1 Todos os israelitas foram alistados nas genealogias dos registros históricos dos reis de Israel. O povo de Judá foi levado prisioneiro para a Babilônia por sua infidelidade.

2 Os primeiros a voltarem às suas propriedades e às suas cidades foram algumas pessoas do povo e alguns sacerdotes, levitas e servidores do templo.

3 Os de Judá, de Benjamim e de Efraim e Manassés que se instalaram em Jerusalém foram:

4 Utai, filho de Amiúde, neto de Onri, bisneto de Inri e trineto de Bani, um descendente de Perez, filho de Judá.

5 Dos descendentes de Selá: O primogênito Asaías com seus filhos.

6 Dos descendentes de Zerá: Jeuel. Os de Judá chegaram a 690.

7 Dos benjamitas: Salu, filho de Mesulão, neto de Hodavias e bisneto de Hassenua;

8 Ibnéias, filho de Jeroão; Elá, filho de Uzi, filho de Micri; e Mesulão, filho de Sefatias, filho de Reuel, filho de Ibnias.

9 Da tribo de Benjamim, relacionados em sua genealogia, eram 956. Todos esses homens eram chefes de suas famílias.

10 Dos sacerdotes: Jedaías, Jeoiaribe, Jaquim;

11 Azarias, filho de Hilquias, neto de Mesulão, bisneto de Zadoque, trineto de Meraiote e tetraneto de Aitube, o líder encarregado do templo de Deus;

12 Adaías, filho de Jeroão, neto de Pasur e bisneto de Malquias; e Masai, filho de Adiel, neto de Jazera, bisneto de Mesulão, trineto de Mesilemite e tetraneto de Imer.

13 O número de sacerdotes que eram chefes de famílias era 1. 760. Eram homens capazes, e sua responsabilidade era ministrar no templo de Deus.

14 Dos levitas: Semaías, filho de Hassube, neto de Azricão e bisneto de Hasabias, um merarita;

15 Baquebacar, Heres, Galal e Matanias, filho de Mica, neto de Zicri e bisneto de Asafe;

16 Obadias, filho de Semaías, neto de Galal e bisneto de Jedutum; e Berequias, filho de Asa e neto de Elcana, que vivia nos povoados dos netofatitas.

17 Os guardas das portas eram: Salum, o chefe, Acube, Talmom, Aimã e os irmãos deles, sendo até hoje

18 os guardas da porta do Rei, a leste. Salum era o chefe. Esses eram os guardas das portas que pertenciam ao acampamento dos levitas.

19 Salum, filho de Coré, neto de Ebiasafe e bisneto de Corá, e seus parentes, os coreítas, guardas das portas, responsáveis por guardar as entradas da Tenda, como os seus antepassados tinham sido responsáveis por guardar a entrada da habitação do Senhor.

20 Naquela época, Finéias, filho de Eleazar, estivera encarregado dos guardas das portas, e o Senhor estava com ele.

21 Zacarias, filho de Meselemias, era o guarda das portas da entrada da Tenda do Encontro.

22 A soma total dos escolhidos para serem guardas das portas, registrados nas genealogias dos seus povoados, era de 212. Eles haviam sido designados para esses postos de confiança por Davi e pelo vidente Samuel.

23 Eles e os seus descendentes foram encarregados de vigiar as portas do templo do Senhor, o templo chamado Tenda.

24 Os guardas vigiavam as portas nos quatro lados: norte, sul, leste e oeste.

25 Seus parentes, residentes em seus povoados, tinham que vir de tempos em tempos e trabalhar com eles por períodos de sete dias.

26 Mas os quatro principais guardas das portas, que eram levitas, receberam a responsabilidade de tomar conta das salas e da tesouraria do templo de Deus.

27 Eles passavam a noite perto do templo de Deus, pois tinham o dever de vigiá-la e de abrir as portas todas as manhãs.

28 Alguns levitas estavam encarregados dos utensílios utilizados no culto no templo; eles os contavam quando eram retirados e quando eram devolvidos.

29 Outros eram responsáveis pelos móveis e por todos os demais utensílios do santuário, bem como pela farinha, pelo vinho, pelo óleo, pelo incenso e pelas especiarias.

30 E ainda outros cuidavam da manipulação das especiarias.

31 Um levita chamado Matitias, filho mais velho do coreíta Salum, tinha a responsabilidade de assar os pães para as ofertas.

32 E dentre os coatitas, seus irmãos, alguns estavam encarregados de preparar os pães que são postos sobre a mesa todo sábado.

33 Os cantores, chefes de famílias levitas, permaneciam nas salas do templo e estavam isentos de outros deveres, pois dia e noite se dedicavam à sua própria tarefa.

34 Todos esses eram chefes de famílias levitas, alistados como líderes em suas genealogias, e moravam em Jerusalém.

35 Jeiel, pai de Gibeom, morava em Gibeom. O nome de sua mulher era Maaca,

36 e o de seu filho mais velho, Abdom. Depois nasceram Zur, Quis, Baal, Ner, Nadabe,

37 Gedor, Aiô, Zacarias e Miclote.

38 Miclote gerou Siméia. Eles também moravam perto de seus parentes em Jerusalém.

39 Ner gerou Quis, Quis gerou Saul, Saul gerou Jônatas, Malquisua, Abinadabe e Esbaal.

40 Este foi o filho de Jônatas: Meribe-Baal, que gerou Mica.

41 Estes foram os filhos de Mica: Pitom, Meleque, Taréia e Acaz.

42 Acaz gerou Jadá, Jadá gerou Alemete, Azmavete e Zinri, e Zinri gerou Mosa.

43 Mosa gerou Bineá, cujo filho foi Refaías, o filho deste foi Eleasa, pai de Azel.

44 Azel teve seis filhos, e os nomes deles foram: Azricão, Bocru, Ismael, Searias, Obadias e Hanã. Esses foram os filhos de Azel.

1 All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

2 Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.

3 Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:

4 Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.

5 Of the Shelanites ": Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

6 Of the Zerahites: Jeuel. The people from Judah numbered 690.

7 Of the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

8 Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah.

9 The people from Benjamin, as listed in their genealogy, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their families.

10 Of the priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;

11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God;

12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.

13 The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men, responsible for ministering in the house of God.

14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a Merarite;

15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph;

16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

17 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their fellow Levites, Shallum their chief

18 being stationed at the King's Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.

19 Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.

20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.

21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.

23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD —the house called the tent of meeting.

24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south.

25 Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.

26 But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.

27 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out.

29 Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices.

30 But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.

31 A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread.

32 Some of the Kohathites, their fellow Levites, were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.

33 Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.

34 All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.

35 Jeiel the father "of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maakah,

36 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth.

38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

39 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal. [^3]

40 The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, "who was the father of Micah.

41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melek, Tahrea and Ahaz. [^5]

42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah, Jadah "was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.

43 Moza was the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.

44 Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.