1 Esdras 9
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1THen Esdras rose from the court of the Temple, & went to the chamber of Ioannan the sonne of Eliasib, 2And being lodged there, he did eat no 3And there was a proclamation in all Iudea and Ierusalem to all them, that were of the captiuitie, that they shulde be gathered to Ierusalem, 4And that all they which shulde not mete there within two or thre dayes, according to the ordinance of the Elders, which bare rule, shulde haue their cattel confiscate to the Temple, and he cast out from among them of the captiuitie. 5Then all they which were of the tribe of Iuda and Beniamin, came together within thre dayes into Ierusalem: this was the ninth moneth and twentieth day of the moneth. 6And all the multitude sate in the broad place of the Temple shaking, because of the extreme winter. 7Then Esdras arose and said to them, Ye haue sinned: for ye haue maried strange wiues, so that ye haue augmented the sinnes of Israel. 8Now therefore confesse and glorifie the Lord God of our fathers, 9And do his wil, and separate your selues from the people of the land, and from the strange wiues. 10Then all the multitude cryed out and said with a loude voyce, We wil do so as thou hast said. 11But because the multitude is great, and the time is winter, so that we can not stand without, and the worke is not of one day nor of two, seing that manie of vs haue sinned in this matter, 12Let the chief men of the multitude and all they which haue strange wiues of our families, tarie: 13And let the Priests and iudges come out of all places at the day appointed, til thei haue appeased the wrath of the Lord against vs for this matter. 14Then Ionathas Asaels sonne, and Ezecias sonne of Thecan were appointed concerning these things, and Mosollam and Sabbateus did helpe them. 15And they which were of the captiuitie, did after all these things. 16Esdras the Priest also chose him certeine men, chief of their families, all by name: & thei sate together in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine this matter. 17And they made and end of the things perteining to them that had maried strange wiues in the first day of the first moneth. 18And there were founde of the Priests, which had maried strange wiues, 19Of the sonnes of Iesus, the sonne of Iosedec, & of his brethren Mathelas, & Eleazar, and Ioribus, and Ionadan. 20Who also gaue their hands to cast out their wiues, and offred a ram for their reconciliation in their purgation. 21And of the sonnes of Emmer Ananias, and Zabdeus, and Canes, and Sameius, and Hiereel, and Azarias. 22And of the sonnes of Phaisu, Ellionas, Massias, Esmaelus, and Nathanael, and Ocidelus, and Talsas. 23And of the Leuites Iorabadus, and Semis, and Colius, who was called Calitas, and Patheus, and Ooudas, and Ionas. 24Of the holie singers, Eliazurus, Bacchurus. 25Of the porters, Sallumus, & Tolbanes. 26Of them of Israel, of the sonnes of Phorus, Hiermas, and Eddias, & Melchias, & Maelus, & Eleazar, & Asibias, & Banaias. 27Of the sonnes of Ela, Matthanias, Zacharias, and Hierielas, and Hieremoth, and Aedias. 28And of the sonnes of Zamoth, Eliadas, Elisimus, Othonias, Iarimoth, and Sabatus, and Sardeus. 29Of the sonnes of Bebai, Ioannes, and Ananias, and Iosabad, and Ematheas. 30Of the sonnes of Mani, Olamus, Mamuchus, Iedaias, Iasubus, Iasael, and Ieremoth. 31And of the sonnes of Addi, Naathus, Moosias, Laccunus, and Naidus, and Mathanias, and Seschel, and Balnuus, and Manasseas. 32And of the sonnes of Annas, Elionas, & Aseas, and Melchias, and Sabbeus, and Simon a Chosamite. 33And of the sonnes of Asom, Altaneus, & Matthias, and Bannaias, Eliphalat, & Manasses, and Semei. 34And of the sonnes of Maani, Ieremias, Momdis, Omairus, Inel, Mamai, and Paclias, and Amos, Carabasion and Euasibus, and Mamnimatanaius, Elisiasis, Vamus, Eliali, Samis, Selemias, Nathanias, & of the sonnes of Ozoras, Sesis, Esril, Azailus, Samatas, Sambis, Iosiphus. 35And of the sonnes of Ethna, Mazitias, Zabadias, Ethes, Inel, Banaias. 36All these maryed strange wiues, and put them away with their children. 37And the Priests & the Leuites dwelt in Ierusalem, & in the countrey, the first day of the seuenth moneth, and the children of Israel in their owne houses. 38Then all the multitude assembled together with one consent into the broad place before the gate of the Temple toward the East, 39And spake to Esdras the Priest, and reader, that he shulde bring the Law of Moyses, which had bene giuen by the Lord God of Israel. 40Then broght Esdras the chief Priest the Law to all the multitude, bothe man and 41And he red in the first broad place of the gate of the Temple, from morning to midday, before the men and the women, and all the multitude hearkened to the Law. 42So Esdras the Priest and reader of the Law, stode vpon a pulpet of wood that was prepared. 43And there stode by him Matgathias, Sammus, Ananias, Azarias, Ourias, Ezecias, Balasamus at his right hand, 44And at his left hand Phaldaius, and Sail, Melchias, Aothasaphus, Nabarias. 45Then Esdras toke the boke of the Law before the multitude (for he sate honorably before them all) 46And they all stode vpright when he expounded the Law, and Esdras blessed the Lord the moste hie God, the moste mightie God of hostes. 47And the whole multitude cryed, Amen. 48Then Iesus and Anus, and Sarabias, and Adimus, & Iacobus, Sabataias, Autanias, Maianias and Calitas, Azarias, & Ioazabdus, and Ananias, & Biatas the Leuites lift vp their hands, and fell downe on the grounde, and worshiped the Lord, 49And taught the Law of the Lord, and stode also earnestly vpon the reading. 50Then said Aththarates to Esdras the chief Priest and reader, & to the Leuites, that taught the multitude in all things, This day is holie vnto the Lord, and all haue wept in hearing of the Law. 51Go therefore and eat the fat meates, & drinke the swete drinkes, and send presents to them that haue not. 52For this day is holie to the Lord, and be not sorie: for the Lord God wil glorifie you. 53So the Leuites commanded all these things to the people, saying, This day is holie to the Lord: be not sad. 54Then they departed all to eat, and drinke, and to reioyce, and to giue presents to them that had not, and to make good chere. 55For they were yet filled with the wordes wherewith they were instructed, when they were assembled together.