New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezra 9

Mixed Marriages

1Now when theseH428thingsאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428had been completedוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615,the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.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,as 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.RiH4713,and 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.deshH6944lineזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233hasintermingledוְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ve.hit.'a.re.VuH6148with the peoplesבְּעַמֵּ֖יbe.'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776;indeed, the handsוְיַ֧דve.YadH3027of the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֣יםha.sa.RimH8269and the leadersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461have takenהָֽיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961the leadרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ 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.TahH4803outH4803someH4480of the hairמִשְּׂעַ֤רmi.se.'ArH8181from my headרֹאשִׁי֙ro.ShiH7218and my beardוּזְקָנִ֔יu.ze.ka.NiH2206, andsatH3427downוָאֵשְׁבָ֖הva.'e.she.VahH3427appalledמְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃me.sho.MemH8074.

4Theneveryoneכֹּ֤לkolH3605who was frightenedחָרֵד֙cha.RedH2730by the wordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478onH5921accountH5921ofH5921the unfaithfulnessמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֑הha.go.LahH1473gatheredיֵאָסְפ֗וּye.'a.se.FuH622to me, and I satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427appalledמְשׁוֹמֵ֔םme.sho.MemH8074untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153offeringלְמִנְחַ֥תle.min.ChatH4503.

Prayer of Confession

5But at the eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153offeringוּבְמִנְחַ֣תu.ve.min.ChatH4503I stoodH6965upH6965from myhumiliationמִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔יmi.ta.'a.ni.TiH8589,even with my garmentבִגְדִ֖יvig.DiH899and my robeוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598tornוּבְקָרְעִ֥יu.ve.ka.re.'IH7167,and I bowedH3766downוָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙va.'ekh.re.'AhH3766on my kneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290andspreadוָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥הva.'ef.re.SahH6566outH6566myhandsכַפַּ֖יkha.PaiH3709to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430;

6and I saidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, “My Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430,I amH954ashamedבֹּ֣שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954and humiliatedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיve.nikh.Lam.tiH3637to liftלְהָרִ֧יםle.ha.RimH7311upH7311my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to You, my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,for our wrongfulH5771deedsH5771haverisenרָבוּ֙ra.VuH7235aboveלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605our headsרֹּ֔אשׁRoshH7218, and 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 because of our wrongfulH5771deedsH5771we, our kingsמְלָכֵ֨ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428, andour priestsכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּkho.ha.Nei.nuH3548have been handedבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH5414 H3027overH5414to the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the landsהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,to the swordבַּחֶ֜רֶבba.Che.revH2719,to captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֧יba.she.ViH7628,to plunderוּבַבִּזָּ֛הu.vab.bi.ZahH961, and 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,so 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 abandonedעֲזָבָ֖נוּ'a.za.Va.nuH5800us, buthas extendedוַֽיַּט־vai.yat-H5186favorחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617to us in the sightלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440of the kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרַ֜סfa.RasH6539,to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us revivingמִֽחְיָ֗הmich.YahH4241to erectלְרוֹמֵ֞םle.ro.MemH7311the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to restoreוּלְהַעֲמִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.MidH5975its ruinsחָרְבֹתָ֔יוcha.re.vo.TavH2723,and to giveוְלָֽתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414us a wallגָדֵ֔רga.DerH1447in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10“And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whatמַה־mah-H4100shall we sayנֹּאמַ֥רno.MarH559afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisH2088?For we have abandonedעָזַ֖בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

11whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have commandedצִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680by Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are enteringבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423is an uncleanנִדָּה֙ni.DahH5079landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776with the uncleannessבְּנִדַּ֖תbe.ni.DatH5079of the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,with their abominationsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have filledמִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.haH4390it from endמִפֶּ֥הmi.PehH6310to endפֶּ֖הpehH6310, andwith their impurityבְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃be.tum.'a.TamH2932.

12So nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258do notgiveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414your daughtersבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֗םliv.nei.HemH1121norH408takeתִּשְׂא֣וּtis.'UH5375their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֔םliv.nei.KhemH1121, andneverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808seekתִדְרְשׁ֧וּtid.re.ShuH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֛םshe.lo.MamH7965or their prosperityH2899,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may be strongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388and may eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙va.'a.khal.TemH398the goodט֣וּבtuvH2898thingsof the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andleaveH3423itasH3423anH3423inheritanceH3423to your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121foreverH5704 H5769.’

13And afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that has comeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us for our evilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙be.ma.'a.Sei.nuH4639andour greatהַגְּדֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419guiltוּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּu.ve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819,sinceכִּ֣י׀kiH3588You our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430have sparedחָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽcha.Sakh.taH2820us by inflictinglessלְמַ֙טָּה֙le.Ma.tahH4295thanH4480our wrongdoingמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771deserves,and have givenוְנָתַ֥תָּהve.na.Ta.tahH5414us suchan escapedH6413remnantפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413as thisH2088,

14shall we againהֲנָשׁוּב֙ha.na.ShuvH7725breakלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and intermarryוּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ןu.le.hit.cha.TenH2859with the peoplesבְּעַמֵּ֥יbe.'a.MeiH5971who commit theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתֹּעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?Would You not be angryתֶֽאֱנַף־te.'e.naf-H599with ustoH5704theH5704pointH5704of destructionכַּלֵּ֔הka.LehH3615,untilH5704thereH369wouldH369beH369noH369remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611norH369any who would escapeוּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ פu.fe.lei.TahH6413?

15Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,You are righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662,for we have been leftנִשְׁאַ֥רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604an escapedH6413remnantפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413, as it isthisH2088dayכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117;beholdH2009,we are beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440You inour guiltבְּאַשְׁמָתֵ֔ינוּbe.'ash.ma.Tei.nuH819, fornoH369oneH369can standלַעֲמ֛וֹדla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thisH2088.”

Mixed Marriages

Prayer of Confession

Commentaries on Ezra 9