I Paralipomenon 9
1 Universus ergo Israel dinumeratus est: et summa eorum scripta est in Libro regum Israel, et Iuda: translatique sunt in Babylonem propter delictum suum.
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.
2 Qui autem habitaverunt primi in possessionibus, et in urbibus suis: Israel, et Sacerdotes, et Levitæ, et Nathinæi.
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.
3 Commorati sunt in Ierusalem de filiis Iuda, et de filiis Beniamin, de filiis quoque Ephraim, et Manasse.
[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]:
4 Othei filius Ammiud, filii Amri, filii Omrai, filii Bonni, de filiis Phares filii Iuda.
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.
5 Et de Siloni: Asaia primogenitus, et filii eius.
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 De filiis autem Zara: Iehuel, et fratres eorum, sexcenti nonaginta.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Porro de filiis Beniamin: Salo filius Mosollam, filii Oduia, filii Asana:
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 et Iobania filius Ieroham: et Ela filius Ozi, filii Mochori: et Mosollam filius Saphatiæ, filii Rahuel, filii Iebaniæ,
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.
9 et fratres eorum per familias suas, nongenti quinquaginta sex. Omnes hi, principes cognationum per domos patrum suorum.
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.
10 De sacerdotibus autem: Iedaia, Ioiarib, et Iachin:
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 Azarias quoque filius Helciæ, filii Mosollam, filii Sadoc, filii Maraioth, filii Achitob, pontifex domus Dei.
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;
12 Porro Adaias filius Ieroham, filii Phassur, filii Melchiæ: et Maasai filius Adiel, filii Iezra, filii Mosollam, filii Mosollamith, filii Emmer:
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.
13 fratres quoque eorum principes per familias suas, mille septingenti sexaginta, fortissimi robore ad faciendum opus ministerii in domo Dei.
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.
14 De Levitis autem: Semeia filius Hassub filii Ezricam, filii Hasebia de filiis Merari.
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.
15 Bacbacar quoque carpentarius, et Galal, et Mathania filius Micha, filii Zechri, filii Asaph:
[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.
16 et Obdia filius Semeiæ, filii Galal, filii Idithun: et Barachia filius Asa, filii Elcana, qui habitavit in atriis Netophati.
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.
17 Ianitores autem: Sellum, et Accub, et Telmon, et Ahimam: et frater eorum Sellum princeps,
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.
18 usque ad illud tempus, in porta regis ad orientem, observabant per vices suas de filiis Levi.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 Sellum vero filius Core filii Abiasaph, filii Core, cum fratribus suis, et domo patris sui, hi sunt Coritæ super opera ministerii, custodes vestibulorum tabernaculi: et familiæ eorum per vices castrorum Domini custodientes introitum.
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.
20 Phinees autem filius Eleazari, erat dux eorum coram Domino.
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Porro Zacharias filius Mosollamia, ianitor portæ tabernaculi testimonii.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Omnes hi electi in ostiarios per portas, ducenti duodecim: et descripti in villis propriis: quos constituerunt David, et Samuel videns, in fide sua
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).
23 tam ipsos, quam filios eorum in ostiis domus Domini, et in tabernaculo vicibus suis.
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.
24 Per quattuor ventos erant ostiarii, id est, ad Orientem, et ad Occidentem, et ad Aquilonem, et ad Austrum.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Fratres autem eorum in viculis morabantur, et veniebant in Sabbatis suis de tempore usque ad tempus.
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.
26 His quattuor Levitis creditus erat omnis numerus ianitorum, et erant super exedras, et thesauros domus Domini.
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.
27 Per gyrum quoque templi Domini morabantur in custodiis suis: ut cum tempus fuisset, ipsi mane aperirent fores.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 De horum genere erant et super vasa ministerii: ad numerum enim et inferebantur vasa, et efferebantur.
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].
29 De ipsis et qui credita habebant utensilia sanctuarii, præerant similæ, et vino, et oleo, et thuri, et aromatibus.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 Filii autem sacerdotum unguenta ex aromatibus conficiebant.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 Et Mathathias Levites primogenitus Sellum Coritæ, præfectus erat eorum, quæ in sartagine frigebantur.
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].
32 Porro de filiis Caath fratribus eorum, super panes erant propositionis, ut semper novos per singula Sabbata præpararent.
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.
33 Hi sunt principes cantorum per familias Levitarum, qui in exedris morabantur, ut die ac nocte iugiter suo ministerio deservirent.
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.
34 Capita Levitarum, per familias suas principes, manserunt in Ierusalem.
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.
35 In Gabaon autem commorati sunt pater Gabaon Iehiel, et nomen uxoris eius Maacha.
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 Filius primogenitus eius Abdon, et Sur, et Cis, et Baal, et Ner, et Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor quoque, et Ahio, et Zacharias, et Macelloth.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Porro Macelloth genuit Samaan: isti habitaverunt e regione fratrum suorum in Ierusalem, cum fratribus suis.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Ner autem genuit Cis: et Cis genuit Saul: et Saul genuit Ionathan, et Melchisua, et Abinadab, et Esbaal.
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 Filius autem Ionathan, Meribbaal: et Meribbaal genuit Micha.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Porro filii Micha, Phithon, et Melech, et Tharaa, et Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 Ahaz autem genuit Iara: et Iara genuit Alamath, et Azmoth, et Zamri. Zamri autem genuit Mosa.
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 Mosa vero genuit Banaa: cuius filius Raphaia, genuit Elasa: de quo ortus est Asel.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
44 Porro Asel sex filios habuit his nominibus, Ezricam, Bocru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, Hanan. Hi sunt filii Asel.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
