And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this.
Orduan, Xekanias, Elamen ondorengo Jehielen semea, honela mintzatu zitzaion Esdrasi: "Ez dugu leial jokatu geure Jainkoarekin, lurralde honetako emakume atzerritarrekin ezkonduz. Hala ere, bada oraindik itxaropenik Israel herriarentzat.