尼希米記 12
1 同着撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和耶書亞回來的祭司與利未人記在下面：祭司是西萊雅、耶利米、以斯拉、
Now these [are] the priests and the Levites that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel and Jesus: Saraia, Jeremia, Esdra,
2 亞瑪利雅、瑪鹿、哈突、
Amaria, Maluch,
3 示迦尼、利宏、米利末、
Sechenia.
4 易多、近頓、亞比雅、
5 米雅民、瑪底雅、璧迦、
6 示瑪雅、約雅立、耶大雅、
7 撒路、亞木、希勒家、耶大雅。這些人在耶書亞的時候作祭司和他們弟兄的首領。
These [were] the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jesus.
8 利未人是耶書亞、賓內、甲篾、示利比、猶大、瑪他尼。這瑪他尼和他的弟兄管理稱謝的事。
And the Levites [were], Jesus, Banui, Cadmiel, Sarabia, Jodae, Matthania: he [was] over the bands,
9 他們的弟兄八布迦和烏尼照自己的班次與他們相對。
and his brethren [were appointed] to the daily courses.
10 耶書亞生約雅金；約雅金生以利亞實；以利亞實生耶何耶大；
And Jesus begot Joakim, and Joakim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib [begot] Jodae,
11 耶何耶大生約拿單；約拿單生押杜亞。
and Jodae begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jadu.
12 在約雅金的時候，祭司作族長的西萊雅族有米拉雅；耶利米族有哈拿尼雅；
And in the days of Joakim, his brethren the priests and the heads of families [were, belonging] to Saraia, Amaria; to Jeremia, Anania;
13 以斯拉族有米書蘭；亞瑪利雅族有約哈難；
to Esdra, Mesulam; to Amaria, Joanan;
14 米利古族有約拿單；示巴尼族有約瑟；
to Amaluch, Jonathan; to Sechenia, Joseph;
15 哈琳族有押拿；米拉約族有希勒愷；
to Are, Mannas; to Marioth, Elcai;
16 易多族有撒迦利亞；近頓族有米書蘭；
to Adadai, Zacharia; to Ganathoth, Mesolam;
17 亞比雅族有細基利；米拿民族某；摩亞底族有毗勒太；
to Abia, Zechri; to Miamin, Maadai; to Pheleti, [one];
18 璧迦族有沙母亞；示瑪雅族有約拿單；
to Balgas, Samue; to Semia, Jonathan;
19 約雅立族有瑪特乃；耶大雅族有烏西；
to Joarib, Matthanai; to Edio, Ozi;
20 撒來族有加萊；亞木族有希伯；
to Salai, Callai; to Amec, Abed;
21 希勒家族有哈沙比雅；耶大雅族有拿坦業。
to Elkia, Asabias; to Jedeiu, Nathanael.
22 至於利未人，當以利亞實、耶何耶大、約哈難、押杜亞的時候，他們的族長記在冊上。波斯王大流士在位的時候，作族長的祭司也記在冊上。
The Levites in the days of Eliasib, Joada, and Joa, and Joanan, and Idua, [were] recorded heads of families: also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 利未人作族長的記在歷史上，直到以利亞實的兒子約哈難的時候。
And the sons of Levi, heads of families, [were] written in the book of the chronicles, even to the days of Joanan son of Elisue.
24 利未人的族長是哈沙比雅、示利比、甲篾的兒子耶書亞，與他們弟兄的班次相對，照着神人大衛的命令一班一班地讚美稱謝。
And the heads of the Levites [were] Asabia, and Sarabia, and Jesu: and the sons of Cadmiel, and their brethren over against them, were to sing hymns of praise, according to the commandment of David the man of God, course by course.
25 瑪他尼、八布迦、俄巴底亞、米書蘭、達們、亞谷是守門的，就是在庫房那裏守門。
When I gathered the porters,
26 這都是在約撒達的孫子、耶書亞的兒子約雅金和省長尼希米，並祭司文士以斯拉的時候，有職任的。
[it was] in the days of Joakim son of Jesus, son of Josedec, and in the days of Neemia: and Esdras the priest [was] scribe.
27 耶路撒冷城牆告成的時候，眾民就把各處的利未人招到耶路撒冷，要稱謝、歌唱、敲鈸、鼓瑟、彈琴，歡歡喜喜地行告成之禮。
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep a feast of dedication and gladness with thanksgiving, and they sounded cymbals with songs, and [had] psalteries and harps.
28 歌唱的人從耶路撒冷的周圍和尼陀法的村莊與伯‧吉甲，又從迦巴和押瑪弗的田地聚集，因為歌唱的人在耶路撒冷四圍為自己立了村莊。
And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,
and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem.
30 祭司和利未人就潔淨自己，也潔淨百姓和城門，並城牆。
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.
31 我帶猶大的首領上城，使稱謝的人分為兩大隊，排列而行：第一隊在城上往右邊向糞廠門行走，
And they brought up the princes of Juda on the wall, and they appointed two great [companies] for thanksgiving, and they passed on the right hand on the wall of the dung-gate.
32 在他們後頭的有何沙雅與猶大首領的一半，
And after them went Osaia, and half the princes of Juda,
33 又有亞撒利雅、以斯拉、米書蘭、
and Azarias, and Esdras, and Mesollam,
34 猶大、便雅憫、示瑪雅、耶利米。
and Juda, and Benjamin, and Samaias and Jeremia.
35 還有些吹號之祭司的子孫，約拿單的兒子撒迦利亞。約拿單是示瑪雅的兒子；示瑪雅是瑪他尼的兒子；瑪他尼是米該亞的兒子；米該亞是撒刻的兒子；撒刻是亞薩的兒子；
And [some] of the sons of the priest with trumpets, Zacharias son of Jonathan, son of Samaias, son of Matthania, son of Michaia, son of Zacchur, son of Asaph:
36 又有撒迦利亞的弟兄示瑪雅、亞撒利、米拉萊、基拉萊、瑪艾、拿坦業、猶大、哈拿尼，都拿着神人大衛的樂器，文士以斯拉引領他們。
and his brethren, Samaia, and Oziel, Gelol, Jama, Aia, Nathanael, and Juda, Anani, to praise with the hymns of David the man of God; and Esdras the scribe [was] before them,
37 他們經過泉門往前，從大衛城的臺階隨地勢而上，在大衛宮殿以上，直行到朝東的水門。
at the gate, to praise before them, and they went up by the steps of the city of David, in the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water-gate
38 第二隊稱謝的人要與那一隊相迎而行。我和民的一半跟隨他們，在城牆上過了爐樓，直到寬牆；
39 又過了以法蓮門、古門、魚門、哈楠業樓、哈米亞樓，直到羊門，就在護衛門站住。
of Ephraim, and to the fish-gate, and by the tower of Anameel, and as far as the sheep-gate.
40 於是，這兩隊稱謝的人連我和官長的一半，站在上帝的殿裏。
41 還有祭司以利亞金、瑪西雅、米拿民、米該亞、以利約乃、撒迦利亞、哈楠尼亞吹號；
42 又有瑪西雅、示瑪雅、以利亞撒、烏西、約哈難、瑪基雅、以攔，和以謝奏樂。歌唱的就大聲歌唱，伊斯拉希雅管理他們。
And the singers were heard, and were numbered.
43 那日，眾人獻大祭而歡樂；因為上帝使他們大大歡樂，連婦女帶孩童也都歡樂，甚至耶路撒冷中的歡聲聽到遠處。
And in that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had made them very joyful: and their wives and their children rejoiced: and the joy in Jerusalem was heard from afar off.
44 當日，派人管理庫房，將舉祭、初熟之物和所取的十分之一，就是按各城田地，照律法所定歸給祭司和利未人的分，都收在裏頭。猶大人因祭司和利未人供職，就歡樂了。
And in that day they appointed men over the treasuries, for the treasures, the first-fruits, and the tithes, and [for] the chiefs of the cities who were assembled among them, [to furnish] portions for the priests and Levites: for [there was] joy in Juda over the priests and over the Levites that waited.
45 祭司利未人遵守上帝所吩咐的，並守潔淨的禮。歌唱的、守門的，照着大衛和他兒子所羅門的命令也如此行。
And they kept the charges of their God, and the charges of the purification, and [ordered] the singers and the porters, according to the commandments of David and his son Solomon.
46 古時，在大衛和亞薩的日子，有歌唱的伶長，並有讚美稱謝上帝的詩歌。
For in the days of David Asaph was originally first of the singers, and [they sang] hymns and praise to God.
47 當所羅巴伯和尼希米的時候，以色列眾人將歌唱的、守門的，每日所當得的分供給他們，又給利未人當得的分；利未人又給亞倫的子孫當得的分。
And all Israel in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Neemias, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, a daily rate: and consecrated them to the Levites: and the Levites consecrated them to the sons of Aaron.
