1 و َهَذِهِ أسْماءُ الكَهَنَةِ وَالَّلاوِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ عادُوا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ مِنَ الأسْرِ مَعَ زَرُبّابِلَ بْنِ شَألَتئِيلَ وَيَشُوعَ: سَرايا وَيَرْمِيا وَعَزْرا

Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

2 و َأمَرْيا وَمَلُّوخُ وَحَطُّوشُ

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

3 و َشَكَنْيا وَرَحُومُ وَمَرِيمُوثُ

Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

4 و َعِدُّو وَجِنْتُويُ وَأبِيّا

Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

5 و َمِيّامِينَ وَمَعَدْيا وَبَلْجَةَ

Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

6 و َشَمَعْيا وَيُويارِيبُ وَيَدَعْيا

Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.

7 و َسَلُو وَعامُوقُ وَحِلْقِيّا وَيَدَعِيا. كانَ هَؤُلاءِ قادَةَ أولَئِكَ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُساعِدِيهِمْ فِي زَمَنِ يَشُوعَ.

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.

8 أ مّا الَّلاوِيُّونَ فَهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَبِنُّويُ وَقَدْمِيئِيلُ وَشَرَبْيا وَيَهُوذا وَمَتَّنْيا الَّذِي كانَ مَسْؤُولاً مَعَ جَماعَتِهِ عَنْ تَرانِيمِ الشُّكْرِ.

Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.

9 و َكانَ قَرِيباهُمْ بَقْبُقْيا وَعُنِّي يَقِفانِ مُقابِلَهُمْ أثْناءَ خِدْماتِ العِبادَةِ.

Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were over against them according to their offices.

10 ك انَ يَشُوعُ أبا يُوياقِيمَ، وَيُوياقِيمُ أبا ألْياشِيبَ، وَألْياشِيبُ أبا يُوياداعَ،

Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,

11 و َيُوياداعُ أبا يُوناثانَ، وَيُوناثانُ أبا يَشُوعَ.

and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.

12 و َفِي زَمَنِ يُوياقِيمَ كانَ هَؤُلاءِ قادَةً لِلعائِلاتِ الكَهَنُوتِيَّةِ. كانَ مَرايا رَئِيساً عَلَى عائِلَةِ سَرايا، وَحَنَنْيا رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ يَرْمِيا،

In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ households: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

13 و َمَشُلّامُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ عَزْرا، وَيَهُوحانانُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ أمَرْيا،

of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

14 و َيُوناثانُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ مَلِيكُو، وَيُوسُفُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ شَكَنْيا،

of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

15 و َعَدْنا رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ حَرِيمَ، وَحِلْقايُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ مَرايُوثَ،

of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

16 و َزَكَرِيّا رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ عِدُّو، وَمَشُلّامُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ جِنَثُونَ،

of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

17 و َزِكْرِي رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ أبِيّا، وَفِلْطايُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ مِنْيامِينَ وَمُوعَدْيا،

of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

18 و َشَمُّوعُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ بِلْجَةَ، وَيَهُوناثانُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ شَمَعْيا،

of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

19 و َمَتْنايُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ يُويارِيبَ، وَعُزِّي رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ يَدَعْيا،

and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

20 و َقَلّايُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ لِسَلّايَ، وَعابِرُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ عامُوقَ،

of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

21 و َحَشَبْيا رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ حِلْقِيا، وَنَثْنئِيلُ رَئِيساً لِعائِلَةِ يَدَعْيا.

of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

22 و َتَمَّ فِي زَمَنِ ألِياشِيبَ وَيُوياداعَ وَيُوحانانَ وَيَدُّوعَ تَسْجِيلُ أسْماءِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ كَرُؤَساءَ لِلعائِلاتِ. كَما سُجِّلَتْ أسْماءُ الكَهَنَةِ أثْناءَ حُكْمِ داريُوسَ الفارِسِيِّ عِندَما كانَ مَلِكاً.

As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ households; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

23 و َكُتِبَتْ أسْماءُ رُؤَساءِ عائِلاتِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ فِي دَفْتَرِ السِّجِلّاتِ حَتَّى زَمَنِ يُوحانانَ بْنِ ألِياشِيبَ.

The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ households, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

24 و َكانَ حَشَبْيا وَشَرَبْيا وَيَشُوعُ وَبِنُّويُ وَقَدَمْئِيلُ وَأقرِباؤُهُمْ قادَةَ الَّلاوِيِّينَ. وَكانَ أقْرِباؤُهُمْ هَؤُلاءِ يَقِفُونَ مُقابِلَهُمْ لِيُسَبِّحُوا اللهَ وَيَشْكُرُوهُ حَسَبَ أمْرِ داوُدَ رَجُلِ اللهِ. كانَتْ جَماعَةٌ تُرَنِّمُ، وَأُخرَى تَرُدُّ عَلَيها.

The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

25 و َكانَ مَتَّنْيا وَبَقْبُقْيا وَعُوبَدْيا وَمَشُلّامُ وَطَلْمُونُ وَعَقُوبُ حُرّاساً لِلبَوّاباتِ قُرْبَ المَخازِنِ عِنْدَ البَوّاباتِ.

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.

26 خ َدَمَ هَؤُلاءِ فِي زَمَنِ يُوياقِيمَ بْنِ يَشُوعَ بْنِ يُوصاداقَ وَفِي زَمَنِ نَحَمْيا الوالِي وَعَزْرا الكاهِنِ وَالمُعَلِّمِ. تَكْرِيسُ سُورِ القُدْس

These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.

27 و َعِنْدَما صَلُّوا وَكَرَّسُوا سُورَ القُدْسِ للهِ، بَحَثُوا عَنِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ أينَما كانُوا يَسْكُنُونَ، وَجَلَبُوهُمْ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لِيَحتَفِلُوا بِتَكْرِيسِ السُّورِ وَتَخصِيصِهِ للهِ. وَكانَتْ هُناكَ جَوْقاتٌ مُوسِيقِيَّةٌ تَشْكُرُ وَتُسَبِّحُ وَتُرَنِّمُ بِالصُّنُوجِ وَالرَّبابِ وَالقَياثِيرِ.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

28 و َاجتَمَعَ المُرَنِّمُونَ مِنَ المَناطِقِ المُحِيطَةِ بِالقُدْسِ وَمِنْ قُرَى نَطُوفاتِي،

The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

29 و َأيضاً مِنْ بَيْتِ الجِلْجالِ وَحُقُولِ جَبَعَ وَعَزْمُوتَ، لِأنَّ المُرَنِّمِينَ كانُوا قَدْ بَنَوْا لِأنفُسِهِمْ قُرَىً حَولَ القُدْسِ.

also from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around Jerusalem.

30 و َطَهَّرَ الكَهَنَةُ وَالَّلاوِيُّونَ أنفُسَهُمْ، وَطَهَّرُوا الشَّعبَ وَالأبْوابَ وَالسُّورَ.

The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

31 ث ُمَّ جَعَلْتُ قادَةَ بَنِي يَهُوذا يَصْعَدُونَ إلَى السُّورِ. وَعَيَّنْتُ جَوْقَتَينِ كَبِيرَتَينِ لِتُرَنِّما تَرانِيمَ شُكْرٍ للهِ. فَسارَتْ جَوْقَةٌ أعلَى السُّورِ مِنَ الجِهَةِ اليُمْنَى نَحْوَ بابِ الدِّمْنِ.

Then I brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. One went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate;

32 و َسارَ وَراءَها هُوشَعْيا وَنِصْفُ قادَةِ يَهُوذا.

and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

33 و َسارَ مَعَهُمْ أيضاً عَزَرْيا وَعَزْرا وَمَشُلّامُ

and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

34 و َيَهُوذا وَبَنْيامِيْنُ وَشَمَعْيا وَيَرْمِيا،

Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

35 و َبَعضُ الكَهَنَةِ وَهُمْ يَنفُخُونَ الأبْواقَ. وَزَكَرِيّا بْنُ يُوناثانَ بْنِ شَمَعْيا بْنِ مَتَّنْيا بْنِ مِيخا بْنِ زَكُّورَ بْنِ آسافَ،

and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;

36 و َأقرِباؤُهُ شَمَعْيا وَعَزَرْئِيلُ وَمِللايُ وَجِللايُ وَماعايُ وَنَثَنْئِيلُ وَيَهُوذا وَحَنانِي، وَهُمْ يَعزِفُونَ عَلَى آلاتِ داوُدَ رَجُلِ اللهِ. وَسارَ أمامَهُمْ المُعَلِّمُ عَزْرا. فَسارُوا فَوقَ بابِ العَيْنِ.

and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.

37 ث ُمَّ صَعِدُوا أعلَى دَرَجاتِ مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ – الدَّرَجاتِ المُوصِلَةِ إلَى السُّورِ. وَمَرُّوا فَوْقَ بَيْتِ داوُدَ حَتَّى وَصَلُوا إلَى بابِ الماءِ شَرْقاً.

By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of David’s city, at the ascent of the wall, above David’s house, even to the water gate eastward.

38 و َاتَّجَهَتْ جَوْقَةُ الشُّكرِ الثّانِيَةِ إلَى اليَسارِ. وَتَبِعْنا أنا وَالنِّصْفُ الآخَرُ مِنْ قادَةِ الشَّعبِ المَوكِبَ عَلَى السُّورِ. وَمَرَرْنا بِبُرجِ التَّنانِيرِ بِاتِّجاهِ السُّورِ العَرِيضِ،

The other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, on the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even to the wide wall,

39 و َمَرَرْنا بِبابِ أفْرايِمَ، وَفَوقَ بابِ المَدِينَةِ القَدِيمَةِ، وَبابِ السَّمَكِ وَبُرجِ حَنَنْئِيلَ وَبُرجِ المِئَةِ، حَتَّى وَصَلْنا بابَ الضَّأْنِ، وَتَوَقَّفْنا عِنْدَ بابِ الحُرّاسِ.

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 Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

40 و َأخَذَتْ جَوقَتا الشُّكرِ وَالتَّسبِيحِ مَكانَهُما فِي بَيْتِ اللهِ. كَما فَعَلَ الشَّيءَ نَفْسَهُ النِّصْفُ الآخَرُ مِنَ المَسؤُولِينَ عَنْ شَعبِي.

So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in God’s house, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

41 و َكَذَلِكَ الكَهَنَةُ ألْياقِيمُ وَمَعْسِيا وَمِنْيامِينُ وَمِيْخا وَأليُوعِينايُ وَزَكَرِيّا وَحَنَنْيا وَمَعَهُمْ أبواقُهُمْ

and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

42 و َأيضاً مَعْسِيا وَشَمَعْيا وَألِيعازارُ وَعُزِّي وَيَهُوحانانُ وَمَلْكِيّا وَعِيلامُ وَعازَرُ. وَرَنَّمَ المُرَنِّمُونَ يَقُودُهُمْ يَزرَحيا.

and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

43 و َقَدَّمُوا فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ ذَبائِحَ كَثِيرَةً، وَابتَهَجُوا لِأنَّ اللهَ أعطاهُمْ فَرَحاً عَظِيماً، وَاحتَفَلَ حَتَّى النِّساءُ وَالأطفالُ. وَسَمِعَ النّاسُ فَرَحَ القُدْسِ وَاحتِفالَها عَنْ بُعدٍ.

They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

44 ك َما تَمَّ تَعِيينُ مَسْؤُولِينَ عَنِ المَخازِنِ لِيُشرِفُوا عَلَى التَّقْدِماتِ وَأوَّلِ الثِّمارِ وَالأعشارِ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ، وَيَجمَعُوا حِصَصَ الكَهَنَةِ وَالَّلاوِيِّينَ مِنْ حُقُولِ المَدِينَةِ، كَما تَقُولُ الشَّرِيعَةُ. فَقَدْ رَضِيَ الشَّعبُ اليَهُودِيُّ عَنِ الكَهَنَةِ وَالَّلاوِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ خَدَمُوا.

On that day were men appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who waited.

45 ف َقَدْ قامُوا بِخِدْمَةِ إلَهِهِمْ، وَخِدمَةِ التَّطهِيرِ، كَما قامَ المُرَنِّمُونَ وَحُرّاسُ الأبوابِ بِخِدمَتِهِمْ كَما أمَرَ داوُدُ وَابنُهُ سُلَيْمانَ.

They performed the duty of their God, and the duty of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

46 ف َفِي زَمَنِ داوُدَ وَآسافَ قَدِيماً، كانَ هُناكَ قادَةٌ لِلمُرَنِّمِينَ وَمَسؤُولُونَ عَنْ قِيادَةِ تَرانِيمِ التَّسبِيحِ وَالشُّكْرِ للهِ.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

47 و َهَكَذا فِي زَمَنِ زَرُبّابِلَ وَزَمَنِ نَحَمْيا كانَ كُلُّ شَعبِ اللهِ يُعطُونَ حِصَصاً لِلمُرَنِّمِينَ وَحُرّاسِ الأبوابِ، كَما تَقتَضِي الحاجَةُ كُلَّ يَومٍ بِيَوْمِهِ. وَخَصَّصُوا أيضاً حِصَصاً لِلّاوِيِّينَ، وَخَصَّصَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ مِنْ حِصَصِهِمْ حِصَّةَ نَسلِ هارُونَ.

All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.