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.

١ وَهَذَا بَيَانٌ بِأَسْمَاءِ رُؤَسَاءِ عَائِلاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مِمَّنْ رَجَعُوا مَعِي مِنْ بَابِلَ فِي عَهْدِ أَرْتَحْشَشْتَا الْمَلِكِ:

2 Of the sons of Phinees; Gerson: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Attus.

٢ مِنْ بَنِي فِينْحَاسَ: جِرْشُومُ. مِنْ بَنِي إِيْثَامَارَ: دَانِيَالُ. مِنْ بَنِي دَاوُدَ: حَطُّوشُ.

3 Of the sons of Sachania, and the sons of Phoros; Zacharias: and with him a company [of] a hundred and fifty.

٣ مِنْ بَنِي شَكَنْيَا مِنْ نَسْلِ فَرْعُوشَ: زَكَرِيَّا وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ الْمُنْتَسِبِينَ إِلَى عَشِيرَتِهِ.

4 Of the sons of Phaath-Moab; Eliana the son of Saraia, and with him two hundred that were males.

٤ مِنْ بَنِي فَحَثَ مُوآبَ: أَلِيهُوعِينَايُ بْنُ زَرَحْيَا وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَانِ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

5 And of the sons of Zathoes; Sechenias the son of Aziel, and with him three hundred males.

٥ مِنْ بَنِي شَكَنْيَا: ابْنُ يَحْزِيئِيلَ وَمَعَهُ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

6 And of the sons of Adin; Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

٦ مِنْ بَنِي عَادِينَ: عَابِدُ بْنُ يُونَاثَانَ وَمَعَهُ خَمْسُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

7 And of the sons of Elam; Isaeas the son of Athelia, and with him seventy males.

٧ مِنْ بَنِي عِيلامَ: يَشْعِيَا بْنُ عَثَلِيَا وَمَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

8 And of the sons of Saphatia; Zabadias the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.

٨ مِنْ بَنِي شَفَطْيَا: زَبَدْيَا بْنُ مِيخَائِيلَ وَمَعَهُ ثَمَانُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

9 And of the sons of Joab; Abadia the son of Jeiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

٩ مِنْ بَنِي يُوآبَ: عُوبَدْيَا بْنُ يَحِيئِيلَ وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَانِ وَثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

10 And of the sons of Baani; Selimuth the son of Josephia, and with him a hundred and sixty males.

١٠ مِنْ بَنِي شَلُومِيثَ: ابْنُ يُوشَفْيَا وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

11 And of the sons of Babi; Zacharias the son of Babi, and with him twenty-eight males.

١١ مِنْ بَنِي بَابَايَ: زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ بَابَايَ وَمَعَهُ ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

12 And of the sons of Asgad; Joanan the son of Accatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.

١٢ مِنْ بَنِي عَزْجَدَ: يُوحَانَانُ بْنُ هِقَّاطَانَ وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَعَشَرَةٌ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ،

13 And of the sons of Adonicam [were the] last, and these [were] their names, Eliphalat, Jeel, and Samaea, and with them sixty males.

١٣ مِنْ بَنِي أَدُونِيقَامَ الآوَاخِرِ: أَلِيفَلْطُ، وَيَعِيئِيلُ، وَشَمْعِيَا، وَمَعَهُمْ سِتُّونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

14 And of the sons of Baguae, Uthai, and Zabud, and with him seventy males.

١٤ وَمِنْ بَنِي بِغْوَايَ: عُوتَايُ وَزَبُّودُ وَمَعَهُمَا سَبْعُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

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.

١٥ وَلَقَدْ جَمَعْتُ هَؤُلاءِ إِلَى النَّهْرِ الْجَارِي نَحْوَ أَهْوَا، حَيْثُ مَكَثْنَا ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ. وَبَعْدَ أَنْ فَحَصْتُ الشَّعْبَ وَالْكَهَنَةَ لَمْ أَجِدْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَحَداً مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ،

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.

١٦ فَاسْتَدْعَيْتُ الرُّؤَسَاءَ أَلِيعَزَرَ وَأَرِيئِيلَ وَشَمْعِيَا وَأَلْنَاثَانَ وَيَارِيبَ وَأَلْنَاثَانَ وَنَاثَانَ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَمَشُلّامَ، وَالْحَكِيمَيْنِ يُويَارِيبَ وَأَلْنَاثَانَ.

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.

١٧ وَأَرْسَلْتُهُمْ إِلَى الرَّئِيسِ إِدُّو السَّاكِنِ فِي كَسِفْيَا، بَعْدَ أَنْ لَقَّنْتُهُمْ مَا يُخَاطِبُونَ بِهِ إِدُّو وَأَقْرِبَاءَهُ خُدَّامَ الْهَيْكَلِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي كَسِفْيَا، لِيَأْتُوا لَنَا بِخُدَّامٍ يَقُومُونَ بِأَعْمَالِ خِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا.

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.

١٨ وَبِفَضْلِ رِعَايَةِ اللهِ الصَّالِحَةِ لَنَا رَجَعَ هَؤُلاءِ إِلَيْنَا، وَمَعَهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَطِنٌ مِنْ بَنِي مَحْلِي بْنِ لاوِي بْنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَشَرَبْيَا وَأَبْنَاؤُهُ وَإخْوَتُهُ، وَهُمْ فِي جُمْلَتِهِمْ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً،

19 And Asebia, and Isaia of the sons of Merari, his brethren and his sons, twenty.

١٩ وَحَشَبْيَا وَمَعَهُ يَشَعْيَا مِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي وَإخْوَتُهُ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُمْ، وَهُمْ فِي جُمْلَتِهِمْ عِشْرُونَ رَجُلاً.

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.

٢٠ وَمِنْ خُدَّامِ الْهَيْكَلِ الَّذِينَ عَيَّنَهُمْ دَاوُدُ مَعَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ لِخِدْمَةِ اللّاوِيِّينَ الْعَامِلِينَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ مِئَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ، تَعَيَّنُوا بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ.

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.

٢١ وَنَادَيْتُ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ أَهْوَا بِصَوْمٍ لِنَتَذَلَّلَ أَمَامَ إِلَهِنَا لِيَشْمَلَنَا بِرِعَايَتِهِ نَحْنُ وَأَطْفَالَنَا وَأَمْوَالَنَا فِي أَثْنَاءِ رِحْلَتِنَا،

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.

٢٢ لأَنَّنِي خَجِلْتُ أَنْ أَطْلُبَ مِنَ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يُنْجِدَنَا بِجَيْشٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ لِحِمَايَتِنَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ مِنَ الأَعْدَاءِ، لأَنَّنَا كُنَّا قَدْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلِكِ: إِنَّ يَدَ إِلَهِنَا تَرْعَى طَالِبِيهِ لِلْخَيْرِ، وَيَنْصَبُّ سُخْطُهُ الْعَظِيمُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ يَتْرُكُهُ.

23 So we fasted, and asked of our God concerning this; and he listened to us.

٢٣ وَبَعْدَ أَنْ صُمْنَا وَابْتَهَلْنَا إِلَى إِلَهِنَا اسْتَجَابَ لَنَا.

24 And I gave charge to twelve of the chiefs of the priests, to Saraia, to Asabia, and ten of their brethren with them.

٢٤ فَاخْتَرْتُ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ كَاهِناً هُمْ: شَرَبْيَا وَحَشَبْيَا وَمَعَهُمَا عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ أَقْرِبَائِهِمَا،

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.

٢٥ وَأَوْدَعْتُهُمُ الْفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ وَالآنِيَةَ الْمُقَدَّمَةَ لِهَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا، الَّتِي تَبَرَّعَ بِها الْمَلِكُ وَمُسْتَشَارُوهُ وَقَادَتُهُ وَسَائِرُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ،

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;

٢٦ فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ مَا أَوْدَعْتُهُ عِنْدَهُمْ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ وَزْنَةً (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفاً وَأَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، ومِئَةَ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسِتِّ مِئَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنْ آنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ، وَمِئَةَ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسِتِّ مِئَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ،

27 and twenty golden bowls, [weighing] about a thousand drachmas, and superior vessels of fine shining brass, [precious] as gold.

٢٧ وَعِشْرِينَ قَدَحاً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ قِيمَتُهَا أَلْفُ دِرْهَمٍ، وَإِنَاءَيْنِ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ مَصْقُولٍ لَا تَقِلُّ قِيمَتُهُمَا عَنِ الذَّهَبِ الثَّمِينِ،

28 And I said to them, You [are] holy to the Lord; and the vessels [are] holy; and the silver and the gold are free will offerings to the Lord God of our fathers.

٢٨ وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ مُقَدَّسُونَ لِلرَّبِّ وَكَذَلِكَ الآنِيَةُ مُقَدَّسَةٌ، أَمَّا الذَّهَبُ وَالْفِضَّةُ فَقَدْ تَمَّ التَّبَرُّعُ بِها لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ،

29 Be watchful and keep them, until you 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.

٢٩ فَاحْرُسُوهَا وَحَافِظُوا عَلَيْهَا إِلَى أَنْ يَتِمَّ وَزْنُهَا أَمَامَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَرُؤَسَاءِ عَائِلاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي مَخَادِعِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ».

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.

٣٠ فَتَسَلَّمَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ الْفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ وَالآنِيَةَ الْمَوْزُونَةَ لِيَحْمِلُوهَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا.

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.

٣١ ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ نَهْرِ أَهْوَا فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ (آذَارَ – مَارِسَ) لِنَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. فَكَانَتْ عِنَايَةُ الرَّبِّ تَرْعَانَا فَأَنْقَذَتْنَا مِنْ يَدِ الْعَدُوِّ الْمُتَرَصِّدِ لَنَا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ،

32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

٣٢ إِلَى أَنْ وَصَلْنَا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَقَمْنَا هُنَاكَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

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.

٣٣ ثُمَّ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ قَامَ مَرِيمُوثُ بْنُ أُورِيَّا الْكَاهِنِ، وَأَلِعَازَارُ بْنُ فِينْحَاسَ وَمَعَهُمَا اثْنَانِ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ هُمَا يُوزَابَادُ بْنُ يَشُوعَ، وَنُوعَدْيَا بْنُ بَنُّويَ، بِوَزْنِ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالآنِيَةِ فِي بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا.

34 All things [were reckoned] by number and weight, and the whole weight was written [down].

٣٤ وَتَمَّ تَسْجِيلُ عَدَدِهَا وَوَزْنِهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ.

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.

٣٥ وَقَرَّبَ الْمَسْبِيُّونَ الْقَادِمُونَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ لإِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ ثَوْراً عَنْ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَسِتَّةً وَتِسْعِينَ كَبْشاً وَسَبْعَةً وَسَبْعِينَ خَرُوفاً وَاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ تَيْساً ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيئَةٍ، فَأُصْعِدَتْ كُلُّهَا مُحْرَقَاتٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

36 And they gave the king's mandate to the king's lieutenants, and the governors beyond the river: and they honored the people and the house of God.

٣٦ وَسَلَّمُوا أَوَامِرَ الْمَلِكِ لِوُلاةِ الْمَلِكِ فِي عَبْرِ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ، فَأَعَانُوا الشَّعْبَ وَوَفَّرُوا مَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ بِنَاءُ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.