1 A nd these heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.

Now these are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

2 F rom the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; from the sons of Ithamar: Daniel; from the sons of David: Hattush;

Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

3 f rom the sons of Shechaniah, from the sons of Pharosh: Zechariah, and with him, reckoning themselves by genealogy, of males a hundred and fifty.

Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.

4 F rom the sons of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred who are males.

Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.

5 F rom the sons of Shechaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred who are males.

Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

6 A nd from the sons of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty who are males.

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

7 A nd from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy who are males.

And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.

8 A nd from the sons of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty who are males.

And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him fourscore males.

9 F rom the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen who are males.

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

10 A nd from the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty who are males.

And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him a hundred and threescore males.

11 A nd from the sons of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight who are males.

And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty and eight males.

12 A nd from the sons of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten who are males.

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

13 A nd from the younger sons of Adonikam -- and these their names -- Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty who are males.

And of the sons of Adonikam, that were the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them threescore males.

14 A nd from the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy who are males.

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

15 A nd I gather them unto the river that is going unto Ahava, and we encamp there three days; and I consider about the people, and about the priests, and of the sons of Levi I have found none there;

And I gathered them together to the river that runneth 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 a nd I send for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding;

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 a nd I charge them for Iddo the head, in the place Casiphia, and put in their mouth words to speak unto Iddo, his brethren the Nethinim, in the place Casiphia, to bring to us ministrants for the house of our God.

And I sent them forth unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and his brethren the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

18 A nd they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;

And according to the good hand of our God upon 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 brethren, eighteen;

19 a nd Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brethren, and their sons, twenty;

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

20 a nd from the Nethinim, whom David and the heads gave for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them defined by name.

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 A nd I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,

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 ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us because of the enemy in the way, for we spake to the king, saying, `The hand of our God upon all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath upon all forsaking Him.'

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

23 A nd we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

24 A nd I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten,

Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

25 a nd I weigh to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, a heave-offering of the house of our God, that the king, and his counsellors, and his heads, and all Israel -- those present -- lifted up;

and weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered:

26 a nd I weigh to their hand, of silver, talents six hundred and fifty, and of vessels of silver a hundred talents, of gold a hundred talents,

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 basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold.

and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.

28 A nd I say unto them, `Ye holy to Jehovah, and the vessels holy, and the silver and the gold a willing-offering to Jehovah, God of your fathers;

And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering unto Jehovah, the God of your fathers.

29 w atch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'

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

30 A nd the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and of the gold, and of the vessels, to bring 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 unto the house of our God.

31 A nd we journey from the river Ahava, on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God hath been upon us, and He delivereth us from the hand of the enemy and the lier in wait by the way;

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

32 a nd we come in to Jerusalem, and dwell there three days.

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

33 A nd on the fourth day hath been weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, unto the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites:

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 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 b y number, by weight of every one, and all the weight is written at that time.

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

35 T hose coming in of the captives -- sons of the removal -- have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve -- the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;

The children of the captivity, that were come out of exile, offered burnt-offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.

36 a nd they give the laws of the king to the lieutenants of the king and the governors beyond the river, and they have lifted up the people and the house of God.

And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.