1 N ow these are the heads of their fathers’ households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:

And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

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

Of the children of Phinehas, Gershom; of the children of Ithamar, Daniel; of the children of David, Hattush;

3 o f the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list;

of the children of Shecaniah, of the children of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.

4 o f the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him;

Of the children of Pahath-Moab, Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

5 o f the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him;

Of the children of Shechaniah, the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

6 a nd of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him;

And of the children of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

7 a nd of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him;

And of the children of Elam, Isaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

8 a nd of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him;

And of the children of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.

9 o f the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him;

Of the children of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

10 a nd of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him;

And of the children of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty males.

11 a nd of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him;

And of the children of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males.

12 a nd of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him;

And of the children of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.

13 a nd of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them;

And of the children of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.

14 a nd of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and 70 males with them. Ezra Sends for Levites

And of the children of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

15 N ow I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I observed the people and the priests, I did not find any Levites there.

And I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days; and I surveyed the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.

16 S o I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers.

And I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men, and for Joiarib and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

17 I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place Casiphia; and I told them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God.

And I gave them a commission to Iddo the chief, at the place Casiphia, and I put words in their mouths to say to Iddo his brethren the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

18 A ccording to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men;

And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely, Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

19 a nd Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men;

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

20 a nd 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name. Protection of God Invoked

and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were expressed by name.

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

And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

22 F or I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “ The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him.”

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him.

23 S o we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.

And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.

24 T hen I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;

And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

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

and I weighed to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the heave-offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors and his princes, and all Israel present, had offered.

26 T hus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents,

And I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver; and silver vessels a hundred talents, of gold a hundred talents;

27 a nd 20 gold bowls worth 1, 000 darics, and two utensils of fine shiny bronze, precious as gold.

and twenty basons of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of shining copper, precious as gold.

28 T hen I said to them, “ You are holy to the Lord, and the utensils are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers.

And I said to them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah; the vessels also are holy; and the silver and the gold is a voluntary offering to Jehovah the God of your fathers.

29 W atch and keep them until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.”

Watch and keep until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.

30 S o the priests and the Levites accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

And the priests and the Levites received by weight the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

31 T hen we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.

And we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

32 T hus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days. Treasure Placed in the Temple

And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

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

And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Urijah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites:

34 E verything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time.

the whole by number and by weight; and all the weight was written down at that time.

35 T he exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the Lord.

The children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, presented burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

36 T hen they delivered the king’s edicts to the king’s satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the River, and they supported the people and the house of God.

And they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps, and to the governors on this side the river. And they furthered the people and the house of God.