Àtúnṣe ìkẹyìn tí Nehemiah ṣe
113.1: De 23.3-5.Ní ọjọ́ náà ni a ka ìwé Mose sókè sí etí ìgbọ́ àwọn ènìyàn, nínú rẹ̀ ni a ti rí i tí a kọ ọ́ sílẹ̀ pé a kò gbọdọ̀ gba àwọn ará a Ammoni tàbí àwọn ará a Moabu sí àárín ìjọ ènìyàn Ọlọ́run láéláé. 2Nítorí wọn kò mú oúnjẹ àti omi wá pàdé àwọn ọmọ Israẹli lọ́nà, dípò bẹ́ẹ̀, wọ́n bẹ Balaamu ní ọ̀wẹ̀ láti gégùn ún lé wọn lórí (Ṣùgbọ́n Ọlọ́run wa yí ègún náà padà sí ìbùkún). 3Nígbà tí àwọn ènìyàn gbọ́ òfin yìí, wọ́n yọ gbogbo àwọn àjèjì ènìyàn tí ó darapọ̀ mọ́ wọn kúrò láàrín àwọn Israẹli.
4Ṣáájú èyí a ti fi Eliaṣibu àlùfáà ṣe alákòóso yàrá ìkó-nǹkan ilé Ọlọ́run wa sí. Ó súnmọ́ Tobiah pẹ́kípẹ́kí. 5Ó sì ti pèsè yàrá ńlá kan fún un, èyí tí a ń lò tẹ́lẹ̀ fún ìtọ́jú ọrẹ ọkà, tùràrí àti àwọn ohun èlò tẹmpili àti ìdámẹ́wàá ọkà, wáìnì tuntun àti òróró ti a fi lélẹ̀ bí ìlànà fún àwọn ọmọ Lefi, àwọn akọrin àti àwọn aṣọ́nà àti pẹ̀lú gbogbo ọrẹ fún àwọn àlùfáà.
6Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí gbogbo èyí ń lọ lọ́wọ́, èmi kò sí ní Jerusalẹmu, nítorí pé ní ọdún kejìlélọ́gbọ̀n Artasasta ọba Babeli ni mo padà tọ ọba lọ. Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí ó ṣe díẹ̀, mo gba ààyè lọ́dọ̀ọ rẹ̀. 7Mo sì padà sí Jerusalẹmu. Níhìn-ín ni mo ti mọ̀ nípa onírúurú ohun búburú tí Eliaṣibu ti ṣe ní ti pípèsè yàrá fún Tobiah nínú àgbàlá ilé Ọlọ́run. 8Kò tẹ́ mi lọ́rùn rárá, mo kó gbogbo ohun èlò ìdílé e Tobiah dà síta láti inú iyàrá náà. 9Mo pàṣẹ kí wọn ya àwọn iyàrá náà sí mímọ́, mo sì kó àwọn ohun èlò ilé Ọlọ́run padà síbẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ọrẹ ọkà àti tùràrí.
10Mo sì tún gbọ́ pé, kò fi àwọn ìpín tí a yà sọ́tọ̀ fún àwọn Lefi, àwọn akọrin tí ń ṣe àkóso ìsìn sì ti padà sí ẹnu onírúurú iṣẹ́ wọn. 11Nígbà náà ni mo bá àwọn ìjòyè wí, mo sì béèrè lọ́wọ́ wọn pé, “Èéṣe tí a fi kọ ilé Ọlọ́run sílẹ̀?” Nígbà náà ni mo pè wọ́n jọ pọ̀, mo sì fi olúkúlùkù sí ẹnu iṣẹ́ rẹ̀.
12Gbogbo Juda mú ìdámẹ́wàá ọkà, wáìnì tuntun àti òróró wá sínú yàrá ìkó-nǹkan-pamọ́-sí. 13Mo sì fi àlùfáà Ṣelemiah, Sadoku akọ̀wé àti ọmọ Lefi kan tí orúkọ rẹ̀ ń jẹ́ Pedaiah ṣe alákòóso àwọn yàrá ìkó-nǹkan-pamọ́-sí. Mo sì yan Hanani ọmọ Sakkuri, ọmọ Mattaniah bí olùrànlọ́wọ́ ọ wọn. Àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí ni a kà sí àwọn tó ṣé e gbẹ́kẹ̀lé. Àwọn ni a yàn láti máa pín ohun èlò fún àwọn arákùnrin wọn.
14Rántí ì mi fún èyí, Ọlọ́run mi, kí o má sì ṣe gbàgbé ohun tí mo fi òtítọ́ ṣe fún ilé Ọlọ́run mi yìí àti fún iṣẹ́ ẹ rẹ̀ gbogbo.
15Ní ọjọ́ wọ̀n-ọn-nì, mo rí àwọn ènìyàn ní Juda tí wọ́n ń fúntí ní ọjọ́ ìsinmi, tí wọ́n sì ń gbé ọkà wọlé, tí wọn ń di ẹrù lé orí kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ pẹ̀lú wáìnì, èso àjàrà, ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ àti onírúurú ẹrù. Wọ́n sì ń kó gbogbo èyí wá sí Jerusalẹmu ní ọjọ́ ìsinmi. Nítorí náà, mo kìlọ̀ fún wọn nípa títa oúnjẹ ní ọjọ́ náà. 16Àwọn ará Tire ti ń gbé nínú Jerusalẹmu ń gbé ẹja àti onírúurú ọjà wá fún títà ní ọjọ́ ìsinmi fún àwọn ènìyàn Jerusalẹmu àti fún àwọn ọmọ Juda. 17Mo bá àwọn ọlọ́lá Juda wí, mo wí fún wọn pé, “Èwo ni ohun búburú tí ẹ ń ṣe yìí ti ẹ ń ba ọjọ́ ìsinmi jẹ́. 18Ṣé àwọn baba ńlá yín kò ha ti ṣe nǹkan kan náà tí Ọlọ́run wa fi mú gbogbo àjálù yìí wá orí wa, àti sórí ìlú yìí? Báyìí, ẹ̀yin tún ń ru ìbínú sókè sí i sórí Israẹli nípa bíba ọjọ́ ìsinmi jẹ́.”
19Nígbà tí ojú ọjọ́ ń bora ní ẹnu ibodè Jerusalẹmu, ṣáájú ọjọ́ ìsinmi, mo pàṣẹ pé kí a ti àwọn ìlẹ̀kùn, kí wọn má sì ṣí i títí tí ọjọ́ ìsinmi yóò fi kọjá. Mo yan àwọn ìránṣẹ́ mi láti ṣọ́ ẹnu ibodè, kí a má ba à lè gbé ẹrù kankan wọlé ní ọjọ́ ìsinmi. 20Síbẹ̀, àwọn tí ń tà àti àwọn tí ń rà sùn ẹ̀yìn odi Jerusalẹmu ní ẹ̀ẹ̀kan tàbí ẹ̀ẹ̀mejì. 21Ṣùgbọ́n mo kìlọ̀ fún wọn pé, “Èétijẹ́ ti ẹ̀yin fi ń sùn ní ẹ̀yin odi ní òru? Bí ẹ̀yìn bá tún dánwò mọ́, èmi yóò fi ọwọ́ líle mú yín.” Láti ọjọ́ náà lọ, wọn kò sì wá ní ọjọ́ ìsinmi mọ́. 22Nígbà náà ni mo pàṣẹ fún àwọn ọmọ Lefi pé kí wọn ya ara wọn sí mímọ́, kí wọn sì ṣọ́ ẹnu ibodè kí a lè pa ọjọ́ ìsinmi mọ́.
Tún rántí mi fún èyí, Ọlọ́run mi, kí o sì fi àánú un rẹ hàn fún mi gẹ́gẹ́ bí i títóbi ìfẹ́ ẹ̀ rẹ.
23Ní ọjọ́ wọ̀n-ọn-nì, mo rí àwọn ọkùnrin Juda tí wọ́n fẹ́ àwọn obìnrin láti Aṣdodu, Ammoni àti Moabu. 24Ìdajì àwọn ọmọ wọn ń sọ èdè Aṣdodu tàbí èdè ọ̀kan lára àwọn ènìyàn mìíràn tókù, wọn kò sì mọ bí a ṣe ń sọ èdè Juda. 25Mo bá wọn wí mo sì gégùn ún lé wọn lórí. Mo lu àwọn ènìyàn díẹ̀ nínú wọn mo sì fa irun orí wọn tu. Mo mú kí wọn búra ní orúkọ Ọlọ́run, kí wọn wí pé, “Ẹ̀yin kì yóò fi àwọn ọmọbìnrin wọn fún àwọn ọmọkùnrin yín ní ìyàwó tàbí fún ẹ̀yin tìkára yín. 26Kì í ha á ṣe àwọn ìgbéyàwó bí irú èyí ni ọba Solomoni fi dá ẹ̀ṣẹ̀? Láàrín àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè, kò sí ọba kan bí i tirẹ̀. Ọlọ́run rẹ̀ fẹ́ràn rẹ̀, Ọlọ́run sì fi jẹ ọba lórí i gbogbo Israẹli, ṣùgbọ́n àwọn obìnrin àjèjì ti sọ ọ́ sínú òfin ẹ̀ṣẹ̀. 27Ǹjẹ́ ó ha yẹ kí àwa tún gbọ́ báyìí pé ẹ̀yin náà tún ń ṣe àwọn nǹkan tí ó burú jọjọ wọ̀nyí tí ẹ sì ń ṣe aláìṣòótọ́ sí Ọlọ́run wa nípa fífẹ́ àwọn obìnrin àjèjì?”
28Ọ̀kan lára àwọn ọmọ Joiada, ọmọ Eliaṣibu olórí àlùfáà jẹ́ àna Sanballati ará a Horoni. Mo sì lé e jáde kúrò lọ́dọ̀ mi.
29Rántí wọn, Ọlọ́run mi, nítorí wọ́n ti ba iṣẹ́ àlùfáà jẹ́ pẹ̀lú májẹ̀mú iṣẹ́ àlùfáà àti ti àwọn Lefi.
30Nítorí náà, mo ya àwọn àlùfáà àti àwọn Lefi sí mímọ́ kúrò nínú gbogbo ohun àjèjì, mo sì yan iṣẹ́ fún wọn, olúkúlùkù sí ẹnu iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ 31Mo sì tún pèsè fún ọrẹ, igi—pákó ní àkókò tí a yàn àti fún àwọn èso àkọ́so.
Rántí mi fún rere, Ọlọ́run mi.
1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;13.1 they…: Heb. there was read13.1 audience: Heb. ears 2Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
4¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:13.4 having…: Heb. being set over 5And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.13.5 which…: Heb. the commandment of the Levites 6But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:13.6 after…: Heb. at the end of days13.6 obtained…: or, I earnestly requested 7And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. 8And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. 9Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
10¶ And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. 11Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.13.11 place: Heb. standing 12Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.13.12 treasuries: or, storehouses 13And 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 office was to distribute unto their brethren.13.13 treasuries: or, storehouses13.13 next…: Heb. at their hand13.13 their office…: Heb. it was upon them 14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.13.14 good…: Heb. kindnesses13.14 offices: or, observations
15¶ In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. 16There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. 17Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 18Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. 19And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 20So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.13.21 about: Heb. before 22And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.13.22 greatness: or, multitude
23¶ In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:13.23 had…: Heb. had made to dwell with them 24And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.13.24 could…: Heb. they discerned not to speak13.24 of each…: Heb. of people and people 25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.13.25 cursed: or, reviled 26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. 27Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives? 28And 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. 29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.13.29 because…: Heb. for the defilings 30Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business; 31And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
