Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra,“ We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

属以拦的子孙、耶歇的儿子示迦尼对以斯拉说：“我们在此地娶了外邦女子为妻，干犯了我们的神，然而以色列人还有指望。

以拦的子孙，耶歇的儿子示迦尼对以斯拉说：“我们娶了这地的外邦女子，干犯了我们的上帝，然而现在以色列人在这事上还有指望。

以拦的子孙，耶歇的儿子示迦尼对以斯拉说：“我们娶了这地的外邦女子，干犯了我们的神，然而现在以色列人在这事上还有指望。

以拦宗族耶歇的儿子示迦尼对以斯拉说：“我们对我们的上帝不忠，娶这地方的外族女子为妻，但以色列还有希望。

属以拦的子孙、耶歇的儿子示迦尼对以斯拉说：“我们对神不忠，娶了这地这外族女子为妻。虽然这样，以色列现在还有希望。

屬以攔的子孫、耶歇的兒子示迦尼對以斯拉說：「我們在此地娶了外邦女子為妻，干犯了我們的神，然而以色列人還有指望。

以攔的子孫，耶歇的兒子示迦尼對以斯拉說：「我們娶了這地的外邦女子，干犯了我們的上帝，然而現在以色列人在這事上還有指望。

以攔的子孫，耶歇的兒子示迦尼對以斯拉說：「我們娶了這地的外邦女子，干犯了我們的神，然而現在以色列人在這事上還有指望。

以攔宗族耶歇的兒子示迦尼對以斯拉說：「我們對我們的上帝不忠，娶這地方的外族女子為妻，但以色列還有希望。

屬以攔的子孫、耶歇的兒子示迦尼對以斯拉說：“我們對神不忠，娶了這地這外族女子為妻。雖然這樣，以色列現在還有希望。

屬以攔的子孫、耶歇的兒子示迦尼應時對以斯拉說：『我們娶此地別族之民的外籍女人為妻，對我們的上帝不忠實了；但現在呢、對於這事以色列人還是有希望。

以攔裔、耶歇子示迦尼、謂以斯拉曰、我儕干犯我上帝、娶斯土異族之女為妻、然以色列族猶有望焉、

以攔族、耶歇子示迦尼曰、我與異邦之民通嫁娶、實違上帝命、然以色列族、雖有是行、猶可冀其赦宥。

有以攔裔者、耶希葉子示迦尼雅對以斯拉曰、我娶斯土異族之女為妻、實干犯我天主矣、然以色列人雖行此、猶有冀望、

Then Shekaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra,“ We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.

Shekaniah spoke to Ezra. Shekaniah was the son of Jehiel. He belonged to the family line of Elam. Shekaniah said,“ We haven’t been faithful to our God. We’ve married women from the nations around us. In spite of that, there is still hope for Israel.

And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra:“ We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra,“ We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel.

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, responded to Ezra,“ We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples, but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this.

Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra,“ We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra,“ We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this.

And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, responded to Ezra:“ We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples, but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this.

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel,[ one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra:“ We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the local peoples. Nonetheless, there is still hope for Israel in this regard.

Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?”

For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.”

Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare among you;

But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

After them, Zadok the son of Immer made repairs across from his own house. After him, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate made repairs.

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say,‘ Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh;‘ I will not look in anger on you; for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh.‘ I will not keep anger forever.Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against Yahweh your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,’ says Yahweh.”

Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed,“ Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”

Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.

The children of the other Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty- four.

The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty- four.

The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty- four.

The children of Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty- four.