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 was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the house of God, a very large assembly, men, women and children, gathered to him from Israel; 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.

Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, “ We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

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.

So now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment 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 this matter is your responsibility, but we will be with you; be courageous and act.”

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 rose and made the leading priests, the Levites and all Israel, take oath that they would do according to this proposal; 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 rose from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. Although he went there, he did not eat bread nor drink water, for he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

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.

They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the exiles, that they should assemble at 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 would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited and he himself excluded 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.

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month on the twentieth of the month, and all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and 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.

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful and have married foreign wives adding to 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.

Now therefore, make confession to the Lord God of your fathers and do His will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign 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 replied with a loud voice, “That’s right! As you have said, so it is our duty to 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 there are many people; it is the rainy season and we are not able to stand in the open. Nor can the task be done in one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly 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 leaders represent the whole assembly and let all those in our cities who have married foreign wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each city, until the fierce anger of our God on account of 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 the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this, with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting 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.

But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were heads of fathers’ households for each of their father’s households, all of them by name. So they convened 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

They finished investigating all the men who had married foreign wives by the first day of the first month. List of Offenders

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.

Among the sons of the priests who had married foreign wives were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: 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 pledged to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their offense.

20 W iilashii Immeerna waxaa laga helay Xanaanii iyo Sebadyaah.

Of the sons of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah;

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

and 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.

and 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 Levites there were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, 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 there was Eliashib; and 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.

Of Israel, of the sons of Parosh there were Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah and Benaiah;

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

and 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.

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

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

and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai;

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

and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch and 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.

and 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,

and 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,

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 there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, 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 wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.