Ezra 2
1 Now these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away into exile unto Babylon, and who returned unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] had captured many [Israeli] people and taken them to Babylonia. [Many years later, ] some Israeli people returned to Judah. Some returned to Jerusalem, and some returned to [other places in] Judah. They went to the towns where their ancestors had lived. This is a list of the groups who returned.
2 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua', Nehemiah, Serayah, Re'elayah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Misspar, Bigvai, Rechum, Ba'anah. The number of the men of the people of Israel was:
The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
3 The children of Par'osh, two thousand one hundred seventy and two.
2,172 descendants of Parosh
4 The children of Shephatyah, three hundred seventy and two.
372 descendants of Shephatiah
5 The children of Arach, seven hundred seventy and five.
775 descendants of Arah
6 The children of Pachath-moab, of the children of Jeshua' and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
7 The children of 'Elath, one thousand two hundred fifty and four.
1,254 descendants of Elam
8 The children of Zatthu, nine hundred and forty and five.
945 descendants of Zattu
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
760 descendants of Zaccai
10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
642 descendants of Bani
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
623 descendants of Bebai
12 The children of 'Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty and two.
1,222 descendants of Azgad
13 The children of Adonilam, six hundred sixty and six.
666 descendants of Adonikam
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
2,056 descendants of Bigvai
15 The children of 'Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
454 descendants of Adin
16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
323 descendants of Bezai
18 The children of Jorah, one hundred and twelve.
112 descendants of Jorah
19 The children of Chashum, two hundred twenty and three.
223 descendants of Hashum
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
21 The people of Beth-lechem, one hundred twenty and three.
123 from Bethlehem
22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
56 from Netophah
23 The men of 'Anathoth, one hundred twenty and eight.
128 from Anathoth
24 The people of 'Azmaveth, forty and two.
42 from Azmaveth
25 The people of Kiryath-'arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
26 The people of Ramah and Geba', six hundred twenty and one.
621 from Ramah and Geba
27 The men of Michmass, one hundred twenty and two.
122 from Micmash
28 The men of Beth-el and 'Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
223 from Bethel and Ai
29 The people of Nebo, fifty and two.
52 from Nebo
30 The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty and six.
156 from Magbish
31 The children of the other 'Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty and four.
1,254 from Elam
32 The children of Charim, three hundred and twenty.
320 from Harim
33 The people of Lod, Chadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
34 The people of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
345 from Jericho
35 The people of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
3,630 from Senaah.
36 The priests were: The children of Jeda'yah, of the house of Jeshua', nine hundred seventy and three.
Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
37 The children of Immer, one thousand fifty and two.
1,052 descendants of Immer
38 The children of Pashchur, one thousand two hundred forty and seven.
1,247 descendants of Pashhur
39 The children of Charim, one thousand and seventeen.
1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
40 The Levites were: The children of Jeshua, and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodavyah, seventy and four.
74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
41 The singers were: The children of Assaph, one hundred twenty and eight.
128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
42 The children of the gate-keepers were: The children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of 'Akkub, the children of Chatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty and nine.
139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
43 The temple-servants were: The children of Zicha, the children of Chassupha, the children of Tabba'oth.
The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 The children of Keross, the children of Si'aha, the children of Padon.
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Chagabah, the children of 'Akkub.
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 The children of Chagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Chanan.
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gachar, the children of Reayah.
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam.
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 The children of 'Uzza, the children of Paseach, the children of Bessai,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 The children of Assnah, the children of Me'unim, the children of Nephussim,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Chakupha, the children of Charchur,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mechida, the children of Charsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 The children of Barkoss, the children of Sissera, the children of Thamach,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 The children of Neziach, the children of Chatipha.
Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 The children of Solomon's servants were: The children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda.
These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 The children of Ja'alah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel.
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 The children of Shephatyah, the children of Chattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebayim, the children of Ami.
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All the temple-servants, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred and ninety and two.
Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
59 And these are those who went up from Thel-melach, Thelcharsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not tell their family division, and their descent, whether they were of Israel:
There was another group who returned [to Judah] from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer [towns in Babylonia]. But they could not prove that they were descendants of [people who previously lived in] Israel.
60 The children of Delayah the children of Tobiyah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
61 And of the children of the priests: The children of Chabayah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gil'adite, and was called after their name.
Hobaiah’s clan, Hakkoz’s clan, and Barzillai’s clan also returned. Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai from [the] Gilead [region], and he had taken for himself the name of his father-in-law’s clan.
62 These sought for their family-registers, but they were not found: wherefore they were excluded, as unfit, from the priesthood.
The people in that group searched in the documents that had the names of the ancestors of all the clans, but these men’s names were not found. So they were not permitted do the work that priests did.
63 And the Thirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there should stand up a priest with the Urim and Thummim.
The governor told them that they would need to ask a priest to consult Yahweh by [(casting/throwing] the sacred lots/stones [that had been marked]), to determine if those men were truly Israelis. When the priests did that, [if the stones showed that those men were Israelis], they would be permitted to eat the shares of the sacrifices that were given to the priests.
64 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and sixty.
Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
65 Besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: they had also two hundred singing men and singing women.
There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 And some of the chiefs of the divisions, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freewill gifts for the house of God to set it up in its place:
When they arrived at the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the clan leaders gave money [for the supplies needed] to rebuild the temple at the place where the temple had been previously.
69 After their ability they gave unto the treasure for the work sixty and one thousand drachms of gold, and five thousand manehs of sliver, and one hundred coats for the priests.
They all gave as much money as they were able to give. Altogether they gave 61,000 gold coins, (6,250 pounds/3,000 kg.) of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
70 And the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the gate-keepers, and the temple-servants, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Then the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, the musicians, the temple guards, and some of the [other] people started to live in the towns and villages [near Jerusalem]. The rest of the people went to the other places in Israel where their ancestors had lived.
