1 Now when the building of the wall was complete and I had put up the doors, and the door-keepers and the music-makers and the Levites had been given their places,

2 I made my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the ruler of the tower, responsible for the government of Jerusalem: for he was a man of good faith, fearing God more than most.

3 And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house.

4 Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.

5 And my God put it into my heart to get together the rulers and the chiefs and the people so that they might be listed by families. And I came across a record of the names of those who came up at the first, and in it I saw these words:

6 These are the people of the divisions of the kingdom, among those who had been made prisoners by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and taken away by him, who went back to Jerusalem and Judah, every one to his town;

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 and seventy-two.

9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.

10 The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.

11 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand, eight hundred and eighteen.

12 The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.

13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.

14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.

15 The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.

16 The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.

17 The children of Azgad, two thousand, three hundred and twenty-two.

18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.

19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.

20 The children of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.

21 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

22 The children of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.

23 The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.

24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.

25 The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.

26 The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, a hundred and eighty-eight.

27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.

28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.

29 The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.

31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.

32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.

33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.

34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.

35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

36 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.

38 The children of Senaah, three thousand, nine hundred and thirty.

39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the family of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.

40 The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.

41 The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and forty-seven.

42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.

44 The music-makers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.

45 The door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.

46 The Nethinim: 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, 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, the children of Amon.

60 All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two.

61 All these were the people who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but because they had no knowledge of their fathers' families or offspring, it was not certain if they were Israelites:

62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.

63 And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who was married to one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and took their name.

64 They made search for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen, so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests.

65 And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by the Urim and Thummim.

66 The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty;

67 As well as their men-servants and their women-servants, of whom there were seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women to make music.

68 They had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five transport beasts;

69 Four hundred and thirty-five camels, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty asses.

70 And some of the heads of families gave money for the work. The Tirshatha gave into the store a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' robes.

71 And some of the heads of families gave into the store for the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand, two hundred pounds of silver.

72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' robes.

73 So the priests and the Levites and the door-keepers and the music-makers and some of the people and the Nethinim, and all Israel, were living in their towns.

1 Or quando le mura furon riedificate ed io ebbi messo a posto le porte, e i portinai, i cantori e i Leviti furono stabiliti nei loro uffici,

2 io detti il comando di Gerusalemme ad Hanani, mio fratello, e ad Hanania governatore del castello, perch’era un uomo fedele e timorato di Dio più di tanti altri.

3 E dissi loro: "Le porte di Gerusalemme non s’aprano finché il sole scotti; e mentre le guardie saranno ancora al loro posto, si chiudano e si sbarrino le porte; e si stabiliscano per far la guardia, gli abitanti di Gerusalemme, ciascuno al suo turno e ciascuno davanti alla propria casa".

4 Or la città era spaziosa e grande; ma dentro v’era poca gente, e non vi s’eran fabbricate case.

5 E il mio Dio mi mise in cuore di radunare i notabili, i magistrati e il popolo, per farne il censimento. E trovai il registro genealogico di quelli ch’eran tornati dall’esilio la prima volta, e vi trovai scritto quanto segue:

6 Questi son quei della provincia che tornarono dalla cattività; quelli che Nebucadnetsar, re di Babilonia, avea menati in cattività, e che tornarono a Gerusalemme e in Giuda, ciascuno nella sua città.

7 Essi tornarono con Zorobabele, Jeshua, Nehemia, Azaria, Raamia, Nahamani, Mardocheo, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum e Baana. Censimento degli uomini del popolo d’Israele:

8 Figliuoli di Parosh, duemila centosettantadue.

9 Figliuoli di Scefatia, trecentosettantadue.

10 Figliuoli di Ara, seicento cinquantadue.

11 Figliuoli di Pahath-Moab, dei figliuoli di Jeshua e di Joab, duemila ottocentodiciotto.

12 Figliuoli di Elam, mille duecentocinquanta quattro.

13 Figliuoli di Zattu, ottocentoquaranta cinque.

14 Figliuoli di Zaccai, settecentosessanta.

15 Figliuoli di Binnui, seicento quarantotto.

16 Figliuoli di Bebai, seicento ventotto.

17 Figliuoli di Azgad, duemila trecento ventidue.

18 Figliuoli di Adonikam, seicento sessantasette.

19 Figliuoli di Bigvai, duemila sessantasette.

20 Figliuoli di Adin, seicento cinquantacinque.

21 Figliuoli di Ater, della famiglia d’Ezechia, novantotto.

22 Figliuoli di Hashum, trecentoventotto.

23 Figliuoli di Bezai, trecento ventiquattro.

24 Figliuoli di Harif, centododici.

25 Figliuoli di Gabaon, novantacinque.

26 Uomini di Bethlehem e di Netofa, centottantotto.

27 Uomini di Anathoth, centoventotto.

28 Uomini di Beth-Azmaveth, quarantadue.

29 Uomini di Kiriath-Jearim, di Kefira e di Beeroth, settecentoquarantatre.

30 Uomini di Rama e di Gheba, seicentoventuno.

31 Uomini di Micmas, centoventidue.

32 Uomini di Bethel e d’Ai, centoventitre.

33 Uomini d’un altro Nebo, cinquantadue.

34 Figliuoli d’un altro Elam, mille duecentocinquanta quattro.

35 Figliuoli di Harim, trecentoventi.

36 Figliuoli di Gerico, trecento quarantacinque.

37 Figliuoli di Lod, di Hadid e d’Ono, settecentoventuno.

38 Figliuoli di Senaa, tremila novecentotrenta.

39 Sacerdoti: figliuoli di Jedaia, della casa di Jeshua, novecento sessantatre.

40 Figliuoli di Immer, mille cinquantadue.

41 Figliuoli di Pashur, mille duecento quarantasette.

42 Figliuoli di Harim, mille diciassette.

43 Leviti: figliuoli di Jeshua e di Kadmiel, de’ figliuoli di Hodeva, settantaquattro.

44 Cantori: figliuoli di Asaf, cento quarantotto.

45 Portinai: figliuoli di Shallum, figliuoli di Ater, figliuoli di Talmon, figliuoli di Akkub, figliuoli di atita, figliuoli di Shobai, centotrentotto.

46 Nethinei: figliuoli di Tsiha, figliuoli di Hasufa, figliuoli di Tabbaoth,

47 figliuoli di Keros, figliuoli di Sia, figliuoli di Padon,

48 figliuoli di Lebana, figliuoli di Hagaba, figliuoli di Salmai,

49 figliuoli di Hanan, figliuoli di Ghiddel, figliuoli di Gahar,

50 figliuoli di Reaia, figliuoli di Retsin, figliuoli di Nekoda,

51 figliuoli di Gazzam, figliuoli di Uzza, figliuoli di Paseah,

52 figliuoli di Besai, figliuoli di Meunim, figliuoli di Nefiscesim,

53 figliuoli di Bakbuk, figliuoli di Hakufa, figliuoli di Harhur,

54 figliuoli di Bazlith, figliuoli di Mehida, figliuoli di Harsha,

55 figliuoli di Barkos, figliuoli di Sisera, figliuoli di Temah,

56 figliuoli di Netsiah, figliuoli di Hatifa.

57 Figliuoli dei servi di Salomone: figliuoli di Sotai, figliuoli di Sofereth, figliuoli di Perida,

58 figliuoli di Jala, figliuoli di Darkon, figliuoli di Ghiddel,

59 figliuoli di Scefatia, figliuoli di Hattil, figliuoli di Pokereth-Hatsebaim, figliuoli di Amon.

60 Totale dei Nethinei e de’ figliuoli de’ servi di Salomone, trecentonovantadue.

61 Ed ecco quelli che tornarono da Tel-Melah, da Tel-Harsha, da Kerub-Addon e da Immer, e che non avean potuto stabilire la loro genealogia patriarcale per dimostrare ch’erano Israeliti:

62 figliuoli di Delaia, figliuoli di Tobia, figliuoli di Nekoda, seicento quarantadue.

63 Di tra i sacerdoti: figliuoli di Habaia, figliuoli di Hakkots, figliuoli di Barzillai, il quale avea sposato una delle figliuole di Barzillai, il Galaadita, e fu chiamato col nome loro.

64 Questi cercarono i loro titoli genealogici, ma non li trovarono, e furon quindi esclusi, come impuri, dal sacerdozio;

65 e il governatore disse loro di non mangiare cose santissime finché non si presentasse un sacerdote per consultar Dio con l’Urim e il Thummim.

66 La raunanza, tutt’assieme, noverava quarantaduemila trecentosessanta persone,

67 senza contare i loro servi e le loro serve, che ammontavano a settemila trecento trentasette. Avevan pure duecento quarantacinque cantori e cantatrici.

68 Avevano settecento trentasei cavalli, duecento quarantacinque muli,

69 quattrocento trentacinque cammelli, seimila settecentoventi asini.

70 Alcuni dei capi famiglia offriron dei doni per l’opera. Il governatore diede al tesoro mille dariche ’oro, cinquanta coppe, cinquecentotrenta vesti sacerdotali.

71 E tra i capi famiglia ve ne furono che dettero al tesoro dell’opera ventimila dariche d’oro e duemila duecento mine d’argento.

72 Il resto del popolo dette ventimila dariche d’oro, duemila mine d’argento e sessantasette vesti sacerdotali.

73 I sacerdoti, i Leviti i portinai, i cantori, la gente del popolo, i Nethinei e tutti gl’Israeliti si stabilirono nelle loro città.