1 T hese are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy 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, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and registered with him were one hundred and fifty males;

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 with him two hundred males;

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

5 o f the sons of Shechaniah, Ben-Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males;

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

6 o f the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males;

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

7 o f the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males;

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

8 o f the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males;

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 with him two hundred and eighteen males;

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

10 o f the sons of Shelomith, Ben-Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males;

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

11 o f the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males;

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

12 o f the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred and ten males;

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

13 o f the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these—Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah—and with them sixty males;

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

14 a lso of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. Servants for the Temple

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

15 N ow I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi 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 T hen I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding.

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 A nd I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia—that they should bring us servants 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 T hen, 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 brothers, eighteen 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 with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

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

20 a lso of the Nethinim, whom David and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim. All of them were designated by name. Fasting and Prayer for Protection

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 the right way for us and 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 of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath 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 entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer. Gifts for the Temple

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

24 A nd I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them—

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

25 a nd weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, 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 I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold,

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 t wenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold.

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

28 A nd I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord; the articles are holy also; 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 leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel in 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 received the silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. The Return to Jerusalem

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 departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day 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 from ambush along the road.

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 S o we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.

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

33 N ow on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; 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 w ith the number and weight of everything. All the weight was written down at that time.

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

35 T he children of those who had been carried away captive, who had come from the captivity, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was 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 A nd they delivered the king’s orders to the king’s satraps and the governors in the region beyond the River. So they gave support to 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.