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Ezra
Chapter 9
1
Now when these things were done,
the
princes came to me, saying,
"The
people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites,
have
not separated themselves from the people of the lands,
doing
according to their abominations,
even
of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites,
the
Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites,
the
Egyptians, and the Amorites. 2
For
they have taken of their daughters for themselves,
and
for their sons
so
that the holy seed have mingled themselves
with
the people of those lands.
Yes,
the hand of the princes and rulers
has
been chief in this trespass."
3
And when I heard this thing,
I
tore my garment and my mantle,
and
plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard,
and
sat down astonied.
4
Then were assembled unto me
every
one that trembled at the words of 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
because
of the transgression of those that had been carried away;
and
I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
5
And at the evening sacrifice
I
arose up from my heaviness
and
having torn my garment and my mantle,
I
fell upon my knees,
and
spread out my hands unto Jehovah/God my 'Elohiym/Godhead,
6
And said, O my 'Elohiym/Godhead,
I
am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to You,
my
'Elohiym/Godhead
for
our iniquities are increased over our head,
and
our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
7
Since the days of our fathers
have
we been in a great trespass unto this day;
and
for our iniquities have we, our kings,
and
our priests,
been
delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands,
to
the sword, to captivity,
and
to a spoil,
and
to confusion of face,
as
it is this day.
8
And now for a little space
grace
has been showed from Jehovah/God our 'Elohiym/Godhead,
to
leave us a remnant to escape,
and
to give us a nail in his holy place,
that
our 'Elohiym/Godhead may lighten our eyes,
and
give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9
For we were bondmen;
yet
our 'Elohiym/Godhead has not forsaken us in our bondage,
but
has extended grace/mercy unto us
in
the sight of the kings of Persia,
to
give us a reviving,
to
set up the house of our 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and
to repair the desolations thereof,
and
to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10
And now, O our 'Elohiym/Godhead,
what
shall we say after this?
For
we have forsaken your commandments, 11
which
You have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying,
'The
land, unto which you go to possess it,
is
an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands,
with
their abominations,
which
have filled it from one end to another
with
their uncleanness. 12
Now
therefore give not your daughters unto their sons,
neither
take their daughters unto your sons,
nor
seek their peace or their wealth forever . . .
that
you may be strong,
and
eat the good of the land,
and
leave it for an inheritance to your children forever."
13
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds,
and
for our great trespass,
seeing
that you our 'Elohiym/Godhead
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 affinity with the people of these abominations?
Would
You not be angry with us till You have consumed us,
so
that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
15
O Jehovah/God . . . 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
You
are righteous . . .
for
we remain yet escaped,
as
it is this day.
Behold, we are before you all in our trespasses.
For we cannot stand before you all because of this.
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