以斯拉記 10
1 當厄斯德拉淚流如注，俯伏在天主殿祈禱認罪時，有很大的一群以色列人，男、女、孩童都聚集在她四周，民眾也都流淚痛哭。
As Ezra prayed and confessed, he wept and threw himself down before God's house. A very great assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered to him, for the people were weeping very greatly.
2 當時厄藍子孫中有一位，即耶希耳的兒子舍加尼雅，發言向厄斯德拉說：「我們由本地異民中娶了外婦女，實在得罪了天主，但對此事為以色列還有希望。
Shekaniah son of Jehiel of the descendants of Elam said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the people of the other lands. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.
3 現在我們與我們的天主立約，離棄這些婦女和她們所生的兒女，全照我主和那些對我們天主誡命起敬起畏者的意見，依照法律行事。
So now let us make a covenant with our God to send out all the women and their children according to the Lord's instructions and the instructions of those who tremble at the commandments of our God, and let it be done according to the law.
4 起來! 因為這事全在妳身上，我們支持妳，妳應勇敢去作! 」
Arise, for this thing is for you to carry out, and we are with you. Be strong and do this.”
5 厄斯德拉便起來，令司祭並肋未人首領起誓，必按這話去做；他們就發了誓。
So Ezra rose and made the priestly officials, the Levites, and all of Israel promise to act in this way. So they all took a solemn oath.
6 厄斯德拉遂離開天主的殿，到了厄肋雅史的兒子約哈南的房裏，在那裏過夜，飯也不吃，水也不喝，因為她對充軍歸來者的罪惡悲傷。
Then Ezra rose from before God's house and went to the rooms of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He did not eat any bread or drink any water, since he was mourning concerning the faithlessness of those who had been in captivity.
7 首領們遂在猶大和耶路撒冷發出通告，令充軍歸來的人都聚集在耶路撒冷；
So they sent word in Judah and Jerusalem to all the people back from exile to assemble in Jerusalem.
8 照眾首領和長老的議決：凡三日不來者，他的一切財產應充公，他本人也應由充軍歸來的會眾中革除。
Anyone who did not come in three days according to the instructions from the officials and elders forfeited all of his possessions and would be excluded from the great assembly of the people who had come back from exile.
9 所有猶大和本雅明人，三又內都聚集在耶路撒冷，時在九月日，眾人都坐在天主殿前的廣場上，為了這事和大雨的緣故，都戰戰兢兢。
So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem in three days. It was the ninth month and the twentieth day of the month. All the people stood in the square before God's house and trembled because of the word and the rain.
10 厄斯德拉司祭起來向他們說：「你們娶了外方婦女而失了信，增加了以色列的罪孽；
Ezra the priest arose and said, “You yourselves have committed treason. You lived with foreign women so as to increase Israel's guilt.
11 現今你們應向上主你們的天主認罪，承行衪的旨意，離開本地異民和外方婦女」。
But now give praise to Yahweh, your ancestors' God, and do his will. Separate from the people of the land and from the foreign women.”
12 全會眾都高聲回答說：「你怎樣說，我們就怎樣做。
All the assembly answered in a loud voice, “We will do as you have said.
13 但因人民眾多，又兼雨季，我們不能留在露天地裏，何況又不是一兩天能完成的事，因為我們在這事上越規的人實在太多。
However, there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We have no strength to stand outside, and this is not only one or two days of work, since we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
14 讓我們的首領為眾會眾負責好了! 凡在我們城內娶了外方婦女人，照指定的時候，同自己城內的長老和判官，一起前來了結此案，直到挽回我們的天主對此事的盛怒」。
So let our officials represent all the assembly. Let all who have allowed foreign women to live in our cities come at the time that will be fixed with the city elders and the city judges until the raging wrath of our God goes away from us.”
15 只有阿撒耳的兒子約納堂，和提克瓦的兒子雅赫則雅，起來反對這種辦法；還有默叔藍和肋未人沙貝泰，支持他們。
Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.
16 由充軍歸來的子民就這樣做了。厄斯德拉司祭，於是由各家族為自己選擇了一些族長，都的提名指定的。他們便在十月一日，開庭審查此案，
So the people who returned from exile did this. Ezra the priest selected men, the leaders in their ancestors' clans and houses—all of them by name, and they looked into the matter on the first day of the tenth month.
17 直到一且日，方才辦完關於娶外方婦女的男子的案件。
By the first day of the first month they had finished discovering which men had lived with foreign women.
18 在司祭中，發現有些人娶了外方的婦女；約匝達克的兒子耶叔亞的子孫和他的兄弟中，有瑪阿色雅、厄里阿厄則爾、雅黎布和革達里雅；
Among the descendants of the priests there were those who had lived with foreign women. Among the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
19 他們宣誓辭去自己的妻子，為贖自己的罪，獻了一公綿羊作贖過祭。
So they determined to send their wives away. Since they were guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt.
20 依默爾的子孫，有哈納尼和則巴狄雅；
Among the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 哈陵的子孫有瑪阿色雅、厄里雅、舍瑪雅、耶希耳和烏雅；
Among the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 帕市胡爾的子孫，有厄里約乃、瑪阿色雅、依市瑪耳、乃塔乃耳、約匝巴得和厄拉撒；
Among the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 肋未人有約匝巴得、史米、刻拉雅即刻里達、培塔希雅、猶達和厄里厄則爾；
Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah—that is, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24 歌詠者中有厄肋雅史布；守門者中有沙隆、特冷和烏黎。
Among the singers: Eliashib. Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 以色列平民帕洛士的子孫，有辣米雅、依齊雅。瑪耳基雅、米雅明、厄肋阿匝爾、瑪耳基雅和貝納雅；
Among the rest of the Israelites—among the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
26 厄藍的子孫，有瑪塔尼雅、則加黎雅、耶希耳、阿貝狄、耶勒摩特和厄里雅、；
Among the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 厄突的子孫，有厄里約乃、厄肋雅史布、瑪塔尼雅、耶勒摩特、匝巴得和阿齊匝；
Among the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 貝拜的子孫，有約哈南、哈納尼雅、匝拜和阿特來；
Among the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 巴尼的子孫，有默叔藍、瑪路克、哈達雅、雅叔布、舍阿耳和耶勒摩特；
Among the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluk, Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal Jeremoth.
30 帕哈特摩阿布的子孫，有阿德納、革拉耳、貝納雅、瑪阿色雅、瑪塔尼雅、貝匝肋耳、彼奴依和默納舍；
Among the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 哈陵的子孫，有厄里厄則爾、依史雅、瑪耳基雅、舍瑪雅、史默紅、
Among the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 本雅明、瑪路克和舍瑪黎雅；
Benjamin, Malluk, and Shemariah.
33 哈雄的子孫，有瑪特厏、瑪達達、匝巴得、厄里培約特、耶勒買、默納舍和史米；
Among the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 巴尼的子孫，有瑪阿待、阿默蘭、約厄耳、
Among the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 貝納雅、貝狄雅、革路希、
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 瓦尼雅、默勒摩特、厄肋雅史布、
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 瑪塔尼雅、瑪特乃、雅阿掃、
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 巴尼、彼奴依、史米、
Among the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,
39 舍肋米雅、納堂、阿達雅、
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 瑪革納德拜、沙瑟、沙賴、
Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 阿匝勒耳、舍勒米雅、舍瑪黎雅、
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 沙隆、阿瑪黎雅、約色夫；
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 乃波的子孫，有耶依耳、瑪提提雅、匝巴得、則彼納、約厄耳和貝納雅；
Among the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 以上諸人都娶了外方婦女，有的婦女也生了兒女。
All of these had taken foreign wives and had children with some of them.
