نَحَمْيَا 5

١ 1 وَكَانَ صُرَاخُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَنِسَائِهِمْ عَظِيمًا عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِمِ ٱلْيَهُودِ.

And greet cry of the puple and of her wyues was maad ayens her britheren Jewis.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ مَنْ يَقُولُ: «بَنُونَا وَبَنَاتُنَا نَحْنُ كَثِيرُونَ. دَعْنَا نَأْخُذْ قَمْحًا فَنَأْكُلَ وَنَحْيَا».

And there weren that seiden, Oure sones and oure douytris ben ful manye; take we wheete for the prijs of hem, and ete we, and lyue.

٣ 3 وَكَانَ مَنْ يَقُولُ: «حُقُولُنَا وَكُرُومُنَا وَبُيُوتُنَا نَحْنُ رَاهِنُوهَا حَتَّى نَأْخُذَ قَمْحًا فِي ٱلْجُوعِ».

And there weren that seiden, Sette we forth oure feeldis, and vyneris, and oure howsis, and take we wheete in hungur.

٤ 4 وَكَانَ مَنْ يَقُولُ: «قَدِ ٱسْتَقْرَضْنَا فِضَّةً لِخَرَاجِ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَلَى حُقُولِنَا وَكُرُومِنَا.

And othere men seiden, Take we money bi borewyng in to the tributis of the kyng, and yyue oure feeldis and vyneris.

٥ 5 وَٱلْآنَ لَحْمُنَا كَلَحْمِ إِخْوَتِنَا وَبَنُونَا كَبَنِيهِمْ، وَهَا نَحْنُ نُخْضِعُ بَنِينَا وَبَنَاتِنَا عَبِيدًا، وَيُوجَدُ مِنْ بَنَاتِنَا مُسْتَعْبَدَاتٌ، وَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ فِي طَاقَةِ يَدِنَا، وَحُقُولُنَا وَكُرُومُنَا لِلْآخَرِينَ».

And now as the fleischis of oure britheren ben, so and oure fleischis ben; and as ben the sones of hem, so and oure sones ben; lo! we han maad suget oure sones and oure douytris in to seruage, and seruauntissis ben of oure douytris, and we han not wherof thei moun be ayenbouyt; and othere men han in possessioun oure feeldis, and oure vyneris.

٦ 6 فَغَضِبْتُ جِدًّا حِينَ سَمِعْتُ صُرَاخَهُمْ وَهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ.

And Y was ful wrooth, whanne Y hadde herde the cry of hem bi these wordis.

٧ 7 فَشَاوَرْتُ قَلْبِي فِيَّ، وَبَكَّتُّ ٱلْعُظَمَاءَ وَٱلْوُلَاةَ، وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّكُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ ٱلرِّبَا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَخِيهِ». وَأَقَمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ جَمَاعَةً عَظِيمَةً.

And myn herte thouyte with me, and Y blamede the principal men and magistratis; and Y seide to hem, Axe ye not vsuris, `ech man of youre britheren. And Y gaderide togidire a greet cumpeny ayens hem,

٨ 8 وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «نَحْنُ ٱشْتَرَيْنَا إِخْوَتَنَا ٱلْيَهُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ بِيعُوا لِلْأُمَمِ حَسَبَ طَاقَتِنَا. وَأَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا تَبِيعُونَ إِخْوَتَكُمْ فَيُبَاعُونَ لَنَا». فَسَكَتُوا وَلَمْ يَجِدُوا جَوَابًا.

and Y seide to hem, As ye witen, we bi oure power ayenbouyten oure britheren Jewis, that weren seeld to hethene men; and ye therfor sillen youre britheren, and schulen we ayenbie hem? And thei holden silence, and founden not what thei schulen answere.

٩ 9 وَقُلْتُ: «لَيْسَ حَسَنًا ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِي تَعْمَلُونَهُ. أَمَا تَسِيرُونَ بِخَوْفِ إِلَهِنَا بِسَبَبِ تَعْيِيرِ ٱلْأُمَمِ أَعْدَائِنَا؟

And Y seide to hem, It is not good thing, which ye doon; whi goen ye not in the drede of oure God, and repreef be not seid to vs of hethene men, oure enemyes?

١٠ 10 وَأَنَا أَيْضًا وَإِخْوَتِي وَغِلْمَانِي أَقْرَضْنَاهُمْ فِضَّةً وَقَمْحًا. فَلْنَتْرُكْ هَذَا ٱلرِّبَا.

Bothe Y and my britheren, and my children, han lent to ful many men monei and wheete; in comyn axe we not this ayen; foryyue we alien money, which is due to vs.

١١ 11 رُدُّوا لَهُمْ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمَ حُقُولَهُمْ وَكُرُومَهُمْ وَزَيْتُونَهُمْ وَبُيُوتَهُمْ، وَٱلْجُزْءَ مِنْ مِئَةِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلْقَمْحِ وَٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ ٱلَّذِي تَأْخُذُونَهُ مِنْهُمْ رِبًا».

Yelde ye to hem to dai her feeldis, and her vyneris, her olyue places, and her housis; but rather yyue ye for hem bothe the hundrid part `of money of wheete, of wyn, and of oile, which we weren wont to take of hem.

١٢ 12 فَقَالُوا: «نَرُدُّ وَلَا نَطْلُبُ مِنْهُمْ. هَكَذَا نَفْعَلُ كَمَا تَقُولُ». فَدَعَوْتُ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ وَٱسْتَحْلَفْتُهُمْ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ.

And thei seiden, We schulen yelde, and we schulen axe no thing of hem; and we schulen do so as thou spekist. And Y clepide the preestis, and Y made hem to swere, that thei schulden do aftir that, that Y hadde seid.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ نَفَضْتُ حِجْرِي وَقُلْتُ: «هَكَذَا يَنْفُضُ ٱللهُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ لَا يُقِيمُ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ وَمِنْ تَعَبِهِ، وَهَكَذَا يَكُونُ مَنْفُوضًا وَفَارِغًا». فَقَالَ كُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ: «آمِينَ». وَسَبَّحُوا ٱلرَّبَّ. وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّعْبُ حَسَبَ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ.

Ferthermore Y schook my bosum, and Y seide, So God schake awei ech man, `that fillith not this word fro his hows, and hise trauels; and be he schakun awei, and be he maad voide. And al the multitude seide, Amen; and thei herieden God. Therfor the puple dide, as it was seid.

١٤ 14 وَأَيْضًا مِنَ ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي أُوصِيتُ فِيهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ وَالِيَهُمْ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا، مِنَ ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْعِشْرِينَ إِلَى ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةِ وَٱلثَّلَاثِينَ لِأَرْتَحْشَسْتَا ٱلْمَلِكِ، ٱثْنَتَيْ عَشَرَةَ سَنَةً، لَمْ آكُلْ أَنَا وَلَا إِخْوَتِي خُبْزَ ٱلْوَالِي.

Forsothe fro that dai in which the kyng hadde comaundid to me, that Y schulde be duyk in the lond of Juda, fro the twentithe yeer `til to the two and threttithe yeer of Artaxerses kyng, bi twelue yeer, Y and my britheren eeten not sustenauncis, that weren due to duykis.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنِ ٱلْوُلَاةُ ٱلأَوَّلُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَبْلِي ثَقَّلُوا عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَأَخَذُوا مِنْهُمْ خُبْزًا وَخَمْرًا، فَضْلًا عَنْ أَرْبَعِينَ شَاقِلًا مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، حَتَّى إِنَّ غِلْمَانَهُمْ تَسَلَّطُوا عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَلَمْ أَفْعَلْ هَكَذَا مِنْ أَجْلِ خَوْفِ ٱللهِ.

But the firste duykis, that weren bifor me, greuyden the puple, and token of hem in breed, and in wiyn, and in monei, ech dai fourti siclis; but also her mynistris oppressiden the puple. Forsothe Y dide not so, for the drede of God;

١٦ 16 وَتَمَسَّكْتُ أَيْضًا بِشُغْلِ هَذَا ٱلسُّورِ، وَلَمْ أَشْتَرِ حَقْلًا. وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ غِلْمَانِي مُجْتَمِعِينَ هُنَاكَ عَلَى ٱلْعَمَلِ.

but rather Y bildide in the werk of the wal, and Y bouyte no feeld, and alle my children weren gaderid to the werk.

١٧ 17 وَكَانَ عَلَى مَائِدَتِي مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ وَٱلْوُلَاةِ مِئَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ رَجُلًا، فَضْلًا عَنِ ٱلْآتِينَ إِلَيْنَا مِنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ حَوْلَنَا.

Also `Jewis and the magistratis of hem, an hundrid and fifti men; and thei that camen to me fro hethene men, that ben in oure cumpas, weren in my table.

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ مَا يُعْمَلُ لِيَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ ثَوْرًا وَسِتَّةَ خِرَافٍ مُخْتَارَةٍ. وَكَانَ يُعْمَلُ لِي طُيُورٌ، وَفِي كُلِّ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ كُلُّ نَوْعٍ مِنَ ٱلْخَمْرِ بِكَثْرَةٍ. وَمَعَ هَذَا لَمْ أَطْلُبْ خُبْزَ ٱلْوَالِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةَ كَانَتْ ثَقِيلَةً عَلَى هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ.

Forsothe bi ech dai oon oxe was maad redi to me, sixe chosun wetheris, outakun volatils, and withynne ten daies dyuerse wynes; and Y yaf many othere thingis; ferthermore and Y axide not the sustenauncis of my duchee; for the puple was maad ful pore.

١٩ 19 ٱذْكُرْ لِي يَا إِلَهِي لِلْخَيْرِ كُلَّ مَا عَمِلْتُ لِهَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ.

My God, haue thou mynde of me in to good, bi alle thingis whiche Y dide to this puple.