Ezra 2
1 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.
Now these are the children of the province, that went out of the captivity, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Juda, every man to his city.
2 The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
Who came with Zorobabel, Josue, Nehemia, Saraia, Rahelaia, Mardochai, Belsan, Mesphar, Beguai, Rehum, Baana. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 2,172 descendants of Parosh
The children of Pharos two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
4 372 descendants of Shephatiah
The children of Sephatia, three hundred seventy-two.
5 775 descendants of Arah
The children of Area, seven hundred seventy-five.
6 2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
The children of Phahath Moab, of the children of Josue: Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
7 1,254 descendants of Elam
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
8 945 descendants of Zattu
The children of Zethua, nine hundred forty-five.
9 760 descendants of Zaccai
The children of Zachai, seven hundred sixty.
10 642 descendants of Bani
The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
11 623 descendants of Bebai
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12 1,222 descendants of Azgad
The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13 666 descendants of Adonikam
The children of Adonicam, six hundred sixty-six.
14 2,056 descendants of Bigvai
The children of Beguai, two thousand fifty-six.
15 454 descendants of Adin
The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16 98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
The children of Ather, who were of Ezechias, ninety-eight.
17 323 descendants of Bezai
The children of Besai, three hundred and twenty-three.
18 112 descendants of Jorah
The children of Jora, a hundred and twelve.
19 223 descendants of Hashum
The children of Hasum, two hundred twenty-three.
20 95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
The children of Gebbar, ninety-five.
21 123 from Bethlehem
The children of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty-three.
22 56 from Netophah
The men of Netupha, fifty-six.
23 128 from Anathoth
The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.
24 42 from Azmaveth
The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
The children of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26 621 from Ramah and Geba
The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred twenty-one.
27 122 from Micmash
The men of Machmas, a hundred twenty-two.
28 223 from Bethel and Ai
The men of Bethel and Hai, two hundred twenty-three.
29 52 from Nebo
The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30 156 from Magbish
The children of Megbis, a hundred fifty-six.
31 1,254 from Elam
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32 320 from Harim
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
The children of Lod, Hadid and One, seven hundred twenty-five.
34 345 from Jericho
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35 3,630 from Senaah.
The children of Senaa, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36 Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
The priests: the children of Jadaia of the house of Josue, nine hundred seventy-three.
37 1,052 descendants of Immer
The children of Emmer, a thousand fifty-two.
38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur
The children of Pheshur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven.
39 1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
40 74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
The Levites: the children of Josue and of Cedmihel, the children of Odovia, seventy-four.
41 128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
The singing men: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty-eight.
42 139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
The children of the porters: the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai: in all a hundred thirty-nine.
43 The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The Nathinites: the children of Siha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
The children of Ceros, the children of Sia, the children of Phadon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
The children of Lebana, the children of Hegaba, the children of Accub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
The children of Hagab, the children of Semlai, the children of Hanan,
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
The children of Gaddel, the children of Gaher, the children of Raaia,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
The children of Basin, the children of Necoda, the children of Gazam,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
The children of Asa, the children of Phasea, the children of Besee,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
The children of Asena, the children of Munim, the children of Nephusim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
The children of Bacbuc, the children of Hacupha, the children of Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
The children of Besluth, the children of Mahida, the children of Harsa,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
The children of Bercos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
The children of Nasia, the children of Hatipha,
55 These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The children of the servants of Solomon, the children of Sotai, the children of Sopheret, the children of Pharuda,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
The children of Jala, the children of Dercon, the children of Geddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
The children of Saphatia, the children of Hatil, the children of Phochereth, which were of Asebaim, the children of Ami,
58 Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
All the Nathinites, and the children of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.
59 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.
And these are they that came up from Thelmela, Thelharsa, Cherub, and Adon, and Emer. And they could not shew the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they were of Israel.
60 This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred fifty-two.
61 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.
And of the children of the priests: the children of Hobia, the children of Accos, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughters of Berzellai, the Galaadite, and was called by their name:
62 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.
These sought the writing of their genealogy, and found it not, and they were cast out of the priesthood.
63 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.
And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy of holies, till there arose a priest learned and perfect.
64 Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
All the multitudes as one man, were forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty:
65 There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
Besides their menservants, and womenservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven: and among them singing men, and singing women two hundred.
66 The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
Their horses seven hundred thirty-six, their mules two hundred forty-five,
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Their camels four hundred thirty-five, their asses six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
68 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.
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, offered freely to the house of the Lord to build it in its place.
69 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.
According to their ability, they gave towards the expenses of the work, sixty-one thousand solids of gold, five thousand pounds of silver, and a hundred garments for the priests.
70 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.
So the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the porters, and the Nathinites dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
