Liber Esdrae, 8

1. Hi sunt ergo principes familiarum et genealogia eorum, qui ascenderunt mecum in regno Artaxerxis regis de Babylone:

1. These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Ar-ta-xerx'es the king:

2. De filiis Phinees, Gersom. De filiis Ithamar, Daniel. De filiis David, Hattus filius Secheniae.

2. Of the sons of Phin'ehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ith'amar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush,

3. De filiis Pharos, Zacharias; et cum eo numerati sunt viri centum quinquaginta.

3. of the sons of Shecani'ah. Of the sons of Parosh, Zechari'ah, with whom were registered one hundred and fifty men.

4. De filiis Phahathmoab, Elioenai filius Zaraiae, et cum eo ducenti viri.

4. Of the sons of Pa'hath-mo'ab, Eli-e-ho-e'nai the son of Zerahi'ah, and with him two hundred men.

5. De filiis Zethua, Sechenia filius Iahaziel, et cum eo trecenti viri.

5. Of the sons of Zattu, Shecani'ah the son of Jaha'ziel, and with him three hundred men.

6. De filiis Adin, Ebed filius Ionathan, et cum eo quinquaginta viri.

6. Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty men.

7. De filiis Elam, Iesaias filius Athaliae, et cum eo septuaginta viri.

7. Of the sons of Elam, Jeshai'ah the son of Athali'ah, and with him seventy men.

8. De filiis Saphatiae, Zabadia filius Michael, et cum eo octoginta viri.

8. Of the sons of Shephati'ah, Zebadi'ah the son of Michael, and with him eighty men.

9. De filiis Ioab, Abdia filius Iahiel, et cum eo ducenti decem et octo viri.

9. Of the sons of Jo'ab, Obadi'ah the son of Jehi'el, and with him two hundred and eighteen men.

10. De filiis Bani, Selomith filius Iosphiae, et cum eo centum sexaginta viri.

10. Of the sons of Bani, Shelo'mith the son of Josiphi'ah, and with him a hundred and sixty men.

11. De filiis Bebai, Zacharias filius Bebai, et cum eo viginti octo viri.

11. Of the sons of Be'bai, Zechari'ah, the son of Be'bai, and with him twenty-eight men.

12. De filiis Azgad, Iohanan filius Eccetan, et cum eo centum et decem viri.

12. Of the sons of Azgad, Joha'nan the son of Hak'katan, and with him a hundred and ten men.

13. De filiis Adonicam ascenderunt iuniores, et haec nomina eorum: Eliphalet et Iehiel et Semeias, et cum eis sexaginta viri.

13. Of the sons of Adoni'kam, those who came later, their names being Eliph'elet, Jeu'el, and Shemai'ah, and with them sixty men.

14. De filiis Beguai, Uthai filius Zabud, et cum eis septuaginta viri.

14. Of the sons of Bigva'i, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them seventy men.

15. Congregavi autem eos ad fluvium, qui decurrit ad Ahava, et mansimus ibi tribus diebus. Recensui populum et sacerdotes; de filiis autem Levi non inveni ibi.

15. I gathered them to the river that runs to Aha'va, and there we encamped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.

16. Itaque misi Eliezer et Ariel et Semeiam et Ioiarib et Elnathan et Nathan et Zachariam et Mosollam principes sapientes.

16. Then I sent for Elie'zer, Ar'i-el, Shemai'ah, Elna'than, Jarib, Elna'than, Nathan, Zechari'ah, and Meshul'lam, leading men, and for Joi'arib and Elna'than, who were men of insight,

17. Et misi eos ad Eddo, qui est primus in Chasphiae loco, et posui in ore eorum verba, quae loquerentur ad Eddo et fratres eius, ut adducerent nobis ministros domus Dei nostri.

17. and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphi'a, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brethren the temple servants at the place Casiphi'a, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.

18. Et adduxerunt nobis per manum Dei nostri bonam super nos virum doctissimum de filiis Moholi filii Levi filii Israel nomine Serebiam et filios eius et fratres eius decem et octo

18. And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebi'ah with his sons and kinsmen, eighteen;

19. et Hasabiam et cum eo Iesaiam de filiis Merari filiosque eius et fratres eius viginti

19. also Hashabi'ah and with him Jeshai'ah of the sons of Merar'i, with his kinsmen and their sons, twenty;

20. et de oblatis, quos dederant David et principes ad ministeria Levitarum, ducentos viginti viros; omnes hi suis nominibus recensiti sunt.

20. besides two hundred and twenty of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name.

21. Et praedicavi ibi ieiunium iuxta fluvium Ahava, ut affligeremur coram Deo nostro et peteremus ab eo iter prosperum nobis et filiis nostris universaeque substantiae nostrae.

21. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Aha'va, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.

22. Erubui enim petere a rege praesidium et equites, qui defenderent nos ab inimico in via, quia dixeramus regi: “Manus Dei nostri est super omnes, qui quaerunt eum in bonitate, et potentia eius et fortitudo eius super omnes, qui derelinquunt eum”.

22. For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way; since we had told the king, "The hand of our God is for good upon all that seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all that forsake him."

23. Ieiunavimus autem et rogavimus Deum nostrum per hoc, et evenit nobis prospere.

23. So we fasted and besought our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.

24. Et separavi de principibus sacerdotum duodecim, Serebiam et Hasabiam et cum eis de fratribus eorum decem,

24. Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebi'ah, Hashabi'ah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.

25. appendique eis argentum et aurum et vasa: tributum domus Dei nostri, quod obtulerat rex et consiliatores eius et principes eius universusque Israel eorum, qui ibi inveniebantur.

25. And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered;

26. Et appendi in manibus eorum argenti talenta sescenta quinquaginta et vasa argentea centum, quae habebant talenta duo, auri centum talenta,

26. I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels worth a hundred talents, and a hundred talents of gold,

27. et crateres aureos viginti, qui habebant solidos millenos, et vasa aeris fulgentis optimi duo pretiosa ut aurum.

27. twenty bowls of gold worth a thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold.

28. Et dixi eis: “Vos sancti Domini, et vasa sancta et argentum et aurum consecrata Domino, Deo patrum nostrorum;

28. And I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.

29. vigilate et custodite, donec appendatis coram principibus sacerdotum et Levitarum et ducibus familiarum Israel in Ierusalem, in habitaculis domus Domini”.

29. Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers' houses in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD."

30. Susceperunt autem sacerdotes et Levitae pondus argenti et auri et vasorum, ut deferrent Ierusalem in domum Dei nostri.

30. So the priests and the Levites took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.

31. Promovimus ergo a flumine Ahava duodecimo die mensis primi, ut pergeremus Ierusalem; et manus Dei nostri fuit super nos et liberavit nos de manu inimici et insidiatoris in via,

31. Then we departed from the river Aha'va on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way.

32. et venimus Ierusalem et mansimus ibi tribus diebus.

32. We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days.

33. Die autem quarta appensum est argentum et aurum et vasa in domo Dei nostri per manum Meremoth filii Uriae sacerdotis et cum eo Eleazar filius Phinees cumque eis Iozabad filius Iesua et Noadia filius Bennui Levitae,

33. On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Mer'emoth the priest, son of Uri'ah, and with him was Elea'zar the son of Phin'ehas, and with them were the Levites, Jo'zabad the son of Jeshua and No-adi'ah the son of Bin'nui.

34. iuxta numerum et pondus omnia; descriptumque est omne pondus. In tempore illo,

34. The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded.

35. qui venerant de captivitate, filii transmigrationis, obtulerunt holocautomata Deo Israel, vitulos duodecim pro omni populo Israel, arietes nonaginta sex, agnos septuaginta septem, hircos pro peccato duodecim: omnia in holocaustum Domino.

35. At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve he-goats; all this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

36. Dederunt autem edicta regis satrapis regis et ducibus trans flumen et sublevaverunt populum et domum Dei.

36. They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River; and they aided the people and the house of God.