Yǐsīlājì 9

1 Zhè shì zuò wán le , zhòng shǒulǐng lái jiàn wǒ , shuō , Yǐsèliè mín hé jìsī bìng Lìwèi rén , méiyǒu lí jué Jiānán rén , Hèrén , Bǐlìxǐrén , Yēbùsīrén , Yàmén rén , Móyē rén , Āijí rén , Yàmólìrén , réng xiàofǎ zhèxie guó de mín , xíng kĕ zēng de shì .

2 Yīn tāmen wèi zìjǐ hé érzi qǔ le zhèxie waì bāng nǚzi wèi qī , yǐzhì shèngjié de zhǒngleì hé zhèxie guó de mín hùnzá . érqiĕ shǒulǐng hé guān zhǎng zaì zhè shì shang wèi zuì kui .

3 Wǒ yī tīngjian zhè shì , jiù sī liè yīfu hé waì paó , bá le tóufa hé hú xū , jīng jù yōu mēn ér zuò .

4 Fán wèi Yǐsèliè shén yányǔ zhàn jīng de , dōu yīn zhè beìlǔ guī huí zhī rén suǒ fàn de zuì jùjí dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái . wǒ jiù jīng jù yōu mēn ér zuò , zhídào xiàn wǎn jì de shíhou .

5 Xiàn wǎn jì de shíhou wǒ qǐlai , xīn zhōng chóukǔ , chuān zhe sī liè de yǐ paó , shuāng xī guì xià xiàng Yēhéhuá wǒde shén jǔ shǒu ,

6 Shuō , wǒde shén a , wǒ bào kuì méng xiū , bù gǎn xiàng wǒ shén yǎng miàn . yīnwei wǒmen de zuìniè miè dǐng , wǒmen de zuìè tāo tiān .

7 Cóng wǒmen lièzǔ zhídào jīnrì , wǒmen de zuìè shén zhòng . yīn wǒmen de zuìniè , wǒmen hé jūnwáng , jìsī dōu jiāo zaì waì bāng liè wáng de shǒu zhōng , shāhaì , lǔlǜe , qiǎngduó , liǎn shang méng xiū zhēng rújīn rì de guāngjǐng .

8 Xiànzaì Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén zànqiĕ shī ēn yǔ wǒmen , gĕi wǒmen liú xiē taótuō de rén , shǐ wǒmen ānwĕn rú dīng zǐ déng zaì tāde shèng suǒ , wǒmen de shén hǎo guāng zhào wǒmen de yǎnmù , shǐ wǒmen zaì shòu xiá zhì zhī zhōng shāowēi fùxīng .

9 Wǒmen shì núpú , ránér zaì shòu xiá zhì zhī zhōng , wǒmen de shén réng méiyǒu diūqì wǒmen , zaì Bōsī wáng yǎnqián xiàng wǒmen shī ēn , jiào wǒmen fùxīng , néng zhòng jiàn wǒmen shén de diàn , xiū qí huǐhuaì zhī chù , shǐ wǒmen zaì Yóudà hé Yēlùsǎlĕng yǒu qiáng yuán .

10 Wǒmen de shén a , jì shì rúcǐ , wǒmen hái yǒu shénme huà kĕ shuō ne . yīnwei wǒmen yǐjing lí qì nǐde mìnglìng ,

11 Jiù shì nǐ jiè nǐ púrén zhòng xiānzhī suǒ fēnfu de shuō , nǐmen yào qù dé wèi yè zhī dì shì wūhuì zhī dì . yīn liè guó zhī mín de wūhuì hé kĕ zēng de shì , jiào quán dì cóng zhèbiān zhídào nàbiān mǎn le wūhuì .

12 Suǒyǐ bùkĕ jiāng nǐmen de nǚér jià tāmende érzi , yĕ bùkĕ wèi nǐmen de érzi qǔ tāmende nǚér , yǒng bùkĕ qiú tāmende píngān hé tāmende lì yì , zhèyàng nǐmen jiù kĕyǐ qiángshèng , chī zhè dì de mĕi wù , bìng wèi liú zhè dì gĕi nǐmen de zǐsūn yǒngyuǎn wéi yè .

13 Shén a , wǒmen yīn zìjǐ de è xíng hé dà zuì , zāoyù le zhè yīqiè de shì , bìngqiĕ nǐ xíngfá wǒmen qīng yú wǒmen zuì suǒ dāng dé de , yòu gĕi wǒmen liú xià zhèxie rén .

14 Wǒmen qǐ kĕ zaì wéibeì nǐde mìnglìng , yǔ zhè xíng kĕ zēng zhī shì de mín jié qīn ne . ruò zhèyàng xíng , nǐ qǐbù xiàng wǒmen fānù , jiāng wǒmen mièjué , yǐzhì méiyǒu yī gè shèngxia taótuō de rén ma .

15 Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén a , yīn nǐ shì gōngyì de , wǒmen zhè shèngxia de rén cái dé taótuō , zhēng rújīn rì de guāngjǐng . kàn nǎ , wǒmen zaì nǐ miànqián yǒu zuìè , yīncǐ wú rén zaì nǐ miànqián shān lì dé zhù .

Yǐsīlājì 9 Commentary

Chapter 9

Ezra mourns for the Jews' conduct. (1-4) Ezra's confession of sins. (5-15)

Verses 1-4 Many corruptions lurk out of the view of the most careful rulers. Some of the people disobeyed the express command of God, which forbade all marriages with the heathen, ( Deuteronomy 7 ) . Disbelief of God's all-sufficiency, is at the bottom of the sorry shifts we make to help ourselves. They exposed themselves and their children to the peril of idolatry, that had ruined their church and nation. Carnal professors may make light of such connexions, and try to explain away the exhortations to be separate; but those who are best acquainted with the word of God, will treat the subject in another manner. They must forebode the worst from such unions. The evils excused, and even pleaded for; by many professors, astonish and cause regret in the true believer. All who profess to be God's people, ought to strengthen those that appear and act against vice and profaneness.

Verses 5-15 The sacrifice, especially the evening sacrifice, was a type of the blessed Lamb of God, who in the evening of the world, was to take away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Ezra's address is a penitent confession of sin, the sin of his people. But let this be the comfort of true penitents, that though their sins reach to the heavens, God's mercy is in the heavens. Ezra, speaking of sin, speaks as one much ashamed. Holy shame is as necessary in true repentance as holy sorrow. Ezra speaks as much amazed. The discoveries of guilt cause amazement; the more we think of sin, the worse it looks. Say, God be merciful to me sinner. Ezra speaks as one much afraid. There is not a surer or saddler presage of ruin, than turning to sin, after great judgments, and great deliverances. Every one in the church of God, has to wonder that he has not wearied out the Lord's patience, and brought destruction upon himself. What then must be the case of the ungodly? But though the true penitent has nothing to plead in his own behalf, the heavenly Advocate pleads most powerfully for him.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 9

Ezra being informed, by some of the princes who complained unto him, of the marriages of many of the Israelites with the people of the land, the Canaanites and others, was greatly grieved and distressed, Ezr 9:1-5, upon which he made a confession of their sins to God, with great shame, sorrow, and contrition, and deprecated the evils which they deserved, Ezr 9:6-15.