Ezra 8
1 Wọ̀nyí ni àwọn olórí ìdílé àti àwọn tí ó fi orúkọ sílẹ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn tì wọn gòkè pẹ̀lú mi láti Babeli ní àkókò ìjọba Artasasta ọba:
This is a list of the names of the leaders of the clans who came with me up [to Jerusalem] from Babylonia when Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia]:
2 nínú àwọn ọmọ Finehasi: Gerṣomu; nínú àwọn ọmọ Itamari: Daniẹli; nínú àwọn ọmọ Dafidi: Hattusi,
Gershom, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s grandson] Phinehas Daniel, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s son] Ithamar Hattush, the son of Shecaniah, from the clan descended from King David
3 nínú àwọn ọmọ Ṣekaniah; nínú àwọn ọmọ Paroṣi: Sekariah, àti pé àádọ́jọ ọkùnrin fi orúkọ sílẹ̀ pẹ̀lú rẹ;
Zechariah and 150 [other] men from the clan descended from Parosh
4 nínú àwọn ọmọ Pahati-Moabu: Elihoenai ọmọ Serahiah àti àwọn igba ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 other men from the clan descended from Pahath-Moab
5 nínú àwọn ọmọ Sattu: Ṣekaniah ọmọ Jahasieli àti àwọn ọ̀ọ́dúnrún ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel and 300 other men from the clan descended from Zattu
6 nínú àwọn ọmọ Adini: Ebedi ọmọ Jonatani, àti àádọ́ta ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 other men from the clan descended from Adin
7 nínú àwọn ọmọ Elamu: Jeṣaiah ọmọ Ataliah àwọn àádọ́rin ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 other men from the clan descended from Elam
8 nínú àwọn ọmọ Ṣefatia: Sebadiah ọmọ Mikaeli, àti ọgọ́rin ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 other men from the clan descended from Shephatiah
9 nínú àwọn ọmọ Joabu: Obadiah ọmọ Jehieli àti ogún ó lé nígba ó dín méjì ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 other men from the clan descended from Joab
10 nínú àwọn ọmọ Bani: Ṣelomiti ọmọ Josafiah, àti ọgọ́jọ ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and 160 other men from the clan descended from Bani
11 nínú àwọn ọmọ Bebai: Sekariah ọmọ Bebai àti ọkùnrin méjìdínlọ́gbọ̀n pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 other men from the clan descended from [another man whose name was] Bebai
12 nínú àwọn ọmọ Asgadi: Johanani ọmọ Hakatani, àti àádọ́fà ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú rẹ̀;
Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 other men from the clan descended from Azgad
13 nínú àwọn ọmọ Adonikami: àwọn ti ó gbẹ̀yìn, tì orúkọ wọn ń jẹ́ Elifaleti, Jeieli àti Ṣemaiah, àti ọgọ́ta ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú wọn;
Also Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who returned [here] later with 60 men from the clan descended from Adonikam
14 nínú àwọn ọmọ Bigfai: Uttai àti Sakkuri, àti àádọ́rin ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú wọn.
And Uthai and Zaccur and 70 other men from the clan descended from Bigvai.
15 Èmi kó wọn jọ pọ̀ si etí odò ti ń sàn lọ sí Ahafa, a pàgọ́ síbẹ̀ fún odidi ọjọ́ mẹ́ta, nígbà ti mo wo àárín àwọn ènìyàn àti àárín àwọn àlùfáà, ń kò rí ọmọ Lefi kankan níbẹ̀.
I gathered all of them together at the canal that goes [from Babylon] to Ahava [town]. We set up our tents there and stayed there for three days. [During that time] I checked the lists of names and found out that there were priests [going with us], but no [other] descendants of Levi [who could help them in the temple].
16 Nígbà náà ni mo pe Elieseri, Arieli, Ṣemaiah, Elnatani, Jaribi, Elnatani, Natani, Sekariah, àti Meṣullamu, tí wọ́n jẹ́ olórí, àti Joiaribu àti Elnatani tí wọ́n jẹ́ onímọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀,
So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, two men whose names were Elnathan, and Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were all leaders [of the people]. I also summoned Joiarib and another Elnathan, who were wise.
17 mo sì rán wọn tí àwọn ti àṣẹ sí ọ̀dọ̀ Iddo, tí ó jẹ́ olórí ní ibi ti a ń pè ni Kasifia, mo sì sọ fún wọn ohun tí wọn yóò wí fun Iddo àti àwọn Lefi arákùnrin rẹ̀, tí wọ́n jẹ́ òṣìṣẹ́ tẹmpili ní Kasifia pé, kí wọn mú àwọn ìránṣẹ́ wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ wa fún ilé Ọlọ́run wa.
I sent them all to Iddo, the leader of the descendants of Levi, who was living in Casiphia [town], to request that he and his relatives and other men who had worked in the temple send to us some men who would [go/come with us to] work in God’s new temple [in Jerusalem].
18 Nítorí ọwọ́ àánú Ọlọ́run wa wà lára wa, wọ́n sì mú Ṣerebiah wá fún wa, ẹni tí ó kún ojú òsùwọ̀n láti ìran Mahili, ọmọ Lefi, ọmọ Israẹli, àti àwọn ọmọ Ṣerebiah àti àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀, wọ́n jẹ́ ọkùnrin méjìdínlógún.
Because God was kind to us, they brought to us a man named Sherebiah and 18 of his sons and other relatives. Sherebiah was a very wise man, a descendant of Mahli, [who was a grandson] of Levi.
19 Àti Haṣabiah, pẹ̀lú Jeṣaiah láti ìran Merari, pẹ̀lú àwọn arákùnrin rẹ àti àwọn ọmọ wọ́n jẹ́ ogún ọkùnrin.
They also sent to us Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and 20 of their relatives.
20 Wọ́n sì tún mú ogún lé nígba àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ tẹmpili wá—àwọn ènìyàn tí Dafidi àti àwọn ìjòyè rẹ̀ gbé kalẹ̀ láti ran àwọn ọmọ Lefi lọ́wọ́. Gbogbo wọn ni a ṣe àkọsílẹ̀ orúkọ wọn.
They also sent 220 other men to work in the temple. Those men’s ancestors had been appointed by King David to assist the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests in the temple]. I listed/wrote the names of all those men.
21 Níbẹ̀, ní ẹ̀bá odò Ahafa, mo kéde àwẹ̀, kí a ba à le rẹ ara wa sílẹ̀ níwájú Ọlọ́run, kí a sì béèrè lọ́wọ́ rẹ̀ fún ìrìnàjò àìléwu fún wa àti àwọn ọmọ wa àti fún gbogbo ohun ìní wa.
There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would (fast/abstain from eating food) and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.
22 Mo tijú láti béèrè lọ́wọ́ ọba fún àwọn jagunjagun orí ilẹ̀, àti ti orí ẹṣin láti dáàbò bò wá kúrò lọ́wọ́ àwọn ọ̀tá ní ọ̀nà wa, nítorí àti sọ fún ọba pé, “Ọwọ́ àánú Ọlọ́run wà ní ara gbogbo ẹni tí ó gbé ojú sókè sí i, ṣùgbọ́n ìbínú ńlá rẹ wà lórí ẹni tó kọ̀ ọ́ sílẹ̀.”
Previously we had told the king that our God takes care of all those who truly trust in him, but that he becomes very angry with those who refuse to obey him. So I would have been ashamed if I had asked the king to send soldiers and men riding on horses to protect us from our enemies while we were traveling along the road.
23 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a sì gbààwẹ̀, a sì bẹ̀bẹ̀ fún èyí lọ́dọ̀ Ọlọ́run wa, òun sì gbọ́ àdúrà wa.
So we (fasted/abstained from eating food) and requested God to protect us, and he (answered our prayers/did what we requested.)
24 Nígbà náà ni mo ya àwọn àlùfáà tó jẹ́ aṣáájú méjìlá sọ́tọ̀, pẹ̀lú Ṣerebiah, Haṣabiah àti mẹ́wàá lára àwọn arákùnrin wọn,
I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.
25 mo sì fi òsùwọ̀n wọn ọrẹ fàdákà àti wúrà àti àwọn ohun èlò tí ọba, àti ti àwọn ìgbìmọ̀, àti ti àwọn ìjòyè, àti ti gbogbo ọmọ Israẹli tí ó wà níbẹ̀, tí wọ́n gbe sílẹ̀ fún ilé Ọlọ́run wa.
I appointed them to supervise carrying to Jerusalem the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items that the king and his advisors and other officials, and the Israeli people [who were living in Babylonia], had contributed for the temple of our God.
26 Mo fi òsùwọ̀n wọn ẹgbẹ̀ta lé láàádọ́ta tálẹ́ǹtì fàdákà, àti ohun èlò fàdákà tí ó wọn ọgọ́rùn-ún tálẹ́ǹtì, ọgọ́rùn-ún tálẹ́ǹtì wúrà,
As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of gold,
27 ogún ago wúrà tí iye rẹ̀ tó ẹgbẹ̀rún dariki, àti ohun èlò idẹ dáradára méjì ti ó ni iye lórí bí i wúrà.
20 gold bowls that altogether weighed (19 pounds/8.6 kg.), and two items made of polished bronze that were as valuable as ones made of gold.
28 Mo wí fún wọn pé, “Ẹ̀yin àti àwọn ohun èlò wọ̀nyí ni a ti yà sí mímọ́ fún Olúwa. Fàdákà àti wúrà sì jẹ́ ọrẹ àtinúwá sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run àwọn baba yín.
I said to those priests, “You belong to Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/also belonged to), and these valuable things also belong to him. The people themselves gave these things to be offerings to Yahweh (voluntarily/because they wanted to).
29 Ẹ máa tọ́jú wọn dáradára títí ẹ̀yin yóò fi fi òsùwọ̀n wọ̀n wọ́n jáde kúrò ni ilé Olúwa ni Jerusalẹmu ní iwájú àwọn aṣáájú, àwọn àlùfáà àti àwọn ọmọ Lefi, àti ní iwájú olórí ìdílé gbogbo ni Israẹli.”
So guard them carefully, and [when we arrive] in Jerusalem, weigh them in the presence of the priests, the descendants of Levi [who will help the priests], and the other Israeli leaders there. They will then put them in the storerooms in the new temple.”
30 Nígbà náà ni àwọn àlùfáà àti àwọn Lefi gba fàdákà àti wúrà àti àwọn ohun èlò mímọ́ tí a ti wọ̀n jáde fún kíkó lọ sí ilé Ọlọ́run wa ní Jerusalẹmu.
So the priests and [other] descendants of Levi took from me all the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items, in order to carry them to the temple in Jerusalem.
31 Ní ọjọ́ kejìlá oṣù kìn-ín-ní ni a gbéra kúrò ní ẹ̀bá odò Ahafa láti lọ sí Jerusalẹmu. Ọwọ́ Ọlọ́run wa wà lára wa, ó sì dáàbò bò wá kúrò lọ́wọ́ àwọn ọ̀tá àti àwọn adigunjalè ní ọ̀nà wa.
On April 19, we left the Ahava Canal and started to travel to Jerusalem. Our God took care of us, and while we traveled, he prevented our enemies and bandits from (ambushing us/suddenly attacking us).
32 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a gúnlẹ̀ sí Jerusalẹmu, níbi tí a ti sinmi fún ọjọ́ mẹ́ta.
After we arrived in Jerusalem, we rested for three days.
33 Ní ọjọ́ kẹrin, a wọn ohun èlò fàdákà àti wúrà àti àwọn ohun èlò mímọ lé àlùfáà Meremoti ọmọ Uriah lọ́wọ́, láti inú ilé Ọlọ́run wa, Eleasari ọmọ Finehasi wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni àwọn ọmọ Lefi; Josabadi ọmọ Jeṣua àti Noadiah ọmọ Binnui wà níbẹ̀ pẹ̀lú.
Then on the fourth/next day we went to the temple. There the silver and gold and the other items were weighed and given to the priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah. Eleazar the son of Phinehas and two descendants of Levi, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, were with him.
34 Gbogbo nǹkan ni a kà, tí a sì wọ̀n, gbogbo iye ìwọ̀n ni a sì ṣe àkọsílẹ̀ rẹ̀ sínú ìwé ní ìgbà náà.
They counted everything, and wrote down how much they weighed, and wrote [a description of] each item.
35 Nígbà náà ni àwọn ìgbèkùn tí ó ti padà láti ilẹ̀ àjèjì rú ẹbọ sísun sí Ọlọ́run Israẹli: akọ màlúù méjìlá fún gbogbo Israẹli, àgbò mẹ́rìndínlọ́gọ́rùn-ún, ọ̀dọ́-àgùntàn mẹ́tàdínlọ́gọ́rin, àti òbúkọ méjìlá fún ẹbọ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀. Gbogbo èyí jẹ́ ẹbọ sísun sí Olúwa.
We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats [to atone] for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.
36 Wọ́n sì jíṣẹ́ àṣẹ ọba fún àwọn ìjòyè àti àwọn baálẹ̀ agbègbè Eufurate, wọ́n sì ṣe ìrànlọ́wọ́ fún àwọn ènìyàn àti ilé Ọlọ́run.
Some of us who returned [from Babylonia] took to the governors and other officials of the province west of the [Euphrates] River the letter that the king had given to us. [After they read the letter, ] they did all [that they were able to do] for us Israeli people and for the temple of God.
