Nehemiah 12
1 [Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Estos son los sacerdotes y los levitas que volvieron con Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, y con Jesúa: Seraías, Jeremías, Esdras,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Amarías, Malluc, Hatús,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Secanías, Rehum, Meremot,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
Iddó, Ginetoi, Abías,
5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
Miamín, Maadías, Bilhá,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Semeías, Joiarib, Jedaías,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua [was the Supreme Priest].
Sallú, Amoc, Helcías. Jedaías Estos eran los príncipes de los sacerdotes y de sus hermanos, en los días de Jesúa.
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].
Levitas: Jesúa, Binuí, Cadmiel, Serebías, Judá y Matanías, el cual, con sus hermanos, dirigía (el canto de) las alabanzas.
9 Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
Bacbuquías y Uní, sus hermanos, estaban en su ministerio en el coro opuesto.
10 Jeshua [who was the Supreme Priest] was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
Jesúa engendró a Joaquim, Joaquim engendró a Eliasib, Eliasib engendró a Joiadá,
11 who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
Joiadá engendró a Jonatán y Jonatán engendró a Jadúa.
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;
En los días de Joaquim, los siguientes sacerdotes eran jefes de casas paternas: de la de Seraías: Meraías; de la de Jeremías: Hananías;
13 Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
de la de Esdras: Mesullam; de la de Amarías: Johanán;
14 Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
de la de Melicú: Jonatán; de la de Sebanías: José;
15 Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
de la de Harim: Adná; de la de Meraiot: Helcai;
16 Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
de la de Iddó: Zacarías; de la de Ginetón: Mesullam;
17 Zicri, from [the clan of] Abijah. There was also a leader from [the clan of] Miniamin; Piltai, from [the clan of] Moadiah;
de la de Abías: Sicrí; de la de Miniamín y de Moadías: Piltai;
18 Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
de la de Bilgá: Samúa; de la de Semaías: Jonatán;
19 Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
de la de Joiarib: Matenai; de la de Jedaías: Ucí;
20 Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
de la de Sallai: Callai; de la de Amoc: Eber;
21 Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
de la de Helcías: Hasabías; de la de Jedaías: Natanael.
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.
En los días de Eliasib, Joaidá, Johanán y Jadúa, reinando Darío el persa, fueron inscritos los levitas, jefes de casas paternas, lo mismo que los sacerdotes.
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].
Los hijos de Leví, jefes de casas paternas, fueron inscritos en el libro de los anales hasta el tiempo de Johanán, hijo de Eliasib.
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.
Príncipes de los levitas eran: Hasabías, Sarabías, Jesúa, hijo de Cadmiel, y sus hermanos que en el coro opuesto cantaban los salmos y alabanzas, por turno, según la disposición de David, varón de Dios.
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.
Matanías, Bacbuquías, Obadías, Mesullam, Talmón y Acub eran porteros y custodiaban los almacenes en las puertas.
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.
Estos vivían en tiempo de Joaquín, hijo de Jesúa, hijo de Josadac, y en tiempo de Nehemías, gobernador, y de Esdras, sacerdote escriba.
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.
Con motivo de la dedicación de la muralla de Jerusalén se buscaron levitas por todos sus lugares, a fin de traerlos a Jerusalén, para celebrar la dedicación y la fiesta con alabanzas y cánticos y al son de címbalos, salterios y cítaras.
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],
Se reunieron, pues, los hijos de los cantores, tanto los de los alrededores de Jerusalén como los de las aldeas de los Netofatitas,
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.
de Bet-Gilgal y de los campos de Geba y Asmávet; pues los cantores se habían edificado aldeas alrededor de Jerusalén.
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.
Se purificaron entonces los sacerdotes y los levitas, y luego purificaron al pueblo, las puertas y las murallas.
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.
Después mandé que los príncipes de Judá subieran sobre la muralla, y formé dos grandes coros de alabanza; el primero se puso en marcha sobre la muralla, por la mano derecha, hacia la puerta del Estiércol.
32 Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
Tras ellos iban Hosaías, con la mitad de los príncipes de Judá,
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.
y Azarías, Esdras, Mesullam, Judá, Benjamín, Semeías y Jeremías,
y de los hijos de los sacerdotes, con trompetas: Zacarías, hijo de Jonatán, hijo de Semeías, hijo de Matanías, hijo de Micaías, hijo de Zacur, hijo de Asaf,
y sus hermanos: Semeías, Asarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Natanael, Judá y Hananí, con los instrumentos músicos de David, varón de Dios, y al frente de ellos Esdras escriba.
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.
A la puerta de la Fuente subieron derechos por las gradas de la ciudad de David, donde se alza la muralla sobre la casa de David, hasta la puerta del Agua, al oriente.
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].
El segundo coro de alabanzas caminaba sobre la muralla en dirección opuesta, y yo detrás de ellos, con la (otra) mitad del pueblo, por encima de la torre de los Hornos hasta el muro ancho;
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.
y sobrepasando la puerta de Efraím, la puerta Vieja, la puerta del Pescado, la torre de Hananeel y la torre de Mea, hasta la puerta de las Ovejas, vino a parar en la puerta de la Cárcel.
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.
Después se apostaron los dos coros de alabanzas en la Casa de Dios, como yo también y la mitad de los magistrados conmigo;
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].
y los sacerdotes Eliaquim, Maasías, Miniamín, Micaías, Elioenai, Zacarías, Hananías con las trompetas;
41 My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
y Maasías, Semeías, Eleazar, Ucí, Johanán, Malquías, Elam y Éser. Y cantaron los cantores bajo la dirección de Israhías.
42 [another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
En aquel día inmolaron muchas víctimas, y reinó gran alegría, porque Dios los había llenado de gran gozo. También las mujeres y los niños se regocijaron, y el alborozo de Jerusalén se oyó desde lejos.
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.
En aquel tiempo fueron nombrados intendentes de las cámaras de los tesoros, de las ofrendas alzadas, de las primicias y de los diezmos, para almacenar allí lo proveniente de los territorios de las ciudades, las porciones asignadas por la Ley a los sacerdotes y a los levitas; porque se regocijaba Judá al ver cómo los sacerdotes y levitas
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,
cumplían en sus puestos el servicio de Dios y el reglamento de las purificaciones, lo mismo que los cantores y porteros, conforme a las disposiciones de David y de Salomón, su hijo.
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.
Pues ya en tiempos antiguos, en los días de David y de Asaf, había directores de los cantores y cánticos de alabanzas y de acciones de gracias en honor de Dios.
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.
En los tiempos de Zorobabel y en los días de Nehemías, todo Israel daba las raciones establecidas para cada día a los cantores y porteros. También a los levitas se daban las cosas consagradas y por medio de los levitas a los hijos de Aarón.
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].
