1 Lista dos sacerdotes e levitas que voltaram com Zorobabel, filho de Salatiel, e com Josué: Saraías, Jeremias, Esdras,
2 Amarias, Meluc, Hatus,
3 Sequenias, Rehum, Merimut,
4 Ado, Genton, Abias,
5 Miamin, Maadias, Belga, Semeías,
6 Joiarib, Idaías, Selu, Amoc, Helcias, Idaías.
7 Tais eram os chefes dos sacerdotes e seus irmãos no tempo de Josué.
8 Os levitas: Josué, Benui, Cedmiel, Serebias, Judá, Matanias, que estava com seus irmãos, dirigindo o canto de louvores;
9 Becbecias e Hani, seus irmãos, alternavam com eles.
10 Josué gerou Joaquim, Joaquim gerou Eliasib, Eliasib gerou Joiada,
11 Joiada gerou Jonatã, e Jonatã gerou Jedoa.
12 Eis os chefes das famílias sacerdotais no tempo de Joaquim: para a de Saraías, Maraías; para a de Jeremias, Ananias;
13 para Esdras, Mosolão; para Amarias, Joanã;
14 para Milico, Jonatã; para Sebenias, José;
15 para Harão, Edna; para Maraiot, Helci;
16 para Ado, Zacarias; para Genton, Mosolão;
17 para Abias, Zecri; para Miamin e Moadias, Felti;
18 para Belga, Samua; para Semeías, Jonatã;
19 para Joiarib, Matanai; para Jodaías, Azi;
20 para Selai, Celai; para Amoc, Heber;
21 para Helcias, Hasebias; para Idaías, Natanael.
22 Sob o reinado de Dario, rei da Pérsia, fez-se uma lista de todos os chefes de famílias levíticas e sacerdotais do tempo de Eliasib, de Joiada, de Joanã e de Jedoa.
23 No livro das Crônicas, os chefes de famílias levíticas só estão inscritos até o tempo de Joanã, filho de Eliasib.
24 Os chefes dos levitas foram, pois: Hasebias, Serebias e Josué, filho de Cedmiel, encarregados, alternadamente com os seus irmãos, do serviço dos louvores ao Senhor segundo o rito instituído por Davi, com um coro respondendo ao outro;
25 Matanias, Becbecias, Abdias, Mosolão, Telmon e Acub eram porteiros e tinham a guarda das portas.
26 Tais eram os que estavam em funções no tempo de Joaquim, filho de Josué, filho de Josedec, e no tempo do governador Neemias, e de Esdras, sacerdote e escriba.
27 Por ocasião da inauguração das muralhas de Jerusalém, convocaram-se os levitas de todos os lugares onde habitavam, para que viessem a Jerusalém celebrar alegremente tal dedicação com hinos e cânticos, ao som de címbalos, cítaras e harpas.
28 Os filhos dos cantores reuniram-se dos campos vizinhos de Jerusalém e das cidades dos netofateus, de Bet-Galgal e do território de Geba e de Azmavet,
29 porque os cantores haviam construído aldeias nos arredores de Jerusalém.
30 Os sacerdotes e levitas purificaram-se, e depois purificaram o povo, as portas e a muralha.
31 Fiz então subir à muralha os chefes de Judá, e formei dois grandes coros para o cortejo. Um ia pela direita, por cima da muralha, na direção da porta da Esterqueira.
32 Em seguida caminhavam Osaías e a metade dos chefes de Judá,
33 Azarias, Esdras, Mosolão,
34 Judá, Benjamim, Semeías e Jeremias;
35 depois os filhos dos sacerdotes com trombetas: Zacarias, filho de Jonatã, filho de Semeías, filho de Matanias, filho de Miquéias, filho de Zecur, filho de Asaf,
36 e seus irmãos, Semeías, Azareel, Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Natanael, Judá e Hanani, com os instrumentos musicais de Davi, o homem de Deus. O escriba Esdras ia à frente deles.
37 Chegando à porta da fonte, subiram reto diante de si os degraus da cidade de Davi, pela subida da muralha que protege a casa de Davi, até atingir a porta da Água, ao oriente.
38 O segundo coro pôs-se a caminho por cima da muralha, do lado oposto; a este é que eu seguia com a outra metade da multidão.
39 Passando por cima da torre dos Fornos, caminhou-se até a muralha larga; depois por cima da porta de Efraim, da torre de Nananeel, da torre de Mea, até a porta das Ovelhas; e paramos à porta da Prisão.
40 Os dois coros se detiveram na casa de Deus, bem como eu e a metade dos magistrados que me acompanhavam,
41 e os sacerdotes Eliacim, Maasias, Miamin, Miquéias, Elisenai, Zacarias, Ananias, munidos de trombetas,
42 e Maasias, Semeías, Eleazar, Azi, Joanã, Melquias, Elã e Ezer. E os cantores se fizeram ouvir, sob a direção de Jezraías.
43 Ofereceram-se naquele dia grandes sacrifícios e houve grande regozijo porque Deus havia dado ao povo um grande motivo de alegria. As mulheres e as crianças tomaram parte também nas festividades, e de muito longe ouviam-se os gritos de alegria que ecoavam de Jerusalém.
44 Naquele tempo, estabeleceram-se homens para guardar as salas que serviam de depósito para as oferendas, as ofertas reservadas, as primícias e os dízimos, onde foram recolhidas, em suas diversas divisões, as partes assinaladas pela lei aos sacerdotes e aos levitas. O povo de Judá alegrou-se, vendo em seus postos os sacerdotes e os levitas,
45 os quais, do mesmo modo que os cantores e os porteiros, asseguravam o serviço de seu Deus e os ritos das purificações, segundo as ordens de Davi e de Salomão, seu filho.
46 Com efeito, no tempo de Davi e de Asaf, havia chefes de cantores que cantavam louvores e ações de graças a Deus.
47 E agora, no tempo de Zorobabel e de Neemias, Israel inteiro servia quotidianamente porções destinadas aos cantores e porteiros; e dava as ofertas sagradas aos levitas, os quais entregavam sua parte aos filhos de Aarão.
1 These were the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Shekaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, "Abijah,
5 Mijamin, "Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Joshua.
8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.
10 Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,
11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
12 In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of Seraiah's family, Meraiah; of Jeremiah's, Hananiah;
13 of Ezra's, Meshullam; of Amariah's, Jehohanan;
14 of Malluk's, Jonathan; of Shekaniah's, "Joseph;
15 of Harim's, Adna; of Meremoth's, "Helkai;
16 of Iddo's, Zechariah; of Ginnethon's, Meshullam;
17 of Abijah's, Zikri; of Miniamin's and of Moadiah's, Piltai;
18 of Bilgah's, Shammua; of Shemaiah's, Jehonathan;
19 of Joiarib's, Mattenai; of Jedaiah's, Uzzi;
20 of Sallu's, Kallai; of Amok's, Eber;
21 of Hilkiah's, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah's, Nethanel.
22 The family heads of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, as well as those of the priests, were recorded in the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The family heads among the descendants of Levi up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the book of the annals.
24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Joshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law.
27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.
28 The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem —from the villages of the Netophathites,
29 from Beth Gilgal, and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the musicians had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
30 When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people, the gates and the wall.
31 I had the leaders of Judah go up on top of "the wall. I also assigned two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed on top of "the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35 as well as some priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zakkur, the son of Asaph,
36 and his associates —Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani —with musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the teacher of the Law led the procession.
37 At the Fountain Gate they continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the site of David's palace to the Water Gate on the east.
38 The second choir proceeded in the opposite direction. I followed them on top of "the wall, together with half the people —past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
39 over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah "Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.
40 The two choirs that gave thanks then took their places in the house of God; so did I, together with half the officials,
41 as well as the priests —Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah with their trumpets —
42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam and Ezer. The choirs sang under the direction of Jezrahiah.
43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 At that time men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, firstfruits and tithes. From the fields around the towns they were to bring into the storerooms the portions required by the Law for the priests and the Levites, for Judah was pleased with the ministering priests and Levites.
45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did also the musicians and gatekeepers, according to the commands of David and his son Solomon.
46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the musicians and the gatekeepers. They also set aside the portion for the other Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.