1 Now while Izaraa (Ezra) palal (prayed) and made yadah (confession), bakah (weeping) and napal (fall / be cast down) himself down panayam (face) the bayath (house) of Alahayam (), there was qabatz (gathered) together to him out of Yashar-Al (Israel) a very rab (great) qahal (assembly) of rab (men) and nashayam (women) and yaladayam (children); for the panay (people) bakah (wept) very bitterly.
2 Shakanayah (Shecaniah) the ban (son) of Yachayaal (Jehiel), one of the banay (sons) of Iyalam (Elam), inah (answer / respond) Izaraa (Ezra), “We have mail (top/above) against our Alahayam (), and have yashab (inhabit/dwell) foreign nashayam (women) of the imay (peoples) of the aratz (Earth/land). Yet now there is maqawah (gathering / collection) for Yashar-Al (Israel) concerning this thing.
3 Now therefore let us karath (cut) a barayath (covenant) with our Alahayam () to yatzaa (go out / come out) away all the wives, and such as are yalad (birth / begot) of them, according to the itzah (counsel) of my Adanay (), and of those who tremble at the matzawah (commandment) of our Alahayam (). Let it be ishah (make) according to the thawarah (instruction).
4 Qawam (rise up); for the dabar (word / matter) belongs to you, and we are with you. Be courageous, and ishah (make) it.”
5 Then Izaraa (Ezra) qawam (rise up), and made the sharay (chiefs) of the kahanayam (priests), the Lawayay (Levites), and all Yashar-Al (Israel), to shabai (swear / take oath) that they would ishah (make) according to this dabar (word / matter). So they shabai (swear / take oath).
6 Then Izaraa (Ezra) qawam (rise up) up from panayam (face) the bayath (house) of Alahayam (), and yalak (went) into the room of Yahawachanan (Jehohanan) the ban (son) of Alayashayab (Eliashib): and when he yalak (came) there, he akal (eat) no lacham (bread), nor shathah (drinks) mayam (Waters); for he abal (mourned) because of their mail (top/above) of the gawalah (captivity).
7 They ibar (pass over/through) proclamation throughout Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah) and Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem) to all the banay (my son) of the gawalah (captivity), that they should qabatz (gather) themselves together to Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem);
8 And that whoever didn't bawaa (bring) within shalawash (three) yamayam (days), according to the itzah (counsel) of the sharayam (princes) and the zaqanayam (elders), all his rakawash (wealth / property / goods / possessions) should be charam (forfeited), and himself badal (separated) from the qahal (assembly) of the gawalah (captivity).
9 Then all the anashay (men) of Yahawadah (Judah) and Banayamayan (Benjamin) qabatz (gathered) themselves together to Yarawashalam (Jerusalem) within the shalawash (three) yamayam (days); it was the thashayaiy (ninth) chadash (month), on the isharayam (twenty) day of the chadash (month): and all the im (nation / people) yashab (inhabit/dwell) in the rachab (broad) place before the bayath (house) of Alahayam (), raid (trembling) dabar (word / matter) of this matter, and for the great gasham (rain).
10 Izaraa (Ezra) the kahan (priest) qawam (rise up) up, and amar (said) to them, “You have mail (top/above), and have yashab (inhabit/dwell) foreign nashayam (women), to yasap (increase) the ashamah (guilt) of Yashar-Al (Israel).
11 Now therefore nathan (give) thawadah (confession) to Yahawah (), the Alahayam () of your ab (father), and ishah (make) his ratzawan (pleasure); and badal (separated) yourselves from the imay (peoples) of the aratz (Earth/land), and from the foreign nashayam (women).”
12 Then all the qahal (assembly) inah (answer / respond) with a gadawal (very great/important/mighty) qawal (sound / voice), “As you have amar (said) concerning us, so must we ishah (make).
13 But the im (nation / people) are many, and it is a ith (time) of much gasham (rain), and we are not kach (strength / mighty / power) to imad (stand) outside; neither is this a malaakah (work) of achad (one) yawam (day) or shanayam (two); for we have greatly pashai (transgressed) in this dabar (word / matter).
14 Let now our shar (prince / ruler) be imad (appointed) for all the qahal (assembly), and let all those who are in our iyar (cities) who have yashab (inhabit/dwell) foreign nashayam (women) bawaa (come) at zaman (appointed) ithayam (times), and with them the zaqanay (elders) of every iyar (city), and its shapat (judge / judgement), until the charawan (fierce) ap (nostril / picture: bull snorting) of our Alahayam () be shawab (turn back / repent) from us, until this dabar (word / matter) is resolved.”
15 Only Yawanathan (Jonathan) the ban (son) of Ishahaal (Asahel) and Yachazayah (Jahzeiah) the ban (son) of Thaqawah (Tikvah) imad (stood) up against this; and Mashalam (Meshullam) and Shabathay (Shabbethai) the Lawayay (Levite) izar (helped) them.
16 The banay (my son) of the gawalah (captivity) ishah (make) so. Izaraa (Ezra) the kahan (priest), with ayash (man / husband) raashay (heads) of abawath (fathers)’ households, after their abawath (fathers)’ bayath (house), and all of them by their shamawath (names), were set apart; and they yashab (inhabit/dwell) down in the achad (one) yawam (day) of the ishayaray (tenth) chadash (month) to examine the dabar (word / matter).
17 They kalah (complete / finish) an end with all the anashayam (men) who had yashab (inhabit/dwell) foreign nashayam (women) by the achad (one) yawam (day) of the achad (one) chadash (month).
18 Among the banay (my son) of the kahanayam (priests) there were matzaa (found) who had yashab (inhabit/dwell) foreign nashayam (women): of the banay (my son) of Yashawai (Jeshua), the ban (son) of Yawatzadaq (Jozadak), and his ach (brother/kinsman), Maishayah (Maaseiah), and Alayaizar (Eliezer), and Yarayab (Jarib), and Gadalayah (Gedaliah).
19 They nathan (give) their yad (hand) that they would yatzaa (go out / come out) away their wives; and being asham (guilty), they offered a ayal (ram) of the tzaan (flock) for their ashamah (guilt).
20 Of the banay (my son) of Amar (said): Chananay (Hanani) and Zabadayah (Zebadiah).
21 Of the banay (my son) of Charam (Harim): Maishayah (Maaseiah), and Alayah (Elijah), and Shamaiyah (Shemaiah), and Yachayaal (Jehiel), and Izayah (Uzziah).
22 Of the banay (my son) of Pashachawar (Pashhur): Alayahawaiyanay (Elioenai), Maishayah (Maaseiah), Yashamaial (Ishmael), Nathanaal (Nethanel), Yawazabad (Jozabad), and Alaishah (Elasah).
23 Of the Lawayay (Levites): Yawazabad (Jozabad), and Shamaiy (Shimei), and Qalayah (Kelaiah) (the same is Qalayataa (Kelita)), Pathachayah (Pethahiah), Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), and Alayaizar (Eliezer).
24 Of the singers: Alayashayab (Eliashib). Of the shairayam (porters): Shalawam (peace / safety), and Talam (Telem), and Awaray (Uri).
25 Of Yashar-Al (Israel): Of the banay (my son) of Paraish (Parosh): Ramayah (Ramiah), and Yazayah (Izziah), and Malakayah (Malchijah), and Mayaman (Mijamin), and Alaizar (Eleazar), and Malakayah (Malchijah), and Banayah (Benaiah).
26 Of the banay (my son) of Iyalam (Elam): Mathanayah (Mattaniah), Zakarayah (Zechariah), and Yachayaal (Jehiel), and Ibaday (servant of), and Yarayamawath (Jeremoth), and Alayah (Elijah).
27 Of the banay (my son) of Zathawaa (Zattu): Alayahawaiyanay (Elioenai), Alayashayab (Eliashib), Mathanayah (Mattaniah), and Yarayamawath (Jeremoth), and Zabad (Zabad), and Izayazaa (Aziza).
28 Of the banay (my son) of Babay (Bebai): Yahawachanan (Jehohanan), Chananayah (Hananiah), Zabay (Zabbai), Ithalay (Athlai).
29 Of the banay (my son) of Banay (my son): Mashalam (Meshullam), Malawak (Malluch), and Idayah (Adaiah), Yashawab (Jashub), and Shaal (Sheal), Jeremoth.
30 Of the banay (my son) of Pachathamawaab (Pahathmoab): Idanaa (Adna), and Kalal (Chelal), Banayah (Benaiah), Maishayah (Maaseiah), Mathanayah (Mattaniah), Batzalaal (Bezalel), and Banaway (Binnui), and Manashah (Manasseh).
31 Of the banay (my son) of Charam (Harim): Alayaizar (Eliezer), Yashayah (Isshijah), Malakayah (Malchijah), Shamaiyah (Shemaiah), Shamaiwan (Shimeon),
32 Banayamayan (Benjamin), Malawak (Malluch), Shamarayah (Shemariah).
33 Of the banay (my son) of Chasham (Hashum): Mathanay (Mattenai), Mathathah (Mattattah), Zabad (Zabad), Alayapalat (Eliphelet), Yaramay (Jeremai), Manashah (Manasseh), Shamaiy (Shimei).
34 Of the banay (my son) of Banay (my son): Maiday (Maadai), Imaram (Amram), and Awaal (Uel),
35 Banayah (Benaiah), Badayah (Bedeiah), Kalawahay (Cheluhi),
36 Wanayah (Vaniah), Maramawath (Meremoth), Alayashayab (Eliashib),
37 Mathanayah (Mattaniah), Mathanay (Mattenai), and Yaishaw (Jaasu),
38 And Banay (my son), and Banaway (Binnui), Shamaiy (Shimei),
39 And Shalamayah (Shelemiah), and Nathan (give), and Idayah (Adaiah),
40 Makanadabay (Machnadebai), Shashay (Shashai), Sharay (Sharai),
41 Izaraal (Azarel), and Shalamayah (Shelemiah), Shamarayah (Shemariah),
42 Shalawam (peace / safety), Amarayah (Amariah), Yawasap (Joseph).
43 Of the banay (my son) of Nabaw (Nebo): Yaiyaal (Jeiel), Mathathayah (Mattithiah), Zabad (Zabad), Zabayanaa (Zebina), Yadaw (Iddo), and Yawaal (Joel), Banayah (Benaiah).
44 All these had nashaa (lift) foreign wives; and some of them yash (had) wives by whom they had banayam (children).