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 that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah Malluch Hattush
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shecaniah Rehum Meremoth
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo Ginnethon Abijah
Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
5 Mijamin Maadiah Bilgah
Miamin, 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 chief of the priests and of their brethren 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
Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, [who was] over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
9 and Bakbukiah (and Unni *Q(K)*) brother: male-relative their to/for before them to/for charge
Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, [were] over against them in the watches.
10 and Jeshua to beget [obj] Joiakim and Joiakim to beget [obj] Eliashib and Eliashib [obj] Joiada
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11 and Joiada to beget [obj] Jonathan and Jonathan to beget [obj] Jaddua
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat 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 were priests, the chief of the fathers: 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 Melicu, 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, Nethaneel.
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] recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
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, the chief of the fathers, [were] written in the book of the chronicles, 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 chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise [and] to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
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] porters keeping the ward at the threshholds of the gates.
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 governor, 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 at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, [with] cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
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 singers assembled, both out of the plain country around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
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
Also from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around 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 purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, 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 brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great [companies of them that gave] thanks, [of which one] went on the right hand upon the wall towards the dung-gate:
32 and to go: follow after them Hoshaiah and half ruler Judah
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes 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 trumpets; [namely], Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, 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 brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
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 at the fountain-gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water-gate eastward.
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 [company of them that gave] thanks went over against [them], and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad 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 from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep-gate: and they stood still in the prison-gate.
40 and to stand: stand two [the] thanksgiving in/on/with house: temple [the] God and I and half [the] ruler with me
So stood the two [companies of them that gave] thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
41 and [the] priest Eliakim Maaseiah Miniamin Micaiah Elioenai Zechariah Hananiah in/on/with trumpet
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, [and] Hananiah, with trumpets;
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 singers sang 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
Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar 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 at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
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 both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, [and] of 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 of old [there were] chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving 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 the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified [holy things] to the Levites; and the Levites sanctified [them] to the children of Aaron.
