1 T hese are the leaders of family groups and the family names of those who went up with me from Babylon during the rule of King Artaxerxes:

Estes, pois, são os chefes de suas casas paternas, e esta é a genealogia dos que subiram comigo de Babilônia no reinado do rei Artaxerxes:

2 t here was Gershom of the sons of Phinehas, Daniel of the sons of Ithamar, and from the house of David, Hattush,

Dos filhos de Finéias, Gérson; dos filhos de Itamar, Daniel; dos filhos de Davi, Hatus;

3 t he son of Shecaniah. There was Zechariah of the sons of Parosh, and with him were 150 men whose family names were written down.

dos filhos de Secanias, dos filhos de Parós, Zacarias; e com ele, segundo as genealogias dos varões, se contaram cento e cinqüenta;

4 O f the sons of Pahath-moab, there was Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and 200 men with him.

dos filhos de Paate-Moabe, Elioenai, filho de Zeraías, e com ele duzentos homens;

5 O f the sons of Zattu, there was Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and 300 men with him.

dos filhos de Zatu, Secanias, o filho de Jaaziel, e com ele trezentos homens;

6 O f the sons of Adin, there was Ebed the son of Jonathan, and fifty men with him.

dos filhos de Adim, Ebede, filho de Jônatas, e com ele cinqüenta homens;

7 O f the sons of Elam, there was Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and seventy men with him.

dos filhos de Elão, Jesaías, filho de Atalias, e com ele setenta homens;

8 O f the sons of Shephatiah, there was Zebadiah the son of Michael, and eighty men with him.

dos filhos de Sefatias, Zebadias, filho de Micael, e com ele oitenta homens; e

9 O f the sons of Joab, there was Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and 218 men with him.

dos filhos de Joabe, Obadias, filho de Jeiel, e com ele duzentos e dezoito homens;

10 O f the sons of Shelomith there was the son of Josiphiah, and 160 men with him.

dos filhos de Bani, Selomite, o filho de Josifias, e com ele cento e sessenta homens;

11 O f the sons of Bebai, there was Zechariah the son of Bebai, and twenty-eight men with him.

dos filhos de Bebai, Zacarias, o filho de Bebai, e com ele vinte e oito homens;

12 O f the sons of Azgad, there was Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and 110 men with him.

dos filhos de Azgade, Joanã, o filho de Hacatã, e com ele cento e dez homens;

13 O f the sons of Adonikam, the last to come, there were Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and sixty men with them.

dos filhos de Adonicão, que eram os últimos, eis os seus nomes: Elifelete, Jeuel e Semaías, e com eles sessenta homens;

14 O f the sons of Bigvai, there were Uthai and Zabbud, and seventy men with them. Ezra Finds Levites for the House of God

e dos filhos de Bigvai, Utai e Zabude, e com eles setenta homens.

15 I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, where we had our camp for three days. When I saw the people and the religious leaders, I did not find any Levites there.

Ajuntei-os ã margem do rio que corre para Ava; e ficamos ali acampados três dias. Então passei em revista o povo e os sacerdotes, e não achei ali nenhum dos filhos de Levi.

16 S o I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were teachers.

Mandei, pois, chamar Eliézer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatã, Jaribe, Elnatã, Natã, Zacarias e Mesulão, os chefes, como também, Joiaribe e Elnatã, que eram mestres.

17 I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, servants in the house of worship at Casiphia. They were to bring men to us to care for the house of our God.

E os enviei a Ido, chefe em Casífia, e lhes pus na boca palavras para dizerem a Ido e aos seus irmãos, os netinins, em Casífia, que nos trouxessem ministros para a casa do nosso Deus.

18 A nd by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of wisdom, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. His name is Sherebiah, and with him came his sons and brothers, eighteen men.

E, pela boa mão de nosso Deus sobre nós, trouxeram-nos um homem entendido, dos filhos de Mali, filho de Levi, filho de Israel; e Serebias, com os seus filhos e irmãos, dezoito;

19 T hey also brought Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Morari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men.

e Hasabias, e com ele Jesaías, dos filhos de Merári, com seus irmãos e os filhos deles, vinte;

20 T hey brought 220 men to work in the house of God, whom David and the leaders had chosen to help the Levites. All of them were chosen by name. The People Pray

e dos netinins, que Davi e os príncipes tinham dado para o serviço dos levitas, duzentos e vinte, todos eles mencionados por nome.

21 T hen I set apart a time there at the river of Ahava when we would not eat any food. This was so we might put away our pride before our God, and pray that He would keep us and our children and all our things safe as we traveled.

Então proclamei um jejum ali junto ao rio Ava, para nos humilharmos diante do nosso Deus, a fim de lhe pedirmos caminho seguro para nós, para nossos pequeninos, e para toda a nossa fazenda.

22 F or I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to keep us safe from those who hate us on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God brings good to all who look for Him. But His power and His anger are against all who turn away from Him.”

Pois tive vergonha de pedir ao rei uma escolta de soldados, e cavaleiros para nos defenderem do inimigo pelo caminho, porquanto havíamos dito ao rei: A mão do nosso Deus é sobre todos os que o buscam, para o bem deles; mas o seu poder e a sua ira estão contra todos os que o deixam.

23 S o we did not eat, and prayed to God about this. And He listened to our prayer. Gifts for the House of God

Nós, pois, jejuamos, e pedimos isto ao nosso Deus; e ele atendeu

24 T hen I set apart twelve of the head religious leaders: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.

Então separei doze dos principais dentre os sacerdotes: Serebias e Hasabias, e com eles dez dos seus irmãos;

25 A nd I weighed and gave to them the silver, the gold and the dishes and objects, which had been given for the house of our God by the king and his wise men and leaders, and all the people of Israel who were there.

e pesei-lhes a prata, o ouro e os vasos, a oferta para a casa do nosso Deus, que o rei, os seus conselheiros, os seus príncipes e todo o Israel que estava ali haviam oferecido;

26 I gave them silver weighing as much as 650 men, silver dishes and objects weighing as much as 100 men, and gold weighing as much as 100 men.

entreguei-lhes nas mãos seiscentos e cinqüenta talentos de prata, e em vasos de prata cem talentos; e cem talentos de ouro;

27 I gave them twenty deep, gold dishes, worth 1, 000 gold-pieces, and two pots of fine shining brass, worth as much as gold.

e vinte taças de ouro no valor de mil dáricos, e dois vasos de bronze claro e brilhante, tão precioso como o ouro.

28 T hen I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and these objects are holy. The silver and the gold are a free-will gift to the Lord God of your fathers.

E disse-lhes: Vós sois santos ao Senhor, e santos são estes vasos; como também esta prata e este ouro são ofertas voluntárias, oferecidas ao Senhor, Deus de vossos pais.

29 W atch and keep them until you weigh them in front of the head religious leaders, the Levites, and the heads of the family groups of Israel at Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord.”

Vigiai, pois, e guardai-os até que os peseis na presença dos principais dos sacerdotes e dos levitas, e dos príncipes das casas paternas de Israel, em Jerusalém, nas câmaras da casa do Senhor.

30 S o the religious leaders and the Levites took the weight of silver and gold and objects, to bring them to the house of our God at Jerusalem.

Então os sacerdotes e os levitas receberam o peso da prata, e do ouro, e dos vasos, a fim de os trazerem para Jerusalém, para a casa do nosso Deus.

31 T hen we left the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. And God helped us and kept us safe from those who hated us and from those who hid waiting to fight us on the way.

Então partimos do rio Ava, no dia doze do primeiro mês, a fim de irmos para Jerusalém; e a mão do nosso Deus estava sobre nós, e ele nos livrou da mão dos inimigos, e dos que nos armavam ciladas pelo caminho.

32 W e came to Jerusalem and stayed there for three days.

Chegamos, pois, a Jerusalém, e repousamos ali três dias.

33 O n the fourth day the silver and gold and objects were weighed in the house of our God and given to Meremoth the son of Uriah the religious leader. 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.

No quarto dia se pesou a prata, e o ouro, e os vasos, na casa do nosso Deus, para as mãos de Meremote filho do sacerdote Urias; e com ele estava Eleazar, filho de Finéias, e com eles os levitas Jozabade, filho de Jesuá, e Noadias, filho de Binuí.

34 E verything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was written down.

Tudo foi entregue por número e peso; e o peso de tudo foi registrado na ocasião.

35 T he people who had returned from Babylon gave burnt gifts in worship to the God of Israel. They gave 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and 12 male goats for a sin gift. All this was a burnt gift to the Lord.

Os exilados que tinham voltado do cativeiro ofereceram holocaustos ao Deus de Israel: doze novilhos por todo o Israel, noventa e seis carneiros, setenta e sete cordeiros, e doze bodes em oferta pelo pecado; tudo em holocausto ao Senhor.

36 T hen they let the king’s rulers and leaders in the lands on the other side of the River know what the king said for them to do. And they helped the people and the house of God.

Então entregaram os editos do rei aos sátrapas do rei, e aos governadores a oeste do Rio; e estes ajudaram o povo e a casa de Deus.