Nehemiah 13

1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,

I taua ra i korerotia i te pukapuka a Mohi, me te whakarongo ano te iwi, a ka kitea te mea i tuhituhia ki reira kia kaua te Amoni me te Moapi e tapoko ki te whakaminenga a te Atua a ake ake;

2 because they didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

No te mea kihai i maua mai e ratou he taro, he wai, hei tukunga mai mo nga tama a Iharaira: engari, utua ana e ratou a Paraama hei hoariri mo ratou, hei kanga mo ratou: heoi whakaputaina ketia ake e to tatou Atua te kanga hei manaaki.

3 It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

Na, i to ratou rongonga i te ture, ka wehea atu e ratou nga whakauru katoa i roto i a Iharaira.

4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,

Na, i mua ake o tenei ko Eriahipi, tohunga, kaitiaki i nga ruma o te whare o to tatou Atua, he whanaunga no Topia.

5 had prepared for him a great room, where before they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers; and the wave offerings for the priests.

Whakapaia ana e tenei he ruma nui mona, ko te wahi i whakatakotoria nei i mua nga whakahere totokore, te parakihe, nga oko, me te whakatekau o te witi, o te waina hou, o te hinu, ko te mea i kiia iho ma nga Riwaiti, ratou ko nga kaiwaiata, ko nga kaitiaki tatau, me nga whakahere hapahapai ma nga tohunga.

6 But in all this, I was not at Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king; and after some days I asked leave of the king,

Otiia i tenei wa katoa kahore ahau i Hiruharama; no te toru tekau ma rua nei hoki o nga tau o Arataherehe kingi o Papurona i tae ai ahau ki te kingi, a maha noa nga ra, ka inoitia e ahau i te kingi:

7 and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a room in the courts of God’s house.

Na ka tae mai ahau ki Hiruharama, a ka mohio ki ta Eriahipi mahi kino, ki tana mo Topia, i a ia i whakapai i tetahi ruma mona i nga marae o te whare o te Atua;

8 It grieved me severely. Therefore I threw all Tobiah’s household stuff out of the room.

Na kino rawa ki ahau; akiritia atu ana e ahau nga mea katoa o te whare o Topia i roto i taua ruma.

9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the rooms. I brought into them the vessels of God’s house, with the meal offerings and the frankincense again.

Katahi ahau ka korero; a tahia ana e ratou nga ruma. Na whakahokia ana e ahau ki reira nga oko o te whare o te Atua, nga whakahere totokore me te parakihe.

10 I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had each fled to his field.

I kite ano ahau kihai nga wahi ma nga Riwaiti i hoatu, na oma ana ratou ki tana mara, ki tana mara, nga Riwaiti, nga kaiwaiata i mahia ai te mahi.

11 Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

Katahi ka whawhaitia e ahau nga rangatira; i mea ahau, He aha i whakarerea ai te whare o te Atua? Na huihuia ana ratou e ahau, whakaturia ana ki to ratou turanga.

12 Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the treasuries.

Katahi ka kawea mai e Hura katoa nga whakatekau o te witi, o te waina hou o te hinu, ki nga whare taonga.

13 I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.

Na ka whakaritea e ahau he kaitiaki mo nga taonga, ko Heremia tohunga, ko Haroko karaipi, a o nga Riwaiti ko Peraia; i to ratou taha ko Hanana tama a Takuru tama a Matania: i kiia hoki ratou he hunga pono; a ko ta ratou, he tuwha ma o ratou tuak ana, teina.

14 Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances.

Kia mahara, e toku Atua, ki tenei mea aku, kaua hoki e horoia atu tenei tikanga pai aku i puta nei ki te whare o toku Atua, ki nga ritenga mahi ano mo reira.

15 In those days I saw some men treading wine presses on the Sabbath in Judah, bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; and I testified against them in the day in which they sold food.

I aua ra ka kitea e ahau etahi i roto i a Hura e takahi ana i nga takahanga waina i te hapati, e kawe ana mai i nga paihere witi, e whakawaha ana i nga kaihe; me te waina ano, me nga karepe, me nga piki, me nga pikaunga katoa, e kawea mai ana e ratou ki Hiruharama i te ra o te hapati. Na whakaaturia ana e ahau to ratou he i te ra i hoko ai ratou i te kai.

16 Some men of Tyre also lived there, who brought in fish and all kinds of wares, and sold on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

I reira ano e noho ana etahi tangata o Taira, he ika te kawenga, me nga mea hoko katoa, a hokona ana e ratou i te hapati ki nga tama a Hura, i roto ano i Hiruharama.

17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?

Katahi ka whawhaitia e ahau nga rangatira o Hura. I mea ahau ki a ratou, He aha tenei mea kino e mea nei koutou, i a koutou ka whakapoke nei i te ra hapati?

18 Didn’t your fathers do this, and didn’t our God bring all this evil on us and on this city? Yet you bring more wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.”

Kahore ianei o koutou matua i penei, a kawea mai ana e to tatou Atua tenei kino katoa ki runga ki a tatou, ki runga ano i tenei pa? Na ko koutou hei whakaneke ake i te riri mo Iharaira, i te mea ka whakapokea nei te hapati.

19 It came to pass that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I set some of my servants over the gates, so that no burden should be brought in on the Sabbath day.

Na pouriuri kau nga kuwaha o Hiruharama i mua ake o te hapati, ka mea ahau, kia tutakina nga keti. I mea ano ahau kia kaua e whakatuwheratia, kia taka ra ano te hapati: i whakaturia ano e ahau etahi o aku: tangata ki nga kuwaha, kei kawea mai ki roto he pikaunga i te ra o te hapati.

20 So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares camped outside of Jerusalem once or twice.

Heoi kotahi, e rua nga moenga i waho o Hiruharama, o nga tangata i nga taonga, o nga kaihoko i nga tini mea.

21 Then I testified against them, and said to them, “Why do you stay around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they didn’t come on the Sabbath.

Katahi ahau ka whakaatu i to ratou he, a ka mea ki a ratou, He aha koutou i moe ai i te aronga o te taiepa? Ki te pena ano koutou, ka totoro atu toku ringa ki a koutou. No taua ra ano i kore ai to ratou haere mai i te hapati.

22 I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me for this also, my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness.

I ki atu ano ahau ki nga Riwaiti kia purea ratou, kia haere hoki ki te tiaki i nga kuwaha hei whakatapu mo te ra hapati. Maharatia ano tenei aku e toku Atua; tohungia hoki ahau, kia rite ki te nui o tou atawhai.

23 In those days I also saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;

I aua ra ano ka kite ahau i nga Hurai kei a ratou e noho ana etahi wahine o Aharoro, o Amona, o Moapa.

24 and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

Ko a ratou tama hoki, ko tetahi wahi o te reo no Aharoro, kihai ratou i mohio ki to nga Hurai reo; heoi i rite ki te reo o tetahi iwi, o tetahi iwi.

25 I contended with them, cursed them, struck certain of them, plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

Na, whawhaitia iho e ahau, kanga iho, patua ana etahi o ratou, hutihutia ana o ratou makawe, whakaoatitia ana ki te Atua, Kaua e hoatu a koutou tamahine ki a ratou tama, kaua ano hoki e tangohia mai a ratou tamahine ma a koutou tama, ma koutou r anei.

26 Didn’t Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.

He teka ianei na enei mea i hara ai a Horomona kingi o Iharaira? he maha nga iwi, kahore rawa o ratou kingi hei rite mona, he mea aroha ia na tona Atua, a meinga ana e te Atua hei kingi mo Iharaira katoa: ahakoa ko ia, i meinga ia e nga wahine k e kia hara.

27 Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?”

Na kia rongo ranei matou ki a koutou, kia mahi i tenei he nui katoa, kia tutu ki to tatou Atua, kia marena ki nga wahine ke?

28 One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I chased him from me.

Na he hunaonga na Hanaparata Horoni tetahi o nga tama a Ioiara tama a Eriahipi tino tohunga; na peia ana ia e ahau i toku taha.

29 Remember them, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

Kia mahara ki a ratou, e toku Atua, mo ratou i whakapoke i te tohungatanga, i te kawenata ano o te tohungatanga, o nga Riwaiti ano hoki.

30 Thus I cleansed them from all foreigners and appointed duties for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;

Heoi kua ma ratou i ahau i te poke o nga tangata ke, whakaritea ana hoki e ahau te mahi tiaki a nga tohunga, a nga Riwaiti, te mahi a tenei, a tenei,

31 and for the wood offering, at appointed times, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.

Me te tikanga ano mo te whakahere wahie i nga wa i whakaritea; mo nga matamua ano. Maharatia ahau e toku Atua mo te pai.