Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 5:1 ¶ And the cry of the people and their wives [was] great 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 And some said, We [are] numerous with our sons and our daughters; so we will take corn, and 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 And some said, [As to] our fields and vineyards and houses, let us pledge [them], and we will take corn, and eat.

 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 And some said, We have borrowed money for the king's tributes:-- our fields, and our vineyards, and houses [are pledged].

 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 And now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children [are] as their children: yet, behold, we are reducing our sons and our daughters to slavery, and some of our daughters are enslaved: and there is no power of our hands, for our fields and our vineyards [belong] to the nobles.

 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 much grieved as 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 And my heart took counsel within me, and I contended against the nobles, and the princes, and I said to them, Should every man demand of his brother what ye demand? And I appointed against them a great assembly,

 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 to them, We of our free-will have redeemed our brethren the Jews that were sold to the Gentiles; and do ye sell your brethren? and shall they be delivered to us? And they were silent, and found no answer.

 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 And I said, The thing which ye do [is] not good; ye will not so walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the Gentiles 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 Elohimº because of the reproachºº of the heathenº our enemies?ºº

 5:10 Both my brethren, and my acquaintances, and I, have lent them money and corn: let us now leave off this exaction.

 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 to them, I pray, as at this day, their fields, and their vineyards, and their olive-yards, and their houses, and bring forth to them corn and wine and oil of the money.

 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 And they said, We will restore, and we will not exact of them; we will do thus as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and bound them by oath to do according to this word.

 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 And I shook out my garment, and said, So may God shake out every man who shall not keep to this word, from his house, and from his labours, he shall be even thus shaken out, as an outcast and empty. And all the congregation said, Amen, and they praised the Lord: and the people did this thing.

 5:13 Alsoº I shookºº my lap,º and said,ºº Soº Elohimº 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 Yahweh.º And the peopleº didºº according to thisº promise.º

 5:14 ¶ From the day that he charged me to be their ruler in the land of Judah{gr.Juda}, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes{gr.Arthasastha}, twelve years, I and my brethren ate not [provision] extorted from them.

 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 as for the former acts of extortion wherein [those who were] before me oppressed them, they even took of them their last money, forty didrachms for bread and wine; and the [very] outcasts of them exercised authority over the people: but I did not so, 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 Elohim.º

 5:16 Also in the work of the wall I treated them not with rigor, I bought not land: and all that were gathered together [came] thither to 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 And the Jews, to [the number of] a hundred and fifty men, besides those coming to us from the nations round about, [were] at my table.

 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 And there came [to me] for one day one calf, and I had six choice sheep and a goat; and every ten days wine in abundance of all sorts: yet with these I required not the bread of extortion, 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 me, O God, for good, [in] all that I have done to this people.

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