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| 1These are the family leaders and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: | 1These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: |
| 2Gershom, from Phinehas's descendants; Daniel, from Ithamar's descendants; Hattush, from David's descendants, | 2of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; of the descendants of David, Hattush |
| 3who was of Shecaniah's descendants; Zechariah, from Parosh's descendants, and 150 men with him who were registered by genealogy; | 3of the descendants of Shekaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men; |
| 4Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah from Pahath-moab's descendants, and 200 men with him; | 4of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men; |
| 5Shecaniah son of Jahaziel from Zattu's descendants, and 300 men with him; | 5of the descendants of Zattu, Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men; |
| 6Ebed son of Jonathan from Adin's descendants, and 50 men with him; | 6of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men; |
| 7Jeshaiah son of Athaliah from Elam's descendants, and 70 men with him; | 7of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men; |
| 8Zebadiah son of Michael from Shephatiah's descendants, and 80 men with him; | 8of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men; |
| 9Obadiah son of Jehiel from Joab's descendants, and 218 men with him; | 9of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men; |
| 10Shelomith son of Josiphiah from Bani's descendants, and 160 men with him; | 10of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men; |
| 11Zechariah son of Bebai from Bebai's descendants, and 28 men with him; | 11of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men; |
| 12Johanan son of Hakkatan from Azgad's descendants, and 110 men with him; | 12of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men; |
| 13these are the last ones, from Adonikam's descendants, and their names are: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and 60 men with them; | 13of the descendants of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men; |
| 14Uthai and Zaccur from Bigvai's descendants, and 70 men with them. | 14of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men. |
| 15I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites there. | 15I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there. |
| 16Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan. | 16So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning, |
| 17I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his brothers, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring us ministers for the house of our God. | 17and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God. |
| 18Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah--a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel--along with his sons and brothers, 18 men, | 18Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah's sons and brothers, 18 in all; |
| 19plus Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men. | 19and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all. |
| 20There were also 220 of the temple servants, who had been appointed by David and the leaders for the work of the Levites. All were identified by name. | 20They also brought 220 of the temple servants--a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name. |
| 21I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions. | 21There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. |
| 22I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, "The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who abandon Him." | 22I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him." |
| 23So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and He granted our request. | 23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. |
| 24I selected 12 of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their brothers. | 24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers, |
| 25I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles--the contribution for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites who were present had offered. | 25and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God. |
| 26I weighed out to them 24 tons of silver, silver articles weighing 7,500 pounds, 7,500 pounds of gold, | 26I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold, |
| 27 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 gold coins, and two articles of fine gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold. | 2720 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics, and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold. |
| 28Then I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers. | 28I said to them, "You as well as these articles are consecrated to the LORD. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your ancestors. |
| 29Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the LORD's house before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families in Jerusalem." | 29Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel." |
| 30So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the articles that had been weighed out, to bring them to the house of our God in Jerusalem. | 30Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem. |
| 31We set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God, and He protected us from the power of the enemy and from ambush along the way. | 31On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way. |
| 32So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days. | 32So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days. |
| 33On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the articles were weighed out in the house of our God into the care of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him. The Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui were also with them. | 33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui. |
| 34Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time. | 34Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time. |
| 35The exiles who had returned from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, and 77 lambs, along with 12 male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering for the LORD. | 35Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering, twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD. |
| 36They also delivered the king's edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, so that they would support the people and the house of God. | 36They also delivered the king's orders to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God. |
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