Nehemiah 12
1 [Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Desse äro de Prester och Leviter, som uppdrogo med Serubbabel, Sealthiels son, och Jesua: Seraja, Jeremia, Esra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Amaria, Malluch, Hattus,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Sechania, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abia,
5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
Mijamin, Maadia, 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 och Jedaja. Desse voro hufvuden ibland Presterna, och deras bröder i Jesua tid.
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].
Men Leviterna voro desse: Jesua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Serebia, Juda och Mattania, öfver tackämbetet, han och hans bröder.
9 Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
Bakbukia och Unni, deras bröder, voro omkring dem i vakt.
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 födde Jojakim. Jojakim födde Eljasib. Eljasib födde Jojada.
11 who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
Jojada födde Jonathan. Jonathan födde 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;
Och i Jojakims tid voro desse öfverste fäder ibland Presterna, nämliga af Seraja var Meraja; af Jeremia var Hanania;
13 Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
Af Esra var Mesullam; af Amaria var Johanan;
14 Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
Af Malluch var Jonathan; af Sebania var Joseph;
15 Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
Af Harim var Adna; af Merajoth var Helkai;
16 Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
Af Iddo var Zacharia; af Ginnethon var Mesullam;
17 Zicri, from [the clan of] Abijah. There was also a leader from [the clan of] Miniamin; Piltai, from [the clan of] Moadiah;
Af Abia var Sichri; af MinjaminMoadia var Piltai;
18 Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
Af Bilga var Sammua; af Semaja var Jonathan;
19 Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
Af Jojarib var Mattenai; af Jedaja var Ussi;
20 Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
Af Sallai var Kallai; af Amok var Eber;
21 Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
Af Hilkia var Hasabia; af Jedaja var 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.
Och i Eljasibs tid, Jojada, Johanan och Jaddua, vordo öfverste fäderna ibland Leviterna och Presterna beskrifne, under Darios, den Persens rike.
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].
Men Levi barn, öfverste fäderna vordo beskrifne i Chrönicon, allt intill Johanans tid, Eljasibs sons.
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.
Och desse voro öfverstarne i Leviterna: Hasabia, Serebia och Jesua, Kadmiels son; och deras bröder jemte dem, till att lofva och tacka, såsom den Guds mannen David det budit hade, den ena vakten vid den andra.
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.
Mattania, Bakbukia, Obadja, Mesullam, Talmon och Akkub, voro dörravaktare i vaktene vid dörrena i portomen.
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.
Desse voro i Jojakims tid, Jesua sons, Jozadaks sons; och i Nehemia den landshöfdingans, och Prestens Esra den Skriftlärdas tid.
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.
Och uti murens vigning i Jerusalem sökte man Leviterna utur all deras rum, att man skulle hafva dem till Jerusalem, till att hålla vigning med glädje, med tacksägelse, med sång, med cymbaler, psaltare och harpor.
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],
Och sig församlade sångarenas barn, och af den ängden omkring Jerusalem, och af Netophati byar,
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.
Och af Gilgals hus, och af den mark i Geba, och Asmaveth; förty sångarena hade byggt sig byar omkring Jerusalem.
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.
Och Presterna och Leviterna renade sig, och renade folket, portarna och muren.
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.
Och jag lät Juda Förstar stiga upp på muren, och beställde två stora tackchorar; de gingo åstad, den ene på högra sidone ofvan uppå murenom, åt dyngoporten;
32 Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
Och efter dem gick Hosaja, och hälften af Juda Förstar,
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.
Och Asaria, Esra, Mesullam,
Juda, BenJamin, Semaja och Jeremia;
Och någre af Prestabarnen med trummeter, nämliga Zacharia, Jonathans son, Semaja sons, Mattania sons, Michaja sons, Saccurs sons, Assaphs sons;
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.
Och hans bröder, Semaja, Asareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel och Juda, Hanani med den Guds mansens Davids strängaspel; men Esra den Skriftlärde för dem.
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].
Och vid brunnporten, gentöfver dem, gingo de på trappomen åt Davids stad, uppåt muren om Davids hus, allt intill vattuporten östantill.
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.
Den andre tackchoren gick tvärsifrå dem, och jag efter honom, och hälften af folket, utåt murenom uppåt ugnatornet, allt intill den breda muren;
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.
Och uppåt Ephraims port, och till gamla porten, och till fiskaporten, och till Hananeels torn, och till Mea torn, allt intill fåraporten; och blefvo ståndande i fängelseportenom.
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].
Och stodo alltså de två tackchorer uti Guds huse, och jag, och hälften af öfverstarna med mig;
41 My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
Och Presterna, nämliga Eljakim, Maaseja, Minjamin, Michaja, Eljoenai, Zacharia, Hanania, med trummeter;
42 [another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
Och Maaseja, Semaja, Eleasar, Ussi, Johanan, Malchija, Elam och Eser; och sångarena söngo högt; och Jisrahja var föreståndaren.
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.
Och stor offer vordo offrad på den samma dagen, och de voro glade; ty Gud hade gjort dem en stor glädje, så att både qvinnor och barn fröjdade sig; och Jerusalems glädje hördes långan väg.
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,
På den tiden vordo män förskickade öfver skattkistona, der häfoffer, förstling och tiond uti var, att de skulle samka tillhopa af åkromen omkring städerna, till att utdela efter lagen för Prester och Leviter; ty Juda hade en glädje af Presterna och Leviterna, att de stodo.
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.
Och de höllo sins Guds vakt, och reningenes vakt; och sångarena och dörravaktarena stodo efter Davids och hans sons Salomos bud.
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.
Förty i Davids och Assaphs tid vordo stiktade öfverste sångare, och lofsånger, och tacksägningar till Gud.
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].
Men hele Israel gaf sångarena och dörravaktarena delar uti Serubbabels och Nehemia tid, hvar dagen sin del. Och de gåfvo af det helgada Levitomen; och Leviterna gåfvo Aarons barnom af det helgada.
