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1 hii sunt ergo principes familiarum et genealogia eorum qui ascenderunt mecum in regno Artarxersis regis de Babylone
This is a list of the family leaders and genealogical records of those who came back with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
2 de filiis Finees Gersom de filiis Ithamar Danihel de filiis David Attus
From the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. From the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. From the sons of David, Hattush,
3 de filiis Secheniae et de filiis Pharos Zaccharias et cum eo numerati sunt viri centum quinquaginta
son of Shecaniah. From the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him 150 men were registered.
4 de filiis Phaethmoab Helioenai filius Zareae et cum eo ducenti viri
From the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai, son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men.
5 de filiis Secheniae filius Hiezihel et cum eo trecenti viri
From the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men.
6 de filiis Adden Abeth filius Ionathan et cum eo quinquaginta viri
From the sons of Adin, Ebed, son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men.
7 de filiis Helam Isaias filius Athaliae et cum eo septuaginta viri
From the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men.
8 de filiis Saphatiae Zebedia filius Michahel et cum eo octoginta viri
From the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah, son of Michael, and with him 80 men.
9 de filiis Ioab Obedia filius Iehihel et cum eo ducenti decem et octo viri
From the sons of Joab, Obadiah, son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men.
10 de filiis Selomith filius Iosphiae et cum eo centum sexaginta viri
From the sons of Bani, Shelomith, son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men.
11 de filiis Bebai Zaccharias filius Bebai et cum eo viginti octo viri
From the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, son of Bebai, and with him 28 men.
12 de filiis Ezgad Iohanan filius Eccetan et cum eo centum decem viri
From the sons of Azgad, Johanan, son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men.
13 de filiis Adonicam qui erant novissimi et haec nomina eorum Helifeleth et Heihel et Samaias et cum eis sexaginta viri
From the sons of Adonikam, those who were last, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men.
14 de filiis Beggui Uthai et Zacchur et cum eo septuaginta viri
From the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
15 congregavi autem eos ad fluvium qui decurrit ad Ahavva et mansimus ibi diebus tribus quaesivique in populo et in sacerdotibus de filiis Levi et non inveni ibi
I gathered the returning exiles together at the Ahava Canal. We camped there for three days while I reviewed who had come—the ordinary people, the priests, and the Levites. I discovered there wasn't a single Levite
16 itaque misi Heliezer et Arihel et Semeam et Helnathan et Iarib et alterum Helnathan et Nathan et Zacchariam et Mesolam principes et Ioarib et Helnathan sapientes
so I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men with good insight.
17 et misi eos ad Heddo qui est primus in Casphiae loco et posui in ore eorum verba quae loquerentur ad Addom et ad fratres eius Nathinneos in loco Casphiae ut adducerent nobis ministros domus Dei nostri
I told them to go to Iddo, the leader of the Temple servants at Casiphia, asking him and his relatives to send us ministers for the Temple of our God.
18 et adduxerunt nobis per manum Dei nostri bonam super nos virum doctissimum de filiis Moolli filii Levi filii Israhel et Sarabiam et filios eius et fratres eius decem et octo
Since our gracious God was with us, they brought us Sherebiah, a man with good insight from the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, together with his sons and brothers, a total of eighteen men;
19 et Asabiam et cum eo Isaiam de filiis Merari fratres eius et filios eius viginti
and Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the sons of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, a total of twenty men.
20 et de Nathinneis quos dederat David et principes ad ministeria Levitarum Nathinneos ducentos viginti omnes hii suis nominibus vocabantur
In addition they brought 220 of the Temple servants, a group appointed by David and his officials to help the Levites. These were all registered by name.
21 et praedicavi ibi ieiunium iuxta fluvium Ahavva ut adfligeremur coram Domino Deo nostro et peteremus ab eo viam rectam nobis et filiis nostris universaeque substantiae nostrae
At the Ahava Canal I called for a fast so we could confess our sins before God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, along with all our possessions.
22 erubui enim petere regem 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 had been reluctant to ask the king to give us a military escort to protect us from enemies on the way. We had told the king, “Our gracious God takes care of everyone who follows him, but shows his anger against anyone who abandons him.”
23 ieiunavimus autem et rogavimus Deum nostrum pro hoc et evenit nobis prospere
So we fasted and asked God to protect us, and he answered our prayers.
24 et separavi de principibus sacerdotum duodecim Sarabian Asabian et cum eis de fratribus eorum decem
Then I designated twelve of the leading priests, and Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
25 adpendique eis argentum et aurum et vasa consecrata domus Dei nostri quae obtulerat rex et consiliatores eius et principes eius universusque Israhel eorum qui inventi fuerant
and I weighed out and handed them the donations of silver and gold, and the items that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the people of Israel there had given for the Temple of our God.
26 et adpendi in manibus eorum argenti talenta sescenta quinquaginta et vasa argentea centum auri centum talenta
I weighed out and placed in their hands 650 talents of silver, silver Temple items weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
27 et crateras aureos viginti qui habebant solidos millenos et vasa aeris fulgentis optimi duo pulchra ut aurum
20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two articles of highly-polished bronze, as valuable as gold.
28 et dixi eis vos sancti Domini et vasa sancta et argentum et aurum quod sponte oblatum est Domino Deo patrum vestrorum
I told them, “You are set apart for the Lord, and these Temple items are too. The silver and gold are a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of your forefathers.
29 vigilate et custodite donec adpendatis coram principibus sacerdotum et Levitarum et ducibus familiarum Israhel in Hierusalem et thesaurum domus Domini
You are to guard them and keep them safe until you hand them over, weighing them before the high priests, the Levites and the family leaders in Israel at Jerusalem, in the treasury rooms within the Lord's Temple.”
30 susceperunt autem sacerdotes et Levitae pondus argenti et auri et vasorum ut deferrent in Hierusalem in domum Dei nostri
The priests and Levites took responsibility for the silver and gold and the Temple items that had been weighed out to be brought to the Temple of our God in Jerusalem.
31 promovimus ergo a flumine Ahavva duodecimo die mensis primi ut pergeremus Hierusalem et manus Dei nostri fuit super nos et liberavit nos de manu inimici et insidiatoris in via
On the twelfth day of the first month, we left the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and our God was with us to protect us from enemy ambushes along the way.
32 et venimus Hierusalem et mansimus ibi diebus tribus
Eventually we arrived in Jerusalem and rested there for three days.
33 die autem quarta adpensum est argentum et aurum et vasa in domo Dei nostri per manum Meremoth filii Uriae sacerdotis et cum eo Eleazar filius Finees cumque eis Iozaded filius Iosue et Noadaia filius Bennoi Levitae
On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the Temple items were weighed out in the Temple of our God and handed over to Meremoth, son of Uriah the priest, accompanied by Eleazar, son of Phinehas. Also present were the Levites, Jozabad, son of Jeshua, and Noadiah, son of Binnui.
34 iuxta numerum et pondus omnium descriptumque est omne pondus in tempore illo
Everything was checked, both by number and weight, and the total weight was written down at the time.
35 sed et qui venerant de captivitate filii transmigrationis obtulerunt holocaustomata Deo Israhel vitulos duodecim pro omni Israhel arietes nonaginta sex agnos septuaginta septem hircos pro peccato duodecim omnia in holocaustum Domino
Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel—twelve bulls for all of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and a sin offering of twelve goats. All were sacrificed as a burnt offering to the Lord.
36 dederunt autem edicta regis satrapis qui erant de conspectu regis et ducibus trans Flumen et elevaverunt populum et domum Dei
They also delivered the king's decrees to the chief officers of the king and the governors of the province west of the Euphrates, who then provided assistance to the people and to God's Temple.
