1 Esdras 9
7 After Esdras had read the law for the strange wives, 10 Their promise to put them away.
THEN Esdras rose from the court of the Temple, and went to the chamber of Ioannan the son of Eliasib,
And being lodged there, he did eat no bread nor drank water, but mourned for the great iniquities of the multitude.
And there was a proclamation in all Iudea and Jerusalem to all them, that were of the captivity, that they should be gathered to Jerusalem,
And that all they which should not mete there within two or three days, according to the ordinance of the Elders, which bare rule, should have their cattle confiscate to the Temple, and he cast out from among them of the captivity.
Then all they which were of the tribe of Juda and Benjamin, came together within three days into Jerusalem: this was the ninth month and twentieth day of the month.
And all the multitude sat in the broad place of the Temple shaking, because of the extreme winter.
Then Esdras arose and said to them, Ye have sinned: for ye have married strange wives, so that ye have augmented the sins of Israel.
Now therefore confess and glorify the Lord God of our fathers,
And do his will, and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
Then all the multitude cried out and said with a loud voice, We will do so as thou hast said.
But because the multitude is great, and the time is winter, so that we can not stand without, and the work is not of one day nor of two, seeing that many of us have finished in this matter,
Let the chief men of the multitude and all they which have strange wives of our families, tarry:
And let the Priests and judges come out of all places at the day appointed, til they have appeased the wrath of the Lord against us for this matter.
Then Ionathas Asaels son, and Ezecias son of Thecan were appointed concerning these things, and Mosollam and Sabateus did help them.
And they which were of the captivity, did after all these things.
Esdras the Priest also chose him certain men, chief of their families, all by name: and they sat together in the first day of the tenth month to examine this matter.
And they made an end of the things pertaining to them that married strange wives in the first day of the first month.
And there were found of the Priests, which had married strange wives,
Of the sons of Iesus, the son of Iosedec, and of his brethren Mathelas, and Eleazar, and Ioribus, and Ionadan.
Who also gave their hands to cast out their wives, and offered a ram for their reconciliation in their purgation.
And of the sons of Emmer Ananias, and Zabdeus, and Canes, and Sameius, and Hiereel, and Azarias.
And of the sons of Phaisa, Ellionas, Massias, Esmaelus, and Nathanael, and Ocidelus, and Talsas.
And of the Levites Iorabadus, and Semis, and Colius, who was called Calitas, and Patheus, and Ooudas, and Ionas.
Of the holy singers, Eliazurus, Bacchurus.
Of the porters, Sallumus, and Tolbanes.
Of them of Israel, of the sons of Phorus, Hiermas, and Eddias, and Melchias, and Maelus, and Eleazar, and Asibias, and Banaias.
Of the sons of Ela, Matthanias, Zacharias, and Hierielas, and Hieremoth, and Acdias.
And of the sons of Zamoth, Eliadas, Elisimus, Othonias, Iarimoth, and Sabatus, and Sardeus.
Of the sons of Bebai, Ioannes, and Ananias, and Iosabad, and Ematheas.
Of the sons of Mani, Olamus, Mamuchus, Iedaias, Iasubus, Iasael, and Ieremoth.
And of the sons of Addi, Naathus, Moosias, Laccunus, and Naidus, and Mathanias, and Seschel, and Balnuus, and Manasseas.
And of the sons of Annas, Elionas, and Aseas, and Melchias, and Sabbeus, and Simon a Chosamite.
And of the sons of Maani, Ieremias, Momdis, Omairus, Inel, Mamai, and Paclias, and Amos, Carabasion and Euasibus, Mamnimatanaius, Elisiasis, Vamus, Elial, Samis, Selemias, Nathanias, and the sons of Ozoras, Sesis, Esril, Azailus, Samatas, Sambis, Iosiphus.
And of the sons of Ethna, Mazitias, Zabadias, Ethes, Inei, Banaias.
All these married strange wives, and put them away with their children.
And the Priests and the Levites dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the country, the first day of the seventh month, and the children of Israel in their own houses.
Then all the multitude assembled together with one consent into the broad place before the gate of the Temple toward the East,
And spake to Esdras the Priest, and reader, that he should bring the Law of Moses, which had been given by the Lord God of Israel.
Then brought Esdras the chief Priest the Law to all the multitude, both man and woman, and all the Priests, that they might hear the Law the first day of the seventh month.
And he read 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.
So Esdras the Priest and reader of the Law, stood upon a pulpet of wood that was prepared.
And there stood by him Matgathias, Samus, Ananias, Azarias, Ourias, Ezecias, Balasamus at his right hand,
And at his left hand Phaldaius, and Sail, Melchias, Aothasaphus, Nabarias.
Then Esdras took the book of the Law before the multitude (for he sat honorably before them all)
And they all stood upright when he expounded the Law, and Esdras blessed the Lord the most high God, the most mighty God of hosts.
And the whole multitude cried, Amen.
Then Iesus and Anus, and Sarabias, and Admius, and Jacobus, Sabataias, Autanias, Maianias and Calitas, Azarias, adn Joazabdus, and Ananias, and Biatas the Levites lift up their hands, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped the Lord,
And taught the Law of the Lord, and stood also earnestly upon the reading.
Then said Aththarates to Esdras the chief Priests and reader, and to the Levites, that taught the multitude in all things, This day is holy unto the Lord, and all have wept in hearing of the Law.
Go therefore and eat the fat meats, and drink the sweet drinks, and send presents to them that have not.
For this day is holy to the Lord, and be not sorry: for the Lord God will glorify you.
So the Levites commanded all these things to the people, saying, This day is holy to the Lord: be not sad.
Then they departed all to eat, and drink, and to rejoice, and to give presents to them that had not, and to make good cheer.
For they were yet filled with the words wherewith they were instructed, when they were assembled together.
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