Ezra 10
1 Esi Ezra nɔ gbe dom ɖa, nɔ nu vɔ̃ me ʋum, nɔ avi fam, eye wòtsɔ eɖokui nɔ xaxlãm ɖe anyi le Mawu ƒe aƒe la ŋkume la, Israelviwo ƒe ameha gã aɖe, ŋutsuwo, nyɔnuwo kple ɖeviwo va ƒo ƒu ɖe eŋu. Woawo hã wofa avi vevie.
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 Tete Yehiel ƒe vi, Sekania, Elam ƒe dzidzimeviwo dometɔ ɖeka, gblɔ na Ezra be, “Míeto nyateƒe na míaƒe Mawu la o, to dutanyɔnuwo ɖeɖe me tso dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mí la me. Togbɔ be ele alea hã la, mɔkpɔkpɔ gali na Israel ko.
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 Azɔ la, mina míabla nu le míaƒe Mawu la ŋkume be míatrɔ nyɔnu siawo katã kple woƒe viwo aɖo ɖa, le nye aƒetɔ ƒe aɖaŋuɖoɖo kple ame siwo vɔ̃a míaƒe Mawu la ƒe sededewo ƒe nya nu. Mina míawɔe ɖe sea nu.
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 Tsi tsitre, nya sia le asiwò me. Míade megbe na wò, eya ta tso nàlé dzi ɖe ƒo eye nàwɔe.”
Arise, for this thing is for you to carry out, and we are with you. Be strong and do this.”
5 Ale Ezra tsitre eye wòna nunɔla tsitsiawo, Levitɔwo kple Israel blibo la ka atam be woawɔ ɖe susu si wodo ɖa la dzi. Tete woka atam la.
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 Ale Ezra dzo le Mawu ƒe aƒe la ŋkume heyi ɖe Yehohanan, Eliasib ƒe vi ƒe xɔ me. Esi wònɔ afi ma la, meɖu nu alo no tsi o, elabena eganɔ konyi fam ko tso aboyometsolawo ƒe nuteƒemawɔmawɔ ŋu.
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 Le esia megbe la, woɖe gbeƒã le Yuda kple Yerusalem katã be ame siwo katã gbɔ tso aboyome la naƒo ƒu ɖe Yerusalem.
So they sent word in Judah and Jerusalem to all the people back from exile to assemble in Jerusalem.
8 Ame si meva le ŋkeke etɔ̃ me o la, abu eƒe nunɔamesiwo katã le ametsitsiawo kple dɔnunɔlawo ƒe nyametsotso nu, eye woaɖe amea ɖa le aboyometsolawo ƒe hame.
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 Le ŋkeke etɔ̃ me la, Yuda kple Benyamin ŋutsuwo katã va ƒo ƒu ɖe Yerusalem. Ale le dzinu asiekelia ƒe ŋkeke blaevea gbe la, ameawo katã va nɔ anyi ɖe xɔxɔnu si dze ŋgɔ Mawu ƒe aƒe la. Wonɔ dzodzom nyanyanya le nya sia kple tsi gã si nɔ dzadzam la ta.
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 Nunɔla Ezra tsitre gblɔ na wo be, “Miewɔ nuteƒe o, mieɖe dutanyɔnuwo, hedzi Israel ƒe agɔdzedze ɖe edzi.
Ezra the priest arose and said, “You yourselves have committed treason. You lived with foreign women so as to increase Israel's guilt.
11 Azɔ la, miʋu nu vɔ̃ me na Yehowa, mia fofowo ƒe Mawu la, eye miwɔ eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu. Miɖe mia ɖokuiwo ɖa tso dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mi la gbɔ, eye miɖe asi le miaƒe dutanyɔnuwo ŋu.”
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 Ameha la ɖo eŋu nɛ kple gbe sesẽ be, “Wò nya la le eteƒe! Ele be míawɔ abe ale si nègblɔ ene,
All the assembly answered in a loud voice, “We will do as you have said.
13 gake ame geɖewo le afi sia, eye wònye tsidzaŋɔli hã, ale míate ŋu anɔ tsitre ɖe gota o. Gawu la, womate ŋu awɔ nya sia ŋu dɔ le ŋkeke ɖeka alo eve me o, elabena míewɔ nu vɔ̃ gã aɖe le nu sia me.
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 Na be míaƒe amegãwo nawɔ dɔ ɖe ameha la nu, na be, ame siwo le míaƒe duwo me, esiwo ɖe dutanyɔnuwo la nava ɖe ɣeyiɣi ɖoɖiwo dzi kple dumegãwo kpakple ʋɔnudrɔ̃la siwo le du siwo me wotso la me va se ɖe esime míaƒe Mawu la ƒe dziku dziŋɔ la nakɔ ɖa le mía dzi.”
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 Ame siwo tsi tsitre ɖe nya sia ŋu la koe nye, Yonatan, Asahel ƒe vi kple Yahzeya, Tikva ƒe vi eye Mesulam kple Sabetai, Levitɔ la, da megbe na wo.
Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.
16 Ale aboyometsolawo wɔ abe ale si dzi woɖo kpee ene. Nunɔla Ezra tia ŋutsu siwo nye ƒometatɔwo, tso ƒome ɖe sia ɖe me, eye ɖe sia ɖe kple eƒe ŋkɔ. Le dzinu ewolia ƒe ŋkeke gbãtɔ dzi la, wonɔ anyi be woaku nya la me,
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 eye le dzinu gbãtɔ ƒe ŋkeke gbãtɔ dzi la, wowu ŋutsu siwo katã ɖe dutasrɔ̃ la ƒe nyawo nu.
By the first day of the first month they had finished discovering which men had lived with foreign women.
18 Ame siawoe ɖe dutanyɔnu le nunɔlawo dome. Ame siwo ɖee tso Yozadak ƒe vi, Yesua kple nɔvia ŋutsuwo ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome la woe nye: Maaseya, Eliezer, Yarib kple Gedalia.
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 Wo katã wodo asi ɖe dzi, ɖe adzɔgbe be, yewoaɖe asi le yewoƒe dutanyɔnuawo ŋu, eye ɖe woƒe agɔdzedze la ta la, ɖe sia ɖe na agbo ɖeka tso lãhawo dome abe nu vɔ̃ vɔsa ene.
So they determined to send their wives away. Since they were guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt.
20 Tso Imer ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Hanani kple Zebadia.
Among the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 Tso Harim ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Maaseya, Eliya, Semaya, Yehiel kple Uzia.
Among the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 Tso Pasur ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Elioenai, Maaseya, Ismael, Netanel, Yozabad kple Eleasa.
Among the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Tso Levitɔwo dome: Yozabad, Simei, Kelaya (alo Kelita), Petahia, Yuda kple Eliezer.
Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah—that is, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24 Tso hadzilawo dome: Eliasib. Tso agbonudzɔlawo dome: Salum, Telem kple Uri.
Among the singers: Eliashib. Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 Tso Israelvi bubuwo dome: Tso Paros ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Ramia, Izia, Malkiya, Miyamin, Eleazar, Malkiya kple Benaya.
Among the rest of the Israelites—among the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
26 Tso Elam ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Matania, Zekaria, Yehiel, Abdi, Yeremot kple Eliya.
Among the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 Tso Zatu ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Elioenai, Eliasib, Matania, Yeremot, Zabad kple Aziza.
Among the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Tso Bebai ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Yehohanan, Hananiya, Zabai kple Atlai.
Among the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29 Tso Bani ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Mesulam, Maluk, Adaya, Yasub, Seal kple Yeremot.
Among the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluk, Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal Jeremoth.
30 Tso Pahat Moab ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Adna, Kelal, Benaya, Maaseya, Matania, Bezalel, Binui kple Manase.
Among the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 Tso Harim ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Eliezer, Isiya, Malkiya, Semaya, Simeon,
Among the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Benyamin; Maluk kple Semaria.
Benjamin, Malluk, and Shemariah.
33 Tso Hasum ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Matenai, Matata, Zabad, Elifelet, Yeremai, Manase kple Simei.
Among the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 Tso Bani ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Madai, Amram, Uel,
Among the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaya, Bedeya, Keluhi,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36 Vania, Meremot, Eliasib,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Matania, Matenai kple Yaasu.
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
38 Tso Binui ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Simei,
Among the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,
39 Selemia, Natan, Adaya,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Maknadebai, Sasai, Sarai,
Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azarel, Selemia, Semaria,
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Salum, Amaria kple Yosef.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 Tso Nebo ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Yeiel, Matitia, Zabad, Zebina, Yadai, Yoel kple Benaya.
Among the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 Ame siawo katã ɖe dutanyɔnuwo, eye wo dometɔ aɖewo la, wo kple dutanyɔnuawo gɔ̃ hã dzi viwo.
All of these had taken foreign wives and had children with some of them.
