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Neemia 5
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Neemia 5
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Plângerile poporului
5 Din partea oamenilor din popor şi din partea nevestelor lor s-au ridicat mari plângeri(A) împotriva fraţilor(B) lor iudei. 2 Unii ziceau: „Noi, fiii noştri şi fetele noastre suntem mulţi; să ni se dea grâu ca să mâncăm şi să trăim.” 3 Alţii ziceau: „Punem zălog ogoarele, viile şi casele noastre, ca să avem grâu în timpul foametei.” 4 Alţii ziceau: „Am împrumutat argint punând zălog ogoarele şi viile noastre pentru birul împăratului. 5 Şi totuşi carnea(C) noastră este ca şi carnea fraţilor noştri, copiii noştri sunt ca şi copiii lor; şi iată, supunem la robie(D) pe fiii noştri şi pe fetele noastre şi multe din fetele noastre au şi fost supuse la robie; suntem fără putere, căci ogoarele şi viile noastre sunt ale altora.” 6 M-am supărat foarte tare când le-am auzit plângerile şi cuvintele acestea. 7 Am hotărât să mustru pe cei mari şi pe dregători şi le-am zis: „Ce, voi împrumutaţi cu(E) camătă fraţilor voştri?” Şi am strâns în jurul meu o mare mulţime 8 şi le-am zis: „Noi am răscumpărat(F), după puterea noastră, pe fraţii noştri iudei vânduţi neamurilor, şi voi să vindeţi pe fraţii voştri? Şi încă nouă să ne fie vânduţi?” Ei au tăcut, neavând ce să răspundă. 9 Apoi am zis: „Ce faceţi voi nu este bine. N-ar trebui să umblaţi în frica(G) Dumnezeului nostru, ca(H) să nu fiţi de ocara neamurilor vrăjmaşe nouă? 10 Şi eu, şi fraţii mei, şi slujitorii mei le-am împrumutat argint şi grâu. Să le lăsăm dar datoria aceasta! 11 Daţi-le înapoi astăzi ogoarele, viile, măslinii şi casele şi a suta parte din argintul, din grâul, din mustul şi din untdelemnul pe care l-aţi cerut de la ei ca dobândă.” 12 Ei au răspuns: „Le vom da înapoi şi nu le vom cere nimic, vom face cum ai zis.” Atunci am chemat pe preoţi, înaintea cărora i-am pus să jure(I) că îşi vor ţine cuvântul. 13 Şi mi-am(J) scuturat mantaua zicând: „Aşa să scuture Dumnezeu afară din Casa Lui şi de averile lui pe orice om care nu-şi va ţine cuvântul şi aşa să fie scuturat omul acela şi lăsat cu mâinile goale!” Toată adunarea a zis: „Amin.” Şi au lăudat pe Domnul. Şi poporul s-a(K) ţinut de cuvânt.
Neemia, ca dregător
14 Din ziua când m-a pus împăratul dregător peste ei în ţara lui Iuda, de la al douăzecilea an până la al treizeci şi doilea(L) an al împăratului Artaxerxe, timp de doisprezece ani, nici eu, nici fraţii mei n-am trăit din veniturile cuvenite(M) dregătorului. 15 Înainte de mine, cei dintâi dregători împovărau poporul şi luau de la el pâine şi vin, afară de cei patruzeci de sicli de argint; chiar şi slujitorii lor apăsau poporul. Eu(N) n-am făcut aşa din frică(O) de Dumnezeu. 16 Ba mai mult, am lucrat la dregerea zidului acestuia, n-am cumpărat niciun ogor şi toţi slujitorii mei erau la lucru. 17 Aveam la masă(P) o sută cincizeci de oameni, iudei şi dregători, afară de cei ce veneau la noi din neamurile de primprejur. 18 Mi se pregătea(Q) în fiecare zi un bou, şase berbeci aleşi şi păsări şi, la fiecare zece zile, se pregătea din belşug tot vinul care era de trebuinţă. Cu toate acestea, n-am cerut(R) veniturile cuvenite dregătorului, pentru că lucrările apăsau greu asupra poporului acestuia. 19 Adu-Ţi(S) aminte de mine spre bine, Dumnezeule, pentru tot ce am făcut pentru poporul acesta!
Nehemiah 5
English Standard Version
Nehemiah 5
English Standard Version
Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor
5 Now there arose (A)a great outcry of the people and of their wives (B)against their Jewish brothers. 2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.” 3 There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.” 4 And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for (C)the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards. 5 Now (D)our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet (E)we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.”
6 I was very angry when I heard (F)their outcry and these words. 7 I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, (G)“You are exacting interest, each from his brother.” And I held a great assembly against them 8 and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, (H)have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say. 9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk (I)in the fear of our God (J)to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? 10 Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest. 11 Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the percentage of money, grain, wine, and oil that you have been exacting from them.” 12 Then they said, “We will restore these and (K)require nothing from them. We will do as you say.” And I called the priests and (L)made them swear (M)to do as they had promised. 13 (N)I also shook out the fold[a] of my garment and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied.” (O)And all the assembly said “Amen” and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.
Nehemiah's Generosity
14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from (P)the twentieth year to (Q)the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, (R)neither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor. 15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[b] forty shekels[c] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, (S)because of the fear of God. 16 I also persevered in the work on this wall, and we acquired no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work. 17 Moreover, there were (T)at my table 150 men, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us. 18 (U)Now what was prepared at my expense[d] for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this (V)I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people. 19 (W)Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 5:13 Hebrew bosom
- Nehemiah 5:15 Compare Vulgate; Hebrew took from them for food and wine after
- Nehemiah 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Nehemiah 5:18 Or prepared for me
Nehemiah 5
New International Version
Nehemiah 5
New International Version
Nehemiah Helps the Poor
5 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews. 2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”
3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields,(A) our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine.”(B)
4 Still others were saying, “We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax(C) on our fields and vineyards. 5 Although we are of the same flesh and blood(D) as our fellow Jews and though our children are as good as theirs, yet we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery.(E) Some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but we are powerless, because our fields and our vineyards belong to others.”(F)
6 When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry. 7 I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!”(G) So I called together a large meeting to deal with them 8 and said: “As far as possible, we have bought(H) back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!” They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say.(I)
9 So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach(J) of our Gentile enemies? 10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!(K) 11 Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the interest(L) you are charging them—one percent of the money, grain, new wine and olive oil.”
12 “We will give it back,” they said. “And we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say.”
Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath(M) to do what they had promised. 13 I also shook(N) out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!”
At this the whole assembly said, “Amen,”(O) and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.
14 Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,(P) when I was appointed to be their governor(Q) in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. 15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God(R) I did not act like that. 16 Instead,(S) I devoted myself to the work on this wall. All my men were assembled there for the work; we[b] did not acquire any land.
17 Furthermore, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations. 18 Each day one ox, six choice sheep and some poultry(T) were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundant supply of wine of all kinds. In spite of all this, I never demanded the food allotted to the governor, because the demands were heavy on these people.
19 Remember(U) me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 5:15 That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams
- Nehemiah 5:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac I
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