¹Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on them.

¹Queßxchßutub ribeb chixjunileb saß li câhib xcaßcßâl xbe li po aßan ut queßxbânu lix ayûn. Queßxqßue li kßesnal tßicr chirixeb ut queßxqßue li poks saß xjolomeb retalil nak ra saß xchßôleb xban lix mâqueb.

²The seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

²Queßrisi ribeb saß xyânkeb li mâcuaßeb aj Israel. Queßxxakab ribeb ut queßxye: —Xomâcob lâo ut queßmâcob ajcuiß chak li kaxeßtônil yucuaß, chanqueb.

³They stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed, and worshiped Yahweh their God.

³Ut nak ac xakxôqueb saß lix naßajeb chiru oxib ôr qui-ileß xsaß li hu li tzßîbanbil cuiß li chakßrab li quiqßueheß reheb xban li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb. Ut chiru li oxib ôr chic yôqueb chixpatzßbal xcuybal xmâqueb ut queßxlokßoni li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb.

⁴Then Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani of the Levites stood up on the stairs, and cried with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.

⁴Ut chirix aßan queßnumeß chi ubej eb laj levita. Aßaneb aßin: laj Jesúa, laj Bani, laj Cadmiel, laj Sebanías, laj Buni, laj Serebías, laj Bani ut laj Quenani. Queßxyâba xcßabaß li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb chi cau xyâb xcuxeb.

⁵Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting! Bessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

⁵Laj Jesúa, laj Cadmiel, laj Bani, laj Hasabnías, laj Serebías, laj Hodías, laj Sebanías, ut laj Petaías queßxye reheb li tenamit: —Cuaclinkex. Qßuehomak xlokßal li Kâcuaß li kaDios, li kßaxal nim xcuanquil. Qßuehomak xlokßal chi junelic. Chiqßuehekß taxak xlokßal lix lokßlaj cßabaß ut chinimâk taxak ru chi junelic kße cutan.—

⁶You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.

⁶Ut laj Esdras quitijoc ut quixye: —At Kâcuaß, caßaj cuiß lâat li Dios. Mâ ani chic junak Dios. Caßaj cuiß lâat. Lâat catyîban re li choxa joß ajcuiß chixjunil li cuan chiru. Lâat catyîban re li ruchichßochß ut chixjunil li cuan chiru. Lâat catyîban re li palau joß ajcuiß chixjunil li cuan chi saß. Lâat nacaqßue xyußameb chixjunil li cßaßru cuan. Joßcan nak chixjunileb li cuanqueb saß choxa nacateßxlokßoni.

⁷You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham,

⁷At Kâcuaß Dios, lâat catsicßoc ru laj Abram ut lâat ajcuiß cat-isin chak re Ur, saß lix tenamiteb laj Caldea. Ut lâat catqßuehoc Abraham chokß xcßabaß.

⁸and found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him 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 have performed your words; for you are righteous.

⁸Lâat caqßue retal nak aßan tîc xchßôl châcuu. Joßcan nak cabânu li contrato riqßuin ut caye re nak tâqßue reheb li ralal xcßajol lix chßochßeb laj cananeo, eb laj heteo ut eb laj amorreo ut eb laj ferezeo, ut eb laj jebuseo ut eb laj gergeseo. Lâat caqßue reheb li cßaßru cayechißi re laj Abraham xban nak lâat tîc âchßôl.

⁹“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds ,

⁹Ut caqßue ajcuiß retal chanru nak yôqueb chi cßuluc raylal li kaxeßtônil yucuaß aran Egipto ut cacuabi nak queßxyâba lâ cßabaß nak cuanqueb chire li Caki Palau.

¹⁰and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and against all his servants, and against all the people of his land; for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is this day.

¹⁰Cabânu lix nînkal ru milagro sachba chßôlej rilbal re risinquil xcuanquil laj faraón, joßqueb ajcuiß li nequeßcßanjelac chiru, joßqueb ajcuiß chixjunileb laj Egipto xban nak lâat caqßue retal chanru nak queßrahobtesîc li kaxeßtônil yucuaß xbaneb. Joßcan nak chalen anakcuan naßno saß chixjunil li tenamit nak lâat nacabânu li xnînkal ru milagro.

¹¹You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.

¹¹Lâat cajach li palau chi ribil re nak chaki li chßochß teßnumekß cuiß laj Israel saß xyi li palau. Ut eb li yôqueb chitâkênc reheb re teßxchap, casach ruheb saß li haß. Chanchan nak nacuteß junak nimla pec saß xchamal li haß nak queßosoß.

¹²Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.

¹²Lâat catcßamoc be chiruheb laj Israel chi cutan riqßuin jun li chok ut chi kßek catcßamoc be chiruheb riqßuin jun li xam re nak teßril lix beheb bar yôkeb chi xic.

¹³“You came down also on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

¹³Saß xbên li tzûl Sinaí cat-âtinac riqßuineb. Toj saß choxa cacuâtinaheb chak. Caqßue lâ chakßrab reheb re nak teßcuânk saß tîquilal. Tzßakal re ru ut châbil li chakßrab li caqßue reheb.

¹⁴and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,

¹⁴Ut caqßue ajcuiß reheb li chakßrab chirix li hilobâl cutan li kßaxal lokß châcuu. Li chakßrab aßin ac quicßuteß ajcuiß chak chiruheb xban laj Moisés laj cßanjel châcuu.

¹⁵and gave them bread from the sky for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commanded them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.

¹⁵Ut nak queßtzßoca, saß choxa quichal chak li cua caqßue chixcuaßeb. Ut nak tâchakik reheb, cacuisi li haß saß li sakônac ut caqßue reheb. Caye ajcuiß reheb nak teßoc saß li naßajej li cayechißi reheb riqßuin juramento.

¹⁶“But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,

¹⁶Abanan eb li kaxeßtônil yucuaß queßxkßet lâ cuâtin. Queßxcacuubresi lix chßôleb ut incßaß queßraj rabinquil li chakßrab li caqßue reheb.

¹⁷and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.

¹⁷Incßaß queßraj xbânunquil li cßaßru caye reheb chi moco queßjulticoß reheb li xnînkal ru milagro cabânu chak reheb junxil. Queßxcacuubresi ban xchßôleb ut queßxkßetkßeti ribeb châcuu. Xban xcacuil xchßôleb queßoc xsicßbal junak re tâcßamok be chiruheb re teßsukßîk cuißchic Egipto. Abanan lâat, at Dios, kßaxal nim lâ cuyum. Incßaß nacatjoskßoß saß junpât. Kßaxal châbilat ut nacat-uxtânan u. Joßcan nak incßaß catzßektânaheb.

¹⁸Yes, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed awful blasphemies;

¹⁸Ut queßxyîb jun li cuacax oro ut queßxqßue chokß xdioseb. Queßxye nak aßan lix dioseb li qui-isin chak reheb Egipto ut cßajoß li mâusilal queßxbânu. Chi moco riqßuin aßan catzßektânaheb.

¹⁹yet you in your manifold mercies didn’t forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud didn’t depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

¹⁹Xban xnimal lâ cuusilal lâat incßaß catzßektânaheb nak yôqueb chak chi numecß saß li chaki chßochß. Lâat ban catcßamoc be chiruheb xban nak li chok incßaß quisach chiruheb nak yôqueb chi bêc chi cutan. Joßcan ajcuiß chiru kßojyîn, incßaß quisach li xam chiruheb li yô chi cßutuc lix beheb nak yôqueb chi xic.

²⁰You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and didn’t withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.

²⁰Caqßue chak lâ Santil Musikß reheb re xcßutbal lix yâlal chiruheb. Incßaß quipaltoß chiruheb lix cuaheb. Junelic catakla chak li maná re teßxcuaß. Joßcan ajcuiß li rucßaheb, incßaß quipaltoß chiruheb.

²¹“Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes didn’t grow old, and their feet didn’t swell.

²¹Caßcßâl chihab cachßolaniheb nak yôqueb chak chi numecß saß li chaki chßochß ut mâcßaß quipaltoß reheb. Li rakßeb incßaß quikßeloß chi moco li rokeb quisîpoß chi bêc.

²²Moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples, which you allotted according to their portions. So they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

²²Lâat cakßaxtesiheb li tenamit saß rukßeb rochbeneb lix reyeb. Queßrêchani chixjunil li naßajej Hesbón bar quicuan cuiß li rey Sehón, joß ajcuiß li naßajej Basán bar quicuan cuiß li rey Og.

²³You also multiplied their children as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

²³Caqßueheb chi tâmc li ralal xcßajoleb joß xqßuial li chahim chiru choxa. Ut cacßameb chi cuânc saß li naßajej li cayechißi reheb lix xeßtônil yucuaß.

²⁴“So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they pleased.

²⁴Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel queßoc saß li naßajej Canaán ut caqßueheb chi numtâc saß xbêneb li cuanqueb aran. Queßnumta saß xbêneb laj cananeo, ut saß xbêneb ajcuiß lix reyeb. Cakßaxtesiheb saß rukßeb re nak eb aßan chic teßtaklânk saß xbêneb.

²⁵They took fortified cities, and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled, became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

²⁵Eb li tenamit li caqßue reheb ac sutsûqueb saß tzßac ut yîbanbil chi us. Châbil li chßochß li caqßue reheb. Ut eb li cab li queßoc cuiß ac yîbanbil chi us ut ac yîbanbileb lix becbil haß. Ac aubil li acuîmk uvas ut olivos saß li chßochß. Ut cuan ajcuiß nabal li cheß li naxqßue ru. Ut eb laj Israel queßcuaßac chi us ut queßnujac. Queßcßojla xchßôleb xban xnimal lâ cuusilal.

²⁶“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their back, and killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.

²⁶Abanan queßxchikß âjoskßil xban nak queßxkßet lâ cuâtin. Queßxtzßektâna li chakßrab li caqßue reheb. Queßxcamsiheb li profeta li queßyehoc reheb nak teßsukßîk cuißchic âcuiqßuin. Cßajoß li mâusilal queßxbânu.

²⁷Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries.

²⁷Joßcan nak cakßaxtesiheb saß rukßeb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb ut saß rukßeb aßan nabal li raylal queßxcßul. Nak ac cuanqueb chic saß raylal queßxtzßâma xtenkßanquileb âcue. Ut lâat toj saß choxa cacuabi chak lix tijeb. Xban nak kßaxal nim lâ cuuxtân caxakabeb li ani teßcolok reheb saß rukßeb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb.

²⁸But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore left you them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies,

²⁸Abanan nak ac sa chic saß xchßôleb nak cuanqueb, nequeßoc cuißchic chixbânunquil li mâusilal châcuu. Joßcan nak nacacanabeb cuißchic saß rukßeb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb. Ut eb aßan nequeßoc cuißchic xtzßâmanquil xtenkßanquil âcue. Ut lâat xban nak kßaxal nim lâ cuusilal, toj saß choxa nacacuabi lix tijeb ut nabal sut xacoleb chiruheb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb.

²⁹and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they dealt proudly, and didn’t listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances, (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear.

²⁹Lâat caye reheb nak teßxbânu joß naxye li chakßrab. Abanan eb aßan queßxkßetkßeti rib ut incßaß queßraj xbânunquil. Incßaß queßxbânu joß caye reheb. Queßxtzßektâna ban li chakßrab. Ut li chakßrab li caqßue reheb, aßan raj quiqßuehoc xyußameb. Queßxcacuubresi ban lix chßôleb ut incßaß queßraj rabinquil li cßaßru caye reheb.

³⁰Yet many years you put up with them, and testified against them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet would they not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

³⁰Nabal chihab cacuyeb xmâqueb. Ut caqßue lâ Santil Musikß reheb lâ profeta re nak teßxchßolob lix yâlal chiruheb. Abanan incßaß queßabin. Joßcan nak cacanabeb saß rukßeb li jalan xtenamiteb.

³¹“Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you did not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.

³¹Lâat kßaxal nim lâ cuuxtân. Joßcan nak incßaß casach ruheb chi junaj cua, chi moco catzßektânaheb. Lâat kßaxal nim lâ rahom ut kßaxal nim lâ cuusilal.

³²Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, don’t let all the travail seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

³²Aßut anakcuan, at Kâcuaß, at kaDios, lâat li kßaxal nim âcuanquil. Kßaxal cau âcuib ut xiu xiu âcuu. Junelic nacabânu li cßaßru caye saß li contrato ut kßaxal nim lâ cuuxtân. Incßaß taxak tâcanâk yal chi joßcan li raylal li queßxcßul li karey, eb li nequeßcßamoc be chiku, eb laj tij, eb li kaprofeta, eb li kaxeßtônil yucuaß, joßqueb ajcuiß chixjunileb lâ cualal âcßajol. Chalen saß eb li cutan nak queßcuan lix reyeb laj Asiria ut toj anakcuan yôco chixcßulbal li raylal.

³³However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;

³³Riqßuin chixjunil li raylal li yôco chixcßulbal nacßutun lâ tîquilal xban nak xabânu joß caye. Lâat saß tîquilal nacabânu chixjunil. Abanan lâo junes mâusilal nakabânu.

³⁴neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept your law, nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies with which you testified against them.

³⁴Eb li karey, ut eb li nequeßtaklan saß kayânk, eb laj tij, ut eb li kanaß kayucuaß incßaß queßxbânu li cßaßru naxye saß li chakßrab li caqßue ke. Incßaß queßraj rabinquil li caye reheb ut incßaß queßxpâb lâ cuâtin li caqßue chokß re xkßusbaleb.

³⁵For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them, neither did they turn from their wicked works.

³⁵Lâat cacuosobtesiheb ut caqßueheb chi cuânc saß li naßajej li cayechißi reheb. Cuanqueb chic saß lix cuanquil ut cuan chic chixjunil li cßaßru reheb. Cuanqueb chic saß li nimla chßochß bar na-el cuiß chi nabal li acuîmk. Abanan usta xaqßue reheb chixjunil aßan, incßaß queßxbânu li cßaßru cacuaj lâat ut incßaß queßxcanab xbânunquil li mâusilal.

³⁶“Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we are servants in it.

³⁶Ut anakcuan chaqßue taxak retal li raylal li yôco chixcßulbal. Anakcuan lâo chic môs saß li chßochß li caqßue reheb li kaxeßtônil yucuaß re nak teßcuânk chi sa saß xchßôleb ut teßxtzaca li ru li acuîmk.

³⁷It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

³⁷Kßaxal nabal cuißchic ru li acuîmk naxqßue saß li châbil chßochß aßin. Abanan chixjunil naxic chokß re li rey li xaqßue chi taklânc saß kabên xban nak xomâcob châcuu. Eb aßan nequeßxbânu li cßaßru nequeßraj ke lâo joß ajcuiß saß xbêneb li kaquetômk ut kßaxal ra cuanco.Ut riqßuin chixjunil aßin at Kâcuaß, at kaDios, anakcuan takabânu jun li contrato âcuiqßuin ut takaxakab xcuanquil li kâtin châcuu. Takatzßîba retalil ut teßxtzßîba xcßabaßeb chiru li hu li tzßîbanbil cuiß li contrato eb li nequeßcßamoc be saß kayânk, ut eb laj levita joßqueb ajcuiß laj tij, chan saß lix tij.

³⁸Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal it.”

³⁸Ut riqßuin chixjunil aßin at Kâcuaß, at kaDios, anakcuan takabânu jun li contrato âcuiqßuin ut takaxakab xcuanquil li kâtin châcuu. Takatzßîba retalil ut teßxtzßîba xcßabaßeb chiru li hu li tzßîbanbil cuiß li contrato eb li nequeßcßamoc be saß kayânk, ut eb laj levita joßqueb ajcuiß laj tij, chan saß lix tij.