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Nehemiah 5

Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB

1 Then there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren, the Jews.

2 For there were <em>some</em> that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, <em>are</em> many; therefore we have bought grain that we may eat and live.

3 There were also <em>some</em> that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine.

4 And there were <em>some</em> that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, <em>and that</em> upon our lands and vineyards.

5 Yet now, <em>given</em> that the flesh of our brethren <em>is</em> as our flesh <em>and</em> their sons as our sons, behold, we subject our sons and our daughters to slavery, and there are <em>some</em> of our daughters in bondage <em>already</em>; neither <em>is it</em> in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

7 Then I meditated unto myself, and I rebuked the principals and the rulers and said unto them, Does each one of you exact usury of his brother? And I set a great assembly against them.

8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren, the Jews who had been sold unto the Gentiles; and will ye even sell your brethren? And shall they be sold unto us? Then they remained silent, for they had nothing to answer.

9 Also I said, What you do is not good, do you not walk in the fear of our God, that ye not be the reproach of our enemies the Gentiles?

10 I, likewise, <em>and</em> my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and grain; let us now release them from this burden.

11 Restore, I pray you, to them, today, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, and <em>even</em> the hundredth <em>part</em> of the money, and of the grain, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.

12 Then they said, We will return <em>it</em> and will require nothing of them; so we will do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests and caused them to sware that they should do according to this promise.

13 Also I shook my lap and said, Thus will God shake out each man from his house and from his labour, that does not perform this promise, even thus shall he be shaken out and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

14 Moreover, from the day that I was appointed <em>by the king</em> to be their captain in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, the king, <em>that is</em>, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the captain.

15 But the former captains that <em>had been</em> before me had charged the people and had taken of them for bread and wine, upon forty shekels of silver; and in addition to this their servants bore rule over the people; but I did not do so because of the fear of God.

16 In addition to this, I restored my part in the work of this wall, neither did we buy any inheritance; and all my servants <em>were</em> gathered together unto the work.

17 I also had at my table one hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came unto us from among the Gentiles that <em>are</em> around us.

18 Now <em>that</em> which was prepared for each day <em>was</em> one ox <em>and</em> six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and every ten days wine in all abundance; yet with all this I did not require the bread of the captain because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

19 Remember me, my God, for good and all that I have done for this people.

New International Version NIV

1 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.

2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”

3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine.”

4 Still others were saying, “We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.

5 Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Jews and though our children are as good as theirs, yet we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but we are powerless, because our fields and our vineyards belong to others.”

6 When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry.

7 I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!” So I called together a large meeting to deal with them

8 and said: “As far as possible, we have bought back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!” They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say.

9 So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!

11 Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the interest you are charging them—one percent of the money, grain, new wine and olive oil.”

12 “We will give it back,” they said. “And we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say.” Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath to do what they had promised.

13 I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!” At this the whole assembly said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

14 Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God I did not act like that.

16 Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall. All my men were assembled there for the work; we did not acquire any land.

17 Furthermore, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations.

18 Each day one ox, six choice sheep and some poultry were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundant supply of wine of all kinds. In spite of all this, I never demanded the food allotted to the governor, because the demands were heavy on these people.

19 Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.