1 و َبَعْدَ أنْ أُعِيدَ بِناءُ السُّورِ، وَثُبِّتَتِ الأبْوابُ فِي مَكانِها، تَمَّ تَعيِينُ حُرّاسٍ لِلأبوابِ، وَمُرَنِّمِينَ وَلاوِيِّينَ لِلقِيامِ بِمَهَمّاتِهِمْ.

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

2 ث ُمَّ جَعَلْتُ أخِي حَنانِيَ مَسؤُولاً عَنْ مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ، لِأنَّ حَنانِيَ كانَ أمِيناً وَيَخافُ اللهَ أكثَرَ مِنْ مُعْظَمِ النّاسِ. وَعَيَّنْتُ حَنَنْيا رَئِيساً لِلحِصْنِ.

that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

3 و َقُلْتُ لَهُما: «يَنْبَغِي أنْ تُفْتَحَ أبْوابُ القُدسِ بَعْدَ ساعاتٍ مِنْ شُرُوقِ الشَّمْسِ، وَيَنْبَغِي أنْ تُغلَقَ قَبلَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ. ضَعا حُرّاساً مِنْ سُكّانِ القُدْسِ، ضَعا بَعْضاً عِندَ نِقاطِ الحِراسَةِ، وَبَعْضاً أمامَ بُيُوتِهِمْ.»

And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

4 ك انَتِ المَدِينَةُ مُمتَدَّةً وَكَبِيرَةً، لَكِنَّ النّاسَ الَّذِينَ يَسكُنُونَها قَلِيلُونَ، لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يَتِمَّ بِناءُ عَدَدٍ كافٍ مِنَ البُيُوتِ ثانِيَةً. قائِمَةُ العَأئِدِين

Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

5 و َدَفَعَنِي إلَهِي إلَى جَمْعِ الأشْرافِ وَالمَسؤُولِينَ وَعامَّةِ النّاسِ مِنْ أجلِ تَسجِيلِهِمْ حَسَبَ عائِلاتِهِمْ. فَوَجَدْتُ سِجِلّاتٍ لِلعائِلاتِ الَّتِي عادَتْ مِنَ السَّبْيِ أوَّلاً. وَوَجَدْتُ مَكتُوباً فِيها:

And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

6 ه َذِهِ هِيَ أسماءُ سُكّانِ المِنطَقَةِ الَّذِينَ عادُوا مِنَ السَّبْيِ، الَّذِينَ كانَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ قَدْ سَباهُمْ، فَعادُوا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ وَيَهُوذا، كُلُّ واحِدٍ إلَى مَدِينَتِهِ.

These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

7 ج اءُوا مَعَ زَرُبّابِلَ وَيَشُوعَ وَنَحَمْيا وَعَزَرْيا وَرَعَمْيا وَنَحَمانِيَ وَمُردَخايَ وَبَلْشانَ وَمِسْفارَثَ وَبِغْوايَ وَناحُومَ وَبَعْنَةَ. هَذِهِ قائِمَةٌ بِأسماءِ مُجمَلِ رِجالِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ الَّذِينَ عادُوا وَأعْدادِهِمْ:

who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;

8 ب َنُو فَرْعُوشَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفانِ وَمِئَةٌ وَاثْنانِ وَسَبْعُونَ.

The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

9 ب َنُو شَفَطْيا وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنانِ وَسَبْعُونَ.

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

10 ب َنُو آرَحَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.

11 ب َنُو فَحَثَ مُوآبَ مِنْ عائِلَةِ يَشُوعَ وَيُوآبَ، وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفانِ وَثَمانُ مِئَةٍ وَثَمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ.

The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

12 ب َنُو عِيلامَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفٌ وَمِئَتانِ وَأرْبَعَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

13 ب َنُو زَتُّو وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَمانُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.

14 ب َنُو زَكّايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ.

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

15 ب َنُو بِنُّويَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.

16 ب َنُو بابايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.

17 ب َنُو عَزْجَدَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفانِ وَثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنانِ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.

18 ب َنُو أدُونِيقامَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ.

The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.

19 ب َنُو بِغْوايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفانِ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ.

The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.

20 ب َنُو عادِينَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.

21 ب َنُو أطِّيرَ، مِنْ عائِلَةِ حَزَقِيّا، وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَمانِيَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ.

The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

22 ب َنُو حَشُومَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.

23 ب َنُو بِيصايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَأرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.

24 ب َنُو حارِيفَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَاثْنا عَشَرَ.

The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.

25 ب َنُو جِبْعُونَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ خَمْسَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ.

The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.

26 ا لرِجالُ مِنْ بَلدَتِي بَيْتَ لَحْمَ وَنَطُوفَةَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَثَمانيَةٌ وَثَمانُونَ.

The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.

27 ا لرِجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ عَناثُوثَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

28 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ بَيْتِ عَزْمُوتَ وَعَدَدُهُمُ اثْنانِ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.

29 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ قَرْيَةِ يَعارِيمَ وكَفِيرَةَ وَبَئِيرُوتَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.

30 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَتِي الرّامَةِ وَجَبَعَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَواحِدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.

31 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ مِخْماسَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَاثْنانِ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

32 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَتِي بَيْتِ إيلَ وعايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَثَلاثةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The men of Beth-el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.

33 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ نَبُو الأُخْرَى وَعَدَدُهُمُ اثْنانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.

34 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ عِيلامَ الأُخْرَى وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفٌ وَمِئَتانِ وَأرْبَعَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

35 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ حارِيمَ وَعدَدُهم ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

36 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ أرِيحا وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

37 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلداتِ لُودَ وَحادِيدَ وَأُونُو وَعَدَدُهُمْ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَواحِدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

38 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ سَناءَةَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ وَتِسْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثُونَ.

The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

39 أ مّا الكَهَنَةُ فَهُمْ: بَنُو يَدْعِيا، مِنْ عائِلَةِ يَشُوعَ، وَعَدَدُهُمْ تِسْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثَةٌ وَسَبْعُونَ.

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

40 ب َنُو إمِّيرَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفٌ وَاثْنانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

41 ب َنُو فَشْحُورَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفٌ وَمِئَتانِ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

42 ب َنُو حارِيمَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفٌ وَسَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ.

The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

43 أ مّا اللّاوِيُّونَ فَهُمْ: بَنُو يَشُوعَ مِنْ طَرَفِ قَدْمِيئِيلَ، مِنْ عائِلَةِ هُودُويا، وَعَدَدُهُمْ أرْبَعَةٌ وَسَبْعُونَ.

The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.

44 و َالمُرَنِّمونَ هُمْ: بَنُو آسافَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.

45 أ مّا حُرّاسُ بوّاباتِ الهَيْكَلِ فَهُمْ: بَنُو شَلُّومَ وَبَنُو أطِيرَ وَبَنُو طَلْمُونَ وَبَنُو عَقُّوبَ وَبَنُو حَطِيطا وَبَنُو شُوبايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ جَمِيعاً مِئَةٌ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَثَلاثُونَ.

The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.

46 و َهَذِهِ أسْماءُ خُدّامِ الهَيكَلِ: بَنُو صِيحا وَبَنُو حَسُوفا وَبَنُو طَباعُوتَ.

The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

47 و َبَنُو قِيرُوسَ وَبَنُو سِيعا وَبَنُو فادُونَ.

the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,

48 و َبَنُو لَبانَةَ وَبَنُو حَجابا وَبَنُو سَلْمايَ.

the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,

49 و َبَنُو حانانَ وَبَنُو جَدِيلَ وَبَنُو جاحَرَ.

the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

50 و َبَنُو رَآيا وَبَنُو رَصِينَ وَبَنُو نَقُودا.

the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

51 و َبَنُو جَزامَ وَبَنُو عَزا وَبَنُو فاسِيحَ.

the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,

52 و َبَنُو بِيسايَ وَبَنُو مَعُونِيمَ وَبَنُو نَفِيشَسِيمَ.

the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,

53 و َبَنُو بَقْبُوقَ وَبَنُو حَقُوفا وَبَنُو حَرْحُورَ.

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

54 و َبَنُو بَصلِيتَ وَبَنُو مَحِيدا وَبَنُو حَرْشا.

the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

55 و َبَنُو بَرْقُوسَ وَبَنُو سِيسَرا وَبَنُو تامَحَ.

the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,

56 و َبَنُو نَصِيحَ وَبَنُو حَطِيفا.

the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

57 و َهَذِهِ أسماءُ نَسلِ خُدّامِ سُلَيْمانَ: بَنُو سُوطايَ وَبَنُو سُوفَرَثَ وَبَنُو فَرِيدا.

The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

58 و َبَنُو يَعلا وَبَنُو دَرْقُونَ وَبَنُو جَدِّيلَ.

the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

59 و َبَنُو شَفَطْيا وَبَنُو حَطِّيلَ وَبَنُو فُوخَرَةَ الظِّباءَ وَبَنُو آمُونَ.

the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

60 و َعَدَدُ خُدّامِ الهَيكَلِ وَأبناءِ خُدّامِ سُلَيْمانَ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنانِ وَتِسْعُونَ.

All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

61 و َجاءَتِ الجَماعاتُ التّالِيةُ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ مِنْ تَلِّ مِلْحٍ وَتَلِّ حَرْشا وَكَرُوبَ وَأدُونَ وَإمِّيرَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنْ إثباتِ نَسَبِهِمْ إلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ:

And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

62 ب َنُو دَلايا وَبَنُو طُوبِيّا وَبَنُو نَقُودا، وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنانِ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

63 و َمِنَ عائِلَةِ الكَهَنَةِ: بَنُو حَبابا وَبَنُو هَقُّوسَ وَبَنُو بَرْزِلّايَ الَّذِي تَزَوَّجَ مِنْ إحدَى بَناتِ بَرْزِلّايَ الجِلْعادِيِّ، وَتَسَمَّى بِاسْمِهِمْ.

And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

64 ب َحَثَ هَؤُلاءِ فِي السِّجِلّاتِ الرَّسْمِيَّةِ عَنْ أصلِهِمْ وَنَسَبِهِمْ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ ذِكْرٌ فِيها، فَتَمَّ اسْتِثْناؤُهُمْ مِنْ خِدْمَةِ الكَهَنَةِ.

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

65 و َأمَرَهُمِ الوالِي بِأنْ لا يَأكُلُوا مِنْ أطعِمَةِ قُدْسِ الأقدْاسِ إلَى أن يَظهَرَ كاهِنٌ يَستَطِيعُ أن يَسألَ اللهَ بِواسِطَةِ الأُورِيمِ وَالتُّمِّيمِ فِي أمْرِهِمْ.

And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

66 و َقَد بَلَغَ مَجمُوعُ الجَماعَةِ اثْنَينِ وَأربَعينَ ألفاً وَثَلاثَ مِئِةٍ وَسِتِّينَ.

The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

67 ع َدا خُدّامِهِمْ وَخادِماتِهِمِ الَّذِينَ بَلَغَ عَدَدُهُمْ سَبْعَةَ آلافٍ وَثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةً وَثَلاثِينَ. كَما كانَ مَعَهُمْ مِئَتا مُرَنِّمٍ وَمُرَنَّمَةٍ.

beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

68 و َكانَ لَدَيْهِمْ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتَّةٌ وَثَلاثُونَ حِصانا، وَمِئَتانِ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ بَغلاً،

Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:

69 و َأرْبَعُمِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَثَلاثُونَ جَمَلاً، وَسِتَّةُ آلافٍ وَسَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرُونَ حِماراً.

their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

70 و َقَدْ قَدَّمَ بَعْضُ رُؤَساءِ العائِلاتِ مِنْ مالِهِمْ لِلإنفاقِ عَلَى إعادَةِ بِناءِ الهَيْكَلِ. فَقَدْ قَدَّمَ الوالِي لِلخَزْنَةِ ألْفَ دِرْهَمٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَخَمْسِينَ طاساً لِلاغْتِسالِ، وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ وَثَلاثِينَ ثُوباً للْكَهَنَةِ.

And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.

71 و َقَدَّمَ رُؤَساءُ العائِلاتِ عِشرِينَ ألفَ دِرْهَمٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَألفينِ وِمِئتَي رَطلٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ.

And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.

72 و َقَدَّمَ بَقِيَّةُ الشَّعبِ عِشرِينَ ألفَ دِرْهَمٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَألفي رَطلٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ، وَسَبعَةً وَسِتِّينَ ثَوْباً لِلكَهَنَةِ.

And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.

73 و َأقامَ الكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ وَبَعضُ الشَّعبِ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ مَعَ المُغَنِّينَ وَحُرّاسِ الأبْوابِ وَخُدّامِ الهَيْكَلِ. وَسَكَنَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ. فَفِي الشَهْرِ السَّابِعِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ، كانَ قَدِ اسْتَقَرَّ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ.

So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.