Ezra 10

1 While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.

1 以斯拉祷告、认罪、哭泣、俯伏在上帝的殿前时，一大群以色列人，包括男女和孩子，都聚集到他那里，与他一起痛哭。

2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.

2 以拦的后裔耶歇的儿子示迦尼对以斯拉说：“我们对我们的上帝不忠，娶这地方的外族女子为妻，但以色列还有希望。

3 So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.

3 现在，我们来与我们的上帝立约，听从你和那些敬畏我们上帝诫命之人的指示，遵照律法行事，送走这些妻子和她们的儿女。

4 Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”

4 起来吧！这事由你处理，我们支持你，放胆去做吧！”

5 So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.

5 于是，以斯拉起来，要祭司长、利未人和所有以色列人起誓照这话去做，他们就都起了誓。

6 Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

6 以斯拉从上帝的殿前起来，进了以利亚实的儿子约哈难的房间。他在那里不吃不喝，为流亡归来者的不忠而忧伤。

7 And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.

7 他们在犹大和耶路撒冷发出通告，要求所有流亡归来的人在耶路撒冷集合。

8 Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.

8 按照众首领和长老的决定，三天之内未到者，其财产会被没收，还要把他本人从流亡归来的会众中逐出。

9 So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.

9 三天内，所有的犹大人和便雅悯人都聚集在耶路撒冷。九月二十日，民众都坐在上帝的殿前面的广场上。因为这事，加上当时下大雨，众人都战战兢兢。

10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.

10 以斯拉祭司站起来对他们说：“你们对上帝不忠，娶外族的女子为妻，加重了以色列的罪恶。

11 Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”

11 现在，你们要向你们祖先的上帝耶和华认罪，遵行祂的旨意，与这地方的人和你们的外族妻子断绝关系。”

12 And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!

12 会众都高声回答说：“你说的对，我们必照你的话做。

13 But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

13 可是，人这么多，又逢雨季，我们不能总站在外面，并且这事一两天也解决不了，因为我们在这事上犯了大罪。

14 Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”

14 不如让我们的首领为全体会众处理这事，让那些娶了外族女子为妻的人在指定的时间，与本城的长老和审判官一起来找首领解决，直到我们的上帝因这事而发的烈怒离开我们。”

15 (Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)

15 只有亚撒黑的儿子约拿单和特瓦的儿子雅哈谢反对这事，支持他们的还有米书兰和利未人沙比太。

16 So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,

16 流亡归来的人都遵命而行。以斯拉祭司按家族选出各族长，都是点名指定的。他们从十月一日开始着手查办这事，

17 and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.

17 到次年一月一日才查清娶外族女子为妻的人。

18 Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

18 祭司中娶外族女子为妻的有耶书亚的子孙约萨达的儿子及其弟兄玛西雅、以利以谢、雅立和基大利。

19 They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.

19 他们起誓答应休掉自己的妻子，并从羊群中献上一只公绵羊为自己赎罪。

20 From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

20 音麦的子孙中有哈拿尼和西巴第雅。

21 From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

21 哈琳的子孙中有玛西雅、以利雅、示玛雅、耶歇和乌西雅。

22 From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

22 巴施户珥的子孙中有以利约乃、玛西雅、以实玛利、拿坦业、约撒拔和以利亚撒。

23 Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

23 利未人中有约撒拔、示每、基拉雅——又名基利他、毗他希雅、犹大和以利以谢。

24 From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

24 歌乐手中有以利亚实。殿门守卫中有沙龙、提联、乌利。

25 And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

25 其他以色列人中有巴录的子孙拉米、耶西雅、玛基雅、米雅民、以利亚撒、玛基雅和比拿雅。

26 From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

26 以拦的子孙中有玛他尼、撒迦利亚、耶歇、押底、耶利末和以利雅。

27 From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

27 萨土的子孙中有以利约乃、以利亚实、玛他尼、耶利末、撒拔和亚西撒。

28 From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

28 比拜的子孙中有约哈难、哈拿尼雅、萨拜和亚勒。

29 From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

29 巴尼的子孙中有米书兰、玛鹿、亚大雅、雅述、示押和耶利末。

30 From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

30 巴哈·摩押的子孙中有阿底拿、基拉、比拿雅、玛西雅、玛他尼、比撒列、宾内和玛拿西。

31 From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

31 哈琳的子孙中有以利以谢、伊示雅、玛基雅、示玛雅、西缅、

32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

32 便雅悯、玛鹿、示玛利雅。

33 From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

33 哈顺的子孙中有玛特乃、玛达他、撒拔、以利法列、耶利买、玛拿西和示每。

34 From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

34 巴尼的子孙中有玛玳、暗兰、乌益、

35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

35 比拿雅、比底雅、基禄、

36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

36 瓦尼雅、米利末、以利亚实、

37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

37 玛他尼、玛特乃和雅扫。

38 From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,

38 宾内的子孙中有示每、

39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

39 示利米雅、拿单、亚大雅、

40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

40 玛拿底拜、沙赛、沙赖、

41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

41 亚萨利、示利米雅、示玛利雅、

42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

42 沙龙、亚玛利雅和约瑟。

43 And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

43 尼波的子孙中有耶利、玛他提雅、撒拔、西比拿、雅玳、约珥和比拿雅。

44 All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.

44 以上这些人都娶了外族女子为妻，其中有些还生了子女。