Esdræ 8

1 Hi sunt autem principes familiarum, et genealogia eorum, qui ascenderunt mecum in regno Artaxerxis regis de Babylone.

These are the leaders of their ancestors' families who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes.

2 De filiis Phinees, Gersom. De filiis Ithamar, Daniel. De filiis David, Hattus.

Of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the descendants of David, Hattush,

3 De filiis Secheniae, et de filiis Pharos, Zacharias: et cum eo numerati sunt viri centum quinquaginta.

who was of the descendants of Shecaniah, who was from the descendants of Parosh; and Zechariah, and with him there were 150 males listed in the record of his genealogy.

4 De filiis Phahath Moab, Elioenai filius Zarehe, et cum eo ducenti viri.

Of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and with him were two hundred males.

5 De filiis Secheniae, filius Ezechiel, et cum eo trecenti viri.

Of the descendants of Zattu, Ben Jahaziel and with him were three hundred males.

6 De filiis Adan, Abed filius Ionathan, et cum eo quinquaginta viri.

Of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan and with him were listed fifty males.

7 De filiis Alam, Isaias filius Athaliae, et cum eo septuaginta viri.

Of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and with him were listed seventy males.

8 De filiis Saphatiae, Zebedia filius Michael, et cum eo octoginta viri.

Of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael and with him were listed eighty males.

9 De filiis Ioab, Obedia filius Iahiel, et cum eo ducenti decem et octo viri.

Of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel and with him were listed 218 males.

10 De filiis Selomith, filius Iosphiae, et cum eo centum sexaginta viri.

Of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah and with him were listed 160 males.

11 De filiis Bebai, Zacharias filius Bebai, et cum eo vigintiocto viri.

Of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai and with him were listed twenty-eight males.

12 De filiis Azgad, Iohanan filius Eccetan, et cum eo centum et decem viri.

Of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan and with him were listed 110 males.

13 De filiis Adonicam, qui erant novissimi: et haec nomina eorum: Elipheleth, et Iehiel, et Samaias, et cum eis sexaginta viri.

Those of the descendants of Adonikam came later. These were their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah and with them came sixty males.

14 De filii Begui, Uthai et Zachur, et cum eis septuaginta viri.

Of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur and with him were listed seventy males.

15 Congregavi autem eos ad fluvium, qui decurrit ad Ahava, et mansimus ibi tribus diebus: quaesivique in populo et in sacerdotibus de filiis Levi, et non inveni ibi.

I gathered the travelers at the canal that goes to Ahava, and we camped there three days. I examined the people and priests, but could not find any descendants of Levi there.

16 Itaque misi Eliezer, et Ariel, et Semeiam, et Elnathan, et Iarib, et alterum Elnathan, et Nathan, et Zachariam, et Mosollam principes: et Ioiarib, et Elnathan sapientes.

So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, and Elnathan and Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam—who were leaders—and for Joiarib and Elnathan—who were teachers.

17 Et misi eos ad Eddo, qui est primus in Casphiae loco, et posui in ore eorum verba, quae loquerentur ad Eddo, et fratres eius Nathinaeos in loco Casphiae ut adducerent nobis ministros domus Dei nostri.

Next I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants living in Kasiphia, that is, to send to us servants for the house of God.

18 Et adduxerunt nobis per manum Dei nostri bonam super nos, virum doctissimum de filiis Moholi filii Levi filii Israel, et Sarabiam et filios eius et fratres eius decem et octo,

So they sent us by our God's good hand a man named Sherebiah, a prudent man. He was a descendant of Mahli son of Levi son of Israel. He came with eighteen sons and brothers.

19 et Hasabiam, et cum eo Isaiam de filiis Merari, fratresque eius, et filios eius viginti:

With him came Hashabiah. There also were Jeshaiah, one of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men in all.

20 et de Nathinaeis, quos dederat David et principes ad ministeria Levitarum, Nathinaeos ducentos viginti: omnes hi suis nominibus vocabantur.

Of those assigned to serve in the temple, whom David and his officials gave to serve the Levites: 220, each of them assigned by name.

21 Et praedicavi ibi ieiunium iuxta fluvium Ahava ut affligeremur coram Domino Deo nostro, et peteremus ab eo viam rectam nobis et filiis nostris, universaeque substantiae nostrae.

Then I proclaimed a fast at the Ahava Canal to humble ourselves before God, to seek a straight path from him for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

22 Erubui enim petere a rege auxilium et equites, qui defenderent nos ab inimico in via: quia dixeramus regi: Manus Dei nostri est super omnes, qui quaerunt eum in bonitate: et imperium eius et fortitudo eius, et furor super omnes, qui derelinquunt eum.

I was ashamed to ask the king for an army or horsemen to protect us against enemies along the way, since we had said to the king, 'The hand of our God is on all who seek him for good, but his might and wrath are on all who forget him.'

23 Ieiunavimus autem, et rogavimus Deum nostrum per hoc: et evenit nobis prospere.

So we fasted and sought God about this, and we pled to him.

24 Et separavi de principibus Sacerdotum duodecim, Sarabiam, et Hasabiam, et cum eis de fratribus eorum decem.

Next I selected twelve men from the priestly officials: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.

25 appendique eis argentum et aurum, et vasa consecrata domus Dei nostri, quae obtulerat rex et consiliatores eius, et principes eius, universusque Israel eorum, qui inventi fuerant:

I weighed out for them silver, gold, and the objects and offerings for the house of God that the king, his counselors and officials, and all Israel had freely offered.

26 et appendi in manibus eorum argenti talenta sexcenta quinquaginta, et vasa argentea centum, auri centum talenta:

So I weighed into their hand 650 talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver objects, one hundred talents of gold,

27 et crateres aureos viginti, qui habebant solidos millenos, et vasa aeris fulgentis optimi duo, pulchra, ut aurum.

twenty gold bowls that were together valued at one thousand darics, and two well-polished bronze vessels as precious as gold.

28 Et dixi eis: Vos sancti Domini, et vasa sancta, et argentum et aurum, quod sponte oblatum est Domino Deo patrum nostrorum:

Then I said to them, “You are consecrated to Yahweh, and these objects also, and the silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, the God of your ancestors.

29 vigilate et custodite, donec appendatis coram principibus Sacerdotum, et Levitarum, et ducibus familiarum Israel in Ierusalem, in thesaurum domus Domini.

Watch over them and keep them until you weigh them out before the priestly officials, Levites, and leaders of the ancestors' clans of Israel in Jerusalem in the rooms of God's house.”

30 Susceperunt autem Sacerdotes et Levitae pondus argenti, et auri, et vasorum ut deferrent Ierusalem in domum Dei nostri.

The priests and the Levites accepted the weighed silver, gold, and the objects in order to take them to Jerusalem, to our God's house.

31 Promovimus ergo a flumine Ahava duodecimo die mensis primi ut pergeremus Ierusalem: et manus Dei nostri fuit super nos, et liberavit nos de manu inimici et insidiatoris in via.

We went out from the Ahava Canal on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us; he protected us from the hand of the enemy and the ones who wished to ambush us along the road.

32 Et venimus Ierusalem, et mansimus ibi tribus diebus.

So we entered Jerusalem and stayed there for three days.

33 Die autem quarta appensum est argentum, et aurum, et vasa in domo Dei nostri per manum Meremoth filii Uriae Sacerdotis, et cum eo Eleazar filius Phinees, cumque eis Iozabed filius Iosue, et Noadaia filius Bennoi Levitae,

Then on the fourth day the silver, gold, and objects were weighed out in our God's house into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him were Eleazar son of Phinehas, Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui the Levite.

34 iuxta numerum et pondus omnium: descriptumque est omne pondus in tempore illo.

The number and weight of everything was determined. All the weight was written down at that time.

35 Sed et qui venerant de captivitate filii transmigrationis, obtulerunt holocaustomata Deo Israel, vitulos duodecim pro omni populo Israel, arietes nonaginta sex, agnos septuaginta septem, hircos pro peccato, duodecim: omnia in holocaustum Domino.

The ones who came back from the captivity, the people of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All were a burnt offering for Yahweh.

36 Dederunt autem edicta regis satrapis, qui erant de conspectu regis et ducibus trans Flumen, et elevaverunt populum et domum Dei.

Then they gave the king's decrees to the king's high officials and the governors in the Province Beyond the River, and they helped the people and the house of God.