THEN Ezra rising from the court of the Temple went to the chamber of Yochanon the son of Elyashiyv,
And remained there, and did eat no meat nor drink water, mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude.
And there was a proclamation in all Yahudah and Yerushalayim to all them that were of the captivity, that they should be gathered together at Yerushalayim:
And that whosoever met not there within two or three days according as the elders that bore rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the Temple, and himself cast out from them that were of the captivity.
And in three days were all they of the tribe of Yahudah and Binyamiyn gathered together at Yerushalayim the twentieth day of the ninth month.
And all the multitude sat trembling in the broad court of the Temple because of the present foul weather.
So Ezra arose up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed the Torah in marrying strange women, thereby to increase the sins of Yashar'el.
And now by confessing give glory unto Yahuah Elohiym of our fathers,
And do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women.
Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice, Like as you have spoken, so will we do.
But forasmuch as the people are many, and it is foul weather, so that we cannot stand without, and this is not a work of a day or two, seeing our sin in these things is spread far:
Therefore let the rulers of the multitude stay, and let all them of our habitations that have strange women come at the time appointed,
And with them the rulers and judges of every place, till we turn away the wrath of Yahuah from us for this matter.
Then Yonathan the son of Asah'el and Yachzeyah the son of Tiqvah accordingly took this matter upon them: and Meshullam and Shabbathhai the Leviyiy helped them.
And they that were of the captivity did according to all these things.
And Ezra the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter.
So their cause that held strange women was brought to an end in the first day of the first month.
And of the priests that were come together, and had strange women, there were found:
Of the sons of Yahusha the son of Yahutsadaq, and his brethren; Ma`aseyahu and El`azar, and Yariyv and Gadolyahu,
And they gave their hands to put away their women and to offer rams to make reconcilement for their errors.
And of the sons of Immer, Chananyahu, and Zevadyahu, and Ma`aseyahu, and Shema`yahu, and Yechiy'el, and Azaryahu.
And of the sons of Pashchur; Elyahu`aynai, Ma`aseyahu, Yishma'el, and Nethan'el, and Yozavad and El`asah.
And of the Leviyiym; Yozavad, and Shim'iy, and Qelayah, who was called Qeliyta, and Pethachyah, and Yahudah, and Yonah.
Of the holy singers; Elyashiyv, Bacchur.
Of the porters; Shallum, and Telem,
Of them of Yashar'el, of the sons of Par'osh; Ramyah, and Yizziyah, and Malkiyahu, and Miyamiyn, and El`azar, and Malkiyahu, and Benayahu.
Of the sons of Eylam; Mattanyahu, Zakaryahu, and Yechiy'el, and Yeriymoth, and Eliyahu.
And of the sons of Zattu; Elyahu`aynai, Elyashiyv, Mattanyahu, Yeriymoth, and Zavad, and Aziyza.
Of the sons of Bavai; Yochanon, and Chananyahu and Yozavad, and Athlai.
Of the sons of Baniy; Meshullam, Malluk, Adayahu, Yashuv, She'al, and Yeriymoth.
And of the sons of Addiy; Adna, and Ma`aseyahu, Lakun, and Benayahu, and Mattanyahu, and Betsal'el, Binnuy, and Menashsheh.
And of the sons of Chananyahu; Elyahu`aynai and Yishshiyahu, and Malkiyahu, and Shema`yahu, and Shim`on Chosameus.
And of the sons of Chashum; Mattenai, and Mattithyahu, and Zavad, Eliyphelet, and Menashsheh, and Shim`iy.
And of the sons of Me`uniy; Yirmeyahu, Ma'adai, Amram, U'el, Benayahu, and Bedeyah, and Vanyah, Meremoth, and Elyashiyv, and Mattanyahu, and Mattenai, Ya`asu, Baniy, Binnuy, Shim`iy, Shelemyahu, Nathan: and of the sons of Maknadbai; Shashai, Sharai, Azar'el, Shallum, Amaryahu, Yoceph.
And of the sons of Nevu; Mattithyahu, Zavad, Yiddo, Yo'el, Benayahu,
All these had taken strange women, and they put them away with their children.
And the priests and Leviyiym, and they that were of Yashar'el, dwelt in Yerushalayim, and in the country, in the first day of the seventh month: so the children of Yashar'el were in their habitations.
And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east:
And they spoke unto Ezra the priest and reader, that he would bring the Torah of Mosheh, that was given of Yahuah Elohiym of Yashar'el.
So Ezra the chief priest brought the Torah unto the whole multitude from man to woman, and to all the priests, to hear Torah in the first day of the seventh month.
And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto midday, before both men and women; and the multitude gave heed unto the Torah.
And Ezra the priest and reader of the Torah stood up upon a pulpit of wood, which was made for that purpose.
And there stood up by him Mattithyahu, Shema, Chananyahu, Azaryahu, Uriyahu, Chilqiyahu, Ma`aseyahu, upon the right hand:
And upon his left hand stood Padon, Miysha'el, Malkiyahu, Chashum, and Chashvaddanah.
Then took Ezra the Cepher of the Torah before the multitude: for he sat honorably in the first place in the sight of them all.
And when he opened the Torah, they stood all straight up. So Ezra blessed Yahuah El Elyon, the Elohiym Tseva'oth, El Shaddai.
And all the people answered, Amein; and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground, and worshipped Yahuah.
Also Yahusha, Baniy, Sherevyah, Yamiyn, Aqquv, Shabbathhai, Hodiyah, Ma`aseyahu, and Qeliyta, Azaryahu, and Yozavad, and Chananyahu, Pelayah, the Leviyiym, taught the Torah of Yahuah, making them withal to understand it.
Then spoke Tirshatha unto Ezra the chief priest and reader, and to the Leviyiym that taught the multitude, even to all, saying,
This day is holy unto Yahuah; (for they all wept when they heard the Torah:)
Go then, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part to them that have nothing;
For this day is holy unto Yahuah: and be not sorrowful; for Yahuah will bring you to honor.
So the Leviyiym published all things to the people, saying, This day is holy to Yahuah; be not sorrowful.
Then went they their way, everyone to eat and drink, and make merry, and to give part to them that had nothing, and to make great cheer;
Because they understood the words wherein they were instructed, and for the which they had been assembled.