¹In ko je Ezra molil in pripoznaval jokaje in sklonjen na tleh pred hišo Božjo, se je zbrala k njemu iz Izraela silno velika množica mož in žen in otrok. Kajti ljudstvo je grozno jokalo.

¹And at Ezra`s praying, and at his making confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there have been gathered unto him out of Israel an assembly very great — men and women and children — for the people have wept, multiplying weeping.

²In Sekanija, sin Jehielov, iz sinov Elamovih, izpregovori in reče Ezru: Nezvesto smo ravnali proti svojemu Bogu, ker smo si jemali žene tujke iz ljudstev dežele. A zdaj je še upanje Izraelu ob tem!

²And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, `We — we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

³Sedaj torej sklenimo zavezo z Bogom svojim, da izločimo vse tiste žene in te, ki so se iz njih rodili, po svetu Gospodovem in tistih, ki trepetajo ob zapovedi Boga našega; in naj se ravna po postavi!

³and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;

⁴Vstani, ker to je tvoj posel, in mi bodemo pri tebi, bodi srčen in izvrši to!

⁴rise, for on thee [is] the matter, and we [are] with thee; be strong, and do.`

⁵Nato vstane Ezra in zapriseže poglavarje duhovnikov, levitov in vsega Izraela, da bodo storili po tej besedi. In so prisegli.

⁵And Ezra riseth, and causeth the heads of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear to do according to this word — and they swear.

⁶In Ezra vstane izpred hiše Božje in stopi v izbo Johanana, sinu Eliasibovega. In ko pride tja, ne je kruha in ne pije vode, ker je žaloval zaradi nezvestobe tistih, ki so bili iz ujetništva.

⁶And Ezra riseth from before the house of God, and goeth unto the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib; yea, he goeth there, bread he hath not eaten, and water he hath not drunk, for he is mourning because of the trespass of the removal.

⁷In so poslali oklic po Judovem in Jeruzalemu za vse sinove ujetništva, naj se zbero v Jeruzalemu.

⁷And they cause a voice to pass over into Judah and Jerusalem, to all sons of the removal, to be gathered to Jerusalem,

⁸In kdor ne pride v treh dneh, po svetu poglavarjev in starejšin, naj zapade vse imetje njegovo prokletju in bodi izključen iz zbora tistih, ki so iz ujetništva.

⁸and every one who cometh not in by the third day, according to the counsel of the heads and of the elders, all his substance is devoted, and himself separated from the assembly of the removal.

⁹Tedaj se zbero vsi možje Judovi in Benjaminovi v Jeruzalemu, v treh dneh; bilo je dvajseti dan devetega meseca. In vse ljudstvo je sedelo na široki ulici pred hišo Božjo, trepetaje zaradi te reči in od dežja.

⁹And gathered are all the men of Judah and Benjamin to Jerusalem by the third day, it [is] the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month, and all the people sit in the broad place of the house of God, trembling on account of the matter and of the showers.

¹⁰Tedaj vstane Ezra duhovnik in jih ogovori: Nezvesto ste ravnali, ker ste si vzeli žene tujke, da še pomnožite krivdo Izraelovo.

¹⁰And Ezra the priest riseth, and saith unto them, `Ye — ye have trespassed, and ye settle strange women, to add to the guilt of Israel;

¹¹Sedaj torej pripoznajte GOSPODU, očetov svojih Bogu, in storite, kar mu ugaja, ter se ločite od ljudstev dežele in od žen tujk!

¹¹and, now, make confession to Jehovah, God of your fathers, and do His good pleasure, and be separated from the peoples of the land, and from the strange women.`

¹²In ves zbor odgovori in reče z velikim glasom: Dolžni smo storiti, kakor si nam povedal!

¹²And all the assembly answer and say [with] a great voice, `Right; according to thy word — on us to do;

¹³Ali ljudstvo je veliko in vreme je deževno in ne moremo stati tu zunaj, tudi se ne da opraviti v enem dnevu ali v dveh, kajti mnogoterno smo prestopali v tej reči.

¹³but the people [are] many, and [it is] the time of showers, and there is no power to stand without, and the work [is] not for one day, nor for two, for we have multiplied to transgress in this thing.

¹⁴Postavijo naj se, prosimo, naši poglavarji za ves zbor, in vsi, ki bivajo v naših mestih, oženjeni z ženami tujkami, naj prihajajo, dokler ta reč traja, ob določenih časih in ž njimi starejšine vsakega dotičnega mesta in njega sodniki, dokler se od nas ne odvrne togota srda Boga našega. –

¹⁴`Let, we pray thee, our heads of all the assembly stand, and all who [are] in our cities, who have settled strange wives, do come in at the times appointed, and with them the elders of city and city, and its judges, till the turning back of the fury of the wrath of our God from us, for this thing.`

¹⁵Samo Jonatan, sin Asahelov, in Jahzeja, sin Tikva, sta se temu ustavljala, in Mesulam in Sabetaj levit sta jima pomagala.

¹⁵Only Jonathan son of Asahel, and Jahaziah son of Tikvah, stood against this, and Meshullam, and Shabbethai the Levite, helped them.

¹⁶In sinovi ujetništva so storili tako. In bili so izvoljeni: Ezra, duhovnik, možje, poglavarji očetovin po svojih očetovinah, in vsi po imenu. In imeli so sejo prvi dan desetega meseca, da bi preiskali to zadevo.

¹⁶And the sons of the removal do so, and Ezra the priest, [and] men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, are separated, even all of them by name, and they sit on the first day of the tenth month, to examine the matter;

¹⁷In do prvega dne prvega meseca so končno rešili vse zadeve mož, ki so vzeli žene tujke.

¹⁷and they finish with all the men who have settled strange women unto the first day of the first month.

¹⁸In našli so se med sinovi duhovnikov, ki so vzeli žene tujke: od sinov Jesua, sinu Jozadakovega, in bratov njegovih: Maaseja, Eliezer, Jarib in Gedalija.

¹⁸And there are found of the sons of the priests that have settled strange women: of the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah;

¹⁹In dali so svoje roke, da hočejo odpustiti svoje žene, in ker so bili krivi, so darovali ovna iz črede za svojo krivdo.

¹⁹and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.

²⁰In iz sinov Imerjevih: Hanani in Zebadija.

²⁰And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;

²¹In iz sinov Harimovih: Maaseja, Elija, Semaja, Jehiel in Uzija.

²¹and of the sons of Harim: Masseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah;

²²In iz sinov Pashurjevih: Eljoenaj, Maaseja, Izmael, Netanel, Jozabad in Elasa.

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

²³In iz levitov: Jozabad, Simej, Kelaja (ta je Kelita), Petahija, Juda in Eliezer.

²³And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah — he [is] Kelita, — Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

²⁴In iz pevcev: Eliasib; iz vratarjev: Salum, Telem in Uri.

²⁴And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

²⁵In iz Izraela: iz sinov Paroševih: Ramija, Izija, Malkija, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkija in Benaja.

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

²⁶In iz sinov Elamovih: Matanija, Zeharija, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremot in Elija.

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

²⁷In iz sinov Zatujevih: Eljoenaj, Eliasib, Matanija, Jeremot, Zabat in Aziza.

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

²⁸In iz sinov Bebajevih: Johanan, Hananija, Zabaj, Atlaj.

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

²⁹In iz sinov Banijevih: Mesulam, Maluk, Adaja, Jasub, Seal, Jeremot.

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

³⁰In iz sinov Pahat-moaba: Adna, Kelal, Benaja, Maaseja, Matanija, Bezalel, Binuj in Manase.

³⁰And of the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

³¹In iz sinov Harimovih: Eliezer, Išija, Malkija, Semaja, Simeon,

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

³²Benjamin, Maluk, Semarija.

³²Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

³³Iz sinov Hasumovih: Matenaj, Matata, Zabad, Elifelet, Jeremaj, Manase, Simej.

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

³⁴Iz sinov Banijevih: Maadaj, Amram in Uel,

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

³⁵Benaja, Bedeja, Keluhi,

³⁵Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhu,

³⁶Vanija, Meremot, Eliasib,

³⁶Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

³⁷Matanija, Matenaj in Jaasaj,

³⁷Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

³⁸Bani in Binuj, Simej,

³⁸and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

³⁹Selemija, Natan, Adaja,

³⁹and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

⁴⁰Maknadebaj, Sasaj, Saraj,

⁴⁰Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,

⁴¹Azarel, Selemija, Semarija,

⁴¹Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

⁴²Salum, Amarija, Jožef.

⁴²Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

⁴³Iz sinov Nebovih: Jegiel, Matitija, Zabad, Zebina, Jadaj in Joel, Benaja.Vsi ti so vzeli žene tujke in nekatere tistih žen so že rodile otroke.

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

⁴⁴Vsi ti so vzeli žene tujke in nekatere tistih žen so že rodile otroke.

⁴⁴all these have taken strange women, and there are of them women — who adopt sons.