Nehemiah 12
1 Now these [are] the priests and the Levites that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel and Jesus: Saraia, Jeremia, Esdra,
And these [are] the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amaria, Maluch,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Sechenia.
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 These [were] the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jesus.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these [are] heads of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
8 And the Levites [were], Jesus, Banui, Cadmiel, Sarabia, Jodae, Matthania: he [was] over the bands,
And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he [is] over the thanksgiving, and his brothers,
9 and his brethren [were appointed] to the daily courses.
and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, [are] opposite them in charges.
10 And Jesus begot Joakim, and Joakim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib [begot] Jodae,
And Jeshua has begotten Joiakim, and Joiakim has begotten Eliashib, and Eliashib has begotten Joiada,
11 and Jodae begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jadu.
and Joiada has begotten Jonathan, and Jonathan has begotten Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joakim, his brethren the priests and the heads of families [were, belonging] to Saraia, Amaria; to Jeremia, Anania;
And in the days of Joiakim have been priests, heads of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 to Esdra, Mesulam; to Amaria, Joanan;
of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 to Amaluch, Jonathan; to Sechenia, Joseph;
of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 to Are, Mannas; to Marioth, Elcai;
of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 to Adadai, Zacharia; to Ganathoth, Mesolam;
of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 to Abia, Zechri; to Miamin, Maadai; to Pheleti, [one];
of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 to Balgas, Samue; to Semia, Jonathan;
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;
19 to Joarib, Matthanai; to Edio, Ozi;
and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 to Salai, Callai; to Amec, Abed;
of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 to Elkia, Asabias; to Jedeiu, Nathanael.
of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
22 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.
The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, are written, heads of fathers, and of the priests, in the kingdom of Darius the Persian.
23 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.
Sons of Levi, heads of the fathers, are written on the scroll of the Chronicles even until the days of Johanan son of Eliashib;
24 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.
and heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brothers, [are] opposite them, to give praise, to give thanks, by command of David the man of God, charge close by charge.
25 When I gathered the porters,
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [are] gatekeepers, keeping watch in the gatherings of the gates.
26 [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.
These [are] in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
27 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.
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to make the dedication even with gladness, and with thanksgivings, and with singing, [with] cymbals, psalteries, and with harps;
28 And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,
and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,
29 and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem.
and from the house of Gilgal, and from fields of Geba and Azmaveth, the singers have built for villages for themselves around Jerusalem;
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.
and the priests and the Levites are cleansed, and they cleanse the people, and the gates, and the wall.
31 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.
And I bring up the heads of Judah on the wall, and appoint two great thanksgiving companies and processions. At the right, on the wall, to the Refuse Gate;
32 And after them went Osaia, and half the princes of Juda,
and after them goes Hoshaiah, and half of the heads of Judah,
33 and Azarias, and Esdras, and Mesollam,
and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34 and Juda, and Benjamin, and Samaias and Jeremia.
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah;
35 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:
and of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Michaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,
36 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,
and his brothers Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with instruments of song of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe [is] before them;
37 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
and by the Fountain Gate and in front of them, they have gone up by the steps of the City of David, at the going up of the wall beyond the house of David, and to the Water Gate eastward.
And the second thanksgiving company that is going opposite, and I after it, and half of the people on the wall from beyond the Tower of the Furnaces and to the broad wall,
39 of Ephraim, and to the fish-gate, and by the tower of Anameel, and as far as the sheep-gate.
and from beyond the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananeel, and the Tower of Meah, and to the Sheep Gate—and they have stood at the Prison Gate.
And the two thanksgiving companies stand in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me,
and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with trumpets,
42 And the singers were heard, and were numbered.
and Masseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer, and the singers sound, and Jezrahiah the inspector;
43 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.
and they sacrifice on that day great sacrifices and rejoice, for God has made them rejoice [with] great joy, and also, the women and the children have rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem is heard—to a distance.
44 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.
And certain are appointed on that day over the chambers for treasures, for raised-offerings, for first-fruits, and for tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for priests, and for Levites, for the joy of Judah [is] over the priests, and over the Levites, who are standing up.
45 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.
And the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing—according to the command of David [and] his son Solomon,
46 For in the days of David Asaph was originally first of the singers, and [they sang] hymns and praise to God.
for in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 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.
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, are giving the portions of the singers, and of the gatekeepers, the matter of a day in its day, and are sanctifying to the Levites, and the Levites are sanctifying to the sons of Aaron.
