Nehemja 11

1 Och öfverstarna för folket bodde i Jerusalem; men det andra folket kastade lott derom, att af tio skulle en del draga till Jerusalem, den helga staden, till att bo der, och nio delar i städerna.

And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.

2 Och folket välsignade alla de män, som friviljoge voro till att bo i Jerusalem.

And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

3 Desse äro hufvuden i landskapen, de som i Jerusalem bodde; men i Juda städer bodde hvar och en på sina ägor, som i deras städer voro; nämliga Israel, Presterna, Leviterna, Nethinim och Salomos tjenares barn.

Now these are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

4 Och i Jerusalem bodde någre af Juda barn, och BenJamin. Af Juda barn: Athaja, Ussia son, Zacharia sons, Amaria sons, Sephatja sons, Mahalaleels sons, af Parez barn;

And in Jerusalem there were living certain of the children of Judah and of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah, the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

5 Och Maaseja, Baruchs son. CholHose sons, Hasaja sons, Adaja sons, Jojaribs sons, Zacharia sons, Siloni sons.

And Maaseiah, the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

6 All Parez barn, som i Jerusalem bodde, voro fyrahundrad åtta och sextio dugelige män.

All the sons of Perez living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight men of good position.

7 Desse äro BenJamins barn: Sallu, Mesullams son, Joeds sons, Pedaja sons, Kolaja sons, Maasesa sons, Ithiels sons, Jesaja sons.

And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.

8 Och efter honom Gabbai, Sallia, niohundrad åtta och tjugu.

And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

9 Och Joel, Sichri son, var deras föreståndare; och Juda, Hasuna son, öfver den andra delen i stadenom.

And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their overseer; and Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the town.

10 Af Presterna bodde: Jedaja, Jojaribs son, Jachin.

Of the priests: Jedaiah, the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

11 Seraja, Hilkia son, Mesullams sons, Zadoks sons, Merajoths sons, Ahitobs sons, var Förste i Guds hus.

Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,

12 Och deras bröder, som i husena skaffa hade, voro åttahundrad två och tjugu. Och Adaja, Jerohams son, Pelalja sons, Amzi sons, Zacharia sons, Pashurs sons, Malchija sons,

And their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

13 Och hans bröder öfverstar ibland fäderna, voro tuhundrad två och fyratio; och Amassai, Asareels son, Ahsai sons, Mesillemoths sons, Immers sons,

And his brothers, heads of families, two hundred and forty-two; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

14 Och deras bröder, väldige män, voro hundrade åtta och tjugu; och deras föreståndare var Sabdiel, Gedolims son.

And their brothers, men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

15 Af Leviterna: Semaja, Hasubs son, Asrikams sons, Hasabia sons, Bunni sons;

And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,

16 Och Sabbethai, och Josabad af Leviternas öfverstar, uti de ärende, som utantill voro vid Guds hus;

And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;

17 Och Matthania, Micha son, Sabdi sons, Assaphs sons, den hufvudet var till att begynna tacksägelse i bönene; och Bakbukia den andre ibland sina bröder; och Abda, Sammua son, Galals sons, Jeduthuns sons.

And Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who had to give the first note of the song of praise in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers, and Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18 Alle Leviterna i dem helga stadenom voro tuhundrad fyra och åttatio.

All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.

19 Och dörravaktarena, Akkub och Talmon, och deras bröder, som vid dörrarna vaktade, voro hundrade två och sjutio.

In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.

20 Men de andre Israel, Prester och Leviter, voro uti alla Juda städer, hvar och en i sinom arfvedel.

And the rest of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his heritage.

21 Och de Nethinim bodde i Ophel; och Ziha, och Gispa hörde till de Nethinim.

But the Nethinim were living in the Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

22 Föreståndaren öfver de Leviter i Jerusalem var Ussi, Bani son, Hasabia sons, Mattania sons, Micha sons. Utaf Assaphs barn voro sångare vid tjensten i Guds hus;

And the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the music-makers, who was over the business of the house of God.

23 Förty Konungens bud var öfver dem, att sångarena skulle handla troliga, hvar och en på den dag, som honom borde.

For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.

24 Och Petahja, Mesesabeels son, af Serahs barn, Juda sons, var i Konungens stad i all ärende till folket.

And Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, was the king's servant in everything to do with the people.

25 Och Juda barn, som ute voro på bygdene i sin land, bodde somlige i KiriathArba, och i dess döttrom, och i Dibon, och i dess döttrom, och i Kabzeel, och dess döttrom.

And for the daughter-towns with their fields, some of the men of Judah were living in Kiriath-arba and its daughter-towns, and in Dibon and its daughter-towns, and in Jekabzeel and its daughter-towns,

26 Och i Jesua, Molada, BethPhalet,

And in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,

27 HazarSual, BerSeba, och dess döttrom,

And in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and its daughter-towns,

28 Och i Ziklag, och Mechona, och dess döttrom,

And in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its daughter-towns,

29 Och i EnRimmon, Sarega, Jarmuth,

And in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,

30 Sanoah, Adullam, och dess döttrom; i Lachis, och på dess mark; i Aseka, och i dess döttrom. Och de lägrade sig, allt ifrå BerSeba intill Hinnoms dal.

Zanoah, Adullam and their daughter-towns, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its daughter-towns. So they were living from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.

31 Men BenJamins barn af Geba bodde i Michmas, Aija, BethEl och dess döttrar,

And the children of Benjamin were living from Geba, at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and its daughter-towns,

32 Och i Anathoth, Nob, Anania,

At Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Hazor, Rama, Gittaim,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod, Ono, i timberdalenom.

Lod and Ono, the valley of expert workers.

36 Och somlige Leviterna, som del hade i Juda, bodde ibland BenJamin.

And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.