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,*12.2 Malluch: also called, Melicu 3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,*12.3 Shechaniah: also called, Shebaniah*12.3 Rehum: also called, Harim*12.3 Meremoth: also called, Meraioth 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,*12.4 Ginnetho: also called, Ginnethon 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,*12.5 Miamin: also called, Miniamin*12.5 Maadiah: also called, Moadiah 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.*12.7 Sallu: also called, Sallai 8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.*12.8 the thanksgiving: that is, the psalms of thanksgiving 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, 11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 Of Melicu, 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, Nethaneel.

22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.*12.25 thresholds: or, treasuries, or, assemblies 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 country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of 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 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 of them that gave thanks, 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; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: 36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. 37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up 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 over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; 39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. 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, Michaiah, 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.*12.42 sang…: Heb. made their voice to be heard 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.*12.44 of the law: that is, appointed by the law*12.44 for Judah…: Heb. for the joy of Judah*12.44 waited: Heb. stood 45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were 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, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.*12.47 sanctified: that is, set apart

1 EN dit is die priesters en die Leviete wat saam met Serubbábel, die seun van Seáltiël, en Jésua opgetrek het: Serája, Jeremia, Esra,

2 Amárja, Mallug, Hattus,

3 Segánja, Rehum, Méremot,

4 Iddo, Gínnetoi, Abía,

5 Míjamin, Maädja, Bilga,

6 Semája en Jójarib, Jedája,

7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkía, Jedája; dit was die hoofde van die priesters en van hulle broers in die dae van Jésua.

8 En die Leviete was: Jésua, Bínnuï, Kádmiël, Serébja, Juda, Mattánja wat met sy broers die leiding by die kore gehad het.

9 En Bakbúkja en Unni, hulle broers, het by die dienste teenoor hulle gestaan.

10 En Jésua was die vader van Jójakim; en Jójakim was die vader van Éljasib, en Éljasib die vader van Jójada,

11 en Jójada die vader van Jónatan, en Jónatan die vader van Jaddúa.

12 En in die dae van Jójakim was die priesterlike familiehoofde: van Serája, Merája; van Jeremia, Hanánja;

13 van Esra, Mesúllam; van Amárja, Jóhanan;

14 van Mallugi, Jónatan; van Sebánja, Josef;

15 van Harim, Adna; van Mérajot, Hélkai;

16 van Iddo, Sagaría; van Gínneton, Mesúllam;

17 van Abía, Sigri; van Mínjamin, van Moádja, Píltai;

18 van Bilga, Sámmua; van Semája, Jónatan;

19 en van Jójarib, Máttenai; van Jedája, Ussi;

20 van Sállai, Kállai; van Amok, Heber;

21 van Hilkía, Hasábja; van Jedája, Netáneël.

22 Wat die Leviete betref — in die dae van Éljasib, Jójada en Jóhanan en Jaddúa is die familiehoofde opgeskrywe, en die priesters tot aan die regering van Daríus, die Pers.

23 Die kinders van Levi, die familiehoofde, is opgeskrywe in die boek van die kronieke tot die dae van Jóhanan, die seun van Éljasib.

24 En die hoofde van die Leviete was: Hasábja, Serébja en Jésua, Kádmiël, en hulle broers was teenoor hulle om te loof en te dank volgens die bevel van Dawid, die man van God, wag naas wag:

25 Mattánja en Bakbúkja, Obádja. Mesúllam, Talmon, Akkub was poortwagters wat wag gehou het by die voorraadkamers van die poorte.

26 Hulle was in die dae van Jójakim, die seun van Jésua, die seun van Jósadak, en in die dae van Nehemía, die goewerneur, en van die priester Esra, die skrifgeleerde.

27 EN by die inwyding van die muur van Jerusalem is die Leviete uit al hulle woonplekke gesoek, om hulle na Jerusalem te bring ten einde die inwyding te hou met vreugde en dankliedere en met gesang, simbale, harpe en siters.

28 Toe het die seuns van die sangers byeengekom uit die streek rondom Jerusalem sowel as uit die dorpe van die Netofatiete,

29 en uit Bet-Gilgal en uit die buiteveld van Geba en Asmáwet, want die sangers het vir hulle dorpe rondom Jerusalem gebou.

30 En die priesters en die Leviete het hulleself gereinig, en die volk en die poorte en die muur gereinig.

31 En ek het die owerstes van Juda bo-op die muur laat klim en twee groot kore opgestel en optogte, een na regs bo-op die muur na die Aspoort toe;

32 en agter hulle aan het geloop: Hosája en die helfte van die owerstes van Juda,

33 en Asárja, Esra en Mesúllam,

34 Juda en Benjamin en Semája en Jeremia,

35 en van die seuns van die priesters met trompette, Sagaría, die seun van Jónatan, die seun van Semája, die seun van Mattánja, die seun van Migája, die seun van Sakkur, die seun van Asaf,

36 en sy broers Semája en Asáreël, Mílalai, Gílalai, Maäi, Netáneël en Juda, Hanáni, met die musiekinstrumente van Dawid, die man van God; en Esra, die skrifgeleerde, voor hulle uit.

37 En by die Fonteinpoort het hulle, reg voor hulle uit, met die trappe van die Dawidstad opgegaan, waar die muur opgaan bo die huis van Dawid, tot by die Waterpoort teen die ooste.

38 En die tweede koor het in teenoorgestelde rigting getrek, en ek met die helfte van die volk agteraan, bo-op die muur by die Bakoondtoring langs tot by die Breë Muur;

39 verder by die Efraimspoort langs en die Ou Poort en die Vispoort en die toring Hanáneël en die toring Hamméa tot by die Skaapspoort; en hulle het bly staan by die Gevangenispoort.

40 Toe het die twee kore in die huis van God gaan staan, en ek en die helfte van die leiers met my saam;

41 en die priesters Éljakim, Maäséja, Mínjamin, Migája, Eljoënai, Sagaría, Hanánja met trompette,

42 en Maäséja en Semája en Eleásar en Ussi en Jóhanan en Malkía en Elam en Eser. En die sangers het hulle laat hoor, en Jisrágja was die leier.

43 En op dié dag het hulle groot offers gebring en was vrolik; want God het hulle groot vreugde verskaf, en ook die vroue en kinders was vrolik, sodat die vreugde van Jerusalem tot ver weg gehoor is.

44 EN op dié dag is manne aangestel oor die kamers vir die voorrade, die offergawes, die eerstelinge en die tiendes, om daarin die wetlike aandele volgens die landerye van die stede vir die priesters en die Leviete te versamel; want Juda was bly oor die priesters en die Leviete wat in die diens gestaan het.

45 En hulle het die ordening van hulle God en die reinigingsordening onderhou; ook die sangers en die poortwagters, volgens die bevel van Dawid en sy seun Salomo.

46 Want in die dae van Dawid en Asaf, van die voortyd af, lê die oorsprong van die sangers en leiers van die lofsang en die danksegging aan God.

47 En die hele Israel het in die dae van Serubbábel en in die dae van Nehemía die aandele van die sangers en van die poortwagters gegee, na die eis van elke dag; en hulle het die heilige gawes afgegee aan die Leviete, en die Leviete aan die seuns van Aäron.