Nehemías 5

1Then there arose a great^H1419 cry^H6818 of the people^H5971 and of their wives^H802 against their brethren^H251 the Jews^H3064. 2For there were^H3426 that said^H559, We, our sons^H1121 and our daughters^H1323, are many^H7227: let us get^H3947 grain^H1715, that we may eat^H398 and live^H2421. 3Some also there were^H3426 that said^H559, We are mortgaging^H6148 our fields^H7704, and our vineyards^H3754, and our houses^H1004: let us get^H3947 grain^H1715, because of the dearth^H7458. 4There were^H3426 also that said^H559, We have borrowed^H3867 money^H3701 for the king's^H4428 tribute^H4060 upon our fields^H7704 and our vineyards^H3754. 5Yet now our flesh^H1320 is as the flesh^H1320 of our brethren^H251, our children^H1121 as their children^H1121: and, lo, we bring into bondage^H3533 our sons^H1121 and our daughters^H1323 to be servants^H5650, and some of our daughters^H1323 are^H3426 brought into bondage^H3533 already: neither is it in our power^H410 to help it; for other men^H312 have our fields^H7704 and our vineyards^H3754. 6And I was very^H3966 angry^H2734 when I heard^H8085 their cry^H2201 and these words^H1697. 7Then I consulted^H4427 with myself^H3820, and contended^H7378 with the nobles^H2715 and the rulers^H5461, and said^H559 unto them, Ye exact^H5383 usury^H4855, every one^H376 of his brother^H251. And I held^H5414 a great^H1419 assembly^H6952 against them. 8And I said^H559 unto them, We after our ability^H1767 have redeemed^H7069 our brethren^H251 the Jews^H3064, that were sold^H4376 unto the nations^H1471; and would ye even sell^H4376 your brethren^H251, and should they be sold^H4376 unto us? Then held they their peace^H2790, and found^H4672 never^H1697 a word. 9Also I said^H559, The thing that^H1697 ye do^H6213 is not good^H2896: ought ye not to walk^H3212 in the fear^H3374 of our God^H430, because of the reproach^H2781 of the nations^H1471 our enemies^H341? 10And I likewise, my brethren^H251 and my servants^H5288, do lend^H5383 them money^H3701 and grain^H1715. I pray you, let us leave off^H5800 this usury^H4855. 11Restore^H7725, I pray you, to them, even this day^H3117, their fields^H7704, their vineyards^H3754, their oliveyards^H2132, and their houses^H1004, also the hundredth^H3967 part of the money^H3701, and of the grain^H1715, the new wine^H8492, and the oil^H3323, that ye exact^H5383 of them. 12Then said^H559 they, We will restore^H7725 them, and will require^H1245 nothing of them; so will we do^H6213, even as thou sayest^H559. Then I called^H7121 the priests^H3548, and took an oath^H7650 of them, that they would do^H6213 according to this promise^H1697. 13Also I shook^H5287 out my lap^H2684, and said^H559, So God^H430 shake out^H5287 every man^H376 from his house^H1004, and from his labor^H3018, that performeth^H6965 not this promise^H1697; even thus be he shaken out^H5287, and emptied^H7386. And all the assembly^H6951 said^H559, Amen^H543, and praised^H1984 Jehovah^H3068. And the people^H5971 did^H6213 according to this promise^H1697. 14Moreover from the time^H3117 that I was appointed^H6680 to be their governor^H6346 in the land^H776 of Judah^H3063, from the twentieth^H6242 year^H8141 even unto the two^H8147 and thirtieth^H7970 year^H8141 of Artaxerxes^H783 the king^H4428, that is, twelve^H8147 years^H8141, I and my brethren^H251 have not eaten^H398 the bread^H3899 of the governor^H6346. 15But the former^H7223 governors^H6346 that were before^H6440 me were chargeable^H3513 unto the people^H5971, and took^H3947 of them bread^H3899 and wine^H3196, besides^H310 forty^H705 shekels^H8255 of silver^H3701; yea, even^H1571 their servants^H5288 bare rule^H7980 over the people^H5971: but so did^H6213 not I, because^H6440 of the fear^H3374 of God^H430. 16Yea, also I continued^H2388 in the work^H4399 of this wall^H2346, neither bought^H7069 we any land^H7704: and all my servants^H5288 were gathered^H6908 thither unto the work^H4399. 17Moreover there were at my table^H7979, of the Jews^H3064 and the rulers^H5461, a hundred^H3967 and fifty^H2572 men, besides those that came^H935 unto us from among the nations^H1471 that were round about us^H5439. 18Now that which was prepared^H6213 for one day^H3117 was one^H259 ox^H7794 and six^H8337 choice^H1305 sheep^H6629; also fowls^H6833 were prepared^H6213 for me, and once in ten^H6235 days^H3117 store^H7235 of all sorts of wine^H3196: yet for all^H5973 this I demanded^H1245 not the bread^H3899 of the governor^H6346, because the bondage^H5656 was heavy^H3513 upon this people^H5971. 19Remember^H2142 unto me, O my God^H430, for good^H2896, all that I have done^H6213 for this people^H5971.