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

And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers 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.

And I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the citadel, 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 to them that the gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun was hot, and that they should shut the doors and bar them while they stood by; and that there should be appointed watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one 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 in it were few, and no houses were built.

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 my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, for registration by genealogy. And I found a genealogical register of those that had come up at the first, and I found written in it:

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 who came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to 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:

those who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

8 ب َنُو فَرْعُوشَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفانِ وَمِئَةٌ وَاثْنانِ وَسَبْعُونَ.

The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.

9 ب َنُو شَفَطْيا وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنانِ وَسَبْعُونَ.

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.

10 ب َنُو آرَحَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty-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 eight hundred and eighteen.

12 ب َنُو عِيلامَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفٌ وَمِئَتانِ وَأرْبَعَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.

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

13 ب َنُو زَتُّو وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَمانُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.

14 ب َنُو زَكّايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ.

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.

15 ب َنُو بِنُّويَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.

16 ب َنُو بابايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.

17 ب َنُو عَزْجَدَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفانِ وَثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَاثْنانِ وَعِشْرُونَ.

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

18 ب َنُو أدُونِيقامَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ.

The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.

19 ب َنُو بِغْوايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفانِ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ.

The children of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.

20 ب َنُو عادِينَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The children of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.

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

The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

22 ب َنُو حَشُومَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.

23 ب َنُو بِيصايَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ وَأرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.

24 ب َنُو حارِيفَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَاثْنا عَشَرَ.

The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.

25 ب َنُو جِبْعُونَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ خَمْسَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ.

The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.

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

The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred and eighty-eight.

27 ا لرِجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ عَناثُوثَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَثَمانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.

28 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ بَيْتِ عَزْمُوتَ وَعَدَدُهُمُ اثْنانِ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.

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

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

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

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

31 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ مِخْماسَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ مِئَةٌ وَاثْنانِ وَعِشْرُونَ.

The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.

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

The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.

33 ا لرِّجالُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ نَبُو الأُخْرَى وَعَدَدُهُمُ اثْنانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.

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

The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-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 and forty-five.

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

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-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 and seventy-three.

40 ب َنُو إمِّيرَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفٌ وَاثْنانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.

The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.

41 ب َنُو فَشْحُورَ وَعَدَدُهُمْ ألْفٌ وَمِئَتانِ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَأرْبَعُونَ.

The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred and forty-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, of the children of Hodvah, seventy-four.

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

The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-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 doorkeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.

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

The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, 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 Salmai,

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 Thamah,

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-Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.

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

All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, three hundred and ninety-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 are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, 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 Tobijah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-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 Hobaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite 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 genealogical register, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed 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 to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up the priest with Urim and Thummim.

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

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

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

besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five singing-men and singing-women.

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

Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five;

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

the camels, four hundred and thirty-five; the asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

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 fathers gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand darics of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' coats.

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

And of the chief fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds 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 darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' coats.

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.

And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities,