以斯拉记 8
1 当亚达薛西王年间，同我从巴比伦上来的人，他们的族长和他们的家谱记在下面：
This is a list of the names of the leaders of the clans who came with me up [to Jerusalem] from Babylonia when Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia]:
2 属非尼哈的子孙有革顺；属以他玛的子孙有但以理；属大卫的子孙有哈突；
Gershom, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s grandson] Phinehas Daniel, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s son] Ithamar Hattush, the son of Shecaniah, from the clan descended from King David
3 属巴录的后裔，就是示迦尼的子孙有撒迦利亚，同着他，按家谱计算，男丁一百五十人；
Zechariah and 150 [other] men from the clan descended from Parosh
4 属巴哈·摩押的子孙有西拉希雅的儿子以利约乃，同着他有男丁二百；
Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 other men from the clan descended from Pahath-Moab
5 属示迦尼的子孙有雅哈悉的儿子，同着他有男丁三百；
Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel and 300 other men from the clan descended from Zattu
6 属亚丁的子孙有约拿单的儿子以别，同着他有男丁五十；
Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 other men from the clan descended from Adin
7 属以拦的子孙有亚他利雅的儿子耶筛亚，同着他有男丁七十；
Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 other men from the clan descended from Elam
8 属示法提雅的子孙有米迦勒的儿子西巴第雅，同着他有男丁八十；
Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 other men from the clan descended from Shephatiah
9 属约押的子孙有耶歇的儿子俄巴底亚，同着他有男丁二百一十八；
Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 other men from the clan descended from Joab
10 属示罗密的子孙有约细斐的儿子，同着他有男丁一百六十；
Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and 160 other men from the clan descended from Bani
11 属比拜的子孙有比拜的儿子撒迦利亚，同着他有男丁二十八；
Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 other men from the clan descended from [another man whose name was] Bebai
12 属押甲的子孙有哈加坦的儿子约哈难，同着他有男丁一百一十；
Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 other men from the clan descended from Azgad
13 属亚多尼干的子孙，就是末尾的，他们的名字是以利法列、耶利、示玛雅，同着他们有男丁六十；
Also Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who returned [here] later with 60 men from the clan descended from Adonikam
14 属比革瓦伊的子孙有乌太和撒布，同着他们有男丁七十。
And Uthai and Zaccur and 70 other men from the clan descended from Bigvai.
15 我招聚这些人在流入亚哈瓦的河边，我们在那里住了三日。我查看百姓和祭司，见没有利未人在那里，
I gathered all of them together at the canal that goes [from Babylon] to Ahava [town]. We set up our tents there and stayed there for three days. [During that time] I checked the lists of names and found out that there were priests [going with us], but no [other] descendants of Levi [who could help them in the temple].
16 就召首领以利以谢、亚列、示玛雅、以利拿单、雅立、以利拿单、拿单、撒迦利亚、米书兰，又召教习约雅立和以利拿单。
So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, two men whose names were Elnathan, and Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were all leaders [of the people]. I also summoned Joiarib and another Elnathan, who were wise.
17 我打发他们往迦西斐雅地方去见那里的首领易多，又告诉他们当向易多和他的弟兄尼提宁说什么话，叫他们为我们 神的殿带使用的人来。
I sent them all to Iddo, the leader of the descendants of Levi, who was living in Casiphia [town], to request that he and his relatives and other men who had worked in the temple send to us some men who would [go/come with us to] work in God’s new temple [in Jerusalem].
18 蒙我们 神施恩的手帮助我们，他们在以色列的曾孙、利未的孙子、抹利的后裔中带一个通达人来；还有示利比和他的众子与弟兄共一十八人。
Because God was kind to us, they brought to us a man named Sherebiah and 18 of his sons and other relatives. Sherebiah was a very wise man, a descendant of Mahli, [who was a grandson] of Levi.
19 又有哈沙比雅，同着他有米拉利的子孙耶筛亚，并他的众子和弟兄共二十人。
They also sent to us Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and 20 of their relatives.
20 从前大卫和众首领派尼提宁服事利未人，现在从这尼提宁中也带了二百二十人来，都是按名指定的。
They also sent 220 other men to work in the temple. Those men’s ancestors had been appointed by King David to assist the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests in the temple]. I listed/wrote the names of all those men.
21 那时，我在亚哈瓦河边宣告禁食，为要在我们 神面前克苦己心，求他使我们和妇人孩子，并一切所有的，都得平坦的道路。
There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would (fast/abstain from eating food) and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.
22 我求王拨步兵马兵帮助我们抵挡路上的仇敌，本以为羞耻；因我曾对王说：“我们 神施恩的手必帮助一切寻求他的；但他的能力和忿怒必攻击一切离弃他的。”
Previously we had told the king that our God takes care of all those who truly trust in him, but that he becomes very angry with those who refuse to obey him. So I would have been ashamed if I had asked the king to send soldiers and men riding on horses to protect us from our enemies while we were traveling along the road.
23 所以我们禁食祈求我们的 神，他就应允了我们。
So we (fasted/abstained from eating food) and requested God to protect us, and he (answered our prayers/did what we requested.)
24 我分派祭司长十二人，就是示利比、哈沙比雅，和他们的弟兄十人，
I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.
25 将王和谋士、军长，并在那里的以色列众人为我们 神殿所献的金银和器皿，都秤了交给他们。
I appointed them to supervise carrying to Jerusalem the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items that the king and his advisors and other officials, and the Israeli people [who were living in Babylonia], had contributed for the temple of our God.
26 我秤了交在他们手中的银子有六百五十他连得；银器重一百他连得；金子一百他连得；
As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of gold,
27 金碗二十个，重一千达利克；上等光铜的器皿两个，宝贵如金。
20 gold bowls that altogether weighed (19 pounds/8.6 kg.), and two items made of polished bronze that were as valuable as ones made of gold.
28 我对他们说：“你们归耶和华为圣，器皿也为圣；金银是甘心献给耶和华—你们列祖之 神的。
I said to those priests, “You belong to Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/also belonged to), and these valuable things also belong to him. The people themselves gave these things to be offerings to Yahweh (voluntarily/because they wanted to).
29 你们当警醒看守，直到你们在耶路撒冷耶和华殿的库内，在祭司长和利未族长，并以色列的各族长面前过了秤。”
So guard them carefully, and [when we arrive] in Jerusalem, weigh them in the presence of the priests, the descendants of Levi [who will help the priests], and the other Israeli leaders there. They will then put them in the storerooms in the new temple.”
30 于是，祭司、利未人按着分量接受金银和器皿，要带到耶路撒冷我们 神的殿里。
So the priests and [other] descendants of Levi took from me all the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items, in order to carry them to the temple in Jerusalem.
31 正月十二日，我们从亚哈瓦河边起行，要往耶路撒冷去。我们 神的手保佑我们，救我们脱离仇敌和路上埋伏之人的手。
On April 19, we left the Ahava Canal and started to travel to Jerusalem. Our God took care of us, and while we traveled, he prevented our enemies and bandits from (ambushing us/suddenly attacking us).
32 我们到了耶路撒冷，在那里住了三日。
After we arrived in Jerusalem, we rested for three days.
33 第四日，在我们 神的殿里把金银和器皿都秤了，交在祭司乌利亚的儿子米利末的手中。同着他有非尼哈的儿子以利亚撒，还有利未人耶书亚的儿子约撒拔和宾内的儿子挪亚底。
Then on the fourth/next day we went to the temple. There the silver and gold and the other items were weighed and given to the priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah. Eleazar the son of Phinehas and two descendants of Levi, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, were with him.
34 当时都点了数目，按着分量写在册上。
They counted everything, and wrote down how much they weighed, and wrote [a description of] each item.
35 从掳到之地归回的人向以色列的 神献燔祭，就是为以色列众人献公牛十二只，公绵羊九十六只，绵羊羔七十七只，又献公山羊十二只作赎罪祭，这都是向耶和华焚献的。
We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats [to atone] for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.
36 他们将王的谕旨交给王所派的总督与河西的省长，他们就帮助百姓，又供给 神殿里所需用的。
Some of us who returned [from Babylonia] took to the governors and other officials of the province west of the [Euphrates] River the letter that the king had given to us. [After they read the letter, ] they did all [that they were able to do] for us Israeli people and for the temple of God.
