1 Estes são os sacerdotes e levitas que voltaram do cativeiro com Zorobabel, filho de Sealtiel, e com Jesua: Seraías, Jeremias, Esdras, 2 Amarias, Maluque, Hatus, 3 Secanias, Reum, Meremote, 4 Ido, Ginetoi, Abias, 5 Miamim, Maadias, Bilga, 6 Semaías, Joiaribe, Jedaías, 7 Salu, Amoque, Hilquias e Jedaías. Estes foram os chefes dos sacerdotes e de seus irmãos, nos dias de Jesua.

8 Também os levitas Jesua, Binui, Cadmiel, Serebias, Judá e Matanias; este e os seus irmãos dirigiam os louvores. 9 Baquebuquias e Uni, seus irmãos, estavam diante deles, cada qual no seu serviço. 10 Jesua gerou Joiaquim, Joiaquim gerou Eliasibe, Eliasibe gerou Joiada, 11 Joiada gerou Jônatas, e Jônatas gerou Jadua.

12 Nos dias de Joiaquim, foram sacerdotes, chefes de famílias: de Seraías, Meraías; de Jeremias, Hananias; 13 de Esdras, Mesulão; de Amarias, Joanã; 14 de Maluqui, Jônatas; de Sebanias, José; 15 de Harim, Adna; de Meraiote, Helcai; 16 de Ido, Zacarias; de Ginetom, Mesulão; 17 de Abias, Zicri; de Miniamim e de Moadias, Piltai; 18 de Bilga, Samua; de Semaías, Jônatas; 19 de Joiaribe, Matenai; de Jedaías, Uzi; 20 de Salai, Calai; de Amoque, Héber; 21 de Hilquias, Hasabias; de Jedaías, Netanel.

22 Dos levitas, nos dias de Eliasibe, foram inscritos como chefes de famílias Joiada, Joanã e Jadua, bem como os sacerdotes, até o reinado de Dario, o persa. 23 Os filhos de Levi foram inscritos como chefes de famílias no Livro das Crônicas, até os dias de Joanã, filho de Eliasibe. 24 Os chefes dos levitas foram Hasabias, Serebias e Jesua, filho de Cadmiel. Os irmãos deles ficavam diante deles para louvarem e darem graças, segundo o mandado de Davi, homem de Deus, coro contra coro. 25 Matanias, Baquebuquias, Obadias, Mesulão, Talmom e Acube eram porteiros e guardavam os depósitos dos portões. 26 Estes viveram nos dias de Joiaquim, filho de Jesua, filho de Jozadaque, e nos dias de Neemias, o governador, e de Esdras, o sacerdote e escriba.

27 Na dedicação das muralhas de Jerusalém, procuraram os levitas em todos os lugares onde estavam morando, para fazê-los vir a Jerusalém a fim de que fizessem a dedicação com alegria, louvores, canto, címbalos, liras e harpas. 28 Reuniram-se os cantores, tanto da campina dos arredores de Jerusalém como das aldeias dos netofatitas, 29 bem como de Bete-Gilgal e dos campos de Geba e de Azmavete, porque os cantores tinham edificado para si aldeias nos arredores de Jerusalém. 30 Os sacerdotes e os levitas purificaram a si mesmos, e depois purificaram o povo, os portões e a muralha.

31 Então ordenei que as autoridades de Judá subissem sobre a muralha e formei dois grandes coros em procissão. Um deles foi para a direita sobre a muralha, em direção ao Portão do Monturo. 32 Atrás deles ia Hosaías e a metade das autoridades de Judá, 33 e Azarias, Esdras, Mesulão, 34 Judá, Benjamim, Semaías e Jeremias; 35 também alguns dos sacerdotes, com trombetas: Zacarias, filho de Jônatas, filho de Semaías, filho de Matanias, filho de Micaías, filho de Zacur, filho de Asafe, 36 e seus irmãos, Semaías, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netanel, Judá e Hanani, com os instrumentos musicais de Davi, homem de Deus. Esdras, o escriba, ia na frente deles. 37 À entrada do Portão da Fonte, subiram diretamente as escadas da Cidade de Davi, onde a muralha se eleva por sobre a casa de Davi, até o Portão das Águas, do lado leste.

38 O segundo coro foi na direção oposta, e eu o seguia com metade do povo, sobre a muralha, passando pela Torre dos Fornos até a Muralha Larga. 39 E desde o Portão de Efraim, passaram por cima do Portão Velho e do Portão dos Peixes, pela Torre de Hananel, pela Torre dos Cem, até o Portão do Gado; e pararam junto ao Portão da Guarda. 40 Então os dois coros pararam na Casa de Deus, e o mesmo fizemos eu e a metade dos magistrados que estavam comigo. 41 Os sacerdotes Eliaquim, Maaseias, Miniamim, Micaías, Elioenai, Zacarias e Hananias iam com as suas trombetas, 42 e também Maaseias, Semaías, Eleazar, Uzi, Joanã, Malquias, Elão e Ezer. E os cantores se faziam ouvir sob a direção de Jezraías. 43 No mesmo dia, ofereceram grandes sacrifícios e se alegraram, pois Deus os havia enchido de alegria. Também as mulheres e as crianças se alegraram, de modo que a alegria de Jerusalém podia ser ouvida de longe.

44 Ainda no mesmo dia, foram nomeados homens para as câmaras dos tesouros, das ofertas, das primícias e dos dízimos, para recolherem nelas, dos campos ao redor das cidades, as porções designadas pela Lei para os sacerdotes e para os levitas. Porque o povo de Judá estava alegre por causa dos sacerdotes e dos levitas que ministravam ali 45 e executavam o serviço do seu Deus e o serviço da purificação. Também os cantores e porteiros faziam o seu serviço, segundo o mandado de Davi e de seu filho Salomão. 46 Pois já no passado, nos dias de Davi e de Asafe, havia chefes dos cantores, cânticos de louvor e ações de graças a Deus. 47 Todo o Israel, nos dias de Zorobabel e nos dias de Neemias, dava aos cantores e aos porteiros as porções para cada dia. Também consagrava as coisas destinadas aos levitas, e os levitas consagravam as porções destinadas aos filhos de Arão.

1 These are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.8 The Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the music-makers, he and his brothers.9 Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were opposite them in their watches.10 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib was the father of Joiada,11 And Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.12 In the days of Joiakim there were priests, heads of families: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;14 Of Malluchi, 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, Nethanel.22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were listed as heads of families; and the priests, when Darius the Persian was king.23 The sons of Levi, heads of families, were recorded in the book of the histories, even till the days of Johanan, the son of Eliashib.24 The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.26 These were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the ruler and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.27 When the time came for the wall of Jerusalem to be made holy, they sent for the Levites out of all their places to come to Jerusalem, to keep the feast with joy, and with praise and melody, with brass and corded instruments of music.28 The sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,29 From Beth-gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the music-makers made villages for themselves round about Jerusalem.30 The priests and the Levites made themselves clean; and they made the people clean, and the gateways and the wall.31 Then I made the rulers of Judah come up on the wall, and I put in position two great bands of them who gave praise, walking in ordered lines. One went to the right on the wall toward the gateway where the waste was put.32 Hoshaiah and half of the rulers of Judah followed after them,33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,34 Judah and Benjamin and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,35 Some of the priests' sons with wind instruments; Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,36 His brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel and Judah, Hanani, with the music-instruments of David, the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was at their head;37 By the doorway of the fountain and straight in front of them, they went up by the steps of the town of David, at the slope up of the wall, over the house of David, as far as the water-doorway to the east.38 The other band of those who gave praise went to the left, and I went after them with half the people, on the wall, over the tower of the ovens, as far as the wide wall,39 Over the Gate of Ephraim and by the old door and the fish door and the tower of Hananel and the tower of Hammeah, as far as the Sheep Gate: and at the doorway of the watchmen they came to a stop.40 So the two bands of those who gave praise took up their positions in the house of God, and I and half of the chiefs with me:41 The priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with wind instruments;42 And Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Eleazar and Uzzi and Jehohanan and Malchijah and Elam and Ezer. The makers of melody made their voices loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.43 On that day they made great offerings and were glad. God made them glad with great joy. The women and the children were glad with them. The joy of Jerusalem came to the ears of those who were far off.44 Men were stationed over the houses where the contributions and the first fruits and the tenths were stored. They were to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town. The law fixed this for the priests and the Levites: Judah was glad on account of the priests and the Levites who were in their places.45 They kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean. So did the music-makers and the gatekeepers, as David and Solomon his son ordered it.46 For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God.47 All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave what the music-makers and the gatekeepers deeded day by day. They made the offerings holy for the Levites; and the Levites did the same for the sons of Aaron.