1 Now when the wall was built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many. 3 I said to them, "Don’t let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them; and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, with everyone near his house."
4 Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
5 My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be listed by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found this written in it:
6 These are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city, 7 who came 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 children of Parosh: two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
9 The children of Shephatiah: three hundred seventy-two.
10 The children of Arah: six hundred fifty-two.
11 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab: two thousand eight hundred eighteen.
12 The children of Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
13 The children of Zattu: eight hundred forty-five.
14 The children of Zaccai: seven hundred sixty.
15 The children of Binnui: six hundred forty-eight.
16 The children of Bebai: six hundred twenty-eight.
17 The children of Azgad: two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
18 The children of Adonikam: six hundred sixty-seven.
19 The children of Bigvai: two thousand sixty-seven.
20 The children of Adin: six hundred fifty-five.
21 The children of Ater: of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
22 The children of Hashum: three hundred twenty-eight.
23 The children of Bezai: three hundred twenty-four.
24 The children of Hariph: one hundred twelve.
25 The children of Gibeon: ninety-five.
26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah: one hundred eighty-eight.
27 The men of Anathoth: one hundred twenty-eight.
28 The men of Beth Azmaveth: forty-two.
29 The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty-three.
30 The men of Ramah and Geba: six hundred twenty-one.
31 The men of Michmas: one hundred twenty-two.
32 The men of Bethel and Ai: one hundred twenty-three.
33 The men of the other Nebo: fifty-two.
34 The children of the other Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
35 The children of Harim: three hundred twenty.
36 The children of Jericho: three hundred forty-five.
37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred twenty-one.
38 The children of Senaah: three thousand nine hundred thirty.
39 The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: nine hundred seventy-three.
40 The children of Immer: one thousand fifty-two.
41 The children of Pashhur: one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
42 The children of Harim: one thousand seventeen.
43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah: seventy-four.
44 The singers: the children of Asaph: one hundred forty-eight.
45 The gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai: one hundred thirty-eight.
46 The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 47 the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48 the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai, 49 the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50 the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51 the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, 52 the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim, 53 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 54 the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 55 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah, 56 the children of Neziah, and the children of Hatipha.
57 The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58 the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, and the children of Amon. 60 All the temple servants and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred ninety-two.
61 These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda: six hundred forty-two.
63 Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
64 These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood. 65 The governor told them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.
66 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty, 67 in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. They had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women. 68 Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five; 69 their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
70 Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests’ garments. 71 Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver. 72 That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, plus two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests’ garments.
73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities.
When the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
1 En toe die muur gebou was, het ek die deure ingesit, en die poortwagters en die sangers en die Leviete is aangestel.
2 En ek het my broer Han ni en Han nja, die owerste van die vesting, oor Jerusalem aangestel -- want hy was 'n getroue man en godvresend bo baie --
3 en ek het vir hulle gesê: Die poorte van Jerusalem mag nie oopgemaak word voordat die son warm is nie; en terwyl hulle nog op wag staan, moet die deure toegesluit word, en julle moet dit dig grendel; en julle moet van die inwoners van Jerusalem wagte uitsit, elkeen op sy pos en elkeen teenoor sy huis.
4 En die stad was wyd uitgestrek en groot, maar die mense daarin was min, en die huise was nie opgebou nie.
5 Toe het my God in my hart gegee dat ek die edeles en die leiers en die volk bymekaar laat kom het om 'n geslagslys aan te lê; en ek het die geslagslys gekry van die wat eerste opgetrek het, en daarin geskrywe gevind:
6 Dit is die inwoners van die provinsie wat opgetrek het uit die gevangenskap van die ballinge, wat Nebukadn,sar, die koning van Babel, weggevoer het, en teruggekom het na Jerusalem en Juda, elkeen na sy stad;
7 wat saam met Serubb bel, J,sua, Nehem¡a, As rja, Raämja, Naham ni, Mordegai, Bilsan, Misp,ret, Bigwai, Nehum, Ba„na gekom het; die getal manne van die volk van Israel was:
8 die kinders van Parhos, twee duisend een honderd twee en sewentig;
9 die kinders van Sef tja, drie honderd twee en sewentig;
10 die kinders van Arag, ses honderd twee en vyftig;
11 die kinders van Pahat-Moab, van die kinders van J,sua en Joab, twee duisend agt honderd en agttien;
12 die kinders van Elam, duisend twee honderd vier en vyftig;
13 kinders van Sattu, agt honderd vyf en veertig;
14 die kinders van Sakkai, sewe honderd en sestig;
15 die kinders van B¡nnu‹, ses honderd agt en veertig;
16 die kinders van B,bai, ses honderd agt en twintig;
17 die kinders van Asgad, twee duisend drie honderd twee en twintig;
18 die kinders van Adon¡kam, ses honderd sewe en sestig;
19 die kinders van Bigwai, twee duisend sewe en sestig;
20 die kinders van Adin, ses honderd vyf en vyftig;
21 die kinders van Ater, van Hisk¡a, agt en negentig;
22 die kinders van Hasum, drie honderd agt en twintig;
23 die kinders van B,sai, drie honderd vier en twintig;
24 die kinders van Harif, honderd en twaalf;
25 die kinders van G¡beon, vyf en negentig;
26 die manne van Betlehem en Netofa, honderd agt en tagtig;
27 die manne van Anatot, honderd agt en twintig;
28 die manne van Bet-Asm wet, twee en veertig;
29 die manne van Kirjat-Je rim, Kef¡ra en B,ërot, sewe honderd drie en veertig;
30 die manne van Rama en Geba, ses honderd een en twintig;
31 die manne van Migmas, honderd twee en twintig;
32 die manne van Bet-el en Ai, honderd drie en twintig;
33 die manne van die ander Nebo, twee en vyftig;
34 die kinders van die ander Elam, duisend twee honderd vier en vyftig;
35 die kinders van Harim, drie honderd en twintig;
36 die kinders van J,rigo, drie honderd vyf en veertig;
37 die kinders van Lod, Hadid en Ono, sewe honderd een en twintig;
38 die kinders van S,na„, drie duisend nege honderd en dertig.
39 Die priesters: die kinders van Jed ja, van die huis van J,sua, nege honderd drie en sewentig;
40 die kinders van Immer, duisend twee en vyftig;
41 die kinders van Pasgur, duisend twee honderd sewe en veertig;
42 die kinders van Harim, duisend en sewentien.
43 Die Leviete: die kinders van J,sua, van K dmiël, van die kinders van Hod,wa, vier en sewentig.
44 Die sangers: die kinders van Asaf, honderd agt en veertig.
45 Die poortwagters: die kinders van Sallum, die kinders van Ater, die kinders van Talmon, die kinders van Akkub, die kinders van Hat¡ta, die kinders van Sobai, honderd agt en dertig.
46 Die tempelbediendes: die kinders van Siha, die kinders van Hasufa, die kinders van T bbaot;
47 die kinders van Keros, die kinders van Sia, die kinders van Padon;
48 die kinders van Leb na, die kinders van H gaba, die kinders van Salmai;
49 die kinders van Hanan, die kinders van Giddel, die kinders van Gahar;
50 die kinders van Re ja, die kinders van Resin, die kinders van Nekoda;
51 die kinders van Gassam, die kinders van Ussa, die kinders van Pas,ag;
52 die kinders van B,sai, die kinders van die MeÂniete, die kinders van die Nefisiete;
53 die kinders van Bakbuk, die kinders van Hakufa, die kinders van Harhur;
54 die kinders van Baslut, die kinders van Meh¡da, die kinders van Harsa;
55 die kinders van Barkos, die kinders van S¡sera, die kinders van Temag;
56 die kinders van Nes¡ag, die kinders van Hat¡fa.
57 Die kinders van die dienaars van Salomo: die kinders van Sotai, die kinders van Sof,ret, die kinders van Per¡da;
58 die kinders van J äla, die kinders van Darkon, die kinders van Giddel;
59 die kinders van Sef tja, die kinders van Hattil, die kinders van Pog,ret-Hasseb im, die kinders van Amon --
60 al die tempelbediendes en die kinders van die dienaars van Salomo: drie honderd twee en negentig.
61 En dit is hulle wat opgetrek het uit Tel-Melag, Tel-Harsa, Kerub, Addon en Immer, maar wat nie hul familie en hul afkoms kon aanwys, of hulle uit Israel afkomstig was nie --
62 die kinders van Del ja, die kinders van Tob¡a, die kinders van Nekoda: ses honderd twee en veertig.
63 En van die priesters: die kinders van Hab ja, die kinders van Hakkos, die kinders van Bars¡llai, wat uit die dogters van Bars¡llai, die Gileadiet, 'n vrou geneem het en na hulle naam genoem is.
64 Hulle het hul stamboom gesoek onder die wat in die register opgeneem is, maar dit was nie te vinde nie; daarom is hulle onbevoeg verklaar vir die priesterskap.
65 En die goewerneur het aan hulle gesê dat hulle nie mag eet van die hoogheilige gawes nie, totdat die priester sou optree met Urim en Tummim.
66 Die hele vergadering saam was twee en veertig duisend drie honderd en sestig;
67 behalwe hulle slawe en hulle slavinne; die was sewe duisend drie honderd sewe en dertig. En hulle het twee honderd vyf en veertig sangers en sangeresse gehad.
68 Hulle perde was sewe honderd ses en dertig; hulle muile twee honderd vyf en veertig;
69 kamele, vier honderd vyf en dertig; esels, ses duisend sewe honderd en twintig.
70 En 'n deel van die familiehoofde het bygedra vir die werk; die goewerneur se bydrae tot die fonds was: in goud duisend dragmes, vyftig komme, vyf honderd en dertig priesterrokke.
71 En van die familiehoofde het gegee vir die boufonds: in goud twintig duisend dragmes, en in silwer twee duisend twee honderd mines.
72 En wat die res van die volk gegee het, was: in goud twintig duisend dragmes, en in silwer twee duisend mines, en sewe en sestig priesterrokke.
73 So het dan die priesters en die Leviete en die poortwagters en die sangers en van die volk en die tempelbediendes en die hele Israel in hulle stede gaan woon.