Nehemiah 12
1 [Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Folgendes sind die Priester und Leviten, die mit Serubbabel, dem Sohne Sealtiels, und mit Jesua heraufgezogen waren: Seraja, Jeremja, Esra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Amarja, Malluch, Hattus, Sechanja,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Rehum, Meremot, Iddo,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
Gintoi, Abija, Mijamin, Maadja, Bilga,
5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
Semaja, Jojarib,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Jedaja, Sallu, Amok, Hilkija und Jedaja.
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua [was the Supreme Priest].
Diese waren die Häupter der Priester und ihrer Brüder, 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: Jesua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Serebja, Juda und Mattanja, der samt seinen Brüdern den Dankchören vorstand.
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, standen gemäß ihren Dienstabteilungen jenen gegenüber.
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 aber zeugte Jojakim, Jojakim zeugte Eljaschip, Eljaschip zeugte Jojada.
11 who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
Jojada zeugte Jonatan, Jonatan zeugte 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 folgende Priester Familienhäupter: Von Seraja: Meraja, von Jeremia: Hananja;
13 Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
von Esra: Mesullam, von Amarja: Johanan;
14 Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
von Melichu: Jonatan, von Sebanja: Joseph;
15 Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
von Harim: Adna, von Merajot: Helkai;
16 Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
von Iddo: Secharja, von Ginton: 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 Abija: Sichri, von [Minjamin] Moadja: Piltai;
18 Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
von Bilga: Sammua, von Semaja: Jonatan;
19 Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
von Jojarib: Mattnai, von Jedaja: Ussi;
20 Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
von Sallai: Kellai, von Amok: Heber;
21 Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
von Hilkija: Hasabja, von Jedaja: Netaneel.
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 Eljaschibs, Jojadas, Johanans und Jadduas wurden die Familienhäupter der Leviten und die Priester aufgeschrieben bis zur Regierung des Persers Darius.
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].
Die Kinder Levi, die Familienhäupter, wurden aufgeschrieben in dem Buch der Chronik, bis zur Zeit Johanans, des Sohnes Eljaschibs.
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 folgende waren die Obersten unter den Leviten: Hasabja, Serebja und Jesua, der Sohn Kadmiels, und ihre Brüder, [die] ihnen gegenüber [standen], zu loben und zu danken, wie David, der Mann Gottes, befohlen hatte, eine Abteilung mit der andern abwechselnd.
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.
Mattanja, Bakbukja, Obadja, Mesullam, Talmon und Akkub waren Torhüter, die bei den Toren der Vorratskammern Wache hielten.
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 Sohnes Jesuas, des Sohnes Jozadaks, und zu den Zeiten Nehemias, des Landpflegers, und Esras, des Priesters, 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.
Bei der Einweihung der Mauer Jerusalems aber suchte man die Leviten an allen ihren Orten und brachte sie nach Jerusalem, um die Einweihung mit Freuden zu begehen, mit Lobliedern und Gesängen, mit 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 die Sängerchöre versammelten sich aus der ganzen Umgebung von Jerusalem und von den Höfen der Netophatiter;
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.
auch von Beth-Gilgal und von den Landgütern zu Geba und Asmavet; denn die Sänger hatten sich Gehöfte gebaut 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; sie reinigten auch das Volk und die Tore und die Mauern.
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 von Juda auf die Mauer steigen und bestellte zwei große Dankchöre und veranstaltete einen Umzug; der eine Dankchor zog nach rechts über die Mauer gegen das Misttor hin.
32 Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
Und hinter ihnen her ging Hosaja mit der einen Hälfte der Fürsten von Juda,
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.
dazu Asarja, Esra,
Mesullam, Juda, Benjamin,
Semaja und Jeremia und etliche Priestersöhne mit Trompeten, nämlich Secharja, der Sohn Jonatans, des Sohnes Semajas, des Sohnes Mattanjas, des Sohnes Michajas, des Sohnes Sakkurs, des Sohnes Asaphs;
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, Netaneel, Juda und Hanani, mit den Musikinstrumenten Davids, des Mannes Gottes, und Esra, 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].
Und sie zogen nach dem Brunnentor und dann geradeaus auf der Treppe der Stadt Davids, den Aufgang der Mauer hinauf, oberhalb des Hauses Davids, bis zum 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 zweite Dankchor zog nach links, und ich folgte ihm mit der andern Hälfte des Volkes oben auf der Mauer oberhalb des Ofenturms, 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.
dann über das Tor Ephraim und über das alte Tor und über das Fischtor und den Turm Hananeel und den Turm Mea, bis zum Schaftor; und sie blieben stehen beim 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].
Dann stellten sich die beiden Dankchöre beim Hause Gottes auf, ebenso ich und die Hälfte der Vorsteher mit mir;
41 My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
und die Priester Eljakim, Maaseja, Minjamin, Michaja, Eljoenai, Sacharja und Hananja mit Trompeten;
42 [another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
desgleichen Maaseja, Semaja, Eleasar, Ussi, Johanan, Malchija, Elam und Eser. Und die Sänger ließen sich hören unter der Leitung Jisrachjas.
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 an jenem Tage brachte man große Opfer dar und war fröhlich; denn Gott hatte ihnen eine große Freude bereitet, so daß sich auch die Frauen und Kinder freuten. Und man hörte die Freude Jerusalems weithin.
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 jener Zeit wurden Männer verordnet über die Vorratskammern, die zur Aufbewahrung der Schätze, der Hebopfer, der Erstlinge und der Zehnten dienten, damit sie darin von den Äckern der Städte die gesetzlichen Abgaben für die Priester und Leviten sammeln sollten; denn Juda hatte Freude an den Priestern und an den Leviten,
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.
die im Dienste standen und die Aufträge ihres Gottes und die Reinigungsvorschriften ausführten. Auch die Sänger und die Torhüter [standen] nach dem Gebot Davids und seines Sohnes Salomo [im Dienst].
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 vor alters, zu den Zeiten Davids und Asaphs, gab es schon einen Sängerchor und Lobgesänge und Danklieder für 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].
Und ganz Israel gab zu den Zeiten Serubbabels und zu den Zeiten Nehemias den Sängern und Torhütern Geschenke, jeden Tag die bestimmte Gebühr; und sie weihten es den Leviten, die Leviten aber weihten es den Söhnen Aarons.
