1 那时， 他们宣读摩西的书给众民听， 见书上写着说： 亚扪人和摩押人永远不可进入 神的会， 2 因为他们没有拿食物和水来迎接以色列人， 反而雇用了巴兰来与他们作对， 咒诅他们； 但是我的 神使咒诅变为祝福。 3 众民听见了这律法， 就跟一切闲杂人分离。 4 这事以前， 受委派管理我们 神殿的库房的以利亚实祭司， 与多比雅的关系很密切。 5 他为多比雅预备了一间大房间， 那里以前是用来收存素祭、乳香和器皿， 还有祭司的举祭， 以及按照命令供给利未人、歌唱者和守门的那些五谷、新酒和新油的十分之一。 6 这事发生的时候， 我不在耶路撒冷； 因为在巴比伦王亚达薛西三十二年， 我回到王那里去； 过了一段时期， 我又求得王的准许， 7 回到耶路撒冷， 那时我才知道以利亚实在 神殿的院子里， 为多比雅预备一间房间那件恶事。 8 我十分恼怒， 就把多比雅的一切家具， 都从房间里拋出去。 9 又吩咐人洁净那几间房间， 然后把 神殿的器皿， 与素祭和乳香搬回那里。 10 我发觉利未人应得的分， 没有人供给他们， 甚至供职的利未人和歌唱者， 各人都跑回自己的田地去。 11 于是我责备众官长说： "为什么疏忽供应 神的殿呢？"我就再召集利未人， 使他们重站原来的岗位。 12 犹大众人就把五谷、新酒和新油的十分之一， 奉到库房。 13 我委派示利米雅祭司、经学家撒督和利未人毗大雅作库官， 管理库房； 他们的助手是玛他尼的孙子、撒刻的儿子哈难； 这些人都是忠信可靠的； 他们的责任是把人奉献的各物分给他们的兄弟。 14 "我的 神啊， 求你因这事记念我， 不要涂抹我为我 神的殿和一切敬拜的礼仪所行的忠诚的事。" 15 那时， 我在犹大看见有人在安息日踹压酒池， 搬运禾捆， 驮在驴上， 又把酒、葡萄、无花果和各样的担子， 在安息日运到耶路撒冷； 我就在他们卖粮食的那天警戒他们。 16 又有推罗人住在耶路撒冷城中， 他们把鱼和各样的货物运进来， 在安息日卖给犹大人， 而且在耶路撒冷贩卖。 17 于是我责备犹大的贵族， 对他们说： "你们怎么行这恶事， 亵渎安息日呢？ 18 从前你们的列祖不是这样行， 以致我们的 神使这一切灾祸临到我们和这城吗？现在你们亵渎安息日， 使 神的忿怒越发临到以色列。" 19 所以在安息日的前一天， 黄昏的阴影临到耶路撒冷城门的时候， 我就吩咐人把城门关闭； 我又下令不许开门， 直到安息日过了， 我又派我的仆人在城门站岗， 免得有人在安息日挑担子进来。 20 于是商人和贩卖各样货物的， 一次两次在耶路撒冷城外过夜。 21 我警告他们， 对他们说： "你们为什么要在城墙前面过夜呢？如果你们再这样， 我就要动手对付你们。"从那时起， 他们在安息日就不敢再来了。 22 我吩咐利未人洁净自己， 然后来看守城门， 使安息日分别为圣。"我的 神啊， 求你也因这事记念我， 照着你丰盛的慈爱怜恤我！ " 23 那些日子， 我也发现有些犹大人娶了亚实突、亚扪和摩押的女子为妻。 24 他们的儿女有一半说亚实突话， 其他就说他们民族的语言， 他们却不会说犹大话。 25 我就责备他们， 咒诅他们， 击打他们中间的几个人， 拔下他们的头发， 叫他们指着 神起誓， 说： "你们决不可把自己的女儿嫁给他们的儿子， 也决不可为儿子或为自己娶他们的女儿。 26 以色列王所罗门不是在这些事上犯了罪吗？在许多国中并没有一个王能比得上他的； 他蒙他的 神所爱， 神立他作全以色列的王， 可是连他也被外族的女子引诱犯罪。 27 难道我们要听从你们， 行这大恶， 娶外族的女子为妻， 对我们 神不忠吗？" 28 大祭司以利亚实的孙子耶何耶大的一个儿子， 是和伦人参巴拉的女婿， 我就驱逐他离开我。 29 "我的 神啊， 求你记住他们， 因为他们玷污了祭司的职分， 也污辱了祭司职分和利未人的约。" 30 这样， 我就洁净了他们， 使他们脱离一切外族人的污秽， 又重新指派祭司和利未人的职责， 各人有自己的工作。 31 我又指派人按时供应木柴和奉献初熟之物。"我的 神啊， 求你记念我， 施恩给我。"

1 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,2 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.3 And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.4 And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, [is] a relation of Tobiah,5 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.6 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,7 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,8 and it is very displeasing to me, and I cast all the vessels of the house of Tobiah without, out of the chamber,9 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.10 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.11 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;12 and all Judah have brought in the tithe of the corn, and of the new wine, and of the oil, to the treasuries.13 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.14 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.15 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.16 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.17 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?18 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.`19 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.20 And they lodge -- the merchants and sellers of all ware -- at the outside of Jerusalem, once or twice,21 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.22 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.23 Also, in those days, I have seen the Jews [who] have settled women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab.24 And of their sons, half are speaking Ashdoditish -- and are not knowing to speak Jewish -- and according to the language of people and people.25 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.26 `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.27 And to you do we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?`28 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.29 Be mindful of them, O my God, for the redeemed of the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.30 And I have cleansed them from every stranger, and appoint charges to priests and to Levites, each in his work,31 and for the wood-offering at appointed times, and for first-fruits. Be mindful of me, O my God, for good.