Nehemja 12
1 Desse äro de Prester och Leviter, som uppdrogo med Serubbabel, Sealthiels son, och Jesua: Seraja, Jeremia, Esra,
These were the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amaria, Malluch, Hattus,
Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Sechania, Rehum, Meremoth,
Shecaniah, Rehum, and Meremoth.
4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abia,
There were Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Mijamin, Maadia, Bilga,
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Semaja, Jojarib, Jedaja,
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkia och Jedaja. Desse voro hufvuden ibland Presterna, och deras bröder i Jesua tid.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8 Men Leviterna voro desse: Jesua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Serebia, Juda och Mattania, öfver tackämbetet, han och hans bröder.
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates.
9 Bakbukia och Unni, deras bröder, voro omkring dem i vakt.
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them during the service.
10 Jesua födde Jojakim. Jojakim födde Eljasib. Eljasib födde Jojada.
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
11 Jojada födde Jonathan. Jonathan födde Jaddua.
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12 Och i Jojakims tid voro desse öfverste fäder ibland Presterna, nämliga af Seraja var Meraja; af Jeremia var Hanania;
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 Af Esra var Mesullam; af Amaria var Johanan;
Meshullam was the leader of Ezra, Jehohanan was the leader of Amariah,
14 Af Malluch var Jonathan; af Sebania var Joseph;
Jonathan was the leader of Malluk, and Joseph was the leader of Shebaniah.
15 Af Harim var Adna; af Merajoth var Helkai;
Adna was the leader of Harim, Helkai the leader of Meremoth,
16 Af Iddo var Zacharia; af Ginnethon var Mesullam;
Zechariah was the leader of Iddo, Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon, and
17 Af Abia var Sichri; af MinjaminMoadia var Piltai;
Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah.
18 Af Bilga var Sammua; af Semaja var Jonathan;
Shammua was the leader of Bilgah, Jehonathan was the leader of Shemaiah,
19 Af Jojarib var Mattenai; af Jedaja var Ussi;
Mattenai was the leader of Joiarib, Uzzi was the leader of Jedaiah,
20 Af Sallai var Kallai; af Amok var Eber;
Kallai was the leader of Sallu, Eber was the leader of Amok,
21 Af Hilkia var Hasabia; af Jedaja var Nethaneel.
Hashabiah was the leader of Hilkiah, and Nethanel was the leader of Jedaiah.
22 Och i Eljasibs tid, Jojada, Johanan och Jaddua, vordo öfverste fäderna ibland Leviterna och Presterna beskrifne, under Darios, den Persens rike.
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 Men Levi barn, öfverste fäderna vordo beskrifne i Chrönicon, allt intill Johanans tid, Eljasibs sons.
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 Och desse voro öfverstarne i Leviterna: Hasabia, Serebia och Jesua, Kadmiels son; och deras bröder jemte dem, till att lofva och tacka, såsom den Guds mannen David det budit hade, den ena vakten vid den andra.
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 Mattania, Bakbukia, Obadja, Mesullam, Talmon och Akkub, voro dörravaktare i vaktene vid dörrena i portomen.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.
26 Desse voro i Jojakims tid, Jesua sons, Jozadaks sons; och i Nehemia den landshöfdingans, och Prestens Esra den Skriftlärdas tid.
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 Och uti murens vigning i Jerusalem sökte man Leviterna utur all deras rum, att man skulle hafva dem till Jerusalem, till att hålla vigning med glädje, med tacksägelse, med sång, med cymbaler, psaltare och harpor.
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 Och sig församlade sångarenas barn, och af den ängden omkring Jerusalem, och af Netophati byar,
The fellowship of singers gathered together from the district around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.
29 Och af Gilgals hus, och af den mark i Geba, och Asmaveth; förty sångarena hade byggt sig byar omkring Jerusalem.
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 Och Presterna och Leviterna renade sig, och renade folket, portarna och muren.
The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Och jag lät Juda Förstar stiga upp på muren, och beställde två stora tackchorar; de gingo åstad, den ene på högra sidone ofvan uppå murenom, åt dyngoporten;
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 Och efter dem gick Hosaja, och hälften af Juda Förstar,
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 Och Asaria, Esra, Mesullam,
and after them went Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Juda, BenJamin, Semaja och Jeremia;
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35 Och någre af Prestabarnen med trummeter, nämliga Zacharia, Jonathans son, Semaja sons, Mattania sons, Michaja sons, Saccurs sons, Assaphs sons;
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 Och hans bröder, Semaja, Asareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel och Juda, Hanani med den Guds mansens Davids strängaspel; men Esra den Skriftlärde för dem.
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 Och vid brunnporten, gentöfver dem, gingo de på trappomen åt Davids stad, uppåt muren om Davids hus, allt intill vattuporten östantill.
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 Den andre tackchoren gick tvärsifrå dem, och jag efter honom, och hälften af folket, utåt murenom uppåt ugnatornet, allt intill den breda muren;
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 Och uppåt Ephraims port, och till gamla porten, och till fiskaporten, och till Hananeels torn, och till Mea torn, allt intill fåraporten; och blefvo ståndande i fängelseportenom.
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 Och stodo alltså de två tackchorer uti Guds huse, och jag, och hälften af öfverstarna med mig;
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 Och Presterna, nämliga Eljakim, Maaseja, Minjamin, Michaja, Eljoenai, Zacharia, Hanania, med trummeter;
Then the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets,
42 Och Maaseja, Semaja, Eleasar, Ussi, Johanan, Malchija, Elam och Eser; och sångarena söngo högt; och Jisrahja var föreståndaren.
and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the singers made themselves heard and Jezrahiah was their leader.
43 Och stor offer vordo offrad på den samma dagen, och de voro glade; ty Gud hade gjort dem en stor glädje, så att både qvinnor och barn fröjdade sig; och Jerusalems glädje hördes långan väg.
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 På den tiden vordo män förskickade öfver skattkistona, der häfoffer, förstling och tiond uti var, att de skulle samka tillhopa af åkromen omkring städerna, till att utdela efter lagen för Prester och Leviter; ty Juda hade en glädje af Presterna och Leviterna, att de stodo.
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 Och de höllo sins Guds vakt, och reningenes vakt; och sångarena och dörravaktarena stodo efter Davids och hans sons Salomos bud.
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 Förty i Davids och Assaphs tid vordo stiktade öfverste sångare, och lofsånger, och tacksägningar till Gud.
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 Men hele Israel gaf sångarena och dörravaktarena delar uti Serubbabels och Nehemia tid, hvar dagen sin del. Och de gåfvo af det helgada Levitomen; och Leviterna gåfvo Aarons barnom af det helgada.
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.
