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1ANd after these things when Artaxerxes King of the Persians reigned, Esdras the sonne of "Saraias, the sonne of Ezerias, the sonne of Helcias, the sonne of Salum, 2The sonne of Sadoc, the sonne of Achitob, the sonne of Amarias, the sonne of "Ezias, the sonne of "Memeroth, the sonne of "Zaraias, the sonne of "Sauias, the sonne of Boccas, the sonne of Abisum, the sonne of Phinees, the sonne of Eleazar, the sonne of Aaron was the hie Priest. 3This Esdras went out of Babylon, & was a scribe wel taught in the Law of Moyses, giuen by the Lord God of Israel. 4Also the King gaue him great honour, & he founde grace in his sight in all his requestes. 5With him also there departed some of the children of Israel, and of the Priests and Leuites, and of the holy singers, and of the porters, and of the ministers of the Temple vnto Ierusalem, 6In the seuenth yere of the reigne of Artaxerxes, & in the fift moneth: this was the seuenth yere of the King (for thei went out of Babylon in the first day of the first moneth, 7And came to Ierusalem according as the Lord gaue them speed in their iournay) 8For Esdras had gotten great knowledge, so that he wolde let nothing passe that was in the Law of the Lord, and in the commandements, and he taught all Israel all the ordinances and iudgements. 9So the commission writen by King Artaxerxes was giuen Esdras the Priest and reader of the Law of the Lord: the copie thereof followeth. 10King Artaxerxes to Esdras the Priest, & reader of the Law of the Lord, Salutacion. 11Forasmuche as I consider things with pitie, I haue commanded that they that wil and desire of the nacion of the Iewes, and of the Priests and Leuites, which are in our kingdome, shulde go with thee vnto Israel. 12Therefore as many as be willing, let them departe together, as it hathe semed good to me and my seuen friends the counsellers, 13That they may visite the things that are in Iudea and Ierusalem diligently, as it is conteined in the Law of the Lord, 14And cary the gifts to the Lord of Israel in Ierusalem, which I and my friends haue vowed: also all the golde and siluer, which shal be founde in the countrey of Babylon apperteining to the Lord in Ierusalem, 15With that which is giuen of the people to the Temple of the Lord their God, that it might be broght to Ierusalem, aswel siluer as golde, for bulles, and rams, & lambes, and things thereunto perteining, 16That they may offer sacrifices to the Lord vpon the altar of the Lord their God, which is in Ierusalem. 17And whatsoeuer thou and thy brethren wil do with the golde or siluer, accomplish it according to the wil of thy God. 18And the holy vessels of the Lord, which are giuen thee for the vse of the Temple of thy God, which is in Ierusalem, thou shalt set before thy God in Ierusalem. 19And what other things soeuer thou shalt remember for the vse of the Temple of thy God, thou shalt giue it out of the Kings treasure. 20And I also King Artaxerxes haue commanded the treasurers of Syria and Phenice, that whatsoeuer Esdras, the Priest & reader of the Law of the hiest God, shal send for, they shulde giue it him with all speede, euen to the some of an hundreth talents of siluer, 21And likewise vnto an hundreth cores of corne, and an hundreth pieces of wine and other things in abundance. 22Let all things be done to the hiest God according to the Law of God with diligence, that wrath come not vpon the kingdome of the King and of his sonnes. 23Also to you it is commanded, that of none of the Priests or Leuites, or holy singers, or porters or ministers of the Temple, or of the workemen of this Temple, no tribute nor taxe be taken, nor that any haue power to taxe them in any thing. 24Thou also, Esdras, according to the wisdome of God, ordeine iudges and gouernours, that they may iudge in all Syria & Phenice all those which are wel instructed in the Law of thy God, and teache those, which are not instructed. 25And let all those which shal transgresse the Law of God & the King, be diligently punished, ether with death, or other punishment, ether with penaltie of money, or banishment. 26¶ Then Esdras the scribe said, Blessed be the onelie Lord God of my fathers, which hathe put this in the heart of the King to glorifie his House which is in Ierusalem, 27And hathe honoured me before the King, and the counsellers, and all his friends and gouernours. 28¶ *Therefore I was incouraged by the helpe of the Lord my God, and gathered men of Israel to go vp with me. 29These are the guides after their families and order of dignities, which came vp with me out of Babylon in the reigne of Artaxerxes the King. 30Of the sonnes of Phinees, Gersom, of the sonnes of Ithamar, Gamael, of the sonnes of Dauid "Lettus. 31Of the sonnes of Sechenias, of the sonnes of Phares, Zacharias, and with him were counted an hundreth and fiftie men. 32Of the sonnes of "Salomon, Abeliacnias the sonne of Zacharias, and with him two hundreth men. 33Of the sonnes of Zathoe, Sechenias the sonne of "Iezolus, & with him thre hundreth men: of the sonnes of Adin, "Obeth sonne of Ionathas, and with him two hundreth and fiftie men. 34Of the sonnes of Elam "Iesias, sonne of Gotholias, and with him seuentie men. 35Of the sonnes of Saphatias, Zarias sonne of "Machael, and with him seuentie men. 36Of the sonnes of Ioab "Badias sonne of Iezelus, and with him two hundreth and twelue men. 37Of the sonnes of "Banid, Assalimoth sonne of Iosaphias, and with him an hundreth and threscore men. 38Of the sonnes of Babi, Zacharias sonne of Bebai, and with him twentie & eight men. 39Of the sonnes of "Astath, Iohannes sonne of Acatan, & with him an hundreth & ten. 40Of the sonnes of Adonicam the last: & these are the names of them, Eliphalat, "Ieouel and "Maias, and with them seuentie men: of the sonnes of "Bagouthi sonne of Iscacourus, & with him seuentie men. 41¶ And I gathered them together to the flood called *Theras, & pitched our tents there thre daies, and nombred them. 42But when I had founde there none of the Priests nor Leuites, 43I sent to Eleazar, and beholde, there came "Maasman, and Alnathan, & Samaian, and "Ioribon, & Nathan, Ennatan, Zacharian, & Mosollamon the chief, & best learned. 44And I bad them to go to Daddeus the captaine, which was in the place of the treasurie, 45With charge to bidde Daddeus and his brethren, & the treasurers that were there, to send to vs them, which shulde offer sacrifice in the House of our Lord. 46And they broght vnto vs by the mightie hand of our Lord learned men of the sonnes of Moli, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel, to wit, "Cisebebran & his sonnes, and his brethren being eightene. 47And Asebia, and "Annon, & Osaian his brethren of the sonnes of "Canaineus with their sonnes, twentie persones. 48And of the ministers of the Temple, which Dauid gaue, & those which were rulers ouer the worke of the Leuites, to wit, ministers of the Temple, two hundreth & twentie, of whome all the names were registred. 49¶ And *there I proclaimed a fast for the yong men before the Lord to aske of him a good iourney bothe for vs, and for them that were with vs, for our children, & for our cattel. 50For I was ashamed to aske the King fotemen, or horsemen, or conduict for sauegarde against our enemies, 51Because we had said to the King, that the power of our Lord shulde be with them that soght him to direct them in all things. 52Wherefore we praied our Lord againe, according to these things, whome we founde fauorable. 53Then I chose from among the chief of the tribes & of the Priests, twelue men, to wit, "Esebrias and Assanias, and with them ten of their brethren. 54And I weighed them the siluer and the golde, & the holy vessels of the House of our Lord, which the King and his counsellers, & his princes, & all Israel had giuen. 55And I weighed them, six hundreth & fifty talents of siluer, & siluer vessels of an hundreth talents, & an hundreth talents of golde, 56And twentie golden basens, & twelue vessels of brasse, of fine brasse shining like golde. 57And I said to them, You are also holy to the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the golde, and the siluer is a vowe to the Lord of our fathers. 58Watch and kepe them, til that you giue them to the heads of the families of the Priests, and Leuites, and captaines of the families of Israel in Ierusalem in the chambers of the House of our God. 59So the Priests & Leuites toke the siluer and the golde, & the vessels, & caryed them to Ierusalem to the Temple of the Lord. 60And we departed from the flood Thera, in the twelueth day of the first moneth, & came to Ierusalem, according to the mightie power of our Lord with vs: and the Lord deliuered vs from the beginning of our iourney from all enemies. So we came to Ierusalem. 61And thre daies being past there, in the fourth day the siluer that was weighed, & the golde was deliuered in the House of our Lord to "Marmoth the Priest the sonne of Iouri, 62And with him to Eleazar the sonne of Phinees: & there were with them, Iosabad the sonne of Iesus, & "Moeth sonne of Sabbanus, Leuites: all was deliuered them by nomber and weight. 63And all the weight of them was writen that same houre. 64Afterwards those that were come out of the captiuitie, offred sacrifices to the Lord God of Israel, euen twelue bulles for all Israel, rams foure score and sixtene, 65Lambs thre score & twelue, twelue goates for saluacion, all in sacrifice to the Lord. 66And they presented the commandements of the King to the Kings stewards, & to the 67¶ When these things were done, the gouernours came to me, saying, The people of Israel, the princes and the Priests, & the Leuites haue not separated from them the strange people of the land, 68Nor the pollutions of the Gentiles, to wit, of the Cananites, and Chetites, and Pheresites, and Iebusites, and Moabites, and Egyptians, and Idumeans. 69For they haue dwelt with their daughters, bothe they and their sonnes, and the holie sede is mixed with the strange people of the land, & the gouernours & rulers haue bene partakers of this wickednes from the beginning of the thing. 70And assone as I had heard these things, I rent my clothes, and the holie garment, & I pulled the heere of mine head, and of my bearde, and sate me downe sorowful, and verie sad. 71Then also all they that were moued with the worde of the Lord God of Israel, came to me whiles I wepte for the iniquitie, but I sate verie sad til the euening sacrifice. 72Then I rose from the fast with my clothes torne, and the holie garment, and bowed my knees and stretched forthe mine hands to the Lord, 73And said, O Lord, I am ashamed, & confounded before thy face. 74For our sinnes are increased aboue our heades, & our ignorances are lifted vp to heauen. 75Yea, euen from the time of our fathers we are in great sinne vnto this day. 76For our sinnes therefore, and our fathers we with our brethren, with our Kings and Priests haue bene giuen vp to the Kings of the earth, to the sworde and to captiuitie, and for a pray with all shame vnto this day. 77And now how great hathe thy mercie bene, ô Lord, that there shulde be left vs a roote, and name in the place of thine holines? 78And that thou shuldest reueale to vs a light in the House of the Lord our God, and giue vs meat in the time of our seruitude? 79For when we were in bondage, we were not left of our God, but he gaue vs fauour before the Kings of the Persians, that thei shulde giue vs meat, 80And that they shulde honour the Temple of our Lord, and raise vp Sion that is desolate, and giue vs assurance in Iudea & Ierusalem. 81And now, ô Lord, what shal we say, hauing these things? for we haue transgressed thy commandements, which thou hast giuen by the hands of thy seruants the Prophetes, saying, 82Because the land, which ye go to inherite, is a land polluted by the pollucions of the strangers of the land, which haue filled it with their filthines, 83Therefore now ye shal not ioyne their daughters with your sonnes, nether giue your daughters to their sonnes, 84Nether shal you desire to haue peace with them for euer, that ye may be made strong, and eat the good things of the land, and leaue it for an inheritance to your children for euer. 85Therefore all that is come to passe, was done for our wicked workes, and for our great sinnes: yet, Lord, thou hast forborne our sinnes, 86And hast giuen vs suche a roote: but we againe haue turned backe to transgresse thy Law, & to mixe vs with the vnclennes of the people of the land. 87Mightest thou not be angrie with vs to destroye vs, so that thou shuldest nether leaue vs roote nor sede nor name? 88But, ô Lord of Israel, thou art true: for there is a roote left, euen vnto this day. 89Beholde, we are now before thee with our iniquities, nether can we indure before thee for these things. 90¶ And as Esdras prayed and confessed and wept, and laye vpon the grounde before the Temple, a verie great multitude was gathered vnto him out of Ierusalem of men and women, and yong children: for there was great lamentation among the multitude. 91Then Iechonias the sonne of Ieel of the sonnes of Israel, crying out said, O Esdras, we haue sinned against the Lord God: we haue taken in mariage strange women of the nacions of the land. 92And now all Israel is douteful: therefore let vs make an othe concerning this to the Lord to put away all our wiues, which are strangers, with their children. 93If it seme good to thee, and to all them that obey the Law of the Lord, rise vp and put it in execution. 94For to thee doeth it apperteine, & we are with thee to make thee strong. 95Then Esdras arose, & made all the chief of the families of the Priests and Leuites of all Israel to sweare, that they wolde do thus: and they sware.