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.

These 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:

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 registered with him were one hundred and fifty males;

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 Shechaniah, Ben-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.

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.

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.

of the sons 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 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.

of the sons of Shelomith, Ben-Josiphiah, and with him one 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.

of the sons 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.

of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him one 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.

of the last sons of Adonikam, 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.

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

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;

Now 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.

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 I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and 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 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.

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;

Then, 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;

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 brothers and their sons, twenty men;

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.

also 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

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 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.

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 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.”

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

So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer. Gifts for the Temple

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 leaders 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 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.

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, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold,

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

twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, 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, “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.

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 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.”

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 silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. The Return to Jerusalem

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 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.

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

So we came to Jerusalem, and stayed 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:

Now 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,

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

with the number and weight of everything. 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 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.

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 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.