| Vers | English: King James Version | Greek OT: LXX [A] Unaccented |
| 1 | And after these things, when Artexerxes the king of the Persians reigned came Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Ezerias, the son of Helchiah, the son of Salum, | και μεταγενεστερος τουτων βασιλευοντος αρταξερξου του περσων βασιλεως προσεβη εσδρας σαραιου του εζεριου του χελκιου του σαλημου |
| 2 | The son of Sadduc, the son of Achitob, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezias, the son of Meremoth, the son of Zaraias, the son of Savias, the son of Boccas, the son of Abisum, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chi | του σαδδουκου του αχιτωβ του αμαριου του οζιου του βοκκα του αβισουε του φινεες του ελεαζαρ του ααρων του πρωτου ιερεως |
| 3 | This Esdras went up from Babylon, as a scribe, being very ready in the law of Moses, that was given by the God of Israel. | ουτος εσδρας ανεβη εκ βαβυλωνος ως γραμματευς ευφυης ων εν τω μωυσεως νομω τω εκδεδομενω υπο του θεου του ισραηλ |
| 4 | And the king did him honour: for he found grace in his sight in all his requests. | και εδωκεν αυτω ο βασιλευς δοξαν ευροντος χαριν εναντιον αυτου επι παντα τα αξιωματα αυτου |
| 5 | There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel, of the priest of the Levites, of the holy singers, porters, and ministers of the temple, unto Jerusalem, | και συνανεβησαν εκ των υιων ισραηλ και των ιερεων και λευιτων και ιεροψαλτων και θυρωρων και ιεροδουλων εις ιεροσολυμα ετους εβδομου βασιλευοντος αρταξερξου εν τω πεμπτω μηνι ουτος ενιαυτος εβδομος τω βασιλει |
| 6 | In the seventh year of the reign of Artexerxes, in the fifth month, this was the king's seventh year; for they went from Babylon in the first day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem, according to the prosperous journey which the Lord | εξελθοντες γαρ εκ βαβυλωνος τη νουμηνια του πρωτου μηνος εν τη νουμηνια του πεμπτου μηνος παρεγενοντο εις ιεροσολυμα κατα την δοθεισαν αυτοις ευοδιαν παρα του κυριου επ' αυτω |
| 7 | For Esdras had very great skill, so that he omitted nothing of the law and commandments of the Lord, but taught all Israel the ordinances and judgments. | ο γαρ εσδρας πολλην επιστημην περιειχεν εις το μηδεν παραλιπειν των εκ του νομου κυριου και εκ των εντολων διδαξαι τον παντα ισραηλ παντα τα δικαιωματα και τα κριματα |
| 8 | Now the copy of the commission, which was written from Artexerxes the king, and came to Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, is this that followeth; | προσπεσοντος δε του γραφεντος προσταγματος παρα αρταξερξου του βασιλεως προς εσδραν τον ιερεα και αναγνωστην του νομου κυριου ου εστιν αντιγραφον το υποκειμενον |
| 9 | King Artexerxes unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord sendeth greeting: | βασιλευς αρταξερξης εσδρα τω ιερει και αναγνωστη του νομου κυριου χαιρειν |
| 10 | Having determined to deal graciously, I have given order, that such of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests and Levites being within our realm, as are willing and desirous should go with thee unto Jerusalem. | και τα φιλανθρωπα εγω κρινας προσεταξα τους βουλομενους εκ του εθνους των ιουδαιων αιρετιζοντας και των ιερεων και των λευιτων και των δε εν τη ημετερα βασιλεια συμπορευεσθαι σοι εις ιερουσαλημ |
| 11 | As many therefore as have a mind thereunto, let them depart with thee, as it hath seemed good both to me and my seven friends the counsellors; | οσοι ουν ενθυμουνται συνεξορματωσαν καθαπερ δεδοκται εμοι τε και τοις επτα φιλοις συμβουλευταις |
| 12 | That they may look unto the affairs of Judea and Jerusalem, agreeably to that which is in the law of the Lord; | οπως επισκεψωνται τα κατα την ιουδαιαν και ιερουσαλημ ακολουθως ω εχει εν τω νομω του κυριου |
| 13 | And carry the gifts unto the Lord of Israel to Jerusalem, which I and my friends have vowed, and all the gold and silver that in the country of Babylon can be found, to the Lord in Jerusalem, | και απενεγκειν δωρα τω κυριω του ισραηλ α ηυξαμην εγω τε και οι φιλοι εις ιερουσαλημ και παν χρυσιον και αργυριον ο εαν ευρεθη εν τη χωρα της βαβυλωνιας τω κυριω εις ιερουσαλημ συν τω δεδωρημενω υπο του εθνους εις το ιερον του κυριου αυτω |
| 14 | With that also which is given of the people for the temple of the Lord their God at Jerusalem: and that silver and gold may be collected for bullocks, rams, and lambs, and things thereunto appertaining; | συναχθηναι το τε χρυσιον και αργυριον εις ταυρους και κριους και αρνας και τα τουτοις ακολουθα |
| 15 | To the end that they may offer sacrifices unto the Lord upon the altar of the Lord their God, which is in Jerusalem. | ωστε προσενεγκειν θυσιας επι το θυσιαστηριον του κυριου αυτων το εν ιερουσαλημ |
| 16 | And whatsoever thou and thy brethren will do with the silver and gold, that do, according to the will of thy God. | και παντα οσα αν βουλη μετα των αδελφων σου ποιησαι χρυσιω και αργυριω επιτελει κατα το θελημα του θεου σου |
| 17 | And the holy vessels of the Lord, which are given thee for the use of the temple of thy God, which is in Jerusalem, thou shalt set before thy God in Jerusalem. | και τα ιερα σκευη του κυριου τα διδομενα σοι εις την χρειαν του ιερου του θεου σου του εν ιερουσαλημ |
| 18 | And whatsoever thing else thou shalt remember for the use of the temple of thy God, thou shalt give it out of the king's treasury. | και τα λοιπα οσα αν υποπιπτη σοι εις την χρειαν του ιερου του θεου σου δωσεις εκ του βασιλικου γαζοφυλακιου |
| 19 | And I king Artexerxes have also commanded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice, that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of the most high God shall send for, they should give it him with speed, | καγω δε αρταξερξης ο βασιλευς προσεταξα τοις γαζοφυλαξι συριας και φοινικης ινα οσα αν αποστειλη εσδρας ο ιερευς και αναγνωστης του νομου του θεου του υψιστου επιμελως διδωσιν αυτω εως αργυριου ταλαντων εκατον |
| 20 | To the sum of an hundred talents of silver, likewise also of wheat even to an hundred cors, and an hundred pieces of wine, and other things in abundance. | ομοιως δε και εως πυρου κορων εκατον και οινου μετρητων εκατον και αλα εκ πληθους |
| 21 | Let all things be performed after the law of God diligently unto the most high God, that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and his sons. | παντα τα κατα τον του θεου νομον επιτελεσθητω επιμελως τω θεω τω υψιστω ενεκα του μη γενεσθαι οργην εις την βασιλειαν του βασιλεως και των υιων |
| 22 | I command you also, that ye require no tax, nor any other imposition, of any of the priests, or Levites, or holy singers, or porters, or ministers of the temple, or of any that have doings in this temple, and that no man have authority to | και υμιν δε λεγεται οπως πασι τοις ιερευσιν και τοις λευιταις και ιεροψαλταις και θυρωροις και ιεροδουλοις και πραγματικοις του ιερου τουτου μηδεμια φορολογια μηδε αλλη επιβολη γιγνηται και εξουσιαν μηδενα εχειν επιβαλειν τι τουτοις |
| 23 | And thou, Esdras, according to the wisdom of God ordain judges and justices, that they may judge in all Syria and Phenice all those that know the law of thy God; and those that know it not thou shalt teach. | και συ εσδρα κατα την σοφιαν του θεου αναδειξον κριτας και δικαστας οπως δικαζωσιν εν ολη συρια και φοινικη παντας τους επισταμενους τον νομον του θεου σου και τους μη επισταμενους δε διδαξεις |
| 24 | And whosoever shall transgress the law of thy God, and of the king, shall be punished diligently, whether it be by death, or other punishment, by penalty of money, or by imprisonment. | και παντες οσοι εαν παραβαινωσι τον νομον του θεου σου και τον βασιλικον επιμελως κολασθησονται εαν τε και θανατω εαν τε και τιμωρια η αργυρικη ζημια η απαγωγη |
| 25 | Then said Esdras the scribe, Blessed be the only Lord God of my fathers, who hath put these things into the heart of the king, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem: | ευλογητος μονος ο κυριος ο δους ταυτα εις την καρδιαν του βασιλεως δοξασαι τον οικον αυτου τον εν ιερουσαλημ |
| 26 | And hath honoured me in the sight of the king, and his counsellors, and all his friends and nobles. | και εμε ετιμησεν εναντι του βασιλεως και των συμβουλευοντων και παντων των φιλων και μεγιστανων αυτου |
| 27 | Therefore was I encouraged by the help of the Lord my God, and gathered together men of Israel to go up with me. | και εγω ευθαρσης εγενομην κατα την αντιλημψιν κυριου του θεου μου και συνηγαγον εκ του ισραηλ ανδρας ωστε συναναβηναι μοι |
| 28 | And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities, that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of king Artexerxes: | και ουτοι οι προηγουμενοι κατα τας πατριας αυτων και τας μεριδαρχιας οι αναβαντες μετ' εμου εκ βαβυλωνος εν τη βασιλεια αρταξερξου του βασιλεως |
| 29 | Of the sons of Phinees, Gerson: of the sons of Ithamar, Gamael: of the sons of David, Lettus the son of Sechenias: | εκ των υιων φινεες γαρσομος εκ των υιων ιεταμαρου γαμηλος εκ των υιων δαυιδ αττους ο σεχενιου |
| 30 | Of the sons of Pharez, Zacharias; and with him were counted an hundred and fifty men: | εκ των υιων φορος ζαχαριας και μετ' αυτου απο γραφης ανδρες εκατον πεντηκοντα |
| 31 | Of the sons of Pahath Moab, Eliaonias, the son of Zaraias, and with him two hundred men: | εκ των υιων φααθμωαβ ελιαωνιας ζαραιου και μετ' αυτου ανδρες διακοσιοι |
| 32 | Of the sons of Zathoe, Sechenias the son of Jezelus, and with him three hundred men: of the sons of Adin, Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him two hundred and fifty men: | εκ των υιων ζαθοης σεχενιας ιεζηλου και μετ' αυτου ανδρες τριακοσιοι εκ των υιων αδινου βην-ιωναθου και μετ' αυτου ανδρες διακοσιοι πεντηκοντα |
| 33 | Of the sons of Elam, Josias son of Gotholias, and with him seventy men: | εκ των υιων ηλαμ ιεσιας γοθολιου και μετ' αυτου ανδρες εβδομηκοντα |
| 34 | Of the sons of Saphatias, Zaraias son of Michael, and with him threescore and ten men: | εκ των υιων σαφατιου ζαραιας μιχαηλου και μετ' αυτου ανδρες εβδομηκοντα |
| 35 | Of the sons of Joab, Abadias son of Jezelus, and with him two hundred and twelve men: | εκ των υιων ιωαβ αβαδιας ιεζηλου και μετ' αυτου ανδρες διακοσιοι δεκα δυο |
| 36 | Of the sons of Banid, Assalimoth son of Josaphias, and with him an hundred and threescore men: | εκ των υιων βανι ασσαλιμωθ ιωσαφιου και μετ' αυτου ανδρες εκατον εξηκοντα |
| 37 | Of the sons of Babi, Zacharias son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight men: | εκ των υιων βαβι ζαχαριας βηβαι και μετ' αυτου ανδρες εικοσι οκτω |
| 38 | Of the sons of Astath, Johannes son of Acatan, and with him an hundred and ten men: | εκ των υιων ασγαθ ιωανης ακαταν και μετ' αυτου ανδρες εκατον δεκα |
| 39 | Of the sons of Adonikam the last, and these are the names of them, Eliphalet, Jewel, and Samaias, and with them seventy men: | εκ των υιων αδωνικαμ οι εσχατοι και ταυτα τα ονοματα αυτων ελιφαλατος ιεουηλ και σαμαιας και μετ' αυτων ανδρες εβδομηκοντα |
| 40 | Of the sons of Bago, Uthi the son of Istalcurus, and with him seventy men. | εκ των υιων βαγο ουθι ο του ισταλκουρου και μετ' αυτου ανδρες εβδομηκοντα |
| 41 | And these I gathered together to the river called Theras, where we pitched our tents three days: and then I surveyed them. | και συνηγαγον αυτους επι τον λεγομενον θεραν ποταμον και παρενεβαλομεν αυτοθι ημερας τρεις και κατεμαθον αυτους |
| 42 | But when I had found there none of the priests and Levites, | και εκ των υιων των ιερεων και εκ των λευιτων ουχ ευρων εκει |
| 43 | Then sent I unto Eleazar, and Iduel, and Masman, | απεστειλα προς ελεαζαρον και ιδουηλον και μαασμαν και ελναταν και σαμαιαν και ιωριβον ναθαν ενναταν ζαχαριαν και μεσολαμον τους ηγουμενους και επιστημονας |
| 44 | And Alnathan, and Mamaias, and Joribas, and Nathan, Eunatan, Zacharias, and Mosollamon, principal men and learned. | και ειπα αυτοις ελθειν προς αδδαιον τον ηγουμενον τον εν τω τοπω του γαζοφυλακιου |
| 45 | And I bade them that they should go unto Saddeus the captain, who was in the place of the treasury: | εντειλαμενος αυτοις διαλεγηναι αδδαιω και τοις αδελφοις αυτου και τοις εν τω τοπω γαζοφυλαξιν αποστειλαι ημιν τους ιερατευσοντας εν τω οικω του κυριου ημων |
| 46 | And commanded them that they should speak unto Daddeus, and to his brethren, and to the treasurers in that place, to send us such men as might execute the priests' office in the house of the Lord. | και ηγαγον ημιν κατα την κραταιαν χειρα του κυριου ημων ανδρας επιστημονας των υιων μοολι του λευι του ισραηλ ασεβηβιαν και τους υιους και τους αδελφους δεκα οκτω |
| 47 | And by the mighty hand of our Lord they brought unto us skilful men of the sons of Moli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, Asebebia, and his sons, and his brethren, who were eighteen. | και ασεβιαν και αννουνον και ωσαιαν αδελφον εκ των υιων χανουναιου και οι υιοι αυτων ανδρες εικοσι |
| 48 | And Asebia, and Annus, and Osaias his brother, of the sons of Channuneus, and their sons, were twenty men. | και εκ των ιεροδουλων ων εδωκεν δαυιδ και οι ηγουμενοι εις την εργασιαν των λευιτων ιεροδουλοι διακοσιοι εικοσι παντων εσημανθη η ονοματογραφια |
| 49 | And of the servants of the temple whom David had ordained, and the principal men for the service of the Levites to wit, the servants of the temple two hundred and twenty, the catalogue of whose names were shewed. | και ευξαμην εκει νηστειαν τοις νεανισκοις εναντι του κυριου ημων |
| 50 | And there I vowed a fast unto the young men before our Lord, to desire of him a prosperous journey both for us and them that were with us, for our children, and for the cattle: | ζητησαι παρ' αυτου ευοδιαν ημιν τε και τοις συνουσιν ημιν τεκνοις ημων και κτηνεσιν |
| 51 | For I was ashamed to ask the king footmen, and horsemen, and conduct for safeguard against our adversaries. | ενετραπην γαρ αιτησαι τον βασιλεα πεζους τε και ιππεις και προπομπην ενεκεν ασφαλειας της προς τους εναντιουμενους ημιν |
| 52 | For we had said unto the king, that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to support them in all ways. | ειπαμεν γαρ τω βασιλει οτι ισχυς του κυριου ημων εσται μετα των επιζητουντων αυτον εις πασαν επανορθωσιν |
| 53 | And again we besought our Lord as touching these things, and found him favourable unto us. | και παλιν εδεηθημεν του κυριου ημων κατα ταυτα και ευιλατου ετυχομεν |
| 54 | Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Esebrias, and Assanias, and ten men of their brethren with them: | και εχωρισα των φυλαρχων των ιερεων ανδρας δεκα δυο και σερεβιαν και ασαβιαν και μετ' αυτων εκ των αδελφων αυτων ανδρας δεκα |
| 55 | And I weighed them the gold, and the silver, and the holy vessels of the house of our Lord, which the king, and his council, and the princes, and all Israel, had given. | και εστησα αυτοις το αργυριον και το χρυσιον και τα ιερα σκευη του οικου του κυριου ημων α αυτος εδωρησατο ο βασιλευς και οι συμβουλοι αυτου και οι μεγιστανες και πας ισραηλ |
| 56 | And when I had weighed it, I delivered unto them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels of an hundred talents, and an hundred talents of gold, | και στησας παρεδωκα αυτοις αργυριου ταλαντα εξακοσια πεντηκοντα και σκευη αργυρα ταλαντων εκατον και χρυσιου ταλαντα εκατον και χρυσωματα εικοσι και σκευη χαλκα απο χρηστου χαλκου στιλβοντα χρυσοειδη σκευη δωδεκα |
| 57 | And twenty golden vessels, and twelve vessels of brass, even of fine brass, glittering like gold. | και ειπα αυτοις και υμεις αγιοι εστε τω κυριω και τα σκευη αγια και το αργυριον και το χρυσιον ευχη τω κυριω κυριω των πατερων ημων |
| 58 | And I said unto them, Both ye are holy unto the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the gold and the silver is a vow unto the Lord, the Lord of our fathers. | αγρυπνειτε και φυλασσετε εως του παραδουναι αυτα υμας τοις φυλαρχοις των ιερεων και των λευιτων και τοις ηγουμενοις των πατριων του ισραηλ εν ιερουσαλημ εν τοις παστοφοριοις του οικου του κυριου ημων |
| 59 | Watch ye, and keep them till ye deliver them to the chief of the priests and Levites, and to the principal men of the families of Israel, in Jerusalem, into the chambers of the house of our God. | και οι παραλαβοντες οι ιερεις και οι λευιται το αργυριον και το χρυσιον και τα σκευη τα εν ιερουσαλημ εισηνεγκαν εις το ιερον του κυριου |
| 60 | So the priests and the Levites, who had received the silver and the gold and the vessels, brought them unto Jerusalem, into the temple of the Lord. | και αναζευξαντες απο του ποταμου θερα τη δωδεκατη του πρωτου μηνος εισηλθομεν εις ιερουσαλημ κατα την κραταιαν χειρα του κυριου ημων την εφ' ημιν και ερρυσατο ημας επι της εισοδου απο παντος εχθρου και ηλθομεν εις ιερουσαλημ |
| 61 | And from the river Theras we departed the twelfth day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem by the mighty hand of our Lord, which was with us: and from the beginning of our journey the Lord delivered us from every enemy, and so we cam | και γενομενης αυτοθι ημερας τριτης σταθεν το αργυριον και το χρυσιον παρεδοθη εν τω οικω του κυριου ημων μαρμωθι ουρια ιερει |
| 62 | And when we had been there three days, the gold and silver that was weighed was delivered in the house of our Lord on the fourth day unto Marmoth the priest the son of Iri. | και μετ' αυτου ελεαζαρ ο του φινεες και ησαν μετ' αυτων ιωσαβδος ιησου και μωεθ σαβαννου οι λευιται προς αριθμον και ολκην απαντα και εγραφη πασα η ολκη αυτων αυτη τη ωρα |
| 63 | And with him was Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them were Josabad the son of Jesu and Moeth the son of Sabban, Levites: all was delivered them by number and weight. | οι δε παραγενομενοι εκ της αιχμαλωσιας προσηνεγκαν θυσιας τω θεω του ισραηλ κυριω ταυρους δωδεκα υπερ παντος ισραηλ κριους ενενηκοντα εξ αρνας εβδομηκοντα δυο τραγους υπερ σωτηριου δεκα δυο απαντα θυσιαν τω κυριω |
| 64 | And all the weight of them was written up the same hour. | και απεδωκαν τα προσταγματα του βασιλεως τοις βασιλικοις οικονομοις και τοις επαρχοις κοιλης συριας και φοινικης και εδοξασαν το εθνος και το ιερον του κυριου |
| 65 | Moreover they that were come out of the captivity offered sacrifice unto the Lord God of Israel, even twelve bullocks for all Israel, fourscore and sixteen rams, | και τουτων τελεσθεντων προσηλθοσαν μοι οι ηγουμενοι λεγοντες |
| 66 | Threescore and twelve lambs, goats for a peace offering, twelve; all of them a sacrifice to the Lord. | ουκ εχωρισαν το εθνος του ισραηλ και οι αρχοντες και οι ιερεις και οι λευιται τα αλλογενη εθνη της γης και τας ακαθαρσιας αυτων χαναναιων και χετταιων και φερεζαιων και ιεβουσαιων και μωαβιτων και αιγυπτιων και ιδουμαιων |
| 67 | And they delivered the king's commandments unto the king's stewards' and to the governors of Celosyria and Phenice; and they honoured the people and the temple of God. | συνωκησαν γαρ μετα των θυγατερων αυτων και αυτοι και οι υιοι αυτων και επεμιγη το σπερμα το αγιον εις τα αλλογενη εθνη της γης και μετειχον οι προηγουμενοι και οι μεγιστανες της ανομιας ταυτης απο της αρχης του πραγματος |
| 68 | Now when these things were done, the rulers came unto me, and said, | και αμα τω ακουσαι με ταυτα διερρηξα τα ιματια και την ιεραν εσθητα και κατετιλα του τριχωματος της κεφαλης και του πωγωνος και εκαθισα συννους και περιλυπος |
| 69 | The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor the pollutions of the Gentiles to wit, of the Canaanites, Hittites, Pheresites, Jebusites, and the Moabites, Egypt | και επισυνηχθησαν προς με οσοι ποτε επεκινουντο τω ρηματι κυριου του ισραηλ εμου πενθουντος επι τη ανομια και εκαθημην περιλυπος εως της δειλινης θυσιας |
| 70 | For both they and their sons have married with their daughters, and the holy seed is mixed with the strange people of the land; and from the beginning of this matter the rulers and the great men have been partakers of this iniquity. | και εξεγερθεις εκ της νηστειας διερρηγμενα εχων τα ιματια και την ιεραν εσθητα καμψας τα γονατα και εκτεινας τας χειρας προς τον κυριον ελεγον |
| 71 | And as soon as I had heard these things, I rent my clothes, and the holy garment, and pulled off the hair from off my head and beard, and sat me down sad and very heavy. | κυριε ησχυμμαι εντετραμμαι κατα προσωπον σου |
| 72 | So all they that were then moved at the word of the Lord God of Israel assembled unto me, whilst I mourned for the iniquity: but I sat still full of heaviness until the evening sacrifice. | αι γαρ αμαρτιαι ημων επλεονασαν υπερ τας κεφαλας ημων αι δε αγνοιαι ημων υπερηνεγκαν εως του ουρανου |
| 73 | Then rising up from the fast with my clothes and the holy garment rent, and bowing my knees, and stretching forth my hands unto the Lord, | απο των χρονων των πατερων ημων και εσμεν εν μεγαλη αμαρτια εως της ημερας ταυτης |
| 74 | I said, O Lord, I am confounded and ashamed before thy face; | και δια τας αμαρτιας ημων και των πατερων ημων παρεδοθημεν συν τοις αδελφοις ημων και συν τοις βασιλευσιν ημων και συν τοις ιερευσιν ημων τοις βασιλευσιν της γης εις ρομφαιαν και αιχμαλωσιαν και προνομην μετα αισχυνης μεχρι της σημερον ημ |
| 75 | For our sins are multiplied above our heads, and our ignorances have reached up unto heaven. | και νυν κατα ποσον τι εγενηθη ημιν ελεος παρα σου κυριε καταλειφθηναι ημιν ριζαν και ονομα εν τω τοπω του αγιασματος σου |
| 76 | For ever since the time of our fathers we have been and are in great sin, even unto this day. | και του ανακαλυψαι φωστηρα ημων εν τω οικω του κυριου ημων δουναι ημιν τροφην εν τω καιρω της δουλειας ημων |
| 77 | And for our sins and our fathers' we with our brethren and our kings and our priests were given up unto the kings of the earth, to the sword, and to captivity, and for a prey with shame, unto this day. | και εν τω δουλευειν ημας ουκ εγκατελειφθημεν υπο του κυριου ημων αλλα εποιησεν ημας εν χαριτι ενωπιον των βασιλεων περσων |
| 78 | And now in some measure hath mercy been shewed unto us from thee, O Lord, that there should be left us a root and a name in the place of thy sanctuary; | δουναι ημιν τροφην και δοξασαι το ιερον του κυριου ημων και εγειραι την ερημον σιων δουναι ημιν στερεωμα εν τη ιουδαια και ιερουσαλημ |
| 79 | And to discover unto us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and to give us food in the time of our servitude. | και νυν τι ερουμεν κυριε εχοντες ταυτα παρεβημεν γαρ τα προσταγματα σου α εδωκας εν χειρι των παιδων σου των προφητων λεγων οτι |
| 80 | Yea, when we were in bondage, we were not forsaken of our Lord; but he made us gracious before the kings of Persia, so that they gave us food; | η γη εις ην εισερχεσθε κληρονομησαι εστιν γη μεμολυσμενη μολυσμω των αλλογενων της γης και της ακαθαρσιας αυτων ενεπλησαν αυτην |
| 81 | Yea, and honoured the temple of our Lord, and raised up the desolate Sion, that they have given us a sure abiding in Jewry and Jerusalem. | και νυν τας θυγατερας υμων μη συνοικισητε τοις υιοις αυτων και τας θυγατερας αυτων μη λαβητε τοις υιοις υμων |
| 82 | And now, O Lord, what shall we say, having these things? for we have transgressed thy commandments, which thou gavest by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying, | και ου ζητησετε ειρηνευσαι τα προς αυτους τον απαντα χρονον ινα ισχυσαντες φαγητε τα αγαθα της γης και κατακληρονομησητε τοις υιοις υμων εως αιωνος |
| 83 | That the land, which ye enter into to possess as an heritage, is a land polluted with the pollutions of the strangers of the land, and they have filled it with their uncleanness. | και τα συμβαινοντα παντα ημιν γιγνεται δια τα εργα ημων τα πονηρα και τας μεγαλας αμαρτιας ημων |
| 84 | Therefore now shall ye not join your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons. | συ γαρ κυριε εκουφισας τας αμαρτιας ημων και εδωκας ημιν τοιαυτην ριζαν παλιν ανεκαμψαμεν παραβηναι τον νομον σου εις το επιμιγηναι τη ακαθαρσια των εθνων της γης |
| 85 | Moreover ye shall never seek to have peace with them, that ye may be strong, and eat the good things of the land, and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore. | ουχι ωργισθης ημιν απολεσαι ημας εως του μη καταλιπειν ριζαν και σπερμα και ονομα ημων |
| 86 | And all that is befallen is done unto us for our wicked works and great sins; for thou, O Lord, didst make our sins light, | κυριε του ισραηλ αληθινος ει κατελειφθημεν γαρ ριζα εν τη σημερον |
| 87 | And didst give unto us such a root: but we have turned back again to transgress thy law, and to mingle ourselves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land. | ιδου νυν εσμεν ενωπιον σου εν ταις ανομιαις ημων ου γαρ εστιν στηναι ετι εμπροσθεν σου επι τουτοις |
| 88 | Mightest not thou be angry with us to destroy us, till thou hadst left us neither root, seed, nor name? | και οτε προσευχομενος εσδρας ανθωμολογειτο κλαιων χαμαιπετης εμπροσθεν του ιερου επισυνηχθησαν προς αυτον απο ιερουσαλημ οχλος πολυς σφοδρα ανδρες και γυναικες και νεανιαι κλαυθμος γαρ ην μεγας εν τω πληθει |
| 89 | O Lord of Israel, thou art true: for we are left a root this day. | και φωνησας ιεχονιας ιεηλου των υιων ισραηλ ειπεν εσδρα ημεις ημαρτομεν εις τον κυριον και συνωκισαμεν γυναικας αλλογενεις εκ των εθνων της γης και νυν εστιν ελπις τω ισραηλ |
| 90 | Behold, now are we before thee in our iniquities, for we cannot stand any longer by reason of these things before thee. | εν τουτω γενεσθω ημιν ορκωμοσια προς τον κυριον εκβαλειν πασας τας γυναικας ημων τας εκ των αλλογενων συν τοις τεκνοις αυτων ως εκριθη σοι και οσοι πειθαρχουσιν τω νομω του κυριου |
| 91 | And as Esdras in his prayer made his confession, weeping, and lying flat upon the ground before the temple, there gathered unto him from Jerusalem a very great multitude of men and women and children: for there was great weeping among the | αναστας επιτελει προς σε γαρ το πραγμα και ημεις μετα σου ισχυν ποιειν |
| 92 | Then Jechonias the son of Jeelus, one of the sons of Israel, called out, and said, O Esdras, we have sinned against the Lord God, we have married strange women of the nations of the land, and now is all Israel aloft. | και αναστας εσδρας ωρκισεν τους φυλαρχους των ιερεων και λευιτων παντος του ισραηλ ποιησαι κατα ταυτα και ωμοσαν |
| 93 | Let us make an oath to the Lord, that we will put away all our wives, which we have taken of the heathen, with their children, | |
| 94 | Like as thou hast decreed, and as many as do obey the law of the Lord. | |
| 95 | Arise and put in execution: for to thee doth this matter appertain, and we will be with thee: do valiantly. | |
| 96 | So Esdras arose, and took an oath of the chief of the priests and Levites of all Israel to do after these things; and so they sware. |