1 A nd these the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua; Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

These are the religious leaders and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua. There were Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

2 A mariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

3 S hechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

4 I ddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

5 M iamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

6 S hemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

7 S allu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these heads of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the religious leaders and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.

8 A nd the Levites Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he over the thanksgiving, and his brethren,

The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was over the songs of giving thanks.

9 a nd Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, over-against them in charges.

Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, stood beside them in their work.

10 A nd Jeshua hath begotten Joiakim, and Joiakim hath begotten Eliashib, and Eliashib hath begotten Joiada,

Jeshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.

11 a nd Joiada hath begotten Jonathan, and Jonathan hath begotten Jaddua.

Joiada was the father of Jonathan. Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.

12 A nd in the days of Joiakim have been priests, heads of the fathers; of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

In the days of Joiakim the religious leader, these were the heads of the family groups: Meraiah of Seraiah, Hananiah of Jeremiah,

13 o f Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

Meshullam of Ezra, Jehohanan of Amariah,

14 o f Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

Jonathan of Malluchi, Joseph of Shebaniah,

15 o f Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

Adna of Harim, Helkai of Meraioth,

16 o f Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

Zechariah of Iddo, Meshullam of Ginnethon,

17 o f Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai;

Zichri of Abijah, Piltai of Moadiah of Miniamin,

18 o f Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Shammua of Bilgah, Jehonathan of Shemaiah,

19 a nd of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

Mattenai of Joiarib, Uzzi of Jedaiah,

20 o f Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

Kallai of Sallai, Eber of Amok,

21 o f Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

Hashabiah of Hilkiah, and Nethanel of Jedaiah.

22 T he Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, are written, heads of fathers, and of the priests, in the kingdom of Darius the Persian.

As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of the family groups were written down. So were the religious leaders in the rule of Darius the Persian.

23 S ons of Levi, heads of the fathers, are written on the book of the Chronicles even till the days of Johanan son of Eliashib;

The sons of Levi, the heads of the family groups, were written down in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

24 a nd heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brethren, over-against them, to give praise, to give thanks, by command of David the man of God, charge over-against charge.

The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers beside them. Each group praised and gave thanks, as David the man of God had told them.

25 M attaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, gatekeepers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the gates.

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gate-keepers. They watched at the store-houses of the gates.

26 T hese in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

These men worked in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the ruler and of Ezra the religious leader and writer. Nehemiah Sets Apart the Jerusalem Wall for God

27 A nd at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them in to Jerusalem, to make the dedication even with gladness, and with thanksgivings, and with singing, cymbals, psalteries, and with harps;

At the special time to praise God for the wall of Jerusalem, they looked for all the Levites in the places where they lived and brought them to Jerusalem so they might join them at this special time with happiness. They sang songs of thanks and other songs as timbrels and harps were played.

28 a nd sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,

So the sons of the singers were gathered from the land around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Nethophathites,

29 a nd from the house of Gilgal, and from fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for villages have the singers built for themselves round about Jerusalem;

from Beth-gilgal, and from their fields in Geba and Azmaveth. For the singers had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

30 a nd the priests and the Levites are cleansed, and they cleanse the people, and the gates, and the wall.

The religious leaders and the Levites made themselves holy, and they made the people, the gates, and the wall holy.

31 A nd I bring up the heads of Judah upon the wall, and appoint two great thanksgiving companies and processions. At the right, on the wall, to the dung-gate;

Then I had the leaders of Judah come up on top of the wall. And I picked two large groups of singers to give thanks. One group was to go to the right on top of the wall to the Waste Gate.

32 a nd after them goeth Hoshaiah, and half of the heads of Judah,

Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah followed them,

33 a nd Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

34 J udah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah;

Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,

35 a nd of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Michaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

and some of the sons of the religious leaders blowing horns. Then followed Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

36 a nd his brethren Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with instruments of song of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them;

and his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the objects that David the man of God had made for playing music. And Ezra the writer went before them.

37 a nd by the gate of the fountain and over-against them, they have gone up by the steps of the city of David, at the going up of the wall beyond the house of David, and unto the water-gate eastward.

At the Well Gate they went straight up the steps of the city of David, by the steps of the wall above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.

38 A nd the second thanksgiving company that is going over-against, and I after it, and half of the people on the wall from beyond the tower of the furnaces and unto the broad wall,

The second group went to the left. I followed them with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of Stoves, to the Wide Wall.

39 a nd from beyond the gate of Ephraim, and by the old-gate, and by the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, and unto the sheep-gate -- and they have stood at the prison-gate.

They went above the Gate of Ephraim, by the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Watchmen.

40 A nd the two thanksgiving companies stand in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me,

Then the two groups stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the leaders with me,

41 a nd the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with trumpets,

and the religious leaders, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the horns,

42 a nd Masseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer, and the singers sound, and Jezrahiah the inspector;

and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader.

43 a nd they sacrifice on that day great sacrifices and rejoice, for God hath made them rejoice great joy, and also, the women and the children have rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem is heard -- unto a distance.

On that day they gave many good gifts and were glad because God had given them great joy. Even the women and children were filled with joy, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from far away.

44 A nd certain are appointed on that day over the chambers for treasures, for heave-offerings, for first-fruits, and for tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for priests, and for Levites, for the joy of Judah over the priests, and over the Levites, who are standing up.

On that day men were chosen for the work of the store-rooms for the gifts, the first-fruits, and the tenth part for the Lord. They were to gather into them from the fields near the towns what was to be given by the Law to the religious leaders and Levites. For Judah was filled with joy because of the religious leaders and Levites who did the work.

45 A nd the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing -- according to the command of David Solomon his son,

They did the work of their God and the work of making everything clean from sin, together with the singers and the gate-keepers. They did as David and his son Solomon had told them.

46 f or in the days of David and Asaph of old heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

For in the days of David and Asaph, long ago, there were leaders of the singers, and songs of praise and thanks to God.

47 A nd all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, are giving the portions of the singers, and of the gatekeepers, the matter of a day in its day, and are sanctifying to the Levites, and the Levites are sanctifying to the sons of Aaron.

So all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah gave what was to be given to the singers and gate-keepers each day. They set apart what was for the Levites. And the Levites set apart what was for the sons of Aaron.