Ezra 10
1 Now while Ezra was making his prayer and his statement of wrongdoing, weeping and falling down before the house of God, a very great number of men and women and children out of Israel came together round him: for the people were weeping bitterly.
Or mentre Esdra pregava e faceva questa confessione piangendo e prostrato davanti alla casa di Dio, si raunò intorno a lui una grandissima moltitudine di gente d’Israele, uomini, donne e fanciulli; e il popolo piangeva dirottamente.
2 And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answering, said to Ezra, We have done evil against our God, and have taken as our wives strange women of the peoples of the land: but still there is hope for Israel in this question.
Allora Scecania, figliuolo di Jehiel, uno de’ figliuoli di Elam, prese a dire a Esdra: “Noi siamo stati infedeli al nostro Dio, sposando donne straniere prese dai popoli di questo paese; nondimeno, rimane ancora, a questo riguardo, una speranza a Israele.
3 Let us now make an agreement with our God to put away all the wives and all their children, if it seems right to my lord and to those who go in fear of the words of our God; and let it be done in keeping with the law.
Facciamo un patto col nostro Dio impegnandoci a rimandare tutte queste donne e i figliuoli nati da esse, come consigliano il mio signore e quelli che tremano dinanzi ai comandamenti del nostro Dio. E facciasi quel che vuole la legge.
4 Up, now! for this is your business, and we are with you; take heart and do it.
Lèvati, poiché questo e affar tuo, e noi sarem teco. Fatti animo, ed agisci!”
5 Then Ezra got up, and made the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do this. So they took an oath.
Allora Esdra si levò, fece giurare ai capi de’ sacerdoti, de’ Leviti, e di tutto Israele che farebbero com’era stato detto. E quelli giurarono.
6 Then Ezra got up from before the house of God and went into the room of Jehohanan, the son of Eliashib; but when he came there, he took no food or drink, for he was sorrowing for the sin of those who had come back.
Poi Esdra si levò d’innanzi alla casa di Dio, e andò nella camera di Johanan, figliuolo di Eliascib: e come vi fu entrato, non mangiò pane né bevve acqua, perché facea cordoglio per la infedeltà di quelli ch’erano stati in esilio.
7 And they made a public statement through all Judah and Jerusalem, to all those who had come back, that they were to come together to Jerusalem;
E si bandì in Giuda e a Gerusalemme che tutti quelli della cattività si adunassero a Gerusalemme;
8 And that if anyone did not come before three days were past, as ordered by the rulers and the responsible men, all his goods would be put under the curse, and he himself would be cut off from the meeting of the people who had come back.
e che chiunque non venisse entro tre giorni seguendo il consiglio dei capi e degli anziani, tutti i suoi beni gli sarebbero confiscati, ed egli stesso sarebbe escluso dalla raunanza de’ reduci dalla cattività.
9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin came together to Jerusalem before three days were past; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people were seated in the wide square in front of the house of God, shaking with fear because of this business and because of the great rain.
Così tutti gli uomini di Giuda e di Beniamino s’adunarono a Gerusalemme entro i tre giorni. Era il ventesimo giorno del nono mese. Tutto il popolo stava sulla piazza della casa di Dio, tremante per cagion di questa cosa ed a causa della gran pioggia.
10 And Ezra the priest got to his feet and said to them, You have done wrong and taken strange women for your wives, so increasing the sin of Israel.
E il sacerdote Esdra si levò e disse loro: “Voi avete commesso una infedeltà, sposando donne straniere, e avete accresciuta la colpa d’Israele.
11 So now, give praise to the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and make yourselves separate from the peoples of the land and from the strange women.
Ma ora rendete omaggio all’Eterno, all’Iddio de’ vostri padri, e fate quel che a lui piace! Separatevi dai popoli di questo paese e dalle donne straniere!”
12 Then all the people, answering, said with a loud voice, As you have said, so it is right for us to do.
Allora tutta la raunanza rispose e disse ad alta voce: “Sì, dobbiam fare come tu hai detto!
13 But the number of people is great, and it is a time of much rain; it is not possible for us to go on waiting outside, and this is not a thing which may be done in one day or even two: for our sin in this business is great.
Ma il popolo è in gran numero, e il tempo è molto piovoso e non possiamo stare allo scoperto; e questo non è affar d’un giorno o due, poiché siamo stati numerosi a commettere questo peccato.
14 So now let our rulers be representatives for all the people, and let all those in our towns who are married to strange women come at fixed times, and with them the responsible men and the judges of every town, till the burning wrath of our God is turned away from us, and this has been done.
Rimangano dunque qui i capi di tutta la raunanza; e tutti quelli che nelle nostre città hanno sposato donne straniere vengano a tempi determinati, con gli anziani e i giudici d’ogni città, finché non sia rimossa da noi l’ardente ira del nostro Dio, per questa infedeltà”.
15 Only Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, the son of Tikvah, were against this, Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.
Jonathan, figliuolo di Asael, e Jahzia, figliuolo di Tikva, appoggiati da Meshullam e dal Levita Hubbetai, furono i soli ad opporsi a questo;
16 So those who had come back did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of families, by their fathers' families, all of them by their names, were marked out; and on the first day of the tenth month they took their places to go into the question with care.
ma quei della cattività fecero a quel modo; e furono scelti il sacerdote Esdra e alcuni capi famiglia secondo le loro case patriarcali, tutti designati per nome, i quali cominciarono a tener adunanza il primo giorno del decimo mese, per esaminare i fatti.
17 And they got to the end of all the men who were married to strange women by the first day of the first month.
Il primo giorno del primo mese aveano finito quanto concerneva tutti quelli che aveano sposato donne straniere.
18 And among the sons of the priests who were married to strange women were these: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak and his brothers, Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah.
Tra i figliuoli de’ sacerdoti questi si trovarono, che aveano sposato donne straniere: de’ figliuoli di Jeshua, figliuolo di Jotsadak, e tra i suoi fratelli: Maaseia, Eliezer, Jarib e Ghedalia,
19 And they gave their word that they would put away their wives; and for their sin, they gave an offering of a male sheep of the flock.
i quali promisero, dando la mano, di mandar via le loro mogli, e offrirono un montone come sacrifizio per la loro colpa.
20 And of the sons of Immer, Hanani and Zebadiah.
Dei figliuoli d’Immer: Hanani e Zebadia.
21 And of the sons of Harim, Maaseiah and Elijah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Uzziah.
De’ figliuoli di Harim: Maaseia, Elia, Scemaia, Jehiel ed Uzzia.
22 And of the sons of Pashhur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
De’ figliuoli di Pashur: Elioenai, Maaseia, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, Elasa.
23 And of the Levites, Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (that is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Dei Leviti: Jozabad, Scimei, Kelaia, detto anche Kelita, Petahia, Giuda, ed Eliezer.
24 And of the music-makers, Eliashib; and of the door-keepers, Shallum and Telem and Uri.
De’ cantori: Eliascib. De’ portinai; Shallum, Telem e Uri.
25 And of Israel, the sons of Parosh, Ramiah and Izziah and Malchijah and Mijamin and Eleazar and Malchijah and Benaiah.
E degl’Israeliti: de’ figliuoli di Parosh: Ramia, Izzia, Malkia, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkia e Benaia.
26 And of the sons of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel and Abdi and Jeremoth and Elijah.
De’ figliuoli di Elam: Mattania, Zaccaria, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth ed Elia.
27 And of the sons of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth and Zabad and Aziza.
De’ figliuoli di Zattu: Elioenai, Eliascib, Mattania, Jeremoth, Zabad e Aziza.
28 And of the sons of Bebai, Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
De’ figliuoli di Bebai: Johanan, Hanania, Zabbai, Athlai.
29 And of the sons of Bani, Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub and Sheal, Jeremoth.
De’ figliuoli di Bani: Meshullam, Malluc, Adaia, Jashub, Sceal, e Ramoth.
30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab, Adna and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel and Binnui and Manasseh.
De’ figliuoli di Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaia, Maaseia, Mattania, Betsaleel, Binnui e Manasse.
31 And of the sons of Harim, Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
De’ figliuoli di Harim: Eliezer, Isscia, Malkia, Scemaia, Simeone,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
Beniamino, Malluc, Scemaria.
33 Of the sons of Hashum, Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
De’ figliuoli di Hashum: Mattenai, Mattatta, Zabad, Elifelet, Jeremai, Manasse, Scimei.
34 Of the sons of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
De’ figliuoli di Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
Benaia, Bedia, Keluhu,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vania, Meremoth, Eliascib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,
Mattania, Mattenai, Jaasai,
38 And Bani and Binnui, Shimei;
Bani, Binnui, Scimei,
39 And Shelemiah and Nathan and Adaiah,
Scelemia, Nathan, Adaia,
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Macnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azarel and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azarel, Scelemia, Scemaria,
42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
Shallum, Amaria, Giuseppe.
43 Of the sons of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.
De’ figliuoli di Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithia, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, Benaia.
44 All these had taken strange wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had offspring.
Tutti questi avean preso delle mogli straniere; e ve n’eran di quelli che da queste mogli avevano avuto de’ figliuoli.
