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Nehemja 5
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Nehemja 5
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5 Folket, även kvinnorna, klagade bittert över sina judiska landsmän. 2 Några sa: ”Vi och våra söner och döttrar är många och behöver få brödsäd för att kunna överleva.” 3 Andra sa: ”Vi måste pantsätta våra marker, vingårdar och hus för att få brödsäd och hålla hungern borta.” 4 Ytterligare andra sa: ”Vi måste låna pengar med åkrar och vingårdar som säkerhet för att kunna betala skatten åt kungen.
5 ”Vi är av samma kött och blod som våra landsmän, och våra barn är lika goda som deras. Ändå måste vi låta våra söner och döttrar bli slavar. Några av våra döttrar har redan blivit slavar, och vi står maktlösa, för det är andra som äger våra åkrar och vingårdar.”
6 Jag blev mycket upprörd när jag fick höra deras förtvivlan och klagan, 7 och sedan jag tänkt på saken gick jag till rätta med de förnäma männen och styresmännen.
”Vad är det ni fordrar av era bröder?” frågade jag. Sedan sammankallade jag till ett stormöte mot dem.
8 Jag sa till dem: ”Vi har gjort allt vi kan för att friköpa våra judiska bröder som hade sålts till utlänningar. Och nu säljer ni dem på nytt! Ska vi behöva köpa dem fria igen?” Men de teg, för de kunde inte finna något att säga.
9 Då fortsatte jag: ”Det ni gör är inte rätt. Ni borde leva i fruktan för vår Gud och inte ge de främmande folken, våra fiender, anledning att håna oss. 10 Också jag, mina bröder och mina män lånar dem pengar och brödsäd. Men låt oss nu avstå från vår fordran. 11 Lämna genast tillbaka deras åkrar, vingårdar, olivplanteringar och hus, och avskriv alla fordringar ni har på dem, till varje minsta del av pengar, säd, vin eller olja.”
12 De svarade: ”Vi ska ge tillbaka allt och inte kräva något mer av dem. Vi ska göra som du har sagt. Sedan sammankallade jag prästerna och lät dessa avlägga en ed inför dem att de skulle hålla sina löften. 13 Jag skakade ur mantelvecket och sa: ”Gud kommer att på samma sätt skaka bort från sitt hem och från sina ägor var och en av er som inte håller vad han lovat. En sådan man blir utskakad och utblottad.”
”Amen”, ropade hela församlingen och prisade Herren. Folket höll sitt löfte.
14 Från den dag jag blev ståthållare i Juda, från Artaxerxes tjugonde regeringsår till hans trettioandra år, i tolv år, avstod jag och mina män från det underhåll som en ståthållare normalt skulle ha. 15 Ståthållarna före mig hade lagt tunga bördor på folket och krävt att få ett halvt kilo silver[a] om dagen till mat och dryck. Dessutom hade deras tjänare tyranniserat folket. Men så gjorde inte jag, eftersom jag fruktade Gud.
16 Jag ägnade mig åt arbetet på muren, och mina tjänstemän var där för att arbeta. Vi[b] skaffade oss ingen egen mark.
17 Vid mitt bord åt 150 judar och styresmän, förutom alla besökare från länder runt omkring. 18 Varje dag tillagades det för min räkning en oxe, sex utsökta får och även fåglar samt var tionde dag mängder av vin. Ändå krävde jag inte det underhåll som ståthållaren har rätt till, eftersom detta folk redan var så hårt tyngt.
19 ”Min Gud, kom ihåg allt jag gjort för detta folk, och räkna mig det till godo.”
Neemias 5
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Neemias 5
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Neemias ajuda os necessitados
5 Os pobres e as suas mulheres protestaram contra os seus irmãos judeus. 2 Alguns diziam:
—Temos muitos filhos e precisamos de trigo para comer e não morrer de fome.
3 Outros diziam:
—Estamos passando fome e temos que hipotecar nossos campos, nossas vinhas e as nossas casas para conseguir grãos e ter alguma coisa que comer.
4 E outros diziam:
—Tivemos que hipotecar as nossas terras e nossas vinhas para pagar o imposto ao rei. 5 Somos da mesma nação que os nobres e nossos filhos são iguais aos seus filhos, mas nós não podemos evitar vendê-los como escravos. Algumas das nossas filhas já são as suas escravas e não podemos fazer nada porque as nossas terras e vinhas pertencem a outros.
6 Eu me irritei muito ao ouvir o protesto e as suas queixas. 7 Depois de pensar bem, repreendi desta maneira os nobres e os oficiais:
—Todos vocês estão obrigando ao seu próprio povo a pagar juros sobre o dinheiro que lhes emprestaram. Isso não pode continuar.
Portanto os convoquei uma grande reunião 8 onde lhes disse:
—Temos feito tudo o possível por comprar todos os irmãos judeus que tinham sido vendidos como escravos a outras nações. Nós os compramos para lhes dar a sua liberdade mas agora vocês os estão vendendo novamente como escravos.
Eles ficaram em silêncio e não sabiam o que dizer.
9 Então disse:
—Isso não está bem, todos devem mostrar com a sua forma de vida que respeitam o nosso Deus. Assim evitaremos que os nossos inimigos zombem de nós. 10 Eu mesmo, os meus ajudantes e os meus parentes temos emprestado dinheiro e comida ao povo, mas o fizemos sem cobrar juros. 11 Portanto lhes peço que devolvam a eles hoje as suas terras, as suas vinhas, os seus campos de oliveira, as suas casas e os juros que cobraram deles a cada mês pela comida e o dinheiro que lhes emprestaram.
12 Então eles disseram:
—Está bem, faremos o que você disse e lhes devolveremos tudo sem murmurar nada.
Portanto chamei os sacerdotes para que os nobres e os oficiais jurassem diante deles que fariam o prometido. 13 Também sacudi a minha roupa e disse:
—Que Deus faça a mesma coisa com quem não cumprir este compromisso, que o sacuda e perca tudo o que tem.
Então todos os ali reunidos concordaram e disseram:
—Assim seja.
E louvaram o SENHOR. Todos cumpriram a sua promessa.
14 Desde o ano vinte do rei Artaxerxes até o ano trinta e dois[a] fui governador de Judá. Durante esses doze anos, nem eu nem os meus irmãos cobramos o salário que era assignado ao governador. 15 Os governadores anteriores foram muito exigentes com as pessoas e obrigavam a todos a pagar quarenta moedas[b] de prata e a dar vinho e comida. Até os seus ministros oprimiam o povo, mas eu não fiz a mesma coisa que eles porque respeitava a Deus. 16 Mas, sim trabalhei duro, junto com todos os meus ministros, na reconstrução do muro de Jerusalém e não tirei de ninguém a sua terra.
17 Normalmente na minha mesa eram bem-vindos cento e cinquenta ministros judeus junto com os que tinham vindo desde as nações vizinhas. 18 Todos os dias eu mandava preparar para os que se sentavam à minha mesa um boi, seis boas ovelhas e algumas aves. Cada dez dias era servido vinho em grande quantidade; mesmo assim, nunca pedi o salário que foi atribuído ao governador porque sabia que o trabalho que o povo devia fazer para pagar os impostos era muito duro. 19 Lembre-se de mim, meu Deus, e de tudo o que fiz por este povo.
Nehemiah 5
New King James Version
Nehemiah 5
New King James Version
Nehemiah Deals with Oppression
5 And there was a great (A)outcry of the people and their wives against their (B)Jewish brethren. 2 For there were those who said, “We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”
3 There were also some who said, “We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine.”
4 There were also those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our lands and vineyards. 5 Yet now (C)our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and indeed we (D)are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been brought into slavery. It is not in our power to redeem them, for other men have our lands and vineyards.”
6 And I became very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. 7 After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, (E)“Each of you is [a]exacting usury from his brother.” So I [b]called a great assembly against them. 8 And I said to them, “According to our ability we have (F)redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?”
Then they were silenced and found nothing to say. 9 Then I said, “What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk (G)in the fear of our God (H)because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? 10 I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop this [c]usury! 11 Restore now to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also a hundredth of the money and the grain, the new wine and the oil, that you have charged them.”
12 So they said, “We will restore it, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say.”
Then I called the priests, (I)and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise. 13 Then (J)I shook out [d]the fold of my garment and said, “So may God shake out each man from his house, and from his property, who does not perform this promise. Even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.”
And all the assembly said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord. (K)Then the people did according to this promise.
The Generosity of Nehemiah
14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year (L)until the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers (M)ate the governor’s provisions. 15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but (N)I did not do so, because of the (O)fear of God. 16 Indeed, I also continued the (P)work on this wall, and [e]we did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.
17 And (Q)at my table were one hundred and fifty Jews and rulers, besides those who came to us from the nations around us. 18 Now that (R)which was prepared daily was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine. Yet in spite of this (S)I did not demand the governor’s provisions, because the bondage was heavy on this people.
19 (T)Remember me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 5:7 charging interest
- Nehemiah 5:7 Lit. held
- Nehemiah 5:10 interest
- Nehemiah 5:13 Lit. my lap
- Nehemiah 5:16 So with MT; LXX, Syr., Vg. I
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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