Nehemiah 12
1 [Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Sejumlah imam dan orang suku Lewi pulang ke negeri Israel bersama rombongan Zerubabel anak Sealtiel dan Yesua. Inilah daftar nama mereka. Para imam: Seraya, Yeremia, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Amarya, Maluk, Hatus,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Sekanya, Rehum, Meremot,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
Ido, Ginetoi, Abia,
5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
Miyamin, Moaja, Bilga,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Semaya, Yoyarib, Yedaya,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua [was the Supreme Priest].
Salu, Amok, Hilkia, dan Yedaya. Mereka semua adalah para imam yang mengepalai imam-imam lain pada zaman Yosua.
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].
Para penyanyi dan pemain instrumen musik dari suku Lewi berdiri di rumah Allah dan menyanyi mazmur kepada TUHAN dalam dua baris yang saling berhadapan. Yang dalam kelompok pertama adalah Yesua, Binui, Kadmiel, Serebya, Yehuda, dan Matanya. Mereka beserta para kerabatnya bertugas memimpin nyanyian ucapan syukur kepada Tuhan. Kelompok kedua yang berdiri berhadapan dengan kelompok pertama adalah Bakbukya, Uni, dan para kerabatnya.
9 Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
10 Jeshua [who was the Supreme Priest] was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
Bertahun-tahun sebelumnya, Yesua menjabat sebagai imam besar. Dia adalah ayah Yoyakim, yang adalah ayah Elyasib, dan Elyasib adalah ayah Yoyada.
11 who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
Yoyada adalah ayah Yonatan, Yonatan adalah ayah Yadua.
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;
Inilah daftar kepala keluarga para imam pada zaman Yoyakim menjabat sebagai imam besar: Meraya dari keluarga Seraya, Hananya dari keluarga Yeremia,
13 Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
Mesulam dari keluarga Ezra, Yohanan dari keluarga Amarya,
14 Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
Yonatan dari keluarga Meliku, Yusuf dari keluarga Sebanya,
15 Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
Adna dari keluarga Harim, Helkai dari keluarga Merayot,
16 Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
Zakaria dari keluarga Ido, Mesulam dari keluarga Gineton,
17 Zicri, from [the clan of] Abijah. There was also a leader from [the clan of] Miniamin; Piltai, from [the clan of] Moadiah;
Sikri dari keluarga Abia, Piltai dari keluarga Miyamin dan Moaja,
18 Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
Samua dari keluarga Bilgia, Yonatan dari keluarga Semaya,
19 Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
Matnai dari keluarga Yoyarib, Uzi dari keluarga Yedaya,
20 Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
Kalai dari keluarga Salai, Heber dari keluarga Amok,
21 Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
Hasabya dari keluarga Hilkia, Netaneel dari keluarga Yedaya.
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.
Daftar kepala keluarga suku Lewi dan para imam pernah dibuat sepanjang periode jabatan Imam Besar Elyasib, Yoyada, Yohanan, dan Yadua. Ada juga catatan lain yang ditulis pada masa pemerintahan Darius, raja Persia.
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].
Para kepala keluarga dari suku Lewi juga dicatat dalam kitab sejarah hingga masa jabatan Yohanan cucu Elyasib.
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.
Inilah nama-nama mereka: Hasabya, Serebya, Yesua anak Kadmiel, dan saudara-saudaranya. Mereka adalah kelompok paduan suara yang berdiri berhadapan untuk menyanyikan puji-pujian dan ucapan syukur kepada ALLAH, sesuai pengaturan dari Raja Daud, orang yang bergaul karib dengan Allah.
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.
Matanya, Bakbukya, Obaja, Mesulam, Talmon, dan Akub. Semuanya penjaga pintu gerbang. Mereka berjaga di gudang dekat pintu gerbang rumah ALLAH.
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.
Mereka melakukan pekerjaan itu pada zaman Yoyakim anak Yesua dan cucu Yozadak, yakni pada masa pemerintahan Gubernur Nehemia dan Imam Ezra, yang juga seorang ahli hukum Allah.
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.
Sebelum hari peresmian benteng kota Yerusalem, kami memanggil para keturunan Lewi yang tinggal di luar kota untuk berkumpul, supaya acara peresmian diadakan dengan penuh sukacita. Lalu pada hari peresmian, mereka menyanyikan puji-pujian dan ucapan syukur kepada Allah sambil memainkan simbal, kecapi, dan harpa.
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],
Para pemain musik itu datang dari daerah-daerah sekitar Yerusalem, antara lain desa Netofa,
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.
Bet Gilgal, serta daerah Geba dan Asmawet (mereka sudah membangun desa-desa di sekitar Yerusalem untuk tempat tinggal).
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.
Para imam dan orang Lewi melakukan upacara untuk menyucikan diri di hadapan Allah, kemudian mereka juga menyucikan seluruh umat yang datang serta pintu-pintu gerbang dan benteng kota.
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.
Saya mengumpulkan para pemimpin Yehuda di atas benteng, untuk memimpin dua kelompok besar paduan suara berjalan mengelilingi kota itu di atas tembok sambil menyanyikan syukur. Kelompok yang satu berjalan ke arah kanan menuju Gerbang Pembuangan Sampah.
32 Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
Yang ikut di belakang rombongan itu adalah Hosaya, setengah dari para pemimpin Yehuda,
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.
Azarya, Ezra, Mesulam,
Yehuda, Benyamin, Semaya, dan Yeremia,
juga sejumlah imam yang memegang nafiri. Bersama mereka ikut juga Zakaria. (Daftar nenek moyangnya adalah Asaf, Zakur, Mika, Matanya, Semaya, dan Yonatan yang adalah ayah Zakaria.)
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.
Di belakang mereka berbaris anggota keluarga Zakaria lainnya yaitu Semaya, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netanel, Yehuda, dan Hanani. Mereka semua memainkan alat musik yang dahulu ditentukan oleh Raja Daud, orang yang bergaul karib dengan Allah. Imam Ezra, ahli hukum Allah, memimpin kelompok ini.
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].
Ketika mereka sampai di Gerbang Air Mancur, mereka menaiki tangga menuju Kota Daud, melewati lokasi bekas istana Daud, dan sampai ke Gerbang Air di sisi timur kota.
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.
Barisan kelompok kedua berjalan ke kiri. Saya dan setengah dari orang-orang yang lain mengikuti mereka. Kami berjalan melewati Menara Perapian ke Tembok Lebar.
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.
Dari sana kami berjalan melewati Gerbang Efraim, Gerbang Lama, Gerbang Ikan, Menara Hananel, Menara Mea, Gerbang Domba, lalu berhenti di dekat pintu gerbang menuju rumah TUHAN.
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].
Kedua kelompok paduan suara yang menyanyikan syukur itu sampai di rumah TUHAN. Saya dan setengah dari para pemimpin yang bersama saya juga mengambil tempat
41 My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
bersama para imam yang meniup sangkakala, yaitu Elyakim, Maaseya, Miniamin, Mika, Elyoenai, Zakaria, dan Hananya.
42 [another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
Para penyanyi adalah Maaseya, Semaya, Eleazar, Uzi, Yohanan, Malkia, Elam, dan Ezer. Yizraya memimpin mereka bernyanyi dengan lantang.
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.
Hari itu kami mempersembahkan banyak kurban. Kami semua, termasuk para perempuan dan anak-anak, bersukacita karena Allah sudah membuat kami sangat bahagia. Suara perayaan di kota Yerusalem begitu nyaring hingga terdengar sampai jauh.
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,
Pada hari itu, kami juga mengangkat sejumlah orang untuk bertanggung jawab mengelola gudang di rumah TUHAN, tempat menyimpan persembahan khusus, hasil pertama, dan persepuluhan. Mereka bertugas membawa persembahan dari ladang-ladang di sekitar Yerusalem untuk menjadi tunjangan bagi para imam dan orang Lewi, sesuai dengan hukum TUHAN. Orang Yehuda melakukannya dengan senang hati karena mereka bersyukur ada para imam dan orang Lewi yang melayani di rumah TUHAN.
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.
Mereka menjalankan tanggung jawab dalam ibadah kepada Allah dan bertugas melakukan ritual penyucian. Para pemusik dan penjaga gerbang di rumah TUHAN juga melakukan pekerjaan mereka masing-masing, sesuai dengan ketentuan yang sudah diatur oleh Raja Daud dan Salomo, anaknya.
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.
Sejak zaman Daud dan Asaf, sudah ada pemimpin paduan suara dan penyanyi yang bertugas untuk memuji TUHAN dan bersyukur kepada-Nya.
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].
Selama masa pemerintahan Zerubabel dan Nehemia, seluruh rakyat Israel menyumbangkan makanan yang dibutuhkan oleh para penyanyi dan penjaga pintu gerbang setiap hari. Mereka juga memberi persembahan khusus untuk biaya hidup orang-orang Lewi, dan orang-orang Lewi itu memisahkan sebagian dari persembahan yang mereka terima sebagai tunjangan untuk keturunan Harun, yaitu para imam.
