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1  On that¹⁹³¹ day³¹¹⁷ they read⁷¹²¹ in the book⁵⁶¹² of Moses⁴⁸⁷² in the audience²⁴¹ of the people;⁵⁹⁷¹ and therein was found⁴⁶⁷² written,³⁷⁸⁹ that⁸³⁴ the Ammonite⁵⁹⁸⁴ and the Moabite⁴¹²⁵ should not³⁸⁰⁸ come⁹³⁵ into the congregation⁶⁹⁵¹ of God⁴³⁰ forever;^{5704 5769}

2  Because³⁵⁸⁸ they met⁶⁹²³ not^{3808 853} the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with bread³⁸⁹⁹ and with water,⁴³²⁵ but hired^{7936 853} Balaam¹¹⁰⁹ against⁵⁹²¹ them, that he should curse⁷⁰⁴³ them: howbeit our God⁴³⁰ turned²⁰¹⁵ the curse⁷⁰⁴⁵ into a blessing.¹²⁹³

3  Now it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when they had heard^{8085 853} the law,⁸⁴⁵¹ that they separated⁹¹⁴ from Israel^{4480 3478} all³⁶⁰⁵ the mixed multitude.⁶¹⁵⁴

4  And before⁶⁴⁴⁰ this,^{4480 2088} Eliashib⁴⁷⁵ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ having the oversight⁵⁴¹⁴ of the chamber³⁹⁵⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of our God,⁴³⁰ was allied⁷¹³⁸ unto Tobiah:²⁹⁰⁰

5  And he had prepared⁶²¹³ for him a great¹⁴¹⁹ chamber,³⁹⁵⁷ where⁸⁰³³ formerly^{6440 1961} they laid^{5414 853} the meat offerings,⁴⁵⁰³ the frankincense,³⁸²⁸ and the vessels,³⁶²⁷ and the tithes⁴⁶⁴³ of the corn,¹⁷¹⁵ the new wine,⁸⁴⁹² and the oil,³³²³ which was commanded⁴⁶⁸⁷ to be given to the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ and the singers,⁷⁸⁹¹ and the porters;⁷⁷⁷⁸ and the offerings⁸⁶⁴¹ of the priests.³⁵⁴⁸

6  But in all³⁶⁰⁵ this²⁰⁸⁸ time was¹⁹⁶¹ not³⁸⁰⁸ I at Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹ for³⁵⁸⁸ in the two⁸¹⁴⁷ and thirtieth⁷⁹⁷⁰ year⁸¹⁴¹ of Artaxerxes⁷⁸³ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ came⁹³⁵ I unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and after⁷⁰⁹³ certain days³¹¹⁷ obtained I leave⁷⁵⁹² of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the king:⁴⁴²⁸

7  And I came⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and understood⁹⁹⁵ of the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ that⁸³⁴ Eliashib⁴⁷⁵ did⁶²¹³ for Tobiah,²⁹⁰⁰ in preparing⁶²¹³ him a chamber⁵³⁹³ in the courts²⁶⁹¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of God.⁴³⁰

8  And it grieved⁷⁴⁸⁹ me sore:³⁹⁶⁶ therefore I cast forth^{7993 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the household¹⁰⁰⁴ stuff³⁶²⁷ of Tobiah²⁹⁰⁰ out²³⁵¹ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the chamber.³⁹⁵⁷

9  Then I commanded,⁵⁵⁹ and they cleansed²⁸⁹¹ the chambers:³⁹⁵⁷ and thither⁸⁰³³ brought I again⁷⁷²⁵ the vessels³⁶²⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of God,⁴³⁰ with⁸⁵⁴ the meat offering⁴⁵⁰³ and the frankincense.³⁸²⁸

10  And I perceived³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ the portions⁴⁵²¹ of the Levites³⁸⁸¹ had not³⁸⁰⁸ been given⁵⁴¹⁴ them: for the Levites³⁸⁸¹ and the singers,⁷⁸⁹¹ that did⁶²¹³ the work,⁴³⁹⁹ were fled¹²⁷² every one³⁷⁶ to his field.⁷⁷⁰⁴

11  Then contended⁷³⁷⁸ I with⁸⁵⁴ the rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Why⁴⁰⁶⁹ is the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of God⁴³⁰ forsaken?⁵⁸⁰⁰ And I gathered them together,⁶⁹⁰⁸ and set⁵⁹⁷⁵ them in⁵⁹²¹ their place.⁵⁹⁷⁷

12  Then brought⁹³⁵ all³⁶⁰⁵ Judah³⁰⁶³ the tithe⁴⁶⁴³ of the corn¹⁷¹⁵ and the new wine⁸⁴⁹² and the oil³³²³ unto the treasuries.²¹⁴

13  And I made treasurers⁶⁸⁶ over⁵⁹²¹ the treasuries,²¹⁴ Shelemiah⁸⁰¹⁸ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ and Zadok⁶⁶⁵⁹ the scribe,⁵⁶⁰⁸ and of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ Pedaiah:⁶³⁰⁵ and next to^{5921 3027} them was Hanan²⁶⁰⁵ the son¹¹²¹ of Zaccur,²¹³⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Mattaniah:⁴⁹⁸³ for³⁵⁸⁸ they were counted²⁸⁰³ faithful,⁵³⁹ and their office⁵⁹²¹ was to distribute²⁵⁰⁵ unto their brethren.²⁵¹

14  Remember²¹⁴² me, O my God,⁴³⁰ concerning⁵⁹²¹ this,²⁰⁶³ and wipe not out^{4229 408} my good deeds²⁶¹⁷ that⁸³⁴ I have done⁶²¹³ for the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of my God,⁴³⁰ and for the offices⁴⁹²⁹ thereof.

15  In those¹⁹⁹² days³¹¹⁷ saw⁷²⁰⁰ I in Judah³⁰⁶³ some treading¹⁸⁶⁹ wine presses¹⁶⁶⁰ on the sabbath,⁷⁶⁷⁶ and bringing in⁹³⁵ sheaves,⁶¹⁹⁴ and lading^{6006 5921} asses;²⁵⁴³ as also⁶³⁷ wine,³¹⁹⁶ grapes,⁶⁰²⁵ and figs,⁸³⁸⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁵ manner of burdens,⁴⁸⁵³ which they brought into⁹³⁵ Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day:³¹¹⁷ and I testified⁵⁷⁴⁹ against them in the day³¹¹⁷ wherein they sold⁴³⁷⁶ victuals.⁶⁷¹⁸

16  There dwelt³⁴²⁷ men of Tyre⁶⁸⁷⁶ also therein, which brought⁹³⁵ fish,¹⁷⁰⁹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ manner of ware,⁴³⁷⁷ and sold⁴³⁷⁶ on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ unto the children¹¹²¹ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

17  Then I contended⁷³⁷⁸ with⁸⁵⁴ the nobles²⁷¹⁵ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, What⁴¹⁰⁰ evil⁷⁴⁵¹ thing¹⁶⁹⁷ is this²⁰⁸⁸ that⁸³⁴ ye⁸⁵⁹ do,⁶²¹³ and profane^{2490 853} the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day?³¹¹⁷

18  Did⁶²¹³ not³⁸⁰⁸ your fathers¹ thus,³⁵⁴¹ and did not our God⁴³⁰ bring^{935 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ this²⁰⁶³ evil⁷⁴⁵¹ upon⁵⁹²¹ us, and upon⁵⁹²¹ this²⁰⁶³ city?⁵⁸⁹² yet ye⁸⁵⁹ bring more³²⁵⁴ wrath²⁷⁴⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ by profaning^{2490 853} the sabbath.⁷⁶⁷⁶

19  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ that when⁸³⁴ the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ began to be dark⁶⁷⁵¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the sabbath,⁷⁶⁷⁶ I commanded⁵⁵⁹ that the gates¹⁸¹⁷ should be shut,⁵⁴⁶² and charged⁵⁵⁹ that⁸³⁴ they should not³⁸⁰⁸ be opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ till⁵⁷⁰⁴ after³¹⁰ the sabbath:⁷⁶⁷⁶ and some of my servants^{4480 5288} set⁵⁹⁷⁵ I at⁵⁹²¹ the gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ that there should no³⁸⁰⁸ burden⁴⁸⁵³ be brought in⁹³⁵ on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day.³¹¹⁷

20  So the merchants⁷⁴⁰² and sellers⁴³⁷⁶ of all³⁶⁰⁵ kind of ware⁴⁴⁶⁵ lodged³⁸⁸⁵ without^{4480 2351} Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ once⁶⁴⁷¹ or twice.⁸¹⁴⁷

21  Then I testified⁵⁷⁴⁹ against them, and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ them, Why⁴⁰⁶⁹ lodge³⁸⁸⁵ ye⁸⁵⁹ about⁵⁰⁴⁸ the wall?²³⁴⁶ if⁵¹⁸ ye do so again,⁸¹³⁸ I will lay⁷⁹⁷¹ hands³⁰²⁷ on you. From⁴⁴⁸⁰ that¹⁹³¹ time⁶²⁵⁶ forth came⁹³⁵ they no³⁸⁰⁸ more on the sabbath.⁷⁶⁷⁶

22  And I commanded⁵⁵⁹ the Levites³⁸⁸¹ that⁸³⁴ they should¹⁹⁶¹ cleanse themselves,²⁸⁹¹ and that they should come⁹³⁵ and keep⁸¹⁰⁴ the gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ to sanctify^{6942 853} the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day.³¹¹⁷ Remember²¹⁴² me, O my God,⁴³⁰ concerning this²⁰⁶³ also,¹⁵⁷¹ and spare^{2347 5921} me according to the greatness⁷²³⁰ of thy mercy.²⁶¹⁷

23  In those¹⁹⁹² days³¹¹⁷ also¹⁵⁷¹ saw⁷²⁰⁰ I ⁸⁵³ Jews³⁰⁶⁴ that had married³⁴²⁷ wives⁸⁰² of Ashdod,⁷⁹⁶ of Ammon,⁵⁹⁸⁴ and of Moab:⁴¹²⁵

24  And their children¹¹²¹ spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ half²⁶⁷⁷ in the speech of Ashdod,⁷⁹⁷ and could⁵²³⁴ not³⁶⁹ speak¹⁶⁹⁶ in the Jews' language,³⁰⁶⁶ but according to the language³⁹⁵⁶ of each⁵⁹⁷¹ people.⁵⁹⁷¹

25  And I contended⁷³⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ them, and cursed⁷⁰⁴³ them, and smote⁵²²¹ certain³⁷⁶ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ them, and plucked off their hair,⁴⁸⁰³ and made them swear⁷⁶⁵⁰ by God,⁴³⁰ saying, Ye shall not⁵¹⁸ give⁵⁴¹⁴ your daughters¹³²³ unto their sons,¹¹²¹ nor⁵¹⁸ take⁵³⁷⁵ their daughters^{4480 1323} unto your sons,¹¹²¹ or for yourselves.

26  Did not³⁸⁰⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ sin²³⁹⁸ by⁵⁹²¹ these things?⁴²⁸ yet among many⁷²²⁷ nations¹⁴⁷¹ was¹⁹⁶¹ there no³⁸⁰⁸ king⁴⁴²⁸ like him,³⁶⁴⁴ who was¹⁹⁶¹ beloved¹⁵⁷ of his God,⁴³⁰ and God⁴³⁰ made⁵⁴¹⁴ him king⁴⁴²⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ nevertheless¹⁵⁷¹ even him did outlandish⁵²³⁷ women⁸⁰² cause to sin.²³⁹⁸

27  Shall we then hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto you to do^{6213 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ this²⁰⁶³ great¹⁴¹⁹ evil,⁷⁴⁵¹ to transgress⁴⁶⁰³ against our God⁴³⁰ in marrying³⁴²⁷ strange⁵²³⁷ wives?⁸⁰²

28  And one of the sons^{4480 1121} of Joiada,³¹¹¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Eliashib⁴⁷⁵ the high¹⁴¹⁹ priest,³⁵⁴⁸ was son in law²⁸⁶⁰ to Sanballat⁵⁵⁷¹ the Horonite:²⁷⁷² therefore I chased¹²⁷² him from^{4480 5921} me.

29  Remember²¹⁴² them, O my God,⁴³⁰ because⁵⁹²¹ they have defiled¹³⁵² the priesthood,³⁵⁵⁰ and the covenant¹²⁸⁵ of the priesthood,³⁵⁵⁰ and of the Levites.³⁸⁸¹

30  Thus cleansed²⁸⁹¹ I them from all^{4480 3605} strangers,⁵²³⁶ and appointed⁵⁹⁷⁵ the wards⁴⁹³¹ of the priests³⁵⁴⁸ and the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ every one³⁷⁶ in his business;⁴³⁹⁹

31  And for the wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ offering,⁷¹³³ at times⁶²⁵⁶ appointed,²¹⁶³ and for the firstfruits.¹⁰⁶¹ Remember²¹⁴² me, O my God,⁴³⁰ for good.²⁸⁹⁶

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‎1 ‏בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נִקְרָ֛א בְּסֵ֥פֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וְנִמְצָא֙ כָּת֣וּב בּ֔וֹ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹא־יָב֨וֹא עַמֹּנִ֧י וּמֹאָבִ֛י בִּקְהַ֥ל הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

‎2 ‏כִּ֣י לֹ֧א קִדְּמ֛וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּלֶּ֣חֶם וּבַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר עָלָ֤יו אֶת־בִּלְעָם֙ לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ הַקְּלָלָ֖ה לִבְרָכָֽה׃

‎3 ‏וַיְהִ֖י כְּשָׁמְעָ֣ם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֑ה וַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּ כָל־עֵ֖רֶב מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎4 ‏וְלִפְנֵ֣י מִזֶּ֔ה אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן נָת֖וּן בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ קָר֖וֹב לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃

‎5 ‏וַיַּ֨עַשׂ ל֜וֹ לִשְׁכָּ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֗ה וְשָׁ֣ם הָי֪וּ לְפָנִ֟ים נֹ֠תְנִים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֨ה הַלְּבוֹנָ֜ה וְהַכֵּלִ֗ים וּמַעְשַׂ֤ר הַדָּגָן֙ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר מִצְוַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים וּתְרוּמַ֖ת הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃

‎6 ‏וּבְכָל־זֶ֕ה לֹ֥א הָיִ֖יתִי בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּ֡י בִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֜יִם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא¹ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ בָּ֣אתִי אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּלְקֵ֥ץ יָמִ֖ים נִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּי מִן־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎7 ‏וָאָב֖וֹא לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וָאָבִ֣ינָה בָרָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לוֹ֙ נִשְׁכָּ֔ה בְּחַצְרֵ֖י בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

‎8 ‏וַיֵּ֥רַֽע לִ֖י מְאֹ֑ד וָֽאַשְׁלִ֜יכָה אֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵ֧י בֵית־טוֹבִיָּ֛ה הַח֖וּץ מִן־הַלִּשְׁכָּֽה׃

‎9 ‏וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה וַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּ הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת וָאָשִׁ֣יבָה שָּׁ֗ם כְּלֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֖ה וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פ

‎10 ‏וָאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה כִּֽי־מְנָי֥וֹת³ הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לֹ֣א נִתָּ֑נָה וַיִּבְרְח֧וּ אִישׁ־לְשָׂדֵ֛הוּ הַלְוִיִּ֥ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים עֹשֵׂ֥י הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃

‎11 ‏וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ אֶת־הַסְּגָנִ֔ים וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה מַדּ֖וּעַ נֶעֱזַ֣ב בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם³ וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם עַל־עָמְדָֽם׃

‎12 ‏וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֗ה הֵבִ֜יאוּ מַעְשַׂ֧ר הַדָּגָ֛ן וְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֖ר לָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃

‎13 ‏וָאוֹצְרָ֣ה עַל־א֠וֹצָרוֹת שֶׁלֶמְיָ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וְצָד֣וֹק הַסּוֹפֵ֗ר וּפְדָיָה֙ מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְעַל־יָדָ֔ם חָנָ֥ן בֶּן־זַכּ֖וּר בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָ֑ה כִּ֤י נֶאֱמָנִים֙ נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּ וַעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לַחֲלֹ֥ק לַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ פ

‎14 ‏זָכְרָה־לִּ֥י אֱלֹהַ֖י עַל־זֹ֑את וְאַל־תֶּ֣מַח חֲסָדַ֗י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֛יתִי בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהַ֖י וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃

‎15 ‏בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֡מָּה רָאִ֣יתִי בִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀ דֹּֽרְכִֽים־גִּתּ֣וֹת׀³ בַּשַּׁבָּ֡ת וּמְבִיאִ֣ים הָעֲרֵמ֣וֹת וְֽעֹמְסִ֪ים עַל־הַחֲמֹרִ֟ים וְאַף־יַ֜יִן עֲנָבִ֤ים וּתְאֵנִים֙ וְכָל־מַשָּׂ֔א וּמְבִיאִ֥ים יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּי֣וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת וָאָעִ֕יד בְּי֖וֹם מִכְרָ֥ם צָֽיִד׃

‎16 ‏וְהַצֹּרִים֙ יָ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ מְבִיאִ֥ים דָּ֖אג וְכָל־מֶ֑כֶר וּמֹכְרִ֧ים בַּשַּׁבָּ֛ת לִבְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎17 ‏וָאָרִ֕יבָה אֵ֖ת חֹרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לָהֶ֗ם מָֽה־הַדָּבָ֨ר הָרָ֤ע הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖ים אֶת־י֥וֹם הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃

‎18 ‏הֲל֨וֹא כֹ֤ה עָשׂוּ֙ אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַיָּבֵ֨א אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ עָלֵ֗ינוּ אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את וְעַ֖ל הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְאַתֶּ֞ם מוֹסִיפִ֤ים חָרוֹן֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פ

‎19 ‏וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צָֽלֲלוּ֩ שַׁעֲרֵ֨י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם לִפְנֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת וָאֹֽמְרָה֙ וַיִּסָּגְר֣וּ הַדְּלָת֔וֹת וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יִפְתָּח֔וּם עַ֖ד אַחַ֣ר הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י הֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙ עַל־הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים לֹא־יָב֥וֹא מַשָּׂ֖א בְּי֥וֹם הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃

‎20 ‏וַיָּלִ֨ינוּ הָרֹכְלִ֜ים וּמֹכְרֵ֧י כָל־מִמְכָּ֛ר מִח֥וּץ לִירוּשָׁלִָ֖ם פַּ֥עַם וּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃

‎21 ‏וָאָעִ֣ידָה בָהֶ֗ם וָאֹמְרָ֤ה אֲלֵיהֶם֙ מַדּ֜וּעַ אַתֶּ֤ם לֵנִים֙ נֶ֣גֶד הַחוֹמָ֔ה אִם־תִּשְׁנ֕וּ יָ֖ד אֶשְׁלַ֣ח בָּכֶ֑ם מִן־הָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא לֹא־בָ֖אוּ בַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ ס

‎22 ‏וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְי֤וּ מִֽטַּהֲרִים֙ וּבָאִים֙ שֹׁמְרִ֣ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת גַּם־זֹאת֙ זָכְרָה־לִּ֣י אֱלֹהַ֔י וְח֥וּסָה עָלַ֖י כְּרֹ֥ב חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ

‎23 ‏גַּ֣ם׀ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם רָאִ֤יתִי אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים֙ הֹשִׁ֗יבוּ נָשִׁים֙ אשדודיות אַשְׁדֳּדִיּ֔וֹת⁹ עמוניות עַמֳּנִיּ֖וֹת⁹ מוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃

‎24 ‏וּבְנֵיהֶ֗ם חֲצִי֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית וְאֵינָ֥ם מַכִּירִ֖ים לְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוּדִ֑ית וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן עַ֥ם וָעָֽם׃

‎25 ‏וָאָרִ֤יב עִמָּם֙ וָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔ם וָאַכֶּ֥ה מֵהֶ֛ם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑ם וָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣ם בֵּֽאלֹהִ֗ים אִם־תִּתְּנ֤וּ בְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם וְאִם־תִּשְׂאוּ֙ מִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם וְלָכֶֽם׃

‎26 ‏הֲל֣וֹא עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה חָטָֽא־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וּבַגּוֹיִ֣ם הָרַבִּים֩ לֹֽא־הָיָ֨ה מֶ֜לֶךְ כָּמֹ֗הוּ וְאָה֤וּב לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙ הָיָ֔ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל גַּם־אוֹת֣וֹ הֶחֱטִ֔יאוּ הַנָּשִׁ֖ים הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃

‎27 ‏וְלָכֶ֣ם הֲנִשְׁמַ֗ע לַעֲשֹׂת֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את לִמְעֹ֖ל בֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְהֹשִׁ֖יב נָשִׁ֥ים נָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃

‎28 ‏וּמִבְּנֵ֨י יוֹיָדָ֤ע בֶּן־אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל חָתָ֖ן לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט הַחֹרֹנִ֑י וָאַבְרִיחֵ֖הוּ מֵעָלָֽי׃

‎29 ‏זָכְרָ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם אֱלֹהָ֑י עַ֚ל גָּאֳלֵ֣י הַכְּהֻנָּ֔ה וּבְרִ֥ית הַכְּהֻנָּ֖ה וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃

‎30 ‏וְטִֽהַרְתִּ֖ים מִכָּל־נֵכָ֑ר וָאַעֲמִ֧ידָה מִשְׁמָר֛וֹת לַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ בִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃

‎31 ‏וּלְקֻרְבַּ֧ן הָעֵצִ֛ים בְּעִתִּ֥ים מְזֻמָּנ֖וֹת וְלַבִּכּוּרִ֑ים³ זָכְרָה־לִּ֥י אֱלֹהַ֖י לְטוֹבָֽה׃

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1 In die autem illo, lectum est in volumine Moysi, audiente populo: et inventum est scriptum in eo, quod non debeant introire Ammonites et Moabites in ecclesiam Dei usque in æternum:

2 eo quod non occurrerint filiis Israël cum pane et aqua, et conduxerint adversum eos Balaam ad maledicendum eis: et convertit Deus noster maledictionem in benedictionem.

3 Factum est autem, cum audissent legem, separaverunt omnem alienigenam ab Israël.

4 Et super hoc erat Eliasib sacerdos, qui fuerat præpositus in gazophylacio domus Dei nostri, et proximus Tobiæ.

5 Fecit ergo sibi gazophylacium grande, et ibi erant ante eum reponentes munera, et thus, et vasa, et decimam frumenti, vini, et olei, partes Levitarum, et cantorum, et janitorum, et primitias sacerdotales.

6 In omnibus autem his non fui in Jerusalem, quia anno trigesimo secundo Artaxerxis regis Babylonis veni ad regem, et in fine dierum rogavi regem.

7 Et veni in Jerusalem, et intellexi malum quod fecerat Eliasib Tobiæ, ut faceret ei thesaurum in vestibulis domus Dei.

8 Et malum mihi visum est valde. Et projeci vasa domus Tobiæ foras de gazophylacio:

9 præcepique et emundaverunt gazophylacia: et retuli ibi vasa domus Dei, sacrificium, et thus.

10 Et cognovi quod partes Levitarum non fuissent datæ, et fugisset unusquisque in regionem suam de Levitis, et cantoribus, et de his qui ministrabant:

11 et egi causam adversus magistratus, et dixi: Quare dereliquimus domum Dei? et congregavi eos, et feci stare in stationibus suis.

12 Et omnis Juda apportabat decimam frumenti, vini, et olei, in horrea.

13 Et constituimus super horrea Selemiam sacerdotem, et Sadoc scribam, et Phadaiam de Levitis, et juxta eos Hanan filium Zachur, filium Mathaniæ: quoniam fideles comprobati sunt, et ipsis creditæ sunt partes fratrum suorum.

14 Memento mei, Deus meus, pro hoc, et ne deleas miserationes meas quas feci in domo Dei mei, et in cæremoniis ejus.

15 In diebus illis vidi in Juda calcantes torcularia in sabbato, portantes acervos, et onerantes super asinos vinum, et uvas, et ficus, et omne onus, et inferentes in Jerusalem, die sabbati. Et contestatus sum ut in die qua vendere liceret, venderent.

16 Et Tyrii habitaverunt in ea, inferentes pisces, et omnia venalia: et vendebant in sabbatis filiis Juda in Jerusalem.

17 Et objurgavi optimates Juda, et dixi eis: Quæ est hæc res mala quam vos facitis, et profanatis diem sabbati?

18 numquid non hæc fecerunt patres nostri, et adduxit Deus noster super nos omne malum hoc, et super civitatem hanc? et vos additis iracundiam super Israël violando sabbatum.

19 Factum est autem, cum quievissent portæ Jerusalem in die sabbati, dixi: et clauserunt januas, et præcepi ut non aperirent eas usque post sabbatum: et de pueris meis constitui super portas, ut nullus inferret onus in die sabbati.

20 Et manserunt negotiatores, et vendentes universa venalia, foris Jerusalem semel et bis.

21 Et contestatus sum eos, et dixi eis: Quare manetis ex adverso muri? si secundo hoc feceritis, manum mittam in vos. Itaque ex tempore illo non venerunt in sabbato.

22 Dixi quoque Levitis ut mundarentur, et venirent ad custodiendas portas, et sanctificandam diem sabbati: et pro hoc ergo memento mei, Deus meus, et parce mihi secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum.

23 Sed et in diebus illis vidi Judæos ducentes uxores Azotidas, Ammonitidas, et Moabitidas.

24 Et filii eorum ex media parte loquebantur azotice, et nesciebant loqui judaice, et loquebantur juxta linguam populi et populi.

25 Et objurgavi eos, et maledixi. Et cecidi ex eis viros, et decalvavi eos, et adjuravi in Deo ut non darent filias suas filiis eorum, et non acciperent de filiabus eorum filiis suis et sibimetipsis, dicens:

26 Numquid non in hujuscemodi re peccavit Salomon rex Israël? et certe in gentibus multis non erat rex similis ei, et dilectus Deo suo erat, et posuit eum Deus regem super omnem Israël: et ipsum ergo duxerunt ad peccatum mulieres alienigenæ.

27 Numquid et nos inobedientes faciemus omne malum grande hoc ut prævaricemur in Deo nostro, et ducamus uxores peregrinas?

28 De filiis autem Jojada filii Eliasib sacerdotis magni, gener erat Sanaballat Horonites, quem fugavi a me.

29 Recordare, Domine Deus meus, adversum eos qui polluunt sacerdotium, jusque sacerdotale et Leviticum.

30 Igitur mundavi eos ab omnibus alienigenis, et constitui ordines sacerdotum et Levitarum, unumquemque in ministerio suo:

31 et in oblatione lignorum in temporibus constitutis, et in primitivis: memento mei, Deus meus, in bonum. Amen.