Ezra 8
1 This is a list of the names of the leaders of the clans who came with me up [to Jerusalem] from Babylonia when Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia]:
Hi sunt autem principes familiarum, et genealogia eorum, qui ascenderunt mecum in regno Artaxerxis regis de Babylone.
2 Gershom, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s grandson] Phinehas Daniel, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s son] Ithamar Hattush, the son of Shecaniah, from the clan descended from King David
De filiis Phinees, Gersom. De filiis Ithamar, Daniel. De filiis David, Hattus.
3 Zechariah and 150 [other] men from the clan descended from Parosh
De filiis Secheniae, et de filiis Pharos, Zacharias: et cum eo numerati sunt viri centum quinquaginta.
4 Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 other men from the clan descended from Pahath-Moab
De filiis Phahath Moab, Elioenai filius Zarehe, et cum eo ducenti viri.
5 Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel and 300 other men from the clan descended from Zattu
De filiis Secheniae, filius Ezechiel, et cum eo trecenti viri.
6 Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 other men from the clan descended from Adin
De filiis Adan, Abed filius Ionathan, et cum eo quinquaginta viri.
7 Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 other men from the clan descended from Elam
De filiis Alam, Isaias filius Athaliae, et cum eo septuaginta viri.
8 Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 other men from the clan descended from Shephatiah
De filiis Saphatiae, Zebedia filius Michael, et cum eo octoginta viri.
9 Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 other men from the clan descended from Joab
De filiis Ioab, Obedia filius Iahiel, et cum eo ducenti decem et octo viri.
10 Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and 160 other men from the clan descended from Bani
De filiis Selomith, filius Iosphiae, et cum eo centum sexaginta viri.
11 Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 other men from the clan descended from [another man whose name was] Bebai
De filiis Bebai, Zacharias filius Bebai, et cum eo vigintiocto viri.
12 Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 other men from the clan descended from Azgad
De filiis Azgad, Iohanan filius Eccetan, et cum eo centum et decem viri.
13 Also Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who returned [here] later with 60 men from the clan descended from Adonikam
De filiis Adonicam, qui erant novissimi: et haec nomina eorum: Elipheleth, et Iehiel, et Samaias, et cum eis sexaginta viri.
14 And Uthai and Zaccur and 70 other men from the clan descended from Bigvai.
De filii Begui, Uthai et Zachur, et cum eis septuaginta viri.
15 I gathered all of them together at the canal that goes [from Babylon] to Ahava [town]. We set up our tents there and stayed there for three days. [During that time] I checked the lists of names and found out that there were priests [going with us], but no [other] descendants of Levi [who could help them in the temple].
Congregavi autem eos ad fluvium, qui decurrit ad Ahava, et mansimus ibi tribus diebus: quaesivique in populo et in sacerdotibus de filiis Levi, et non inveni ibi.
16 So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, two men whose names were Elnathan, and Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were all leaders [of the people]. I also summoned Joiarib and another Elnathan, who were wise.
Itaque misi Eliezer, et Ariel, et Semeiam, et Elnathan, et Iarib, et alterum Elnathan, et Nathan, et Zachariam, et Mosollam principes: et Ioiarib, et Elnathan sapientes.
17 I sent them all to Iddo, the leader of the descendants of Levi, who was living in Casiphia [town], to request that he and his relatives and other men who had worked in the temple send to us some men who would [go/come with us to] work in God’s new temple [in Jerusalem].
Et misi eos ad Eddo, qui est primus in Casphiae loco, et posui in ore eorum verba, quae loquerentur ad Eddo, et fratres eius Nathinaeos in loco Casphiae ut adducerent nobis ministros domus Dei nostri.
18 Because God was kind to us, they brought to us a man named Sherebiah and 18 of his sons and other relatives. Sherebiah was a very wise man, a descendant of Mahli, [who was a grandson] of Levi.
Et adduxerunt nobis per manum Dei nostri bonam super nos, virum doctissimum de filiis Moholi filii Levi filii Israel, et Sarabiam et filios eius et fratres eius decem et octo,
19 They also sent to us Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and 20 of their relatives.
et Hasabiam, et cum eo Isaiam de filiis Merari, fratresque eius, et filios eius viginti:
20 They also sent 220 other men to work in the temple. Those men’s ancestors had been appointed by King David to assist the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests in the temple]. I listed/wrote the names of all those men.
et de Nathinaeis, quos dederat David et principes ad ministeria Levitarum, Nathinaeos ducentos viginti: omnes hi suis nominibus vocabantur.
21 There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would (fast/abstain from eating food) and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.
Et praedicavi ibi ieiunium iuxta fluvium Ahava ut affligeremur coram Domino Deo nostro, et peteremus ab eo viam rectam nobis et filiis nostris, universaeque substantiae nostrae.
22 Previously we had told the king that our God takes care of all those who truly trust in him, but that he becomes very angry with those who refuse to obey him. So I would have been ashamed if I had asked the king to send soldiers and men riding on horses to protect us from our enemies while we were traveling along the road.
Erubui enim petere a rege auxilium et equites, qui defenderent nos ab inimico in via: quia dixeramus regi: Manus Dei nostri est super omnes, qui quaerunt eum in bonitate: et imperium eius et fortitudo eius, et furor super omnes, qui derelinquunt eum.
23 So we (fasted/abstained from eating food) and requested God to protect us, and he (answered our prayers/did what we requested.)
Ieiunavimus autem, et rogavimus Deum nostrum per hoc: et evenit nobis prospere.
24 I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.
Et separavi de principibus Sacerdotum duodecim, Sarabiam, et Hasabiam, et cum eis de fratribus eorum decem.
25 I appointed them to supervise carrying to Jerusalem the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items that the king and his advisors and other officials, and the Israeli people [who were living in Babylonia], had contributed for the temple of our God.
appendique eis argentum et aurum, et vasa consecrata domus Dei nostri, quae obtulerat rex et consiliatores eius, et principes eius, universusque Israel eorum, qui inventi fuerant:
26 As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of gold,
et appendi in manibus eorum argenti talenta sexcenta quinquaginta, et vasa argentea centum, auri centum talenta:
27 20 gold bowls that altogether weighed (19 pounds/8.6 kg.), and two items made of polished bronze that were as valuable as ones made of gold.
et crateres aureos viginti, qui habebant solidos millenos, et vasa aeris fulgentis optimi duo, pulchra, ut aurum.
28 I said to those priests, “You belong to Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/also belonged to), and these valuable things also belong to him. The people themselves gave these things to be offerings to Yahweh (voluntarily/because they wanted to).
Et dixi eis: Vos sancti Domini, et vasa sancta, et argentum et aurum, quod sponte oblatum est Domino Deo patrum nostrorum:
29 So guard them carefully, and [when we arrive] in Jerusalem, weigh them in the presence of the priests, the descendants of Levi [who will help the priests], and the other Israeli leaders there. They will then put them in the storerooms in the new temple.”
vigilate et custodite, donec appendatis coram principibus Sacerdotum, et Levitarum, et ducibus familiarum Israel in Ierusalem, in thesaurum domus Domini.
30 So the priests and [other] descendants of Levi took from me all the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items, in order to carry them to the temple in Jerusalem.
Susceperunt autem Sacerdotes et Levitae pondus argenti, et auri, et vasorum ut deferrent Ierusalem in domum Dei nostri.
31 On April 19, we left the Ahava Canal and started to travel to Jerusalem. Our God took care of us, and while we traveled, he prevented our enemies and bandits from (ambushing us/suddenly attacking us).
Promovimus ergo a flumine Ahava duodecimo die mensis primi ut pergeremus Ierusalem: et manus Dei nostri fuit super nos, et liberavit nos de manu inimici et insidiatoris in via.
32 After we arrived in Jerusalem, we rested for three days.
Et venimus Ierusalem, et mansimus ibi tribus diebus.
33 Then on the fourth/next day we went to the temple. There the silver and gold and the other items were weighed and given to the priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah. Eleazar the son of Phinehas and two descendants of Levi, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, were with him.
Die autem quarta appensum est argentum, et aurum, et vasa in domo Dei nostri per manum Meremoth filii Uriae Sacerdotis, et cum eo Eleazar filius Phinees, cumque eis Iozabed filius Iosue, et Noadaia filius Bennoi Levitae,
34 They counted everything, and wrote down how much they weighed, and wrote [a description of] each item.
iuxta numerum et pondus omnium: descriptumque est omne pondus in tempore illo.
35 We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats [to atone] for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.
Sed et qui venerant de captivitate filii transmigrationis, obtulerunt holocaustomata Deo Israel, vitulos duodecim pro omni populo Israel, arietes nonaginta sex, agnos septuaginta septem, hircos pro peccato, duodecim: omnia in holocaustum Domino.
36 Some of us who returned [from Babylonia] took to the governors and other officials of the province west of the [Euphrates] River the letter that the king had given to us. [After they read the letter, ] they did all [that they were able to do] for us Israeli people and for the temple of God.
Dederunt autem edicta regis satrapis, qui erant de conspectu regis et ducibus trans Flumen, et elevaverunt populum et domum Dei.
