Ezra 9

KJV

1  Now when these things⁴²⁸ were done,³⁶¹⁵ the princes⁸²⁶⁹ came⁵⁰⁶⁶ to⁴¹³ me, saying,⁵⁵⁹ The people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ and the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ have not³⁸⁰⁸ separated themselves⁹¹⁴ from the people^{4480 5971} of the lands,⁷⁷⁶ doing according to their abominations,⁸⁴⁴¹ even of the Canaanites,³⁶⁶⁹ the Hittites,²⁸⁵⁰ the Perizzites,⁶⁵²² the Jebusites,²⁹⁸³ the Ammonites,⁵⁹⁸⁴ the Moabites,⁴¹²⁵ the Egyptians,⁴⁷¹³ and the Amorites.⁵⁶⁷

2  For³⁵⁸⁸ they have taken⁵³⁷⁵ of their daughters^{4480 1323} for themselves, and for their sons:¹¹²¹ so that the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ seed²²³³ have mingled themselves⁶¹⁴⁸ with the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of those lands:⁷⁷⁶ yea, the hand³⁰²⁷ of the princes⁸²⁶⁹ and rulers⁵⁴⁶¹ hath been¹⁹⁶¹ chief⁷²²³ in this²⁰⁸⁸ trespass.⁴⁶⁰⁴

3  And when I heard^{8085 853} this²⁰⁸⁸ thing,¹⁶⁹⁷ I rent^{7167 853} my garment⁸⁹⁹ and my mantle,⁴⁵⁹⁸ and plucked off⁴⁸⁰³ the hair^{4480 8181} of my head⁷²¹⁸ and of my beard,²²⁰⁶ and sat down³⁴²⁷ astonished.⁸⁰⁷⁴

4  Then were assembled⁶²² unto⁴¹³ me every one³⁶⁰⁵ that trembled²⁷³⁰ at the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of the God⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ because⁵⁹²¹ of the transgression⁴⁶⁰⁴ of those that had been carried away;¹⁴⁷³ and I⁵⁸⁹ sat³⁴²⁷ astonished⁸⁰⁷⁴ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ the evening⁶¹⁵³ sacrifice.⁴⁵⁰³

5  And at the evening⁶¹⁵³ sacrifice⁴⁵⁰³ I arose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ from my heaviness;^{4480 8589} and having rent⁷¹⁶⁷ my garment⁸⁹⁹ and my mantle,⁴⁵⁹⁸ I fell³⁷⁶⁶ upon⁵⁹²¹ my knees,¹²⁹⁰ and spread out⁶⁵⁶⁶ my hands³⁷⁰⁹ unto⁴¹³ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ my God,⁴³⁰

6  And said,⁵⁵⁹ O my God,⁴³⁰ I am ashamed⁹⁵⁴ and blush³⁶³⁷ to lift up⁷³¹¹ my face⁶⁴⁴⁰ to⁴¹³ thee, my God:⁴³⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ our iniquities⁵⁷⁷¹ are increased⁷²³⁵ over⁴⁶⁰⁵ our head,⁷²¹⁸ and our trespass⁸¹⁹ is grown up¹⁴³¹ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ the heavens.⁸⁰⁶⁴

7  Since the days^{4480 3117} of our fathers¹ have we⁵⁸⁷ been in a great¹⁴¹⁹ trespass⁸¹⁹ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ this²⁰⁸⁸ day;³¹¹⁷ and for our iniquities⁵⁷⁷¹ have we,⁵⁸⁷ our kings,⁴⁴²⁸ and our priests,³⁵⁴⁸ been delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of the lands,⁷⁷⁶ to the sword,²⁷¹⁹ to captivity,⁷⁶²⁸ and to a spoil,⁹⁶¹ and to confusion¹³²² of face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ as it is this²⁰⁸⁸ day.³¹¹⁷

8  And now⁶²⁵⁸ for a little⁴⁵⁹² space⁷²⁸¹ grace⁸⁴⁶⁷ hath been¹⁹⁶¹ showed from^{4480 854} the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ our God,⁴³⁰ to leave⁷⁶⁰⁴ us a remnant to escape,⁶⁴¹³ and to give⁵⁴¹⁴ us a nail³⁴⁸⁹ in his holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ place,⁴⁷²⁵ that our God⁴³⁰ may lighten²¹⁵ our eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and give⁵⁴¹⁴ us a little⁴⁵⁹² reviving⁴²⁴¹ in our bondage.⁵⁶⁵⁹

9  For³⁵⁸⁸ we⁵⁸⁷ were bondmen;⁵⁶⁵⁰ yet our God⁴³⁰ hath not³⁸⁰⁸ forsaken⁵⁸⁰⁰ us in our bondage,⁵⁶⁵⁹ but hath extended⁵¹⁸⁶ mercy²⁶¹⁷ unto⁵⁹²¹ us in the sight⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Persia,⁶⁵³⁹ to give⁵⁴¹⁴ us a reviving,⁴²⁴¹ to set up^{7311 853} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of our God,⁴³⁰ and to repair^{5975 853} the desolations²⁷²³ thereof, and to give⁵⁴¹⁴ us a wall¹⁴⁴⁷ in Judah³⁰⁶³ and in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

10  And now,⁶²⁵⁸ O our God,⁴³⁰ what⁴¹⁰⁰ shall we say⁵⁵⁹ after³¹⁰ this?²⁰⁶³ for³⁵⁸⁸ we have forsaken⁵⁸⁰⁰ thy commandments,⁴⁶⁸⁷

11  Which⁸³⁴ thou hast commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ by³⁰²⁷ thy servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ the prophets,⁵⁰³⁰ saying,⁵⁵⁹ The land,⁷⁷⁶ unto which⁸³⁴ ye⁸⁵⁹ go⁹³⁵ to possess³⁴²³ it, is an unclean⁵⁰⁷⁹ land⁷⁷⁶ with the filthiness⁵⁰⁷⁹ of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the lands,⁷⁷⁶ with their abominations,⁸⁴⁴¹ which⁸³⁴ have filled⁴³⁹⁰ it from one end^{4480 6310} to⁴¹³ another⁶³¹⁰ with their uncleanness.²⁹³²

12  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore give⁵⁴¹⁴ not⁴⁰⁸ your daughters¹³²³ unto their sons,¹¹²¹ neither⁴⁰⁸ take⁵³⁷⁵ their daughters¹³²³ unto your sons,¹¹²¹ nor³⁸⁰⁸ seek¹⁸⁷⁵ their peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ or their wealth²⁸⁹⁶ forever:^{5704 5769} that⁴⁶¹⁶ ye may be strong,²³⁸⁸ and eat^{398 853} the good²⁸⁹⁸ of the land,⁷⁷⁶ and leave it for an inheritance³⁴²³ to your children¹¹²¹ forever.^{5704 5769}

13  And after³¹⁰ all³⁶⁰⁵ that is come⁹³⁵ upon⁵⁹²¹ us for our evil⁷⁴⁵¹ deeds,⁴⁶³⁹ and for our great¹⁴¹⁹ trespass,⁸¹⁹ seeing³⁵⁸⁸ that thou⁸⁵⁹ our God⁴³⁰ hast punished²⁸²⁰ us less⁴²⁹⁵ than our iniquities^{4480 5771} deserve, and hast given⁵⁴¹⁴ us such deliverance⁶⁴¹³ as this;²⁰⁶³

14  Should we again⁷⁷²⁵ break⁶⁵⁶⁵ thy commandments,⁴⁶⁸⁷ and join in affinity²⁸⁵⁹ with the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of these⁴²⁸ abominations?⁸⁴⁴¹ wouldest not³⁸⁰⁸ thou be angry⁵⁹⁹ with us till⁵⁷⁰⁴ thou hadst consumed³⁶¹⁵ us, so that there should be no³⁶⁹ remnant⁷⁶¹¹ nor escaping?⁶⁴¹³

15  O LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ art righteous:⁶⁶⁶² for³⁵⁸⁸ we remain⁷⁶⁰⁴ yet escaped,⁶⁴¹³ as it is this²⁰⁶³ day:³¹¹⁷ behold,²⁰⁰⁹ we are before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee in our trespasses:⁸¹⁹ for³⁵⁸⁸ we cannot³⁶⁹ stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee because⁵⁹²¹ of this.²⁰⁸⁸

Tan

‎1 ‏וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת אֵ֗לֶּה נִגְּשׁ֨וּ אֵלַ֤י הַשָּׂרִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־נִבְדְּל֞וּ הָעָ֤ם יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם מֵעַמֵּ֖י הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת כְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם לַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י הַחִתִּ֜י הַפְּרִזִּ֣י הַיְבוּסִ֗י הָֽעַמֹּנִי֙ הַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔י הַמִּצְרִ֖י וְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃

‎2 ‏כִּֽי־נָשְׂא֣וּ מִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם לָהֶם֙ וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם וְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ זֶ֣רַע הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ בְּעַמֵּ֖י הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת וְיַ֧ד הַשָּׂרִ֣ים וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים הָ֥יְתָ֛ה³ בַּמַּ֥עַל הַזֶּ֖ה רִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ ס

‎3 ‏וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה קָרַ֥עְתִּי אֶת־בִּגְדִ֖י וּמְעִילִ֑י וָאֶמְרְטָ֞ה מִשְּׂעַ֤ר רֹאשִׁי֙ וּזְקָנִ֔י וָאֵשְׁבָ֖ה מְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃

‎4 ‏וְאֵלַ֣י יֵאָסְפ֗וּ כֹּ֤ל חָרֵד֙ בְּדִבְרֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ל מַ֣עַל הַגּוֹלָ֑ה וַאֲנִי֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב מְשׁוֹמֵ֔ם עַ֖ד לְמִנְחַ֥ת הָעָֽרֶב׃

‎5 ‏וּבְמִנְחַ֣ת הָעֶ֗רֶב קַ֚מְתִּי מִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔י וּבְקָרְעִ֥י בִגְדִ֖י וּמְעִילִ֑י וָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙ עַל־בִּרְכַּ֔י וָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥ה כַפַּ֖י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃

‎6 ‏וָאֹמְרָ֗ה אֱלֹהַי֙ בֹּ֣שְׁתִּי וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּי לְהָרִ֧ים אֱלֹהַ֛י פָּנַ֖י אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י עֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ רָבוּ֙ לְמַ֣עְלָה רֹּ֔אשׁ וְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּ גָדְלָ֖ה עַ֥ד לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

‎7 ‏מִימֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ בְּאַשְׁמָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּ נִתַּ֡נּוּ אֲנַחְנוּ֩ מְלָכֵ֨ינוּ כֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּ בְּיַ֣ד׀ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֲרָצ֗וֹת בַּחֶ֜רֶב בַּשְּׁבִ֧י וּבַבִּזָּ֛ה וּבְבֹ֥שֶׁת פָּנִ֖ים כְּהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

‎8 ‏וְעַתָּ֡ה כִּמְעַט־רֶגַע֩ הָיְתָ֨ה תְחִנָּ֜ה מֵאֵ֣ת׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ לְהַשְׁאִ֥יר לָ֙נוּ֙ פְּלֵיטָ֔ה וְלָתֶת־לָ֥נוּ יָתֵ֖ד בִּמְק֣וֹם קָדְשׁ֑וֹ לְהָאִ֤יר עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּ מִֽחְיָ֥ה מְעַ֖ט בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃

‎9 ‏כִּֽי־עֲבָדִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וּבְעַבְדֻתֵ֔נוּ³ לֹ֥א עֲזָבָ֖נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַֽיַּט־עָלֵ֣ינוּ חֶ֡סֶד לִפְנֵי֩ מַלְכֵ֨י פָרַ֜ס לָֽתֶת־לָ֣נוּ מִֽחְיָ֗ה לְרוֹמֵ֞ם אֶת־בֵּ֤ית אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּלְהַעֲמִ֣יד אֶת־חָרְבֹתָ֔יו וְלָֽתֶת־לָ֣נוּ גָדֵ֔ר בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס

‎10 ‏וְעַתָּ֛ה מַה־נֹּאמַ֥ר אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ אַֽחֲרֵי־זֹ֑את כִּ֥י עָזַ֖בְנוּ מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

‎11 ‏אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֗יתָ בְּיַ֨ד עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ הַנְּבִיאִים֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֤ם בָּאִים֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ אֶ֤רֶץ נִדָּה֙ הִ֔יא בְּנִדַּ֖ת עַמֵּ֣י הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת בְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִלְא֛וּהָ מִפֶּ֥ה אֶל־פֶּ֖ה בְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃

‎12 ‏וְ֠עַתָּה בְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞ם אַל־תִּתְּנ֣וּ לִבְנֵיהֶ֗ם וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ אַל־תִּשְׂא֣וּ לִבְנֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־תִדְרְשׁ֧וּ שְׁלֹמָ֛ם וְטוֹבָתָ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם לְמַ֣עַן תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ וַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙ אֶת־ט֣וּב הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

‎13 ‏וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ כָּל־הַבָּ֣א עָלֵ֔ינוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙ הָרָעִ֔ים וּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּ הַגְּדֹלָ֑ה כִּ֣י׀ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ חָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽ לְמַ֙טָּה֙ מֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּ וְנָתַ֥תָּה לָּ֛נוּ פְּלֵיטָ֖ה כָּזֹֽאת׃

‎14 ‏הֲנָשׁוּב֙ לְהָפֵ֣ר מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָ וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ן בְּעַמֵּ֥י הַתֹּעֵב֖וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה הֲל֤וֹא תֶֽאֱנַף־בָּ֙נוּ֙ עַד־כַּלֵּ֔ה לְאֵ֥ין שְׁאֵרִ֖ית וּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ פ

‎15 ‏יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ צַדִּ֣יק אַ֔תָּה כִּֽי־נִשְׁאַ֥רְנוּ פְלֵיטָ֖ה כְּהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה הִנְנ֤וּ לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ בְּאַשְׁמָתֵ֔ינוּ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לַעֲמ֛וֹד לְפָנֶ֖יךָ עַל־זֹֽאת׃ פ

Vul

1 Postquam autem hæc completa sunt, accesserunt ad me principes, dicentes: Non est separatus populus Israël, sacerdotes et Levitæ, a populis terrarum et abominationibus eorum: Chananæi videlicet, et Hethæi, et Pherezæi, et Jebusæi, et Ammonitarum, et Moabitarum, et Ægyptiorum, et Amorrhæorum:

2 tulerunt enim de filiabus eorum sibi et filiis suis, et commiscuerunt semen sanctum cum populis terrarum: manus etiam principum et magistratuum fuit in transgressione hac prima.

3 Cumque audissem sermonem istum, scidi pallium meum et tunicam, et evelli capillos capitis mei et barbæ, et sedi mœrens.

4 Convenerunt autem ad me omnes qui timebant verbum Dei Israël, pro transgressione eorum qui de captivitate venerant, et ego sedebam tristis usque ad sacrificium vespertinum:

5 et in sacrificio vespertino, surrexi de afflictione mea, et scisso pallio et tunica, curvavi genua mea, et expandi manus meas ad Dominum Deum meum.

6 Et dixi: Deus meus, confundor et erubesco levare faciem meam ad te: quoniam iniquitates nostræ multiplicatæ sunt super caput nostrum, et delicta nostra creverunt usque ad cælum,

7 a diebus patrum nostrorum: sed et nos ipsi peccavimus graviter usque ad diem hanc, et in iniquitatibus nostris traditi sumus ipsi, et reges nostri, et sacerdotes nostri, in manum regum terrarum, et in gladium, et in captivitatem, et in rapinam, et in confusionem vultus, sicut et die hac.

8 Et nunc quasi parum et ad momentum facta est deprecatio nostra apud Dominum Deum nostrum, ut dimitterentur nobis reliquiæ, et daretur nobis paxillus in loco sancto ejus, et illuminaret oculos nostros Deus noster, et daret nobis vitam modicam in servitute nostra:

9 quia servi sumus, et in servitute nostra non dereliquit nos Deus noster, sed inclinavit super nos misericordiam coram rege Persarum, ut daret nobis vitam, et sublimaret domum Dei nostri, et exstrueret solitudines ejus, et daret nobis sepem in Juda et Jerusalem.

10 Et nunc quid dicemus, Deus noster, post hæc? Quia dereliquimus mandata tua,

11 quæ præcepisti in manu servorum tuorum prophetarum, dicens: Terra, ad quam vos ingredimini ut possideatis eam, terra immunda est juxta immunditiam populorum, ceterarumque terrarum, abominationibus eorum qui repleverunt eam ab ore usque ad os in coinquinatione sua.

12 Nunc ergo filias vestras ne detis filiis eorum, et filias eorum ne accipiatis filiis vestris, et non quæratis pacem eorum et prosperitatem eorum usque in æternum: ut confortemini, et comedatis quæ bona sunt terræ, et hæredes habeatis filios vestros usque in sæculum.

13 Et post omnia quæ venerunt super nos in operibus nostris pessimis, et in delicto nostro magno, quia tu, Deus noster, liberasti nos de iniquitate nostra, et dedisti nobis salutem sicut est hodie,

14 ut non converteremur, et irrita faceremus mandata tua, neque matrimonia jungeremus cum populis abominationum istarum. Numquid iratus es nobis usque ad consummationem, ne dimitteres nobis reliquias ad salutem?

15 Domine Deus Israël, justus es tu: quoniam derelicti sumus, qui salvaremur sicut die hac. Ecce coram te sumus in delicto nostro: non enim stari potest coram te super hoc.