Alpet Sebelum 2021
King James Version
1. When these things were done, the leaders came to me, saying, "The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, with respect to the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. 2. "For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed is mixed with the peoples of those lands. Indeed, the hand of the leaders and rulers has been foremost in this trespass." 3. So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished. 4. Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away captive, and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice. 5. At the evening sacrifice I arose from my fasting; and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God. 6. And I said: "O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens. 7. "Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been very guilty, 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 humiliation, as it is this day. 8. "And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage. 9. "For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to rebuild its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. 10. "And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments, 11. "which You commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land, with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their impurity. 12. ‘Now therefore, do not give your daughters as wives for their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons; and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’ 13. "And after all that has come upon 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 deliverance as this, 14. "should we again break Your commandments, and join in marriage with the people committing these abominations? Would You not be angry with us until You had consumed us , so that there would be no remnant or survivor? 15. "O LORD God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!"
1. Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly. 2. And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this. 3. "Now therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the advice of my master and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. 4. "Arise, for this matter is your responsibility . We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it ." 5. Then Ezra arose, and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear an oath that they would do according to this word. So they swore an oath. 6. Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the guilt of those from the captivity. 7. And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they must gather at Jerusalem, 8. and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the instructions of the leaders and elders, all his property would be confiscated, and he himself would be separated from the assembly of those from the captivity. 9. So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain. 10. Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel. 11. "Now therefore, make confession to the LORD God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives." 12. Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "Yes! As you have said, so we must do. 13. "But there are many people; it is the season for heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for there are many of us who have transgressed in this matter. 14. "Please, let the leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let all those in our cities who have taken pagan wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of their cities, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us in this matter." 15. Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite gave them support. 16. Then the descendants of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of the fathers’ households , were set apart by the fathers’ households, each of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 17. By the first day of the first month they finished questioning all the men who had taken pagan wives. 18. And among the sons of the priests who had taken pagan wives the following were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. 19. And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their trespass offering. 20. Also of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah; 21. of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah; 22. of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. 23. Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 24. Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. 25. And others of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah; 26. of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah; 27. of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza; 28. of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai; 29. of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Ramoth; 30. of the sons of Pahath–Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh; 31. of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32. Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah; 33. of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei; 34. of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, 35. Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluh, 36. Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37. Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai, 38. Bani, Binnui, Shimei, 39. Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, 40. Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41. Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42. Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph; 43. of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. 44. All these had taken pagan wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
1. Then He arose from there and came to the region of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes gathered to Him again, and as He was accustomed, He taught them again. 2. The Pharisees came and asked Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" testing Him. 3. And He answered and said to them, "What did Moses command you?" 4. They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her ." 5. And Jesus answered and said to them, "Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6. "But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ 7. ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 8. ‘and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9. "Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." 10. In the house His disciples also asked Him again about the same matter . 11. So He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12. "And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery." 13. Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them . 14. But when Jesus saw it , He was greatly displeased and said to them, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. 15. "Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it." 16. And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them, and blessed them. 17. Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" 18. So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is , God. 19. "You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’" 20. And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth." 21. Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me." 22. But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. 23. Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" 24. And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25. "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." 26. And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, "Who then can be saved?" 27. But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible."