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.

¹Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.

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.

²Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

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.

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 who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.

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

⁴Arise; for the matter belongs to you, and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it.”

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

⁵Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.

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.

⁶Then Ezra rose up from before God’s house, and went into the room of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came there, he ate no bread, nor drank water; for he mourned because of their trespass of the captivity.

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

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

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

⁸and that whoever didn’t 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 assembly of the captivity.

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.

⁹Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before God’s house, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.

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

¹⁰Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, “You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.

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

¹¹Now therefore make confession to Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.”

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

¹²Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “As you have said concerning us, so must we do.

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.

¹³But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand outside; neither is this a work of one day or two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.

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!'

¹⁴Let now our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all those who are in our cities who have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, until this matter is resolved.”

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

¹⁵Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

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.

¹⁶The children of the captivity did so. Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’ households, after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

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

¹⁷They made an end with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.

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

¹⁸Among the sons of the priests there were found who had married foreign women: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

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

¹⁹They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.

²⁰ja Immeri poegadest: Hanani ja Sebadja;

²⁰Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

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

²¹Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

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

²²Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

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

²³Of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

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

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

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

²⁵Of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

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

²⁶Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

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

²⁷Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

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

²⁸Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

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

²⁹Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.

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

³⁰Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

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

³¹Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

³²Benjamin, Malluk ja Semarja;

³²Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

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

³³Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.

³⁴ja Baani poegadest: Maadai, Amram, Uuel,

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

³⁵Benaja, Beedja, Keluuhi,

³⁵Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

³⁶Vanja, Meremot, Eljasib,

³⁶Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

³⁷Mattanja, Matnai, Jaasai,

³⁷Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,

³⁸Baani, Binnui, Simei,

³⁸and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

³⁹Selemja, Naatan, Adaja,

³⁹and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

⁴⁰Maknadbai, Saasai, Saarai,

⁴⁰Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

⁴¹Asarel, Selemja, Semarja,

⁴¹Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

⁴²Sallum, Amarja, Joosep;

⁴²Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

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

⁴³Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.

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

⁴⁴All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.