Esdras 9
Diodati 1885
1ORA, quando queste cose furono finite, i principali del popolo si accostarono a me, dicendo: Il popolo d'Israele, ed i sacerdoti, ed i Leviti, non si son separati da' popoli di questi paesi, da' Cananei, dagli Hittei, da' Ferizzei, da' Gebusei, dagli Ammoniti, da' Moabiti, dagli Egizi, e dagli Amorrei, secondo che si conveniva fare, per le loro abbominazioni.
2Perciocchè hanno prese delle lor figliuole per sè, e per li lor figliuoli; laonde la santa progenie si è mescolata co' popoli di questi paesi; e i principali del popolo, e i rettori, sono stati i primi a commetter questo misfatto.
3E quando io ebbi intesa questa cosa, io stracciai la mia vesta, e il mio mantello, e mi strappai i capelli del capo e della barba, e mi posi a sedere tutto sconsolato.
4Allora tutti quelli che tremavano alle parole dell'Iddio d'Israele si adunarono appresso di me, per lo misfatto di coloro ch'erano stati in cattività; ed io me ne stetti così a sedere tutto sconsolato, infino al tempo dell' offerta della sera.
5Ed al tempo dell'offerta della sera, io mi levai dalla mia afflizione; ed avendo la mia vesta e il mio mantello stracciato, io m'inginocchiai, e spiegai le palme delle mie mani al Signore Iddio mio, e dissi:
6O Dio mio, io mi vergogno, e son confuso di alzare, o Dio mio, la faccia a te; perciocchè le nostre iniquità sono fin disopra al nostro capo, e le nostre colpe son così grandi che arrivano fino al cielo.
7Dal tempo de' nostri padri infino ad oggi, noi siamo in gran colpa; e per le nostre iniquità, noi, i nostri re, i nostri sacerdoti, siamo stati dati nelle mani dei re de' paesi, per esser messi a fil di spada, menati in cattività, predati, e svergognati, come appare al dì d'oggi.
8E pure ora, di subito quasi in un momento, ci è stata fatta grazie dall'Iddio nostro, per far che ci restasse alcun rimanente, e per darci un chiodo nel suo santo luogo; acciocchè l'Iddio nostro ci rischiarasse gli occhi, e ci desse un poco di ristoro nella nostra servitù.
9Conciossiachè noi siamo servi; ma l'Iddio nostro non ci ha abbandonati nella nostra servitù; anzi ha fatto che abbiam trovata benignità appo i re di Persia, per darci qualche ristoro, affin di rimettere in piè la Casa dell'Iddio nostro, e ristorar le sue ruine, e darci un chiuso in Giuda ed in Gerusalemme.
10Ma ora, o Dio nostro, che diremo noi dopo queste cose? conciossiachè noi abbiamo lasciati i tuoi comandamenti,
11i quali tu desti per mano de' tuoi servitori profeti, dicendo: Il paese, nel quale voi entrate per possederlo, è un paese immondo per l'immondizia de' popoli di que' paese, nelle loro abbominazioni, delle quali l'hanno riempiuto, da un capo all'altro, con le lor contaminazioni.
12Ora dunque, non date le vostre figliuole a' lor figliuoli; e non prendete le lor figliuole per li vostri figliuoli; e non procacciate giammai in perpetuo nè la pace, nè il ben loro; acciocchè siate fortificati, e mangiate i beni del paese, e lasciate quello per eredità a' vostri figliuoli in perpetuo.
13Ora, dopo tutte le cose che ci son sopraggiunte per le nostre opere malvage, e per le nostre gran colpe (benchè, o Dio nostro, tu ti sii rattenuto disotto della nostra iniquità, e ci abbi dato un tal rimanente, quale è questo),
14torneremmo noi a rompere i tuoi comandamenti, e ad imparentarci co' popoli dati a queste abbominazioni? non ti adireresti tu contro a noi fino all'estremo, talchè non vi sarebbe più nè rimanente, nè scampo alcuno?
15Signore Iddio d'Israele, tu sei giusto; conciossiachè noi siamo rimasti alcun residuo, come si vede al dì d'oggi; eccoci davanti a te con la nostra colpa; perciocchè altrimenti sarebbe impossibile di durare davanti alla tua faccia per questo.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y ACABADAS estas cosas, los príncipes se llegaron á mí, diciendo: El pueblo de Israel, y los sacerdotes y Levitas, no se han apartado de los pueblos de las tierras, de los Cananeos, Hetheos, Pherezeos, Jebuseos, Ammonitas, y Moabitas, Egipcios, y Amorrheos, haciendo conforme á sus abominaciones.
2Porque han tomado de sus hijas para sí y para sus hijos, y la simiente santa ha sido mezclada con los pueblos de las tierras; y la mano de los príncipes y de los gobernadores ha sido la primera en esta prevaricación.
3Lo cual oyendo yo, rasgué mi vestido y mi manto, y arranqué de los cabellos de mi cabeza y de mi barba, y sentéme atónito.
4Y juntáronse á mí todos los temerosos de las palabras del Dios de Israel, á causa de la prevaricación de los de la transmigración; mas yo estuve sentado atónito hasta el sacrificio de la tarde.
5Y al sacrificio de la tarde levantéme de mi aflicción; y habiendo rasgado mi vestido y mi manto, postréme de rodillas, y extendí mis palmas á Jehová mi Dios;
6Y dije: Dios mío, confuso y avergonzado estoy para levantar, oh Dios mío, mi rostro á ti: porque nuestras iniquidades se han multiplicado sobre nuestra cabeza, y nuestros delitos han crecido hasta el cielo.
7Desde los días de nuestros padres hasta este día estamos en grande culpa; y por nuestras iniquidades nosotros, nuestros reyes, y nuestros sacerdotes, hemos sido entregados en manos de los reyes de las tierras, á cuchillo, á cautiverio, y á robo, y á confusión de rostro, como hoy día.
8Y ahora como por un breve momento fué la misericordia de Jehová nuestro Dios, para hacer que nos quedase un resto libre, y para darnos estaca en el lugar de su santuario, á fin de alumbrar nuestros ojos nuestro Dios, y darnos una poca de vida en nuestra servidumbre.
9Porque siervos éramos: mas en nuestra servidumbre no nos desamparó nuestro Dios, antes inclinó sobre nosotros misericordia delante de los reyes de Persia, para que se nos diese vida para alzar la casa de nuestro Dios, y para hacer restaurar sus asolamientos, y para darnos vallado en Judá y en Jerusalem.
10Mas ahora, ¿qué diremos, oh Dios nuestro, después de esto? porque nosotros hemos dejado tus mandamientos,
11Los cuales prescribiste por mano de tus siervos los profetas, diciendo: La tierra á la cual entráis para poseerla, tierra inmunda es á causa de la inmundicia de los pueblos de aquellas regiones, por las abominaciones de que la han henchido de uno á otro extremo con su inmundicia.
12Ahora pues, no daréis vuestras hijas á los hijos de ellos, ni sus hijas tomaréis para vuestros hijos, ni procuraréis su paz ni su bien para siempre; para que seáis corroborados, y comáis el bien de la tierra, y la dejéis por heredad á vuestros hijos para siempre.
13Mas después de todo lo que nos ha sobrevenido á causa de nuestras malas obras, y á causa de nuestro grande delito; ya que tú, Dios nuestro, estorbaste que fuésemos oprimidos bajo de nuestras iniquidades, y nos diste este tal efugio;
14¿Hemos de volver á infringir tus mandamientos, y á emparentar con los pueblos de estas abominaciones? ¿No te ensañarías contra nosotros hasta consumirnos, sin que quedara resto ni escapatoria?
15Jehová, Dios de Israel, tú eres justo: pues que hemos quedado algunos salvos, como este día, henos aquí delante de ti en nuestros delitos; porque no es posible subsistir en tu presencia á causa de esto.
King James Version
1Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
2For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
3And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
4Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
5And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
6And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
7Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
8And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
11Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
12Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
13And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
14Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
15O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
World English Bible
1Now when these things were done, the princes came near to me, saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, following their abominations, even those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
2For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.”
3When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled the hair out of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.
4Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel were assembled to me because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat confounded until the evening offering.
5At the evening offering I rose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to the LORD my God;
6and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.
7Since the days of our fathers we have been exceedingly guilty to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
8Now for a little moment grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and revive us a little in our bondage.
9For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to set up the house of our God, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10“Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
11which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land to which you go to possess is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness.
12Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’
13“After all that has come on us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,
14shall we again break your commandments, and join ourselves with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape?
15LORD, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.”