Neemia 13

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 In die autem illo lectum est in volumine Moysi, audiente populo, etinventum est scriptum in eo quod non debeant introire Ammonites et Moabites inecclesiam Dei usque in aeternum,	1 Now on that day, they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it, there was found written that the Ammonites and the Moabites must not enter the church of God, even for all time,
2 eo quod non occurrerint filiis Israel cumpane et aqua et conduxerint adversum eos Balaam ad maledicendum eis, etconvertit Deus noster maledictionem in benedictionem.	2 because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, and they hired Balaam against them, to curse them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3 Factum est autem, cumaudissent legem, separaverunt omnem promiscuum ab Israel.	3 Now it happened that, when they had heard the law, they separated every foreigner from Israel.
4 Ante hoc autem erat Eliasib sacerdos, qui fuerat praepositus in gazophylaciodomus Dei nostri et proximus Thobiae;	4 And Eliashib, the priest, was over this task; he had been given charge of the treasury of the house of our God, and he was a close relative of Tobiah.
5 fecerat ei gazophylacium grande, ubiantea reponebant munera et tus et vasa et decimam frumenti, vini et olei, partesLevitarum et cantorum et ianitorum et tributa sacerdotum.	5 Then he made for himself a large storeroom, and in that place, there was laid before him gifts, and frankincense, and vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, the portions of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the gatekeepers, and the first-fruits of the priests.
6 In omnibus autem his non fui in Ierusalem, quia anno tricesimo secundoArtaxerxis regis Babylonis veni ad regem et in fine dierum rogavi, ut abirem arege,	6 But during all this, I was not in Jerusalem, because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, the king of Babylon, I went to the king, and at the end of some days, I petitioned the king.
7 et veni in Ierusalem. Et intellexi malum, quod fecerat Eliasib Thobiae:fecerat enim ei thesaurum in vestibulis domus Dei.	7 And I went to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, such that he would make him a storeroom in the vestibules of the house of God.
8 Et malum mihi visum estvalde, et proieci vasa domus Thobiae foras de gazophylacio;	8 And it seemed to me very evil. And I cast the vessels of the house of Tobiah outside of the storeroom.
9 praecepique, etemundaverunt gazophylacia, et rettuli ibi vasa domus Dei, oblationem et tus.	9 And I gave instructions, and they cleansed again the storeroom. And I brought back, into that place, the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense.
10 Et cognovi quod partes Levitarum non fuissent datae, et fugisset unusquisquein campum suum de Levitis et cantoribus, qui ministrabant.	10 And I realized that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, and that each one had fled into his own region, from the Levites, and from the singing men, and from those who were ministering.
11 Et egi causamadversus magistratus et dixi: “ Quare dereliquimus domum Dei? ”. Etcongregavi eos et feci stare in stationibus suis.	11 And I brought the case before the magistrates, and I said, “Why have we forsaken the house of God?” And I gathered them together, and I caused them to stand at their stations.
12 Et omnis Iuda apportabatdecimam frumenti, vini et olei in horrea.	12 And all of Judah brought the tithes of the grain, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses.
13 Et constitui super horrea Selemiamsacerdotem et Sadoc scribam et Phadaiam de Levitis et iuxta eos Hanan filiumZacchur, filium Matthaniae, quoniam fideles comprobati sunt; et ipsi curamhabebant distribuendi partes fratribus suis.	13 And we appointed over the storehouses, Shelemiah, the priest, and Zadok, the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and next to them Hanan, the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah. For they had proven to be faithful. And so the portions of their brothers were entrusted to them.
14 Memento mei, Deus meus, pro hoc;et ne deleas opera mea bona, quae feci in domo Dei mei et in ministeriis eius!	14 Remember me, O my God, because of this, and may you not wipe away my acts of compassion, which I have done for the house of my God and for his ceremonies.
15 In diebus illis vidi in Iuda calcantes torcularia in sabbato, portantesacervos et onerantes super asinos vinum et uvas et ficus et omne onus etinferentes in Ierusalem die sabbati; et contestatus sum, quando vendebantcibaria.	15 In those days, I saw, in Judah, some who were treading the presses on the Sabbath, and who were carrying sheaves, and placing on donkeys burdens of wine, and of grapes, and of figs, and all manner of burdens, and who were bringing these into Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I contended with them, so that they would sell on a day when it was permitted to sell.
16 Et ibi Tyrii habitaverunt in ea inferentes pisces et omnia venalia etvendebant in sabbatis filiis Iudae in Ierusalem.	16 And some Tyrians dwelt within, who were bringing fish and all kinds of items for sale. And they were selling on the Sabbaths to the sons of Judah in Jerusalem.
17 Et obiurgavi optimates Iudaeet dixi eis: “ Quae est haec res mala, quam vos facitis, et profanatis diemsabbati?	17 And I put the nobles of Judah under oath, and I said to them: “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day?
18 Numquid non haec fecerunt patres nostri, et adduxit Deus nostersuper nos omne malum hoc et super civitatem hanc? Et vos additis iracundiamsuper Israel profanando sabbatum! ”.	18 Did not our fathers do these things, and so our God brought all this evil upon us and upon this city? And you are adding more wrath upon Israel by violating the Sabbath!”
19 Factum est autem, cum obscuratae essent portae Ierusalem ante diem sabbati,dixi, et clauserunt ianuas; et praecepi, ut non aperirent eas usque postsabbatum. Et de pueris meis constitui super portas, ut nullus inferret onus indie sabbati.	19 And it happened that, when the gates of Jerusalem had rested on the day of the Sabbath, I spoke, and they closed the gates. And I instructed that they should not open them until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my servants over the gates, so that no one would carry in a burden on the day of the Sabbath.
20 Et manserunt negotiatores et vendentes universa venalia forisIerusalem semel et bis.	20 And so the merchants and those who sold all kinds of items remained just outside of Jerusalem, once and again.
21 Et contestatus sum eos et dixi eis: “ Quare manetisex adverso muri? Si iterum hoc feceritis, manum mittam in vos ”. Itaque extempore illo non venerunt in sabbato.	21 And I contended with them, and I said to them: “Why are you remaining just beyond the wall? If you do this again, I will send hands upon you.” And so, from that time, they no longer came on the Sabbath.
22 Dixi quoque Levitis, ut mundarentur etvenirent ad custodiendas portas et sanctificandam diem sabbati. Et pro hoc ergo memento mei, Deus meus, et parce mihi secundum multitudinemmiserationum tuarum!	22 I also spoke to the Levites, so that they would be cleansed, and would arrive to guard the gates and to sanctify the day of the Sabbath. Because of this also, O my God, remember me and spare me, in accord with the multitude of your mercies.
23 Sed et in diebus illis vidi Iudaeos, qui duxerant uxores Azotidas,Ammonitidas et Moabitidas.	23 But also in those days, I saw some Jews taking wives from the Ashdodites, and the Ammonites, and the Moabites.
24 Et filii eorum ex media parte loquebantur Azoticeet nesciebant loqui Iudaice vel loquebantur iuxta linguam unius vel alteriuspopuli.	24 And their sons spoke partly in the speech of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the Jewish language, and they were speaking according to the language of one people or another.
25 Et obiurgavi eos et maledixi et cecidi quosdam ex eis et decalvavieos; et adiuravi in Deo, ut non darent filias suas filiis eorum et nonacciperent de filiabus eorum filiis suis et sibimetipsis dicens:	25 And I put them under oath, and I cursed them. And I struck some of their men, and I shaved off their hair, and I made them swear to God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying:
26 “ Numquidnon in huiuscemodi re peccavit Salomon rex Israel? Et certe in gentibus multisnon erat rex similis ei, et dilectus Deo suo erat, et posuit eum Deus regemsuper omnem Israel; et ipsum ergo duxerunt ad peccatum mulieres alienigenae.	26 “Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin in this kind of thing? And certainly, among many nations, there was no king similar to him, and he was beloved of his God, and God set him as king over all of Israel. And yet foreign women led even him into sin!
27 Numquid et vobis obsequentes faciemus omne malum grande hoc, ut praevaricemur inDeo nostro et ducamus uxores peregrinas? ”.	27 So how could we disobey and do all this great evil, so that we would transgress against our God, and take foreign wives?”
28 Unus autem de filiis Ioiada filii Eliasib sacerdotis magni gener eratSanaballat Horonites, quem fugavi a me.	28 Now one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat, a Horonite, and I made him flee from me.
29 Recordare, Domine Deus meus, adversumeos, qui polluunt sacerdotium et pactum sacerdotale et leviticum!	29 O Lord, my God, remember against those who defile the priesthood and the law of the priests and the Levites!
30 Igiturmundavi eos ab omnibus alienigenis et constitui ordines pro sacerdotibus etLevitis, unumquemque in ministerio suo,	30 And so I cleansed them from all foreigners, and I established the orders of the priests and the Levites, each one in his ministry.
31 et pro oblatione lignorum intemporibus constitutis et pro primitiis. Memento mei, Deus meus, in bonum.	31 O my God, remember me also, for good, because of the offering of wood, at the appointed times, and because of the first-fruits. Amen.