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.
And these - [are] [the] children of the province who came up from [the] captivity of the exile whom he had taken into exile (Nebuchadnezzar *Q(K)*) [the] king of Babylon to Babylon and they returned to Jerusalem and Judah each to own city his.
2 The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
Who they came 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] descendants of Parosh two thousand one hundred seventy and two.
4 372 descendants of Shephatiah
[the] descendants of Shephatiah three hundred seventy and two.
5 775 descendants of Arah
[the] descendants of Arah seven hundred five and seventy.
6 2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
[the] descendants of Pahath-Moab of [the] sons of Jeshua Joab two thousand eight hundred and two [plus] ten.
7 1,254 descendants of Elam
[the] descendants of Elam one thousand two hundred fifty and four.
8 945 descendants of Zattu
[the] descendants of Zattu nine hundred and forty and five.
9 760 descendants of Zaccai
[the] descendants of Zaccai seven hundred and sixty.
10 642 descendants of Bani
[the] descendants of Bani six hundred forty and two.
11 623 descendants of Bebai
[the] descendants of Bebai six hundred twenty and three.
12 1,222 descendants of Azgad
[the] descendants of Azgad one thousand two hundred twenty and two.
13 666 descendants of Adonikam
[the] descendants of Adonikam six hundred sixty and six.
14 2,056 descendants of Bigvai
[the] descendants of Bigvai two thousand fifty and six.
15 454 descendants of Adin
[the] descendants of Adin four hundred fifty and four.
16 98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
[the] descendants of Ater of Hezekiah ninety and eight.
17 323 descendants of Bezai
[the] descendants of Bezai three hundred twenty and three.
18 112 descendants of Jorah
[the] descendants of Jorah one hundred and two [plus] ten.
19 223 descendants of Hashum
[the] descendants of Hashum two hundred twenty and three.
20 95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
[the] descendants of Gibbar ninety and five.
21 123 from Bethlehem
[the] descendants of Beth-lehem 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] descendants of Azmaveth forty and two.
25 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
[the] descendants of Kiriath Arim Kephirah and Beeroth seven hundred and forty and three.
26 621 from Ramah and Geba
[the] descendants of Ramah and Geba six hundred twenty and one.
27 122 from Micmash
[the] men of Micmash 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] descendants of Nebo fifty and two.
30 156 from Magbish
[the] descendants of Magbish one hundred fifty and six.
31 1,254 from Elam
[the] descendants of Elam [the] other one thousand two hundred fifty and four.
32 320 from Harim
[the] descendants of Harim three hundred and twenty.
33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
[the] descendants of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred twenty and five.
34 345 from Jericho
[the] descendants of Jericho three hundred forty and five.
35 3,630 from Senaah.
[the] descendants 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] descendants of Jedaiah of [the] house of Jeshua nine hundred seventy and three.
37 1,052 descendants of Immer
[the] descendants of Immer one thousand fifty and two.
38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur
[the] descendants of Pashhur 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] descendants of Harim one thousand and seven teen.
40 74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
The Levites [the] descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel of [the] sons of Hodaviah seventy and four.
41 128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
The singers [the] descendants of Asaph 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] descendants of The gatekeepers [the] descendants of Shallum [the] descendants of Ater [the] descendants of Talmon [the] descendants of Akkub [the] descendants of Hatita [the] descendants of Shobai everyone [was] 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 [the] descendants of Ziha [the] descendants of Hasupha [the] descendants of Tabbaoth.
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
[the] descendants of Keros [the] descendants of Siaha [the] descendants of Padon.
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
[the] descendants of Lebanah [the] descendants of Hagabah [the] descendants of Akkub.
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
[the] descendants of Hagab [the] descendants of (Shalmai *Q(K)*) [the] descendants of Hanan.
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
[the] descendants of Giddel [the] descendants of Gahar [the] descendants of Reaiah.
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
[the] descendants of Rezin [the] descendants of Nekoda [the] descendants of Gazzam.
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
[the] descendants of Uzzah [the] descendants of Paseah [the] descendants of Besai.
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
[the] descendants of Asnah [the] descendants of (Meunim *Q(K)*) [the] descendants of (Nephussim. *Q(K)*)
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
[the] descendants of Bakbuk [the] descendants of Hakupha [the] descendants of Harhur.
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
[the] descendants of Bazluth [the] descendants of Mehida [the] descendants of Harsha.
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
[the] descendants of Barkos [the] descendants of Sisera [the] descendants of Temah.
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
[the] descendants of Neziah [the] descendants of Hatipha.
55 These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
[the] descendants of [the] servants of Solomon [the] descendants of Sotai [the] descendants of the Sophereth [the] descendants of Peruda.
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
[the] descendants of Jaala [the] descendants of Darkon [the] descendants of Giddel.
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
[the] descendants of Shephatiah [the] descendants of Hattil [the] descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim [the] descendants of Ami.
58 Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
All the temple servants and [the] descendants of [the] servants of Solomon three hundred 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] who came up from Tel Melah Tel Harsha Kerub Addon Immer and not they were able to declare [the] house of ancestors their and offspring their if [were] from Israel they.
60 This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
[the] descendants of Delaiah [the] descendants of Tobiah [the] descendants 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] descendants of the priests [the] descendants of Hobaiah [the] descendants of Hakkoz [the] descendants of Barzillai who he had taken one of [the] daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife and he was called on name their.
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 they searched document[s] their the [ones who] had had themselves enrolled and not they were found and they were defiled 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 he said the governor to them that not they will eat any of [the] holy thing of the holy things until will arise a priest to Urim and to Thummim.
64 Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
All the assembly as one four ten thousand two thousand three hundred sixty.
65 There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
Besides [male] servants their and female servants their these [were] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven and [belonged] to them male singers and female singers two hundred.
66 The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
Horses their seven hundred thirty and six mules their two hundred forty and five.
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Camels their four hundred thirty and five donkeys 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] heads of the fathers when came they to [the] house of Yahweh which [is] in Jerusalem they offered freewill offerings for [the] house of God to erect it on place its.
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 ability their they gave to [the] treasury of the work gold drachmas six ten thousands and one thousand. And silver minas five thousand and tunics of 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.
And they dwelt the priests and the Levites and some of the people and the singers and the gatekeepers and the temple servants in cities their and all Israel in cities their.
