نَحَمْيا 7

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ أَنِ اكْتَمَلَ بِنَاءُ السُّورِ، وَأَقَمْتُ الْمَصَارِيعَ، وَتَمَّ تَعْيِينُ الْبَوَّابِينَ وَالْمُغَنِّينَ، وَاللّاوِيِّينَ،

After the wall had been finished and we had put the gates in their places, we assigned to the temple guards and to the members of the [sacred] choir and the other descendants of Levi the work that they were to do.

٢ 2 عَهِدْتُ بِتَدْبِيرِ شُؤُونِ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى أَخِي حَنَانِي، وَإِلَى حَنَنْيَا رَئِيسِ الْقَصْرِ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلاً أَمِيناً يَتَّقِي اللهَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سِوَاهُ.

I appointed two men to [help me to] govern Jerusalem, my brother Hanani and Hananiah who was the commander of the fortress [in Jerusalem]. Hananiah always did his work reliably, and he revered God more than most other people do.

٣ 3 وَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا: «لا تَسْمَحَا بِفَتْحِ أَبْوَابِ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَبْلَ اشْتِدَادِ حَرَارَةِ الشَّمْسِ، وَلْيَتِمَّ إِغْلاقُ مَصَارِيعِهَا وَأَقْفَالِهَا، وَحُرَّاسُ الأَبْوَابِ مَازَالُوا يَقُومُونَ بِنَوْبَةِ حِرَاسَتِهِمْ». وَعَيَّنْتُ حُرَّاساً مِنْ أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَقَفَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مُقَابِلَ بَيْتِهِ.

I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until late each morning. And close the gates and put the bars across the doors [(late in each afternoon/before sunset)] while the gatekeepers are still guarding the gates.” I also told them to appoint some people who lived in Jerusalem to be guards [on the wall], and to assign some of them to be guards at certain other places and to assign others to guard the area close to their own houses.

٤ 4 وَكَانَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ وَاسِعَةَ الأَرْجَاءِ وَعَظِيمَةً، وَلا يَقْطُنُهَا سِوَى شَعْبٍ قَلِيلٍ، لأَنَّ الْبُيُوتَ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ أُعِيدَ بِنَاؤُهَا.

The city [of Jerusalem] covered a large area, but [at that time] not many people lived in the city, and they had not built many new houses yet [HYP].

٥ 5 فَأَلْهَمَنِي إِلَهِي أَنْ أَجْمَعَ الأَشْرَافَ وَالْوُلاةَ وَالشَّعْبَ لِتَسْجِيلِ أَنْسَابِهِمْ حَسَبَ عَائِلاتِهِمْ، فَعَثَرْتُ عَلَى سِجِلِّ أَنْسَابِ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا أَوَّلاً مِنَ السَّبْيِ، وَوَجَدْتُ مُدَوَّناً فِيهِ:

[To defend the city, we needed more people there.] Then God gave me the idea to summon the leaders and officials and [other] people, and to look in the books [in which were written the names] of all the people and their clans. So I found the records of the people who had first returned from Babylonia. This is what I found written in those records:

٦ 6 هَؤُلاءِ هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ الْبِلادِ الَّذِينَ رَجَعُوا مِنْ سَبْيِ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَهُوذَا، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ:

(This is a list/Here are the names) of the people who returned to Jerusalem and to other places in Judea. They had been living in Babylonia since King Nebuchadnezzar’s army had captured their relatives/ancestors and took them to Babylonia. But they had returned to Judea and were living in the towns [where their ancestors had lived].

٧ 7 الَّذِينَ وَفَدُوا مَعَ زَرُبَّابِلَ وَيَشُوعَ وَنَحَمْيَا وَعَزَرْيَا وَرَعَمْيَا وَنَحْمَانِي وَمُرْدَخَايَ وَبِلْشَانَ وَمِسْفَارَثَ وَبِغْوَايَ وَنَحُومَ وَبَعْنَةَ. وَهَذَا بَيَانٌ بِعَدَدِ رِجَالِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ:

Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah, and me. This is a list of the number of men in each clan who returned:

٨ 8 بَنُو فَرْعُوشَ: أَلْفَانِ وَمِئَةٌ وَاثْنَانِ وَسَبْعُونَ.

2,172 men from the clan of Parosh;

٩ 9 بَنُو شَفَطْيَا: ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنَانِ وَسَبْعُونَ.

372 men from the clan of Shephatiah;

١٠ 10 بَنُو آرَحَ: سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنَانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

652 men from the clan of Arah;

١١ 11 بَنُو فَحَثَ مُوآبَ مِنْ نَسْلِ يَشُوعَ وَيُوآبَ: أَلْفَانِ وَثَمَانِي مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ.

2,818 men from the clan of Pahath-Moab, who are descendants of Jeshua and Joab;

١٢ 12 بَنُو عِيلامَ: أَلْفٌ وَمِئَتَانِ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.

1,254 men from the clan of Elam;

١٣ 13 بَنُو زَتُّو: ثَمَانِي مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

845 men from the clan of Zattu;

١٤ 14 بَنُو زَكَّايَ: سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ.

760 men from the clan of Zaccai;

١٥ 15 بَنُو بَنُّوِي: سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

648 men from the clan of Bani (OR, Binnui);

١٦ 16 بَنُو بَابَايَ: سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

628 men from the clan of Bebai;

١٧ 17 بَنُو عَزْجَدَ: أَلْفَانِ وَثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ.

2,322 men from the clan of Azgad;

١٨ 18 بَنُو أَدُونِيقَامَ: سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ.

667 men from the clan of Adonikam;

١٩ 19 بَنُو بِغْوَايَ: أَلْفَانِ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ.

2,067 men from the clan of Bigvai;

٢٠ 20 بَنُو عَادِينَ: سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.

655 men from the clan of Adin;

٢١ 21 بَنُو أَطِّيرَ مِنْ نَسْلِ حَزَقِيَّا: ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ.

98 men from the clan of Ater, whose other name is Hezekiah;

٢٢ 22 بَنُو حَشُومَ: ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

328 men from the clan of Hashum;

٢٣ 23 بَنُو بِيصَايَ: ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

324 men from the clan of Bezai;

٢٤ 24 بَنُو حَارِيفَ: مِئَةٌ وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ.

112 men from the clan of Hariph, [whose other name is Jorah];

٢٥ 25 (وَقَدْ عَادَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمُدْنِ التَّالِيَةِ الَّتِي عَاشَ آبَاؤُهُمْ فِيهَا) مِنْ أَهْلِ جِبْعُونَ: خَمْسَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ.

95 men from the clan of Gibeon, [whose other name is Gibbar].

٢٦ 26 مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ وَنَطُوفَةَ: مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَثَمَانُونَ.

Men whose ancestors had lived in these towns also returned: 188 men from Bethlehem and Netophah

٢٧ 27 مِنْ أَهْلِ عَنَاثُوثَ: مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

128 men from Anathoth;

٢٨ 28 مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ عَزْمُوتَ: اثْنَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

42 men from Beth-Azmaveth

٢٩ 29 مِنْ أَهْلِ قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ كَفِيرَةَ وَبَئِيرُوتَ: سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

743 men from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth;

٣٠ 30 مِنْ أَهْلِ الرَّامَةِ وَجَبَعَ: سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَوَاحِدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

621 men from Ramah and Geba;

٣١ 31 مِنْ أَهْلِ مِخْمَاسَ: مِئَةٌ وَاثْنَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ.

122 men from Micmash;

٣٢ 32 مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَعَايَ: مِئَةٌ وَثَلاثَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

123 men from Bethel and Ai;

٣٣ 33 مِنْ أَهْلِ نَبُو الأُخْرَى: اثْنَانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

52 men from Nebo;

٣٤ 34 مِنْ أَهْلِ عِيلامَ الآخَرِ: أَلْفٌ وَمِئَتَانِ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.

1,254 from Elam;

٣٥ 35 مِنْ أَهْلِ حَارِيمَ: ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرُونَ.

320 from Harim;

٣٦ 36 مِنْ أَهْلِ أَرِيحَا: ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

345 from Jericho;

٣٧ 37 مِنْ أَهْلِ لُودَ وَحَادِيدَ وَأُونُو: سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَوَاحِدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

721 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono;

٣٨ 38 مِنْ أَهْلِ سَنَاءَةَ: ثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ وَتِسْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثُونَ.

3,930 from Senaah. The following priests also returned:

٣٩ 39 وَهَذِهِ عَشَائِرُ الْكَهَنَةِ الْعَائِدِينَ مِنَ السَّبْيِ: مِنْ بَنِي يَدْعِيَا مِنْ نَسْلِ يَشُوعَ: تِسْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثَةٌ وَسَبْعُونَ.

973 from the clan of Jedaiah who are descendants of Jeshua;

٤٠ 40 بَنُو إِمِّيرَ: أَلْفٌ وَاثْنَانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

1,052 from the clan of Immer;

٤١ 41 بَنُو فَشْحُورَ: أَلْفٌ وَمِئَتَانِ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

1,247 from the clan of Pashhur;

٤٢ 42 بَنُو حَارِيمَ: أَلْفٌ وَسَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ.

1,017 from the clan of Harim.

٤٣ 43 أَمَّا عَشَائِرُ اللّاوِيِّينَ فَهُمْ: بَنُو يَشُوعَ مِنْ نَسْلِ قَدْمِيئِيلَ مِنْ أَحْفَادِ هُودُويَا: أَرْبَعَةٌ وَسَبْعُونَ.

[Other] descendants of Levi who returned were: 74 from the clan of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who are descendants of Hodevah [who is also known as Hodaviah];

٤٤ 44 الْمُغَنُّونَ مِنْ بَنِي آسَافَ: مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

148 singers who are descendants of Asaph.

٤٥ 45 حُرَّاسُ أَبْوَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ مِنْ بَنِي شَلُّومَ، وَأَطِيرَ وَطَلْمُونَ وَعَقُّوبَ وَحَطِيطَا وَشُوبَايَ: مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَثَلاثُونَ.

Also 138 temple gatekeepers from the clans of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai returned.

٤٦ 46 خُدَّامُ الْهَيْكَلِ: بَنُو صِيحَا وَحَسُوفَا وَطَبَاعُوتَ،

Temple workers who returned were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

٤٧ 47 وَقِيرُوسَ وَسِيعَا وَفَادُونَ،

Keros, Sia [who is also known as Siaha], Padon,

٤٨ 48 وَلَبَانَةَ وَحَجَابَا وَسَلْمَايَ،

Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,

٤٩ 49 وَحَانَانَ وَجَدِيلَ وَجَاحَرَ،

Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,

٥٠ 50 وَرَآيَا وَرَصِينَ وَنَقُودَا،

Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,

٥١ 51 وَجَزَامَ وَعَزَا وَفَاسِيحَ،

Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,

٥٢ 52 وَبِيسَايَ وَمَعُونِيمَ وَنَفِيشَسِيمَ،

Besai, Meunim, Ephusesim [who is also called Nephusim],

٥٣ 53 وَبَقْبُوقَ وَحَقُوفَا وَحَرْحُورَ،

Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

٥٤ 54 وَبَصْلِيتَ وَمَحِيدَا وَحَرْشَا،

Bazlith [who is also called Bazluth], Mehida, Harsha,

٥٥ 55 وَبَرْقُوسَ وَسِيسَرَا وَتَامَحَ،

Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

٥٦ 56 وَنَصِيحَ وَحَطِيفَا.

Neziah, and Hatipha.

٥٧ 57 وَمِنْ نَسْلِ رِجَالِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْعَائِدِينَ مِنَ السَّبْيِ: بَنُو سُوطَايَ، وَسُوفَرَثَ وَفَرِيدَا،

Descendants of the servants of King Solomon who returned were: Sotai, Sophereth [who is also called Hassophereth], Perida [who is also known as Peruda],

٥٨ 58 وَيَعْلا وَدَرْقُونَ وَجَدِيلَ،

Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

٥٩ 59 وَشَفَطْيَا وَحَطِّيلَ وَفُوخَرَةِ الظِّبَاءِ وَآمُونَ.

Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Amon.

٦٠ 60 فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ عَدَدِ الْعَائِدِينَ مِنْ بَنِي خُدَّامِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَرِجَالِ سُلَيْمَانَ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنَيْنِ وَتِسْعِينَ رَجُلاً.

Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.

٦١ 61 وَهَذَا بَيَانٌ بِعَشَائِرِ الْعَائِدِينَ مِنْ تَلِّ مِلْحٍ وَتَلِّ حَرْشَا كَرُوبَ وَأَدُونَ وَإِمِّيرَ مِمَّنْ أَخْفَقُوا فِي إِثْبَاتِ انْتِمَاءِ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ وَنَسْلِهِمْ إِلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ:

Another group of 642 people from the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda also returned. They came from the towns of Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Kerub, Addan ([which is also known as Addon]), and Immer [in Babylonia]. But they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelis.

٦٢ 62 بَنُو دَلايَا وَطُوبِيَّا وَنَقُودَا: سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

٦٣ 63 وَمِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ: بَنُو حَبَابَا وَهَقُّوصَ وَبَرْزِلّايَ الَّذِي تَزَوَّجَ مِنْ بَنَاتِ بَرْزِلّايَ الْجِلْعَادِيِّ وَانْتَسَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ.

Priests from the clans of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai also returned. Barzillai had married a woman who is a descendant of [a man named] Barzillai from [the] Gilead [region], and he had taken his wife’s family name.

٦٤ 64 هَؤُلاءِ مُنِعُوا مِنْ مُمَارَسَةِ خِدْمَةِ الْكَهَنُوتِ، إِذْ لَمْ تُوْجَدْ أَنْسَابُهُمْ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي سِجِلاتِ الْكَهَنَةِ،

They searched in the records that contained the names of people’s ancestors, but they could not find the names of those clans, so they were not allowed to have the rights and duties that priests have right away.

٦٥ 65 لِذَلِكَ أَمَرَهُمُ الْحَاكِمُ أَلّا يَتَنَاوَلُوا مِنْ طَعَامِ الْكَهَنَةِ إِلَى أَنْ يَحْضُرَ كَاهِنٌ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَسْتَخْدِمَ الأُورِيمَ وَالتُّمِّيمَ (لِيَفْصِلَ فِي الأَمْرِ).

The governor told them that before they could eat the food offered as sacrifices, a priest should use the marked stones [to find out what God said about their being priests].

٦٦ 66 فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ الْعَائِدِينَ مِنَ السَّبْيِ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفاً وَثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسِتِّينَ رَجُلاً،

Altogether, there were 42,360 people who returned to Judea.

٦٧ 67 فَضْلاً عَنْ عَبِيدِهِمْ وَإِمَائِهِمْ الَّذِينَ بَلَغَ مَجْمُوعُهُمْ سَبْعَةَ آلافٍ وَثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةً وَثَلاثِينَ. أَمَّا الْمُغَنُّونَ وَالْمُغَنِّيَاتُ فَكَانُوا مِئَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ.

There were also 7,337 of their servants, and 245 singers, which included men and women.

٦٨ 68 وَكَانَ مَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْخَيْلِ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتَّةٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ، وَمِنَ الْبِغَالِ مِئَتَانِ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.

The Israelis also brought back [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,

٦٩ 69 وَمِنَ الْجِمَالِ أَرْبَعُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَثَلاثُونَ، وَمِنَ الْحَمِيرِ سِتَّةُ آلافٍ وَسَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرُونَ.

435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

٧٠ 70 وَتَبَرَّعَ بَعْضُ الرُّؤَسَاءِ بِأَمْوَالٍ لِلْعَمَلِ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، فَتَبَرَّعَ الْحَاكِمُ لِلْخَزِينَةِ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَخَمْسِينَ مِنْضَحَةً وَخَمْسِ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثِينَ قَمِيصاً لِلْكَهَنَةِ.

Some of the leaders of the clans gave gifts for the work [of rebuilding the temple]. I, being the governor, gave (17 pounds/8.6 kg.) of gold, 50 bowls [to be used in the temple], and 530 robes for the priests.

٧١ 71 وَقَدَّمَ بَعْضُ رُؤَسَاءِ الْعَائِلاتِ لِخَزِينَةِ الْعَمَلِ رِبْوَتَيْنِ (نَحْوَ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَأَلْفَيْنِ وَمِئَتَيْ مَناً (نَحْوَ طُنٍّ وَثُلْثِ الطُّنِّ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ.

Some of the leaders of the clans gave a total of (337 pounds/153 kg.) of gold, and (3,215 pounds/1,460 kg.) of silver.

٧٢ 72 وَأَمَّا مَا قَدَّمَهُ بَقِيَّةُ الشَّعْبِ فَكَانَ سِتَّ رِبْوَاتٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةٍ وَعَشْرِ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَأَلْفَيْ مَناً (نَحْوَ طُنٍّ وَرُبْعِ الطُّنِّ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ وَسَبْعَةً وَسِتِّينَ قَمِيصاً لِلْكَهَنَةِ.

The rest of the people gave a total of (337 pounds/153 kg.) of gold, (2,923 pounds/1,330 kg.) of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.

٧٣ 73 وَسَكَنَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ وَحَرَسُ الأَبْوَابِ وَالْمُغَنُّونَ وَبَعْضُ الشَّعْبِ وَخُدَّامُ الْهَيْكَلِ وَسَائِرُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ. وَمَا إِنْ أَهَلَّ الشَّهْرُ السَّابِعُ (سِبْتَمْبَر – أَيْلُولُ) حَتَّى كَانَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدِ اسْتَقَرُّوا فِي مُدُنِهِمْ.

So the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi [who helped the priests], the temple guards, the musicians, the temple workers, and many ordinary people, who were all Israelis, started to live in the towns and cities of Judea [where their ancestors had lived].