1 Kun muuri oli saatu valmiiksi ja portinpuoliskot oli pystytetty, määrättiin portinvartijat, laulajat ja leeviläiset tehtäviinsä.
2 Jerusalemin johtoon asetin veljeni Hananin ja linnanpäällikkö Hananjan, joka oli luotettava ja jumalaapelkäävä mies.
3 Annoin heille määräyksen, että Jerusalemin portteja ei saanut avata ennen kuin aurinko paistoi lämpimästi. Määräsin myös, että portit oli suljettava ja lukittava, kun aurinko oli vielä ylhäällä, ja että Jerusalemin asukkaista oli asetettava vartijat, jotka vartioisivat kukin oman talonsa kohdalla olevaa osuutta.
4 Kaupunki oli suuri ja laaja, mutta väkeä siellä oli vähän, ja taloja oli vielä rakentamatta.
5 Jumala kehotti minua kutsumaan ylimykset, johtomiehet ja kansan koolle sukuluetteloihin merkitsemistä varten. Löysin ensimmäisinä palanneiden sukuluettelot, ja niihin oli kirjoitettu näin:
6 Nämä ovat ne Juudan maakunnan miehet, jotka Babylonian kuningas Nebukadnessar oli vienyt pakkosiirtolaisuuteen ja jotka palasivat Jerusalemiin ja Juudaan, kukin omaan kaupunkiinsa.
7 Heitä johtivat Serubbabel, Jesua, Nehemia, Asarja, Raamja, Nahamani, Mordokai, Bilsan, Misperet, Bigvai, Nehum ja Baana. Näiden israelilaisten lukumäärä oli:
8 Pareosin sukua 2172,
9 Sefatjan sukua 372,
10 Arahin sukua 652,
11 Pahat-Moabin sukua, Jesuan ja Joabin jälkeläisiä, 2818,
12 Elamin sukua 1254,
13 Sattun sukua 845,
14 Sakkain sukua 760,
15 Binnuin sukua 648,
16 Bebain sukua 628,
17 Asgadin sukua 2322,
18 Adonikamin sukua 667,
19 Bigvain sukua 2067,
20 Adinin sukua 655,
21 Aterin sukua, Hiskian jälkeläisiä, 98,
22 Hasumin sukua 328,
23 Besain sukua 324,
24 Harifin sukua 112,
25 Gibeonin sukua 95.
26 Betlehemiläisiä ja netofalaisia oli 188,
27 anatotilaisia 128,
28 bet-asmavetilaisia 42
29 kirjat-jearimilaisia, kefiralaisia ja beerotilaisia 743,
30 ramalaisia ja gebalaisia 621,
31 mikmasilaisia 122,
32 beteliläisiä ja ailaisia 123,
33 Nebon, sen toisen, miehiä 52.
34 Elamin, sen toisen, sukua oli 1254,
35 Harimin sukua 320.
36 Jerikolaisia oli 345,
37 lodilaisia, hadidilaisia ja onolaisia 721,
38 senaalaisia 3930.
39 Pappeja oli: Jedajan sukua, Jesuan jälkeläisiä, 973,
40 Immerin sukua 1052,
41 Pashurin sukua 1247,
42 Harimin sukua 1017.
43 Leeviläisiä oli: Jesuan sukua, Kadmielin ja Hodavjan jälkeläisiä, 74.
44 Laulajia oli: Asafin sukua 148.
45 Portinvartijoita oli: Sallumin, Aterin, Talmonin, Akkubin, Hatitan ja Sobain sukua yhteensä 138.
46 Temppelipalvelijoita oli: Sihan, Hasufan, Tabbaotin,
47 Kerosin, Sian, Padonin,
48 Lebanan, Hagaban, Salmain,
49 Hananin, Giddelin, Gaharin,
50 Reajan, Resinin, Nekodan,
51 Gassamin, Ussan, Paseahin,
52 Besain, maonilaisten, nafusilaisten,
53 Bakbukin, Hakufan, Harhurin,
54 Baslitin, Mehidan, Harsan,
55 Barkosin, Siseran, Temahin,
56 Nesiahin ja Hatifan suvut.
57 Salomon palvelijoiden jälkeläisiä oli: Sotain, Soferetin, Peridan,
58 Jaelan, Darkonin, Giddelin,
59 Sefatjan, Hattilin, Pokeret-Sebaimin ja Amonin sukukunnat.
60 Temppelipalvelijoita ja Salomon palvelijoiden jälkeläisiä oli yhteensä 392.
61 Nämä Tel-Melahista, Tel-Harsasta, Kerub- Addanista ja Immeristä lähteneet eivät pystyneet osoittamaan, että he ja heidän sukunsa olivat israelilaisia:
62 Delajan, Tobian ja Nekodan jälkeläiset, yhteensä 642.
63 Joukossa oli myös pappeja, nimittäin Hobaijan, Kosin ja Barsillain jälkeläiset; Barsillai oli ottanut vaimokseen gileadilaisen Barsillain tyttären, ja häntä nimitettiin vaimonsa suvun mukaan.
64 Nämä etsivät sukuluetteloista merkintää itsestään, mutta sitä ei löytynyt, ja sen vuoksi heidät katsottiin pappeuteen kelpaamattomiksi.
65 Käskynhaltija kielsi heitä nauttimasta pyhiä uhreja, kunnes ilmaantuisi pappi, joka voisi ratkaista asian urimilla ja tummimilla.
66 Palanneita oli kaikkiaan 42 360 henkeä.
67 Lisäksi tulivat orjat ja orjattaret, joita oli 7337. Laulajia, miehiä ja naisia, oli 245.
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69 (H7:68)Tällä joukolla oli kameleja 435 ja aaseja 6720.
70 (H7:69)Useat sukujen päämiehet antoivat lahjoja rakennustyötä varten. Käskynhaltija antoi rahastoon 1000 kultadrakmaa, 50 vihmontamaljaa, 30 papinpukua ja 500 hopeaminaa.
71 (H7:70)Sukujen päämiehet antoivat rakennusrahastoon 20 000 kultadrakmaa ja 2200 hopeaminaa.
72 (H7:71)Muu kansa antoi 20 000 kultadrakmaa, 2000 hopeaminaa ja 67 papinpukua.
73 (H7:72)Papit, leeviläiset, portinvartijat, laulajat ja osa kansaa asettuivat asumaan Jerusalemiin, mutta temppelipalvelijat ja muut israelilaiset menivät omiin kaupunkeihinsa. Kun tuli seitsemäs kuukausi, kaikki israelilaiset olivat jo asettuneet asumaan kaupunkeihinsa.
1 Now when the wall was built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many. 3 I said to them, "Don’t let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them; and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, with everyone near his house."
4 Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
5 My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be listed by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found this written in it:
6 These are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city, 7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.
The number of the men of the people of Israel:
8 The children of Parosh: two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
9 The children of Shephatiah: three hundred seventy-two.
10 The children of Arah: six hundred fifty-two.
11 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab: two thousand eight hundred eighteen.
12 The children of Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
13 The children of Zattu: eight hundred forty-five.
14 The children of Zaccai: seven hundred sixty.
15 The children of Binnui: six hundred forty-eight.
16 The children of Bebai: six hundred twenty-eight.
17 The children of Azgad: two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
18 The children of Adonikam: six hundred sixty-seven.
19 The children of Bigvai: two thousand sixty-seven.
20 The children of Adin: six hundred fifty-five.
21 The children of Ater: of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
22 The children of Hashum: three hundred twenty-eight.
23 The children of Bezai: three hundred twenty-four.
24 The children of Hariph: one hundred twelve.
25 The children of Gibeon: ninety-five.
26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah: one hundred eighty-eight.
27 The men of Anathoth: one hundred twenty-eight.
28 The men of Beth Azmaveth: forty-two.
29 The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty-three.
30 The men of Ramah and Geba: six hundred twenty-one.
31 The men of Michmas: one hundred twenty-two.
32 The men of Bethel and Ai: one hundred twenty-three.
33 The men of the other Nebo: fifty-two.
34 The children of the other Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
35 The children of Harim: three hundred twenty.
36 The children of Jericho: three hundred forty-five.
37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred twenty-one.
38 The children of Senaah: three thousand nine hundred thirty.
39 The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: nine hundred seventy-three.
40 The children of Immer: one thousand fifty-two.
41 The children of Pashhur: one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
42 The children of Harim: one thousand seventeen.
43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah: seventy-four.
44 The singers: the children of Asaph: one hundred forty-eight.
45 The gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai: one hundred thirty-eight.
46 The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 47 the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48 the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai, 49 the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50 the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51 the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, 52 the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim, 53 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 54 the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 55 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah, 56 the children of Neziah, and the children of Hatipha.
57 The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58 the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, and the children of Amon. 60 All the temple servants and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred ninety-two.
61 These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda: six hundred forty-two.
63 Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
64 These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood. 65 The governor told them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.
66 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty, 67 in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. They had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women. 68 Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five; 69 their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
70 Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests’ garments. 71 Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver. 72 That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, plus two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests’ garments.
73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities.
When the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their cities.