Ezra 8
1 And these [are] the heads of their families, the leaders that went up with me in the reign of Arthasastha the king of Babylon.
Hawa ni viongozi wa watangulizi familia ambazo zilitoka babeli pamoja nami kipindi cha utawala wa mfalme Artashasta.
2 Of the sons of Phinees; Gerson: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Attus.
Mwana wa Finehasi, Gershoni. Mwana wa Ithamari, Daniel. Mwana wa Daudi, Hatushi ambaye ni mwana Shekania,
3 Of the sons of Sachania, and the sons of Phoros; Zacharias: and with him a company [of] a hundred and fifty.
ambaye pia ni mwana wa Paroshi na Zekaria na pamoja na yeye kulikuwa na wanaume mia moja na hamsini walitajwa kwenye idadi ya ukoo wake.
4 Of the sons of Phaath-Moab; Eliana the son of Saraia, and with him two hundred that were males.
Wana wa Pahath- Moabu, Eliehoenai mwana wa Zerahia na pamoja naye wanaume mia mbili. Wana wa
5 And of the sons of Zathoes; Sechenias the son of Aziel, and with him three hundred males.
Shekaniah, Yahazieli na pamoja naye wanaume mia tatu. Wana wa
6 And of the sons of Adin; Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
adini, Ebedi mwana wa Yonathani na pamoja naye waliorodheshwa wanaume hamsini.
7 And of the sons of Elam; Isaeas the son of Athelia, and with him seventy males.
Wana wa Elamu, Yeshaya mwana wa Athalia na pamoja naye waliorodheshwa wanaume sabini.
8 And of the sons of Saphatia; Zabadias the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.
Wana wa Shefatia, Zebadia, mwana wa Mikaeli na pamoja naye waliorodheshwa wanaume themanini.
9 And of the sons of Joab; Abadia the son of Jeiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
Wana wa Yoabu, Obadia mwana wa Yehieli pamoja na yeye waliorodheshwa wanaume mia mbili kumi na wanane. Wana wa Binui,
10 And of the sons of Baani; Selimuth the son of Josephia, and with him a hundred and sixty males.
Sheromithi, mwana wa Yosifia na pamoja na yeye waliorodheshwa wanaume mia moja na sitini.
11 And of the sons of Babi; Zacharias the son of Babi, and with him twenty-eight males.
Wana wa Bebai, zekaria mwana wa Bebai na pamoja na yeye waliorodheshwa wanaume ishirini na wanane.
12 And of the sons of Asgad; Joanan the son of Accatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.
Wana wa Azgadi, Yohana mwana wa Hakatani na pamoja na yeye waliorodheshwa wanaume mia moja na kumi.
13 And of the sons of Adonicam [were the] last, and these [were] their names, Eliphalat, Jeel, and Samaea, and with them sixty males.
Wale wana wa Adonikamu wakaja baadaye. Na haya ndio majina yao: Elifereti, Yeueli na Shemaya na pamoja na wao wakaja wanaume sitini.
14 And of the sons of Baguae, Uthai, and Zabud, and with him seventy males.
Wana wa Bigwai, Uthai, mwana wa zabudi na pamoja na yeye waliorodheshwa wanaume sabini
15 And I gathered them to the river that comes to Evi, and we encamped there three days: and I reviewed the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.
Nikawakusanya wasafiri bandari iliyokuwa inaelekea Ahava. Tukaweka kambi muda wa siku tatu, nikawachunguza watu na makuhani, lakini sikuwaona wana wa Levi miongoni.
16 And I sent men of understanding to Eleazar, to Ariel, to Semeias, and to Alonam, and to Jarib, and to Elnatham, and to Nathan, and to Zacharias, and to Mesollam, and to Joarim, and to Elnathan.
Hivyo nikatuma kwa Eliezeri, arieli, Shemaya, Elnathani, Yaribu na Elnathani na Nathani, Zekaria na Meshulamu waliokuwa viongozi na kwa Yoyaribu na Elnathani ambao walikuwa ni walimu.
17 And I forwarded them to the rulers with the money of the place, and I put words in their mouth to speak to their brethren the Athinim with the money of the place, that they should bring us singers for the house of our God.
Tena nikawatuma kwa Ido, kiongozi wa Kasifia. Nikawaaambia kile watachomweleza Ido. na jamaa zake, watumishi wa Hekalu waliishi Kasifia, kwa hiyo, kutuma kwetu watumishi kwa ajili ya nyumba ya Mungu.
18 And they came to us, as the good hand of our God was upon us, even a man of understanding of the sons of Mooli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, and at the commencement came his sons and his brethren, eighteen.
Hivyo wakatutuma sisi kwa Mungu na mkono mzuri wa mtu aliyeitwa Ishekeli. Alikuwa mwana wa mali Mwana wa Levi mwana wa Israel. Akaja na wana kumi na wanane na ndugu,
19 And Asebia, and Isaia of the sons of Merari, his brethren and his sons, twenty.
pamoja naye Hashabia, pamoja na Yeshaya wa wana wa Merari na ndugu zake na wana wake jumla watu ishirini wote. Miongoni
20 And of the Nathinim; whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites [there were] two hundred and twenty Nathinim; all were gathered by [their] names.
mwao walichaguliwa kutumika katika Hekalu, ambapo Daudi na wakuu waliwapa kuwahudumia walawi: mia mbili ishirini kila mmoja wao aliagizwa kwa majina.
21 And I proclaimed there a fast, at the river Aue, that [we] should humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our children, and for all our property.
Tena nikatangaza kufunga mto Ahava ili kujinyenyekeza mbele za Mungu, kutafuta njia iliyoonyoka kutoka kwake kwa ajili yetu, watoto wetu na mali zetu,
22 For I was ashamed to ask of the king a guard and horsemen to save us from the enemy in the way: for we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God [is] upon all that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath [are] upon all that forsake him.
Niliona aibu kumwomba mfalme kwa ajili ya jeshi au mpandafarasi kwa ajili ya kutulinda tunapokuwa njiani, tangu tumemwambia mfalme “mkono wa Mungu uko pamoja na wote wanaomtafuta kwa mazuri. lakini uweza wake na ghazabu yake ni juu ya wale wote wanaomwasi yeye.
23 So we fasted, and asked of our God concerning this; and he hearkened to us.
Hivyo tulifunga na kumsihi Mungu kwa jambo hilo.
24 And I gave charge to twelve of the chiefs of the priests, to Saraia, to Asabia, and ten of their brethren with them.
Tena nikachagua watu kumi na wawili kutoka kwa kuhani: Sherebia na Hashabia na ndugu zao wengine kumi.
25 And I weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of the first-fruits of the house of our God, which the king, and his councillors, and his princes, and all Israel that were found, had dedicated.
Nikapima kwa ajili yao fedha, dhahabu na vyombo na sadaka kwa ajili ya nyumba ya Mungu kwa wafalme, washauri, na wakuu na Israel wote walitoa kwa hiari.
26 I even weighed into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and a hundred silver vessels, and a hundred talents of gold;
Hivyo nikawapimia kwenye mikono yao talanta za fedha mia sita na hamsini, talanta mia moja ya vyombo vya fedha, talanta mia moja za dhahabu.
27 and twenty golden bowls, [weighing] about a thousand drachms, and superior vessels of fine shining brass, [precious] as gold.
vifaa ishirini vya dhahabu kwa pamoja vilikuwa na thamani ya elfu moja darkoni na vitu viwili vya sanamu vivyonakshiwa kama dhahabu ya kupendeza.
28 And I said to them, Ye [are] holy to the Lord; and the vessels [are] holy; and the silver and the gold are freewill-offerings to the Lord God of our fathers.
Kisha nikawaambia, mmewekwa wakfu kwa Bwana, na hivi vyombo pia na fedha na dhahabu, vimetolewa kwa hiari kwa Yahwe, Mungu wa watangulizi wenu.
29 Be watchful and keep them, until ye weigh [them] before the chief priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of families in Jerusalem, at the chambers of the house of the Lord.
mviangalie na kuvitunza hadi mtakapovipima mbele ya makuhani, walawi, na viongozi wa wataangulizi wa jamii ya Israel katika Yerusalem katika nyumba ya Mungu.
30 So the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem into the house of our God.
Makuhani na walawi walikubali vipimo vya fedha na dhahabu na vyombo kwa ajili ya kuvichukua na kuvipeleka Yerusalem, kwenye nyumba ya Mungu wetu.
31 And we departed from the river of Aue on the twelfth day of the first month, to come to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy and adversary in the way.
Tukatoka kwenda mto Ahava siku ya kumi na mbili katika mwezi wa kwanza kwenda Yerusalem, Mkono wa Mungu ulikuwa pamoja nasi, ulitulinda na mikono ya adui na wale waliotaka kutufanyia fujo njiani.
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
Hivyo tukaingia Yerusalem na kukaa humo kwa siku tatu.
33 And it came to pass on the fourth day that we weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, into the hand of Merimoth the son of Uria the priest; and with him [was] Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them Jozabad the son of Jesus, and Noadia the son of Banaia, the Levites.
Tena siku ya nne fedha na dhahabu na vyombo vilipimwa ndani ya nyumba ya Mungu wetu kwa mikono ya Meremothi mwana wa Uria kuhani, na pamoja nao alikuwepo Eleazari mwana wa Finehasi, Yozabadi mwana wa Yeshua, na Noadia mwana wa Binui, Walawi.
34 All things [were reckoned] by number and weight, and the whole weight was written [down].
Idadi na uzito wa kila kitu uliweza kujulikana. Uzito wote uliweza kuandikwa katika kipindi hicho
35 At that time the children of the banishment that came from the captivity offered whole-burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve calves for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve goats for a sin-offering; all whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord.
Na wale waliokuja kutoka matekani, watu wa uhamisho, wakatoa sadaka ya kutekezwa kwa Mungu wa Israel, kondoo tisini na sita, wana-kondoo sabini na saba na mbuzi wa kiume kumi na wawili kama sadaka ya dhambi. Zote zilikuwa sadaka za kutekezwa kwa ajili ya Yahwe.
36 And they gave the king's mandate to the king's lieutenants, and the governors beyond the river: and they honoured the people and the house of God.
Tena wakawapa amri za mfalme kwa wakuu wa wafalme na wakuu katika mji ngambo ya mto, na wakawasaidia watu na nyumba ya Mungu.
