느헤미야 5장 Contemporary English Version (2006)

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1	Nehemiah's Concern for the Poor Some of the men and their wives complained about the Jews in power	And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
2	and said, “We have large families, and it takes a lot of grain merely to keep us alive.”	For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
3	Others said, “During the famine we even had to mortgage our fields, vineyards, and homes to them in order to buy grain.”	Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
4	Then others said, “We had to borrow money from those in power to pay the government tax on our fields and vineyards.	There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
5	We are Jews just as they are, and our children are as good as theirs. But we still have to sell our children as slaves, and some of our daughters have already been raped. We are completely helpless; our fields and vineyards have even been taken from us.”	Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
6	When I heard their complaints and their charges, I became very angry.	And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
7	So I thought it over and said to the leaders and officials, “How can you charge your own people interest?” Then I called a public meeting and accused the leaders	Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
8	by saying, “We have tried to buy back all of our people who were sold into exile. But here you are, selling more of them for us to buy back!” The officials and leaders did not say a word, because they knew this was true.	And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
9	I continued, “What you have done is wrong! We must honor our God by the way we live, so the Gentiles can't find fault with us.	Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
10	My relatives, my friends, and I are also lending money and grain, but we must no longer demand payment in return.	I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
11	Now give back the fields, vineyards, olive orchards, and houses you have taken and also the interest you have been paid.”	Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
12	The leaders answered, “We will do whatever you say and return their property, without asking to be repaid.” So I made the leaders promise in front of the priests to give back the property.	Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
13	Then I emptied my pockets and said, “If you don't keep your promise, that's what God will do to you. He will empty out everything you own, even taking away your houses.” The people answered, “We will keep our promise.” Then they praised the Lord and did as they had promised.	Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise.
14	Nehemiah Is Generous I was governor of Judah from the twentieth year that Artaxerxes was king until the thirty-second year. And during these entire twelve years, my relatives and I refused to accept the food that I was allowed.	Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
15	Each governor before me had been a burden to the people by making them pay for his food and wine and by demanding forty silver coins a day. Even their officials had been a burden to the people. But I respected God, and I didn't think it was right to be so hard on them.	But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
16	I spent all my time getting the wall rebuilt and did not buy any property. Everyone working for me did the same thing.	Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
17	I usually fed 150 of our own Jewish people and their leaders, as well as foreign visitors from surrounding lands.	Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
18	Each day one ox, six of the best sheep, and lots of chickens were prepared. Then every ten days, a large supply of wine was brought in. I knew what a heavy burden this would have been for the people, and so I did not ask for my food allowance as governor.	Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
19	I pray that God will bless me for everything I have done for my people.	Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.