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Nehemiah 13
Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 13
Young's Literal Translation
13 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.
Nehemiah 13
New King James Version
Nehemiah 13
New King James Version
Principles of Separation(A)
13 On that day (B)they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written (C)that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, 2 because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but (D)hired Balaam against them to curse them. (E)However, our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 So it was, when they had heard the Law, (F)that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
The Reforms of Nehemiah
4 Now before this, (G)Eliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with (H)Tobiah. 5 And he had prepared for him a large room, (I)where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, (J)which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests. 6 But during all this I was not in Jerusalem, (K)for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Then after certain days I obtained leave from the king, 7 and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in (L)preparing a room for him in the courts of the [a]house of God. 8 And it grieved me bitterly; therefore I threw all the household goods of Tobiah out of the room. 9 Then I commanded them to (M)cleanse the rooms; and I brought back into them the articles of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.
10 I also realized that the portions for the Levites had (N)not been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone back to (O)his field. 11 So (P)I contended with the rulers, and said, (Q)“Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their place. 12 (R)Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse. 13 (S)And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouse Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered (T)faithful, and their task was to distribute to their brethren.
14 (U)Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its services!
15 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses (V)on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, (W)which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them about the day on which they were selling provisions. 16 Men of Tyre dwelt there also, who brought in fish and all kinds of goods, and sold them on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day? 18 (X)Did not your fathers do thus, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Yet you bring added wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.”
19 So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it (Y)began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they must not be opened till after the Sabbath. (Z)Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 Now the merchants and sellers of all kinds of [b]wares [c]lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.
21 Then I warned them, and said to them, “Why do you spend the night [d]around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!” From that time on they came no more on the Sabbath. 22 And I commanded the Levites that (AA)they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day.
Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy!
23 In those days I also saw Jews who (AB)had married women of (AC)Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 24 And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people.
25 So I (AD)contended with them and [e]cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them (AE)swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves. 26 (AF)Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, (AG)who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. (AH)Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to sin. 27 Should we then hear of your doing all this great evil, (AI)transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women?”
28 And one of the sons (AJ)of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of (AK)Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me.
29 (AL)Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and (AM)the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
30 (AN)Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also (AO)assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service, 31 and to bringing (AP)the wood offering and the firstfruits at appointed times.
(AQ)Remember me, O my God, for good!
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 13:7 Temple
- Nehemiah 13:20 merchandise
- Nehemiah 13:20 spent the night
- Nehemiah 13:21 Lit. before
- Nehemiah 13:25 pronounced them cursed
Nehemías 13
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Nehemías 13
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Reforma final de Nehemías
13 Aquel día se leyó ante el pueblo el libro de Moisés, y allí se encontró escrito que los amonitas y moabitas no debían jamás formar parte del pueblo de Dios; 2 porque no solo no habían dado de comer ni de beber a los israelitas, sino que habían contratado a Balán para que los maldijera, aunque en realidad nuestro Dios cambió la maldición por bendición. 3 Al escuchar lo que esta Ley decía, apartaron de Israel a todos los que se habían mezclado con extranjeros.
4 Antes de esto, el sacerdote Eliasib, encargado de los depósitos del Templo de nuestro Dios, estaba emparentado con Tobías 5 y le había acondicionado una habitación grande. Allí se almacenaban las ofrendas, el incienso, los utensilios, los diezmos del trigo, vino y aceite destinados a los levitas, cantores y porteros, y las contribuciones para los sacerdotes.
6 Para ese entonces yo no estaba en Jerusalén, porque en el año treinta y dos de Artajerjes, rey de Babilonia, había ido a ver al rey. Después de algún tiempo, con permiso del rey 7 regresé a Jerusalén y me enteré de la maldad cometida por Eliasib al proporcionarle a Tobías una habitación en los atrios del Templo de Dios. 8 Esto me disgustó tanto que hice sacar de la habitación todas las pertenencias de Tobías. 9 Luego ordené que purificaran las habitaciones y volvieran a colocar allí los utensilios sagrados del Templo de Dios, las ofrendas y el incienso.
10 También me enteré de que a los levitas no les habían entregado sus porciones y de que los levitas y cantores encargados del servicio habían regresado a sus campos. 11 Así que reprendí a los oficiales y dije: «¿Por qué está tan descuidado el Templo de Dios?». Luego los reuní y los restablecí en sus puestos.
12 Todo Judá trajo a los almacenes la décima parte del trigo, del vino y del aceite. 13 Puse a cargo de los almacenes al sacerdote Selemías, al escriba Sadoc y al levita Pedaías; como ayudante de ellos nombré a Janán, hijo de Zacur y nieto de Matanías. Todos ellos eran dignos de confianza y se encargarían de distribuir las porciones entre sus compañeros.
14 «¡Recuerda esto, Dios mío, y favoréceme; no olvides todo el bien que hice por el Templo de mi Dios y de su culto!».
15 Durante aquellos días vi en Judá que en sábado algunos exprimían uvas y otros acarreaban, a lomo de burro, manojos de trigo, vino, uvas, higos y toda clase de cargas que llevaban a Jerusalén. Les advertí entonces que no vendieran sus víveres en ese día. 16 También los tirios, que vivían en Jerusalén, traían a la ciudad pescado y otras mercancías para venderlas a los judíos en sábado. 17 Así que reprendí la actitud de los nobles de Judá y les dije: «¡Ustedes están pecando al profanar el día sábado! 18 Lo mismo hicieron sus antepasados, y por eso nuestro Dios envió toda esta desgracia sobre nosotros y sobre esta ciudad. ¿Acaso quieren que aumente la ira de Dios sobre Israel por profanar el sábado?».
19 Entonces ordené que cerraran las puertas de Jerusalén al caer la tarde, antes de que comenzara el sábado, y que no las abrieran hasta después de ese día. Así mismo, puse a algunos de mis sirvientes en las puertas para que no dejaran entrar ninguna carga en sábado. 20 Una o dos veces, los comerciantes y los vendedores de toda clase de mercancías pasaron la noche fuera de Jerusalén. 21 Así que advertí: «¡No se queden junto a la muralla! Si vuelven a hacerlo, ¡los apresaré!». Desde entonces no volvieron a aparecerse más en sábado. 22 Luego ordené a los levitas que se purificaran y que fueran a hacer guardia en las puertas, para que el sábado fuera respetado como santo.
«¡Recuerda esto, Dios mío, y conforme a tu gran amor, ten compasión de mí!».
23 En aquellos días también me di cuenta de que algunos judíos se habían casado con mujeres de Asdod, de Amón y de Moab. 24 La mitad de sus hijos hablaban la lengua de Asdod o de otros pueblos y no sabían hablar la lengua de los judíos. 25 Entonces los reprendí y los maldije; a algunos de ellos los golpeé, y hasta les arranqué los pelos, y los obligué a jurar por Dios. Les dije: «No permitan que sus hijas se casen con los hijos de ellos, ni se casen ustedes ni sus hijos con las hijas de ellos. 26 ¿Acaso no fue ese el pecado de Salomón, rey de Israel? Entre todas las naciones no hubo un solo rey como él: Dios lo amó y lo hizo rey sobre todo Israel. Pero aun a él lo hicieron pecar las mujeres extranjeras. 27 ¿Será que también de ustedes se dirá que cometieron el gran pecado de ofender a nuestro Dios casándose con mujeres extranjeras?».
28 A uno de los hijos de Joyadá, hijo del sumo sacerdote Eliasib, lo eché de mi lado porque era yerno de Sambalat el horonita.
29 «¡Recuerda esto, Dios mío, en perjuicio de los que profanaron el sacerdocio y el pacto de los sacerdotes y de los levitas!».
30 Yo los purifiqué de todo lo extranjero y asigné a los sacerdotes y levitas sus respectivos deberes. 31 También organicé la contribución de la leña en las fechas establecidas, y la entrega de las primicias.
«¡Acuérdate de mí, Dios mío, y favoréceme!».
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