Ezra 2
1 This is a list of the Jewish exiles from the province who returned from captivity after King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them away to Babylon. They went back to Jerusalem and to their own towns in Judah.
Forsothe these ben the sones of prouynce, that stieden fro the caitifte, which Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, hadde translatid in to Babiloyne; and thei turneden ayen in to Jerusalem and in to Juda, ech man in to his citee, that camen with Zorobabel;
2 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel:
Jesua, Neemie, Saray, Rahelaie, Mardochaa, Belsan, Mesfar, Begnay, Reum, Baana. This is the noumbre of men of the sones of Israel; the sones of Phares,
3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
two thousynde an hundrid and two and seuenti; the sones of Arethi, seuene hundrid and fyue and seuenti;
4 the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
the sones of Sephezie, thre hundrid and two and seuenti;
5 the sons of Arah, 775;
the sones of Area, seuene hundrid and fyue and seuenti;
6 the sons of Pahath-moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
the sones of Phe and of Moab, sones of Josue and of Joab, twei thousynde nyne hundrid and twelue;
7 the sons of Elam, 1,254;
the sones of Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;
8 the sons of Zattu, 945;
the sones of Zechua, nyne hundrid and fyue and fourti;
9 the sons of Zaccai, 760;
the sones of Zahai, seuene hundrid and sixti;
10 the sons of Bani, 642;
the sones of Bany, sixe hundrid and two and fourti;
11 the sons of Bebai, 623;
the sones of Bebai, sixe hundrid and thre and twenti; the sones of Azgad,
12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222;
a thousynde two hundrid and two and twenti;
13 the sons of Adonikam, 666;
the sones of Adonycam, sixe hundrid and sixe and sixti;
14 the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;
the sones of Beguai, two thousynde two hundrid and sixe and fifti; the sones of Adyn,
15 the sons of Adin, 454;
foure hundrid and foure and fifti;
16 the sons of Ater, (sons of Hezekiah), 98;
the sones of Ather, that weren of Ezechie, nynti and eiyte;
17 the sons of Bezai, 323;
the sones of Besai, thre hundrid and thre and twenti;
18 the sons of Jorah, 112;
the sones of Jora, an hundrid and twelue;
19 the sons of Hashum, 223;
the sones of Asom, two hundrid and thre and thritti;
20 the sons of Gibbar, 95;
the sones of Gebar weren nynti and fyue;
21 the people from Bethlehem, 123;
the sones of Bethleem weren an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
22 the people from Netophah, 56;
the men of Nechopha, sixe and fifti;
23 the people from Anathoth, 128;
the men of Anathot, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
24 the people from Beth-azmaveth, 42;
the sones of Asmaneth, two and fourti;
25 the people from Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
the sones of Cariathiarym, Cephiara, and Berhoc, seuene hundrid and thre and fourti;
26 the people from Ramah and Geba, 621;
the sones of Arama and of Gaba, sixe hundrid and oon and twenti;
27 the people from Micmash, 122;
men of `Mathmas, an hundrid and two and twenti; men of Bethel and of Gay,
28 the people from Bethel and Ai, 223;
two hundrid and thre and twenti;
29 the sons of Nebo, 52;
the sones of Nebo, two and fifti;
30 the sons of Magbish, 156;
the sones of Nebgis, an hundrid and sixe and fifti;
31 the sons of Elam, 1,254;
the sones of the tother Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;
32 the sons of Harim, 320;
the sones of Arym, thre hundrid and twenti;
33 the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
the sones of Loradid and of Ono, seuene hundrid and fyue and twenti;
34 the sons of Jericho, 345;
the sones of Jerico, thre hundrid and fyue and fourti;
35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630.
the sones of Sanaa, thre thousynde sixe hundrid and thritti;
36 This is the number of the priests: the sons of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua), 973;
preestis, the sones of Idaie, in the hows of Jesue, nyne hundrid and thre and seuenti;
37 the sons of Immer, 1,052;
the sones of Emmeor, a thousynde and two and fifti; the sones of Phesur,
38 the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;
a thousynde two hundrid and seuene and fourti;
39 the sons of Harim, 1,017.
the sones of Arym, a thousynde and seuentene; dekenes,
40 This is the number of the Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74;
the sones of Jesue and of Cedynyel, sones of Odonye, foure and seuenti; syngeris,
41 the singers of the sons of Asaph, 128;
the sones of Asaph, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
42 the gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.
the sones of porteris, sones of Sellum, sones of Ather, sones of Thelmon, sones of Accub, sones of Aritha, sones of Sobar, sones of Sobai, alle weren an hundrid and eiyte and thritty;
43 The descendants of these Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Nathynneis, the sones of Osai, sones of Asupha, sones of Thebaoth, sones of Ceros,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
sones of Sisaa, sones of Phadon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
sones of Jebana, sones of Agaba, sones of Accub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
sones of Accab, sones of Selmai,
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
sones of Annam, sones of Gaddel, sones of Gaer,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
sones of Rahaia, sones of Rasyn, sones of Nethoda, sones of Gazem, sones of Asa,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
sones of Phasea, sones of Besee,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
sones of Asennaa, sones of Numyn, sones of Nethusym,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
sones of Bethuth, sones of Acupha, sones of Aryn, sones of Besluth,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
sones of Maida, sones of Arsa,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
sones of Bercos, sones of Sisara, sones of Thema,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
sones of Nasia, sones of Acupha,
55 The descendants of King Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, the sones of Sothelthei, the sones of Soforeth, the sones of Pharuda, the sones of Asa,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
the sones of Delcon, the sones of Gedeb,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
the sones of Saphata, the sones of Atil, the sones of Phecerethi, that weren of Asebam, the sones of Ammy;
58 The total of the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.
alle the Nathyneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon weren thre hundrid nynti and tweyne.
59 Those who came from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer could not prove their family genealogy, or even that they were descendants of Israel.
And thei that stieden fro Thelmela, Thelersa, Cherub, and Don, and Mey, and myyten not schewe the hows of her fadris and her seed, whether thei weren of Israel;
60 They included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in total.
the sones of Delaya, the sones of Thobie, the sones of Nethoda, sixe hundrid and two and fifti;
61 In addition there three priestly families, sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a woman descended from Barzillai of Gilead, and he was called by that name.)
and of the sones of prestis, the sones of Obia, sones of Accos, sones of Berzellai, which took a wijf of the douytris of Bersellai Galadite, and was clepid bi the name of hem;
62 They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.
these souyten the scripture of her genologie, and founden not, and thei weren cast out of preesthod.
63 The governor instructed them not to eat anything from the sanctuary sacrifices until a priest could ask the Lord about the issue by using the Urim and Thummim.
And Attersatha seide to hem, that thei schulden not ete of the hooli of hooli thingis, til a wijs preest and perfit roos.
64 The total of number of people returning was 42,360.
Al the multitude as o man, two and fourti thousynde thre hundrid and sixti,
65 In addition there were 7,337 servants and 200 male and female singers.
outakun the seruauntis of hem and `the handmaydis, that weren seuene thousynde thre hundrid and seuene and thretti; and among hem weren syngeris and syngeressis twei hundrid.
66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
The horsis of hem weren sixe hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem weren foure hundrid and fyue and fourti;
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
the camels of hem weren foure hundrid and fyue and thritti; the assis of hem weren sixe thousynde seuene hundrid and twenti.
68 When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary contributions toward the rebuilding of God's Temple where it had once stood.
And of the princes of fadris, whanne thei entriden in to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, thei offriden of fre wille in to the hows of God, to bilde it in his place;
69 They gave depending on how much they had, putting their gift into the treasury. The total came to 61,000 gold daric coins, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
thei yauen `bi her myytes the costis of the werk, oon and fourti thousynde platis of gold; fyue thousynde besauntis of siluer; and preestis clothis an hundrid.
70 The priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, as well as some of the people went back to live in their specific towns. The others returned to their own towns throughout Israel.
Therfor preestis and dekenes of the puple, and syngeris, and porteris, and Nathynneis dwelliden in her citees, and al Israel in her cytees.
