1 São estes os cabeças de famílias, com as suas genealogias, os que subiram comigo da Babilônia, no reinado do rei Artaxerxes: 2 dos filhos de Fineias, Gérson; dos filhos de Itamar, Daniel; dos filhos de Davi, Hatus; 3 dos filhos de Secanias, dos filhos de Parós, Zacarias, e, com ele, foram registrados cento e cinquenta homens. 4 Dos filhos de Paate-Moabe, Elioenai, 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, cinquenta 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 Bani, Selomite, filho de Josifias, e, com ele, cento e sessenta homens. 11 Dos filhos de Bebai, Zacarias, o filho de Bebai, e, com ele, vinte e oito homens. 12 Dos filhos de Azgade, Joanã, o filho de Hacatã, e, com ele, cento e dez homens. 13 Dos filhos de Adonicão, últimos a chegar, seus nomes eram estes: Elifelete, Jeiel e Semaías, e, com eles, sessenta homens. 14 Dos filhos de Bigvai, Utai e Zabude, e, com eles, setenta homens.

15 Ajuntei-os perto do rio que corre para Aava, onde ficamos acampados três dias. Passando revista ao povo e aos sacerdotes e não tendo achado nenhum dos filhos de Levi, 16 enviei Eliézer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatã, Jaribe, Elnatã, Natã, Zacarias e Mesulão, os chefes, como também a Joiaribe e a Elnatã, que eram sábios. 17 Enviei-os a Ido, chefe em Casifia, e lhes dei expressamente as palavras que deveriam dizer a Ido e aos servidores do templo, seus irmãos, em Casifia, para nos trazerem ministros para a casa do nosso Deus. 18 Trouxeram-nos, segundo a boa mão de Deus sobre nós, um homem sábio, dos filhos de Mali, filho de Levi, filho de Israel, a saber, Serebias, com os seus filhos e irmãos, dezoito; 19 e a Hasabias e, com ele, Jesaías, dos filhos de Merari, com seus irmãos e os filhos deles, vinte; 20 e dos servidores do templo, que Davi e os príncipes deram para o ministério dos levitas, duzentos e vinte, todos eles mencionados nominalmente.

21 Então, apregoei ali um jejum junto ao rio Aava, para nos humilharmos perante o nosso Deus, para lhe pedirmos jornada feliz para nós, para nossos filhos e para tudo o que era nosso. 22 Porque tive vergonha de pedir ao rei exército e cavaleiros para nos defenderem do inimigo no caminho, porquanto já lhe havíamos dito: A boa mão do nosso Deus é sobre todos os que o buscam, para o bem deles; mas a sua força e a sua ira, contra todos os que o abandonam. 23 Nós, pois, jejuamos e pedimos isto ao nosso Deus, e ele nos atendeu.

24 Então, separei doze dos principais, isto é, Serebias, Hasabias e dez dos seus irmãos. 25 Pesei-lhes a prata, e o ouro, e os utensílios que eram a contribuição para a casa de nosso Deus, a qual ofereceram o rei, os seus conselheiros, os seus príncipes e todo o Israel que se achou ali. 26 Entreguei-lhes nas mãos seiscentos e cinquenta talentos de prata e, em objetos de prata, cem talentos, além de cem talentos de ouro; 27 e vinte taças de ouro de mil daricos e dois objetos de lustroso e fino bronze, tão precioso como ouro. 28 Disse-lhes: Vós sois santos ao Senhor, e santos são estes objetos, como também esta prata e este ouro, oferta voluntária ao Senhor, Deus de vossos pais. 29 Vigiai-os e guardai-os até que os peseis na presença dos principais sacerdotes, e dos levitas, e dos cabeças de famílias de Israel, em Jerusalém, nas câmaras da Casa do Senhor. 30 Então, receberam os sacerdotes e os levitas o peso da prata, do ouro e dos objetos, para trazerem a Jerusalém, à casa de nosso Deus.

31 Partimos do rio Aava, no dia doze do primeiro mês, a fim de irmos para Jerusalém; e a boa mão do nosso Deus estava sobre nós e livrou-nos das mãos dos inimigos e dos que nos armavam ciladas pelo caminho. 32 Chegamos a Jerusalém e repousamos ali três dias. 33 No quarto dia, pesamos, na casa do nosso Deus, a prata, o ouro, os objetos e os entregamos a Meremote, filho do sacerdote Urias; com ele estava Eleazar, filho de Fineias, e, com eles, Jozabade, filho de Jesua, e Noadias, filho de Binui, levitas; 34 tudo foi contado e pesado, e o peso total, imediatamente registrado.

35 Os exilados que vieram do cativeiro ofereceram holocaustos ao Deus de Israel, doze novilhos por todo o Israel, noventa e seis carneiros, setenta e sete cordeiros e, como oferta pelo pecado, doze bodes; tudo em holocausto ao Senhor. 36 Então, deram as ordens do rei aos seus sátrapas e aos governadores deste lado do Eufrates; e estes ajudaram o povo na reconstrução da Casa de 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 Pahathmoab; 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 three score 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 three score 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 runs to Ahava; and there stayed 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 to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo, and to his brothers the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

18 And by the good hand of our God on 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 brothers, eighteen;

19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his 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.

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 to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on 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 sought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

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

25 And weighed to 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 to their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

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

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

29 Watch you, and keep them, until you 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 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 to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on 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 stayed 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 to 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 to the LORD.

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