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Knjiga Nemijina 5
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Knjiga Nemijina
Capitolo 5
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I stade velika vika ljudi i žena na braću njihovu Judejce.
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Jer neki govorahu: Nas i sinova naših i kćeri naših ima mnogo; da dobavimo žita da jedemo i ostanemo živi.
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Drugi opet govorahu: Da založimo polja svoja i vinograde i kuće da dobijemo žita u ovoj gladi.
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Još drugi govorahu, da uzajmimo novaca na polja svoja i vinograde za danak carski.
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A telo je naše kao telo braće naše, sinovi naši kao njihovi sinovi i eto treba da damo sinove svoje i kćeri svoje u roblje, i neke kćeri naše već su robinje, a mi ne možemo ništa, jer polja naša i vinograde naše drže drugi.
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Zato se rasrdih vrlo kad čuh viku njihovu i te reči.
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I smislih u srcu svom i ukorih knezove i poglavare, i rekoh im: Vi mećete bremena svaki na brata svog. I sazvah veliki zbor njih radi.
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I rekoh im: Mi otkupismo koliko mogasmo braću svoju Judejce što behu prodani narodima; a vi li ćete prodavati braću svoju ili ćete se prodavati nama? A oni umukoše i ne nađoše šta bi odgovorili.
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I rekoh: Nije dobro šta radite. Ne treba li vam hoditi u strahu Boga našeg da nam se ne rugaju narodi, neprijatelji naši?
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I ja i braća moja i momci moji davali smo im novaca i žita; ali oprostimo im taj dug.
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Hajde vratite im danas polja njihova i vinograde i maslinike i kuće i što im na stotinu uzimaste od novca i žita i vina i ulja.
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A oni odgovoriše: Vratićemo i nećemo iskati od njih; učinićemo kako veliš. Tada sazvah sveštenike, i zakleh ih da će tako učiniti.
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I istresoh nedra svoja i rekoh: Ovako da istrese Bog svakog iz kuće njegove i iz truda njegovog ko god ne ispuni ove reči, i ovako da se istrese i bude prazan. I sav zbor reče: Amin. I hvališe Gospoda, i učini narod po toj reči.
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I otkad mi car zapovedi da im budem upravitelj u zemlji Judinoj, od godine dvadesete do trideset druge godine cara Artakserksa, dvanaest godina, ja i braća moja ne jedosmo hrane upraviteljske.
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A pređašnji upravitelji koji behu pre mene behu teški narodu uzimajući od njega hleb i vino osim četrdeset sikala srebra, i sluge njihove zapovedahu po narodu. Ali ja tako ne činih bojeći se Boga.
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Nego i oko građenja zida radih, i ne kupismo njive; i svi momci moji behu skupa onde na poslu.
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I Judejaca i poglavara sto i pedeset ljudi i koji dolažahu k nama iz okolnih naroda behu za mojim stolom.
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I gotovljaše se svaki dan po jedno goveče, šest ovaca, izbranih, i ptice gotovljahu mi se, i svakih deset dana davaše se svakojakog vina izobila. I opet ne iskah hrane upraviteljske; jer služba beše teška narodu.
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Pomeni me Bože moj na dobro za sve što sam činio ovom narodu.
Nehemiah
Capitolo 5
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And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
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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.
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Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
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There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
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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.
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¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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¶ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.