尼13:1 那时，他们宣读摩西的书给众民听，见书上写着说：亚扪人和摩押人永远不可进入 神的会，
尼13:1 On that day there was a reading from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and they saw that it said in the book that no Ammonite or Moabite might ever come into the meeting of God;
尼13:2 因为他们没有拿食物和水来迎接以色列人，反而雇用了巴兰来与他们作对，咒诅他们；但是我的 神使咒诅变为祝福。
尼13:2 Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.
尼13:3 众民听见了这律法，就跟一切闲杂人分离。
尼13:3 So after hearing the law, they took out of Israel all the mixed people.
尼13:4 这事以前，受委派管理我们 神殿的库房的以利亚实祭司，与多比雅的关系很密切。
尼13:4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,
尼13:5 他为多比雅预备了一间大房间，那里以前是用来收存素祭、乳香和器皿，还有祭司的举祭，以及按照命令供给利未人、歌唱者和守门的那些五谷、新酒和新油的十分之一。
尼13:5 Had made ready for him a great room, where at one time they kept the meal offerings, the perfume, and the vessels and the tenths of the grain and wine and oil which were given by order to the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers, and the lifted offerings for the priests.
尼13:6 这事发生的时候，我不在耶路撒冷；因为在巴比伦王亚达薛西三十二年，我回到王那里去；过了一段时期，我又求得王的准许，
尼13:6 But all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, I went to the king; and after some days, I got the king to let me go,
尼13:7 回到耶路撒冷，那时我才知道以利亚实在 神殿的院子里，为多比雅预备一间房间那件恶事。
尼13:7 And I came to Jerusalem; and it was clear to me what evil Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in making ready for him a room in the buildings of the house of God.
尼13:8 我十分恼怒，就把多比雅的一切家具，都从房间里抛出去。
尼13:8 And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room.
尼13:9 又吩咐人洁净那几间房间，然后把 神殿的器皿，与素祭和乳香搬回那里。
尼13:9 Then I gave orders, and they made the rooms clean: and I put back in them the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the perfume.
尼13:10 我发觉利未人应得的分，没有人供给他们，甚至供职的利未人和歌唱者，各人都跑回自己的田地去。
尼13:10 And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.
尼13:11 于是我责备众官长说：“为什么疏忽供应 神的殿呢？”我就再召集利未人，使他们重站原来的岗位。
尼13:11 Then I made protests to the chiefs, and said, Why has the house of God been given up? And I got them together and put them in their places.
尼13:12 犹大众人就把五谷、新酒和新油的十分之一，奉到库房。
尼13:12 Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-houses.
尼13:13 我委派示利米雅祭司、经学家撒督和利未人毗大雅作库官，管理库房；他们的助手是玛他尼的孙子、撒刻的儿子哈难；这些人都是忠信可靠的；他们的责任是把人奉献的各物分给他们的兄弟。
尼13:13 And I made controllers over the store-houses, Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and with them was Hanan, the son of Zaccur the son of Mattaniah: they were taken to be true men and their business was the distribution of these things to their brothers.
尼13:14 “我的 神啊，求你因这事记念我，不要涂抹我为我 神的殿和一切敬拜的礼仪所行的忠诚的事。”
尼13:14 Keep me in mind, O my God, in connection with this, and do not let the good which I have done for the house of my God and its worship go from your memory completely.
尼13:15 那时，我在犹大看见有人在安息日踹压酒池，搬运禾捆，驮在驴上，又把酒、葡萄、无花果和各样的担子，在安息日运到耶路撒冷；我就在他们卖粮食的那天警戒他们。
尼13:15 In those days, I saw in Judah some who were crushing grapes on the Sabbath, and getting in grain and putting it on asses; as well as wine and grapes and figs and all sorts of goods which they took into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I gave witness against them on the day when they were marketing food.
尼13:16 又有推罗人住在耶路撒冷城中，他们把鱼和各样的货物运进来，在安息日卖给犹大人，而且在耶路撒冷贩卖。
尼13:16 And there were men of Tyre there, who came with fish and all sorts of goods, trading with the children of Judah and in Jerusalem on the Sabbath.
尼13:17 于是我责备犹大的贵族，对他们说：“你们怎么行这恶事，亵渎安息日呢？
尼13:17 Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?
尼13:18 从前你们的列祖不是这样行，以致我们的 神使这一切灾祸临到我们和这城吗？现在你们亵渎安息日，使 神的忿怒越发临到以色列。”
尼13:18 Did not your fathers do the same, and did not our God send all this evil on us and on this town? but you are causing more wrath to come on Israel by not keeping the Sabbath holy.
尼13:19 所以在安息日的前一天，黄昏的阴影临到耶路撒冷城门的时候，我就吩咐人把城门关闭；我又下令不许开门，直到安息日过了，我又派我的仆人在城门站岗，免得有人在安息日挑担子进来。
尼13:19 And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath day.
尼13:20 于是商人和贩卖各样货物的，一次两次在耶路撒冷城外过夜。
尼13:20 So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice.
尼13:21 我警告他们，对他们说：“你们为什么要在城墙前面过夜呢？如果你们再这样，我就要动手对付你们。”从那时起，他们在安息日就不敢再来了。
尼13:21 Then I gave witness against them and said, Why are you waiting all night by the wall? if you do so again I will have you taken prisoners. From that time they did not come again on the Sabbath.
尼13:22 我吩咐利未人洁净自己，然后来看守城门，使安息日分别为圣。“我的 神啊，求你也因这事记念我，照着你丰盛的慈爱怜恤我！”
尼13:22 And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.
尼13:23 那些日子，我也发现有些犹大人娶了亚实突、亚扪和摩押的女子为妻。
尼13:23 And in those days I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab:
尼13:24 他们的儿女有一半说亚实突话，其他就说他们民族的语言，他们却不会说犹大话。
尼13:24 And their children were talking half in the language of Ashdod; they had no knowledge of the Jews' language, but made use of the language of the two peoples.
尼13:25 我就责备他们，咒诅他们，击打他们中间的几个人，拔下他们的头发，叫他们指着 神起誓，说：“你们决不可把自己的女儿嫁给他们的儿子，也决不可为儿子或为自己娶他们的女儿。
尼13:25 And I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out their hair; and I made them take an oath by God, saying, You are not to give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
尼13:26 以色列王所罗门不是在这些事上犯了罪吗？在许多国中并没有一个王能比得上他的；他蒙他的 神所爱， 神立他作全以色列的王，可是连他也被外族的女子引诱犯罪。
尼13:26 Was it not in these things that Solomon, king of Israel, did wrong? among a number of nations there was no king like him, and he was dear to his God, and God made him king over all Israel: but even he was made to do evil by strange women.
尼13:27 难道我们要听从你们，行这大恶，娶外族的女子为妻，对我们 神不忠吗？”
尼13:27 Are we then without protest to let you do all this great evil, sinning against our God by taking strange women for your wives?
尼13:28 大祭司以利亚实的孙子耶何耶大的一个儿子，是和伦人参巴拉的女婿，我就驱逐他离开我。
尼13:28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: so I sent him away from me.
尼13:29 “我的 神啊，求你记住他们，因为他们玷污了祭司的职分，也污辱了祭司职分和利未人的约。”
尼13:29 Keep them in mind, O my God, because they have put shame on the priests' name and on the agreement of the priests and the Levites.
尼13:30 这样，我就洁净了他们，使他们脱离一切外族人的污秽，又重新指派祭司和利未人的职责，各人有自己的工作。
尼13:30 So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;
尼13:31 我又指派人按时供应木柴和奉献初熟之物。“我的 神啊，求你记念我，施恩给我。”
尼13:31 And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.