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 they came up with Zerubbabel [the] son of Shealtiel and Jeshua Seraiah Jeremiah Ezra.
2 Amaria, Maluch,
Amariah Malluch Hattush.
3 Sechenia.
Shecaniah Rehum Meremoth.
Iddo Ginnethoi Abijah.
Mijamin Moadiah 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 [were] [the] leaders of the priests and brothers their 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 [were] over songs of thanksgiving he and brothers his.
9 and his brethren [were appointed] to the daily courses.
And Bakbukiah (and Unni *Q(K)*) brothers their [were] to before them to duties.
10 And Jesus begot Joakim, and Joakim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib [begot] Jodae,
And Jeshua he fathered Joiakim and Joiakim he fathered Eliashib and Eliashib Joiada.
11 and Jodae begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jadu.
And Joiada he fathered Jonathan and Jonathan he fathered 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 they were priests [the] leaders 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 Mellichu *Q(K)*) 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 *Q(K)*) Zechariah of Ginnethon Meshullam.
17 to Abia, Zechri; to Miamin, Maadai; to Pheleti, [one];
Of Abijah Zikri 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 Nethanel.
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 [were] recorded leaders of fathers and the priests on [the] reign 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.
[the] descendants of Levi [the] leaders of the fathers [were] recorded on [the] scroll of [the] matters of the days and until [the] days of Johanan [the] 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 [the] leaders of the Levites [were] Hashabiah Sherebiah and Jeshua [the] son of Kadmiel and brothers their [were] to before them to praise to give thanks by [the] commandment of David [the] man of God division corresponding to division.
25 When I gathered the porters,
Mattaniah and Bakbukiah Obadiah Meshullam Talmon Akkub keeping [were] gatekeepers guard at [the] storerooms 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 [were] in [the] days of Joiakim [the] son of Jeshua [the] son of Jozadak and in [the] days of Nehemiah the governor and 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] lutes and harps.
And at [the] dedication of [the] wall of Jerusalem people sought the Levites from all places their to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate dedication and joy and with thanksgivings and with song cymbals lyres 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 they gathered [the] sons of the singers and from the district around Jerusalem and from [the] villages of [the] Netophathite[s].
29 and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem.
And from Beth Gilgal and from [the] fields of Geba and Azmaveth for villages they had built for themselves the singers around Jerusalem.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.
And they purified themselves the priests and the Levites and they purified 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 caused to go up [the] leaders of Judah from on to the wall and I appointed! two thanksgiving choirs large and processions to the right from on to the wall to [the] gate of the dung.
32 And after them went Osaia, and half the princes of Juda,
And he went behind them Hoshaiah and [the] half of [the] leaders 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 some of [the] sons of the priests with trumpets Zechariah [the] son of Jonathan [the] son of Shemaiah [the] son of Mattaniah [the] son of Micaiah [the] son of Zaccur [the] 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 brothers his Shemaiah and Azarel Milalai Gilalai Maai Nethanel and Judah Hanani with [the] instruments of song of David [the] man of God and Ezra the scribe [was] 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 over [the] gate of the spring and before themselves they went up on [the] steps of [the] city of David at the ascent to the wall from above to [the] house of David and to [the] gate of the water east.
And the thanksgiving choir second [was] the [one which] was going to [the] front and I [was] behind it and [the] half of the people from on to the wall from above to [the] tower of the ovens and to the wall broad.
39 of Ephraim, and to the fish-gate, and by the tower of Anameel, and as far as the sheep-gate.
And from over to [the] gate of Ephraim and over [the] gate of Jeshanah and over [the] gate of the fish and [the] tower of Hananel and [the] tower of the hundred and to [the] gate of the sheep and they stopped at [the] gate of the guard.
And they took their stand [the] two the thanksgiving choirs in [the] house of God and I and [the] half of the officials with me.
And the priests Eliakim Maaseiah Miniamin Micaiah Elioenai Zechariah Hananiah with trumpets.
42 And the singers were heard, and were numbered.
And Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Eleazar and Uzzi and Jehohanan and Malkijah and Elam and Ezer and they caused to hear the singers and Izrahiah [was] the overseer.
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 sacrificed on the day that sacrifices great and they rejoiced for God he had made rejoice them joy great and also the women and the children they rejoiced and it was heard [the] rejoicing of Jerusalem from 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 they were appointed on the day that men over the rooms for the stores for the contributions for the first [fruit] and for the tithes to gather in them to [the] fields of the cities [the] portions of the law for the priests and for the Levites for [the] joy of Judah [was] on the priests and on the Levites who were standing.
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 they kept [the] service of God their and [the] service of purification and the singers and the gatekeepers according to [the] command of David Solomon son his.
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 from antiquity ([the] leaders of *Q(K)*) the singers and [the] 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 [were] giving [the] portions of the singers and the gatekeepers [the] matter of a day in day its and [were] setting apart for the Levites and the Levites [were] setting apart for [the] descendants of Aaron.
