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| 1These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes: | 1These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: |
| 2of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; | 2Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush. |
| 3of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and registered with him were one hundred and fifty males; | 3Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men. |
| 4of the sons of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males; | 4Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men. |
| 5of the sons of Shechaniah, Ben-Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males; | 5Of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men. |
| 6of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males; | 6Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men. |
| 7of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males; | 7Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men. |
| 8of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males; | 8Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men. |
| 9of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males; | 9Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men. |
| 10of the sons of Shelomith, Ben-Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males; | 10Of the sons of Bani, Shelomith the son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men. |
| 11of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males; | 11Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men. |
| 12of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred and ten males; | 12Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men. |
| 13of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these—Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah—and with them sixty males; | 13Of the sons of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men. |
| 14also of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. | 14Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men. |
| 15Now I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there. | 15I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi. |
| 16Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding. | 16Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight, |
| 17And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia—that they should bring us servants for the house of our God. | 17and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God. |
| 18Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men; | 18And by the good hand of our God on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18; |
| 19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men; | 19also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20; |
| 20also of the Nethinim, whom David and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim. All of them were designated by name. | 20besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name. |
| 21Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions. | 21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods. |
| 22For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.” | 22For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.” |
| 23So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer. | 23So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. |
| 24And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them— | 24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them. |
| 25and weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered. | 25And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered. |
| 26I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold, | 26I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents, and 100 talents of gold, |
| 27twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold. | 2720 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold. |
| 28And I said to them, “You are holy to the LORD; the articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers. | 28And I said to them, “You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers. |
| 29Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.” | 29Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers’ houses in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD.” |
| 30So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. | 30So the priests and the Levites took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God. |
| 31Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. And the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambush along the road. | 31Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way. |
| 32So we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days. | 32We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days. |
| 33Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, | 33On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui. |
| 34with the number and weight of everything. All the weight was written down at that time. | 34The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded. |
| 35The children of those who had been carried away captive, who had come from the captivity, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD. | 35At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD. |
| 36And they delivered the king’s orders to the king’s satraps and the governors in the region beyond the River. So they gave support to the people and the house of God. | 36They also delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and they aided the people and the house of God. |
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