דברי הימים א 9
| וכל ישראל התיחשו והנם כתובים על ספר מלכי ישראל ויהודה הגלו לבבל במעלם׃ | 1 |
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
| והיושבים הראשנים אשר באחזתם בעריהם ישראל הכהנים הלוים והנתינים׃ | 2 |
The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
| ובירושלם ישבו מן בני יהודה ומן בני בנימן ומן בני אפרים ומנשה׃ | 3 |
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
| עותי בן עמיהוד בן עמרי בן אמרי בן בנימן בני פרץ בן יהודה׃ | 4 |
Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
| ומן השילוני עשיה הבכור ובניו׃ | 5 |
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
| ומן בני זרח יעואל ואחיהם שש מאות ותשעים׃ | 6 |
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
| ומן בני בנימן סלוא בן משלם בן הודויה בן הסנאה׃ | 7 |
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
| ויבניה בן ירחם ואלה בן עזי בן מכרי ומשלם בן שפטיה בן רעואל בן יבניה׃ | 8 |
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
| ואחיהם לתלדותם תשע מאות וחמשים וששה כל אלה אנשים ראשי אבות לבית אבתיהם׃ | 9 |
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
| ומן הכהנים ידעיה ויהויריב ויכין׃ | 10 |
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
| ועזריה בן חלקיה בן משלם בן צדוק בן מריות בן אחיטוב נגיד בית האלהים׃ | 11 |
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
| ועדיה בן ירחם בן פשחור בן מלכיה ומעשי בן עדיאל בן יחזרה בן משלם בן משלמית בן אמר׃ | 12 |
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
| ואחיהם ראשים לבית אבותם אלף ושבע מאות וששים גבורי חיל מלאכת עבודת בית האלהים׃ | 13 |
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
| ומן הלוים שמעיה בן חשוב בן עזריקם בן חשביה מן בני מררי׃ | 14 |
From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
| ובקבקר חרש וגלל ומתניה בן מיכא בן זכרי בן אסף׃ | 15 |
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
| ועבדיה בן שמעיה בן גלל בן ידותון וברכיה בן אסא בן אלקנה היושב בחצרי נטופתי׃ | 16 |
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
| והשערים שלום ועקוב וטלמן ואחימן ואחיהם שלום הראש׃ | 17 |
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
| ועד הנה בשער המלך מזרחה המה השערים למחנות בני לוי׃ | 18 |
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
| ושלום בן קורא בן אביסף בן קרח ואחיו לבית אביו הקרחים על מלאכת העבודה שמרי הספים לאהל ואבתיהם על מחנה יהוה שמרי המבוא׃ | 19 |
Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
| ופינחס בן אלעזר נגיד היה עליהם לפנים יהוה עמו׃ | 20 |
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
| זכריה בן משלמיה שער פתח לאהל מועד׃ | 21 |
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
| כלם הברורים לשערים בספים מאתים ושנים עשר המה בחצריהם התיחשם המה יסד דויד ושמואל הראה באמונתם׃ | 22 |
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
| והם ובניהם על השערים לבית יהוה לבית האהל למשמרות׃ | 23 |
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
| לארבע רוחות יהיו השערים מזרח ימה צפונה ונגבה׃ | 24 |
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
| ואחיהם בחצריהם לבוא לשבעת הימים מעת אל עת עם אלה׃ | 25 |
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
| כי באמונה המה ארבעת גברי השערים הם הלוים והיו על הלשכות ועל האצרות בית האלהים׃ | 26 |
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
| וסביבות בית האלהים ילינו כי עליהם משמרת והם על המפתח ולבקר לבקר׃ | 27 |
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
| ומהם על כלי העבודה כי במספר יביאום ובמספר יוציאום׃ | 28 |
Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
| ומהם ממנים על הכלים ועל כל כלי הקדש ועל הסלת והיין והשמן והלבונה והבשמים׃ | 29 |
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
| ומן בני הכהנים רקחי המרקחת לבשמים׃ | 30 |
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
| ומתתיה מן הלוים הוא הבכור לשלם הקרחי באמונה על מעשה החבתים׃ | 31 |
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
| ומן בני הקהתי מן אחיהם על לחם המערכת להכין שבת שבת׃ | 32 |
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
| ואלה המשררים ראשי אבות ללוים בלשכת פטירים כי יומם ולילה עליהם במלאכה׃ | 33 |
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
| אלה ראשי האבות ללוים לתלדותם ראשים אלה ישבו בירושלם׃ | 34 |
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
| ובגבעון ישבו אבי גבעון יעואל ושם אשתו מעכה׃ | 35 |
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
| ובנו הבכור עבדון וצור וקיש ובעל ונר ונדב׃ | 36 |
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
| וגדור ואחיו וזכריה ומקלות׃ | 37 |
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
| ומקלות הוליד את שמאם ואף הם נגד אחיהם ישבו בירושלם עם אחיהם׃ | 38 |
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
| ונר הוליד את קיש וקיש הוליד את שאול ושאול הוליד את יהונתן ואת מלכי שוע ואת אבינדב ואת אשבעל׃ | 39 |
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
| ובן יהונתן מריב בעל ומרי בעל הוליד את מיכה׃ | 40 |
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
| ובני מיכה פיתון ומלך ותחרע׃ | 41 |
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
| ואחז הוליד את יערה ויערה הוליד את עלמת ואת עזמות ואת זמרי וזמרי הוליד את מוצא׃ | 42 |
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
| ומוצא הוליד את בנעא ורפיה בנו אלעשה בנו אצל בנו׃ | 43 |
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
| ולאצל ששה בנים ואלה שמותם עזריקם בכרו וישמעאל ושעריה ועבדיה וחנן אלה בני אצל׃ | 44 |
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
