1 Chronicles 9
1 The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
全以色列都統計了，且記載在以色列列王實錄上。[充軍後耶路撒冷的居民]猶大人因犯罪作惡被擄往巴比倫去。
2 The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
最初回來住在自己城內復業的，是以色列人、司祭、肋未人和獻身者。
3 [Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
遷回耶路撒冷的，有猶大、本雅明、厄弗辣因和默納協的子孫。
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
猶大的子孫中有：阿米胡得的兒子烏泰；阿米胡得是敖默黎的兒子，敖默黎是依默黎的兒子，依默黎是巴尼的兒子，巴尼是猶大的兒子培勒茲的兒子。
5 Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
舍拉人中，有長子阿撒雅和他的兒子們；
6 Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
則辣黑的子孫中，有耶烏耳。他們同族兄弟共計六百九十人。
7 From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
本雅明的子孫中，有默叔藍的兒子撒路；默叔藍是曷狄雅的兒子，曷狄雅是哈斯奴阿的兒子。
8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
此外，尚有耶路罕的兒子依貝乃雅，烏齊的兒子厄拉；烏齊是米革黎的兒子；又有舍法提雅的兒子默叔藍，舍法提雅是勒烏耳的兒子，勒烏耳是依貝尼雅的兒子。
9 In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
按家系他們同族兄弟，共計九百五十六人：這些人都是各家族的族長。
10 Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
司祭中，有耶達雅、約雅黎布、雅津，
11 and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
和希耳克雅的兒子阿匝黎雅；希耳克雅是默叔藍的兒子，默叔藍是匝多克的兒子、匝多克是默辣約特的兒子，默辣約特是阿希突布的兒子，阿希突布是天主聖殿之長。
12 Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
此外，有耶洛罕的兒子阿達雅；耶洛罕是帕市胡爾的兒子，帕市胡爾是瑪耳基雅的兒子；還有阿狄耳的兒子瑪賽；阿狄耳是雅赫則辣的兒子，雅赫則辣是默叔藍的兒子，默叔藍是默史肋米特的兒子，默史肋米特是依默爾的兒子；
13 Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
連他們同族的兄弟，家族的族長，共計一千七百六十人，為天主聖殿服務，都是有本領的人。
14 From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
肋未人中，有哈叔布的兒子舍瑪雅；哈叔布是阿次黎岡的兒子，阿次黎岡是哈沙彼雅的兒子：以上默辣黎的子孫。
15 [Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
還有巴刻巴卡、赫勒士、加拉耳和米加的兒子瑪塔尼雅；米加是齊革黎的兒子，齊革黎是阿撒夫的兒子；
16 There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
還有舍瑪雅的兒子敖巴狄雅；舍瑪雅是加拉耳的兒子，加拉耳是耶杜通的兒子；還有阿撒的兒子貝勒基雅；阿撒是厄耳卡納的兒子；厄耳卡納居住在乃托法人的村莊內。
17 From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
守門者中，有沙隆、阿谷布、塔耳孟和阿希曼；他們的兄弟沙隆為首，
18 Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
直到現今他們看守東面的王門；他們曾作過肋未營內的守門者。
19 Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
沙隆是科勒的兒子，科勒是阿彼雅撒夫的兒子，阿彼雅撒夫是科辣黑的兒子；他家族內的兄弟科辣黑人擔任敬禮的工作，看守會幕的門檻；他們的祖先曾在上主的軍營中防守營門。
20 Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
厄肋阿匝爾的兒子丕乃哈斯曾作過他們的首領。─願天主與他們同在!
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
默舍肋米雅的兒子則加黎雅曾看守會幕的大門。
22 Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
被選看守門檻的，共計二百一十二人。他們曾在本村莊內登過記，達味和先見者撒慕爾給他們派定了這職務。
23 The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
他們和自己的子孫在天主的聖殿，即會幕門口任守衛之職，
24 There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
守衛東西南北四方的大門。
25 Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
在村莊住的同族兄弟，每七天應依時來同他們換班，
26 There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
因為四位守門之長是肋未人，應常值班看守天主聖殿的廂房和庫房。
27 They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
所以應在天主聖殿的四周過夜，因為他們有守護和每晨開門的職責。
28 Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
他們中有些人照著行禮的器皿，依數取出，原數送回；
29 Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
有些人照管用具，即聖所內的一切用具，以及麵粉、酒、油、乳香和香料；
30 But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
但用香料配製香液是司祭子孫的職務。
31 There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
肋未人瑪提提雅，科辣黑族人沙隆的長子，負責照管烤餅的事。
32 Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
他們的兄弟刻哈特的子孫，每安息日照料備製供餅的事。
33 Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
這些是歌詠員......肋未家族的族長，住在廂房內，不做別的事，只日夜執行自己的職務。
34 Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
以上是肋未家族按家系，在耶路撒冷的族長。[撒烏耳的祖先和後裔]
35 [One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
住在基貝紅的，有基貝紅的父親耶依耳，他的妻子名叫瑪阿加。
36 His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
他的長子阿貝冬、其次是族爾，克士、巴耳、乃爾、納達布、
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
革多爾、阿希約、則加黎雅和米刻羅特。
38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
米刻羅特生史曼；他們兄弟彼此為鄰，住在耶路撒冷。
39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
乃爾生克士，克士生撒烏耳，撒烏耳生約納堂、瑪耳基叔亞、阿彼納達布和依市巴耳。
40 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
約納堂的兒子：默黎巴耳；默黎巴耳生米加、
41 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
米加的兒子：丕東、默肋客、塔勒亞和阿哈茲。
42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
阿哈茲生約阿達，約阿達生阿肋默特、阿次瑪委特和齊默黎；齊默黎生摩匝，
43 Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
摩匝生彼納；彼納的兒子勒法雅，勒法雅的兒子厄拉撒，厄拉撒的兒子阿責耳；
44 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
阿責耳有六個兒子，他們的名字是：阿次黎岡、波革魯、依市瑪耳、沙黎雅、敖巴狄雅和哈南：以上是阿責耳的兒子。
