< 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 sons of the province, who ascended from the captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had transferred to Babylon, and who were returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his own 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:
They arrived with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
The sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6 पाहाथ-मोआब के वंशजों में से येशुआ एवं योआब के वंशज 2,812
The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
The sons of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
The sons of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
The sons of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16 हिज़किय्याह की ओर से अतेर के वंशज 98
The sons of Ater, who were of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
The sons of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21 बेथलेहेम के निवासी 123
The sons of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25 किरयथ-यआरीम के कफीराह तथा बएरोथ के निवासी 743
The sons of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26 रामाह तथा गेबा के निवासी 621
The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
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.
The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.
The sons of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31 उस अन्य एलाम के वंशज 1,254
The sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-five.
The sons of Harim, three hundred twenty.
The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
The sons of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36 पुरोहित: येशुआ के परिवार से येदाइयाह के वंशज 973
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
The sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
The sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
The sons of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40 लेवी: होदवियाह के वंशजों में से कदमिएल तथा येशुआ, होदवियाह के वंशज 74
The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
The singing men: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
42 द्वारपाल: शल्लूम, अतेर, तालमोन, अक्कूब, हतिता और शेबाई 139
The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai: altogether one hundred thirty-nine.
43 मंदिर सेवक इनके वंशज थे: ज़ीहा, हासुफ़ा, तब्बओथ,
The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,
45 लेबानाह, हागाबाह, अक्कूब,
the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan,
47 गिद्देल, गाहर, रेआइयाह,
the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
48 रेज़िन, नेकोदा, गज्ज़ाम,
the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
50 आसनाह, मिऊनी, नेफिसिम,
the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim,
the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
52 बाज़लुथ, मेहिदा, हरषा,
the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha;
55 शलोमोन के सेवकों के वंशज: हसोफेरेथ, पेरुदा, सोताई,
the sons of the servants of Solomon, the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda,
56 याला, दारकोन, गिद्देल,
the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
57 शेपाथियाह, हत्तील, पोचेरेथ-हज्ज़ेबाइम, आमि.
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth, who were of Hazzebaim, the sons of Ami:
58 मंदिर के सेवक और शलोमोन के सेवकों की कुल गिनती: 392
all the temple servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon, 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:
And these were the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, and Addan, and Immer. And they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
60 देलाइयाह के वंशज, तोबियाह के वंशज तथा नेकोदा के वंशज 652
The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons 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.
And from the sons of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and who were called by 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 the writing of their genealogy, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of 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.
And the cupbearer said to them that they should not eat from the Holy of Holies, until there would arise a priest, learned and perfect.
64 सारी सभा की पूरी संख्या हुई 42,360.
The entire multitude joined together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
65 इनके अलावा 7,337 दास-दासियां तथा 200 गायक-गायिकाएं भी थी.
not including their men and women servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And among these were singing men and singing women, two hundred.
66 उनके 736 घोड़े, 245 खच्चर,
Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules were two hundred forty-five;
67 435 ऊंट तथा 6,720 गधे थे.
their camels were four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys were 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.
And some of the leaders among the fathers, when they entered into the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, freely offered some of these to the house of God, in order to construct it in its location.
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 to the expenses of the work in accord with their ability: sixty-one thousand gold coins, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly vestments.
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.
Therefore, the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all of Israel lived in their cities.