Nehemiæ 12
1 hii autem sacerdotes et Levitae qui ascenderunt cum Zorobabel filio Salathihel et Iosue Saraia Hieremias Ezra
These were the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amaria Melluch Attus
Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Sechenia Reum Meremuth
Shecaniah, Rehum, and Meremoth.
4 Addo Genthon Abia
There were Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Miamin Madia Belga
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Semaia et Ioarib Idaia Sellum Amoc Elceia
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Idaia isti principes sacerdotum et fratres eorum in diebus Iosue
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8 porro Levitae Iesua Bennui Cedmihel Sarabia Iuda Mathanias super hymnos ipsi et fratres eorum
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates.
9 et Becbecia atque et Hanni fratres eorum unusquisque in officio suo
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them during the service.
10 Hiesue autem genuit Ioachim et Ioachim genuit Eliasib et Eliasib genuit Ioiada
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
11 et Ioiada genuit Ionathan et Ionathan genuit Ieddoa
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12 in diebus autem Ioachim erant sacerdotes principes familiarum Saraiae Amaria Hieremiae Anania
In the days of Joiakim these were the priests, the leaders of the families: Meraiah was the leader of Seraiah, Hananiah was the leader of Jeremiah,
13 Ezrae Mosollam Amariae Iohanan
Meshullam was the leader of Ezra, Jehohanan was the leader of Amariah,
14 Milico Ionathan Sebeniae Ioseph
Jonathan was the leader of Malluk, and Joseph was the leader of Shebaniah.
15 Arem Edna Maraioth Elci
Adna was the leader of Harim, Helkai the leader of Meremoth,
16 Addaiae Zaccharia Genthon Mosollam
Zechariah was the leader of Iddo, Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon, and
17 Abiae Zecheri Miamin et Moadiae Felti
Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah.
18 Belgae Sammua Semaiae Ionathan
Shammua was the leader of Bilgah, Jehonathan was the leader of Shemaiah,
19 Ioiarib Matthanai Iadaiae Azzi
Mattenai was the leader of Joiarib, Uzzi was the leader of Jedaiah,
20 Sellaiae Celai Amoc Eber
Kallai was the leader of Sallu, Eber was the leader of Amok,
21 Elciae Asebia Idaiae Nathanahel
Hashabiah was the leader of Hilkiah, and Nethanel was the leader of Jedaiah.
22 Levitae in diebus Eliasib et Ioiada et Ionan et Ieddoa scripti principes familiarum et sacerdotes in regno Darii Persae
In the days of Eliashib, the Levites Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 filii Levi principes familiarum scripti in libro verborum dierum et usque ad dies Ionathan filii Eliasib
The descendants of Levi, their leaders of families were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
24 et principes Levitarum Asebia Serebia et Iesue filius Cedmihel et fratres eorum per vices suas ut laudarent et confiterentur iuxta praeceptum David viri Dei et observarent aeque per ordinem
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section, in obedience to the command of David, the man of God.
25 Matthania et Becbecia Obedia Mosollam Thelmon Accub custodes portarum et vestibulorum ante portas
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.
26 hii in diebus Ioachim filii Iesue filii Iosedech et in diebus Neemiae ducis et Ezrae sacerdotis scribaeque
They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
27 in dedicatione autem muri Hierusalem requisierunt Levitas de omnibus locis suis ut adducerent eos in Hierusalem et facerent dedicationem et laetitiam in actione gratiarum et in cantico in cymbalis psalteriis et citharis
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the people sought out the Levites wherever they lived, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with thanksgivings and singing with cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
28 congregati sunt ergo filii cantorum et de campestribus circa Hierusalem et de villis Netuphati
The fellowship of singers gathered together from the district around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.
29 et de domo Galgal et de regionibus Geba et Azmaveth quoniam villas aedificaverunt sibi cantores in circuitu Hierusalem
They also came from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30 et mundati sunt sacerdotes et Levitae et mundaverunt populum et portas et murum
The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 ascendere autem feci principes Iuda super murum et statui duos choros laudantium magnos et ierunt ad dexteram super murum ad portam Sterquilinii
Then I had the leaders of Judah go up to the top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs who gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall toward the Dung Gate.
32 et ivit post eos Osaias et media pars principum Iuda
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 et Azarias Ezras et Mosollam
and after them went Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Iuda et Beniamin et Semeia et Hieremia
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35 et de filiis sacerdotum in tubis Zaccharias filius Ionathan filius Semeiae filius Mathaniae filius Michaiae filius Zecchur filius Asaph
and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph.
36 et fratres eius Semeia et Azarel Malalai Galalai Maai Nathanel et Iuda et Anani in vasis cantici David viri Dei et Ezras scriba ante eos in porta Fontis
There also were Zechariah's relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe was in front of them.
37 et contra eos ascenderunt in gradibus civitatis David in ascensu muri super domum David et usque ad portam Aquarum ad orientem
By the Fountain Gate they went straight up on the stairs of the city of David, by the stairway to the wall above David's palace, to the Water Gate on the east.
38 et chorus secundus gratias referentium ibat ex adverso et ego post eum et media pars populi super murum et super turrem Furnorum et usque ad murum latissimum
The other choir of those who gave thanks went in the other direction. I followed them on the wall with half the people, above the Tower of Ovens, to the Broad Wall,
39 et super portam Ephraim et super portam Antiquam et super portam Piscium et turrem Ananehel et turrem Ema et usque ad portam Gregis et steterunt in porta Custodiae
and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
40 steteruntque duo chori laudantium in domo Dei et ego et dimidia pars magistratuum mecum
So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God, and I also took my place with half of the officials with me.
41 et sacerdotes Eliachim Maasia Miniamin Michea Elioenai Zaccharia Anania in tubis
Then the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets,
42 et Maasia et Semea et Eleazar et Azi et Iohanan et Melchia et Elam et Ezer et clare cecinerunt cantores et Iezraia praepositus
and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the singers made themselves heard and Jezrahiah was their leader.
43 et immolaverunt in die illa victimas magnas et laetati sunt Deus enim laetificaverat eos laetitia magna sed et uxores eorum et liberi gavisi sunt et audita est laetitia Hierusalem procul
They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy. Also the women and the children rejoiced. So the joy of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 recensuerunt quoque in die illa viros super gazofilacia thesauri ad libamina et ad primitias et ad decimas ut introferrent per eos principes civitatis in decore gratiarum actionis sacerdotes et Levitas quia laetatus est Iuda in sacerdotibus et Levitis adstantibus
On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites. Each was assigned to work the fields near the towns. For Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who were standing before them.
45 et custodierunt observationem Dei sui et observationem expiationis et cantores et ianitores iuxta praeceptum David et Salomonis filii eius
They performed the service of their God, and the service of purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, in keeping with the command of David and of Solomon his son.
46 quia in diebus David et Asaph ab exordio erant principes constituti cantorum in carmine laudantium et confitentium Deo
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors of singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 et omnis Israhel in diebus Zorobabel et in diebus Neemiae dabat partes cantoribus et ianitoribus per dies singulos et sanctificabant Levitas et Levitae sanctificabant filios Aaron
In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set aside the portion that was for the Levites, and the Levites set aside a portion for the descendants of Aaron.
