终止杂婚
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以拦宗族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，遵照律法而行，送走这些妻子和她们的儿女。 4起来吧！这事由你处理，我们支持你，放胆去做吧！”
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，他本人也要被逐出流亡归来者的会。
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，大家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会众都高声回答说：“你说的对，我们必照你的话做。 13可是，人这么多，又逢大雨季节，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只有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流亡归来的人都遵照建议而行。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到次年一月一日才查清娶外族女子为妻的人。
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他们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音麦的子孙中有哈拿尼和西巴第雅。 21哈琳的子孙中有玛西雅、以利雅、示玛雅、耶歇和乌西雅。 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歌乐手中有以利亚实。殿门守卫中有沙龙、提联、乌利。
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比拜的子孙中有约哈难、哈拿尼雅、萨拜和亚勒。 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哈琳的子孙中有以利以谢、伊示雅、玛基雅、示玛雅、西缅、 32便雅悯、玛鹿、示玛利雅。 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巴尼的子孙中有玛玳、暗兰、乌益、 35比拿雅、比底雅、基禄、 36瓦尼雅、米利末、以利亚实、 37玛他尼、玛特乃和雅扫。 38宾内的子孙中有示每、 39示利米雅、拿单、亚大雅、 40玛拿底拜、沙赛、沙赖、 41亚萨利、示利米雅、示玛利雅、 42沙龙、亚玛利雅和约瑟。 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以上这些人都娶了外族女子为妻，其中有些还生了子女。
1Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.10.1 wept…: Heb. wept a great weeping 2And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. 3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.10.3 to put…: Heb. to bring forth 4Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. 5Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
6¶ Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. 7And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem; 8And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.10.8 forfeited: Heb. devoted
9¶ Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.10.9 the great…: Heb. the showers 10And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.10.10 have taken: Heb. have caused to dwell, or, have brought back 11Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives. 12Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 13But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.10.13 we are many…: or, we have greatly offended in this thing 14Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.10.14 for this…: or, till this matter be dispatched
15¶ Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.10.15 were…: Heb. stood 16And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 17And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
18¶ And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. 20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. 21And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. 22And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. 23Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 24Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. 25Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 26And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 27And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 28Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. 29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 30And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 31And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. 33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 34Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, 35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, 38And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, 39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, 40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,10.40 Machnadebai: or, Mabnadebai, according to some copies 41Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. 43Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. 44All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
