Ezra 2
1 Now these are the sons of the province, who ascended from the captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had transferred to Babylon, and who were returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his own city.
King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] had captured many [Israeli] people and taken them to Babylonia. [Many years later, ] some Israeli people returned to Judah. Some returned to Jerusalem, and some returned to [other places in] Judah. They went to the towns where their ancestors had lived. This is a list of the groups who returned.
2 They arrived with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
3 The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
2,172 descendants of Parosh
4 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
372 descendants of Shephatiah
5 The sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
775 descendants of Arah
6 The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
7 The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
1,254 descendants of Elam
8 The sons of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
945 descendants of Zattu
9 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
760 descendants of Zaccai
10 The sons of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
642 descendants of Bani
11 The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
623 descendants of Bebai
12 The sons of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
1,222 descendants of Azgad
13 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
666 descendants of Adonikam
14 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
2,056 descendants of Bigvai
15 The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
454 descendants of Adin
16 The sons of Ater, who were of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
17 The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
323 descendants of Bezai
18 The sons of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
112 descendants of Jorah
19 The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
223 descendants of Hashum
20 The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five.
95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
21 The sons of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
123 from Bethlehem
22 The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
56 from Netophah
23 The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
128 from Anathoth
24 The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two.
42 from Azmaveth
25 The sons of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
26 The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
621 from Ramah and Geba
27 The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
122 from Micmash
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
223 from Bethel and Ai
29 The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.
52 from Nebo
30 The sons of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
156 from Magbish
31 The sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-five.
1,254 from Elam
32 The sons of Harim, three hundred twenty.
320 from Harim
33 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
34 The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
345 from Jericho
35 The sons of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
3,630 from Senaah.
36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
37 The sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
1,052 descendants of Immer
38 The sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
1,247 descendants of Pashhur
39 The sons of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
41 The singing men: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
42 The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai: altogether one hundred thirty-nine.
139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
43 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan,
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha;
Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 the sons of the servants of Solomon, the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda,
These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth, who were of Hazzebaim, the sons of Ami:
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 all the temple servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.
Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
59 And these were the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, and Addan, and Immer. And they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
There was another group who returned [to Judah] from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer [towns in Babylonia]. But they could not prove that they were descendants of [people who previously lived in] Israel.
60 The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
61 And from the sons of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and who were called by their name.
Hobaiah’s clan, Hakkoz’s clan, and Barzillai’s clan also returned. Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai from [the] Gilead [region], and he had taken for himself the name of his father-in-law’s clan.
62 These sought the writing of their genealogy, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood.
The people in that group searched in the documents that had the names of the ancestors of all the clans, but these men’s names were not found. So they were not permitted do the work that priests did.
63 And the cupbearer said to them that they should not eat from the Holy of Holies, until there would arise a priest, learned and perfect.
The governor told them that they would need to ask a priest to consult Yahweh by [(casting/throwing] the sacred lots/stones [that had been marked]), to determine if those men were truly Israelis. When the priests did that, [if the stones showed that those men were Israelis], they would be permitted to eat the shares of the sacrifices that were given to the priests.
64 The entire multitude joined together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
65 not including their men and women servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And among these were singing men and singing women, two hundred.
There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules were two hundred forty-five;
The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 their camels were four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys were six thousand seven hundred twenty.
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 And some of the leaders among the fathers, when they entered into the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, freely offered some of these to the house of God, in order to construct it in its location.
When they arrived at the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the clan leaders gave money [for the supplies needed] to rebuild the temple at the place where the temple had been previously.
69 They gave to the expenses of the work in accord with their ability: sixty-one thousand gold coins, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly vestments.
They all gave as much money as they were able to give. Altogether they gave 61,000 gold coins, (6,250 pounds/3,000 kg.) of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
70 Therefore, the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all of Israel lived in their cities.
Then the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, the musicians, the temple guards, and some of the [other] people started to live in the towns and villages [near Jerusalem]. The rest of the people went to the other places in Israel where their ancestors had lived.
