Nehemías 12
1 Y éstos son los sacerdotes y levitas que subieron con Zorobabel hijo de Salatiel, y con Jesúa: 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 Mijamín, Maadías, Bilga,
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Semaías y Joiarib, Jedaías,
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Salú, Amoc, Hilcías, Jedaías. Estos eran los príncipes de los sacerdotes y sus hermanos en los días 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 Y los levitas: Jesúa, Binúi, Cadmiel, Serebías, Judá, y Matanías, que con sus hermanos oficiaba en 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 Y Bacbuquías y Uni, sus hermanos, delante de ellos en las guardas.
Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
10 Y Jesúa engendró a Joiacim, y Joiacim engendró a Eliasib y Eliasib engendró a 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 Joiada engendró a Jonatán, y Jonatán engendró a Jadúa.
who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
12 Y en los días de Joiacim los sacerdotes cabezas de familias fueron: de Seraías, Meraías; de Jeremías, Hananías;
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 Esdras, Mesulam; de Amarías, Johanán;
Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
14 de Melicú, Jonatán; de Sebanías, José;
Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
15 de Harim, Adna; de Meraiot, Helcai;
Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
16 de Iddo, Zacarías; de Ginetón, Mesulam;
Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
17 de Abías, Zicri; de Miniamín, de Moadías, 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 Hilcías, Hasabías; de Jedaías, Natanael.
Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
22 Los levitas en días de Eliasib, de Joiada, de Johanán y de Jadúa, fueron inscritos por cabezas de familias; también los sacerdotes, hasta 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 Los hijos de Leví, cabezas de familias, fueron inscritos en el libro de las Crónicas hasta los días de Johanán, hijo de Eliasib.
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 cabezas de los levitas: Hasabías, Serebías, Jesúa hijo de Cadmiel, y sus hermanos delante de ellos, para alabar y para rendir gracias, conforme al estatuto de David varón de Dios, guardando su turno.
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 Matanías y Bacbuquías, Obadías, Mesulam, Talmón y Acub, guardas, eran porteros para la guardia a las entradas 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 Estos fueron en los días de Joiacim, hijo de Jesúa, hijo de Josadac, y en los días de Nehemías capitán, y de Esdras sacerdote, escriba.
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 Y a la dedicación del muro de Jerusalén buscaron a los levitas de todos sus lugares, para traerlos a Jerusalén, para hacer la dedicación y la fiesta con alabanzas y con cánticos, con címbalos, salterios y cítaras.
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 Y fueron reunidos los hijos de los cantores, así de la campiña alrededor de Jerusalén como de las aldeas de Netofati;
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 y de la casa de Gilgal, y de los campos de Geba, y de Azmavet; porque los cantores se habían edificado 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 Y se purificaron los sacerdotes y los levitas; y purificaron al pueblo, y las puertas, y el muro.
[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 luego subir a los príncipes de Judá sobre el muro, y puse dos coros grandes que fueron en procesión; el uno a la mano derecha sobre el muro hacia la puerta del Muladar.
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 E iba tras de ellos Osaías, y la mitad de los príncipes de Judá,
Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
33 y Azarías, Esdras y 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 y Benjamín, y Semaías, y Jeremías;
35 y de los hijos de los sacerdotes iban con trompetas: Zacarías hijo de Jonatán, hijo de Semaías, hijo de Matanías, hijo de Micaías, hijo de Zacur, hijo de Asaf;
36 y sus hermanos Semaías y Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Natanael, Judá y Hanani, con los instrumentos musicales de David varón de Dios; y Esdras escriba, delante de ellos.
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 Y a la puerta de la Fuente, y delante de ellos, subieron por las gradas de la ciudad de David, por la subida del muro, desde la casa de David hasta la puerta de las Aguas al oriente.
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 Y el segundo coro iba del lado opuesto, y yo en pos de él, con la mitad del pueblo sobre el muro, desde la torre de los Hornos hasta el muro ancho;
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 y desde la puerta de Efraín hasta la puerta vieja, y a la puerta de los Peces, y la torre de Hananeel, y la torre de Hamea, hasta la puerta de las Ovejas; y pararon en la puerta de la Guarda.
[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 Pararon luego los dos coros en la Casa de Dios; y yo, y la mitad de los magistrados conmigo;
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 y los sacerdotes, Eliacim, Maaseías, Miniamín, Micaías, Elioenai, Zacarías, y Hananías, con trompetas;
My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
42 y Maasías, y Semaías, y Eleazar, y Uzi, y Johanán, y Malquías, y Elam, y Ezer. Y los cantores cantaban alto, e Izrahías era el prefecto.
[another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
43 Y sacrificaron aquel día gran número de víctimas, e hicieron alegrías; porque Dios los había alegrado con gran gozo; se alegraron también las mujeres y los niños; y el alborozo de Jerusalén fue oído de 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 Y en aquel día fueron puestos varones sobres las cámaras de los tesoros, de las ofrendas, de las primicias, y de los diezmos; para juntar en ellas, de los campos de la ciudades, las porciones legales para los sacerdotes y para los levitas; porque la alegría de Judá era sobre los sacerdotes y levitas que servían.
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 Y guardaban la observancia de su Dios, y la observancia de la expiación, y los cantores y los porteros, conforme al estatuto de David y de Salomón su hijo.
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 desde el tiempo de David y de Asaf, y de antes, había príncipes de cantores, y cántico y alabanza, y acción de gracias 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 Y todo Israel en días de Zorobabel, y en días de Nehemías, daba raciones a los cantores y a los porteros, cada cosa en su día; y santificaban a los levitas, y los levitas santificaban a los hijos 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].
