“"'And there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren, the Jews.”
Nehemiah 5
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1About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
“now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.”
“There was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.”
2Some were saying, "We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive."
“For there were those who said, with our sons and our daughters, we are many, and so let us get grain that we may eat and keep alive.”
“There were those who said, we are sons and our daughters are many, therefore let us get grain that we may eat and live.”
“For there were that said, We are sons, and our daughters are many. Therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat and live.”
“for there were that said, we are sons and our daughters are many. Therefore, we take up corn for them that we may eat and live.”
3Others were saying, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine."
“also, there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the”
“Some also there were that said, we have mortgaged our lands, vineyards and houses that we might buy corn because of the”
4Still others were saying, "We have borrowed money to pay the king's tax on our fields and vineyards.
“also there were those who said, we have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and on our vineyards,”
“there were also that said, we have borrowed money from the king's tribute and that upon our lands and vineyards.”
5We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others."
“now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children, yet, behold, we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already. We are helpless…”
“Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren. Our children as their children. And lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants. And some of our daughters are brought into bondage already. Neither is it…”
“Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers and our children are as their children, yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved. But it's not in our power to…”
6When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,
“I, Nehemiah, was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.”
“And I was very angry when I heard their cry in these words.”
7and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, "You are exacting usury from your own brothers!" So I called a large assembly against them
“I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials, and I said to them, you are exacting interest, each from his brother. And I held a great assembly against them”
8and said, "We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!" But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
“and said to them, we, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us. And they were silent and could not find a word to…”
9So I continued, "What you are doing is not right. Shouldn't you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
“Also I said, It is not good that ye do ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen, our enemies.”
“so I said, the thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations, our enemies?”
“again I said. The thing which you are doing is not good. Shouldn't you walk in the fear of God. Because of the reproach of the nations. Our enemies.”
“"'Also I said, It is not good that ye do, or ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen, our”
10I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury.
“I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might expect of them money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.”
“moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest,”
11Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them."
“Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the percentage of money, grain, wine, and oil that you have been exacting from them.”
“Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, and their olive yards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye expect of them.”
12"We will restore it," they replied, "and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say." So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
“them. And they replied, we will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say. And I called the priests and made them swear to do all that they had promised.”
13I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, "May God likewise shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!" The whole assembly said, "Amen," and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
“I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, so may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, amen. It's a good…”
14Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
“Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty -second year of King Artaxerxes, twelve years neither I nor my brothers ate the governor's provision.”
“Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto two and the thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten…”
“"'Moreover, from the time that I was appointed "'to be their governor in the land of Judah, "'from the 20th year to the 32nd year "'of Artaxerxes the king,' this was 12 years, "'neither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance…”
15The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
“But the former governors who had been before me laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yet even their servants bore rule over the people, but I did not do so because of the…”
16Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.
“Indeed, I also continued the work on this wall, and we did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.”
17There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.
“at my table one hundred and fifty Jews and rulers, besides those who came to us from the nations around us.”
“Moreover, there were at my table 150 of the Jews and rulers beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that were about us.”
18Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
“Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine. Yet in spite of this I did not demand the governor's provisions,…”
19Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
“Remember me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.”