American Standard Version - King James Version

 5:1 ¶ Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

 5:1 ¶ And there wasº a greatº cryº of the peopleº and of their wivesº againstº their brethrenº the Jews.º

 5:2 For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

 5:2 For there wereº thatº said,ºº We,º our sons,º and our daughters,º [are] many:º therefore we take upºº cornº [for them], that we may eat,ºº and live.ºº

 5:3 Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth.

 5:3 [Some] also there wereº thatº said,ºº Weº have mortgagedºº our lands,º vineyards,º and houses,º that we might buyºº corn,º because of the dearth.º

 5:4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [upon] our fields and our vineyards.

 5:4 There wereº also thatº said,ºº We have borrowedºº moneyº for the king'sº tribute,º [and that upon] our landsº and vineyards.º

 5:5 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 into bondage [already]: neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.

 5:5 Yet nowº our fleshº [is] as the fleshº of our brethren,º our childrenº as their children:º and, lo,º weº bring into bondageººº our sonsº and our daughtersº to be servants,º and [some] of our daughtersºº areº brought unto bondageºº [already]: neitherº [is it] in our powerºº [to redeem them]; for otherº menº have our landsº and vineyards.º

 5:6 ¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

 5:6 ¶ And I was veryº angryºº whenº I heardººº their cryº and theseº words.º

 5:7 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them.

 5:7 Then I consultedºº withº myself,º and I rebukedººº the nobles,º and the rulers,º and saidºº unto them, Yeº exactººººººº usury,º every oneº of his brother.º And I setºº a greatº assemblyº againstº them.

 5:8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

 5:8 And I saidºº unto them, Weº after our abilityº have redeemedººº our brethrenº the Jews,º which were soldºº unto the heathen;º and will yeº evenº sellººº your brethren?º or shall they be soldºº unto us? Then held they their peace,ºº and foundºº nothingºº [to answer].

 5:9 Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

 5:9 Also I said,ºº It [is] notº goodºº thatºº yeº do:ºº ought ye notº to walkººº in the fearº of our Godº because of the reproachºº of the heathenº our enemies?ºº

 5:10 And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

 5:10 Iº likewise,º [and] my brethren,º and my servants,º might exactºº of them moneyº and corn:º I prayº you, let us leave offººº thisº usury.º

 5:11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.

 5:11 Restore,ºº I prayº you, to them, even this day,º their lands,º their vineyards,º their oliveyards,º and their houses,º also the hundredthº [part] of the money,º and of the corn,º the wine,º and the oil,º thatº yeº exactºº of them.

 5:12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

 5:12 Then saidºº they, We will restoreºº [them], and will requireºº nothingº ofº them; soº will we doºº asº thouº sayest.ºº Then I calledººº the priests,º and took an oathºº of them, that they should doºº according to thisº promise.º

 5:13 Also I shook out my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise.

 5:13 Alsoº I shookºº my lap,º and said,ºº Soº Godº shake outººº everyº manº from his house,ºº and from his labour,ºº thatº performethºº notºº thisº promise,º even thusº beº he shaken out,ºº and emptied.º And allº the congregationº said,ºº Amen,º and praisedººº the LORD.º And the peopleº didºº according to thisº promise.º

 5:14 ¶ 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.

 5:14 ¶ Moreoverº from the timeºº thatº I was appointedºº to beº their governorº in the landº of Judah,º from the twentiethº yearºº even untoº the twoº and thirtiethº yearº of Artaxerxesº the king,º [that is], twelveºº years,º Iº and my brethrenº have notº eatenºº the breadº of the governor.º

 5:15 But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

 5:15 But the formerº governorsº thatº [had been] beforeº me were chargeableºº untoº the people,º and had takenºº ofº them breadº and wine,º besideº fortyº shekelsº of silver;º yea,º evenº their servantsº bare ruleºº overº the people:º but soº didºº notº I,º becauseºº of the fearº of God.º

 5:16 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.

 5:16 Yea, alsoº I continuedºº in the workº of thisº wall,º neitherº boughtºº we any land:º and allº my servantsº [were] gatheredºº thitherº untoº the work.º

 5:17 Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a hundred and fifty men, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us.

 5:17 Moreover [there were] atº my tableº an hundredº and fiftyºº of the Jewsº and rulers,º beside those that cameºº untoº us from amongº the heathenº thatº [are] aboutº us.º

 5:18 Now that which was prepared for one day 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 I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

 5:18 Now [that] whichº wasº preparedºº [for me] dailyºº [was] oneº oxº [and] sixº choiceºº sheep;º also fowlsº were preparedºº for me, and onceº in tenº daysº storeºº of allº sorts of wine:º yet for allº thisº requiredºº notº I the breadº of the governor,º becauseº the bondageº was heavyºº uponº thisº people.º

 5:19 Remember unto me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

 5:19 Thinkºº upon me, my God,º for good,º [according] to allº thatº I have doneºº forº thisº people.º