1 T hese are the heads of their fathers’ houses and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia in the reign of King Artaxerxes:

And these heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.

2 O f the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of Ithamar, Daniel; of David, Hattush

From the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; from the sons of Ithamar: Daniel; from the sons of David: Hattush;

3 O f the sons of Shecaniah; of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men by genealogy;

from the sons of Shechaniah, from the sons of Pharosh: Zechariah, and with him, reckoning themselves by genealogy, of males a hundred and fifty.

4 O f the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, with 200 men;

From the sons of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred who are males.

5 O f the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, with 300 men;

From the sons of Shechaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred who are males.

6 O f the sons of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, with 50 men;

And from the sons of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty who are males.

7 O f the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, with 70 men;

And from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy who are males.

8 O f the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, with 80 men;

And from the sons of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty who are males.

9 O f the sons of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, with 218 men;

From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen who are males.

10 O f the sons of, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, with 160 men;

And from the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty who are males.

11 O f the sons of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, with 28 men;

And from the sons of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight who are males.

12 O f the sons of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, with 110 men;

And from the sons of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten who are males.

13 O f the sons of Adonikam, the last to come, their names are Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, with 60 men;

And from the younger sons of Adonikam -- and these their names -- Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty who are males.

14 O f the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, with 70 men.

And from the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy who are males.

15 I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava, and there we encamped three days. I reviewed the people and the priests, and found no Levites.

And I gather them unto the river that is going unto Ahava, and we encamp there three days; and I consider about the people, and about the priests, and of the sons of Levi I have found none there;

16 T hen I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, Meshullam, who were chief men, and also for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were teachers.

and I send for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding;

17 A nd I sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them to say to Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia, Bring to us servants for the house of our God.

and I charge them for Iddo the head, in the place Casiphia, and put in their mouth words to speak unto Iddo, his brethren the Nethinim, in the place Casiphia, to bring to us ministrants for the house of our God.

18 A nd by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, named Sherebiah, with his sons and his kinsmen, 18;

And they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;

19 A nd Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20;

and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brethren, and their sons, twenty;

20 A lso 220 of the Nethinim, whose forefathers David and the officials had set apart to attend the Levites. They were all mentioned by name.

and from the Nethinim, whom David and the heads gave for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them defined by name.

21 T hen I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a straight and right way for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,

22 F or I was ashamed to request of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy along the way, because we had told the king, The hand of our God is upon all them for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.

for I was ashamed to ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us because of the enemy in the way, for we spake to the king, saying, `The hand of our God upon all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath upon all forsaking Him.'

23 S o we fasted and besought our God for this, and He heard our entreaty.

And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.

24 T hen I set apart twelve leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen,

And I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten,

25 A nd weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God which the king, his counselors, his lords, and all Israel there present had offered.

and I weigh to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, a heave-offering of the house of our God, that the king, and his counsellors, and his heads, and all Israel -- those present -- lifted up;

26 I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels valued at 100 talents, and 100 talents of gold;

and I weigh to their hand, of silver, talents six hundred and fifty, and of vessels of silver a hundred talents, of gold a hundred talents,

27 A lso 20 basins of gold worth 1, 000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze, precious as gold.

and basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold.

28 A nd I said to them, You are holy to the Lord, the vessels are holy also, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers.

And I say unto them, `Ye holy to Jehovah, and the vessels holy, and the silver and the gold a willing-offering to Jehovah, God of your fathers;

29 G uard and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel in Jerusalem in the chambers of the house of the Lord.

watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'

30 S o the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver, the gold, and the vessels to bring them to Jerusalem into the house of our God.

And the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and of the gold, and of the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

31 W e left the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the enemy and those who lay in wait by the way.

And we journey from the river Ahava, on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God hath been upon us, and He delivereth us from the hand of the enemy and the lier in wait by the way;

32 A nd we came to Jerusalem, and there three days.

and we come in to Jerusalem, and dwell there three days.

33 O n the fourth day, the silver, the gold, and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hands of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them were Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui—the Levites.

And on the fourth day hath been weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, unto the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites:

34 E very piece was counted and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at once.

by number, by weight of every one, and all the weight is written at that time.

35 A lso those returned exiles whose parents had been carried into captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve young bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve he-goats for a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord.

Those coming in of the captives -- sons of the removal -- have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve -- the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;

36 A nd they delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s lieutenants and to the governors west of the River, and they aided the people and God’s house.

and they give the laws of the king to the lieutenants of the king and the governors beyond the river, and they have lifted up the people and the house of God.