< Nehemiah 12 >
1 [Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Dies sind die Priester und Leviten, die mit Serubabel, dem Sohn Sealthiels, und Jesua heraufzogen: Seraja, Jeremia, Esra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Amarja, Malluch, Hattus,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Sechanja, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
Iddo, Ginthoi, Abia,
5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
Mejamin, Maadja, Bilga,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Semaja, Jojarib, Jedaja,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua [was the Supreme Priest].
Sallu, Amok, Hilkia und Jedaja. Dies waren die Häupter unter den Priestern und ihren Brüdern zu den Zeiten Jesuas.
8 [Some of the other] descendants of Levi who returned were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah. They were in charge of singing songs to thank [God].
Die Leviten aber waren diese: Jesua, Benui, Kadmiel, Serebja, Juda und Mathanja, über das Dankamt, er und seine Brüder.
9 Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
Bakbukja und Unni, ihre Brüder, waren um sie zur Hut.
10 Jeshua [who was the Supreme Priest] was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
Jesua zeugete Jojakim, Jojakim zeugete Eliasib, Eliasib zeugete Jojada.
11 who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
Jojada zeugete Jonathan, Jonathan zeugete Jaddua.
12 When Joiakim was the Supreme Priest, these were the leaders of the clans of priests: Meraiah, from [the clan of] Seraiah; Hananiah, from [the clan of] Jeremiah;
Und zu den Zeiten Jojakims waren diese oberste Väter unter den Priestern: nämlich von Seraja war Meraja; von Jeremia war Hananja;
13 Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
von Esra war Mesullam; von Amarja war Johanan;
14 Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
von Malluch war Jonathan; von Sebanja war Joseph;
15 Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
von Harim war Adna; von Merajoth war Helkai;
16 Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
von Iddo war Sacharja; von Ginthon war Mesullam
17 Zicri, from [the clan of] Abijah. There was also a leader from [the clan of] Miniamin; Piltai, from [the clan of] Moadiah;
von Abia war Sichri; von Mejamin-Moadja war Piltai;
18 Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
von Bilga war Sammua; von Semaja war Jonathan;
19 Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
von Jojarib war Mathnai; von Jedaja war Usi;
20 Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
von Sallai war Kallai; von Amok war Eber;
21 Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
von Hilkia war Hasabja; von Jedaja war Nethaneel.
22 During the years that Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua [were Supreme Priests], they (wrote/kept a list of) the names of the clans who were descendants of Levi. When Darius was the king of Persia, they stopped writing that list.
Und zu den Zeiten Eliasibs, Jojadas, Johanans und Jadduas wurden die obersten Väter unter den Leviten und die Priester beschrieben unter dem Königreich Darii, des Persers.
23 They wrote the names of the leaders of the clans who were descendants of Levi in the Book of Events [in Israel], but they stopped writing those names when Eliashib’s grandson Johanan [was the Supreme Priest].
Es wurden aber die Kinder Levi, die obersten Väter, beschrieben in die Chronik bis zur Zeit Johanans, des Sohns Eliasibs.
24 These are the leaders of the clans [who are] descendants of Levi: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel and others who were divided into two groups. The two groups faced each other, one group replying to the other, during the time that they praised and thanked God. They did that just as King David, the man who served God well, had instructed.
Und dies waren die Obersten unter den Leviten: Hasabja, Serebja und Jesua, der Sohn Kadmiels, und ihre Brüder neben ihnen, zu loben und zu danken, wie es David, der Mann Gottes, geboten hatte, eine Hut um die andere.
25 These singers included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. The men who guarded the storerooms close to the gates [of the temple] were Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.
Mathanja, Bakbukja, Obadja, Mesulam, Talmon und Akub waren Torhüter an der Hut, an den Schwellen in den Toren.
26 They did that work during the time that Joiakim, who was the son of Jeshua and the grandson of Jehozadak, [was the Supreme Priest, ] and I was the governor, and Ezra was the priest who knew the Jewish laws very well.
Diese waren zu den Zeiten Jojakims, des Sohns Jesuas, des Sohns Jozadaks, und zu den Zeiten Nehemias, des Landpflegers, und des Priesters Esra, des Schriftgelehrten.
27 When we dedicated the wall around Jerusalem, we summoned the descendants of Levi [who help the priests] from the nearby places where they [were living]. We asked them to [join with us to] celebrate when we dedicated the wall. We wanted them to sing songs to thank [Yahweh] and make music by playing cymbals and harps and other stringed instruments.
Und in der Einweihung der Mauern zu Jerusalem suchte man die Leviten aus allen ihren Orten, daß man sie gen Jerusalem brächte, zu halten Einweihung in Freuden mit Danken, mit Singen, Zimbeln, Psaltern und Harfen.
28 We summoned the descendants of Levi who habitually sang together. They came to Jerusalem from nearby areas [where they had settled], and from places around Netophah [town southeast of Jerusalem],
Und es versammelten sich die Kinder der Sänger und von der Gegend um Jerusalem her und von den Höfen Netophathis
29 and from three places [northeast of Jerusalem]—Beth Gilgal [city] and the areas around Geba and Azmaveth. Those singers had built villages to live in near Jerusalem.
und vom Hause Gilgal und von den Äckern zu Gibea und Asmaveth; denn die Sänger hatten ihnen Höfe gebauet um Jerusalem her.
30 [When they came to Jerusalem], the priests and [other] descendants of Levi [who help the priests] performed rituals to cause themselves to be acceptable to God, and then they performed similar rituals to purify the [other] people, the gates, and the wall.
Und die Priester und Leviten reinigten sich und reinigten das Volk, die Tore und die Mauer.
31 Then I gathered together the leaders of Judah on top of the wall, and I appointed them to lead two large groups to march around the city [on top of the wall], thanking God. [As they faced the city, ] one group walked to the right toward the Dung Gate.
Und ich ließ die Fürsten Judas oben auf die Mauer steigen und bestellete zween große Dankchöre, die gingen hin zur Rechten oben auf die Mauer zum Misttor wärts.
32 Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
Und ihnen ging nach Hosaja und die Hälfte der Fürsten Judas
33 Behind them marched a group of priests who were blowing trumpets. They were Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah. Next came Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph.
und Asarja, Esra, Mesullam,
Juda, Benjamin, Semaja und Jeremia
und etliche der Priesterkinder mit Trommeten: nämlich Sacharja, der Sohn Jonathans, des Sohns Semajas, des Sohns Mathanjas, des Sohns Michajas, des Sohns Sachurs, des Sohns Assaphs,
36 Behind them marched other members of Zechariah’s clan: Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They all were playing the same kinds of musical instruments that King David had played [many years previously]. Ezra, the man who knew the Jewish laws very well, marched in front of this group.
und seine Brüder, Semaja, Asareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel und Juda, Hanani, mit den Saitenspielen Davids, des Mannes Gottes; Esra aber, der Schriftgelehrte, vor ihnen her,
37 When they reached the Fountain Gate, they went up the steps to David’s City, past his palace, and then to the wall at the Water Gate, on the east side [of the city].
zum Brunnentor wärts. Und gingen neben ihnen auf den Stufen zur Stadt Davids, die Mauer hinauf zu dem Hause Davids hinan, bis an das Wassertor gegen Morgen.
38 The other group of those who were thanking [Yahweh] marched to the left on top of the wall. I followed them with half of the people. [We marched] past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall.
Der andere Dankchor ging gegen ihnen über, und ich ihm nach, und die Hälfte des Volks die Mauer hinan zum Ofenturm hinauf, bis an die breite Mauer,
39 [From there we marched] past Ephraim Gate, Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred Soldiers, to the Sheep Gate. We finished marching near the gate into the temple.
und zum Tor Ephraim hinan und zum alten Tor und zum Fischtor und zum Turm Hananeel und zum Turm Mea bis an das Schaftor, und blieben stehen im Kerkertor.
40 Both the groups reached the temple while they were thanking God. They stood in their places there. The leaders who were with me [also stood with me in our places].
Und stunden also die zween Dankchöre im Hause Gottes, und ich und die Hälfte der Obersten mit mir;
41 My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
und die Priester, nämlich Eljakim, Maeseja, Minjamin, Michaja, Elioenai, Sacharja, Hananja mit Trommeten;
42 [another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
und Maeseja, Semaja, Eleasar, Usi, Johanan, Malchia, Elam und Asar. Und die Sänger sangen laut, und Jesrahja war der Vorsteher.
43 [After we went outside the temple, ] we offered many sacrifices. We men all rejoiced because God had caused us to be very happy. The women and the children also rejoiced. People far away could hear the noise that we made there in Jerusalem.
Und es wurden desselben Tages große Opfer geopfert, und waren fröhlich; denn Gott hatte ihnen eine große Freude gemacht, daß sich beide Weiber und Kinder freueten; und man hörete die Freude Jerusalems ferne.
44 On that day, men were appointed {they appointed men} to be in charge of the storerooms where they kept the money that people contributed [for the temple]. They also kept there [the other things that the people contributed—] the tithes and the first part of the grain and fruit that was harvested each year. Those men collected those things from the fields/farms near the cities, and [took them to Jerusalem and] gave them to the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi, as [Moses had said in his] laws that they should do. All the Israeli people were happy about the work that the priests and the descendants of Levi did,
Zu der Zeit wurden verordnet Männer über die Schatzkasten, da die Heben, Erstlinge und Zehnten innen waren, daß sie sammeln sollten von den Äckern und um die Städte, auszuteilen nach dem Gesetz für die Priester und Leviten; denn Juda hatte eine Freude an den Priestern und Leviten, daß sie stunden
45 because they performed the rituals to purify things, and the other rituals that God had commanded. The musicians in the temple also did their work as King David and his son Solomon had declared that they should do.
und warteten der Hut ihres Gottes und der Hut der Reinigung. Und die Sänger und Torhüter stunden nach dem Gebot Davids und seines Sohns Salomo.
46 Ever since the time that David had been the king and Asaph had been his chief musician, the musicians had led the people while they sang songs to praise and thank God.
Denn zu den Zeiten Davids und Assaphs wurden gestiftet die obersten Sänger und Loblieder und Dank zu Gott.
47 During the years that Zerubbabel and I governed the Israeli people, they all contributed the food that the singers and temple gatekeepers needed each day. They gave (a tithe/10%) of their crops to the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests], and those descendants of Levi gave (a tithe/10%) of that to [the priests, who were] descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest].
Aber ganz Israel gab den Sängern und Torhütern Teil zu den Zeiten Serubabels und Nehemias, einen jeglichen Tag sein Teil; und sie gaben Geheiligtes für die Leviten, die Leviten aber gaben Geheiligtes für die Kinder Aaron.