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Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great
trespass unto this day; and for our
iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a
spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great.
Because of our
iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and put to the sword and captivity, to
pillage and
humiliation, as we are this day.
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great
trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our
iniquities deserve, and hast given us such
deliverance as this;
After all that has come upon us
because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our
iniquities deserve and have given us such a
remnant as this),
O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a
remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though
because of it no one can stand before You.”
Then
Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he
mourned because of the
transgression of them that had been carried away.
Then
Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he
ate no food and
drank no water,
because he was
mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the
twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God,
trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the
twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God,
trembling regarding this matter and
because of the heavy rain.
And a letter unto
Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which
appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
And may I have a letter to
Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And
because the
gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
Some also there were that said, We have
mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might
buy corn,
because of the
dearth.
Others were saying, “We are
mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into
bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto
bondage already: neither is it in our power to
redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already
enslaved, but we are powerless to
redeem them
because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver;
yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I,
because of the fear of God.
The governors before me had
heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine
plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also
oppressed the people, but I did not do this
because of my fear of God.
Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor,
because the
bondage was heavy upon this people.
Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food
allotted to the governor,
because the burden on the people was so heavy.
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to
slay thee;
yea, in the night will they come to
slay thee.
Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”
And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for
Tobiah and
Sanballat had
hired him.
I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me
because Tobiah and
Sanballat had
hired him.
For there were many in Judah
sworn unto him,
because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great
mirth,
because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to
rejoice greatly,
because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the
Canaanites, the
Hittites, the
Amorites, and the
Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the
Canaanites and
Hittites, of the
Amorites and
Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise,
because You are righteous.
Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
You are just in all that has
befallen us,
because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us
because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our
livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and
rejoiced: for God had made them
rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children
rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even
afar off.
On that day they offered great sacrifices,
rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also
rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from
afar.
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the
tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah
rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and
tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages,
because Judah
rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but
hired Balaam against them, that he should
curse them:
howbeit our God turned the
curse into a blessing.
because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had
hired Balaam to call down a
curse against them (although our God had turned the
curse into a blessing).
But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and
thirtieth year of
Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem,
because I had returned to
Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king
And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.
And I made treasurers over the
treasuries, 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 counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest,
Zadok the
scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them,
because they were considered
trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.
Remember them, O my God,
because they have
defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
Remember them, O my God,
because they have
defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law,
because she hath not performed the commandment of the king
Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King
Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
And he brought up Hadassah, that is,
Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the
maid was fair and beautiful; whom
Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
And
Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is,
Esther), the daughter of his uncle,
because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died,
Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.
Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for
Mordecai had charged her that she should not
shew it.
And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced
Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But
Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid
homage to
Haman,
because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But
Mordecai would not bow down or pay
homage.
And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with
sackcloth.
But he went only as far as the king’s gate,
because the law prohibited
anyone wearing
sackcloth from entering that gate.
Then
Mordecai commanded to answer
Esther, Think not with
thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for
bondmen and
bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not
countervail the king’s damage.
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and
annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent,
because no such distress would
justify burdening the king.”
On that day did the king
Ahasuerus give the house of
Haman the Jews’ enemy unto
Esther the queen. And
Mordecai came before the king; for
Esther had told what he was unto her.
And in every province, and in every city,
whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and
gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and
gladness among the Jews, with feasting and
celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews,
because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king
Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their
hurt: and no man could
withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
In each of the provinces of King
Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to
harm them. No man could
withstand them,
because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the
deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews;
because the fear of
Mordecai fell upon them.
And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews,
because the fear of
Mordecai had fallen upon them.
Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast
Pur, that is, the lot, to
consume them, and to destroy them;
For
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had
plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the
Pur (that is, the lot) to
crush and destroy them.
Wherefore they called these days
Purim after the name of
Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
Therefore these days are called
Purim, from the word
Pur.
Because of all the instructions in this letter, and
because of all they had seen and experienced,
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s
womb, nor
hid sorrow from mine eyes.
For that night did not shut the doors of the
womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.
Which are
blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is
hid:
darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
They were confounded
because they had hoped; they came thither, and were
ashamed.
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
(For we are but of
yesterday, and know nothing,
because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
For we were born
yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
Because thou shalt
forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
For you will
forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
And thou shalt be secure,
because there is hope;
yea, thou shalt
dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
It shall dwell in his tabernacle,
because it is none of his:
brimstone shall be scattered upon his
habitation.
Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
then you should fear the sword
yourselves,
because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make
haste.
“So my anxious thoughts
compel me to answer,
because of the
turmoil within me.
Because he hath
oppressed and hath
forsaken the poor;
because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his
belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Because I delivered the poor that
cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
because I
rescued the poor who
cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
Because he hath loosed my cord, and
afflicted me, they have also let loose the
bridle before me.
Because God has unstrung my bow and
afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
If I
rejoiced because my wealth was great, and
because mine hand had
gotten much;
if I have
rejoiced in my great wealth
because my hand had gained so much,
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families
terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans
terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Then was
kindled the wrath of
Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath
kindled,
because he justified himself rather than God.
This
kindled the anger of
Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for
justifying himself rather than God,
Also against his three friends was his wrath
kindled,
because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends
because they had failed to
refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
Now
Elihu had waited till Job had spoken,
because they were elder than he.
Now
Elihu had waited to speak to Job
because the others were older than he.
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!
Because there is wrath,
beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great
ransom cannot deliver thee.
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large
bribe lead you
astray.
Knowest thou it,
because thou
wast then born? or
because the number of thy days is great?
Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!
Wilt thou trust him,
because his strength is great? or
wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Can you
rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
But let all those that put their trust in thee
rejoice: let them ever
shout for joy,
because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
But let all who take refuge in You
rejoice; let them ever
shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may
rejoice in You.
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy
mercies’ sake.
Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
My eyes fail from grief; they grow
dim because of all my foes.
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up
thyself because of the
rage of mine enemies: and
awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the
fury of my enemies.
Awake, my God, and
ordain judgment.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength
because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the
avenger.
From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your
adversaries, to silence the enemy and
avenger.
I will sing unto the LORD,
because he hath dealt
bountifully with me.
I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I have set the LORD always before me.
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be
shaken.
Then the earth
shook and
quaked, and the foundations of the mountains
trembled; they were
shaken because He burned with anger.
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
He brought me out into the open; He
rescued me
because He delighted in me.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my
rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion,
because of Your goodness, O LORD.
Let
integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
May
integrity and uprightness preserve me,
because I wait for You.
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will
tear them down and never rebuild them.
Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with
sighing: my strength faileth
because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with
groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
For our heart shall
rejoice in him,
because we have trusted in his holy name.
For our hearts
rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
Fret not
thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou
envious against the workers of iniquity.
Do not
fret over those who do evil; do not
envy those who do wrong.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:
fret not
thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not
fret when men
prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
And the LORD shall help them and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.
My wounds are foul and
festering because of my sinful folly.
They also that render evil for good are mine
adversaries;
because I follow the thing that good is.
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
I was
dumb, I opened not my mouth;
because thou
didst it.
I have become
mute; I do not open my mouth
because of what You have done.
By this I know that thou favourest me,
because mine enemy
doth not triumph over me.
By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.