New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 9:1-9

1Now when theseH428thingsאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428had been completedוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615,the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269approachedנִגְּשׁ֨וּni.ge.ShuH5066me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881have notseparatedנִבְדְּל֞וּniv.de.LuH914themselves from the peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,according to their abominationsכְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶםKe.to.'a.vo.tei.hemH8441, thoseof the Canaanitesלַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֣יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֗יhay.vu.SiH2983,the Ammonitesהָֽעַמֹּנִי֙ha.'a.mo.NiH5984,the Moabitesהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יha.Mo.'a.ViH4125,the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713and the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

2Forthey have takenנָשְׂא֣וּna.se.'UH5375someH4480of their daughtersמִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.no.tei.HemH1323as wivesfor themselves and for their sonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.liv.nei.HemH1121, so thatthe holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944raceזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233hasintermingledוְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ve.hit.'a.re.VuH6148with the peoplesבְּעַמֵּ֖יbe.'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776;indeed, the handsוְיַ֧דve.YadH3027of the princesהַשָּׂרִ֣יםha.sa.RimH8269and the rulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461have beenהָֽיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961foremostרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ סri.sho.NahH7223in thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088unfaithfulnessבַּמַּ֥עַלba.Ma.'alH4604.”

3When I heardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085about thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, Itoreקָרַ֥עְתִּיka.Ra'.tiH7167my garmentבִּגְדִ֖יbig.DiH899and my robeוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598,and pulledוָאֶמְרְטָ֞הva.'em.re.TahH4803someH4480of the hairמִשְּׂעַ֤רmi.se.'ArH8181from my headרֹאשִׁי֙ro.ShiH7218and my beardוּזְקָנִ֔יu.ze.ka.NiH2206, andsatH3427downוָאֵשְׁבָ֖הva.'e.she.VahH3427appalledמְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃me.sho.MemH8074.

4Theneveryoneכֹּ֤לkolH3605who trembledחָרֵד֙cha.RedH2730at the wordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478on accountעַ֖ל'alH5921of the unfaithfulnessמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֑הha.go.LahH1473gatheredיֵאָסְפ֗וּye.'a.se.FuH622to me, and I satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427appalledמְשׁוֹמֵ֔םme.sho.MemH8074untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153offeringלְמִנְחַ֥תle.min.ChatH4503.

5But at the eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153offeringוּבְמִנְחַ֣תu.ve.min.ChatH4503I aroseקַ֚מְתִּיKam.tiH6965from myhumiliationמִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔יmi.ta.'a.ni.TiH8589,even with my garmentבִגְדִ֖יvig.DiH899and my robeוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598tornוּבְקָרְעִ֥יu.ve.ka.re.'IH7167,and I fellוָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙va.'ekh.re.'AhH3766on my kneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290andstretchedוָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥הva.'ef.re.SahH6566out myhandsכַפַּ֖יkha.PaiH3709to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430;

6and I saidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, “O my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430,I am ashamedבֹּ֣שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954and embarrassedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיve.nikh.Lam.tiH3637to liftלְהָרִ֧יםle.ha.RimH7311up my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to You, my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,for our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771haverisenרָבוּ֙ra.VuH7235aboveלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605our headsרֹּ֔אשׁRoshH7218and ourguiltוְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819has grownגָדְלָ֖הga.de.LahH1431evenעַ֥ד'adH5704to the heavensלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃la.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

7SinceH4480the daysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117we have beenin greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419guiltבְּאַשְׁמָ֣הbe.'ash.MahH819,and on account of our iniquitiesוּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּu.va.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771we, our kingsמְלָכֵ֨ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428andour priestsכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּkho.ha.Nei.nuH3548have been givenנִתַּ֡נּוּni.Ta.nuH5414into the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the landsהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,to the swordבַּחֶ֜רֶבba.Che.revH2719,to captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֧יba.she.ViH7628and to plunderוּבַבִּזָּ֛הu.vab.bi.ZahH961and toopenפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440shameוּבְבֹ֥שֶׁתu.ve.Vo.shetH1322, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

8But nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258for a briefכִּמְעַט־kim.'at-H4592momentרֶגַע֩re.Ga'H7281graceתְחִנָּ֜הte.chi.NahH8467has beenהָיְתָ֨הha.ye.TahH1961shownfrom the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to leaveלְהַשְׁאִ֥ירle.hash.'IrH7604us an escapedH6413remnantפְּלֵיטָ֔הpe.lei.TahH6413and to giveוְלָתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414us apegיָתֵ֖דya.TedH3489in His holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944placeבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725,that our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430mayenlightenלְהָאִ֤ירle.ha.'IrH215our eyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869and grantוּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּu.le.ti.Te.nuH5414us a littleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592revivingמִֽחְיָ֥הmich.YahH4241in our bondageבְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃be.'av.du.Te.nuH5659.

9For we are slavesעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650;yet in our bondageוּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּu.ve.'av.du.Te.nuH5659our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has not forsakenעֲזָבָ֖נוּ'a.za.Va.nuH5800us, buthas extendedוַֽיַּט־vai.yat-H5186lovingkindnessחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617to us in the sightלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440of the kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרַ֜סfa.RasH6539,to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us revivingמִֽחְיָ֗הmich.YahH4241to raiseלְרוֹמֵ֞םle.ro.MemH7311up the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to restoreוּלְהַעֲמִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.MidH5975its ruinsחָרְבֹתָ֔יוcha.re.vo.TavH2723and to giveוְלָֽתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414us a wallגָדֵ֔רga.DerH1447in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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