1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah. 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brethren, were over against them according to their offices. 10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, 11 and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; 15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; 18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 19 and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ houses; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the store-houses of the gates. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites; 29 also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession; whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: 32 and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, 33 and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph; 36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them. 37 And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall, 39 and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard. 40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me; 41 and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; 42 and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. 43 And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
44 And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. 45 And they kept the charge of their God, and the charge of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.
1 Lista dos sacerdotes e levitas que voltaram com Zorobabel, filho de Salatiel, e com Josué: Saraías, Jeremias, Esdras,
2 Amarias, Meluc, Hatus,
3 Sequenias, Rehum, Merimut,
4 Ado, Genton, Abias,
5 Miamin, Maadias, Belga, Semeías,
6 Joiarib, Idaías, Selu, Amoc, Helcias, Idaías.
7 Tais eram os chefes dos sacerdotes e seus irmãos no tempo de Josué.
8 Os levitas: Josué, Benui, Cedmiel, Serebias, Judá, Matanias, que estava com seus irmãos, dirigindo o canto de louvores;
9 Becbecias e Hani, seus irmãos, alternavam com eles.
10 Josué gerou Joaquim, Joaquim gerou Eliasib, Eliasib gerou Joiada,
11 Joiada gerou Jonatã, e Jonatã gerou Jedoa.
12 Eis os chefes das famílias sacerdotais no tempo de Joaquim: para a de Saraías, Maraías; para a de Jeremias, Ananias;
13 para Esdras, Mosolão; para Amarias, Joanã;
14 para Milico, Jonatã; para Sebenias, José;
15 para Harão, Edna; para Maraiot, Helci;
16 para Ado, Zacarias; para Genton, Mosolão;
17 para Abias, Zecri; para Miamin e Moadias, Felti;
18 para Belga, Samua; para Semeías, Jonatã;
19 para Joiarib, Matanai; para Jodaías, Azi;
20 para Selai, Celai; para Amoc, Heber;
21 para Helcias, Hasebias; para Idaías, Natanael.
22 Sob o reinado de Dario, rei da Pérsia, fez-se uma lista de todos os chefes de famílias levíticas e sacerdotais do tempo de Eliasib, de Joiada, de Joanã e de Jedoa.
23 No livro das Crônicas, os chefes de famílias levíticas só estão inscritos até o tempo de Joanã, filho de Eliasib.
24 Os chefes dos levitas foram, pois: Hasebias, Serebias e Josué, filho de Cedmiel, encarregados, alternadamente com os seus irmãos, do serviço dos louvores ao Senhor segundo o rito instituído por Davi, com um coro respondendo ao outro;
25 Matanias, Becbecias, Abdias, Mosolão, Telmon e Acub eram porteiros e tinham a guarda das portas.
26 Tais eram os que estavam em funções no tempo de Joaquim, filho de Josué, filho de Josedec, e no tempo do governador Neemias, e de Esdras, sacerdote e escriba.
27 Por ocasião da inauguração das muralhas de Jerusalém, convocaram-se os levitas de todos os lugares onde habitavam, para que viessem a Jerusalém celebrar alegremente tal dedicação com hinos e cânticos, ao som de címbalos, cítaras e harpas.
28 Os filhos dos cantores reuniram-se dos campos vizinhos de Jerusalém e das cidades dos netofateus, de Bet-Galgal e do território de Geba e de Azmavet,
29 porque os cantores haviam construído aldeias nos arredores de Jerusalém.
30 Os sacerdotes e levitas purificaram-se, e depois purificaram o povo, as portas e a muralha.
31 Fiz então subir à muralha os chefes de Judá, e formei dois grandes coros para o cortejo. Um ia pela direita, por cima da muralha, na direção da porta da Esterqueira.
32 Em seguida caminhavam Osaías e a metade dos chefes de Judá,
33 Azarias, Esdras, Mosolão,
34 Judá, Benjamim, Semeías e Jeremias;
35 depois os filhos dos sacerdotes com trombetas: Zacarias, filho de Jonatã, filho de Semeías, filho de Matanias, filho de Miquéias, filho de Zecur, filho de Asaf,
36 e seus irmãos, Semeías, Azareel, Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Natanael, Judá e Hanani, com os instrumentos musicais de Davi, o homem de Deus. O escriba Esdras ia à frente deles.
37 Chegando à porta da fonte, subiram reto diante de si os degraus da cidade de Davi, pela subida da muralha que protege a casa de Davi, até atingir a porta da Água, ao oriente.
38 O segundo coro pôs-se a caminho por cima da muralha, do lado oposto; a este é que eu seguia com a outra metade da multidão.
39 Passando por cima da torre dos Fornos, caminhou-se até a muralha larga; depois por cima da porta de Efraim, da torre de Nananeel, da torre de Mea, até a porta das Ovelhas; e paramos à porta da Prisão.
40 Os dois coros se detiveram na casa de Deus, bem como eu e a metade dos magistrados que me acompanhavam,
41 e os sacerdotes Eliacim, Maasias, Miamin, Miquéias, Elisenai, Zacarias, Ananias, munidos de trombetas,
42 e Maasias, Semeías, Eleazar, Azi, Joanã, Melquias, Elã e Ezer. E os cantores se fizeram ouvir, sob a direção de Jezraías.
43 Ofereceram-se naquele dia grandes sacrifícios e houve grande regozijo porque Deus havia dado ao povo um grande motivo de alegria. As mulheres e as crianças tomaram parte também nas festividades, e de muito longe ouviam-se os gritos de alegria que ecoavam de Jerusalém.
44 Naquele tempo, estabeleceram-se homens para guardar as salas que serviam de depósito para as oferendas, as ofertas reservadas, as primícias e os dízimos, onde foram recolhidas, em suas diversas divisões, as partes assinaladas pela lei aos sacerdotes e aos levitas. O povo de Judá alegrou-se, vendo em seus postos os sacerdotes e os levitas,
45 os quais, do mesmo modo que os cantores e os porteiros, asseguravam o serviço de seu Deus e os ritos das purificações, segundo as ordens de Davi e de Salomão, seu filho.
46 Com efeito, no tempo de Davi e de Asaf, havia chefes de cantores que cantavam louvores e ações de graças a Deus.
47 E agora, no tempo de Zorobabel e de Neemias, Israel inteiro servia quotidianamente porções destinadas aos cantores e porteiros; e dava as ofertas sagradas aos levitas, os quais entregavam sua parte aos filhos de Aarão.