1 Estes são os cabeças das famílias, e esta é a genealogia daqueles que subiram comigo de Babilônia, no reinado do rei Artaxerxes.
2 Dos filhos de Finéias, Gérsom; dos filhos de Itamar, Daniel; dos filhos de Davi, Hatus;
3 dos filhos de Secanias, dos filhos de Parós, Zacarias, e com ele cento e cinqüenta homens registrados nas genealogias.
4 Dos filhos de Paate-Moabe, Elieoenai, filho de Zeraías, e com ele duzentos homens.
5 Dos filhos de Secanias, o filho de Jaaziel, e com ele trezentos homens.
6 Dos filhos de Adim, Ebede, filho de Jônatas, e com ele cinqüenta homens.
7 Dos filhos de Elão, Jesaías, filho de Atalias, e com ele setenta homens.
8 Dos filhos de Sefatias, Zebadias, filho de Micael, e com ele oitenta homens.
9 Dos filhos de Joabe, Obadias, filho de Jeiel, e com ele duzentos e dezoito homens.
10 Dos filhos de Selomite, o filho de Josifias, e com ele cento e sessenta homens.
11 Dos filhos de Bebai, Zacarias, filho de Bebai, e com ele vinte e oito homens.
12 Dos filhos de Azgade, Joanã, filho de Hacatã, e com ele cento e dez homens.
13 Dos filhos de Adonicão, que eram os últimos, eis os seus nomes: Elifelete, Jeuel e Semaías, e com eles sessenta homens.
14 E dos filhos de Bigvai, Utai e Zabude, e com eles setenta homens.
15 Ajuntei-os para o rio que corre para Aava; e ali ficamos acampados três dias. Atentei para o povo e para os sacerdotes, e não achei ali nenhum dos filhos de Levi.
16 Então mandei chamar a Eliezer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatã, Jaribe, Elnatã, Natã, Zacarias e Mesulão, homens principais; também a Joiaribe e a Elnatã, que eram mestres.
17 Eu os enviei a Ido, chefe em Casifia; e lhes pus na boca as palavras que haviam de dizer a Ido e aos Netinins, seus irmãos, em Casifia, para nos trazerem ministros para a casa do nosso Deus.
18 Segundo a boa mão do nosso Deus sobre nós eles nos trouxeram um homem discreto dos filhos de Mali, filho de Levi, filho de Israel; e a Serebias com seus filhos e seus irmãos, dezoito;
19 e a Hasabias, e com ele Jesaías dos filhos de Merari, seus irmãos e os filhos destes, vinte;
20 e dos Netinins, que Davi e os príncipes tinham dado para o serviço dos levitas, duzentos e vinte: todos eles mencionados por nome.
21 Publiquei um jejum ali junto ao rio Aava, para nos humilharmos diante do nosso Deus, a fim de lhe pedirmos um caminho feliz para nós, para nossos pequeninos, e para toda a nossa fazenda.
22 Pois tive vergonha de pedir ao rei uma escolta de soldados, e cavaleiros, para nos defenderem do inimigo pelo caminho, porque tínhamos dito ao rei: A mão do nosso Deus está sobre todos os que o buscam, para o bem deles; mas o seu poder e a sua ira contra todos os que o abandonam.
23 Jejuamos e suplicamos ao nosso Deus por isso: e ele aceitou as nossas súplicas.
24 Separei doze dos principais dos sacerdotes, a saber, Serebias, Hasabias e com eles dez de seus irmãos.
25 Pesei-lhes a prata e o ouro e os vasos, isto é, a oferta para a casa do nosso Deus, que haviam oferecido o rei, os seus conselheiros e os seus príncipes, e todo o Israel que se achou ali:
26 sim entreguei-lhes nas mãos seiscentos e cinqüenta talentos de prata, e vasos de prata no valor de cem talentos; cem talentos de ouro,
27 e vinte taças de ouro no valor de mil dáricos; e dois vasos de bronze mui claro e brilhante, tão precioso como ouro.
28 Eu lhes disse: Vós sois santos a Jeová, e os vasos são santos; e a prata e o ouro são ofertas voluntárias a Jeová, Deus de vossos pais.
29 Vigiai e guardai-os até que os peseis na presença dos principais dos sacerdotes e dos levitas, e dos cabeças das famílias de Israel, em Jerusalém, nas câmaras da casa de Jeová.
30 Receberam os sacerdotes e os levitas o peso da prata e do ouro, e os vasos, para os levarem a Jerusalém, à casa do nosso Deus.
31 Partimos do rio Aava no duodécimo dia do primeiro mês, a fim de irmos para Jerusalém; a mão do nosso Deus esteve sobre nós, e ele nos livrou da mão do inimigo e dos que nos armavam ciladas pelo caminho.
32 Chegamos a Jerusalém, e repousamos ali três dias.
33 No quarto dia, pesados a prata, o ouro e os vasos na casa do nosso Deus, eles foram entregues a Meremote, filho do sacerdote Urias (e com ele estava Eleazar, filho de Finéias; e com eles estavam Jozabade, filho de Jesua, e Noadias, filho de Binui, levitas),
34 tudo por conta e por peso; e todo o peso foi escrito nesse tempo.
35 Os filhos do cativeiro que tinham voltado do exílio, ofereceram holocaustos ao Deus de Israel, doze novilhos por todo o Israel, noventa e seis carneiros, e setenta e sete cordeiros, doze bodes como oferta pelo pecado: tudo isto em holocaustos a Jeová.
36 Entregaram os editos do rei, aos sátrapas do rei, e aos governadores além do Rio; e estes ajudaram o povo e a casa de Deus. orações e confissão a Deus
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. 2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons 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. 4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the 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. 6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the 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. 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. 9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the 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. 11 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. 12 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an 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. 14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them 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. 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. 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. 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; 19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren 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.
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. 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. 23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, 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: 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; 27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as 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. 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. 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.
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. 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there 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; 34 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time. 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.
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.