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 the Levites who ascended with Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and 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, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, 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。
These were the leaders of the priests and of their brothers, in the days of Jeshua.
8 他和他的兄弟們啟唱頌謝經文。
And the Levites, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, they and their brothers were over the hymns,
9 巴刻步克雅和烏尼，以及他們的兄弟依照班次，輪流服務。
with Bakbukiah, as well as Hannai, and their brothers, each one in his office.
10 耶叔亞生約雅金，約雅金生厄肋史布，厄肋史布生約雅達，
Now Jeshua conceived Joiakim, and Joiakim conceived Eliashib, and Eliashib conceived Joiada,
11 約雅達約哈南，約哈南生雅杜亞。
and Joiada conceived Jonathan, and Jonathan conceived Jaddua.
12 在約雅金年間，司祭作族長的：色辣雅家是默辣雅，
And in the days of Joiakim, the priests and the leaders of the families were: 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 Maluchi, 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 Adaiah, 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 Mijamin and Moadiah, Piltai;
18 彼耳家是沙慕亞，舍瑪雅家是約納堂，
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
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; 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。
The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, and the priests, were written according to the leaders of the families, during the reign of Darius the Persian.
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。
The sons of Levi, according to the leaders of the families, were written in the book of the words of those days, even to the days of Johanan, the son of Eliashib.
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。
Now the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, and their brothers, in their turns, so that they would praise and confess, according to the precept of David, the man of God. And they served equally and in order.
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, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were keepers of the gates and of the vestibules before 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。
These were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah, the governor, and of 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。
Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites from all their places, so that they might bring them to Jerusalem, and so that they might keep the dedication, and rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, psalteries, 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，
Now the sons of the singing men were gathered from the plains surrounding Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophati,
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。
and from the house of Gilgal, and from the regions of Geba and Azmaveth. For the singing men 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。
And the priests and the Levites were cleansed, and they cleansed the people, and 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 caused the leaders of Judah to ascend the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went to the right upon the wall, toward the dung gate.
32 在隊後隨行的，是曷沙雅和猶大的一半首長，
And after them went Hoshaiah, and one half part of the leadership of Judah,
33 以及阿匝雅、厄次辣、默叔藍、
and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34 猶達、本雅明、舍瑪雅和耶勒米雅，
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and 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 sons of the priests went forth with trumpets: Zachariah, the 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 brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, and Hanani, went forth with the canticles of David, the man of God. And Ezra, the scribe, was before them at the fountain gate.
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。
And opposite them, they ascended by the steps of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall above the house of David, and as far as the water gate to 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，
And the second choir of those who gave thanks went forth on the opposite side, and I went after them, and one half part of the people were upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces, as far as the widest 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。
and above the gate of Ephraim, and above the ancient gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hamath, and as far as the flock gate. And they stood still at the watch gate.
40 這兩儀仗隊站在天主殿內，有一半首長同我在一起；
And the two choirs of those who gave praise stood still at the house of God, with myself and one half part of the magistrates who were with 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；
And the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Mijamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, went forth with trumpets,
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。
with Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers were singing clearly, and Jezrahiah was their foremost leader.
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。
And on that day, they immolated great sacrifices, and they rejoiced. For God had caused them to rejoice with great joy. And their wives and children also were glad. And the rejoicing of Jerusalem was heard from far away.
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。
On that day also, they enrolled men over the storehouses of the treasury, for the libations, and for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, so that the leaders of the city might bring these in, by them, with proper thanksgiving, for the priests and the Levites. For Judah was rejoicing in the priests and the Levites who were assisting.
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，
And they kept the vigil of their God, and the vigil of expiation, with the singing men and the gatekeepers, in accord with the precept of David, and of Solomon, his son.
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 in the days of David and Asaph, from the beginning, there were leaders appointed over the singers, to give praise in verses, and to confess 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。
And all of Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave portions to the singing men and to the gatekeepers, for each day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron.
