1 H addaba intii Cesraa tukanayay oo uu wax qiranayay isagoo ooyaya oo isku tuuraya guriga Ilaah hortiisa, waxaa isagii reer binu Israa'iil uga soo ururay shir aad u weyn oo rag iyo dumar iyo carruurba leh, waayo, dadkii aad bay u ooyeen.

Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there gathered to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men, women, and children; for the people wept bitterly.

2 O o Shekaanyaah oo ahaa ina Yexii'eel oo ahaa reer Ceelaam wuxuu u jawaabay Cesraa, oo ku yidhi, Annagu waxaannu ku xadgudubnay Ilaahayo, oo naago qalaad ayaannu ka guursannay dadyowgii dalka; laakiinse reer binu Israa'iil weli waxay leeyihiin rajo xaalkan ku saabsan.

And Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra: We have broken faith and dealt treacherously against our God and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land; yet now there is still hope for Israel in spite of this thing.

3 H addaba sidaas daraaddeed aannu Ilaahayo axdi la dhiganno innaannu iska erinno naagahaas oo dhan, iyo intii ay dhaleenba, sidii ay tahay talada sayidkayga, iyo ta kuwa ka gariira amarka Ilaahayo, oo sidii sharciga waafaqsan ha loo sameeyo.

Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God; and let it be done according to the Law.

4 H addaba kac, waayo, xaalkan adiguu ku dul saaran yahay, oo annana waannu kula jirnaa; si wanaagsan u dhiirranow, oo samee.

Arise, for it is your duty, and we are with you. Be strong and brave and do it.

5 M arkaasaa Cesraa kacay oo wuxuu wadaaddadii sare iyo reer Laawi iyo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan ku wada dhaariyey inay sameeyaan sida eraygaasu leeyahay. Oo iyana saasay ku wada dhaarteen.

Then Ezra arose and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear that they would do as had been said. So they took the oath.

6 M arkaasaa Cesraa ka kacay gurigii Ilaah hortiisa, oo wuxuu galay qolkii Yehooxaanaan oo ahaa ina Eliyaashiib, oo markuu halkaas yimid waxba kibis ma uu cunin, biyona ma uu cabbin, waayo, wuxuu u baroortay xadgudubkii ay sameeyeen dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday.

Then Ezra came from before the house of God and went into the lodging place of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. There he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned over the returned exiles’ faithlessness.

7 M arkaasay ka dhex naadiyeen dalka reer Yahuudah iyo Yeruusaalem oo ogeysiis gaadhsiiyeen dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday oo dhan inay dhammaantood Yeruusaalem ku soo wada ururaan.

And proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the returned exiles, that they should assemble in Jerusalem,

8 O o waxay yidhaahdeen, Ku alla kii aan intii saddex maalmood ah iman, sida ay ku taliyeen amiirrada iyo odayaashu, maalkiisa oo dhan waa laga xaaraamayn doonaa, oo isaga qudhiisana gooni baa looga sooci doonaa ururka dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday.

And that whoever did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders, all his property should be forfeited and he himself banned from the assembly of the exiles.

9 M arkaasaa raggii reer Yahuudah iyo reer Benyaamiin oo dhammu intii saddex maalmood ah ku soo wada urureen Yeruusaalem, oo taasu waxay ahayd bishii sagaalaad maalinteedii labaatanaad, kolkaasaa dadkii oo dhammu wuxuu fadhiistay bannaankii guriga Ilaah hortiisa ahaa, iyagoo gariiraya xaalkan aawadiis iyo roobkii weynaa daraaddiis.

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the twentieth day of the ninth month, and all the people sat in the open space before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.

10 M arkaasaa waxaa istaagay wadaadkii Cesraa ahaa oo wuxuu dadkii ku yidhi, Idinku waad xadgudubteen oo waxaad guursateen naago qalaad, oo sidaasaad reer binu Israa'iil xujada ugu sii kordhiseen.

And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, You have acted wickedly and broken faith and have married foreign (heathen) women, increasing the guilt of Israel.

11 H addaba sidaas daraaddeed dembigiinna u qirta Rabbiga ah Ilaahii awowayaashiin, oo sameeya wax isaga ka farxiya; oo gooni isaga sooca dadyowga dalka deggan, iyo naagaha qalaadba.

So now make confession and give thanks to the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from foreign (heathen) wives.

12 M arkaasaa ururkii oo dhammu isku mar jawaabeen oo cod dheer ku yidhaahdeen, Waa inaannu samaynaa sidaad xaalkayaga ka tidhi.

Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said, so must we do.

13 L aakiinse dadku wuu badan yahay, oo wakhtiganna waxaa jira roob badan, oo annana dibadda ma taagnaan karno, tanuna ma aha shuqul lagu qaban karo maalin iyo laba toona, waayo, annagu xaalkan aad baannu ugu xadgudubnay.

But the people are many and it is a time of heavy rain; we cannot stand outside. Nor can this work be done in a day or two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.

14 H addaba amiirradayadu ururka oo dhan ha isu taageen oo kulli inta naagaha qalaad guursatay oo magaalooyinkayaga jooga oo dhammu wakhti la ballamay ha yimaadeen, oo iyaga ha soo raaceen magaalo kasta odayaasheeda iyo xaakinnadeedu, jeeray cadhada kulul oo Ilaahayo ee xaalkan ku saabsan naga rogmato.

Let our officials stand for the whole assembly; let all in our cities who have foreign wives come by appointment, and with each group the elders of that city and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God over this matter is turned away from us.

15 L aakiinse xaalkan waxaa keliyahu hor istaagay Yoonaataan ina Casaaheel iyo Yaxaasyaah ina Tiqwaah; waxaana caawiyey Meshullaam iyo Shabbetay oo ahaa reer Laawi.

Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.

16 O o dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqdayna saasay yeeleen. Oo waxaa gooni ahaan loo soocay wadaadkii Cesraa ahaa, iyo kuwo madax ah oo ka socda qolooyinkoodii, oo kulligoodna magacyadooda loogu wada yeedhay, oo iyana bishii tobnaad maalinteedii kowaad ayay u fadhiisteen inay xaalkan soo baadhaan.

Then the returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest and certain heads of fathers’ houses were selected, according to their fathers’ houses, each of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter.

17 O o waxay xaalka ku saabsan raggii naagaha qalaad guursaday oo dhan dhammeeyeen bishii kowaad maalinteedii kowaad. Kuwii Ku Dembaabay Guurka Naago Qalaad

And by the first day of the first month they had come to the end of the cases of the men married to foreign wives.

18 O o wiilashii wadaaddada waxaa laga dhex helay kuwo naago qalaad guursaday; waxayna ahaayeen wiilashii Yeeshuuca, ina Yoosaadaaq iyo walaalihiis oo ahaa Macaseeyaah, iyo Eliiceser, iyo Yaariib iyo Gedalyaah.

Of the sons of the priests who had married non-Jewish women were found: of the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

19 O o iyana waxay gacantooda ku dhiibeen oo ku ballanqaadeen inay naagahooda eryaan, oo iyagoo xujo leh waxay xujadooda ugu bixiyeen wan idaha laga soo qabtay.

They solemnly vowed to put away their wives, and, being guilty, offered a ram of the flock for guilt.

20 W iilashii Immeerna waxaa laga helay Xanaanii iyo Sebadyaah.

Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

21 W iilashii Xaarimna, Macaseeyaah, iyo Eliiyaah, iyo Shemacyaah, iyo Yexii'eel, iyo Cusiyaah.

Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

22 W iilashii Fashxuurna, Eliyooceenay, iyo Macaseeyaah, iyo Ismaaciil, iyo Netaneel, iyo Yoosaabaad, iyo Elcaasaah.

Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

23 O o reer Laawina, Yoosaabaad, iyo Shimcii, iyo Qeelaayaah (kaasu waa Qeliitaa), iyo Fetaxyaah, iyo Yahuudah, iyo Eliiceser.

Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

24 R aggii gabayaaga ahaana waxaa laga helay Eliyaashiib; irid-dhawryadiina waxaa laga helay Shalluum, iyo Telem, iyo Uurii.

Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

25 O o reer binu Israa'iilna waxaa laga helay wiilashii Farcosh oo ahaa Ramyaah, iyo Yisyaah, iyo Malkiiyaah, iyo Miyaamin, iyo Elecaasaar, iyo Malkiiyaah, iyo Benaayaah.

And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah (Hashabiah), and Benaiah.

26 W iilashii Ceelaamna, Matanyaah, iyo Sekaryaah, iyo Yexii'eel, iyo Cabdii, iyo Yereemood, iyo Eliiyaah.

Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

27 W iilashii Satuuna, Eliyooceenay, iyo Eliyaashiib, iyo Matanyaah, iyo Yereemood, iyo Saabaad, iyo Casiisaa.

Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

28 W iilashii Beebayna, Yehooxaanaan, iyo Xananyaah, iyo Sabbay, iyo Catlay.

Of the sons also of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

29 W iilashii Baaniina, Meshullaam, iyo Malluug, iyo Cadaayaah, iyo Yaashuub, iyo She'aal, iyo Yereemood.

Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

30 W iilashii Faxad Moo'aabna, Cadnaa, iyo Kelaal, iyo Benaayaah, iyo Macaseeyaah, iyo Matanyaah, iyo Besaleel, iyo Binnuwii, iyo Manaseh.

Of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

31 W iilashii Haarimna, Eliiceser, iyo Yishiyaah, iyo Malkiiyaah, iyo Shemacyaah, iyo Shimcoon,

Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

32 B enyaamiin, iyo Malluug, iyo Shemaryaah.

Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

33 W iilashii Xaashumna, Matenay, iyo Matataah, iyo Saabaad, iyo Eliifeled, iyo Yereemay, iyo Manaseh, iyo Shimcii.

Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

34 W iilashii Baaniina, Macaday, iyo Camraam, iyo Uu'eel,

Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

35 i yo Benaayaah, iyo Beedyaah, iyo Keluux,

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi (Cheluhu),

36 i yo Wanyaah, iyo Mereemood, iyo Eliyaashiib,

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37 i yo Matanyaah, iyo Matenay, iyo Yacasay,

Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,

38 i yo Baanii, iyo Binnuwii, iyo Shimcii,

Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

39 i yo Shelemyaah, iyo Naataan, iyo Cadaayaah,

Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

40 M aknadbay, iyo Shaashay, iyo Shaaray,

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41 i yo Casareel, iyo Shelemyaah, iyo Shemaryaah,

Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42 i yo Shalluum, iyo Amaryaah, iyo Yuusuf.

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

43 W iilashii Nebona, Yecii'eel, iyo Matityaah, iyo Saabaad, iyo Sebiinaa, iyo Iddo, iyo Yoo'eel, iyo Benaayaah.

Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo (Jaddai), Joel, and Benaiah.

44 O o kulli intaasoo dhammu waxay wada guursadeen naago qalaad, oo qaarkood waxay qabeen naago ay carruur ka dhaleen.

All these had married foreign women, and some of the wives had borne children.