< Nehemiah 12 >
1 Now these are the priests and the Levites, that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue: Saraia, Jeremias, Esdras,
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、
2 Amaria, Melluch, Hattus,
亞瑪利雅、瑪鹿、哈突、
3 Sebenias, Rheum, Merimuth,
示迦尼、利宏、米利末、
6 Semeia, and Joiarib, Idaia, Sellum, Amoc, Helcias,
示瑪雅、約雅立、耶大雅、
7 Idaia. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren in the days of Josue.
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。
8 And the Levites, Jesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Juda, Mathanias, they and their brethren were over the hymns:
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。
9 And Becbecia, and Hanni, and their brethren every one in his office.
他們的弟兄八布迦和烏尼照自己的班次與他們相對。
10 And Josue beget Joacim, and Joacim beget Eliasib, and Eliasib beget Joiada,
耶書亞生約雅金;約雅金生以利亞實;以利亞實生耶何耶大;
11 And Joiada beget Jonathan, and Jonathan beget Jeddoa.
耶何耶大生約拿單;約拿單生押杜亞。
12 And in the days of Joacim the priests and heads of the families were: Of Saraia, Maraia: of Jeremias, Hanania:
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;
13 Of Esdras, Mosollam: and of Amaria, Johanan:
以斯拉族有米書蘭;亞瑪利雅族有約哈難;
14 Of Milicho, Jonathan: of Sebenia, Joseph:
米利古族有約拿單;示巴尼族有約瑟;
15 Of Haram, Edna: of Maraioth, Helci:
哈琳族有押拿;米拉約族有希勒愷;
16 Of Adaia, Zacharia: of Genthon, Mosollam:
易多族有撒迦利亞;近頓族有米書蘭;
17 Of Abia, Zechri: of Miamin and Moadia, Phelti:
亞比雅族有細基利;米拿民族某;摩亞底族有毗勒太;
18 Of Belga, Sammua of Semaia, Jonathan:
璧迦族有沙母亞;示瑪雅族有約拿單;
19 Of Joiarib, Mathanai: of Jodaia, Azzi:
約雅立族有瑪特乃;耶大雅族有烏西;
20 Of Sellai, Celai: of Amoc, Heber:
撒來族有加萊;亞木族有希伯;
21 Of Helcias, Hasebia: of Idaia, Nathanael.
希勒家族有哈沙比雅;耶大雅族有拿坦業。
22 The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded, and the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.
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。
23 The sons of Levi, heads of the families were written in the book of Chronicles, even unto the days of Jonathan the son of Eliasib.
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。
24 Now the chief of the Levites were Hasebia, Serebia, and Josue the son of Cedmihel: and their brethren by their courses, to praise and to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, and to wait equally in order.
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。
25 Mathania, and Becbecia, Obedia, and Mosollam, Telmon, Accub, were keepers of the gates and of the entrances before the gates.
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。
26 These were in the days of Joacim the son of Josue, the son of Josedec, and in the days of Nehemias the governor, and of Esdras the priest and scribe.
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。
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, and to keep the dedication, and to rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, and psalteries and harps.
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。
28 And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,
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。
29 And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
祭司和利未人就潔淨自己,也潔淨百姓和城門,並城牆。
31 And I made the princes of Juda go up upon the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dunghill gate.
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,
32 And after them went Osaias, and half of the princes of Juda,
在他們後頭的有何沙雅與猶大首領的一半,
33 And Azarias, Esdras, and Mosollam,
又有亞撒利雅、以斯拉、米書蘭、
34 Judas, and Benjamin, and Semeia, and Jeremias.
猶大、便雅憫、示瑪雅、耶利米。
35 And of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zacharias the son of Jonathan. the son of Semeia, the son of Mathania; the son of Michaia, the son of Zechur, the son of Asaph,
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;
36 And his brethren Semeia, and Azareel Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Nathanael, and Judas, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God: and Esdras the scribe before them at the fountain gate.
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。
37 And they went up over against them by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall of the house of David, and to the water gate eastward:
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。
38 And the second choir of them that gave thanks went on the opposite side, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall,
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 And above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Emath, and even to the flock gate: and they stood still in the watch gate.
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。
40 And the two choirs of them that gave praise stood still at the house of God, and I and the half of the magistrates with me.
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 And the priests, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania with trumpets,
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 And Maasia, and Semeia, and Eleazar, and Azzi, and Johanan, and Melchia, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sung loud, and Jezraia was their overseer:
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。
43 And they sacrificed on that day great sacrifices, and they rejoiced: for God had made them joyful with great joy: their wives also and their children rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off.
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。
44 They appointed also in that day men over the storehouses of the treasure, for the libations, and for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, that the rulers of the city might bring them in by them in honour of thanksgiving, for the priests and Levites: for Juda was joyful in the priests and Levites that assisted.
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。
45 And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
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。
46 For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.
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。
47 And all Israel, in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Nehemias gave portions to the singing men, and to the porters, day by day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron.
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。