Ἔσδρας Βʹ 12
1 Ούτοι δε ήσαν οι ιερείς και οι Λευΐται, οι αναβάντες μετά του Ζοροβάβελ υιού του Σαλαθιήλ, και του Ιησού· Σεραΐας, Ιερεμίας, Έσδρας,
[Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Αμαρίας, Μαλλούχ, Χαττούς,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Σεχανίας, Ρεούμ, Μερημώθ,
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Ιδδώ, Γιννεθώ, Αβιά,
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Μιαμείν, Μααδίας, Βιλγά,
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Σεμαΐας και Ιωϊαρίβ, Ιεδαΐας,
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Σαλλού, Αμώκ, Χελχίας, Ιεδαΐας. Ούτοι ήσαν οι αρχηγοί των ιερέων και των αδελφών αυτών εν ταις ημέραις Ιησού.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua [was the Supreme Priest].
8 Οι δε Λευΐται, Ιησούς, Βιννουΐ, Καδμιήλ, Σερεβίας, Ιούδας και Ματθανίας, ο επί των ύμνων, αυτός και οι αδελφοί αυτού.
[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].
9 Ο δε Βακβουκίας και ο Ουννί, οι αδελφοί αυτών, ήσαν απέναντι αυτών διά τας φυλακάς.
Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
10 Και ο Ιησούς εγέννησε τον Ιωακείμ, Ιωακείμ δε εγέννησε τον Ελιασείβ, Ελιασείβ δε εγέννησε τον Ιωαδά,
Jeshua [who was the Supreme Priest] was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
11 Ιωαδά δε εγέννησε τον Ιωνάθαν· Ιωνάθαν δε εγέννησε τον Ιαδδουά.
who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
12 Και εν ταις ημέραις του Ιωακείμ, ιερείς, άρχοντες πατριών, ήσαν του Σεραΐα, ο Μεραΐας· του Ιερεμία, ο Ανανίας·
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;
13 του Έσδρα, ο Μεσουλλάμ· του Αμαρία, ο Ιωανάν·
Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
14 του Μελιχού, ο Ιωνάθαν· του Σεβανία, ο Ιωσήφ·
Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
15 του Χαρήμ, ο Αδνά· του Μεραϊώθ, ο Ελκαΐ·
Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
16 του Ιδδώ, ο Ζαχαρίας· του Γιννεθών, ο Μεσουλλάμ·
Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
17 του Αβιά, ο Ζιχρί· του Μινιαμείν, και του Μωαδία, ο Φιλταΐ·
Zicri, from [the clan of] Abijah. There was also a leader from [the clan of] Miniamin; Piltai, from [the clan of] Moadiah;
18 του Βιλγά, ο Σαμμουά· του Σεμαΐα, ο Ιωνάθαν·
Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
19 και του Ιωϊαρίβ, ο Ματθεναΐ· του Ιεδαΐα, ο Οζί·
Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
20 του Σαλλαΐ, ο Καλλαΐ· του Αμώκ, ο Εβερ·
Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
21 του Χελκία, ο Ασαβίας· του Ιεδαΐα, ο Ναθαναήλ.
Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
22 Οι Λευΐται εν ταις ημέραις του Ελιασείβ, Ιωαδά και Ιωανάν και Ιαδδουά, ήσαν καταγεγραμμένοι άρχοντες πατριών· και οι ιερείς, επί της βασιλείας Δαρείου του Πέρσου.
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.
23 Οι υιοί του Λευΐ, άρχοντες των πατριών, ήσαν καταγεγραμμένοι εν τω βιβλίω των Χρονικών, μάλιστα έως των ημερών του Ιωανάν υιού του Ελιασείβ.
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].
24 Και οι άρχοντες των Λευϊτών, Ασαβίας, Σερεβίας, και Ιησούς ο υιός του Καδμιήλ, και οι αδελφοί αυτών απέναντι αυτών, διά να αινώσι και να υμνώσι κατά την προσταγήν Δαβίδ του ανθρώπου του Θεού, φυλακή απέναντι φυλακής.
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.
25 Ο Ματθανίας και Βακβουκίας, Οβαδία, Μεσουλλάμ, Ταλμών, Ακκούβ, ήσαν πυλωροί φυλάττοντες την φυλακήν εν τοις ταμείοις των πυλών.
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.
26 Ούτοι ήσαν εν ταις ημέραις του Ιωακείμ, υιού Ιησού, υιού Ιωσεδέχ, και εν ταις ημέραις Νεεμία του κυβερνήτου και του ιερέως Έσδρα του γραμματέως.
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.
27 Και εν τοις εγκαινίοις του τείχους της Ιερουσαλήμ, εζήτησαν τους Λευΐτας από πάντων των τόπων αυτών διά να φέρωσιν αυτούς εις Ιερουσαλήμ, να κάμωσι τα εγκαίνια μετ' ευφροσύνης, υμνούντες και ψάλλοντες εν κυμβάλοις, ψαλτηρίοις και εν κιθάραις.
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.
28 Και συνήχθησαν οι υιοί των ψαλτωδών και από της περιχώρου κυκλόθεν της Ιερουσαλήμ και από των χωρίων Νετωφαθί·
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],
29 και από του οίκου Γιλγάλ και από των αγρών Γεβά και Αζμαβέθ· διότι οι ψαλτωδοί ωκοδόμησαν χωρία εις εαυτούς κύκλω της Ιερουσαλήμ.
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.
30 Και εκαθαρίσθησαν οι ιερείς και οι Λευΐται, και εκαθάρισαν τον λαόν και τας πύλας και το τείχος.
[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.
31 Τότε ανεβίβασα τους άρχοντας του Ιούδα επί το τείχος και έστησα δύο μεγάλους χορούς αινούντων· ο μεν επορεύετο επί τα δεξιά, επί του τείχους προς την πύλην της κοπρίας·
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.
32 και κατόπιν αυτών επορεύοντο ο Ωσαΐας και το ήμισυ των αρχόντων του Ιούδα,
Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
33 και ο Αζαρίας, ο Έσδρας και ο Μεσουλλάμ,
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.
34 ο Ιούδας και ο Βενιαμίν και ο Σεμαΐας και ο Ιερεμίας·
35 και εκ των υιών των ιερέων μετά σαλπίγγων, ο Ζαχαρίας ο υιός του Ιωνάθαν, υιού του Σεμαΐα, υιού του Ματθανία, υιού του Μιχαΐα, υιού του Ζακχούρ, υιού του Ασάφ·
36 και οι αδελφοί αυτού, Σεμαΐας, και Αζαρεήλ, Μιλαλαΐ, Γιλαλαΐ, Μααΐ, Ναθαναήλ, και Ιούδας, Ανανί, μετά μουσικών οργάνων Δαβίδ του ανθρώπου του Θεού, και Έσδρας ο γραμματεύς έμπροσθεν αυτών.
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.
37 Και επί την πύλην της πηγής και απέναντι αυτών, ανέβησαν διά των βαθμίδων της πόλεως Δαβίδ εις την ανάβασιν του τείχους, επάνωθεν του οίκου του Δαβίδ, και έως της πύλης των υδάτων προς ανατολάς.
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].
38 Ο δε άλλος χορός των αινούντων επορεύετο εις το απέναντι, και εγώ κατόπιν αυτών, και το ήμισυ του λαού επί του τείχους, επάνωθεν του πύργου των φούρνων και έως του τείχους του πλατέος.
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.
39 Και επάνωθεν της πύλης Εφραΐμ και επάνωθεν της παλαιάς πύλης, και επάνωθεν της ιχθυϊκής πύλης και του πύργου Ανανεήλ και του πύργου του Μεά και έως της πύλης της προβατικής· και εστάθησαν εν τη πύλη της φυλακής.
[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.
40 Και εστάθησαν οι δύο χοροί των αινούντων εν τω οίκω του Θεού, και εγώ και το ήμισυ των προεστώτων μετ' εμού·
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].
41 και οι ιερείς, Ελιακείμ, Μαασίας, Μινιαμείν, Μιχαΐας, Ελιωηνάϊ, Ζαχαρίας και Ανανίας, μετά σαλπίγγων·
My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
42 και Μαασίας και Σεμαΐας και Ελεάζαρ και Οζί και Ιωανάν και Μαλχίας και Ελάμ και Εσέρ. Και οι ψαλτωδοί ύψωσαν την φωνήν αυτών, μετά του Ιεζραΐα του επιστάτου.
[another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
43 Και προσέφεραν εν εκείνη τη ημέρα θυσίας μεγάλας και ευφράνθησαν· διότι ο Θεός εύφρανεν αυτούς ευφροσύνην μεγάλην. Και αι γυναίκες έτι και τα παιδία ευφράνθησαν· και η ευφροσύνη της Ιερουσαλήμ ηκούσθη έως μακρόθεν.
[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.
44 Και εν τη ημέρα εκείνη διωρίσθησαν άνδρες επί των οικημάτων διά τους θησαυρούς, διά τας προσφοράς, διά τας απαρχάς και διά τα δέκατα, διά να συνάγωσιν εν αυτοίς από των αγρών των πόλεων τα νενομισμένα μερίδια διά τους ιερείς και Λευΐτας· διότι ο Ιούδας ευφράνθη εξ αιτίας των ιερέων και εξ αιτίας των Λευϊτών των παρεστώτων.
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,
45 Και οι ψαλτωδοί και οι πυλωροί εφύλαξαν την φυλακήν του Θεού αυτών και την φυλακήν του καθαρισμού, κατά την προσταγήν του Δαβίδ και Σολομώντος του υιού αυτού.
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.
46 Διότι εν ταις ημέραις του Δαβίδ και του Ασάφ ήσαν εξ αρχής πρωτοψάλται και άσματα αινέσεως και ύμνοι προς τον Θεόν.
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.
47 Και πας ο Ισραήλ εν ταις ημέραις του Ζοροβάβελ και εν ταις ημέραις του Νεεμία έδιδον τα τεταγμένα μερίδια των ψαλτωδών και των πυλωρών, κατά πάσαν ημέραν· και ηγίαζον αυτά εις τους Λευΐτας, και οι Λευΐται ηγίαζον εις τους υιούς Ααρών.
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].
