Nehemiah 5

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brethren.	1 ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܝܠܠܘ ܥܡܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܝܠܠܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
2 For there were those who said, "With our sons and our daughters, we are many; let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive."	2 ܘܐܝܬ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܢ ܘܐܚܝ̈ܢ ܣܓܝܐܝܢ ܢܣܒ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܢܚܐ
3 There were also those who said, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine."	3 ܘܐܝܬ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܚܩ̈ܠܬܢ ܘܒ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܡܙ̇ܒܢܝܢܢ ܘܢܣܒܝܢܢ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܚܝܝܢ ܚܢܢ
4 And there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax upon our fields and our vineyards.	4 ܘܐܝܬ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܢܐܙܦ ܟܣܦܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܐܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܢܦܠܘܚ ܚܩ̈ܠܬܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܘܢܚܐ
5 Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, 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 is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards."	5 ܘܐܝܬ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܐܚܝ̈ܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܒܣܪܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܗܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܟܒܫܝܢܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܢ ܠܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝܢ ܘܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܬܢ ܕܡܬܟ̈ܒܫܢ ܠܐܡܗ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܪܝܡܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܚܩ̈ܠܬܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܘܢܟܣ̈ܝܢ ܡܬܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.	6 ܘܟܪܝܬ ܠܝ ܛܒ ܟܕ ܫܡ̇ܥܬ ܐܝܠܠܬܗܘܢ ܘܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ
7 I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, "You are exacting interest, each from his brother." And I held a great assembly against them,	7 ܘܐܬܬܒܪ ܠܒܝ ܒܓܘܝ ܘܐܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܝ ܘܡ̇ܠܠܬ ܥܡ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܥܡ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ
8 and said to them, "We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brethren who have been sold to the nations; but you even sell your brethren that they may be sold to us!" They were silent, and could not find a word to say.	8 ܘܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܚܢܢ ܩܢܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܠܐܚܝ̈ܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܡܙܕܒܢܝܢ ܠܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܫܩܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܩܠܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܙܒܢܘܢ ܠܐܚܝ̈ܟܘܢ ܘܫܬܩܘ ܘܠܐ ܝܗܒܘ ܠܝ ܦܬܓܡ
9 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?	9 ܘܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܡܟܝܠ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܢ ܠܐ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܒܚܕܪܝܢ
10 Moreover I and my brethren and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us leave off this interest.	10 ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܘܒܢܝ̈ ܘܐܚܝ̈ ܢܣܒ ܟܣܦܐ ܢܙܒܢ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܢܫܒܘܩ ܠܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܥܡܢ
11 Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the hundredth of money, grain, wine, and oil which you have been exacting of them."	11 ܘܢܦܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܩ̈ܠܬܗܘܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܙܝ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ ܘܟܣܦܐ ܘܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܘܡܫܚܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܥܡܐ
12 Then they said, "We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say." And I called the priests, and took an oath of them to do as they had promised.	12 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܬ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܘܩ̇ܪܝܬ ܠܟܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܘܐܘܡ̇ܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ
13 I also shook out my lap and said, "So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not perform this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied." And all the assembly said "Amen" and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.	13 ܘܐܦ ܠܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܕܩܕܩ̈ܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܢܙܝܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܟܠ ܓܒܪ ܕܠܐ ܢܩܝܡ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܡܢ ܠܐܘܬܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܙܝܥ ܘܪܝܩܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܥܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܩܡܘ ܥܡܐ ܟܘܠܗ ܘܫܒܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ
14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brethren ate the food allowance of the governor.	14 ܐܦ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܦܩܕܢܝ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܡܢ ܫܢܬ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܢܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܐܪܛܚܫܫܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܬܪܬܥܣܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܚܝ̈ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܪܫܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܡ̇ܪܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܒ̇ܪܬ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܐܗ̇ܪܬ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢܗܘܢ
15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens upon the people, and took from them food and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.	15 ܘܫ̈ܠܝܛܐ ܕܩܕܡܝ ܫܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܚܡ̣ܪܐ ܘܠܚܡܐ ܘܟܣܦܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܠܡܕܐܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܣ̈ܠܥܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܐܦ ܥܒ̣̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܫܠܛܘ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܫܬܠܛܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܫܬܢܕܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܥܒ̇ܕܬ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
16 I also held to the work on this wall, and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work.	16 ܐܦ ܒܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܕܫܘܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܛܒ ܐܬܥܫܢ̇ܬ ܘܚܩ̈ܠܬܐ ܠܐ ܙܒ̇ܢܬ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܘܩܡܘ ܬܡܢ ܥܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ
17 Moreover there were at my table a hundred and fifty men, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations which were about us.	17 ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܕܐܬܝܢ ܠܘܬܢ ܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܚܕܪܝܢ ܐܬܝܢ ܠܘܬܢ ܐܢܫ ܒܦܬܘܪܗ
18 Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; fowls likewise were prepared for me, and every ten days skins of wine in abundance; yet with all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the servitude was heavy upon this people.	18 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܥܒ̣̈ܕܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܬܘܪܐ ܚܕ ܘܥ̈ܢܐ ܫܬ ܫܡܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܘܨܦܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܠܥܣܪܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܚܡ̣ܪܐ ܣܓܝ ܘܥܡ ܗܕܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܫܠܝܛܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܒ̇ܥܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܥ̣ܫܢ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ
19 Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people.	19 ܐܬܕܟܪ ܠܝ ܐܠܗܝ ܠܛܒ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܥ̇ܒܕܬ ܚܠܦ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ