Nehemiah 12
1 and these [the] priest and [the] Levi which to ascend: rise with Zerubbabel son: child Shealtiel and Jeshua Seraiah Jeremiah Ezra
Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah Malluch Hattush
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shecaniah Rehum Meremoth
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo Ginnethon Abijah
Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
5 Mijamin Maadiah Bilgah
Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah and Joiarib Jedaiah
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu Amok Hilkiah Jedaiah these head: leader [the] priest and brother: male-relative their in/on/with day Jeshua
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
8 and [the] Levi Jeshua Binnui Kadmiel Sherebiah Judah Mattaniah upon praise he/she/it and brother: male-relative his
And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the music-makers, he and his brothers.
9 and Bakbukiah (and Unni *Q(K)*) brother: male-relative their to/for before them to/for charge
And Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were opposite them in their watches.
10 and Jeshua to beget [obj] Joiakim and Joiakim to beget [obj] Eliashib and Eliashib [obj] Joiada
And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
11 and Joiada to beget [obj] Jonathan and Jonathan to beget [obj] Jaddua
And Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12 and in/on/with day Joiakim to be priest head: leader [the] father to/for Seraiah Meraiah to/for Jeremiah Hananiah
And in the days of Joiakim there were priests, heads of families: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 to/for Ezra Meshullam to/for Amariah Jehohanan
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 (to/for Mallichi *Q(K)*) Jonathan to/for Shebaniah Joseph
Of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 to/for Harim Adna to/for Meraioth Helkai
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 (to/for Iddo *Q(K)*) Zechariah to/for Ginnethon Meshullam
Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 to/for Abijah Zichri to/for Miniamin to/for Moadiah Piltai
Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 to/for Bilgah Shammua to/for Shemaiah Jehonathan
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 and to/for Joiarib Mattenai to/for Jedaiah Uzzi
And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 to/for Sallai Kallai to/for Amok Eber
Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 to/for Hilkiah Hashabiah to/for Jedaiah Nethanel
Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 [the] Levi in/on/with day Eliashib Joiada and Johanan and Jaddua to write head: leader father and [the] priest upon royalty Darius [the] Persian
The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were listed as heads of families; and the priests, when Darius the Persian was king.
23 son: descendant/people Levi head: leader [the] father to write upon scroll: book Chronicles [the] day and till day Johanan son: child Eliashib
The sons of Levi, heads of families, were recorded in the book of the histories, even till the days of Johanan, the son of Eliashib.
24 and head: leader [the] Levi Hashabiah Sherebiah and Jeshua son: child Kadmiel and brother: male-relative their to/for before them to/for to boast: praise to/for to give thanks in/on/with commandment David man [the] God custody to/for close custody
And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.
25 Mattaniah and Bakbukiah Obadiah Meshullam Talmon Akkub to keep: guard gatekeeper custody in/on/with storehouse [the] gate
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were door-keepers keeping the watch at the store-houses of the doors.
26 these in/on/with day Joiakim son: child Jeshua son: child Jozadak and in/on/with day Nehemiah [the] governor and Ezra [the] priest [the] secretary
These were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the ruler and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
27 and in/on/with dedication wall Jerusalem to seek [obj] [the] Levi from all place their to/for to come (in): bring them to/for Jerusalem to/for to make: do dedication and joy and in/on/with thanksgiving and in/on/with song cymbal harp and in/on/with lyre
And when the time came for the wall of Jerusalem to be made holy, they sent for the Levites out of all their places to come to Jerusalem, to keep the feast with joy, and with praise and melody, with brass and corded instruments of music.
28 and to gather son: descendant/people [the] to sing and from [the] talent around Jerusalem and from village Netophathite
And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,
29 and from Beth-gilgal [the] Beth-gilgal and from land: country Geba and Azmaveth for village to build to/for them [the] to sing around Jerusalem
And from Beth-gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the music-makers had made daughter-towns for themselves round about Jerusalem.
30 and be pure [the] priest and [the] Levi and be pure [obj] [the] people and [obj] [the] gate and [obj] [the] wall
And the priests and the Levites made themselves clean; and they made the people clean, and the doorways and the wall.
31 and to ascend: establish [obj] ruler Judah from upon to/for wall and to stand: appoint [emph?] two thanksgiving great: large and procession to/for right: south from upon to/for wall to/for gate [the] Dung (Gate)
Then I made the rulers of Judah come up on the wall, and I put in position two great bands of them who gave praise, walking in ordered lines; one went to the right on the wall, in the direction of the doorway where the waste was put;
32 and to go: follow after them Hoshaiah and half ruler Judah
And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the rulers of Judah,
33 and Azariah Ezra and Meshullam
And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34 Judah and Benjamin and Shemaiah and Jeremiah
Judah and Benjamin and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,
35 and from son: descendant/people [the] priest in/on/with trumpet Zechariah son: child Jonathan son: child Shemaiah son: child Mattaniah son: child Micaiah son: child Zaccur son: child Asaph
And certain of the priests' sons with wind instruments; 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 brother: male-relative his Shemaiah and Azarel Milalai Gilalai Maai Nethanel and Judah Hanani in/on/with article/utensil song David man [the] God and Ezra [the] secretary to/for face: before their
And his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel and Judah, Hanani, with the music-instruments of David, the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was at their head;
37 and upon gate [the] Fountain (Gate) and before them to ascend: rise upon step city David in/on/with ascent to/for wall from upon to/for house: home David and till gate [the] Water (Gate) east
And by the doorway of the fountain and straight in front of them, they went up by the steps of the town of David, at the slope up of the wall, over the house of David, as far as the water-doorway to the east.
38 and [the] thanksgiving [the] second [the] to go: walk to/for opposite and I after her and half [the] people from upon to/for [the] (Broad) Wall from upon to/for tower [the] (Tower of) the Ovens and till [the] (Broad) Wall [the] Broad
And the other band of those who gave praise went to the left, and I went after them with half the people, on the wall, over the tower of the ovens, as far as the wide wall;
39 and from upon to/for gate Ephraim (Gate) and upon gate [the] (Gate of) Yeshanah and upon gate [the] Fish (Gate) and (Hananel) Tower (Tower of) Hananel and (Hananel) Tower [the] (Tower of) the Hundred and till gate [the] Sheep (Gate) and to stand: stand in/on/with gate [the] (Gate of the) Guard
And over the doorway of Ephraim and by the old door and the fish door and the tower of Hananel and the tower of Hammeah, as far as the sheep door: and at the doorway of the watchmen they came to a stop.
40 and to stand: stand two [the] thanksgiving in/on/with house: temple [the] God and I and half [the] ruler with me
So the two bands of those who gave praise took up their positions in the house of God, and I and half of the chiefs with me:
41 and [the] priest Eliakim Maaseiah Miniamin Micaiah Elioenai Zechariah Hananiah in/on/with trumpet
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with wind instruments;
42 and Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Eleazar and Uzzi and Jehohanan and Malchijah and Elam and Ezer and to hear: proclaim [the] to sing and Jezrahiah [the] overseer
And Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Eleazar and Uzzi and Jehohanan and Malchijah and Elam and Ezer. And the makers of melody made their voices loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
43 and to sacrifice in/on/with day [the] he/she/it sacrifice great: large and to rejoice for [the] God to rejoice them joy great: large and also [the] woman and [the] youth to rejoice and to hear: hear joy Jerusalem from distant
And on that day they made great offerings and were glad; for God had made them glad with great joy; and the women and the children were glad with them: so that the joy of Jerusalem came to the ears of those who were far off.
44 and to reckon: overseer in/on/with day [the] he/she/it human upon [the] chamber to/for treasure to/for contribution to/for first: beginning and to/for tithe to/for to gather in/on/with them to/for land: country [the] city portion [the] instruction to/for priest and to/for Levi for joy Judah upon [the] priest and upon [the] Levi [the] to stand: appoint
And on that day certain men were put over the rooms where the things which had been given were stored, for the lifted offerings and the first-fruits and the tenths, and to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town, fixed by the law for the priests and the Levites: for Judah was glad on account of the priests and the Levites who were in their places.
45 and to keep: obey charge God their and charge [the] purifying and [the] to sing and [the] gatekeeper like/as commandment David Solomon son: child his
And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.
46 for in/on/with day David and Asaph from front: old (head: leader *Q(K)*) [the] to sing and song praise and to give thanks to/for God
For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God.
47 and all Israel in/on/with day Zerubbabel and in/on/with day Nehemiah to give: give portion [the] to sing and [the] gatekeeper word: because day: daily in/on/with day: daily his and to consecrate: dedicate to/for Levi and [the] Levi to consecrate: dedicate to/for son: descendant/people Aaron
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave what was needed by the music-makers and the door-keepers day by day: and they made the offerings holy for the Levites; and the Levites did the same for the sons of Aaron.
