Catholic Public Domain Version
"Rise up. It is for you to discern, and we shall be with you. Be strengthened and act.” "
— Ezra 10:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.”
“Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it. ”
“Arise; for the matter belongs to you, and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it."”
“Get up, for this matter concerns you. We are with you, so be strong and act decisively!””
“Arise, it is thy part to give orders, and we will be with thee: take courage, and do it.”
“Up, now! for this is your business, and we are with you; take heart and do it.”
“Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.”
Therefore, as Ezra was praying, and imploring, and weeping in this way, and was prostrate before the temple of God, an exceedingly great assembly of men and women and children was gathered to him from Israel. And the people wept with a great weeping.
And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, from the sons of Elam, responded and said to Ezra: “We have sinned against our God, and have taken foreign wives from the peoples of the land. And now, if there is repentance within Israel over this,
let us strike a pact with the Lord our God, so that we may cast aside all the wives, and those who have been born from them, in accord with the will of the Lord, and of those who fear the precept of the Lord our God. So let it be done, according to the law.
Rise up. It is for you to discern, and we shall be with you. Be strengthened and act.”
Therefore, Ezra rose up, and he caused the leaders of the priests and the Levites, and all of Israel, to swear that they would act in accord with this word. And they swore it.
And Ezra rose up before the house of God, and he went away to the chamber of Jehohanan, the son of Eliashib, and he entered into it. He did not eat bread, and he did not drink water. For he was mourning the transgression of those who had arrived from the captivity.
And a voice was sent into Judah and Jerusalem, to all the sons of the transmigration, so that they would gather together in Jerusalem.