एज्रा 2
1 इस प्रदेश के लोग, जो बाबेल के राजा नबूकदनेज्ज़र द्वारा बंधुआई में ले जाए गए थे और जो बंधुआई से यहूदिया और येरूशलेम, अपने-अपने नगर को लौट आए थे, वे इस प्रकार है
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 ये वे हैं, जो ज़ेरुब्बाबेल के साथ आए थे: येशुआ, नेहेमियाह, सेराइयाह, रीलाइयाह, मोरदकय, बिलषान, मिसपार, बिगवाई, रेहुम और बाअनाह. इस्राएली प्रजा के पुरुषों की संख्या अपने-अपने कुलों के अनुसार निम्न लिखित है:
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 पारोश 2,172
The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
4 शेपाथियाह 372
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
5 आराह 775
The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6 पाहाथ-मोआब के वंशजों में से येशुआ एवं योआब के वंशज 2,812
The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
7 एलाम 1,254
The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
8 ज़त्तू 945
The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
9 ज़क्काई 760
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
10 बानी 642
The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
11 बेबाइ 623
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12 अजगाद 1,222
The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13 अदोनिकम 666
The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
14 बिगवाई 2,056
The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
15 आदिन 454
The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16 हिज़किय्याह की ओर से अतेर के वंशज 98
The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
17 बेज़ाइ के वंशज 323
The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
18 यारोह के वंशज 112
The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
19 हाषूम 223
The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
20 गिब्बर 95
The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21 बेथलेहेम के निवासी 123
The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
22 नेतोपाह के निवासी 56
The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23 अनाथोथ के निवासी 128
The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
24 अज़मावेथ के निवासी 42
The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25 किरयथ-यआरीम के कफीराह तथा बएरोथ के निवासी 743
The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26 रामाह तथा गेबा के निवासी 621
The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27 मिकमाश के निवासी 122
The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
28 बेथेल तथा अय के निवासी 223
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
29 नेबो के निवासी 52
The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30 मकबिष के निवासी 156
The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31 उस अन्य एलाम के वंशज 1,254
The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32 हारिम के वंशज 320
The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
33 लोद, हदिद तथा ओनो 725
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34 येरीख़ो के निवासी 345
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35 सेनाआह 3,630
The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36 पुरोहित: येशुआ के परिवार से येदाइयाह के वंशज 973
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
37 इम्मर 1,052
The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
38 पशहूर 1,247
The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
39 हारिम 1,017
The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40 लेवी: होदवियाह के वंशजों में से कदमिएल तथा येशुआ, होदवियाह के वंशज 74
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 गायक: आसफ के वंशज 128
The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
42 द्वारपाल: शल्लूम, अतेर, तालमोन, अक्कूब, हतिता और शेबाई 139
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 thirty-nine.
43 मंदिर सेवक इनके वंशज थे: ज़ीहा, हासुफ़ा, तब्बओथ,
The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
44 केरोस, सियाहा, पदोन,
the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
45 लेबानाह, हागाबाह, अक्कूब,
the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
46 हागाब, शामलाई, हनान,
the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
47 गिद्देल, गाहर, रेआइयाह,
the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
48 रेज़िन, नेकोदा, गज्ज़ाम,
the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
49 उज्जा, पासेह, बेसाई,
the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
50 आसनाह, मिऊनी, नेफिसिम,
the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
51 बकबुक, हकूफा, हरहूर,
the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
52 बाज़लुथ, मेहिदा, हरषा,
the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
53 बारकोस, सीसरा, तेमाह,
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
54 नेज़ीयाह, हातिफा.
the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
55 शलोमोन के सेवकों के वंशज: हसोफेरेथ, पेरुदा, सोताई,
The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
56 याला, दारकोन, गिद्देल,
the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57 शेपाथियाह, हत्तील, पोचेरेथ-हज्ज़ेबाइम, आमि.
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
58 मंदिर के सेवक और शलोमोन के सेवकों की कुल गिनती: 392
All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
59 ये वे हैं, जो तेल-मेलाह, तेल-हरषा, करूब, अद्दान तथा इम्मर से आए, तथा इनके पास अपनी वंशावली के सबूत नहीं थे, कि वे इस्राएल के वंशज थे भी या नहीं:
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 देलाइयाह के वंशज, तोबियाह के वंशज तथा नेकोदा के वंशज 652
the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
61 पुरोहितों में: होबाइयाह के वंशज, हक्कोज़ के वंशज तथा बारज़िल्लाई, जिसने गिलआदवासी बारज़िल्लाई की पुत्रियों में से एक के साथ विवाह किया था और उसने उन्हीं का नाम रख लिया.
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 इन्होंने अपने पुरखों के पंजीकरण की खोज की, किंतु इन्हें सच्चाई मालूम न हो सकी; तब इन्हें सांस्कृतिक रूप से अपवित्र माना गया तथा इन्हें पुरोहित जवाबदारी से दूर रखा गया.
These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
63 अधिपति ने उन्हें आदेश दिया कि वे उस समय तक अति पवित्र भोजन न खाएं, जब तक वहां कोई ऐसा पुरोहित न हो, जो उरीम तथा थुम्मिन से सलाह न ले लें.
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 सारी सभा की पूरी संख्या हुई 42,360.
The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
65 इनके अलावा 7,337 दास-दासियां तथा 200 गायक-गायिकाएं भी थी.
in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 उनके 736 घोड़े, 245 खच्चर,
Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
67 435 ऊंट तथा 6,720 गधे थे.
their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
68 कुलों के कुछ प्रधान जब येरूशलेम में याहवेह के भवन में पहुंचे, उन्होंने अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार परमेश्वर के भवन को उसी नींव पर दोबारा बनाने के लिए दान दिया.
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 उन्होंने अपनी-अपनी क्षमता के अनुसार इस काम के लिए 61,000 सोने के सिक्के, 5,000 चांदी के सिक्के तथा 100 पुरोहित वस्त्र खजाने में जमा करा दिए.
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 इस समय पुरोहित, लेवी, द्वारपाल, गायक, कुछ सामान्य प्रजाजन, मंदिर के सेवक, जो सभी इस्राएल वंशज ही थे, अपने-अपने नगरों में रहने लगे. पूरा इस्राएल अपने-अपने नगर में बस चुका था.
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.
