Nehemías 12
1 Esta es la lista de los sacerdotes y levitas que volvieron con Zorobabel, hijo de Sealtiel, y Jesúa, el sumo sacerdote: Seraías, Jeremías, Esdras,
[Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amarías, Maluc, Hatús,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Secanías, Rehum, Meremot,
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Gineto, Abías,
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Miamín, Maadías, Bilga,
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Semaías, Joiarib, Jedaías,
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Salú, Amoc, Hilcías y Jedaías. Estos eran los líderes de los sacerdotes y sus parientes en el tiempo de Jesúa.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua [was the Supreme Priest].
8 Los levitas eran Jesúa, Binúi, Cadmiel, Serebías, Judá y Matanías, quien con sus compañeros levitas estaba a cargo de los cantos de alabanza.
[Some of the other] descendants of Levi who returned were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah. They were in charge of singing songs to thank [God].
9 Otros dos levitas, Bacbuquías y Uni, estaban frente a ellos en el servicio.
Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
10 El sumo sacerdote Jesúa era el padre de Joiacim, que era el padre de Eliasib, que era el padre de Joiada,
Jeshua [who was the Supreme Priest] was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
11 que era el padre de Jonatán, que era el padre de Jadúa.
who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
12 En tiempos de Joiacim, estos eran los jefes de familia de los sacerdotes de la familia de Seraías, Meraías; de la de Jeremías, Ananías;
When Joiakim was the Supreme Priest, these were the leaders of the clans of priests: Meraiah, from [the clan of] Seraiah; Hananiah, from [the clan of] Jeremiah;
13 de la de Esdras, Mesulam; de la de Amarías, Johanán;
Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
14 de la de Maluci, Jonatán; de la de Sebanías, José;
Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
15 de la de Harim, Adna; de la de Meraiot, Helcai;
Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
16 de la de Iddo, Zacarías; de la de Gineto, Mesulam
Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
17 de Abías, Zicri; de Miiamín y de Maadías, Piltai;
Zicri, from [the clan of] Abijah. There was also a leader from [the clan of] Miniamin; Piltai, from [the clan of] Moadiah;
18 de Bilga, Samúa; de Semaías, Jonatán;
Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
19 de Joiarib, Matenai; de Jedaías, Uzi;
Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
20 de Salai, Calai; de Amoc, Eber;
Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
21 de Hicíash, Hasabías; de Jedaías, Natanael.
Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
22 Los jefes de familia de los levitas en la época de Eliasib, Joiada, Johanán y Jaddua, además de los de los sacerdotes, fueron registrados durante el reinado de Darío el Persa.
During the years that Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua [were Supreme Priests], they (wrote/kept a list of) the names of the clans who were descendants of Levi. When Darius was the king of Persia, they stopped writing that list.
23 En cuanto a la genealogía de los hijos de Leví, los jefes de familia hasta la época de Johanán, hijo de Eliasib, fueron inscritos en el Libro de los Registros.
They wrote the names of the leaders of the clans who were descendants of Levi in the Book of Events [in Israel], but they stopped writing those names when Eliashib’s grandson Johanan [was the Supreme Priest].
24 Los jefes de los levitas eran Hasabías, Serebías y Jesúa, hijo de Cadmiel, junto con sus compañeros levitas, que estaban de pie frente a ellos, cada sección dando alabanzas y agradecimientos y respondiendo unos a otros, según lo dispuesto por David, el hombre de Dios.
These are the leaders of the clans [who are] descendants of Levi: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel and others who were divided into two groups. The two groups faced each other, one group replying to the other, during the time that they praised and thanked God. They did that just as King David, the man who served God well, had instructed.
25 Se les unieron Matanías, Bacbucías y Abdías. Mesulam, Talmón y Acub eran guardianes de los almacenes de las puertas.
These singers included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. The men who guarded the storerooms close to the gates [of the temple] were Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.
26 Sirvieron en tiempos de Joiaquim, hijo de Jesúa, hijo de Josadac, y en tiempos del gobernador Nehemías y del sacerdote y escriba Esdras.
They did that work during the time that Joiakim, who was the son of Jeshua and the grandson of Jehozadak, [was the Supreme Priest, ] and I was the governor, and Ezra was the priest who knew the Jewish laws very well.
27 Para dedicar el muro de Jerusalén, se llamó a los levitas de todos los lugares donde vivían para que vinieran a Jerusalén y celebraran con alegría la dedicación con cantos de alabanza y agradecimiento, acompañados de címbalos, arpas y liras.
When we dedicated the wall around Jerusalem, we summoned the descendants of Levi [who help the priests] from the nearby places where they [were living]. We asked them to [join with us to] celebrate when we dedicated the wall. We wanted them to sing songs to thank [Yahweh] and make music by playing cymbals and harps and other stringed instruments.
28 También trajeron a los cantores de los alrededores de Jerusalén y de las aldeas de los netofatitas,
We summoned the descendants of Levi who habitually sang together. They came to Jerusalem from nearby areas [where they had settled], and from places around Netophah [town southeast of Jerusalem],
29 así como de Bet-gilgal y de la zona de Geba y Azmavet, pues los cantores se habían construido aldeas alrededor de Jerusalén.
and from three places [northeast of Jerusalem]—Beth Gilgal [city] and the areas around Geba and Azmaveth. Those singers had built villages to live in near Jerusalem.
30 Una vez que los sacerdotes y los levitas se purificaron, purificaron el pueblo, las puertas y la muralla.
[When they came to Jerusalem], the priests and [other] descendants of Levi [who help the priests] performed rituals to cause themselves to be acceptable to God, and then they performed similar rituals to purify the [other] people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Hice que los jefes de Judá subieran a la muralla y dispuse dos grandes coros para dar gracias. Un grupo se dirigió a la derecha de la muralla, hasta la Puerta del Desecho.
Then I gathered together the leaders of Judah on top of the wall, and I appointed them to lead two large groups to march around the city [on top of the wall], thanking God. [As they faced the city, ] one group walked to the right toward the Dung Gate.
32 Los siguieron Oseas y la mitad de los dirigentes de Judá,
Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
33 con Azarías, Esdras, Mesulam,
Behind them marched a group of priests who were blowing trumpets. They were Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah. Next came Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph.
34 Judá, Benjamín, Semaías y Jeremías,
35 así como algunos de los sacerdotes con trompetas, y Zacarías, hijo de Jonatán, hijo de Semaías hijo de Matanías, hijo de Micaías, hijo de Zaccur, hijo de Asaf,
36 y sus compañeros sacerdotes, Semaías, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netanel, Judá y Hanani, junto con los instrumentos musicales, tal como lo exigió David, el hombre de Dios. El escriba Esdras los dirigía.
Behind them marched other members of Zechariah’s clan: Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They all were playing the same kinds of musical instruments that King David had played [many years previously]. Ezra, the man who knew the Jewish laws very well, marched in front of this group.
37 En la Puerta de la Fuente se dirigieron hacia arriba por la escalera de la ciudad de David, donde la muralla sube, por encima de la casa de David, y hacia la Puerta del Agua, al este.
When they reached the Fountain Gate, they went up the steps to David’s City, past his palace, and then to the wall at the Water Gate, on the east side [of the city].
38 El otro grupo del coro fue en dirección contraria. Los seguí, junto con la mitad del pueblo, por la muralla, pasando por la Torre de los Hornos, hasta la Muralla Ancha,
The other group of those who were thanking [Yahweh] marched to the left on top of the wall. I followed them with half of the people. [We marched] past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall.
39 por la Puerta de Efraín, la Puerta de Jesana, la Puerta del Pescado, la Torre de Hananel y la Torre de los Cien, hasta la Puerta de las Ovejas, deteniéndose en la Puerta de la Guardia.
[From there we marched] past Ephraim Gate, Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred Soldiers, to the Sheep Gate. We finished marching near the gate into the temple.
40 Los dos coros de acción de gracias ocuparon entonces su lugar en el Templo de Dios. Yo seguí con el grupo de líderes que me acompañaba,
Both the groups reached the temple while they were thanking God. They stood in their places there. The leaders who were with me [also stood with me in our places].
41 junto con los sacerdotes que tocaban sus trompetas: Eliaquim, Maasías, Miniamin, Micaías, Elioenai, Zacarías y Ananías.
My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
42 Luego vinieron los cantores Maasías, Semaías, Eleazar, Uzzi, Johanán, Malquías, Elam y Ezer, y los coros cantaron, dirigidos por Izrahías.
[another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
43 Ese día se ofrecieron muchos sacrificios, celebrando que Dios les había traído tanta felicidad, una felicidad tremenda. Las mujeres y los niños también celebraron, y los sonidos de alegría en Jerusalén se podían escuchar a lo lejos.
[After we went outside the temple, ] we offered many sacrifices. We men all rejoiced because God had caused us to be very happy. The women and the children also rejoiced. People far away could hear the noise that we made there in Jerusalem.
44 Ese mismo día se pusieron hombres a cargo de los almacenes que contenían las ofrendas, la primera parte de las cosechas y los diezmos. Lo que la Ley asignaba a los sacerdotes y a los levitas se llevaba a estos almacenes desde los campos de los alrededores de las ciudades, porque todo el pueblo de Judá se alegraba por el servicio de los sacerdotes y de los levitas.
On that day, men were appointed {they appointed men} to be in charge of the storerooms where they kept the money that people contributed [for the temple]. They also kept there [the other things that the people contributed—] the tithes and the first part of the grain and fruit that was harvested each year. Those men collected those things from the fields/farms near the cities, and [took them to Jerusalem and] gave them to the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi, as [Moses had said in his] laws that they should do. All the Israeli people were happy about the work that the priests and the descendants of Levi did,
45 Ellos eran responsables del culto a su Dios y del servicio de purificación, junto con los cantores y los porteros, siguiendo las instrucciones de David y de su hijo Salomón.
because they performed the rituals to purify things, and the other rituals that God had commanded. The musicians in the temple also did their work as King David and his son Solomon had declared that they should do.
46 Porque hace mucho tiempo, en tiempos de David y de Asaf, se habían designado directores para los cantores y para los cantos de alabanza y de agradecimiento a Dios.
Ever since the time that David had been the king and Asaph had been his chief musician, the musicians had led the people while they sang songs to praise and thank God.
47 Así que en el tiempo de Zorobabel y de Nehemías, todos en Israel proveían las dietas para los cantores y los porteros. También se aseguraban de proveer para los otros levitas, y los levitas daban una parte de esto a los descendientes de Aarón.
During the years that Zerubbabel and I governed the Israeli people, they all contributed the food that the singers and temple gatekeepers needed each day. They gave (a tithe/10%) of their crops to the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests], and those descendants of Levi gave (a tithe/10%) of that to [the priests, who were] descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest].
