Ezra, 8

1. These [are] now the chief of their fathers, and [this is] the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

1. These are the heads of clans who set out from Babylon with me in the reign of King Artaxerxes - their predecessors are named:

2. Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

2. Of the clan of Phinehas: Gershom; of the clan of Ithamar: Daniel; of the clan of David: Hattush

3. Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

3. son of Secaniah; of the clan of Parosh: Zechariah, with whom one hundred and fifty males were registered;

4. Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

4. of the clan of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai, son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males;

5. Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

5. of the clan of Zattu: Shecaniah, son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males;

6. Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

6. of the clan of Adin: Ebed, son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males;

7. And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

7. of the clan of Elam: Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males;

8. And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

8. of the clan of Shephatiah: Zebadiah, son of Michael, and with him eighty males;

9. Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

9. of the clan of Joab: Obadiah, son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males;

10. And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

10. of the clan of Bani: Shelomith, son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty males;

11. And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

11. of the clan of Bebai: Zechariah, son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males;

12. And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

12. of the clan of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten males;

13. And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names [are] these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

13. of the clan of Adonikam: the younger sons, whose names are: Eliphelet, Jeiel and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males;

14. Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

14. and of the clan of Bigvai: Uthai, son of Zabud, and with him seventy males.

15. And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

15. I gathered them by the river that runs to Ahava, and there we encamped for three days; and having searched among these people, I did not find anyone from the tribe of Levi.

16. Then sent I 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; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

16. So I called for the leaders - Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Jarib, Elnathan, Zechariah and Meshullam - Joarib and Elnathan, men of understanding.

17. And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, [and] to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

17. I gave them orders concerning Iddo, the leader who was in Casiphia; I gave them a message to relay to Iddo and his brothers, the helpers, in Casiphia, to send us ministers for the House of our God.

18. 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; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

18. As the good hand of God was with us, they brought us Sherebiah, a very sensible man, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and with him were his sons and his brothers, numbering eighteen;

19. And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

19. Hashabiah and with him Isaiah of the sons of Merari, their brothers and their sons, twenty;

20. Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

20. and of the helpers whom David and the leaders had placed at the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty-two men, all written down by name.

21. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

21. There at the banks of the river Ahava, I proclaimed a fast so we might humble ourselves before our God, to implore him for a safe journey for ourselves, our children and our goods.

22. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God [is] upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath [is] against all them that forsake him.

22. I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on the way, for we had said to the king, "The hand of our God is for good, upon all who seek him; and the power of his wrath upon all who abandon him."

23. So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

23. So we fasted and prayed to our God for this intention, and he listened to us.

24. Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

24. I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, besides Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their brothers.

25. And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, [even] the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel [there] present, had offered:

25. I weighed out before them the silver and gold, the consecrated vessels given by the king, his counselors and his leaders, and by all the Israelites who were there, for the House of our God.

26. I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, [and] of gold an hundred talents;

26. And I entrusted into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver vessels worth a hundred talents,

27. Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

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

28. And I said unto them, Ye [are] holy unto the LORD; the vessels [are] holy also; and the silver and the gold [are] a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.

28. Then I said to them, "You are consecrated to Yahweh, these vessels are sacred objects, and the silver and gold are voluntary offerings made to Yahweh, the God of our fathers.

29. Watch ye, and keep [them], until ye weigh [them] before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

29. Take care of them and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests, the Levites and the families of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the House of Yahweh."

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

30. Then, the priests and the Levites received all that we had weighed: the silver and gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the House of our God.

31. Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first month, to go unto 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.

31. We left the banks of the river Ahava to go to Jerusalem on the twelfth day of the first month. The hand of God was with us and he kept us from all attacks and ambushes from enemies throughout our journey.

32. And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

32. We arrived in Jerusalem where we rested for three days.

33. Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels 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; and with them [was] Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

33. On the fourth day, in the House of our God we weighed the silver, the gold and the vessels, turning over everything to the priest Meremoth, son of Uriah, and to Eleazar, son of Phinehas, with the Levites Jozabad, son of Joshua, and Hoadiah, son of Binnui.

34. By number [and] by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

34. After counting and weighing everything again, the total weight was written down.

35. [Also] the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats [for] a sin offering: all [this was] a burnt offering unto the LORD.

35. The Jews who had returned from exile offered sacrifices to the God of Israel: twelve young bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin-offering, twelve he-goats. All these were burnt offerings to Yahweh.

36. And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

36. And the decrees of the king were delivered to his governors and officials of the province beyond the River, who helped the people and the House of God.