Ezra 8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 These are now the chiefe fathers of them, and the genealogie of them that came vp with mee from Babel, in the reigne of King Artahshashte. These 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: These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
2 Of the sonnes of Phinehas, Gershom: of the sonnes of Ithamar, Daniel: of the sonnes of Dauid, Hattush: Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush. of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; of the descendants of David, Hattush
3 Of the sonnes of Shechaniah, of the sonnes of Pharosh, Zechariah, and with him the count of the males, an hundreth and fiftie. Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men. of the descendants of Shekaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
4 Of the sonnes of Pahath Moab, Elihoenai, the sonne of Zerahiah, and with him two hundreth males. Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men. of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
5 Of the sonnes of Shechaniah, the sonne of Iahaziel, and with him three hundreth males. Of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men. of the descendants of Zattu, Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
6 And of the sonnes of Adin, Ebed the sonne of Ionathan, and with him fiftie males. Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men. of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
7 And of the sonnes of Elam, Ieshaiah the sonne of Athaliah, and with him seuentie males. Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men. of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
8 And of the sonnes of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the sonne of Michael, and with him fourescore males. Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men. of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
9 Of the sonnes of Ioab, Obadiah the sonne of Iehiel, and with him two hundreth and eighteene males. Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men. of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
10 And of the sonnes of Shelomith the sonne of Iosiphiah, & with him an hundreth and threescore males. Of the sons of Bani, Shelomith the son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men. of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
11 And of the sonnes of Bebai, Zechariah the sonne of Bebai, and with him eight and twentie males. Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men. of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
12 And of the sonnes of Azgad, Iohanan the sonne of Hakkatan, and with him an hundreth and ten males. Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men. of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
13 And of the sonnes of Adonikam, that were the last, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Iehiel and Shemaiah, and with them three score males. Of the sons of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men. of the descendants of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
14 And of the sonnes of Biguai, Vthai, and Zabbud, and with them seuentie males. Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men. of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men.
15 And I gathered them to the Riuer that goeth toward Ahaua, and there abode we three dayes: then I viewed the people, and the Priests, and found there none of the sonnes of Leui. I 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. I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there.
16 Therefore sent I to Eliezer, to Ariel, to Shemeiah, and to Elnathan, and to Iarib, and to Elnathan, and to Nathan, and to Zechariah, and to Meshullam the chiefe, and to Ioiarib and to Elnathan, men of vnderstanding, Then 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, So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning,
17 And I gaue them commandement, to Iddo the chiefest at the place of Casiphia, & I told them the words that they should speake to Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims at the place of Casiphia, that they should cause the ministers of the house of our God to come vnto vs. and 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. and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.
18 So by the good hande of our God which was vpon vs, they brought vs a man of vnderstanding of the sonnes of Mahali the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel, and Sherebiah with his sonnes and his brethren, euen eighteene. And 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; Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all;
19 Also Hashabiah, and with him Ieshaiah of the sonnes of Merari, with his brethren, and their sonnes twentie. also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20; and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all.
20 And of the Nethinims, whom Dauid had set, and the Princes for the seruice of the Leuites, two hundreth and twentie of the Nethinims, which all were named by name. besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name. They also brought 220 of the temple servants—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
21 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, & for our children, and for all our substance. Then 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. 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.
22 For I was ashamed to require of the King an armie and horsemen, to helpe vs against the enemie in the way, because we had spoken to the King, saying, The hande of our God is vpon all them that seeke him in goodnesse, but his power & his wrath is against all them that forsake him. For 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.” I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”
23 So we fasted, aud besought our God for this: and he was intreated of vs. So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
24 Then I separated twelue of the chiefe of the Priests, Sherebiah, and Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them. Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,
25 And weighed them the siluer and the gold, and the vessels, euen the offring of ye house of our God, which the King and his counselers, and his Princes, & all Israel that were present had offred. And 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. and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God.
26 And I weighed vnto their hand sixe hundreth and fiftie talents of siluer, and in siluer vessel, an hundreth talents, and in golde, an hundreth talents: I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents, and 100 talents of gold, I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
27 And twentie basins of golde, of a thousand drammes, and two vessels of shining brasse very good, and precious as golde. 20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold. 20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics, and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
28 And I said vnto them, Ye are consecrate vnto the Lord, and the vessels are consecrate, and the gold and the siluer are freely offred vnto the Lord God of your fathers. And 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. I said to them, “You as well as these articles are consecrated to the LORD. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your ancestors.
29 Watch ye, and keepe them vntill ye weigh them before the chiefe Priestes and the Leuites, and the chiefe fathers of Israel in Ierusalem in the chambers of the house of the Lord. Guard 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.” Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel.”
30 So the Priests and the Leuites receiued the weight of the siluer and of the golde, and of the vessels to bring them to Ierusalem, vnto the house of our God. So 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. Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
31 Then we departed from the Riuer of Ahauah on the twelft day of the first moneth, to go vnto Ierusalem, & the hand of our God was vpon vs, and deliuered vs from the hand of the enemie, and of such as layde waite by the way. Then 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. On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.
32 And we came to Ierusalem, & abode there three dayes. We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days. So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.
33 And on ye fourth day was the siluer weighed, and the golde and the vessell in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the sonne of Vriah the Priest, and with him was Eleazar the sonne of Phinehas, and with them was Iozabad the sonne of Ieshua, and Noadiah the sonne of Binnui the Leuites, On 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. On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
34 By number and by weight of euery one, and all the weight was written at the same time. The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded. Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
35 Also the children of the captiuitie, which were come out of captiuitie, offred burnt offrings vnto the God of Israel, twelue bullockes for all Israel, ninetie and sixe rammes, seuentie and seuen lambes, and twelue hee goates for sinne: all was a burnt offring of the Lord. At 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. Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering, twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
36 And they deliuered the Kings commission vnto the Kings officers, and to the captaines beyond the Riuer: and they promoted the people, and the house of God. They 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. They also delivered the king’s orders to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.
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