1 Após a conclusão da muralha e depois de termos colocado as portas nas entradas e nomeado os porteiros, os cantores e os levitas, dei a responsabilidade do governo de Jerusalém ao meu irmão Hanani, e a Hananias dei o comando da fortaleza - um homem muito fiel que reverenciava o Senhor mais do que muitos outros.

3 Dei-lhes instruções para não abrirem as portas de Jerusalém antes do nascer do Sol, e para as fecharem e trancarem enquanto os guardas se mantinham de vigilância. Também ordenei que os guardas residissem em Jerusalém, e que deviam estar nos seus postos em tempos regulamentares e que cada proprietário de moradia construída junto da muralha deveria ele próprio montar vigilância à secção adjacente à sua casa.

4 Porque a cidade era muito grande, mas a sua população reduzida; havia relativamente poucas casas edificadas através da cidade.

5 Então o meu Deus pôs-me no coração convocar todos os líderes da cidade, juntamente com os cidadãos comuns, para se fazerem os registos. Porque eu tinha encontrado o registo das genealogias dos que tinham retornado anteriormente a Judá. Estava lá escrito assim:

6 Estão aqui os nomes dos judeus que retornaram a Judá, depois de terem sido desterrados pelo rei Nabucodonozor de Babilónia.

7 Outros que voltaram nessa mesma altura foram:

60 Ao todo, os auxiliares do templo e os descendentes funcionários reais de Salomão eram 392.

61 Um outro grupo regressou a Jerusalém, nessa altura, vindo das cidades pérsicas de Tel-Mela, Tel-Harsa, Querube, Adom, Imer. Mas perderam as suas genealogias e não puderam provar as suas linhagens judias; foram os sub-clãs de Delaías, Tobias e Necoda - num total de 642.

63 Haviam também vários sub-clãs de sacerdotes, trazendo os nomes de Hobaías, Coz e Barzilai (que casou com uma das filhas de Barzilai o gileadita e tomou o nome da sua família), cujas genealogias se tinham perdido.

65 Por isso o governador lhes disse que não comessem da comida consagrada até que houvesse um sacerdote que encontrasse a decisão final consultando o urim e tumim.

66 Havia pois um total de 42.360 cidadãos que regressaram a Judá nesse tempo; vieram também 7.337 escravos e 245 cantores do coro, tanto homens como mulheres. Trouxeram consigo 736 cavalos, 245 mulas, 435 camelos e 6.720 jumentos.

70 Alguns dos seus líderes ofereceram donativos para a obra. O governador deu oito quilos e meio de ouro, cinquenta bacias, e mais ainda 530 vestes sacerdotais. Outros chefes deram cento e setenta quilos de ouro, mais mil e duzentos quilos de prata, e o resto do povo deu cento e setenta quilos de ouro, mil e duzentos quilos de prata e 67 vestes sacerdotais.

73 Os sacerdotes, os levitas, os porteiros, os elementos do coro, os serviçais do templo e o resto do povo instalaram-se pois nas suas respectivas povoações através de toda a terra de Judá. Quando chegou o sétimo mês, já os israelitas estavam a habitar nas suas respectivas localidades.

1 And it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors,and the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites had been appointed,

2 that I gave Hanani my brother, and Hananiah captain of the castle, charge over Jerusalem, for, he, was a truly faithful man, and revered God above many.

3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until, hot, be the sun, and, while they are standing by, let them close the doors, and make them fast,setting watches, of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one over against his own house.

4 Now, the city, was broad on both hands, and large, but, the people, were few in the midst thereof,and the houses had not been built.

5 So then my God put it into my heart, and I gathered together the nobles and the deputies and the people, to register their genealogy,then found I a register roll, of them who came up at the first, and found written therein:

6 These, are the sons of the province, who came up from among the Captives of the Exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did exile,but they came back to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his own city;

7 who came in 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 sons of Parosh, two thousand, one hundred, and seventy-two;

9 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred, and seventy-two;

10 The sons of Arah, six hundred, and fifty-two;

11 The sons of Pahath-moab, belonging to the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand, eight hundred, and eighteen;

12 The sons of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four;

13 The sons of Zattu, eight hundred, and forty-five;

14 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred, and sixty;

15 The sons of Binnui, six hundred, and forty-eight;

16 The sons of Bebai, six hundred, and twenty-eight;

17 The sons of Azgad, two thousand, three hundred, and twenty-two;

18 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred, and sixty-seven;

19 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand, and sixty-seven;

20 The sons of Adin, six hundred, and fifty-five;

21 The sons of Ater, pertaining to Hezekiah, ninety-eight;

22 The sons of Hashum, three hundred, and twenty-eight;

23 The sons of Bezai, three hundred, and twenty-four;

24 The sons of Hariph, a hundred, and twelve;

25 The sons of Gibeon, ninety-five;

26 The men of Bethlehem, 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 Mickmas, a hundred, and twenty-two;

32 The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three;

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

34 The sons of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred, and fifty-four;

35 The sons of Harim, three hundred, and twenty;

36 The sons of Jericho, three hundred, and forty-five;

37 The sons of Lod, Hadid and One, seven hundred, and twenty-one;

38 The sons of Senaah, three thousand, nine hundred, and thirty;

39 The priests, The sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Joshua, nine hundred, and seventy-three;

40 The sons of Immer, a thousand, and fifty-two;

41 The sons of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred, and forty-seven;

42 The sons of Harim, a thousand, and seventeen;

43 The Levites, The sons of Joshua, of Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodevah, seventy-four;

44 The singers, The sons of Asaph, a hundred, and forty-eight;

45 The doorkeepers, The sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, a hundred, and thirty-eight;

46 The Nethinim, The sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth;

47 the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon;

48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Salmai;

49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar;

50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda;

51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah;

52 the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim;

53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur;

54 the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha;

55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah;

56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

57 The Sons of the Servants of Solomon, The sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida;

58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel;

59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amen.

60 All the Nethinim, and the Sons of the Servants of Solomon, were three hundred, and ninety-two.

61 And, these, are they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer,but they could not tell their ancestral house, nor their seed, whether, of Israel, they were:

62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda,six hundred and forty-two,

63 And, of the priests, the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz,the sons of Barzillai, who had taken of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

64 These, sought their writing wherein they were registered, but it was not found,so they were desecrated out of the priesthood;

65 and the governor told them, they must not eat of the most holy things,until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.

66 All the gathered host together, was forty-two thousand, three hundred, and sixty;

67 besides, their men-servants and maid-servants, were these, seven thousand, three hundred, and thirty-seven,and, to them, pertained, singing-men and singing-women, two hundred, and forty-five:

68 their horses, were seven hundred, and thirty-six,their mules, two hundred, and forty-five;

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

70 And, a portion of the ancestral chiefs, gave unto the work,the governor, gave unto the treasury, of gold, a thousand darics, tossing bowls, fifty, tunics for priests, five hundred, and thirty;

71 and, some of the ancestral chiefs, gave unto the treasury of the work, of gold, twenty thousand darics,and, of silver, two thousand and two hundred manehs;

72 and, that which the rest of the people gave, was, of gold, twenty thousand darics, and, of silver, two thousand manehs,and, tunics for priests, sixty-seven.

73 So the priests and the Levites and the door-keepers and the singers and some of the people, and the Nethinim and all Israel, took up their abode in their cities. And, when the seventh month arrived, the sons of Israel were in their cities.