Ezra 2
1 And these [are] sons of the province who are going up—of the captives of the expulsion that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed to Babylon, and they return to Jerusalem and Judah, each to 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 have come in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
3 sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two;
2,172 descendants of Parosh
4 sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two;
372 descendants of Shephatiah
5 sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five;
775 descendants of Arah
6 sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua [and] Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;
2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
7 sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four;
1,254 descendants of Elam
8 sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five;
945 descendants of Zattu
9 sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;
760 descendants of Zaccai
10 sons of Bani, six hundred forty-two;
642 descendants of Bani
11 sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three;
623 descendants of Bebai
12 sons of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two;
1,222 descendants of Azgad
13 sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six;
666 descendants of Adonikam
14 sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six;
2,056 descendants of Bigvai
15 sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four;
454 descendants of Adin
16 sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight;
98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
17 sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three;
323 descendants of Bezai
18 sons of Jorah, one hundred and twelve;
112 descendants of Jorah
19 sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three;
223 descendants of Hashum
20 sons of Gibbar, ninety-five;
95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
21 sons of Beth-Lehem, one hundred twenty-three;
123 from Bethlehem
22 men of Netophah, fifty-six;
56 from Netophah
23 men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight;
128 from Anathoth
24 sons of Azmaveth, forty-two;
42 from Azmaveth
25 sons of Kirjath-Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;
743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
26 sons of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty-one;
621 from Ramah and Geba
27 men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two;
122 from Micmash
28 men of Beth-El and Ai, two hundred twenty-three;
223 from Bethel and Ai
29 sons of Nebo, fifty-two;
52 from Nebo
30 sons of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six;
156 from Magbish
31 sons of another Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four;
1,254 from Elam
32 sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty;
320 from Harim
33 sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five;
725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
34 sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five;
345 from Jericho
35 sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
3,630 from Senaah.
36 The priests: sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three;
Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
37 sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two;
1,052 descendants of Immer
38 sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven;
1,247 descendants of Pashhur
39 sons of Harim, 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: sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
41 The singers: sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
42 Sons of the gatekeepers: sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai, the whole [are] one hundred thirty-nine.
139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
43 The Nethinim: sons of Ziha, sons of Hasupha, sons of Tabbaoth,
The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 sons of Keros, sons of Siaha, sons of Padon,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 sons of Lebanah, sons of Hagabah, sons of Akkub,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 sons of Hagab, sons of Shalmai, sons of Hanan,
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 sons of Giddel, sons of Gahar, sons of Reaiah,
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 sons of Rezin, sons of Nekoda, sons of Gazzam,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 sons of Uzza, sons of Paseah, sons of Besai,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 sons of Asnah, sons of Mehunim, sons of Nephusim,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 sons of Bakbuk, sons of Hakupha, sons of Harhur,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 sons of Bazluth, sons of Mehida, sons of Harsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 sons of Barkos, sons of Sisera, sons of Thamah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 sons of Neziah, sons of Hatipha.
Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 Sons of the servants of Solomon: sons of Sotai, sons of Sophereth, sons of Peruda,
These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 sons of Jaalah, sons of Darkon, sons of Giddel,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 sons of Shephatiah, sons of Hattil, sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, sons of Ami.
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon [are] three hundred ninety-two.
Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
59 And these [are] those going up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer, and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they [are] 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 sons of Delaiah, sons of Tobiah, sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
61 And of the sons of the priests: sons of Habaiah, sons of Koz, sons of Barzillai (who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and is called by 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 have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and they have not been found, and they are redeemed 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 Tirshatha says to them that they do not eat of the most holy things until the standing up of a priest with [the] Lights and with [the] Perfections.
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 All the assembly together [is] forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
65 apart from their servants and their handmaids; these [are] seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and of them [are] two hundred male and female singers.
There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
66 Their horses [are] seven hundred thirty-six, their mules, two hundred forty-five,
The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 their camels, four hundred thirty-five, donkeys, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 And some of the heads of the fathers in their coming to the house of YHWH that [is] in Jerusalem, have offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its base;
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 according to their power they have given to the treasure of the work; of gold, sixty-one thousand drams, and of silver, five thousand pounds, and of priests’ coats, one hundred.
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 dwell, and the Levites, and of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, in their cities; even 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.
