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YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
On that day there
was
read in the book of Moses ,
in the ears
of the people ,
and it
hath
been
found written in
it
that an
Ammonite and Moabite doth
not come into the assembly
of God --
unto
the
age,
On that day they
read in the book of Moses in the audience
of the people ;
and therein
was
found written ,
that the
Ammonite and the
Moabite should
not come into the congregation
of God for
ever;
because they have
not come
before
the sons
of Israel with bread and with water, and
hire
against
them
Balaam to
revile
them, and
our God turneth
the reviling
into a blessing.
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.
And
it cometh
to pass, at
their
hearing
the law, that they separate
all the mixed people
from
Israel
.
Now
it came
to pass, when
they
had
heard
the law, that they separated
from
Israel
all the mixed multitude
.
And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed
over
chambers
of the house of our God, `is'
a
relation
of
Tobiah ,
And before this ,
Eliashib the priest, having
the
oversight
of the chamber
of
the
house of our God, was
allied
unto
Tobiah :
and he maketh
for him a great chamber, and
there
they were
formerly
putting
the present
, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe
of the corn, the new wine, and the oil --
the
commanded thing
of
the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers
--
and the heave-offering
of the priests.
And he had
prepared
for him a great chamber, where
aforetime
they laid
the meat
offerings
, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes
of the corn, the new wine, and the oil ,
which
was
commanded to
be
given
to
the Levites, and the singers, and the porters;
and the offerings
of the priests.
And
during
all this I
was not in
Jerusalem ,
for in the thirty
and second
year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon did
I come
unto the king, and at
the
end
of
days I have
asked
of the king ,
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 :
and I come
in
to Jerusalem, and understand
concerning
the evil that Eliashib hath
done
for Tobiah, to
make
to
him a chamber in the courts of the house of God ,
And I came
to Jerusalem, and understood
of
the evil that Eliashib did
for Tobiah, in
preparing
him a chamber in the courts of the house of God .
and it is
very
displeasing
to
me ,
and
I cast all the vessels
of
the
house
of
Tobiah without,
out of the chamber ,
And it grieved
me sore:
therefore
I cast forth
all the household
stuff
to
Tobiah out of the chamber .
and
I speak
, and they cleanse
the chambers ,
and I
bring
back
thither the vessels of the house of God with the present
and the frankincense.
Then
I commanded
, and they cleansed
the chambers :
and thither brought
I
again
the vessels of the house of God ,
with the meat
offering
and the frankincense.
And I know
that the portions of the Levites have
not been given ,
and
they
flee
each
to
his
field
--
the Levites and the singers, doing
the work.
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
.
And
I strive
with the prefects
, and say
, `Wherefore
hath
the house of God been
forsaken? '
and I gather
them, and set them on
their station;
Then
contended
I with the rulers
, and said
, Why
is
the house of God forsaken? And I gathered
them together
, and set them in
their place.
and
all Judah have
brought
in
the tithe of the corn ,
and of
the new wine ,
and of
the oil ,
to
the treasuries.
Then
brought
all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto
the treasuries.
And I appoint
treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah
of the Levites ;
and by
their
hand
`is'
Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah ,
for stedfast
they have
been
reckoned
, and on
them
`it
is'
to
give
a
portion
to their brethren.
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.
Be
mindful
of
me, O my God, for
this, and do
not blot
out my kind
acts
that I have done ,
for the house of my God, and for its
charges
.
Remember
me, O my God, concerning
this, and wipe
not out my good
deeds
that I have done for the house of my God, and for the
offices
thereof
.
In those days I have
seen
in Judah those
treading wine -vats
on sabbath, and bringing in the
sheaves, and lading on
the
asses ,
and
also ,
wine, grapes, and figs, and every
burden,
yea
, they are
bringing
in
to
Jerusalem on the sabbath -
day ,
and I testify
in the day of
their
selling
provision
.
In those days saw
I in Judah some
treading wine presses
on the
sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses ;
as
also wine, grapes, and figs, and all
manner
of
burdens
, which
they brought
into
Jerusalem on the sabbath day :
and I testified
against
them
in the day wherein
they
sold
victuals
.
And
the
Tyrians
have
dwelt in
it
, bringing
in
fish, and every
ware, and selling
on sabbath to
the sons
of Judah and in Jerusalem.
There
dwelt men
of
Tyre
also
therein
, which
brought
fish, and all
manner
of
ware, and sold
on the
sabbath unto
the children
of Judah ,
and in Jerusalem.
And
I strive
with the freemen
of Judah, and say
to
them, `
What `is'
this
evil thing that ye are
doing
, and polluting
the sabbath -
day?
Then
I contended
with the nobles
of Judah, and said
unto
them, What evil thing is
this
that ye do
, and profane
the sabbath day?
Thus
did not your fathers do?
and our God bringeth
in
on
us
all this evil, and on
this city ,
and
ye are
adding
fierceness
on
Israel ,
to
pollute
the sabbath. '
Did not your fathers thus,
and did
not
our God bring
all this evil upon
us
, and upon
this city ?
yet
ye bring
more
wrath
upon
Israel by
profaning
the sabbath.
And it cometh
to pass, when the gates of Jerusalem have
been
dark before the sabbath, that
I speak,
and
the doors
are
shut, and I
say,
that they do
not open
them
till after the sabbath ;
and of my servants I have
stationed
at the gates ;
there doth
not
come
in
a
burden on the sabbath -
day.
And it came
to pass, that
when the gates of Jerusalem began
to
be
dark before the sabbath, I commanded
that
the gates
should
be
shut, and charged
that they should
not be
opened
till after the sabbath :
and some
of my servants set
I at the gates ,
that
there should
no
burden be
brought
in
on the sabbath day.
And
they
lodge
--
the merchants and sellers of all ware
--
at
the
outside
of Jerusalem ,
once or twice ,
So
the merchants and sellers of all kind
of ware
lodged
without
Jerusalem once or twice .
and
I testify
against them, and say
unto them, `Wherefore
are
ye lodging
over-against
the wall? if ye repeat
`it'
, a
hand
I put
forth
upon
you ;'
from that time they have
not
come
in
on the sabbath.
Then
I testified
against them, and said
unto them, Why
lodge
ye about
the wall? if ye do
so
again
, I will
lay
hands
on
you .
From that time forth
came
they no
more
on the sabbath.
And I say
to
the Levites ,
that they be
cleansed
, and ,
coming
in,
keeping
the gates, to sanctify the sabbath -
day. Also,
this,
remember for
me, O my God, and have
pity
on
me ,
according to the abundance
of Thy kindness
.
And I commanded
the Levites that they should
cleanse
themselves
, and that
they
should
come
and
keep
the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning
this
also,
and spare
me according to the greatness
of thy mercy
.
Also,
in those days ,
I have
seen
the
Jews `who'
have
settled
women
of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab .
In those days also
saw
I Jews that
had
married
wives
of Ashdod, of Ammon, and
of Moab :
And of
their sons,
half are
speaking
Ashdoditish
--
and are
not knowing
to
speak Jewish
--
and
according to the language of people
and
people.
And their children
spake
half in
the
speech
of
Ashdod,
and could
not speak in
the
Jews'
language,
but
according to the language of each
people.
And I strive
with them, and declare
them vile
, and smite
certain of them, and pluck
off their hair, and cause
them to
swear by God, `
Ye do
not give your daughters to
their sons, nor do
ye
take of
their daughters to
your sons, and
to
yourselves.
And I contended
with them, and cursed
them, and smote
certain of them, and plucked
off their hair, and made
them swear by God, saying,
Ye shall
not give your daughters unto
their sons, nor take their daughters unto
your sons, or
for
yourselves.
`By
these
did not Solomon king of Israel sin? and
among the
many nations there
was no king like him, and
beloved by
his God he
was
, and God maketh
him king over all Israel --
even him did the
strange
women cause to sin.
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by
these
things
? yet
among many nations was there
no king like him, who
was
beloved of
his God, and God made
him king over all Israel :
nevertheless
even him did outlandish
women cause to sin.
And
to
you
do
we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass
against our God ,
to
settle
strange women
? '
Shall
we then
hearken unto
you
to do all this great evil, to transgress
against our God in
marrying
strange wives
?
And `
one '
of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest, `is'
son -
in -
law to Sanballat the Horonite ,
and
I cause
him to
flee
from off
me.
And one of the sons of Joiada ,
the
son of Eliashib the high priest, was
son in law to Sanballat the Horonite :
therefore
I chased
him from me.
Be
mindful
of
them, O my God, for
the
redeemed
of
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.
And
I
have
cleansed them from every
stranger
, and appoint
charges
to
priests and to
Levites, each
in his work,
Thus
cleansed I
them from all
strangers
, and appointed
the
wards
of
the
priests and the
Levites, every
one
in his business;
and for the wood -
offering at appointed
times, and for first-fruits
. Be
mindful
of
me, O my God, for good.
And for the wood offering ,
at times appointed
, and for the
firstfruits
. Remember
me, O my God, for good.
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