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1  And there was¹⁹⁶¹ a great¹⁴¹⁹ cry⁶⁸¹⁸ of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ and of their wives⁸⁰² against⁴¹³ their brethren²⁵¹ the Jews.³⁰⁶⁴

2  For there were³⁴²⁶ that⁸³⁴ said,⁵⁵⁹ We,⁵⁸⁷ our sons,¹¹²¹ and our daughters,¹³²³ are many:⁷²²⁷ therefore we take up³⁹⁴⁷ corn¹⁷¹⁵ for them, that we may eat,³⁹⁸ and live.²⁴²¹

3  Some also there were³⁴²⁶ that⁸³⁴ said,⁵⁵⁹ We⁵⁸⁷ have mortgaged⁶¹⁴⁸ our lands,⁷⁷⁰⁴ vineyards,³⁷⁵⁴ and houses,¹⁰⁰⁴ that we might buy³⁹⁴⁷ corn,¹⁷¹⁵ because of the dearth.⁷⁴⁵⁸

4  There were³⁴²⁶ also that⁸³⁴ said,⁵⁵⁹ We have borrowed³⁸⁶⁷ money³⁷⁰¹ for the king's⁴⁴²⁸ tribute,⁴⁰⁶⁰ and that upon our lands⁷⁷⁰⁴ and vineyards.³⁷⁵⁴

5  Yet now⁶²⁵⁸ our flesh¹³²⁰ is as the flesh¹³²⁰ of our brethren,²⁵¹ our children¹¹²¹ as their children:¹¹²¹ and, lo,²⁰⁰⁹ we⁵⁸⁷ bring into bondage^{3533 853} our sons¹¹²¹ and our daughters¹³²³ to be servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ and some of our daughters^{4480 1323} are³⁴²⁶ brought unto bondage³⁵³³ already: neither³⁶⁹ is it in our power^{410 3027} to redeem them; for other³¹² men have our lands⁷⁷⁰⁴ and vineyards.³⁷⁵⁴

6  And I was very³⁹⁶⁶ angry²⁷³⁴ when⁸³⁴ I heard^{8085 853} their cry²²⁰¹ and these⁴²⁸ words.¹⁶⁹⁷

7  Then I consulted⁴⁴²⁷ with⁵⁹²¹ myself,³⁸²⁰ and I rebuked^{7378 853} the nobles,²⁷¹⁵ and the rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Ye⁸⁵⁹ exact⁵³⁷⁸ usury,⁴⁸⁵⁵ every one³⁷⁶ of his brother.²⁵¹ And I set⁵⁴¹⁴ a great¹⁴¹⁹ assembly⁶⁹⁵² against⁵⁹²¹ them.

8  And I said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, We⁵⁸⁷ after our ability¹⁷⁶⁷ have redeemed^{7069 853} our brethren²⁵¹ the Jews,³⁰⁶⁴ which were sold⁴³⁷⁶ unto the heathen;¹⁴⁷¹ and will ye⁸⁵⁹ even¹⁵⁷¹ sell^{4376 853} your brethren?²⁵¹ or shall they be sold⁴³⁷⁶ unto us? Then held they their peace,²⁷⁹⁰ and found⁴⁶⁷² nothing^{3808 1697} to answer.

9  Also I said,⁵⁵⁹ It is not³⁸⁰⁸ good^{2896 1697} that⁸³⁴ ye⁸⁵⁹ do:⁶²¹³ ought ye not³⁸⁰⁸ to walk¹⁹⁸⁰ in the fear³³⁷⁴ of our God⁴³⁰ because of the reproach^{4480 2781} of the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ our enemies?³⁴¹

10  I⁵⁸⁹ likewise,¹⁵⁷¹ and my brethren,²⁵¹ and my servants,⁵²⁸⁸ might exact⁵³⁸³ of them money³⁷⁰¹ and corn:¹⁷¹⁵ I pray⁴⁹⁹⁴ you, let us leave off^{5800 853} this²⁰⁸⁸ usury.⁴⁸⁵⁵

11  Restore,⁷⁷²⁵ I pray⁴⁹⁹⁴ you, to them, even this day,³¹¹⁷ their lands,⁷⁷⁰⁴ their vineyards,³⁷⁵⁴ their oliveyards,²¹³² and their houses,¹⁰⁰⁴ also the hundredth³⁹⁶⁷ part of the money,³⁷⁰¹ and of the corn,¹⁷¹⁵ the wine,⁸⁴⁹² and the oil,³³²³ that⁸³⁴ ye⁸⁵⁹ exact⁵³⁸³ of them.

12  Then said⁵⁵⁹ they, We will restore⁷⁷²⁵ them, and will require¹²⁴⁵ nothing³⁸⁰⁸ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ them; so³⁶⁵¹ will we do⁶²¹³ as⁸³⁴ thou⁸⁵⁹ sayest.⁵⁵⁹ Then I called^{7121 853} the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ and took an oath⁷⁶⁵⁰ of them, that they should do⁶²¹³ according to this²⁰⁸⁸ promise.¹⁶⁹⁷

13  Also¹⁵⁷¹ I shook⁵²⁸⁷ my lap,²⁶⁸⁴ and said,⁵⁵⁹ So³⁶⁰² God⁴³⁰ shake out^{5287 853} every³⁶⁰⁵ man³⁷⁶ from his house,^{4480 1004} and from his labor,^{4480 3018} that⁸³⁴ performeth⁶⁹⁶⁵ not^{3808 853} this²⁰⁸⁸ promise,¹⁶⁹⁷ even thus³⁶⁰² be¹⁹⁶¹ he shaken out,⁵²⁸⁷ and emptied.⁷³⁸⁶ And all³⁶⁰⁵ the congregation⁶⁹⁵¹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Amen,⁵⁴³ and praised^{1984 853} the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸ And the people⁵⁹⁷¹ did⁶²¹³ according to this²⁰⁸⁸ promise.¹⁶⁹⁷

14  Moreover¹⁵⁷¹ from the time^{4480 3117} that⁸³⁴ I was appointed⁶⁶⁸⁰ to be¹⁹⁶¹ their governor⁶³⁴⁶ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ from the twentieth⁶²⁴² year^{4480 8141} even unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ the two⁸¹⁴⁷ and thirtieth⁷⁹⁷⁰ year⁸¹⁴¹ of Artaxerxes⁷⁸³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ that is, twelve^{8147 6240} years,⁸¹⁴¹ I⁵⁸⁹ and my brethren²⁵¹ have not³⁸⁰⁸ eaten³⁹⁸ the bread³⁸⁹⁹ of the governor.⁶³⁴⁶

15  But the former⁷²²³ governors⁶³⁴⁶ that⁸³⁴ had been before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me were chargeable³⁵¹³ unto⁵⁹²¹ the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and had taken³⁹⁴⁷ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ them bread³⁸⁹⁹ and wine,³¹⁹⁶ beside³¹⁰ forty⁷⁰⁵ shekels⁸²⁵⁵ of silver;³⁷⁰¹ yea,¹⁵⁷¹ even their servants⁵²⁸⁸ bore rule⁷⁹⁸⁰ over⁵⁹²¹ the people:⁵⁹⁷¹ but so³⁶⁵¹ did⁶²¹³ not³⁸⁰⁸ I,⁵⁸⁹ because^{4480 6440} of the fear³³⁷⁴ of God.⁴³⁰

16  Yea, also¹⁵⁷¹ I continued²³⁸⁸ in the work⁴³⁹⁹ of this²⁰⁶³ wall,²³⁴⁶ neither³⁸⁰⁸ bought⁷⁰⁶⁹ we any land:⁷⁷⁰⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁵ my servants⁵²⁸⁸ were gathered⁶⁹⁰⁸ thither⁸⁰³³ unto⁵⁹²¹ the work.⁴³⁹⁹

17  Moreover there were at⁵⁹²¹ my table⁷⁹⁷⁹ a hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and fifty^{2572 376} of the Jews³⁰⁶⁴ and rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ beside those that came⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ us from among⁴⁴⁸⁰ the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ are about⁵⁴³⁹ us.

18  Now that which⁸³⁴ was¹⁹⁶¹ prepared⁶²¹³ for me daily^{3117 259} was one²⁵⁹ ox⁷⁷⁹⁴ and six⁸³³⁷ choice¹³⁰⁵ sheep;⁶⁶²⁹ also fowls⁶⁸³³ were prepared⁶²¹³ for me, and once⁹⁹⁶ in ten⁶²³⁵ days³¹¹⁷ store⁷²³⁵ of all³⁶⁰⁵ sorts of wine:³¹⁹⁶ yet for all⁵⁹⁷³ this²⁰⁸⁸ required¹²⁴⁵ not³⁸⁰⁸ I the bread³⁸⁹⁹ of the governor,⁶³⁴⁶ because³⁵⁸⁸ the bondage⁵⁶⁵⁶ was heavy³⁵¹³ upon⁵⁹²¹ this²⁰⁸⁸ people.⁵⁹⁷¹

19  Think²¹⁴² upon me, my God,⁴³⁰ for good,²⁸⁹⁶ according to all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ I have done⁶²¹³ for⁵⁹²¹ this²⁰⁸⁸ people.⁵⁹⁷¹

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‎1 ‏וַתְּהִ֨י צַעֲקַ֥ת הָעָ֛ם וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם גְּדוֹלָ֑ה אֶל־אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃

‎2 ‏וְיֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים בָּנֵ֥ינוּ וּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ רַבִּ֑ים וְנִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה וְנִחְיֶֽה׃

‎3 ‏וְיֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים שְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּ וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּ וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹרְבִ֑ים וְנִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן בָּרָעָֽב׃

‎4 ‏וְיֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים לָוִ֥ינוּ כֶ֖סֶף לְמִדַּ֣ת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּ וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃

‎5 ‏וְעַתָּ֗ה כִּבְשַׂ֤ר אַחֵ֙ינוּ֙ בְּשָׂרֵ֔נוּ כִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם בָּנֵ֑ינוּ וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֲנַ֣חְנוּ כֹ֠בְשִׁים אֶת־בָּנֵ֨ינוּ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּ לַעֲבָדִ֗ים וְיֵ֨שׁ מִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּ נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙ וְאֵ֣ין לְאֵ֣ל יָדֵ֔נוּ וּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּ וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ לַאֲחֵרִֽים׃

‎6 ‏וַיִּ֥חַר לִ֖י מְאֹ֑ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ אֶת־זַֽעֲקָתָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

‎7 ‏וַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְ לִבִּ֜י עָלַ֗י וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ אֶת־הַחֹרִ֣ים וְאֶת־הַסְּגָנִ֔ים וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם מַשָּׁ֥א³ אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֖יו אַתֶּ֣ם נֹשִׁ֑אים¹ וָאֶתֵּ֥ן עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם קְהִלָּ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃

‎8 ‏וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לָהֶ֗ם אֲנַ֣חְנוּ קָ֠נִינוּ אֶת־אַחֵ֨ינוּ הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים הַנִּמְכָּרִ֤ים לַגּוֹיִם֙ כְּדֵ֣י בָ֔נוּ וְגַם־אַתֶּ֛ם תִּמְכְּר֥וּ אֶת־אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם וְנִמְכְּרוּ־לָ֑נוּ וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹ֥א מָצְא֖וּ דָּבָֽר׃ ס

‎9 ‏ויאמר וָאוֹמַ֕ר³ לֹא־ט֥וֹב הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֑ים הֲל֞וֹא בְּיִרְאַ֤ת אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ תֵּלֵ֔כוּ מֵחֶרְפַּ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃

‎10 ‏וְגַם־אֲנִי֙ אַחַ֣י וּנְעָרַ֔י נֹשִׁ֥ים בָּהֶ֖ם כֶּ֣סֶף וְדָגָ֑ן נַֽעַזְבָה־נָּ֖א אֶת־הַמַּשָּׁ֥א הַזֶּֽה׃

‎11 ‏הָשִׁיבוּ֩ נָ֨א לָהֶ֜ם כְּהַיּ֗וֹם שְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛ם כַּרְמֵיהֶ֥ם זֵיתֵיהֶ֖ם וּבָתֵּיהֶ֑ם וּמְאַ֨ת הַכֶּ֤סֶף וְהַדָּגָן֙ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם נֹשִׁ֥ים בָּהֶֽם׃

‎12 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ נָשִׁ֗יב וּמֵהֶם֙ לֹ֣א נְבַקֵּ֔שׁ כֵּ֣ן נַעֲשֶׂ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אַתָּ֣ה אוֹמֵ֑ר וָאֶקְרָא֙ אֶת־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔ם לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

‎13 ‏גַּם־חָצְנִ֣י נָעַ֗רְתִּי וָֽאֹמְרָ֡ה כָּ֣כָה יְנַעֵ֪ר הָֽאֱלֹהִ֟ים אֶת־כָּל־הָאִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יָקִ֜ים אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה מִבֵּיתוֹ֙ וּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹ וְכָ֛כָה יִהְיֶ֥ה נָע֖וּר וָרֵ֑ק וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ כָֽל־הַקָּהָ֜ל אָמֵ֗ן וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָעָ֖ם כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

‎14 ‏גַּ֞ם מִיּ֣וֹם׀ אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י לִהְי֣וֹת פֶּחָם֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָה֒ מִשְּׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֗ים וְ֠עַד שְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שָׁנִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה אֲנִ֣י וְאַחַ֔י לֶ֥חֶם הַפֶּ֖חָה לֹ֥א אָכַֽלְתִּי׃

‎15 ‏וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַ֜י הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ עַל־הָעָ֗ם וַיִּקְח֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם בְּלֶ֤חֶם וָיַ֙יִן֙ אַחַר֙ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִ֣ים אַרְבָּעִ֔ים גַּ֥ם נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם שָׁלְט֣וּ עַל־הָעָ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙ לֹא־עָשִׂ֣יתִי כֵ֔ן מִפְּנֵ֖י יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃

‎16 ‏וְ֠גַם בִּמְלֶ֜אכֶת הַחוֹמָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ הֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּי וְשָׂדֶ֖ה לֹ֣א קָנִ֑ינוּ וְכָל־נְעָרַ֔י קְבוּצִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם עַל־הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃

‎17 ‏וְהַיְּהוּדִ֨ים וְהַסְּגָנִ֜ים מֵאָ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ וְהַבָּאִ֥ים אֵלֵ֛ינוּ מִן־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־סְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּ עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃

‎18 ‏וַאֲשֶׁר֩ הָיָ֨ה נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה לְי֣וֹם אֶחָ֗ד שׁ֣וֹר אֶחָ֞ד צֹ֠אן שֵׁשׁ־בְּרֻר֤וֹת וְצִפֳּרִים֙ נַֽעֲשׂוּ־לִ֔י וּבֵ֨ין עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת יָמִ֛ים בְּכָל־יַ֖יִן לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה וְעִם־זֶ֗ה לֶ֤חֶם הַפֶּחָה֙ לֹ֣א בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי כִּֽי־כָֽבְדָ֥ה הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה עַל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃

‎19 ‏זָכְרָה־לִּ֥י אֱלֹהַ֖י לְטוֹבָ֑ה כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֖יתִי עַל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ

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1 Et factus est clamor populi et uxorum ejus magnus adversus fratres suos Judæos.

2 Et erant qui dicerent: Filii nostri et filiæ nostræ multæ sunt nimis: accipiamus pro pretio eorum frumentum, et comedamus, et vivamus.

3 Et erant qui dicerent: Agros nostros, et vineas, et domus nostras opponamus, et accipiamus frumentum in fame.

4 Et alii dicebant: Mutuo sumamus pecunias in tributa regis, demusque agros nostros et vineas:

5 et nunc sicut carnes fratrum nostrorum, sic carnes nostræ sunt: et sicut filii eorum, ita et filii nostri: ecce nos subjugamus filios nostros et filias nostras in servitutem, et de filiabus nostris sunt famulæ, nec habemus unde possint redimi: et agros nostros et vineas nostras alii possident.

6 Et iratus sum nimis cum audissem clamorem eorum secundum verba hæc:

7 cogitavitque cor meum mecum, et increpavi optimates et magistratus, et dixi eis: Usurasne singuli a fratribus vestris exigitis? Et congregavi adversum eos concionem magnam,

8 et dixi eis: Nos, ut scitis, redemimus fratres nostros Judæos, qui venditi fuerant gentibus secundum possibilitatem nostram: et vos igitur vendetis fratres vestros, et redimemus eos? Et siluerunt, nec invenerunt quid responderent.

9 Dixique ad eos: Non est bona res quam facitis: quare non in timore Dei nostri ambulastis, ne exprobretur nobis a gentibus inimicis nostris?

10 Et ego, et fratres mei, et pueri mei commodavimus plurimis pecuniam et frumentum. Non repetamus in commune istud: æs alienum concedamus quod debetur nobis.

11 Reddite eis hodie agros suos, et vineas suas, et oliveta sua, et domos suas: quin potius et centesimum pecuniæ, frumenti, vini et olei, quam exigere soletis ab eis, date pro illis.

12 Et dixerunt: Reddemus, et ab eis nihil quæremus: sicque faciemus ut loqueris. Et vocavi sacerdotes, et adjuravi eos ut facerent juxta quod dixeram.

13 Insuper excussi sinum meum, et dixi: Sic excutiat Deus omnem virum qui non compleverit verbum istud, de domo sua, et de laboribus suis: sic excutiatur, et vacuus fiat. Et dixit universa multitudo: Amen: et laudaverunt Deum. Fecit ergo populus sicut erat dictum.

14 A die autem illa, qua præceperat rex mihi ut essem dux in terra Juda, ab anno vigesimo usque ad annum trigesimum secundum Artaxerxis regis per annos duodecim, ego et fratres mei annonas quæ ducibus debebantur non comedimus.

15 Duces autem primi, qui fuerant ante me, gravaverunt populum, et acceperunt ab eis in pane, et vino, et pecunia, quotidie siclos quadraginta: sed et ministri eorum depresserunt populum. Ego autem non feci ita propter timorem Dei:

16 quin potius in opere muri ædificavi, et agrum non emi, et omnes pueri mei congregati ad opus erant.

17 Judæi quoque et magistratus centum quinquaginta viri, et qui veniebant ad nos de gentibus quæ in circuitu nostro sunt, in mensa mea erant.

18 Parabatur autem mihi per dies singulos bos unus, arietes sex electi, exceptis volatilibus, et inter dies decem vina diversa, et alia multa tribuebam: insuper et annonas ducatus mei non quæsivi: valde enim attenuatus erat populus.

19 Memento mei, Deus meus, in bonum, secundum omnia quæ feci populo huic.