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:

Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households, and this is the genealogy of those 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 sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons 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 sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.

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

Of the sons of Pahathmoab, Eliehoenai 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 sons of Shecaniah, 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;

Of the sons 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;

Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah 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;

Of the sons 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 sons 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;

Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred sixty males.

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

Of the sons 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;

Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one hundred 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;

Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, 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

Of the sons 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.

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

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

Then sent I 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; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

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.

I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, and his brothers 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;

According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, 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 Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers 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 given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were mentioned 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.

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight 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 ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”

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

So we fasted and begged 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;

Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers 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 weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counselors, and his princes, and all Israel there 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,

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

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

and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, 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.

I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, 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 them, until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers’ households of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the rooms of Yahweh’s house.”

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.

So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to 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.

Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandit by the way.

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

We came to Jerusalem, and stayed 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.

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 Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levite;

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 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 the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering to Yahweh.

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.

They delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and God’s house.