ΝΕΕΜΙΑΣ - Neemia - Ezra-Nehemiah 5

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ητο δε μεγαλη κραυγη του λαου και των γυναικων αυτων κατα των αδελφων αυτων των Ιουδαιων.	1 And there occurred a great outcry of the people and their wives against their brothers, the Jews.
2 Διοτι ησαν τινες λεγοντες, Ημεις, οι υιοι ημων και αι θυγατερες ημων, ειμεθα πολλοι? οθεν ας λαβωμεν σιτον, δια να φαγωμεν και να ζησωμεν.	2 And there were those who were saying: “Our sons and our daughters are very many. Let us receive grain as a price for them, and then we may eat and live.”
3 Και ησαν τινες λεγοντες, Ημεις βαλλομεν ενεχυρον τους αγρους ημων, τους αμπελωνας ημων και τας οικιας ημων, δια να λαβωμεν σιτον εξ αιτιας της πεινης.	3 And there were those who were saying: “Let us offer up our fields and vineyards, and our houses, and then we may receive grain during the famine.”
4 Ησαν ετι τινες λεγοντες, Ημεις εδανεισθημεν αργυρια δια τους φορους του βασιλεως επι τους αγρους και επι τους αμπελωνας ημων?	4 And others were saying: “Let us borrow money for the tribute of the king, and let us surrender our fields and vineyards.”
5 τωρα δε η σαρξ ημων ειναι ως η σαρξ των αδελφων ημων, τα τεκνα ημων ως τα τεκνα αυτων? και ιδου, ημεις καθυποβαλλομεν εις δουλειαν τους υιους ημων και τας θυγατερας ημων δια να ηναι δουλοι, και τινες εκ των θυγατερων ημων εφερθησαν ηδη εις δουλειαν? και δεν ειναι ουδεν εις την εξουσιαν ημων, διοτι αλλοι εχουσι τους αγρους και τους αμπελωνας ημων.	5 “And now, as is the flesh of our brothers, so is our flesh; and as are their sons, so also are our sons. Behold, we have subjugated our sons and our daughters into servitude, and some of our daughters are slaves, nor do we have the ability to redeem them, for others possess our fields and our vineyards.”
6 Και ηγανακτησα σφοδρα, ακουσας την κραυγην αυτων και τους λογους τουτους.	6 And when I had heard their outcry in these words, I was exceedingly angry.
7 Και εσκεφθην κατ' εμαυτον, και επεπληξα τους προκριτους και τους προεστωτας και ειπα προς αυτους, Σεις φορολογειτε εκαστος τον αδελφον αυτου. Και συνεκαλεσα κατ' αυτων συναξιν μεγαλην.	7 And my heart considered within me. And I rebuked the nobles and the magistrates, and I said to them, “Have you each been exacting usury from your brothers?” And I gathered together a great assembly against them.
8 Και ειπα προς αυτους, Ημεις κατα την δυναμιν ημων εξηγορασαμεν τους αδελφους ημων Ιουδαιους, τους πωληθεντας εις τα εθνη? και σεις αυτοι θελετε πωλησει τους αδελφους σας; η θελουσι πωληθη εις ημας; Εκεινοι δε εσιωπων και δεν ευρηκαν αποκρισιν.	8 And I said to them: “As you know, in accord with what was possible for us, we have redeemed our brothers, the Jews, who had been sold to the Gentiles. And yet you now sell your brothers, and we must redeem them?” And they were silent, nor did they find anything to answer.
9 Και ειπα, Δεν ειναι καλον το πραγμα το οποιον σεις καμνετε? δεν πρεπει να περιπατητε εν τω φοβω του Θεου ημων, δια να μη ονειδιζωσιν ημας τα εθνη, οι εχθροι ημων;	9 And I said to them: “The thing that you are doing is not good. Why are you not walking in the fear of our God, so that there may be no reproach against us from our enemies, the Gentiles?
10 και εγω ετι και οι αδελφοι μου και οι δουλοι μου εδανεισαμεν εις αυτους χρηματα και σιτον? ας αφησωμεν, παρακαλω, την απαιτησιν ταυτην?	10 Both I and my brothers, with my servants, have lent money and grain to many. Let us agree not to ask for its return. Let us forgive the other money that is owed to us.
11 επιστρεψατε λοιπον εις αυτους, ταυτην την ημεραν, τους αγρους αυτων, τους αμπελωνας αυτων, τους ελαιωνας αυτων και τους οικους αυτων και το εκατοστον του αργυριου και του σιτου, του οινου και του ελαιου, το οποιον απαιτειτε παρ' αυτων.	11 On this day, restore their fields, and their vineyards, and their olive groves, and their houses to them. Then, too, the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, wine, and oil, which you usually exact from them, give it to them.”
12 Τοτε ειπον, Θελομεν αποδωσει ταυτα και δεν θελομεν ζητησει ουδεν παρ' αυτων? ουτω θελομεν καμει, καθως συ λεγεις. Τοτε εκαλεσα τους ιερεις και ωρκισα αυτους, οτι θελουσι καμει κατα τον λογον τουτον.	12 And they said: “We will restore it, and we will require nothing from them. And we will do just as you say.” And I called the priests, and I had them swear an oath, so that they would act in accord with what I had said.
13 Εξετιναξα ετι τον κολπον μου, λεγων, Ουτω να εκτιναξη ο Θεος παντα ανθρωπον απο του οικου αυτου και απο του κοπου αυτου, οστις δεν εκτελεση τον λογον τουτον, και ουτω να ηναι εκτετιναγμενος και κενος. Και ειπον πασα η συναξις, Αμην, και εδοξασαν τον Κυριον. Και εκαμεν ο λαος κατα τον λογον τουτον.	13 Moreover, I shook out my lap, and I said: “So may God shake out every man, who does not fulfill this word. From his house and from his labors, so may he be shaken out and become empty.” And the entire multitude said, “Amen.” And they praised God. Therefore, the people acted in accord with what was said.
14 Αφ' ης δε ημερας προσεταχθην να ημαι κυβερνητης αυτων εν τη γη Ιουδα, απο του εικοστου ετους εως του τριακοστου δευτερου ετους Αρταξερξου του βασιλεως, δωδεκα ετη, εγω και οι αδελφοι μου δεν εφαγομεν τον αρτον του κυβερνητου.	14 Now from that day, on which the king had ordered me to be governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of king Artaxerxes, for twelve years, I and my brothers did not eat the yearly allowance that was owed to the governors.
15 Οι προτεροι ομως κυβερνηται, οι προ εμου, κατεβαρυνον τον λαον, και ελαμβανον παρ' αυτων αρτον και οινον, εκτος τεσσαρακοντα σικλων αργυριου? ετι και οι δουλοι αυτων εξουσιαζον τον λαον? αλλ' εγω δεν εκαμνον ουτω, φοβουμενος τον Θεον.	15 But the former governors, the ones who had been before me, were a burden to the people, and they took from them bread and wine, and forty shekels of money each day. And their officials also oppressed the people. But I did not do so, out of fear of God.
16 Και μαλιστα ενισχυθην εις το εργον τουτου του τειχους, και αγρον δεν ηγορασαμεν? και παντες οι δουλοι μου ησαν συνηγμενοι εκει εις το εργον.	16 In fact, I preferred to build in the work of the wall, and I bought no land, and all my servants were gathered to do the work.
17 Ησαν ετι εις την τραπεζαν μου εκατον πεντηκοντα ανδρες εκ των Ιουδαιων και των προεστωτων, και οι ερχομενοι προς ημας εκ των εθνων των περιξ ημων.	17 Likewise, the Jews and the magistrates, one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, with those who came to us from among the Gentiles that are around us.
18 Το δε καθ' ημεραν ετοιμαζομενον δι' εμε ητο εις βους και εξ εκλεκτα προβατα? και πτηνα ητοιμαζοντο δι' εμε, και απαξ εις δεκα ημερας αφθονια απο παντος ειδους οινου? και ομως δεν εζητησα τον αρτον του κυβερνητου? διοτι η δουλεια ητο βαρεια επι τουτον τον λαον.	18 Now there was prepared for me, on each day, one ox and six choice rams, along with poultry. And once every ten days, I distributed diverse wines and many other things. Yet I did not require my yearly allowance as governor. For the people were greatly impoverished.
19 Μνησθητι μου, Θεε μου, επ' αγαθω, κατα παντα οσα εγω εκαμον υπερ του λαου τουτου.	19 Remember me, O my God, for good, in accord with all that I have done for this people.