Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
At
that time
the Book of Moses was
read
aloud
in the hearing
of the people, and in
it they
found the
passage
stating
that no
Ammonite or
Moabite should
ever
enter
the assembly of God,
On
that day
there
was
read
in
the book of Moses ,
in the ears
of the people, and it hath
been
found written
in
it
that an
Ammonite and
Moabite doth
not
come
into
the assembly of God --
unto
the
age
,
because they had
not met
the Israelites
with food
and water, but
had
hired
Balaam to call
down
a
curse
against
them (although
our God had
turned
the curse
into a blessing )
.
because they have
not come
before
the sons
of
Israel
with bread
and with
water, and
hire
against
them
Balaam to revile
them ,
and
our God turneth
the reviling
into a blessing.
As
soon
as
the people
heard
this
law, they excluded
from Israel all
of
foreign
descent
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
their
hearing
the law, that
they separate
all
the
mixed
people
from Israel.
Now
before this ,
Eliashib the priest, a
relative
of
Tobiah,
had
been
put
in
charge
of
the
storerooms
of the house of our God
And
before this Eliashib the priest, appointed
over
chambers
of the house of our God ,
`is'
a
relation
of
Tobiah,
and had
prepared
for Tobiah
a large
room
where
they had
previously
stored
the grain
offerings
, the frankincense, the temple
articles
, and the tithes
of grain
, new wine, and oil prescribed
for
the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers ,
along
with
the contributions
for
the priests.
and he
maketh
for him
a great
chamber,
and
there
they were
formerly
putting
the present
, the frankincense, and
the vessels
, and the tithe
of the
corn
, the
new wine, and the
oil --
the commanded
thing
of
the
Levites, and
the
singers, and the
gatekeepers --
and
the heave-offering
of
the priests.
While
all this was
happening,
I was not in Jerusalem, because
I
had
returned
to
Artaxerxes
king
of
Babylon
in the thirty -
second year of his
reign.
Some
time
later
I obtained
leave
from
the king
And
during
all this I was not in Jerusalem, for
in the thirty and
second year of Artaxerxes
king
of
Babylon
did
I come
unto
the king ,
and
at
the
end
of
days
I
have
asked
of
the
king,
to
return
to Jerusalem .
Then
I
discovered
the evil that Eliashib had
done on
behalf
of
Tobiah by
providing
him a room
in the courts of the house of God .
and
I
come
in
to Jerusalem ,
and
understand
concerning
the evil that Eliashib hath
done for
Tobiah ,
to
make
to
him a chamber
in the courts of the house of God ,
And I
was
greatly
displeased
and threw
all of Tobiah’s
household
goods
out of the room.
and it
is
very
displeasing
to
me,
and I
cast
all the
vessels
of the
house
of
Tobiah
without,
out of the chamber,
Then
I ordered
that
the rooms
be
purified
, and I had
the articles
of the house of God restored
to
them,
along
with the grain
offerings
and frankincense.
and
I speak,
and
they
cleanse
the chambers
, and I bring
back
thither
the vessels
of the house of God with the present
and the
frankincense.
I also
learned
that because
the portions for
the Levites had
not been given to
them
, all
the Levites and singers responsible
for
performing
the service
had
gone
back
to
their
own
fields
.
And
I know
that the portions of
the Levites have
not been given, and
they
flee
each
to
his
field
--
the Levites and the
singers ,
doing
the work
.
So
I rebuked
the officials
and asked
, “Why
has
the house of God been neglected
? ”
Then
I
gathered
the
Levites
and singers
together
and stationed
them at
their posts,
And
I strive
with
the prefects,
and say
, `Wherefore
hath
the house of God been forsaken
? '
and I
gather
them,
and set
them on
their station;
and all Judah brought a
tenth
of the grain
, new wine, and oil into
the storerooms
.
and all Judah have
brought in
the
tithe
of the corn
, and
of
the
new wine, and of
the
oil ,
to
the treasuries
.
I appointed
as
treasurers over the storerooms
Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites ,
with
Hanan son of Zaccur, the
son of Mattaniah, to
assist
them,
because
they
were
considered
trustworthy.
They
were
responsible
for distributing
the
supplies
to their fellow
Levites
.
And
I appoint
treasurers over the treasuries,
Shelemiah the priest, and
Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites ;
and
by
their
hand
`is'
Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for stedfast
they
have
been
reckoned,
and
on
them
`it
is'
to give
a
portion
to
their brethren
.
Remember
me for
this
, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds
of
loving
devotion
for the house of my God and for its services
.
Be
mindful
of
me, O my God, for
this,
and do not blot out my kind
acts
that
I
have
done,
for the house of my God ,
and for its charges
.
In those days I saw
people
in Judah treading winepresses
on the
Sabbath and bringing in grain
and loading
it
on donkeys
, along
with
wine, grapes, and figs .
All
kinds
of
goods
were
being
brought
into
Jerusalem on the Sabbath day .
So
I warned
them
against
selling
food
on
that
day.
In those days I have
seen
in Judah those
treading wine-vats
on sabbath ,
and bringing in the
sheaves,
and lading
on the
asses
, and
also,
wine, grapes, and figs ,
and
every
burden,
yea,
they
are
bringing
in
to
Jerusalem on the sabbath -
day ,
and
I testify
in
the
day of
their
selling
provision
.
Additionally
, men
of
Tyre
who
lived
there
were
importing
fish and all
kinds
of
merchandise
and selling them
on the
Sabbath to the people
of Judah in Jerusalem.
And
the
Tyrians
have
dwelt
in
it
, bringing
in
fish ,
and every
ware,
and selling on sabbath to the sons
of Judah and
in Jerusalem.
Then
I rebuked
the nobles
of Judah and asked
, “
What is this evil you
are doing —profaning
the Sabbath day?
And
I strive
with
the freemen
of Judah ,
and say
to
them
, `
What `
is '
this evil thing
that
ye
are doing ,
and
polluting
the sabbath -
day?
Did not your forefathers
do the
same
things,
so
that
our God brought
all
this
disaster
on us and on this city ?
And now
you
are rekindling
His
wrath
against
Israel by
profaning
the Sabbath !”
Thus
did not your fathers
do ?
and
our God bringeth
in
on us all
this
evil,
and on this city ,
and ye
are adding
fierceness
on
Israel ,
to
pollute
the sabbath .'
When
the
evening
shadows
began
to fall
on
the gates of Jerusalem ,
just
before the Sabbath, I
ordered
that the gates
be
shut and not opened
until
after the Sabbath .
I
posted
some
of my servants at the gates so
that
no
load
could
enter
on the Sabbath day.
And
it
cometh
to pass,
when
the gates of Jerusalem have
been
dark
before the sabbath, that I
speak,
and
the doors
are
shut ,
and I
say,
that
they
do
not open
them
till
after the sabbath ;
and
of my servants I
have
stationed
at the gates ;
there
doth
not
come
in
a
burden
on the sabbath -
day.
Once
or
twice,
the merchants and those
who
sell
all
kinds
of goods
camped
outside Jerusalem,
And
they
lodge
--
the merchants and sellers
of all
ware
--
at
the
outside of
Jerusalem, once
or
twice,
but
I warned
them, “Why
are you
camping
in
front
of
the wall? If you
do
it again
, I will
lay
hands
on
you .”
From that time on,
they did
not return
on the Sabbath.
and
I testify
against
them, and
say
unto
them,
`Wherefore
are ye
lodging
over-against
the wall? if ye
repeat
`
it '
, a
hand
I put
forth
upon
you ;'
from that time they have
not come
in
on the sabbath.
Then
I instructed
the Levites to
purify
themselves
and guard
the gates in
order
to keep
the Sabbath day holy
. Remember me
for this
as
well
, O my God, and show
me mercy
according to Your
abundant
loving
devotion
.
And
I say
to
the Levites ,
that
they
be
cleansed,
and ,
coming
in,
keeping
the gates ,
to sanctify
the sabbath -
day. Also,
this,
remember for me
, O my God, and have
pity
on
me ,
according to the
abundance
of
Thy
kindness
.
In those days I also
saw
Jews who had
married
women from
Ashdod, Ammon, and
Moab.
Also,
in those days ,
I have
seen
the
Jews `
who '
have
settled
women of
Ashdod, of
Ammon, of
Moab.
Half
of their children
spoke
the
language
of
Ashdod
or
of
the
other
peoples
, but
could
not speak the language of Judah
.
And
of their sons
, half
are
speaking
Ashdoditish
--
and
are
not knowing
to
speak Jewish
--
and
according
to
the language of people
and
people
.
I rebuked
them and called
down
curses
on
them .
I
beat
some
of these
men
and pulled
out
their hair .
Then
I
made
them take
an
oath
before
God and
said
, “You
must
not give your daughters in
marriage
to their sons or
take their daughters as
wives
for
your sons or
for
yourselves !
And
I strive
with
them ,
and declare
them vile,
and
smite
certain
of them,
and pluck
off
their hair ,
and
cause
them to
swear
by
God, `Ye
do
not give your daughters to their sons ,
nor
do
ye
take of
their daughters to
your sons ,
and
to
yourselves .
Did not King
Solomon of Israel sin in
matters
like
this
? There was not
a
king like him among
many
nations
, and he
was
loved
by his God, who
made
him king over all Israel —yet
foreign
women
drew
him into
sin.
`By
these
did not Solomon king
of Israel sin? and
among
the
many
nations
there was no
king like him, and beloved
by his God he
was
, and
God
maketh
him king over all Israel --
even
him did
the
strange
women
cause
to
sin.
Must
we
now
hear
that
you too
are
doing
all this terrible
evil and
acting
unfaithfully
against our God by
marrying
foreign
women? ”
And
to
you do
we
hearken
to
do
all this great
evil ,
to
trespass
against our God ,
to
settle
strange
women? '
Even
one of the sons of Jehoiada
son of Eliashib the high priest had
become
a
son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite .
Therefore
I drove
him away
from me.
And
`
one '
of the sons of Joiada
son of Eliashib the high priest ,
`is'
son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite ,
and
I cause
him to
flee
from off
me.
Remember
them, O my God, because
they
have
defiled
the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
Be
mindful
of
them, O my God, for
the redeemed
of
the
priesthood ,
and the covenant of the priesthood ,
and of the Levites.
Thus
I
purified
the
priests
and Levites
from everything
foreign
, and I
assigned
specific
duties
to each
of
the
priests and Levites .
And I
have
cleansed
them
from every
stranger
, and appoint
charges
to priests and to
Levites ,
each
in
his
work,
I
also
arranged
for contributions
of
wood at the
appointed times, and for the
firstfruits
. Remember
me, O my God, with
favor
.
and
for the
wood -offering
at appointed times, and for first-fruits
. Be
mindful
of
me, O my God, for
good
.
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