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 who went up out of the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away into exile unto Babylon, and who returned unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto 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 Zerubbabel, Jeshua', Nehemiah, Serayah, Re'elayah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Misspar, Bigvai, Rechum, Ba'anah. The number of the men of the people of Israel was:
3 2,172 descendants of Parosh
The children of Par'osh, two thousand one hundred seventy and two.
4 372 descendants of Shephatiah
The children of Shephatyah, three hundred seventy and two.
5 775 descendants of Arah
The children of Arach, seven hundred seventy and five.
6 2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
The children of Pachath-moab, of the children of Jeshua' and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
7 1,254 descendants of Elam
The children of 'Elath, one thousand two hundred fifty and four.
8 945 descendants of Zattu
The children of Zatthu, nine hundred and forty and five.
9 760 descendants of Zaccai
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
10 642 descendants of Bani
The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
11 623 descendants of Bebai
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
12 1,222 descendants of Azgad
The children of 'Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty and two.
13 666 descendants of Adonikam
The children of Adonilam, six hundred sixty and six.
14 2,056 descendants of Bigvai
The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
15 454 descendants of Adin
The children of 'Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
16 98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
17 323 descendants of Bezai
The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
18 112 descendants of Jorah
The children of Jorah, one hundred and twelve.
19 223 descendants of Hashum
The children of Chashum, two hundred twenty and three.
20 95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
21 123 from Bethlehem
The people of Beth-lechem, one hundred twenty and three.
22 56 from Netophah
The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
23 128 from Anathoth
The men of 'Anathoth, one hundred twenty and eight.
24 42 from Azmaveth
The people of 'Azmaveth, forty and two.
25 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
The people of Kiryath-'arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
26 621 from Ramah and Geba
The people of Ramah and Geba', six hundred twenty and one.
27 122 from Micmash
The men of Michmass, one hundred twenty and two.
28 223 from Bethel and Ai
The men of Beth-el and 'Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
29 52 from Nebo
The people of Nebo, fifty and two.
30 156 from Magbish
The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty and six.
31 1,254 from Elam
The children of the other 'Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty and four.
32 320 from Harim
The children of Charim, three hundred and twenty.
33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
The people of Lod, Chadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
34 345 from Jericho
The people of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
35 3,630 from Senaah.
The people of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
36 Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
The priests were: The children of Jeda'yah, of the house of Jeshua', nine hundred seventy and three.
37 1,052 descendants of Immer
The children of Immer, one thousand fifty and two.
38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur
The children of Pashchur, one thousand two hundred forty and seven.
39 1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
The children of Charim, one thousand and seventeen.
40 74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
The Levites were: The children of Jeshua, and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodavyah, seventy and four.
41 128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
The singers were: The children of Assaph, one hundred twenty and 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 gate-keepers were: The children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of 'Akkub, the children of Chatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty and nine.
43 The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The temple-servants were: The children of Zicha, the children of Chassupha, the children of Tabba'oth.
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
The children of Keross, the children of Si'aha, the children of Padon.
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
The children of Lebanah, the children of Chagabah, the children of 'Akkub.
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
The children of Chagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Chanan.
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
The children of Giddel, the children of Gachar, the children of Reayah.
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam.
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
The children of 'Uzza, the children of Paseach, the children of Bessai,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
The children of Assnah, the children of Me'unim, the children of Nephussim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
The children of Bakbuk, the children of Chakupha, the children of Charchur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
The children of Bazluth, the children of Mechida, the children of Charsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
The children of Barkoss, the children of Sissera, the children of Thamach,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
The children of Neziach, the children of Chatipha.
55 These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The children of Solomon's servants were: The children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda.
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
The children of Ja'alah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel.
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
The children of Shephatyah, the children of Chattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebayim, the children of Ami.
58 Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
All the temple-servants, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred and ninety and 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 those who went up from Thel-melach, Thelcharsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not tell their family division, and their descent, whether they were of Israel:
60 This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
The children of Delayah the children of Tobiyah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and 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 Chabayah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gil'adite, and was called after 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 for their family-registers, but they were not found: wherefore they were excluded, as unfit, from 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 the Thirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there should stand up a priest with the Urim and Thummim.
64 Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and sixty.
65 There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
Besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: they had also two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Their camels, four hundred thirty and 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 chiefs of the divisions, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freewill gifts for the house of God to set it up 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.
After their ability they gave unto the treasure for the work sixty and one thousand drachms of gold, and five thousand manehs of sliver, and one hundred coats 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.
And the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the gate-keepers, and the temple-servants, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
