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.

And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who 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 children of Phinehas, Gershom; of the children of Ithamar, Daniel; of the children 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 children of Shecaniah, of the children of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 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 children of Pahath-Moab, Elihoenai 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 children of Shechaniah, 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 children 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 children of Elam, Isaiah 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 children of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.

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

Of the children 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 children of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty 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 children of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-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 children 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 children of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.

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

And of the children 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 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 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;

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 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 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 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 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 brethren, and their sons, twenty;

and Hashabiah, and with him Isaiah 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 appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were expressed 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,

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

And 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,

And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, 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 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 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,

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

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

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 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;

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 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 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 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 down 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 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 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 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.