Esdra 9

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Postquam autem haec completa sunt, accesserunt ad me princi pes dicentes:“ Non est separatus populus Israel, sacerdotes et Levitae a populis terrarumet abominationibus eorum, Chananaei videlicet et Hetthaei et Pherezaei etIebusaei et Ammonitarum et Moabitarum et Aegyptiorum et Amorraeorum.	1 Then, after these things were completed, the leaders came to me, saying: “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, have not been separated from the peoples of the lands and from their abominations, especially those of the Canaanites, and Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites, and Ammonites, and Moabites, and Egyptians, and Amorites.
2 Tuleruntenim de filiabus eorum sibi et filiis suis et commiscuerunt semen sanctum cumpopulis terrarum; manus etiam principum et magistratuum fuit in transgressionehac prima ”.	2 For they have taken from their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they have mixed a holy lineage with the peoples of the lands. And even the hand of the leaders and the magistrates has been first in this transgression.”
3 Cumque audissem sermonem istum, scidi vestimentum meum etpallium et evelli capillos capitis mei et barbae et sedi maerens.	3 And when I had heard this word, I tore my cloak and my tunic, and I pulled out the hairs of my head and beard, and I sat in mourning.
4 Conveneruntautem ad me omnes, qui timebant verba Dei Israel pro transgressione eorum, quide captivitate venerant; et ego sedebam tristis usque ad sacrificiumvespertinum.	4 Then all those who feared the word of the God of Israel gathered to me, because of the transgression of those who had arrived from the captivity. And I sat in sorrow, until the evening sacrifice.
5 Et in sacrificio vespertino surrexi de afflictione mea et, scisso vestimentoet pallio, curvavi genua mea et expandi manus meas ad Dominum Deum meum.	5 And at the evening sacrifice, I rose up from my affliction, and, having torn my cloak and my tunic, I fell to my knees, and I reached out my hands to the Lord, my God.
6 Et dixi: “ Deus meus, confundor et erubesco levare faciem meam ad te,quoniam iniquitates nostrae multiplicatae sunt super caput nostrum, et delictanostra creverunt usque ad caelum	6 And I said: “My God, I am confounded and ashamed to lift up my face to you. For our iniquities have been multiplied over our heads, and our offenses have increased, even up to heaven,
7 a diebus patrum nostrorum. Peccavimusgraviter usque ad diem hanc, et propter iniquitates nostras traditi sumus, ipsiet reges nostri et sacerdotes nostri, in manum regum terrarum et in gladium etin captivitatem et in rapinam et in confusionem vultus sicut et die hac.	7 from the days of our fathers. But also, we ourselves have sinned gravely, even to this day. And for our iniquities, we ourselves, and our kings and our priests, have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the lands, and to the sword, and to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, just as it is also in this day.
8 Etnunc ad momentum invenimus gratiam apud Dominum Deum nostrum, ut servaret nobisreliquias et figeret nobis tentorium in loco sancto eius et illuminaret oculosnostros Deus noster et daret nobis solacium modicum in servitute nostra.	8 And now, to a small extent and for a moment, our petition has been made with the Lord our God, so that they may leave us a remnant, and so that a secure place in his holy land may be given to us, and so that our God may illuminate our eyes, and may give us a little life in our servitude.
9 Quiaservi sumus, et in servitute nostra non dereliquit nos Deus noster, sedinclinavit super nos misericordiam regum Persarum, ut darent nobis solacium, eterigeretur domus Dei nostri, et instaurarentur ruinae eius, et dedit nobisrefugium in Iuda et Ierusalem.	9 For we are servants, yet in our servitude our God has not forsaken us, but he has inclined mercy upon us in the sight of the king of the Persians, so that he may give us life, and may raise up the house of our God, and repair its desolations, and give us a hedge in Judah and Jerusalem.
10 Et nunc quid dicemus, Deus noster, post haec? Dereliquimus mandata tua,	10 And now, our God, what should we say after these things? For we abandoned your commandments,
11 quae praecepisti in manu servorum tuorum prophetarum dicens: “Terra, ad quamvos ingredimini, ut possideatis eam, terra immunda est, iuxta immunditiampopulorum terrarum et abominationem eorum, qui repleverunt eam a fine usque adfinem coinquinatione sua.	11 which you instructed by the hand of your servants, the prophets, saying: ‘The land, which you shall enter so that you may possess it, is an unclean land, due to the uncleanness of the peoples and of the other lands, the abominations of those who have filled it, from mouth to mouth, with their filth.’
12 Nunc ergo filias vestras ne detis filiis eorum etfilias eorum ne accipiatis filiis vestris et non quaeratis pacem eorum etprosperitatem eorum usque in aeternum, ut confortemini et comedatis, quae bonasunt terrae, et heredes habeatis filios vestros usque in saeculum”.	12 Now therefore, you should not give your daughters to their sons, nor should you receive their daughters for your sons. And you should not seek their peace, nor their prosperity, even forever. So shall you be strengthened, and so shall you eat the good things of the land, and have your sons as your heirs, even for all time.
13 Et post omnia, quae venerunt super nos in operibus nostris pessimis et indelicto nostro magno, quia tu, Deus noster, non iudicasti secundum iniquitatesnostras et dedisti nobis salutem, sicut est hodie,	13 And after all that has happened to us because of our very wicked works and our great offense, you, our God, have freed us from our iniquity, and you have given us salvation, just as it is this day,
14 numquid amplius irritafaciemus mandata tua et matrimonia iungemus cum populis abominationum istarum?Numquid iratus es nobis usque ad consummationem, ut non essent reliquiae etsalus?	14 so that we would not turn away and make your commandments void, and so that we would not unite in marriage with the peoples of these abominations. Could you be angry with us even to the very end, so that you would not to leave us a remnant to be saved?
15 Domine, Deus Israel, tua clementia superstites sumus sicut die hac!Ecce coram te sumus in delicto nostro; non enim stari potest coram te propterhoc ”.	15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just. For we have been left behind to be saved, just as it is this day. Behold, we are before your sight in our offense. And it is not possible to withstand you in this matter.”