نَحَمْيَا 13

١ 1 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ قُرِئَ فِي سِفْرِ مُوسَى فِي آذَانِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَوُجِدَ مَكْتُوبًا فِيهِ أَنَّ عَمُّونِيًّا وَمُوآبِيًّا لَا يَدْخُلُ فِي جَمَاعَةِ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Forsothe in that dai it was red in the book of Moises, in heryng of the puple; and it was foundun writun ther ynne, that Amonytis and Moabitis owen not entre in to the chirche of God til in to with outen ende;

٢ 2 لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُلَاقُوا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْخُبْزِ وَٱلْمَاءِ، بَلِ ٱسْتَأْجَرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ بَلْعَامَ لِكَيْ يَلْعَنَهُمْ، وَحَوَّلَ إِلَهُنَا ٱللَّعْنَةَ إِلَى بَرَكَةٍ.

for thei metten not the sones of Israel with breed and watir, and thei hiriden ayens the sones of Israel Balaam, for to curse hem; and oure God turnede the cursyng in to blessyng.

٣ 3 وَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ٱلشَّرِيعَةَ فَرَزُوا كُلَّ ٱللَّفِيفِ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Sotheli it was doon, whanne `thei hadden herd the lawe, thei departiden ech alien fro Israel.

٤ 4 وَقَبْلَ هَذَا كَانَ أَلْيَاشِيبُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلْمُقَامُ عَلَى مِخْدَعِ بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا قَرَابَةُ طُوبِيَّا،

And upon these thingis Eliasib, the prest, `was blameful, that was the souereyn in the tresorie of the hows of oure God, and was the neiybore of Tobie.

٥ 5 قَدْ هَيَّأَ لَهُ مِخْدَعًا عَظِيمًا حَيْثُ كَانُوا سَابِقًا يَضَعُونَ ٱلتَّقْدِمَاتِ وَٱلْبَخُورَ وَٱلْآنِيَةَ، وَعُشْرَ ٱلْقَمْحِ وَٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ، فَرِيضَةَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ وَٱلْمُغَنِّينَ وَٱلْبَوَّابِينَ، وَرَفِيعَةَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ.

Therfor he made to him a grete treserie, `that is, in the hows of God; and men kepynge yiftis, and encence, and vessels, and the tithe of wheete, of wyn, and of oile, the partis of dekenes, and of syngeris, and of porteris, and the firste fruytis of prestis, `weren there bifor him.

٦ 6 وَفِي كُلِّ هَذَا لَمْ أَكُنْ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنِّي فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلِٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَٱلثَّلَاثِينَ لِأَرْتَحْشَسْتَا مَلِكِ بَابِلَ دَخَلْتُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَبَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ ٱسْتَأْذَنْتُ مِنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ

Forsothe in alle these thingis Y was not in Jerusalem; for in the two and thrittithe yeer of Artaxerses, kyng of Babiloyne, Y cam to the kyng, and in the ende of daies Y preiede the kyng.

٧ 7 وَأَتَيْتُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَفَهِمْتُ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ أَلْيَاشِيبُ لِأَجْلِ طُوبِيَّا، بِعَمَلِهِ لَهُ مِخْدَعًا فِي دِيَارِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ.

And Y cam in to Jerusalem, and Y vndurstood the yuel, which Eliasib hadde do to Tobie, to make to hym a tresour in the porchis of Goddis hows; and to me it semede ful yuel.

٨ 8 وَسَاءَنِي ٱلْأَمْرُ جِدًّا، وَطَرَحْتُ جَمِيعَ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ طُوبِيَّا خَارِجَ ٱلْمِخْدَعِ،

And Y castide forth the vessels of the hows of Tobie out of the tresorie;

٩ 9 وَأَمَرْتُ فَطَهَّرُوا ٱلْمَخَادِعَ، وَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهَا آنِيَةَ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ مَعَ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ وَٱلْبَخُورِ.

and Y comaundide, and thei clensiden the tresories; and Y brouyte ayen there the vessels of Goddis hous, sacrifice, and encence.

١٠ 10 وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ أَنْصِبَةَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ لَمْ تُعْطَ، بَلْ هَرَبَ ٱللَّاَوِيُّونَ وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ عَامِلُو ٱلْعَمَلِ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى حَقْلِهِ.

And Y knew that the partes of dekenes weren not youun, and that ech man of the dekenes and of the syngeris, and of hem that mynystriden hadde fledde in to his cuntrei;

١١ 11 فَخَاصَمْتُ ٱلْوُلَاةَ وَقُلْتُ: «لِمَاذَا تُرِكَ بَيْتُ ٱللهِ؟» فَجَمَعْتُهُمْ وَأَوْقَفْتُهُمْ فِي أَمَاكِنِهِمْ.

and Y dide the cause ayens magistratis, and Y seide, Whi `forsaken we the hous of God? And Y gaderide hem togidere, `that is, dekenes and mynystris `that hadden go awei, and Y made hem to stonde in her stondyngis.

١٢ 12 وَأَتَى كُلُّ يَهُوذَا بِعُشْرِ ٱلْقَمْحِ وَٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ إِلَى ٱلْمَخَازِنِ،

And al Juda brouyte the tithe of wheete, of wiyn, and of oile, in to bernes.

١٣ 13 وَأَقَمْتُ خَزَنَةً عَلَى ٱلْخَزَائِنِ: شَلَمْيَا ٱلْكَاهِنَ وَصَادُوقَ ٱلْكَاتِبَ وَفَدَايَا مِنَ ٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ، وَبِجَانِبِهِمْ حَانَانَ بْنُ زَكُّورَ بْنِ مَتَّنْيَا لِأَنَّهُمْ حُسِبُوا أُمَنَاءَ، وَكَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَقْسِمُوا عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِمْ.

And we ordeyneden on the bernes, Selemye, the prest, and Sadoch, the writere, and Phadaie, of the dekenes, and bisidis hem, Anan, the sone of Zaccur, the sone of Mathanye; for thei weren preued feithful men, and the partis of her britheren weren bitakun to hem.

١٤ 14 ٱذْكُرْنِي ياإِلَهِي مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا، وَلَا تَمْحُ حَسَنَاتِي ٱلَّتِي عَمِلْتُهَا نَحْوَ بَيْتِ إِلَهِي وَنَحْوَ شَعَائِرِهِ.

My God, haue mynde of me for this thing, and do thou not awei my merciful doyngis, whiche Y dide in the hows of my God, and in hise cerymonyes.

١٥ 15 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ رَأَيْتُ فِي يَهُوذَا قَوْمًا يَدُوسُونَ مَعَاصِرَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ، وَيَأْتُونَ بِحُزَمٍ وَيُحَمِّلُونَ حَمِيرًا، وَأَيْضًا يَدْخُلُونَ أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ بِخَمْرٍ وَعِنَبٍ وَتِينٍ وَكُلِّ مَا يُحْمَلُ، فَأَشْهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ بَيْعِهِمِ ٱلطَّعَامَ.

Yn tho daies Y siy in Juda men tredinge pressours in the sabat, `men bryngynge hepis, and chargynge on assis wiyn, and grapis, and figis, and al birthun, and `bringynge in to Jerusalem in the dai of sabat; and Y witnesside to hem, that thei schulden sille in the dai, in which it was leueful to sille.

١٦ 16 وَٱلصُّورِيُّونَ ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ بِهَا كَانُوا يَأْتُونَ بِسَمَكٍ وَكُلِّ بِضَاعَةٍ، وَيَبِيعُونَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ لِبَنِي يَهُوذَا وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And men of Tire dwelliden `in it, and brouyten in fischis, and alle thingis set to sale, and thei selden `in the sabatis to the sones of Juda and of Jerusalem.

١٧ 17 فَخَاصَمْتُ عُظَمَاءَ يَهُوذَا وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «مَا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلْقَبِيحُ ٱلَّذِي تَعْمَلُونَهُ وَتُدَنِّسُونَ يَوْمَ ٱلسَّبْتِ؟

And Y rebuykide the principal men of Juda, and Y seide to hem, What is this yuel thing which ye doen, and maken vnhooli the daie of the sabat?

١٨ 18 أَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ آبَاؤُكُمْ هَكَذَا فَجَلَبَ إِلَهُنَا عَلَيْنَا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ، وَعَلَى هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ؟ وَأَنْتُمْ تَزِيدُونَ غَضَبًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ تُدَنِّسُونَ ٱلسَّبْتَ».

Whether oure fadris diden not these thingis, and oure God brouyte on vs al this yuel, and on this citee? and `ye encreessen wrathfulnesse on Israel, in defoulynge the sabat.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَ لَمَّا أَظْلَمَتْ أَبْوَابُ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَبْلَ ٱلسَّبْتِ، أَنِّي أَمَرْتُ بِأَنْ تُغْلَقَ ٱلْأَبْوَابُ، وَقُلْتُ أَنْ لَا يَفْتَحُوهَا إِلَى مَا بَعْدَ ٱلسَّبْتِ. وَأَقَمْتُ مِنْ غِلْمَانِي عَلَى ٱلْأَبْوَابِ حَتَّى لَا يَدْخُلَ حِمْلٌ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ.

Forsothe it was doon, whanne the yatis of Jerusalem hadden restid in the dai of sabat, Y seide, Schitte ye the yatis; and thei schittiden the yatis; and I comaundide, that thei schuden not opene tho yatis til aftir the sabat. And of my children Y ordeynede noumbris on the yatis, that no man schulde brynge in a birthun in the dai of sabat.

٢٠ 20 فَبَاتَ ٱلتُّجَّارُ وَبَائِعُو كُلِّ بِضَاعَةٍ خَارِجَ أُورُشَلِيمَ مَرَّةً وَٱثْنَتَيْنِ.

And marchauntis, and men sillinge alle thingis set to sale dwelliden with out Jerusalem onys and twies.

٢١ 21 فَأَشْهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا أَنْتُمْ بَائِتُونَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلسُّورِ؟ إِنْ عُدْتُمْ فَإِنِّي أُلْقِي يَدًا عَلَيْكُمْ». وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ لَمْ يَأْتُوا فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ.

And Y aresonyde hem, and Y seide to hem, Whi dwellen ye euene ayens the wal? If ye doon this the secounde tyme, Y schal sette hond on you. Therfor fro that tyme thei camen not in the sabat.

٢٢ 22 وَقُلْتُ لِلَّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَيَأْتُوا وَيَحْرُسُوا ٱلْأَبْوَابَ لِأَجْلِ تَقْدِيسِ يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ. بِهَذَا أَيْضًا ٱذْكُرْنِي يَا إِلَهِي، وَتَرَأَفْ عَلَيَّ حَسَبَ كَثْرَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ.

Also Y seide to dekenes, that thei schulden be clensid, and that thei schulden come to kepe the yatis, and to halowe the dai of sabat. And therfor for this thing, my God, haue mynde of me, and spare me bi the mychilnesse of thi merciful doyngis.

٢٣ 23 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ أَيْضًا رَأَيْتُ ٱلْيَهُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَاكَنُوا نِسَاءً أَشْدُودِيَّاتٍ وَعَمُّونِيَّاتٍ وَمُوآبِيَّاتٍ.

But also in tho daies Y siy Jewys weddinge wyues, wymmen of Azotus, and wymmen of Amonytis, and wymmen of Moabitis.

٢٤ 24 وَنِصْفُ كَلَامِ بَنِيهِمْ بِٱللِّسَانِ ٱلْأَشْدُودِيِّ، وَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يُحْسِنُونَ ٱلتَّكَلُّمَ بِٱللِّسَانِ ٱلْيَهُودِيِّ، بَلْ بِلِسَانِ شَعْبٍ وَشَعْبٍ.

And her children spaken half part bi the speche of Ayotus, and kouden not speke bi the speche of Jewis, and thei spaken bi the langage of puple and of puple.

٢٥ 25 فَخَاصَمْتُهُمْ وَلَعَنْتُهُمْ وَضَرَبْتُ مِنْهُمْ أُنَاسًا وَنَتَفْتُ شُعُورَهُمْ، وَٱسْتَحْلَفْتُهُمْ بِٱللهِ قَائِلًا: «لَا تُعْطُوا بَنَاتِكُمْ لِبَنِيهِمْ، وَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْ بَنَاتِهِمْ لِبَنِيكُمْ، وَلَا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ.

And Y rebuykide hem, and Y curside; and Y beet the men `of hem, and Y made hem ballid, and Y made hem to swere bi the Lord, that thei schulden not yyue her douytris to the sones of `tho aliens, and that thei schulden not take of the douytris of `tho aliens to her sones, and to hem silf;

٢٦ 26 أَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَجْلِ هَؤُلَاءِ أَخْطَأَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ مَلِكٌ مِثْلُهُ؟ وَكَانَ مَحْبُوبًا إِلَى إِلَهِهِ، فَجَعَلَهُ ٱللهُ مَلِكًا علَى كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. هُوَ أَيْضًا جَعَلَتْهُ ٱلنِّسَاءُ ٱلْأَجْنَبِيَّاتُ يُخْطِئُ.

and Y seide, Whether Salomon, the kyng of Israel, synnede not in siche a thing? And certis in many folkis was no kyng lijk hym, and he was loued of his God, and God settide hym kyng on al Israel, and therfor alien wymmen brouyten hym to synne.

٢٧ 27 فَهَلْ نَسْكُتُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ بِٱلْخِيَانَةِ ضِدَّ إِلَهِنَا بِمُسَاكَنَةِ نِسَاءٍ أَجْنَبِيَّاتٍ؟»

Whether also we vnobedient schulden do al this grete yuel, that we trespasse ayens `oure Lord God, and wedde alien wyues?

٢٨ 28 وَكَانَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَنِي يُويَادَاعَ بْنِ أَلْيَاشِيبَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ صِهْرًا لِسَنْبَلَّطَ ٱلْحُورُونِيِّ، فَطَرَدْتُهُ مِنْ عِنْدِي.

Forsothe Sanabalath Horonyte hadde weddid a douyter of the sones of Joiada, sone of Eliasib, the grete prest, which Sanaballath Y droof awei fro me.

٢٩ 29 ٱذْكُرْهُمْ يَاإِلَهِي، لِأَنَّهُمْ نَجَّسُوا ٱلْكَهَنُوتَ وَعَهْدَ ٱلْكَهَنُوتِ وَٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ.

My Lord God, haue mynde ayens hem, that defoulen presthod, and the riyt of prestis and of dekenes. Therfor I clenside hem fro alle aliens, and I ordeynede ordris of prestis and of dekenes,

٣٠ 30 فَطَهَّرْتُهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ غَرِيبٍ، وَأَقَمْتُ حِرَاسَاتِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاَوِيِّينَ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ،

ech man in his seruice, and in the offring,

٣١ 31 وَلِأَجْلِ قُرْبَانِ ٱلْحَطَبِ فِي أَزْمِنَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ وَلِلْبَاكُورَاتِ. فَٱذْكُرْنِي يَا إِلَهِي بِٱلْخَيْرِ.

that is, dressing, of trees in tymes ordeyned, and in the firste fruytis. My God, haue mynde of me in to good.