¹On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and there was found written in it that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;

¹Toho dňa bolo čítané z knihy Mojžišovej tak, aby počul ľud, a našlo sa v nej napísané, že Ammonita a Moábita nesmie vojsť do shromaždenia Božieho, a to tak až na veky.

²because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and with water, and had hired Balaam against them, to curse them; but our God turned the curse into blessing.

²Pretože neprišli vústrety synom Izraelovým s chlebom a s vodou. Lež najali proti nemu, proti Izraelovi, Baláma za mzdu, aby mu zlorečil. Ale náš Bôh obrátil to zlorečenie na požehnanie.

³And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

³A stalo sa, keď počuli zákon, že oddelili každého primiešaného od Izraela.

⁴And before this, Eliashib the priest, who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of our God, a kinsman of Tobijah,

⁴Ale predtým Eljašib, kňaz, daný do komory nášho Boha, blízky Tobiášov,

⁵had prepared for him a great chamber, where formerly they laid the oblations, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine and the oil, which was commanded for the Levites and the singers and the doorkeepers, and the heave-offerings of the priests.

⁵bol mu spravil veľkú komoru, kam dávali predtým obetný dar obilný, kadivo a nádoby a desatinu obilia, vína a oleja, nariadenú čiastku Levitov, spevákov a vrátnych ako aj pozdvihnutia obeť kňazov.

⁶And during all that [time] I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two-and-thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I came to the king; and after some time I obtained leave of the king.

⁶Ale kým sa to všetko dialo, nebol som v Jeruzaleme. Lebo v tridsiatom druhom roku Artaxerxa, babylonského kráľa, som bol prišiel ku kráľovi. Ale po nejakom čase som si opät vyžiadal od kráľa odísť.

⁷And I came to Jerusalem, and observed the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobijah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

⁷A tak som zase prišiel do Jeruzalema. A srozumel som tomu zlému, ktoré urobil Eljašib pre Tobiáša spraviac mu komoru vo dvoroch domu Božieho.

⁸And it grieved me much, and I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobijah out of the chamber.

⁸A veľmi sa mi to neľúbilo. A tak som vyhádzal všetko náradie domu Tobiášovho von, preč z komory.

⁹And I commanded, and they purified the chambers; and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, the oblation and the frankincense.

⁹A rozkázal som, aby očistili komory. A zase som ta vniesol nádoby domu Božieho, obetný dar obilný a kadivo.

¹⁰And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given, and that the Levites and the singers that did the work had fled every one to his field.

¹⁰A dozvedel som sa, že sa nedávaly čiastky Levitom, a že sa rozutekali každý na svoje pole, Levitovia i speváci, konajúci prácu.

¹¹Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.

¹¹Preto som prísne dohováral pohlavárom správy a riekol som: Prečo je opustený dom Boží? A shromaždiac ich postavil som ich na ich miesto.

¹²And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses.

¹²Potom donášali, celý Júda, desatinu obilia i vína i oleja do skladov.

¹³And I made storekeepers over the storehouses: Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and subordinate to them, Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were esteemed faithful, and their office was to distribute to their brethren.

¹³A ustanovil som za skladníkov nad skladmi Šelemiáša, kňaza, a Cádoka, učeného v zákone, a Pedaiáša z Levitov a im k ruke Chanána, syna Zakkúra, syna Mattaniášovho, pretože boli považovaní za verných. A ich úlohou bolo rozdeľovať ich bratom.

¹⁴Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and for the charges thereof!

¹⁴Pamätaj na mňa, môj Bože, pre to a nedaj vytrieť mojich dobrodení, ktoré som učinil na dome svojho Boha a na jeho strážach!-

¹⁵In those days I saw in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading them on asses; as also wine, grapes and figs, and all manner of burdens; and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I protested in the day on which they sold the victuals.

¹⁵V tých dňoch som videl v Judsku takých, ktorí šliapali kade hrozna v sobotu a donášali snopy a nakladali na oslov i víno, hrozná a fíky a všelijaké iné bremeno a dopravovali do Jeruzalema v sobotný deň. A svedčil som im a dohováral v deň, v ktorý predávali potraviny.

¹⁶Men of Tyre also dwelt therein, who brought fish and all manner of ware, and sold it on the sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

¹⁶Aj Týrania bývali v ňom, ktorí donášali ryby a všeličo na predaj a predávali v sobotu synom Júdovým, a to v Jeruzaleme!

¹⁷And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?

¹⁷Preto som prísne dohováral popredným Judska a povedal som im: Čo je to jaká zlá vec, ktorú robíte a poškvrňujete sobotný deň?!

¹⁸Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us and upon this city? And ye will bring more wrath against Israel by profaning the sabbath.

¹⁸Či nerobili tak aj vaši otcovia? Preto potom uviedol náš Bôh všetko toto zlé na nás i na toto mesto, a vy ešte pridávate pále hnevu na Izraela poškvrňujúc sobotu!

¹⁹And it came to pass, that when it began to be dark in the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut; and I commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath. And I set [some] of my servants at the gates, so that no burden should be brought in on the sabbath day.

¹⁹A stalo sa, že hneď, ako boly zatônené brány Jeruzalema pred sobotou, rozkázal som, aby zamkli vráta, a tiež som rozkázal, aby ich neotvorili iba až po sobote. K tomu i niektorých zo svojich služobníkov som postavil pri bránach, aby nevošlo nijaké bremeno v sobotný deň.

²⁰And the dealers and sellers of all kind of ware passed the night without Jerusalem once or twice.

²⁰A tak nocovali kramári a predavači všeličoho na predaj vonku pred Jeruzalemom raz i dva razy.

²¹And I testified against them, and said to them, Why do ye pass the night before the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth they came not on the sabbath.

²¹A svedčil som proti nim a povedal som im: Prečo vy nocujete naproti múru? Ak to urobíte ešte raz, vystriem na vás ruku.- Od toho času neprišli v sobotu.

²²And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. Remember this also for me, my God, and spare me according to thy great loving-kindness!

²²A rozkázal som Levitom, aby sa očisťovali a prichádzajúc strážili brány, aby ľudia svätili sobotný deň. I čo do toho pamätaj na mňa, môj Bože, a buď mi milostivý podľa množstva svojej milosti.-

²³In those days also I saw Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab.

²³Aj v tých dňoch som videl Židov, ktorí si boli pobrali za ženy Ašdóďanky, Ammoňanky a Moábänky.

²⁴And their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.

²⁴A tak aj ich synovia hovorili zpola ašdódsky a nevedeli hovoriť židovsky, ale hovorili podľa jazyka už či toho a či toho národa.

²⁵And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

²⁵A dohadoval som sa s nimi a zlorečil som im a bil som niektorých mužov z nich a ruval som ich a zaviazal som ich prísahou na Boha, ak reku dáte svoje dcéry ich synom alebo ak vezmete z ich dcér svojim synom alebo sebe za ženy...!

²⁶Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among the many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel; but even him did foreign wives cause to sin.

²⁶Či nezhrešil pre to aj Šalamún, kráľ Izraelov, hoci medzi tak mnohými národami nebolo kráľa jemu rovného, a bol milý svojmu Bohu, a Bôh ho ustanovil za kráľa nad celým Izraelom, a ešte aj jeho zviedly hrešiť ženy cudzozemky.

²⁷And should we hearken to you to do all this great evil, to act unfaithfully to our God by marrying foreign wives?

²⁷A či by sme mali vám povoliť, aby ste robili všetko toto veliké zlo, aby ste sa dopúšťali nevernosti proti nášmu Bohu a brali si za ženy cudzozemky?

²⁸And [one] of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; and I chased him from me.

²⁸A jeden zo synov Jojadu, syna Eljašiba, najvyššieho kňaza, bol zaťom Sanballata Choronského, a preto som ho zahnal od seba.

²⁹Remember them, my God, for they are polluters of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites!

²⁹Pamätaj na nich, môj Bože, pre poškvrnenia, ktorými poškvrnili kňazstvo a smluvu kňazstva i Levitov.

³⁰And I purified them from all foreigners, and appointed the charges of the priests and the Levites, every one in his service;

³⁰A tak som ich očistil od každého cudzozemca a ustanovil som poradie stráže pre kňazov a pre Levitov; každého som postavil do jeho práce,

³¹and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good!

³¹jako som aj určil poriadok pre nosenie dreva na ustanovené časy i pre prvotiny.- Pamätaj na mňa, môj Bože, na moje dobré!