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 sons of the province, who came up from among the captives of the exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon exiled to Babylon, —who came back unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his own city;
2 The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
who came in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai Rehum, Baanah, —the number of the men of the people of Israel: —
3 2,172 descendants of Parosh
The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;
4 372 descendants of Shephatiah
The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two;
5 775 descendants of Arah
The sons of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five;
6 2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
The sons of Pahath-moab, belonging to the sons of Jeshua, Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;
7 1,254 descendants of Elam
The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
8 945 descendants of Zattu
The sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five;
9 760 descendants of Zaccai
The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;
10 642 descendants of Bani
The sons of Bani, six hundred and forty-two;
11 623 descendants of Bebai
The sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three;
12 1,222 descendants of Azgad
The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred and twenty-two;
13 666 descendants of Adonikam
The sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six;
14 2,056 descendants of Bigvai
The sons of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six;
15 454 descendants of Adin
The sons of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four;
16 98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
The sons of Ater pertaining to Hezekiah, ninety-eight;
17 323 descendants of Bezai
The sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three;
18 112 descendants of Jorah
The sons of Jorah, a hundred and twelve;
19 223 descendants of Hashum
The sons of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three:
20 95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five;
21 123 from Bethlehem
The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred and twenty-three;
22 56 from Netophah
The men of Netophah, fifty-six;
23 128 from Anathoth
The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight;
24 42 from Azmaveth
The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two;
25 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;
26 621 from Ramah and Geba
The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one;
27 122 from Micmash
The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two:
28 223 from Bethel and Ai
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three;
29 52 from Nebo
The sons of Nebo, fifty-two;
30 156 from Magbish
The sons of Magbish, a hundred and fifty-six;
31 1,254 from Elam
The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
32 320 from Harim
The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty;
33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
The sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five;
34 345 from Jericho
The sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;
35 3,630 from Senaah.
The sons 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, The sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
37 1,052 descendants of Immer
The sons of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two;
38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur
The sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred and forty-seven;
39 1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen,
40 74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
The Levites, The sons of Jeshua, and Kadmiel of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
The singers, The sons of Asaph, a hundred and 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 sons of the door-keepers, The sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, —in all, a hundred and thirty-nine.
43 The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim, The sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth;
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon;
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub;
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan;
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah;
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam;
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai;
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim;
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur;
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha;
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah;
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
55 These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The Sons of the Servants of Solomon. The sons of Sotai, the sons of Hasso-phereth, the sons of Peruda;
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel;
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami.
58 Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
All the Nethinim, and the Sons of the Servants of Solomon, were three hundred and 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, were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, Immer; but they could not tell their ancestral house, nor their seed, whether, of Israel, they were:
60 This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, —six hundred and 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 sons of the priests, the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, —the sons of Barzillai, who took of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, 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 their writing wherein they were registered, but they were not found, —so they were desecrated 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 the governor told them, that they must not eat of the most holy things, —until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.
64 Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
All the gathered host together, was 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 men-servants and their maid-servants who were these, seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven, —and there pertained to them, singing men and singing women, two hundred:
66 The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
their horses, were seven hundred and thirty-six, —their mules, two hundred and forty-five;
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
their camels, four hundred and thirty-five, —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, a portion of the ancestral chiefs, when they came to the house of Yahweh which was in Jerusalem, offered voluntarily for the house of God, to set it up on its basis.
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, gave they unto the treasury of the work, of gold, sixty-one thousand drams, and, of silver, five thousand manehs, —and, tunics for priests, one hundred.
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 singers and the doorkeepers and the Nethinim, took up their abode, in their cities, —and, all Israel, in their cities.
