5
Then
Ezra rose and made the
leading priests, the
Levites and
all Israel,
take oath that they would
do according to
this proposal; so they
took the
oath.
~yin]h{K;h yer'f -t,a [;B.v;Y;w a'r.z,[ ~'q'Y;w ? h,Z;h r'b'D;K tw{f][;l lea'r.fIy -l'k.w ~iYiw.l;h ? .W[eb'ViY;w
6
Then
Ezra rose from
before * the
house of
God and
went into the
chamber of
Jehohanan the
son of
Eliashib. Although he
went there, he did not
eat bread nor drink water, for he was
mourning over the
unfaithfulness of the
exiles.
.$,leY;w ~yih{l/a'h tyeB yen.piLim a'r.z,[ ~'q'Y;w ? .$,leY;w byiv'y.l,a -n,B !'n'xw{h.y t;K.vil -l,a ? yiK h't'v -a{l ~Iy;m.W l;k'a -a{l ~,x,l ~'v ? h'lw{G;h l;[;m -l;[ leB;a.tim
7
They
made a
proclamation throughout
Judah and
Jerusalem to
all the
exiles *, that they should
assemble at
Jerusalem,
l{k.l ~i;l'v.Wryiw h'd.WhyiB lw{q .Wryib][;Y;w ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y #eb'Qih.l h'lw{G;h yen.B
8
and that
whoever * would not
come within
three days, according to the
counsel of the
leaders and the
elders,
all his
possessions should be
forfeited and he
himself excluded from the
assembly of the
exiles.
t;c][;K ~yim'Y;h t,v{l.vil ]aw{b'y -a{l r,v]a l{k.w ? a.Wh.w w{v.Wk.r -l'K ~;r\x'y ~yineq.Z;h.w ~yir'F;h ? h'lw{G;h l;h.Qim led'BIy
9
So
all the
men of
Judah and
Benjamin assembled at
Jerusalem within the
three days. It was the
ninth month on the
twentieth of the
month, and
all the
people sat in the
open square before the
house of
God,
trembling because of this
matter and the heavy
rain.
~i;l'v.Wr.y !im'y.nib.W h'd.Wh.y -yev.n;a -l'k .Wc.b'QiY;w ? ~yir.f,[.B yi[yiv.T;h v,d{x a.Wh ~yim'Y;h t,v{l.vil ? ~yih{l/a'h tyeB bw{x.riB ~'['h -l'k .Wb.veY;w v,d{x;B ? ~yim'v.G;hem.W r'b'D;h -l;[ ~yidyi[.r;m
10
Then
Ezra the
priest stood up and
said to them, "You have
been unfaithful and have
married foreign wives adding to the
guilt of
Israel.
~,T.l;[.m ~,T;a ~,hel]a r,ma{Y;w !eh{K;h a'r.z,[ ~'q'Y;w ? t;m.v;a -l;[ @yisw{h.l tw{Yir.k'n ~yiv'n .Wbyiv{T;w ? lea'r.fIy
11
"Now therefore,
make confession to the
LORD God of your
fathers and
do His
will; and
separate yourselves from the
peoples of the
land and from the
foreign wives."
~,kyet{b]a -yeh{l/a h'why;l h'dw{t .Wn.T h'T;[.w ? ~yiv'N;h -nim.W #,r'a'h yeM;[em .Wl.d'Bih.w w{nw{c.r .Wf][;w ? tw{Yir.k'N;h
12
Then
all the
assembly replied with a
loud voice, "That's
right! As you have
said, so it is our
duty to
do.
lw{d'G lw{q .Wr.ma{Y;w l'h'Q;h -l'k .Wn.[;Y;w ? tw{f][;l .Wnyel'[ '$y,r.bid.K !eK
13
"But there are
many people; it is the
rainy season and we are not
able to
stand in the
open.
Nor can the
task be done in
one or
two days, for we have
transgressed greatly in
this matter.
dw{m][;l ;x{K !yea.w ~yim'v.G te['h.w b'r ~'['h l'b]a ? ~Iy;n.vil a{l.w d'x,a ~w{y.l -a{l h'ka'l.M;h.w #.Wx;B ? h,Z;h r'b'D;B ;[{v.pil .WnyiB.rih -yiK
14
"Let our
leaders represent the
whole assembly and let
all those in our
cities who have
married foreign wives come at
appointed times,
together with the
elders and
judges of
each city,
until the
fierce anger of our
God on
account of
this matter is
turned away from us."
r,v]a l{k.w l'h'Q;h -l'k.l .Wnyer'f a'n -.Wd.m][;y ? ~yiTi[.l a{b'y tw{Yir.k'n ~yiv'n byiv{h;h .Wnyer'[,B ? 'hy,j.p{v.w ryi['w ryi[ -yen.qiz ~,h'Mi[.w ~yin'MUz.m ? d;[ .WN,Mim .Wnyeh{l/a -p;a !w{r]x byiv'h.l d;[ ? h,Z;h r'b'D;l
15
Only Jonathan the
son of
Asahel and
Jahzeiah the
son of
Tikvah opposed this, with
Meshullam and
Shabbethai the
Levite supporting them.
h'w.qiT -n,b h'y.z.x;y.w leah'f][ -n,B !'t'nw{y .$;a ? ~Ur'z][ yiweL;h y;t.B;v.w ~'LUv.m.W ta{z -l;[ .Wd.m'[