以斯拉記 8
1 當亞達薛西王年間，同我從巴比倫上來的人，他們的族長和他們的家譜記在下面：
This is a list of the family leaders and genealogical records of those who came back with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
2 屬非尼哈的子孫有革順；屬以他瑪的子孫有但以理；屬大衛的子孫有哈突；
From the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. From the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. From the sons of David, Hattush,
3 屬巴錄的後裔，就是示迦尼的子孫有撒迦利亞，同着他，按家譜計算，男丁一百五十人；
son of Shecaniah. From the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him 150 men were registered.
4 屬巴哈‧摩押的子孫有西拉希雅的兒子以利約乃，同着他有男丁二百；
From the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai, son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men.
5 屬示迦尼的子孫有雅哈悉的兒子，同着他有男丁三百；
From the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men.
6 屬亞丁的子孫有約拿單的兒子以別，同着他有男丁五十；
From the sons of Adin, Ebed, son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men.
7 屬以攔的子孫有亞他利雅的兒子耶篩亞，同着他有男丁七十；
From the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men.
8 屬示法提雅的子孫有米迦勒的兒子西巴第雅，同着他有男丁八十；
From the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah, son of Michael, and with him 80 men.
9 屬約押的子孫有耶歇的兒子俄巴底亞，同着他有男丁二百一十八；
From the sons of Joab, Obadiah, son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men.
10 屬示羅密的子孫有約細斐的兒子，同着他有男丁一百六十；
From the sons of Bani, Shelomith, son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men.
11 屬比拜的子孫有比拜的兒子撒迦利亞，同着他有男丁二十八；
From the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, son of Bebai, and with him 28 men.
12 屬押甲的子孫有哈加坦的兒子約哈難，同着他有男丁一百一十；
From the sons of Azgad, Johanan, son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men.
13 屬亞多尼干的子孫，就是末尾的，他們的名字是以利法列、耶利、示瑪雅，同着他們有男丁六十；
From the sons of Adonikam, those who were last, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men.
14 屬比革瓦伊的子孫有烏太和撒布，同着他們有男丁七十。
From the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
15 我招聚這些人在流入亞哈瓦的河邊，我們在那裏住了三日。我查看百姓和祭司，見沒有利未人在那裏，
I gathered the returning exiles together at the Ahava Canal. We camped there for three days while I reviewed who had come—the ordinary people, the priests, and the Levites. I discovered there wasn't a single Levite
16 就召首領以利以謝、亞列、示瑪雅、以利拿單、雅立、以利拿單、拿單、撒迦利亞、米書蘭，又召教習約雅立和以利拿單。
so I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men with good insight.
17 我打發他們往迦西斐雅地方去見那裏的首領易多，又告訴他們當向易多和他的弟兄尼提寧說甚麼話，叫他們為我們上帝的殿帶使用的人來。
I told them to go to Iddo, the leader of the Temple servants at Casiphia, asking him and his relatives to send us ministers for the Temple of our God.
18 蒙我們上帝施恩的手幫助我們，他們在以色列的曾孫、利未的孫子、抹利的後裔中帶一個通達人來；還有示利比和他的眾子與弟兄共一十八人。
Since our gracious God was with us, they brought us Sherebiah, a man with good insight from the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, together with his sons and brothers, a total of eighteen men;
19 又有哈沙比雅，同着他有米拉利的子孫耶篩亞，並他的眾子和弟兄共二十人。
and Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the sons of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, a total of twenty men.
20 從前大衛和眾首領派尼提寧服事利未人，現在從這尼提寧中也帶了二百二十人來，都是按名指定的。
In addition they brought 220 of the Temple servants, a group appointed by David and his officials to help the Levites. These were all registered by name.
21 那時，我在亞哈瓦河邊宣告禁食，為要在我們上帝面前克苦己心，求他使我們和婦人孩子，並一切所有的，都得平坦的道路。
At the Ahava Canal I called for a fast so we could confess our sins before God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, along with all our possessions.
22 我求王撥步兵馬兵幫助我們抵擋路上的仇敵，本以為羞恥；因我曾對王說：「我們上帝施恩的手必幫助一切尋求他的；但他的能力和忿怒必攻擊一切離棄他的。」
I had been reluctant to ask the king to give us a military escort to protect us from enemies on the way. We had told the king, “Our gracious God takes care of everyone who follows him, but shows his anger against anyone who abandons him.”
23 所以我們禁食祈求我們的上帝，他就應允了我們。
So we fasted and asked God to protect us, and he answered our prayers.
24 我分派祭司長十二人，就是示利比、哈沙比雅，和他們的弟兄十人，
Then I designated twelve of the leading priests, and Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
25 將王和謀士、軍長，並在那裏的以色列眾人為我們上帝殿所獻的金銀和器皿，都秤了交給他們。
and I weighed out and handed them the donations of silver and gold, and the items that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the people of Israel there had given for the Temple of our God.
26 我秤了交在他們手中的銀子有六百五十他連得；銀器重一百他連得；金子一百他連得；
I weighed out and placed in their hands 650 talents of silver, silver Temple items weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
27 金碗二十個，重一千達利克；上等光銅的器皿兩個，寶貴如金。
20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two articles of highly-polished bronze, as valuable as gold.
28 我對他們說：「你們歸耶和華為聖，器皿也為聖；金銀是甘心獻給耶和華－你們列祖之上帝的。
I told them, “You are set apart for the Lord, and these Temple items are too. The silver and gold are a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of your forefathers.
29 你們當警醒看守，直到你們在耶路撒冷耶和華殿的庫內，在祭司長和利未族長，並以色列的各族長面前過了秤。」
You are to guard them and keep them safe until you hand them over, weighing them before the high priests, the Levites and the family leaders in Israel at Jerusalem, in the treasury rooms within the Lord's Temple.”
30 於是，祭司、利未人按着分量接受金銀和器皿，要帶到耶路撒冷我們上帝的殿裏。
The priests and Levites took responsibility for the silver and gold and the Temple items that had been weighed out to be brought to the Temple of our God in Jerusalem.
31 正月十二日，我們從亞哈瓦河邊起行，要往耶路撒冷去。我們上帝的手保佑我們，救我們脫離仇敵和路上埋伏之人的手。
On the twelfth day of the first month, we left the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and our God was with us to protect us from enemy ambushes along the way.
32 我們到了耶路撒冷，在那裏住了三日。
Eventually we arrived in Jerusalem and rested there for three days.
33 第四日，在我們上帝的殿裏把金銀和器皿都秤了，交在祭司烏利亞的兒子米利末的手中。同着他有非尼哈的兒子以利亞撒，還有利未人耶書亞的兒子約撒拔和賓內的兒子挪亞底。
On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the Temple items were weighed out in the Temple of our God and handed over to Meremoth, son of Uriah the priest, accompanied by Eleazar, son of Phinehas. Also present were the Levites, Jozabad, son of Jeshua, and Noadiah, son of Binnui.
34 當時都點了數目，按着分量寫在冊上。
Everything was checked, both by number and weight, and the total weight was written down at the time.
35 從擄到之地歸回的人向以色列的上帝獻燔祭，就是為以色列眾人獻公牛十二隻，公綿羊九十六隻，綿羊羔七十七隻，又獻公山羊十二隻作贖罪祭，這都是向耶和華焚獻的。
Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel—twelve bulls for all of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and a sin offering of twelve goats. All were sacrificed as a burnt offering to the Lord.
36 他們將王的諭旨交給王所派的總督與河西的省長，他們就幫助百姓，又供給上帝殿裏所需用的。
They also delivered the king's decrees to the chief officers of the king and the governors of the province west of the Euphrates, who then provided assistance to the people and to God's Temple.
