On thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםit was readנִקְרָאin the bookבְּסֵפֶרof Mosesמֹשֶׁהin the hearingבְּאָזְנֵיof the people,הָעָםand there was foundוְנִמְצָאwrittenכָּתוּבin itבּוֹthatאֲשֶׁרan Ammoniteעַמֹּנִיor a Moabiteוּמֹאָבִיshould notלֹאenterיָבוֹאthe assemblyבִּקְהַלof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםforever,עַד עוֹלָם
becauseכִּיthey did notלֹאmeetקִדְּמוּthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwith breadבַּלֶּחֶםand with water,וּבַמָּיִםand he hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּרagainst himעָלָיוBalaamבִּלְעָםto curse him;לְקַלְלוֹbut our Elohimוַ אֱלֹהֵינוּturnedיַּהֲפֹךְthe curseהַקְּלָלָהinto a blessing.לִבְרָכָה
It happenedוַיְהִיthat when they heardכְּשָׁמְעָםthe law,הַתּוֹרָהthey separatedוַיַּבְדִּילוּallכָלthe mixed peopleעֵרֶבfrom Israel.מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל
Now beforeוְלִפְנֵיthis,מִזֶּהEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיבthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןwho was placedנָתוּןin the chamberבְּלִשְׁכַּתof the houseבֵּיתof our Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּand was relatedקָרוֹבto Tobiah,לְטוֹבִיָּה
had madeוַיַּעַשׂfor himלוֹa largeגְדוֹלָהchamber,לִשְׁכָּהwhereוְשָׁםpreviouslyלְפָנִיםthey had beenהָיוּputtingנֹתְנִיםthe grain offering,הַמִּנְחָהthe frankincense,הַלְּבוֹנָהand the utensils,וְהַכֵּלִיםand the titheוּמַעְשַׂרof the grain,הַדָּגָןthe new wine,הַתִּירוֹשׁand the oil,וְהַיִּצְהָרwhat was commandedמִצְוַתfor the Levites,הַלְוִיִּםthe singers,וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִיםand the gatekeepers,וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִיםand the contributionוּתְרוּמַתof the priests.הַכֹּהֲנִים
And during allוּבְכָלthisזֶהI was notלֹא הָיִיתִיin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִָםforכִּיin the thirty-second yearבִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִםof Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאkingמֶלֶךְof BabylonבָּבֶלI had goneבָּאתִיtoאֶלthe king;הַמֶּלֶךְand at the endוּלְקֵץof some daysיָמִיםI asked leaveנִשְׁאַלְתִּיofמִןthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְ
and I cameוָאָבוֹאto Jerusalem,לִירוּשָׁלִָםand I understoodוָאָבִינָהthe evilבָרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיבhad doneעָשָׂהfor Tobiah,לְטוֹבִיָּהin makingלַעֲשׂוֹתhimלוֹa chamberנִשְׁכָּהin the courtsבְּחַצְרֵיof the houseבֵּיתof Elohim.הָאֱלֹהִים
And it seemed wrongוַיֵּרַעto meלִיgreatly,מְאֹדand I threwוָאַשְׁלִיכָהallכָּלthe utensilsכְּלֵיof the houseבֵיתof Tobiahטוֹבִיָּהoutsideהַחוּץofמִןthe chamber.הַלִּשְׁכָּה
And I said,וָאֹמְרָהand they purifiedוַיְטַהֲרוּthe chambers;הַלְּשָׁכוֹתand I brought backוָאָשִׁיבָהthereשָּׁםthe utensilsכְּלֵיof the houseבֵּיתof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםthe grain offeringהַמִּנְחָהand the frankincense.וְהַלְּבוֹנָה
And I learnedוָאֵדְעָהthatכִּיthe portionsמְנָיוֹתof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםhad notלֹאbeen given,נִתָּנָהand the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםand the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִיםwho didעֹשֵׂיthe workהַמְּלָאכָהhad fled,וַיִּבְרְחוּeachאִישׁto his field.לְשָׂדֵהוּ
So I contendedוָאָרִיבָהwith the officialsאֶת הַסְּגָנִיםand said,וָאֹמְרָה“Whyמַדּוּעַis the houseבֵּיתof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםabandoned?”נֶעֱזַבAnd I gathered themוָאֶקְבְּצֵםand set themוָאַעֲמִדֵםin their place.עַל עָמְדָם
Then allוְכָלJudahיְהוּדָהbroughtהֵבִיאוּthe titheמַעְשַׂרof the grain,הַדָּגָןthe new wine,וְהַתִּירוֹשׁand the oilוְהַיִּצְהָרto the treasuries.לָאוֹצָרוֹת
And I appointed as treasurersוָאוֹצְרָהoverעַלthe treasuriesאוֹצָרוֹתShelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָהthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןand Zadokוְצָדוֹקthe scribe,הַסּוֹפֵרand Pedaiahוּפְדָיָהofמִןthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםand next to themוְעַל יָדָםHananחָנָןsonבֶּןof Zaccur,זַכּוּרsonבֶּןof Mattaniah;מַתַּנְיָהforכִּיthey were consideredנֶחְשָׁבוּfaithful,נֶאֱמָנִיםand it was upon themוַעֲלֵיהֶםto distributeלַחֲלֹקto their brothers.לַאֲחֵיהֶם
Rememberזָכְרָהme,לִּיmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיforעַלthis,זֹאתand do notוְאַלblot outתֶּמַחmy acts of loyal loveחֲסָדַיthatאֲשֶׁרI have doneעָשִׂיתִיin the houseבְּבֵיתof my Elohimאֱלֹהַיand in its charges.וּבְמִשְׁמָרָיו
In thoseבַּ הָהֵמָּהdaysיָּמִיםI sawרָאִיתִיin Judahבִיהוּדָהpeople treadingדֹּרְכִיםwinepressesגִּתּוֹתon the Sabbath,בַּשַּׁבָּתand bringing inוּמְבִיאִיםthe heapsהָעֲרֵמוֹתand loading themוְעֹמְסִיםonעַלthe donkeys,הַחֲמֹרִיםand alsoוְאַףwine,יַיִןgrapes,עֲנָבִיםand figs,וּתְאֵנִיםand every kindוְכָלof burden,מַשָּׂאand bringing themוּמְבִיאִיםinto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםon the dayבְּיוֹםof the Sabbath;הַשַּׁבָּתand I testifiedוָאָעִידon the dayבְּיוֹםthey soldמִכְרָםprovisions.צָיִד
And the Tyriansוְהַצֹּרִיםlivedיָשְׁבוּin it,בָהּbringingמְבִיאִיםfishדָּאגand all kindsוְכָלof merchandise,מֶכֶרand sellingוּמֹכְרִיםon the Sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּתto the sonsלִבְנֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהand in Jerusalem.וּבִירוּשָׁלִָם
So I contendedוָאָרִיבָהwith the noblesאֵת חֹרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand saidוָאֹמְרָהto them,לָהֶם“Whatמָהisthisהַזֶּהevilהָרָעthingהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרyouאַתֶּםare doing,עֹשִׂיםprofaningוּמְחַלְּלִיםthe dayיוֹםof the Sabbath?הַשַּׁבָּת
Did notהֲלוֹאyour fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶםdoעָשׂוּthus,כֹהand our Elohimוַ אֱלֹהֵינוּbroughtיָּבֵאon usעָלֵינוּallכָּלthisהַזֹּאתevil,הָרָעָהand onוְעַלthisהַזֹּאתcity?הָעִירYet youוְאַתֶּםare addingמוֹסִיפִיםburningחָרוֹןonעַלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלby profaningלְחַלֵּלthe Sabbath.”הַשַּׁבָּת
It happenedוַיְהִיthat whenכַּאֲשֶׁרthe gatesשַׁעֲרֵיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםgrew darkצָלֲלוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe Sabbath,הַשַּׁבָּתI spoke,וָאֹמְרָהand the doorsוַ הַדְּלָתוֹתwere shut;יִּסָּגְרוּand I saidוָאֹמְרָהthatאֲשֶׁרthey should notלֹאopen themיִפְתָּחוּםuntilעַדafterאַחַרthe Sabbath.הַשַּׁבָּתAnd some of my young menוּמִנְּעָרַיI stationedהֶעֱמַדְתִּיatעַלthe gates,הַשְּׁעָרִיםso that noלֹאburdenמַשָּׂאwould enterיָבוֹאon the dayבְּיוֹםof the Sabbath.הַשַּׁבָּת
And the tradersוַ הָרֹכְלִיםand the sellersוּמֹכְרֵיof all kindsכָלof merchandiseמִמְכָּרspent the nightיָּלִינוּoutsideמִחוּץJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָםonceפַּעַםor twice.וּשְׁתָּיִם
But I testifiedוָאָעִידָהagainst themבָהֶםand saidוָאֹמְרָהto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Whyמַדּוּעַare youאַתֶּםspending the nightלֵנִיםin front ofנֶגֶדthe wall?הַחוֹמָהIfאִםyou do it again,תִּשְׁנוּI will layאֶשְׁלַחa handיָדon you.”בָּכֶםFromמִןthatהַהִיאtimeהָעֵתthey did notלֹאcomeבָאוּon the Sabbath.בַּשַּׁבָּת
And I toldוָאֹמְרָהthe Levitesלַלְוִיִּםthatאֲשֶׁרthey shouldיִהְיוּpurify themselvesמִטַּהֲרִיםand comeוּבָאִיםand guardשֹׁמְרִיםthe gates,הַשְּׁעָרִיםto sanctifyלְקַדֵּשׁthe dayיוֹםof the Sabbath.הַשַּׁבָּתThis tooגַּם זֹאתrememberזָכְרָהfor me,לִּיmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיand have compassionוְחוּסָהon meעָלַיaccording to the abundanceכְּרֹבof your loyal love.חַסְדֶּךָ
Alsoגַּםin thoseבַּ הָהֵםdaysיָּמִיםI sawרָאִיתִיthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםwho had marriedהֹשִׁיבוּAshdodite,אַשְׁדֳּדִיּוֹתAmmonite,עַמֳּנִיּוֹתand Moabiteמוֹאֲבִיּוֹתwomen.נָשִׁים
And as for their sons,וּבְנֵיהֶםhalfחֲצִיspokeמְדַבֵּרthe language of Ashdod,אַשְׁדּוֹדִיתand they did notוְאֵינָםknow howמַכִּירִיםto speakלְדַבֵּרthe language of Judah,יְהוּדִיתbutוְaccording to the languageכִלְשׁוֹןof each people.עַם וָעָם
And I contendedוָאָרִיבwith themעִמָּםand cursed themוָאֲקַלְלֵםand struckוָאַכֶּהsome menאֲנָשִׁיםof them,מֵהֶםand pulled out their hair,וָאֶמְרְטֵםand made them swearוָאַשְׁבִּיעֵםby Elohim:בֵּאלֹהִים“You shall notאִםgiveתִּתְּנוּyour daughtersבְנֹתֵיכֶםto their sons,לִבְנֵיהֶםnorוְאִםtakeתִּשְׂאוּany of their daughtersמִבְּנֹתֵיהֶםfor your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶםor for yourselves.וְלָכֶם
Did notהֲלוֹאSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsinחָטָאon account ofעַלthese things?אֵלֶּהAmongוּבַthe manyהָרַבִּיםnationsגּוֹיִםthere was noלֹא הָיָהkingמֶלֶךְlike him,כָּמֹהוּand lovedוְאָהוּבby his Elohimלֵאלֹהָיוhe was,הָיָהand Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםmade himיִּתְּנֵהוּkingמֶלֶךְoverעַלallכָּלIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלevenגַּםhimאוֹתוֹthe foreignהַנָּכְרִיּוֹתwomenהַנָּשִׁיםmade to sin.הֶחֱטִיאוּ
And shall we listenוְ הֲנִשְׁמַעto youלָכֶםand doלַעֲשֹׂתallכָּלthisהַזֹּאתgreatהַגְּדוֹלָהevil,הָרָעָהacting unfaithfullyלִמְעֹלagainst our Elohimבֵּאלֹהֵינוּby marryingלְהֹשִׁיבforeignנָכְרִיּוֹתwomen?”נָשִׁים
And one of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵיof Joiadaיוֹיָדָעsonבֶּןof Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיבthe high priestהַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹלwasson-in-lawחָתָןto Sanballatלְסַנְבַלַּטthe Horonite;הַחֹרֹנִיso I chased him awayוָאַבְרִיחֵהוּfrom me.מֵעָלָי
Rememberזָכְרָהthem,לָהֶםmy Elohim,אֱלֹהָיbecause ofעַלthe defilementsגָּאֳלֵיof the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּהand of the covenantוּבְרִיתof the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּהand of the Levites.וְהַלְוִיִּם
So I purified themוְטִהַרְתִּיםfromמִeverythingכָּלforeign,נֵכָרand I establishedוָאַעֲמִידָהthe watchesמִשְׁמָרוֹתfor the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִיםand for the Levites,וְלַלְוִיִּםeachאִישׁin his work;בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ
and for the offeringוּלְקֻרְבַּןof the woodהָעֵצִיםat fixedבְּ מְזֻמָּנוֹתtimes,עִתִּיםand for the firstfruits.וְלַבִּכּוּרִיםRememberזָכְרָהme,לִּיmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיfor good.לְטוֹבָה