1Ezra was praying and admitting to God that his people had sinned. He was weeping and throwing himself down in front of the house of God. Then a large crowd of Israelites gathered around him. Men, women and children were there. They too wept bitterly.2Shekaniah spoke to Ezra. Shekaniah was the son of Jehiel. He belonged to the family line of Elam. Shekaniah said, ‘We haven’t been faithful to our God. We’ve married women from the nations around us. In spite of that, there is still hope for Israel.3So let’s make a covenant in front of our God. Let’s promise to send away all these women and their children. That’s what you have advised us to do. Those who respect our God’s commands have given us the same advice. We want to do what the Law says.4Get up, Ezra. This matter is in your hands. Do what you need to. We will be behind you all the way. Be brave and do it.’5So Ezra got up. He made the leading priests and Levites and all the Israelites make a promise. He made them promise they would do what Shekaniah had suggested. And they made that promise.6Then Ezra left the house of God. He went to Jehohanan’s room. Jehohanan was the son of Eliashib. While Ezra was there, he didn’t eat any food. He didn’t drink any water. That’s because he was filled with sadness. He mourned because the people weren’t faithful to the LORD’s commands. Those people were the ones who had returned from the land of Babylon.7Then an announcement was sent all through Judah and Jerusalem. All the people who had returned were told to gather together in Jerusalem.8They were supposed to come there before three days had passed. If they didn’t, they would lose all their property. They would also be removed from the community of those who had returned. That’s what the officials and elders had decided.9Before the three days were over, all the men of Judah and Benjamin had gathered together in Jerusalem. It was the 20th day of the ninth month. They were sitting in the open area in front of the house of God. They were very upset by what they knew would happen. And they were upset because it was raining.10Then Ezra the priest stood up. He said, ‘You haven’t been faithful to the LORD. You have married women from other lands. So you have added to Israel’s guilt.11Now honour the LORD, the God of your people. Then do what he wants you to do. Separate yourselves from the nations around you. Send away your wives from other lands.’12The whole community answered with a loud voice. They said, ‘You are right! We must do as you say.13But there are a lot of people here. And it’s the rainy season. So we can’t stand outside. Besides, this matter can’t be taken care of in just a day or two. That’s because we have sinned terribly by what we’ve done.14Our officials can act for the whole community. Have everyone in our towns who has married a woman from another land come at a certain time. Tell them to come together with the elders and judges of each town. Then our God will no longer be angry with us concerning this whole matter.’15Only a few men opposed that. They included Jonathan and Jahzeiah. Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite joined them. Jonathan was the son of Asahel. Jahzeiah was the son of Tikvah.16So those who had returned did what had been suggested. Ezra the priest chose some family leaders. There was one from each family group. All of them were chosen by name. They sat down to check out each case. They started on the first day of the tenth month.17By the first day of the first month they were finished. They had handled all the cases of the men who had married women from other lands.
A list of those who had married women from other lands
18Among the family lines of the priests, here are the men who had married women from other lands. Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib and Gedaliah came from the family line of Joshua and his brothers. Joshua was the son of Jozadak.19All of them made a firm promise to send their wives away. Each of these men brought a ram from his flock as a guilt offering.20Hanani and Zebadiah came from the family line of Immer.21Maaseiah and Elijah came from the family line of Harim. So did Shemaiah, Jehiel and Uzziah.22Elioenai, Maaseiah and Ishmael came from the family line of Pashhur. So did Nethanel, Jozabad and Elasah.23Among the Levites, here are the men who had married women from other lands. There were Jozabad, Shimei and Kelaiah. There were also Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer. Kelaiah’s other name was Kelita.24Eliashib came from the musicians. Shallum, Telem and Uri came from the men who guarded the temple gates.25Among the other Israelites, here are the men who had married women from other lands. Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah and Mijamin came from the family line of Parosh. So did Eleazar, Malkijah and Benaiah.26Mattaniah, Zechariah and Jehiel came from the family line of Elam. So did Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah.27Elioenai, Eliashib and Mattaniah came from the family line of Zattu. So did Jeremoth, Zabad and Aziza.28Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai came from the family line of Bebai.29Meshullam, Malluk and Adaiah came from the family line of Bani. So did Jashub, Sheal and Jeremoth.30Adna, Kelal, Benaiah and Maaseiah came from the family line of Pahath-Moab. So did Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh.31Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah and Shimeon came from the family line of Harim.32So did Benjamin, Malluk and Shemariah.33Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad and Eliphelet came from the family line of Hashum. So did Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei.34Maadai, Amram and Uel came from the family line of Bani.35So did Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,37Mattaniah, Mattenai and Jaasu.38Shimei came from the family line of Binnui.39So did Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,40Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,42Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.43Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad and Zebina came from the family line of Nebo. So did Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.44All these men had married women from other lands. Some of them had even had children by those wives.
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İsrail Halkı Günahlarını Açıklıyor
1Ağlayarak kendini Tanrı'nın Tapınağı'nın önünde yere atan Ezra dua edip günahlarını açıkladı. Bu arada erkek, kadın, çocuk, İsrailliler'den çok büyük bir topluluk Ezra'nın çevresine toplandı. Onlar da hıçkıra hıçkıra ağlıyordu.2Elamoğulları'ndan Yehiel oğlu Şekanya, Ezra'ya şöyle dedi: ‹‹Çevremizdeki halklardan yabancı karılar aldığımız için Tanrımız'a ihanet ettik. Buna karşın İsrail için hâlâ umut var.3Senin ve Tanrımız'ın buyrukları karşısında titreyenlerin öğütleri uyarınca, bütün yabancı kadınları ve çocuklarını uzaklaştırmak için Tanrımız'la şimdi bir antlaşma yapalım. Bu antlaşma yasaya uygun olsun.4Haydi kalk! Sorumluluk senin üzerinde. Biz seni destekleyeceğiz. Güçlü ol ve gerekeni yap!››5Bunun üzerine yerden kalkan Ezra önde gelen Levili kâhinlere ve öbür İsrailliler'e söyleneni yapmaları için ant içirdi. Hepsi ant içti.6Sonra Ezra Tanrı'nın Tapınağı'nın önünden ayrılıp Elyaşiv oğlu Yehohanan'ın odasına gitti. Orada gecelerken ne yemek yedi, ne su içti. Sürgünden dönenler Tanrı'ya bağlı kalmadığı için yas tutuyordu.7Sürgünden dönenlerin hepsinin Yeruşalim'de toplanması için Yahuda ve Yeruşalim'de bir duyuru yapıldı:8Halkın önderlerinin ve ileri gelenlerinin kararı uyarınca, üç gün içinde gelmeyenin bütün malına el konulacak, kendisi de sürgünden dönenler topluluğundan atılacaktı.9Bütün Yahudalı ve Benyaminli erkekler üç gün içinde Yeruşalim'de toplandılar. Dokuzuncu ayın yirminci günü hepsi Tanrı'nın Tapınağı'nın önündeki alandaydı. Hem durumun öneminden, hem de yağmurdan ötürü herkes titriyordu.10Kâhin Ezra kalkıp, ‹‹Siz Tanrı'ya ihanet ettiniz›› dedi, ‹‹Yabancı kadınlarla evlendiniz. İsrail'in suçuna suç kattınız.11Şimdi atalarınızın Tanrısı RAB'be suçunuzu açıklayın. O'nun istediğini yapın. Çevredeki halklardan ve yabancı karılardan ayrılın.››12Topluluk yüksek sesle şöyle karşılık verdi: ‹‹Bütün söylediklerini yapacağız.13Yalnız kalabalık çok, üstelik hava da yağmurlu. Dışarda duracak gücümüz kalmadı. Hem bu bir iki günde çözülecek iş değil. Çünkü bu konuda çok günah işledik.14Bütün topluluk adına önderlerimiz bu konuyla ilgilensin. Sonra kentlerimizde yabancı kadınla evli olan herkes saptanan bir zamanda kentin ileri gelenleri ve yargıçlarıyla birlikte gelsin. Yeter ki, Tanrımız'ın bu konudaki kızgın öfkesi üzerimizden kalksın.››15Ancak, Asahel oğlu Yonatan, Tikva oğlu Yahzeya ve onları destekleyen Meşullam ile Levili Şabbetay buna karşı çıktılar.16Sürgünden dönenler bu öneriye göre davrandılar. Kâhin Ezra adlarını belirterek her boydan boy başlarını seçti. Onuncu ayın birinci günü oturup konuyu incelemeye başladılar.17Birinci ayın birinci günü yabancı kadınlarla evlenen bütün erkeklerin durumunu incelemeyi bitirdiler.
Yabancı Kadınlarla Evlenenler
18Kâhinlerin soyundan gelip yabancı kadınlarla evlenenler şunlardı: Yosadak oğlu Yeşu'nun oğullarından ve kardeşlerinin soyundan Maaseya, Eliezer, Yariv, Gedalya.19Bunlar karılarını kovacaklarına söz verdiler. İşledikleri suç için suç sunusu olarak sürüden bir koç sundular.20İmmeroğulları'ndan: Hanani, Zevadya.21Harimoğulları'ndan: Maaseya, Eliya, Şemaya, Yehiel, Uzziya.22Paşhuroğulları'ndan: Elyoenay, Maaseya, İsmail, Netanel, Yozavat, Elasa.23Levililer'den: Yozavat, Şimi, Kelaya -Kelita- Petahya, Yahuda, Eliezer.24Ezgicilerden: Elyaşiv. Tapınak kapı nöbetçilerinden: Şallum, Telem, Uri.25Öbür İsrailliler'den: Paroşoğulları'ndan: Ramya, Yizziya, Malkiya, Miyamin, Elazar, Malkiya, Benaya.26Elamoğulları'ndan: Mattanya, Zekeriya, Yehiel, Avdi, Yeremot, Eliya.27Zattuoğulları'ndan: Elyoenay, Elyaşiv, Mattanya, Yeremot, Zavat, Aziza.28Bevayoğulları'ndan: Yehohanan, Hananya, Zabbay, Atlay.29Banioğulları'ndan: Meşullam, Malluk, Adaya, Yaşuv, Şeal, Yeremot.30Pahat-Moavoğulları'ndan: Adna, Kelal, Benaya, Maaseya, Mattanya, Besalel, Binnuy, Manaşşe.31Harimoğulları'ndan: Eliezer, Yişşiya, Malkiya, Şemaya, Şimon,32Benyamin, Malluk, Şemarya.33Haşumoğulları'ndan: Mattenay, Mattatta, Zavat, Elifelet, Yeremay, Manaşşe, Şimi.34Banioğulları'ndan: Maaday, Amram, Uel,35Benaya, Bedeya, Keluhu,36Vanya, Meremot, Elyaşiv,37Mattanya, Mattenay, Yaasay,38Bani, Binnuy, Şimi,39Şelemya, Natan, Adaya,40Maknadvay, Şaşay, Şaray,41Azarel, Şelemya, Şemarya,42Şallum, Amarya, Yusuf.43Nevooğulları'ndan: Yeiel, Mattitya, Zavat, Zevina, Yadday, Yoel, Benaya.44Bunların hepsi yabancı kadınlarla evlenmişti. Bazılarının bu kadınlardan çocukları da vardı.
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