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 children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city;

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,

who came with Zerubbabel, Yeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

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

The children of Parosh, two thousand and one hundred and seventy-two.

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

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.

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

The children of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five.

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

The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Yeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and twelve.

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

The children of Elam, one thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.

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

The children of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.

9 the sones of Zahai, seuene hundrid and sixti;

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.

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

The children of Bani, six hundred and forty-two.

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

The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three.

12 a thousynde two hundrid and two and twenti;

The children of Azgad, one thousand and two hundred and twenty-two.

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

The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six.

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

The children of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six.

15 foure hundrid and foure and fifti;

The children of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four.

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

The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

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

The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three.

18 the sones of Jora, an hundrid and twelue;

The children of Jorah, one hundred and twelve.

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

The children of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three.

20 the sones of Gebar weren nynti and fyue;

The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

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

The children of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three.

22 the men of Nechopha, sixe and fifti;

The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

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

The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.

24 the sones of Asmaneth, two and fourti;

The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.

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

The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

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

The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.

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

The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.

28 two hundrid and thre and twenti;

The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.

29 the sones of Nebo, two and fifti;

The children of Nebo, fifty-two.

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

The children of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six.

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

The children of the other Elam, one thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.

32 the sones of Arym, thre hundrid and twenti;

The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

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

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.

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

The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

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

The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

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

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Yeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.

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

The children of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two.

38 a thousynde two hundrid and seuene and fourti;

The children of Pashhur, one thousand and two hundred and forty-seven.

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

The children of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.

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

The Levites: the children of Yeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.

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

The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.

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 children of the gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred and thirty-nine.

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

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

44 sones of Sisaa, sones of Phadon,

the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

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

the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

46 sones of Accab, sones of Selmai,

the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,

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

the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

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

the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

49 sones of Phasea, sones of Besee,

the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

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

the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,

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

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

52 sones of Maida, sones of Arsa,

the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

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

the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

54 sones of Nasia, sones of Acupha,

the children of Neziah, the children 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 children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,

56 the sones of Delcon, the sones of Gedeb,

the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

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

the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

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

All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two.

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;

These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:

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

the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.

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;

Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

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

These sought their place amongst those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.

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 told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.

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

The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand and three hundred and sixty,

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 male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand and three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

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

Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five;

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

their camels, four hundred and thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand and seven hundred and twenty.

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;

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.

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.

They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests’ 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 and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.