Ezra 2

1 Forsothe these ben the sones of prouynce, that stieden fro the caitifte, which Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, hadde translatid in to Babiloyne; and thei turneden ayen in to Jerusalem and in to Juda, ech man in to his citee, that camen with Zorobabel;

Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

2 Jesua, Neemie, Saray, Rahelaie, Mardochaa, Belsan, Mesfar, Begnay, Reum, Baana. This is the noumbre of men of the sones of Israel; the sones of Phares,

accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

3 two thousynde an hundrid and two and seuenti; the sones of Arethi, seuene hundrid and fyue and seuenti;

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

4 the sones of Sephezie, thre hundrid and two and seuenti;

the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

5 the sones of Area, seuene hundrid and fyue and seuenti;

the descendants of Arah, 775;

6 the sones of Phe and of Moab, sones of Josue and of Joab, twei thousynde nyne hundrid and twelue;

the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;

7 the sones of Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;

the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

8 the sones of Zechua, nyne hundrid and fyue and fourti;

the descendants of Zattu, 945;

9 the sones of Zahai, seuene hundrid and sixti;

the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

10 the sones of Bany, sixe hundrid and two and fourti;

the descendants of Bani, 642;

11 the sones of Bebai, sixe hundrid and thre and twenti; the sones of Azgad,

the descendants of Bebai, 623;

12 a thousynde two hundrid and two and twenti;

the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

13 the sones of Adonycam, sixe hundrid and sixe and sixti;

the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

14 the sones of Beguai, two thousynde two hundrid and sixe and fifti; the sones of Adyn,

the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

15 foure hundrid and foure and fifti;

the descendants of Adin, 454;

16 the sones of Ather, that weren of Ezechie, nynti and eiyte;

the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

17 the sones of Besai, thre hundrid and thre and twenti;

the descendants of Bezai, 323;

18 the sones of Jora, an hundrid and twelue;

the descendants of Jorah, 112;

19 the sones of Asom, two hundrid and thre and thritti;

the descendants of Hashum, 223;

20 the sones of Gebar weren nynti and fyue;

the descendants of Gibbar, 95;

21 the sones of Bethleem weren an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

the men of Bethlehem, 123;

22 the men of Nechopha, sixe and fifti;

the men of Netophah, 56;

23 the men of Anathot, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

the men of Anathoth, 128;

24 the sones of Asmaneth, two and fourti;

the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;

25 the sones of Cariathiarym, Cephiara, and Berhoc, seuene hundrid and thre and fourti;

the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

26 the sones of Arama and of Gaba, sixe hundrid and oon and twenti;

the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

27 men of `Mathmas, an hundrid and two and twenti; men of Bethel and of Gay,

the men of Michmash, 122;

28 two hundrid and thre and twenti;

the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

29 the sones of Nebo, two and fifti;

the descendants of Nebo, 52;

30 the sones of Nebgis, an hundrid and sixe and fifti;

the descendants of Magbish, 156;

31 the sones of the tother Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;

the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

32 the sones of Arym, thre hundrid and twenti;

the descendants of Harim, 320;

33 the sones of Loradid and of Ono, seuene hundrid and fyue and twenti;

the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;

34 the sones of Jerico, thre hundrid and fyue and fourti;

the men of Jericho, 345;

35 the sones of Sanaa, thre thousynde sixe hundrid and thritti;

and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

36 preestis, the sones of Idaie, in the hows of Jesue, nyne hundrid and thre and seuenti;

The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

37 the sones of Emmeor, a thousynde and two and fifti; the sones of Phesur,

the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

38 a thousynde two hundrid and seuene and fourti;

the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

39 the sones of Arym, a thousynde and seuentene; dekenes,

and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

40 the sones of Jesue and of Cedynyel, sones of Odonye, foure and seuenti; syngeris,

The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah ), 74.

41 the sones of Asaph, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

42 the sones of porteris, sones of Sellum, sones of Ather, sones of Thelmon, sones of Accub, sones of Aritha, sones of Sobar, sones of Sobai, alle weren an hundrid and eiyte and thritty;

The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.

43 Nathynneis, the sones of Osai, sones of Asupha, sones of Thebaoth, sones of Ceros,

The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

44 sones of Sisaa, sones of Phadon,

the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,

45 sones of Jebana, sones of Agaba, sones of Accub,

the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,

46 sones of Accab, sones of Selmai,

the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,

47 sones of Annam, sones of Gaddel, sones of Gaer,

the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,

48 sones of Rahaia, sones of Rasyn, sones of Nethoda, sones of Gazem, sones of Asa,

the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,

49 sones of Phasea, sones of Besee,

the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,

50 sones of Asennaa, sones of Numyn, sones of Nethusym,

the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,

51 sones of Bethuth, sones of Acupha, sones of Aryn, sones of Besluth,

the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

52 sones of Maida, sones of Arsa,

the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

53 sones of Bercos, sones of Sisara, sones of Thema,

the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

54 sones of Nasia, sones of Acupha,

the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

55 the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, the sones of Sothelthei, the sones of Soforeth, the sones of Pharuda, the sones of Asa,

The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda,

56 the sones of Delcon, the sones of Gedeb,

the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

57 the sones of Saphata, the sones of Atil, the sones of Phecerethi, that weren of Asebam, the sones of Ammy;

the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.

58 alle the Nathyneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon weren thre hundrid nynti and tweyne.

The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

59 And thei that stieden fro Thelmela, Thelersa, Cherub, and Don, and Mey, and myyten not schewe the hows of her fadris and her seed, whether thei weren of Israel;

The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

60 the sones of Delaya, the sones of Thobie, the sones of Nethoda, sixe hundrid and two and fifti;

the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.

61 and of the sones of prestis, the sones of Obia, sones of Accos, sones of Berzellai, which took a wijf of the douytris of Bersellai Galadite, and was clepid bi the name of hem;

And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

62 these souyten the scripture of her genologie, and founden not, and thei weren cast out of preesthod.

These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

63 And Attersatha seide to hem, that thei schulden not ete of the hooli of hooli thingis, til a wijs preest and perfit roos.

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

64 Al the multitude as o man, two and fourti thousynde thre hundrid and sixti,

The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

65 outakun the seruauntis of hem and `the handmaydis, that weren seuene thousynde thre hundrid and seuene and thretti; and among hem weren syngeris and syngeressis twei hundrid.

in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.

66 The horsis of hem weren sixe hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem weren foure hundrid and fyue and fourti;

They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

67 the camels of hem weren foure hundrid and fyue and thritti; the assis of hem weren sixe thousynde seuene hundrid and twenti.

435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

68 And of the princes of fadris, whanne thei entriden in to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, thei offriden of fre wille in to the hows of God, to bilde it in his place;

When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.

69 thei yauen `bi her myytes the costis of the werk, oon and fourti thousynde platis of gold; fyue thousynde besauntis of siluer; and preestis clothis an hundrid.

According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.

70 Therfor preestis and dekenes of the puple, and syngeris, and porteris, and Nathynneis dwelliden in her citees, and al Israel in her cytees.

So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.