ネヘミヤ記 5:15
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.
Context
This verse from ネヘミヤ記 Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. ヒゼキヤの病と回復、バビロンからの使者への宝物の披露が記される。イザヤはバビロン捕囚を預言した。ヒゼキヤの息子マナセは悪王で、偶像崇拝を広めた。
他の翻訳
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.
the former governors who <FI>are<Fi> before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people--and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.
But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
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