Nehemiæ 11

1 Habitaverunt autem principes populi in Jerusalem: reliqua vero plebs misit sortem, ut tollerent unam partem de decem qui habitaturi essent in Jerusalem civitate sancta, novem vero partes in civitatibus.

The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

2 Benedixit autem populus omnibus viris qui se sponte obtulerant ut habitarent in Jerusalem.

The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

3 Hi sunt itaque principes provinciæ qui habitaverunt in Jerusalem, et in civitatibus Juda. Habitavit autem unusquisque in possessione sua, in urbibus suis, Israël, sacerdotes, Levitæ, Nathinæi, et filii servorum Salomonis.

Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah, everyone lived in his possession in their cities—Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

4 Et in Jerusalem habitaverunt de filiis Juda, et de filiis Benjamin: de filiis Juda, Athaias filius Aziam, filii Zachariæ, filii Amariæ, filii Saphatiæ, filii Melaleel: de filiis Phares,

Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

5 Maasia filius Baruch, filius Cholhoza, filius Hazia, filius Adaia, filius Jojarib, filius Zachariæ, filius Silonitis:

and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

6 omnes hi filii Phares, qui habitaverunt in Jerusalem, quadringenti sexaginta octo viri fortes.

All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.

7 Hi sunt autem filii Benjamin: Sellum filius Mosollam, filius Joëd, filius Phadaia, filius Colaia, filius Masia, filius Etheel, filius Isaia,

These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.

8 et post eum Gebbai, Sellai, nongenti viginti octo,

After him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

9 et Joël filius Zechri præpositus eorum, et Judas filius Senua super civitatem secundus.

Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

10 Et de sacerdotibus, Idaia filius Joarib, Jachin,

Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

11 Saraia filius Helciæ, filius Mosollam, filius Sadoc, filius Meraioth, filius Achitob princeps domus Dei,

Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house,

12 et fratres eorum facientes opera templi: octingenti viginti duo. Et Adaia filius Jeroham, filius Phelelia, filius Amsi, filius Zachariæ, filius Pheshur, filius Melchiæ,

and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

13 et fratres ejus principes patrum: ducenti quadraginta duo. Et Amassai filius Azreel, filius Ahazi, filius Mosollamoth, filius Emmer,

and his brothers, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred and forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

14 et fratres eorum potentes nimis: centum viginti octo, et præpositus eorum Zabdiel filius potentium.

and their brothers, mighty men of valour, one hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

15 Et de Levitis, Semeia filius Hasub, filius Azaricam, filius Hasabia, filius Boni,

Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

16 et Sabathai et Jozabed, super omnia opera quæ erant forinsecus in domo Dei, a principibus Levitarum.

and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;

17 Et Mathania filius Micha, filius Zebedei, filius Asaph, princeps ad laudandum et ad confitendum in oratione, et Becbecia secundus de fratribus ejus, et Abda filius Samua, filius Galal, filius Idithun:

and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second amongst his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18 omnes Levitæ in civitate sancta ducenti octoginta quatuor.

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

19 Et janitores, Accub, Telmon, et fratres eorum, qui custodiebant ostia: centum septuaginta duo.

Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two.

20 Et reliqui ex Israël sacerdotes et Levitæ in universis civitatibus Juda, unusquisque in possessione sua.

The residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

21 Et Nathinæi, qui habitabant in Ophel, et Siaha, et Gaspha de Nathinæis.

But the temple servants lived in Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

22 Et episcopus Levitarum in Jerusalem, Azzi filius Bani, filius Hasabiæ, filius Mathaniæ, filius Michæ. De filiis Asaph, cantores in ministerio domus Dei.

The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers responsible for the service of God’s house.

23 Præceptum quippe regis super eos erat, et ordo in cantoribus per dies singulos,

For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

24 et Phathahia filius Mesezebel, de filiis Zara filii Juda in manu regis, juxta omne verbum populi,

Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

25 et in domibus per omnes regiones eorum. De filiis Juda habitaverunt in Cariatharbe et in filiabus ejus: et in Dibon, et in filiabus ejus: et in Cabseel, et in viculis ejus:

As for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

26 et in Jesue, et in Molada, et in Bethphaleth,

in Jeshua, in Moladah, Beth Pelet,

27 et in Hasersual, et in Bersabee, et in filiabus ejus,

in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its towns,

28 et in Siceleg, et in Mochona, et in filiabus ejus,

in Ziklag, in Meconah and in its towns,

29 et in Remmon, et in Saraa, et in Jerimuth,

in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30 Zanoa, Odollam, et in villis earum, Lachis et regionibus ejus, et Azeca, et filiabus ejus. Et manserunt in Bersabee usque ad vallem Ennom.

Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.

31 Filii autem Benjamin, a Geba, Mechmas, et Hai, et Bethel, et filiabus ejus

The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,

32 Anathoth, Nob, Anania,

at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Asor, Rama, Gethaim,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Hadid, Seboim, et Neballat, Lod,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 et Ono valle artificum.

Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

36 Et de Levitis portiones Judæ et Benjamin.

Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.