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1 同着撒拉铁的儿子所罗巴伯和耶书亚回来的祭司与利未人记在下面:祭司是西莱雅、耶利米、以斯拉、
This is a list of the priests and Levites who came back with Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the high priest: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Miniamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 撒路、亚木、希勒家、耶大雅。这些人在耶书亚的时候作祭司和他们弟兄的首领。
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in Jeshua's time.
8 利未人是耶书亚、宾内、甲篾、示利比、犹大、玛他尼。这玛他尼和他的弟兄管理称谢的事。
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his fellow Levites was in charge of the songs of praise.
9 他们的弟兄八布迦和乌尼照自己的班次与他们相对。
Two other Levites, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them in the service.
10 耶书亚生约雅金;约雅金生以利亚实;以利亚实生耶何耶大;
Jeshua the high priest was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
12 在约雅金的时候,祭司作族长的西莱雅族有米拉雅;耶利米族有哈拿尼雅;
In Joiakim's time, these were the family leaders of the priests: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 亚比雅族有细基利;米拿民族某;摩亚底族有毗勒太;
of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 至于利未人,当以利亚实、耶何耶大、约哈难、押杜亚的时候,他们的族长记在册上。波斯王大流士在位的时候,作族长的祭司也记在册上。
The family leaders of the Levites in the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, in addition to those of the priests, were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 利未人作族长的记在历史上,直到以利亚实的儿子约哈难的时候。
As for the genealogy of the sons of Levi, the family leaders up to the time of Johanan, son of Eliashib, were listed in the Book of the Records.
24 利未人的族长是哈沙比雅、示利比、甲篾的儿子耶书亚,与他们弟兄的班次相对,照着神人大卫的命令一班一班地赞美称谢。
The Levite leaders were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, son of Kadmiel, together with their fellow Levites, who stood opposite them, each section giving praise and thanks and responding to one another, as arranged by David, the man of God.
25 玛他尼、八布迦、俄巴底亚、米书兰、达们、亚谷是守门的,就是在库房那里守门。
They were joined by Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storehouses at the gates.
26 这都是在约撒达的孙子、耶书亚的儿子约雅金和省长尼希米,并祭司文士以斯拉的时候,有职任的。
They served in the time of Joiakim, son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
27 耶路撒冷城墙告成的时候,众民就把各处的利未人招到耶路撒冷,要称谢、歌唱、敲钹、鼓瑟、弹琴,欢欢喜喜地行告成之礼。
In order to dedicate the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were called from everywhere they were living to come to Jerusalem and celebrate with joy the dedication with songs of praise and thanks, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
28 歌唱的人从耶路撒冷的周围和尼陀法的村庄与伯·吉甲,又从迦巴和押玛弗的田地聚集,因为歌唱的人在耶路撒冷四围为自己立了村庄。
The singers were also brought in from the area around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,
as well as from Beth-gilgal and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built villages for themselves all around Jerusalem.
30 祭司和利未人就洁净自己,也洁净百姓和城门,并城墙。
Once the priests and the Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 我带犹大的首领上城,使称谢的人分为两大队,排列而行:第一队在城上往右边向粪厂门行走,
I had the leaders of Judah go up on the wall, and arranged two large choirs that to give thanks. One group went to right along the wall to the Refuse Gate.
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 还有些吹号之祭司的子孙,约拿单的儿子撒迦利亚。约拿单是示玛雅的儿子;示玛雅是玛他尼的儿子;玛他尼是米该亚的儿子;米该亚是撒刻的儿子;撒刻是亚萨的儿子;
as well as some of the priests with trumpets, and Zechariah, son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,
36 又有撒迦利亚的弟兄示玛雅、亚撒利、米拉莱、基拉莱、玛艾、拿坦业、犹大、哈拿尼,都拿着神人大卫的乐器,文士以斯拉引领他们。
and his fellow priests, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, along with the musical instruments as required by David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe led them.
37 他们经过泉门往前,从大卫城的台阶随地势而上,在大卫宫殿以上,直行到朝东的水门。
At the Fountain Gate they headed straight up by the stairs of the city of David, where the wall goes uphill, above the house of David, and on to the Water Gate on the east.
38 第二队称谢的人要与那一队相迎而行。我和民的一半跟随他们,在城墙上过了炉楼,直到宽墙;
The other choir group went in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on the wall passing the Tower of the Ovens, on to the Broad Wall,
39 又过了以法莲门、古门、鱼门、哈楠业楼、哈米亚楼,直到羊门,就在护卫门站住。
over the Ephraim Gate, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate, stopping at the Guard Gate.
40 于是,这两队称谢的人连我和官长的一半,站在 神的殿里。
Both thanksgiving choirs then took their places in God's Temple. I followed with the group of leaders that was with me,
41 还有祭司以利亚金、玛西雅、米拿民、米该雅、以利约乃、撒迦利亚、哈楠尼亚吹号;
along with the priests blowing their trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah.
42 又有玛西雅、示玛雅、以利亚撒、乌西、约哈难、玛基雅、以拦,和以谢奏乐。歌唱的就大声歌唱,伊斯拉希雅管理他们。
Then came the singers Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the choirs sang, directed by Jezrahiah.
43 那日,众人献大祭而欢乐;因为 神使他们大大欢乐,连妇女带孩童也都欢乐,甚至耶路撒冷中的欢声听到远处。
Many sacrifices were offered that day, celebrating that God had brought them so much happiness, tremendous happiness. The women and children also celebrated, and the sounds of joy in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 当日,派人管理库房,将举祭、初熟之物和所取的十分之一,就是按各城田地,照律法所定归给祭司和利未人的分,都收在里头。犹大人因祭司和利未人供职,就欢乐了。
On the same day men were put in charge over the storerooms that contained the offerings, the first part of the crops, and tithes. What was allocated by the Law for the priests and Levites was brought into these storerooms from the fields around the towns, because all the people of Judah were happy for the service of the priests and Levites.
45 祭司利未人遵守 神所吩咐的,并守洁净的礼。歌唱的、守门的,照着大卫和他儿子所罗门的命令也如此行。
They were responsible for the worship of their God and for the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, following the instructions of David and his son Solomon.
46 古时,在大卫和亚萨的日子,有歌唱的伶长,并有赞美称谢 神的诗歌。
For long ago, back in the time of David and Asaph, directors had been appointed for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.
47 当所罗巴伯和尼希米的时候,以色列众人将歌唱的、守门的,每日所当得的分供给他们,又给利未人当得的分;利未人又给亚伦的子孙当得的分。
So in the time of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, everyone in Israel provided the daily food allowances for the singers and the gatekeepers. They also made sure to provide for the other Levites, and the Levites gave a share of this to the descendants of Aaron.