尼希米記 12
1 以下是同沙耳提的兒子責魯巴貝耳和耶叔亞回來的司祭和肋未人：色辣雅、耶肋米雅、厄次辣、
Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 阿瑪黎、瑪路克、哈突士、
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 舍加尼雅、哈陵、默摩特、
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 依多、金乃通、阿彼雅、
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 米雅明、瑪阿狄雅、彼耳加、
Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 舍瑪雅、約雅黎布、耶達雅、
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 撒路、阿摩克、希耳克雅、阿達雅：這些人是耶叔亞時期中的司祭，和他們兄弟的族長。
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8 他和他的兄弟們啟唱頌謝經文。
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
9 巴刻步克雅和烏尼，以及他們的兄弟依照班次，輪流服務。
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
10 耶叔亞生約雅金，約雅金生厄肋史布，厄肋史布生約雅達，
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
11 約雅達約哈南，約哈南生雅杜亞。
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12 在約雅金年間，司祭作族長的：色辣雅家是默辣雅，
In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 厄次辣家是默叔藍，阿瑪黎雅家是約哈南，
of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 瑪路克家是約納堂，舍巴尼雅是約色夫，
of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 哈陵家是阿德納，默辣摩特家是赫耳凱，
of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 依多家是則加雅，金厏通家是默叔藍，
of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 阿彼雅家是齊革黎，米尼雅明和摩阿狄雅家是丕耳泰，
of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 彼耳家是沙慕亞，舍瑪雅家是約納堂，
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;
19 約雅黎布是瑪特乃，耶達雅是烏齊，
of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 撒路家是卡來，阿克摩家是厄貝爾，
of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 希耳克雅是哈沙彼雅，阿達雅是乃塔乃耳。
of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 在厄肋雅史布、約雅達、約哈南和雅杜亞年間，肋未人的族長都登記了，司祭也登記了，直到波斯達理阿的朝代。
In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
23 肋未人的族長也都登記在編年錄上，直到厄肋雅史布的孫子約哈南時代。
As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
24 肋未人的族長是哈沙彼雅。舍勒彼雅、耶亞、彼奴依和卡德米耳；他們和他們的兄弟，按天主的人達味所制定的，在唱讚美和頌謝經文時，對面站著，分班輪流歌唱。
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
25 瑪塔尼雅。巴刻步克雅、敖巴狄雅、默叔藍、塔耳孟和阿谷布，都是守門的，護守府庫的門：
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
26 以上都是約匝達克的孫子，耶叔亞兒子約雅金時代和乃赫米雅省長，及厄斯德拉司祭兼經師時代的人。
They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
27 為耶路撒冷城垣舉行落成典禮時，召集住在各地的肋未人，在到耶路撒冷，詠唱詠謝讚美的詩歌，彈奏弦樂琴瑟，這落成典禮歡樂舉行。
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
28 肋未人的子孫歌詠者，便由耶路撒冷四周區域，笸乃托法各村莊，
The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
29 由貝特基耳加耳、革巴和阿次瑪委特鄉間，集合前來，原是歌詠者在耶路撒冷四周，為自己建造了莊院。
from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
30 司祭和肋未人聖潔了自己以後，又聖潔了民眾、城門和城牆。
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 我叫猶大各省長登上城牆，將儀仗分為兩大隊：一隊在城牆上向右往糞門進行，
Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
32 在隊後隨行的，是曷沙雅和猶大的一半首長，
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
33 以及阿匝雅、厄次辣、默叔藍、
along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 猶達、本雅明、舍瑪雅和耶勒米雅，
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35 這些人都是司祭中吹號筒的；還有約納堂的兒子加黎雅，──約納堂是舍瑪雅的兒子，舍瑪雅是瑪塔尼雅的兒子，瑪塔尼雅是米加雅的兒子，米加雅是匝雇爾的兒子，匝雇爾是阿撒夫的兒子，──
and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
36 以及則加黎雅的兄弟：舍瑪雅、阿匝勒耳、米拉來、基拉來、瑪艾、乃塔乃耳、猶達和哈納尼，演奏天主的人達味的樂器。厄斯德拉經師走在你們的前面。
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
37 他們到了泉門之後，一直上了達味城的石級，沿著城城牆斜坡，靠著達味王宮，走到東邊水門。
At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
38 第二儀仗隊往左邊行，我在儀仗隊之後，與另一半首長在城牆上，路過爐堡，直到廣場的城牆，
The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
39 以後，路過厄弗辣因門、魚門、哈約乃耳堡，直到羊門，便在更門停住了。
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
40 這兩儀仗隊站在天主殿內，有一半首長同我在一起；
The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,
41 還有司祭厄里雅金、瑪色雅、米尼雅明、 米加雅、厄里約乃、則則加雅、哈納尼雅，他們吹著號筒；
as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—
42 還有瑪阿色雅、舍瑪雅、厄肋阿匝爾、烏齊、約哈南、瑪耳基雅、厄藍和厄則爾。歌詠都在耶辣希雅指導下高聲唱歌。
and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.
43 一日祭獻了很多犧牲，人們都很歡樂，因為天主使他們非常歡樂，連婦女童也都喜歡；耶路撒冷歡樂的聲音聞於遠方。
On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
44 那時，也定專員，管理孝放祭品、初熟之物和什一之的倉庫將各城各鄉照法律規定應交與司祭和肋未的物品，都存放在裏面，因為猶太人對盡職的司祭和肋未人都表喜悅。
And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
45 因他們各盡侍奉他們的天主之職，舉行取潔禮。歌詠者和守門者，也都遵照達味和他的兒子撒羅滿所制定的進行，
They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
46 因為遠在達味和阿撒夫時代，已有了歌詠長的職務，和讚美並感謝天主的歌曲。
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 在責魯巴貝耳和乃赫米雅年間，全以色列天天都繳納給歌詠者和守門者應繳約之物，把一部分聖物交給人，肋未人將一部分交給亞郎的子孫。
So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
