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OET (OET-RV) Then right there by the river Ahava, I proclaimed a fast to humble ourselves in front of our god to request that he’d smooth the way ahead for us, and for our children, and for all our property,
OET-LV And_proclaimed there a_fast at the_river ʼAhₐvāʼ that_humble to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before god_of_our to_seek from_him/it a_journey straight to/for_us and_for_children_of_our and_to/for_all possessions_of_our.
UHB וָאֶקְרָ֨א שָׁ֥ם צוֹם֙ עַל־הַנָּהָ֣ר אַהֲוָ֔א לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֔ה לָ֥נוּ וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ וּלְכָל־רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ ‡
(vāʼeqrāʼ shām ʦōm ˊal-hannāhār ʼahₐvāʼ ləhitˊannōt lifənēy ʼₑlohēynū ləⱱaqqēsh mimmennū derek yəshārāh lānū ūləţapēnū ūləkāl-rəkūshēnū.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐκάλεσα ἐκεῖ νηστείαν ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν Ἀουὲ, τοῦ ταπεινωθῆναι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ζητῆσαι παρʼ αὐτοῦ ὁδὸν εὐθείαν ἡμῖν καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις ἡμῶν καὶ πάσῃ τῇ κτήσει ἡμῶν·
(Kai ekalesa ekei naʸsteian epi ton potamon Aoue, tou tapeinōthaʸnai enōpion tou Theou haʸmōn, zaʸtaʸsai parʼ autou hodon eutheian haʸmin kai tois teknois haʸmōn kai pasaʸ taʸ ktaʸsei haʸmōn; )
BrTr And I proclaimed there a fast, at the river Aüe, that we should humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our children, and for all our property.
ULT Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before the face of our God to seek from him a straight way for us, and for our children, and for all our property.
UST There alongside the Ahava Canal, I announced a time for all of us to abstain from eating food and to pray. I told them that this was a time to humble ourselves in the presence of our God and to pray that God would protect us, our children, and our possessions while we traveled.
BSB And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB Then I proclaimed a fast there at the River Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek of him a fortunate journey for us and for our little ones and for all our possessions.
LSB Then I called for a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a direct journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.
WEBBE Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, for our little ones, and for all our possessions.
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (21-22)I proclaimed a fast there beside the Ahava Canal, a fast to humble ourselves before our God and pray for wise guidance for our journey—all our people and possessions. I was embarrassed to ask the king for a cavalry bodyguard to protect us from bandits on the road. We had just told the king, “Our God lovingly looks after all those who seek him, but turns away in disgust from those who leave him.”
NET I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property.
LSV And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,
FBV At the Ahava Canal I called for a fast so we could confess our sins before God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, along with all our possessions.
T4T There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would ◄fast/abstain from eating food► and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.
LEB No LEB EZRA book available
NAB Then I proclaimed a fast, there by the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our possessions.
BBE Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the river Ahava, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.
Moff No Moff EZRA book available
JPS Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of Him a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
ASV Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
DRA And I proclaimed there a fast by the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before the Lord our God, and might ask of him a right way for us and for our children, and for all our substance.
YLT And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,
Drby And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our [fn]God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
8.21 Elohim
RV Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
SLT And I shall call a fast there, upon the river Ahava, to humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
Wbstr Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
KJB-1769 ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
KJB-1611 ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the riuer Ahaua, that we might afflict our selues before our God, to seeke of him a right way for vs, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
(¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.)
Bshps No Bshps EZRA book available
Gnva And there at the Riuer, by Ahaua, I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble our selues before our God, and seeke of him a right way for vs, and for our children, and for all our substance.
(And there at the River, by Ahava, I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble ourselves before our God, and seek of him a right way for us, and for our children, and for all our substance. )
Cvdl No Cvdl EZRA book available
Wycl No Wycl EZRA book available
Luth No Luth EZRA book available
ClVg Et prædicavi ibi jejunium juxta fluvium Ahava, ut affligeremur coram Domino Deo nostro, et peteremus ab eo viam rectam nobis et filiis nostris, universæque substantiæ nostræ.[fn]
(And beforedicavi there yeyunium next_to river Ahava, as affligeremur before Master to_God our, and peteremus away by_him way/road rectam us and to_the_children ours, of_the_universeque substances our. )
8.21 Et prædicavi ibi jejunium. BEDA, homil. 8. Datur nobis exemplum jejunandi et orandi, etc., usque ad et sic oret, nec prospere eventura quæ postulat, dubitet.
8.21 And beforedicavi there yeyunium. BEDA, homil. 8. Datur us exemplum yeyunandi and orandi, etc., until to and so pray, but_not prospere eventura which postulat, dubitet.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT EZRA book available
8:21 fast and humble ourselves: Ezra recognized the need to look to God for the protection, safety, and health of 5,000 people going 800 miles on foot. Robbers might be hiding in the hills, there was danger in crossing rivers, and people could get sick.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential
וָאֶקְרָ֨א
and,proclaimed
The word then indicates that the event the story will now relate came after the event it has just described. In your translation, you can use the expression in your language that would best indicate this relationship.
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
צוֹם֙ & לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת
fast & that,humble
The travelers would be afflicting themselves, that is, making themselves suffer, by denying themselves food. This was a gesture of humility and an expression that seeking God’s help was more important to them even than eating. Alternate translation: [a time of going without eating … to humble ourselves]
Note 3 topic: translate-names
הַנָּהָ֣ר אַהֲוָ֔א
the=river ʼAhₐvāʼ
See how you translated this name in [8:15](../08/15.md). Alternate translation: [the Ahava River]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת
that,humble
Here Ezra is using ourselves in the exclusive sense, that is, it excludes the reader.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ
to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before God_of,our
Here, face represents the presence of a person. Alternate translation: [in the presence of our God]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ
God_of,our
In this case, Ezra is using our in the inclusive sense, that is, it includes the reader, since he is reporting his trip to fellow believers in God. Alternate translation: [The God to whom we all belong]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
לָ֥נוּ וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ וּלְכָל־רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ
to/for=us and,for,children_of,our and=to/for=all possessions_of,our
As Ezra tells his story, he uses us and our in the exclusive sense, that is, it excludes the reader.
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֔ה לָ֥נוּ וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ וּלְכָל־רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ
to,seek from=him/it road/way_of safe to/for=us and,for,children_of,our and=to/for=all possessions_of,our
The word seek represents asking God to do something for them. A straight way represents safety during travel. Alternate translation: [and to ask God to protect us while we traveled and also protect our children and all of our belongings]