Nehemiah 7
1 And it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Setelah tembok itu selesai dibangun, aku menyuruh supaya daun-daun pintunya dipasang. Lalu penjaga-penjaga pintu gerbang, para penyanyi dan orang-orang Lewi kusuruh melakukan tugasnya masing-masing.
2 that I gave charge to Ananias my brother, and Ananias the ruler of the palace, over Jerusalem: for he was a true man, and one that feared God beyond many.
Pemerintahan kota Yerusalem kuserahkan kepada saudaraku Hanani dan kepada Hananya, panglima benteng, karena dia lebih daripada orang lain, takut kepada Allah dan dapat dipercaya.
3 And I said to them, The gates of Jerusalem shall not be opened till sunrise; and while they are still watching, let the doors be shut, and bolted; and set watches of them that dwell in Jerusalem, [every] man at his post, and [every] man over against his house.
Kukatakan kepada mereka, "Pintu gerbang Yerusalem baru boleh dibuka kalau hari sudah siang dan harus sudah ditutup serta dipasang palangnya sebelum para penjaga lepas tugas sore hari. Selain itu harus ditunjuk piket penjagaan dari antara penduduk Yerusalem, sebagian untuk pos-pos penjagaan dan sebagian lagi untuk berpatroli di daerah sekeliling rumah mereka."
4 Now the city [was] wide and large; and the people [were] few in it, and the houses were not built.
Yerusalem kota yang luas tetapi hanya sedikit penduduknya, dan belum banyak rumah yang dibangun.
5 And God put [it] into my heart, and I gathered the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, into companies: and I found a register of the company that came up first, and I found written in it as follows:
Sebab itu Allah mengilhami aku untuk mengumpulkan rakyat dan para pemimpin serta pemukanya, supaya aku dapat menghitung mereka berdasarkan daftar silsilah mereka. Pada kesempatan itu telah kutemukan catatan tentang orang-orang yang pertama-tama kembali dari pembuangan. Berikut ini adalah keterangan yang kuperoleh dari catatan itu:
6 Now these [are] the children of the country, that came up from captivity, of the number which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away, and they returned to Jerusalem and to Juda, [every] man to his city;
Banyak di antara orang-orang buangan meninggalkan provinsi Babel dan kembali ke Yerusalem dan Yehuda, masing-masing ke kotanya sendiri. Mereka telah lama hidup dalam pembuangan di Babel, sejak mereka diangkut ke sana sebagai tawanan oleh Raja Nebukadnezar.
7 with Zorobabel, and Jesus, and Neemia, Azaria, and Reelma, Naemani, Mardochaeus, Balsan, Maspharath, Esdra, Boguia, Inaum, Baana, Masphar, men of the people of Israel.
Pemimpin-pemimpin mereka adalah Zerubabel, Yesua, Nehemia, Azarya, Raamya, Nahamani, Mordekhai, Bilsan, Misperet, Bigwai, Nehum dan Baana.
8 The children of Phoros, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
Inilah daftar kaum keluarga Israel, dengan jumlah orang dari setiap kaum yang kembali dari pembuangan: Paros-2.172, Sefaca-372, Arakh-652, Pahat-Moab (keturunan Yesua dan Yoab) -2.818, Elam-1.254, Zatu-845, Zakai-760, Binui-648, Bebai-628, Azgad-2.322, Adonikam-667, Bigwai-2.067, Adin-655, Ater (juga disebut Hizkia) -98, Hasum-328, Bezai-324, Harif-112, Gibeon-95.
9 The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two.
10 The children of Era, six hundred and fifty-two.
11 The children of Phaath Moab, with the children of Jesus and Joab, two thousand six hundred and eighteen.
12 The children of Aelam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
13 The children of Zathuia, eight hundred and forty-five.
14 The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty.
15 The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-eight.
16 The children of Bebi, six hundred and twenty-eight.
17 The children of Asgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
18 The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-seven.
19 The children of Bagoi, two thousand and sixty-seven.
20 The children of Edin, six hundred and fifty-five.
21 The children of Ater, [the son] of Ezekias, ninety-eight.
22 The children of Esam, three hundred and twenty-eight.
23 The children of Besei, three hundred and twenty-four.
24 The children of Ariph, a hundred and twelve: the children of Asen, two hundred and twenty-three.
25 The children of Gabaon, ninety-five.
26 The children of Baethalem, a hundred and twenty-three: the children of Atopha, fifty-six.
Orang-orang yang leluhurnya diam di kota-kota berikut ini juga kembali dari pembuangan: Kota Betlehem dan Netofa-188, Anatot-128, Bet-Azmawet-42, Kiryat-Yearim, Kefira dan Beerot-743, Rama dan Gaba-621, Mikhmas-122, Betel dan Ai-123, Nebo yang lain-52, Elam yang lain-1.254, Harim-320, Yerikho-345, Lod, Hadid dan Ono-721, Senaa-3.930.
27 The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.
28 The men of Bethasmoth, forty-two.
29 The men of Cariatharim, Caphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
30 The men of Arama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty.
31 The men of Machemas, a hundred and twenty-two.
32 The men of Baethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.
33 The men of Nabia, a hundred an fifty-two.
34 The men of Elamaar, one thousand two hundred and fifty-two.
35 The children of Eram, three hundred and twenty.
36 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
37 The children of Lodadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
38 The children of Sanana, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
39 The priests; the sons of Jodae, [pertaining] to the house of Jesus, nine hundred and seventy-three.
Inilah daftar kaum keluarga para imam yang pulang dari pembuangan: Yedaya (keturunan Yesua) -973, Imer-1.052, Pasyhur-1.247, Harim-1.017.
40 The children of Emmer, one thousand and fifty-two.
41 The children of Phaseur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
42 The children of Eram, a thousand and seventeen.
43 The Levites; the children of Jesus the son of Cadmiel, with the children of Uduia, seventy-four.
Kaum keluarga Lewi yang pulang dari pembuangan ialah: Yesua dan Kadmiel (keturunan Hodewa) -74, Pemain musik di Rumah TUHAN (keturunan Asaf) -148, Penjaga gerbang di Rumah TUHAN (keturunan Salum, Ater, Talmon, Akub, Hatita dan Sobai) -138.
44 The singers; the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
45 The porters; the children of Salum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Acub, the children of Atita, the children of Sabi, a hundred and thirty-eight.
46 The Nathinim; the children of Sea, the children of Aspha, the children of Tabaoth,
Inilah daftar kaum keluarga para pekerja di Rumah Tuhan yang pulang dari pembuangan: Ziha, Hasufa, Tabaot, Keros, Sia, Padon, Lebana, Hagaba, Salmai, Hanan, Gidel, Gahar, Reaya, Rezin, Nekoda, Gazam, Uza, Paseah, Besai, Meunim, Nefusim, Bakbuk, Hakufa, Harhur, Bazlit, Mehida, Harsa, Barkos, Sisera, Temah, Neziah dan Hatifa.
47 the children of Kiras, the children of Asuia, the children of Phadon,
48 the children of Labana, the children of Agaba, the children of Selmei,
49 the children of Anan, the children of Gadel, the children of Gaar,
50 the children of Raaia, the children of Rasson, the children of Necoda,
51 the children of Gezam, the children of Ozi, the children of Phese,
52 the children of Besi, the children of Meinon, the children of Nephosasi,
53 the children of Bacbuc, the children of Achipha, the children of Arur,
54 the children of Basaloth, the children of Mida, the children of Adasan,
55 the children of Barcue, the children of Sisarath, the children of Thema,
56 the children of Nisia, the children of Atipha.
57 The children of the servants of Solomon; the children of Sutei, the children of Sapharat, the children of Pherida,
Kaum keluarga para pelayan Salomo yang pulang dari pembuangan: Sotai, Soferet, Perida, Yaala, Darkon, Gidel, Sefaca, Hatil, Pokheret-Hazebaim, Amon.
58 the children of Jelel, the children of Dorcon, the children of Gadael,
59 the children of Saphatia, the children of Ettel, the children of Phacarath, the children of Sabaim, the children of Emim.
60 All the Nathinim, and children of the servants of Solomon, [were] three hundred and ninety-two.
Seluruh keturunan para pekerja di Rumah Tuhan dan para pelayan Salomo yang kembali dari pembuangan berjumlah 392 orang.
61 And these went up from Thelmeleth, Thelaresa, Charub, Eron, Jemer: but they could not declare the houses of their families, or their seed, whether they were of Israel.
Di antara orang-orang yang berangkat dari kota-kota Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Kerub, Adon dan Imer, ada 642 orang yang termasuk kaum Delaya, Tobia dan Nekoda; tetapi mereka tidak dapat membuktikan bahwa mereka keturunan bangsa Israel.
62 The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred and forty-two.
63 And of the priests; the children of Ebia, the children of Acos, the children of Berzelli, for they took wives of the daughters of Berzelli the Galaadite, and they were called by their name.
Juga ada beberapa keluarga imam yang tidak dapat menemukan catatan mengenai leluhur mereka. Kaum-kaum itu adalah Habaya, Hakos dan Barzilai. (Seorang leluhur kaum imam Barziali kawin dengan wanita keturunan kaum Barzilai di Gilead dan kemudian ia memakai nama keluarga mertuanya.) Karena mereka tidak dapat membuktikan siapa leluhur mereka, maka mereka tidak diterima sebagai imam.
64 These sought the pedigree of their company, and it was not found, and they were removed [as polluted] from the priesthood.
65 And the Athersastha said, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should stand up to give light.
Gubernur daerah Yehuda melarang mereka makan makanan yang dipersembahkan kepada Allah, sampai ada seorang imam yang dapat minta petunjuk dengan memakai Urim dan Tumim.
66 And all the congregation was about forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
Orang-orang buangan yang pulang ke negerinya seluruhnya berjumlah 42.360 orang. Selain itu pulang juga para pembantu mereka sejumlah 7.337 orang dan penyanyi sejumlah 245 orang. Mereka juga membawa binatang-binatang mereka, yaitu: Kuda-736, Bagal-245, Unta-435, Keledai-6.720.
67 besides their menservants and their maidservants: these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty seven: and the singing-men and singing-women, two hundred and forty-five.
69 Two thousand seven hundred asses.
70 And part of the heads of families gave into the treasury to Neemias for the work a thousand pieces of gold, fifty bowls, and thirty priests' [garments].
Banyak di antara rakyat memberi sumbangan untuk meringankan biaya perbaikan Rumah TUHAN: dari gubernur: 8 kilogram emas, 50 mangkuk upacara, 530 jubah imam; dari para kepala kaum: 168 kilogram emas, 1.250 kilogram perak; dari orang-orang lain: 168 kilogram emas, 140 kilogram perak, 67 jubah imam.
71 And [some] of the heads of families gave into the treasuries of the work, twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand three hundred pounds of silver.
72 And the rest of the people gave twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' [garments].
73 And the priests, and Levites, and porters, and singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nathinim, and all Israel, lived in their cities.
Para imam, orang-orang Lewi, para penjaga gerbang Rumah TUHAN, para penyanyi, banyak dari rakyat biasa, para pekerja di Rumah TUHAN, pendek kata seluruh rakyat Israel, menetap di kota-kota dan desa-desa di Yehuda.
