Ezra 8

1 Inilah kepala-kepala kaum keluarga dan silsilah orang-orang yang berangkat pulang bersama-sama aku dari Babel pada zaman pemerintahan raja Artahsasta:

This is a list of the names of the leaders of the clans who came with me up [to Jerusalem] from Babylonia when Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia]:

2 dari bani Pinehas: Gersom; dari bani Itamar: Daniel; dari bani Daud: Hatus

Gershom, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s grandson] Phinehas Daniel, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s son] Ithamar Hattush, the son of Shecaniah, from the clan descended from King David

3 bin Sekhanya; dari bani Paros: Zakharia, dan bersama-sama dia seratus lima puluh orang laki-laki tercatat di dalam silsilah;

Zechariah and 150 [other] men from the clan descended from Parosh

4 dari bani Pahat-Moab: Elyoenai bin Zerahya, dan bersama-sama dia dua ratus orang laki-laki;

Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 other men from the clan descended from Pahath-Moab

5 dari bani Zatu: Sekhanya bin Yahaziel, dan bersama-sama dia tiga ratus orang laki-laki;

Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel and 300 other men from the clan descended from Zattu

6 dan dari bani Adin: Ebed bin Yonatan, dan bersama-sama dia lima puluh orang laki-laki;

Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 other men from the clan descended from Adin

7 dari bani Elam: Yesaya bin Atalya, dan bersama-sama dia tujuh puluh orang laki-laki;

Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 other men from the clan descended from Elam

8 dan dari bani Sefaca: Zebaja bin Mikhael, dan bersama-sama dia delapan puluh orang laki-laki;

Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 other men from the clan descended from Shephatiah

9 dan dari bani Yoab: Obaja bin Yehiel, dan bersama-sama dia dua ratus delapan belas orang laki-laki;

Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 other men from the clan descended from Joab

10 dan dari bani Bani: Selomit bin Yosifya, dan bersama-sama dia seratus enam puluh orang laki-laki;

Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and 160 other men from the clan descended from Bani

11 dan dari bani Bebai: Zakharia bin Bebai, dan bersama-sama dia dua puluh delapan orang laki-laki;

Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 other men from the clan descended from [another man whose name was] Bebai

12 dan dari bani Azgad: Yohanan bin Hakatan, dan bersama-sama dia seratus sepuluh orang laki-laki;

Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 other men from the clan descended from Azgad

13 dan dari bani Adonikam: yang datang kemudian, dan inilah nama mereka: Elifelet, Yehiel dan Semaya, dan bersama-sama mereka enam puluh orang laki-laki;

Also Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who returned [here] later with 60 men from the clan descended from Adonikam

14 dan dari bani Bigwai: Utai dan Zabud dan bersama-sama dia tujuh puluh orang laki-laki.

And Uthai and Zaccur and 70 other men from the clan descended from Bigvai.

15 Aku menghimpunkan mereka dekat sungai yang mengalir ke Ahawa dan di sana kami berkemah tiga hari lamanya. Ketika kuselidiki mereka, ternyata ada orang-orang Israel awam dan imam-imam, tetapi tidak kudapati di antara mereka orang-orang dari bani Lewi.

I gathered all of them together at the canal that goes [from Babylon] to Ahava [town]. We set up our tents there and stayed there for three days. [During that time] I checked the lists of names and found out that there were priests [going with us], but no [other] descendants of Levi [who could help them in the temple].

16 Sebab itu aku mengirim Eliezer, Ariel, Semaya, Elnatan, Yarib, Elnatan, Natan, Zakharia, Mesulam, yakni kepala-kepala kaum keluarga, dan Yoyarib dan Elnatan, yakni pengajar-pengajar,

So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, two men whose names were Elnathan, and Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were all leaders [of the people]. I also summoned Joiarib and another Elnathan, who were wise.

17 dengan suatu pesan untuk Ido, kepala setempat di Kasifya. Aku menaruh perkataan-perkataan ke dalam mulut mereka untuk dikatakan kepada Ido dan saudara-saudaranya, para budak di bait Allah di Kasifya itu, supaya mereka mendatangkan kepada kami orang-orang yang harus menyelenggarakan kebaktian di rumah Allah kami.

I sent them all to Iddo, the leader of the descendants of Levi, who was living in Casiphia [town], to request that he and his relatives and other men who had worked in the temple send to us some men who would [go/come with us to] work in God’s new temple [in Jerusalem].

18 Kemudian karena tangan murah Allah kami itu melindungi kami, didatangkanlah oleh mereka kepada kami orang-orang yang berakal budi dari bani Mahli bin Lewi bin Israel, yakni Serebya dengan anak-anak dan saudara-saudaranya, delapan belas orang;

Because God was kind to us, they brought to us a man named Sherebiah and 18 of his sons and other relatives. Sherebiah was a very wise man, a descendant of Mahli, [who was a grandson] of Levi.

19 dan Hasabya beserta Yesaya, dari bani Merari, dan saudara-saudaranya dan anak-anak mereka, dua puluh orang;

They also sent to us Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and 20 of their relatives.

20 dan dari para budak di bait Allah, yang diberikan Daud dan para pembesar untuk membantu pekerjaan orang-orang Lewi, dua ratus dua puluh orang, yang masing-masing ditunjuk dengan disebut namanya.

They also sent 220 other men to work in the temple. Those men’s ancestors had been appointed by King David to assist the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests in the temple]. I listed/wrote the names of all those men.

21 Kemudian di sana, di tepi sungai Ahawa itu, aku memaklumkan puasa supaya kami merendahkan diri di hadapan Allah kami dan memohon kepada-Nya jalan yang aman bagi kami, bagi anak-anak kami dan segala harta benda kami.

There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would (fast/abstain from eating food) and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.

22 Karena aku malu meminta tentara dan orang-orang berkuda kepada raja untuk mengawal kami terhadap musuh di jalan; sebab kami telah berkata kepada raja, demikian: "Tangan Allah kami melindungi semua orang yang mencari Dia demi keselamatan mereka, tetapi kuasa murka-Nya menimpa semua orang yang meninggalkan Dia."

Previously we had told the king that our God takes care of all those who truly trust in him, but that he becomes very angry with those who refuse to obey him. So I would have been ashamed if I had asked the king to send soldiers and men riding on horses to protect us from our enemies while we were traveling along the road.

23 Jadi berpuasalah kami dan memohonkan hal itu kepada Allah dan Allah mengabulkan permohonan kami.

So we (fasted/abstained from eating food) and requested God to protect us, and he (answered our prayers/did what we requested.)

24 Lalu aku memilih dua belas orang pemuka imam, yakni Serebya dan Hasabya, dan bersama-sama mereka sepuluh orang dari antara saudara-saudara mereka.

I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.

25 Aku menimbang bagi mereka perak, emas, dan perlengkapan-perlengkapan, yakni persembahan-persembahan khusus bagi rumah Allah kami yang dikhususkan oleh raja serta penasihat-penasihatnya dan pembesar-pembesarnya dan semua orang Israel yang ada di sana.

I appointed them to supervise carrying to Jerusalem the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items that the king and his advisors and other officials, and the Israeli people [who were living in Babylonia], had contributed for the temple of our God.

26 Pula aku menimbang untuk menyerahkan ke tangan mereka: perak enam ratus lima puluh talenta, perlengkapan perak seharga seratus talenta, emas seratus talenta,

As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of gold,

27 dua puluh piala emas seharga seribu dirham dan dua buah perlengkapan dari pada tembaga murni yang mengkilat dan indah seperti emas.

20 gold bowls that altogether weighed (19 pounds/8.6 kg.), and two items made of polished bronze that were as valuable as ones made of gold.

28 Dan aku berkata kepada mereka: "Kamu kudus bagi TUHAN, dan perlengkapan-perlengkapan inipun kudus, dan perak dan emas ini adalah persembahan sukarela kepada TUHAN, Allah nenek moyangmu;

I said to those priests, “You belong to Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/also belonged to), and these valuable things also belong to him. The people themselves gave these things to be offerings to Yahweh (voluntarily/because they wanted to).

29 rawatlah dan jagalah itu sampai kamu dapat menimbangnya di depan para pemuka imam serta orang-orang Lewi dan para pemimpin kaum keluarga orang Israel di Yerusalem, di dalam bilik-bilik rumah TUHAN."

So guard them carefully, and [when we arrive] in Jerusalem, weigh them in the presence of the priests, the descendants of Levi [who will help the priests], and the other Israeli leaders there. They will then put them in the storerooms in the new temple.”

30 Lalu para imam dan orang-orang Lewi menerima perak dan emas dan perlengkapan-perlengkapan yang telah ditimbang itu untuk dibawa ke Yerusalem, ke rumah Allah kami.

So the priests and [other] descendants of Levi took from me all the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items, in order to carry them to the temple in Jerusalem.

31 Kemudian berangkatlah kami dari sungai Ahawa pergi ke Yerusalem pada tanggal dua belas bulan pertama untuk berjalan ke Yerusalem, dan tangan Allah kami melindungi kami dan menghindarkan kami dari tangan musuh dan penyamun.

On April 19, we left the Ahava Canal and started to travel to Jerusalem. Our God took care of us, and while we traveled, he prevented our enemies and bandits from (ambushing us/suddenly attacking us).

32 Maka tibalah kami di Yerusalem. Sesudah kami tinggal di sana selama tiga hari,

After we arrived in Jerusalem, we rested for three days.

33 maka pada hari yang keempat ditimbanglah perak dan emas dan perlengkapan-perlengkapan itu di dalam rumah Allah kami di bawah pengawasan imam Meremot bin Uria, yang didampingi oleh Eleazar bin Pinehas, dan mereka dibantu oleh Yozabad bin Yesua dan Noaja bin Binui, orang-orang Lewi.

Then on the fourth/next day we went to the temple. There the silver and gold and the other items were weighed and given to the priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah. Eleazar the son of Phinehas and two descendants of Levi, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, were with him.

34 Semuanya dihitung dan ditimbang kembali, dan jumlah timbangannya dibukukan.

They counted everything, and wrote down how much they weighed, and wrote [a description of] each item.

35 Pada waktu itu juga orang-orang yang telah kembali dari penawanan, yakni mereka yang pulang dari pembuangan, mempersembahkan sebagai korban bakaran kepada Allah Israel: lembu jantan dua belas ekor untuk seluruh Israel, domba jantan sembilan puluh enam ekor, anak domba tujuh puluh tujuh ekor, kambing jantan sebagai korban penghapus dosa dua belas ekor, semuanya itu sebagai korban bakaran bagi TUHAN.

We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats [to atone] for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.

36 Mereka menyampaikan juga surat perintah raja kepada wakil-wakil raja dan bupati-bupati daerah sebelah barat sungai Efrat, dan orang-orang itu memberi sokongan kepada bangsa kita dan kepada rumah Allah.

Some of us who returned [from Babylonia] took to the governors and other officials of the province west of the [Euphrates] River the letter that the king had given to us. [After they read the letter, ] they did all [that they were able to do] for us Israeli people and for the temple of God.