil before Thee, and Thou dost leave them in the hand of their enemies, and they rule over them; and they turn back, and call Thee, and Thou from the heavens dost hear, and dost deliver them, according to Thy mercies, many times,

²⁸Aga kui nad said hingata, siis nad tegid jälle kurja sinu ees. Ja sina jätsid nad nende vaenlaste kätte, et need valitseksid nende üle. Aga kui nad jälle sind hüüdsid, siis sa kuulsid taevast ja päästsid nad oma halastuse pärast palju kordi.

²⁹and dost testify against them, to bring them back unto Thy law; and they — they have acted proudly, and have not hearkened to Thy commands, and against Thy judgments have sinned, — which man doth and hath lived in them — and they give a refractory shoulder, and their neck have hardened, and have not hearkened.

²⁹Ja sa manitsesid neid tagasi pöörduma sinu Seaduse juurde, aga nemad olid ülbed ega kuulnud su käske, vaid patustasid su seadluste vastu, mida inimene peab täitma, et ellu jääda, ja pöörasid tõrksalt selja ning olid kangekaelsed ega kuulnud mitte.

³⁰`And Thou drawest over them many years, and testifiest against them by Thy Spirit, by the hand of Thy prophets, and they have not given ear, and Thou dost give them into the hand of peoples of the lands,

³⁰Sa kannatasid nendega palju aastaid ja manitsesid neid oma Vaimu läbi oma prohvetite kaudu, aga nad ei pannud seda tähele; seepärast sa andsid nad teiste maade rahvaste kätte.

³¹and in Thine abundant mercies Thou hast not made them a consumption, nor hast forsaken them; for a God, gracious and merciful, [art] Thou.

³¹Aga oma suure halastuse pärast ei teinud sa neile lõppu ega jätnud neid maha, sest sina oled armuline ja halastaja Jumal!

³²`And now, O our God — God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful, keeping the covenant and the kindness — let not all the travail that hath found us be little before Thee, for our kings, for our heads, and for our priests, and for our prophets, and for our fathers, and for all Thy people, from the days of the kings of Asshur unto this day;

³²Ja nüüd, meie Jumal, suur, vägev ja kartustäratav Jumal, kes peab lepingut ja osutab heldust: ära pea väheseks kõike seda kannatust, mis on tabanud meid, meie kuningaid, meie vürste, meie preestreid, meie prohveteid, meie vanemaid ja kogu su rahvast Assuri kuningate päevist kuni tänapäevani!

³³and Thou [art] righteous concerning all that hath come upon us, for truth Thou hast done, and we have done wickedly;

³³Sina oled õiglane kõiges, mis meie peale on tulnud, sest sina oled osutanud ustavust, meie aga oleme olnud õelad.

³⁴and our kings, our heads, our priests, and our fathers, have not done Thy law, nor attended unto Thy commands, and to Thy testimonies, that Thou hast testified against them;

³⁴Jah, meie kuningad, meie vürstid, meie preestrid ja meie vanemad ei ole teinud su Seaduse järgi, ei ole tähele pannud su käske ja manitsusi, millega sa neid manitsesid.

³⁵and they, in their kingdom, and in Thine abundant goodness, that Thou hast given to them, and in the land, the large and the fat, that Thou hast set before them, have not served Thee, nor turned back from their evil doings.

³⁵Nad ei teeninud sind oma kuningriigis, hoolimata sinu suurest headusest, mida sa neile osutasid, ja hoolimata avarast ja rammusast maast, mille sa neile olid andnud, ega pöördunud oma kurjadest tegudest.

³⁶`Lo, we — to-day — [are] servants, and the land that Thou hast given to our fathers, to eat its fruit and its good — lo, we [are] servants on it,

³⁶Vaata, me oleme nüüd sulased. Maal, mille sa andsid meie vanemaile, et nad sööksid selle vilja ja häid asju, vaata, seal me oleme sulased.

³⁷and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we [are] in great distress.

³⁷Selle rikkalik saak läheb neile kuningaile, keda sa meie pattude pärast oled pannud meie üle; nemad valitsevad meie ihu ja meie karjade üle, nagu neile meeldib, ja meie oleme suures hädas.'

³⁸And for all this we are making a stedfast covenant, and are writing, and over him who is sealed [are] our heads, our Levites, our priests.`