Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
About
that
time
there was
a great outcry
from
the people and their wives against
their fellow
Jews .
And
there is
a great cry
of
the people and their wives ,
concerning
their brethren
the
Jews ,
Some
were
saying, “We
and
our sons and daughters are numerous.
We must
get
grain
in
order
to
eat and stay
alive
. ”
yea,
there
are
who
are
saying, `
Our sons ,
and our
daughters ,
we
--
are many,
and
we receive
corn,
and
eat ,
and live
. '
Others
were
saying, “We
are
mortgaging
our fields, our vineyards, and our homes
to
get
grain
during
the famine. ”
And
there
are
who
are
saying, `
Our fields, and
our vineyards, and our houses,
we
are
pledging,
and
we
receive
corn
for
the famine. '
Still
others
were
saying, “
We have borrowed money to
pay
the king’s
tax
on our fields and vineyards .
And
there
are
who
are
saying, `
We have borrowed money for
the tribute
of
the
king,
`
on '
our fields ,
and our
vineyards ;
We
and our children
are just
like
our countrymen
and their
children
, yet
we are subjecting
our sons and daughters to
slavery.
Some
of our daughters are
already
enslaved
, but
we
are
powerless
to
redeem
them
because
our fields and vineyards belong
to others. ”
and now,
as
the
flesh
of
our brethren
`is'
our
flesh,
as
their
sons
`
are '
our sons,
and lo
, we are subduing
our sons and our
daughters for
servants,
and
there
are
of our daughters subdued
, and
our hand
hath
no
might,
and
our
fields and our
vineyards `are'
to others. '
When I heard their outcry
and these complaints,
I
became
extremely
angry
,
And
it
is
very
displeasing
to
me
when I have
heard their cry
and these words
,
and after
serious
thought
I rebuked
the nobles
and officials
, saying
, “You
are exacting usury
from
your
own
brothers!”
So
I called
a
large
assembly
against them
and my
heart
reigneth
over
me,
and
I strive
with
the freemen,
and with
the
prefects
, and
say
to
them
, `Usury
one
upon
another
ye
are exacting ;'
and
I set
against them a
great
assembly,
and said
, “
We have done
our
best
to
buy
back
our Jewish
brothers
who
were
sold to foreigners
, but
now
you
are
selling
your own
brothers
, that
they may
be
sold back
to us! ”
But
they remained
silent, for
they
could
find
nothing
to
say
.
and say
to
them
, `
We have acquired
our brethren
the
Jews,
those
sold to the
nations
, according
to
the
ability
that
`is'
in
us,
and
ye
also
sell
your brethren
, and
they have
been
sold to us! '
and
they are
silent, and
have
not
found
a
word
.
So
I continued
, “What
you
are doing is
not
right.
Shouldn’t
you
walk
in the fear of our God to
avoid
the reproach of our foreign
enemies?
And
I say
, `Not
good
`is'
the
thing
that
ye
are doing ;
in the fear of our God do
ye
not
walk,
because
of
the reproach of the
nations
our enemies?
I, as
well
as
my brothers
and my servants, have
been
lending
the
people
money
and grain.
Please,
let us stop
this usury.
And
also,
I, my brethren,
and my servants, are
exacting
of
them
silver
and corn;
let us leave
off,
I
pray
you,
this usury.
Please
restore
to them immediately
their fields, vineyards, olive groves
, and houses, along
with
the percentage
of the money, grain
, new wine, and oil that you
have
been
assessing
them. ”
Give
back,
I
pray
you,
to them ,
as
to-day,
their fields, their
vineyards, their
olive -yards
, and their
houses, and
the hundredth
`part'
of the money, and
of
the
corn
, of
the
new wine, and of
the
oil ,
that ye
are
exacting
of
them. '
“We
will
restore
it,”
they replied
, “
and will
require
nothing
more
from
them .
We will
do as you
say
. ”
So
I summoned
the priests and
required
of
the
nobles
and officials
an
oath
that
they
would
do what
they
had
promised.
And
they say
, `We
give
back,
and of
them we seek
nothing;
so
we
do as thou
art
saying
. '
And
I call
the priests ,
and cause
them
to
swear
to
do according
to
this
thing;
I
also shook
out
the
folds
of
my robe
and said
, “May
God likewise
shake out of
His
house
and
possession
every man who does
not keep
this promise.
May
such
a
man
be
shaken out and have
nothing!”
The whole
assembly said
, “
Amen, ”
and they
praised
the
LORD.
And the people did
as
they
had
promised
.
also ,
my lap
I
have
shaken,
and I
say
, `Thus
doth
God shake out every man ,
who doth
not perform
this thing,
from
his
house,
and
from
his
labour;
yea,
thus
is
he
shaken out and empty;'
and
all
the assembly say
, `
Amen, '
and praise
Jehovah;
and the people do
according
to
this
thing
.
Furthermore
, from the day King
Artaxerxes
appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his
twentieth year until
his
thirty -
second year (
twelve years total),
neither
I nor
my brothers
ate
the food
allotted
to
the governor .
Also
, from the day that
he
appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the
twentieth year even
unto
the
thirty and
second year of
Artaxerxes
the
king
--
twelve years --
I ,
and
my brethren,
the bread
of
the governor have
not
eaten:
The governors before me had
heavily
burdened
the people, taking
from
them bread and wine plus
forty shekels of
silver.
Their servants also
oppressed
the people ,
but
I did
not do
this
because of my
fear of God.
the former
governors who
`are'
before me have
made
themselves
heavy
on
the people, and
take
of
them in
bread and wine ,
besides
in
silver
forty shekels ;
also,
their servants have
ruled
over
the people --
and
I have
not done
so,
because of the
fear of God.
Instead
, I
devoted
myself
to
the construction
of the
wall, and all my servants were
gathered there for the work; we
did
not
acquire
any
land.
And
also
, in
the work
of this
wall I
have
done
mightily
, even
a
field
we
have
not
bought,
and all my servants are
gathered there for the work;
There
were
150
Jews
and officials
at
my
table
, besides
the guests
from
the surrounding
nations .
and of
the
Jews
, and
of
the prefects,
a
hundred
and
fifty
men,
and
those
coming
in
unto
us
of
the nations that
`are'
round
about
us,
`are'
at
my
table;
Each
day one ox, six choice
sheep, and
some
fowl
were
prepared for me, and once every
ten days an
abundance
of all kinds
of
wine
was
provided.
But
I
did
not
demand
the food
allotted
to
the governor, because
the burden
on the
people was
so
heavy
.
and
that
which
hath
been
prepared
for
one
day `is'
one ox, six fat
sheep, also
fowls
have
been
prepared for me, and once in
ten days of all wines
abundantly,
and
with
this,
the bread
of
the governor I
have
not
sought
, for
heavy
is
the service
on this
people.
Remember me favorably
, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
Remember for
me, O my God, for good,
all that I have done for this people.
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