Rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem
1 These are the people who helped rebuild the wall and gates of Jerusalem:
The high priest Eliashib and the other priests rebuilt Sheep Gate and hung its doors. Then they dedicated Sheep Gate and the section of the wall as far as Hundred Tower and Hananel Tower.
2 The people of Jericho rebuilt the next section of the wall, and Zaccur son of Imri rebuilt the section after that.
3 The family of Hassenaah built Fish Gate. They put the beams in place and hung the doors, then they added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks.
4 Meremoth, son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, completed the next section of the wall.
Meshullam, son of Berechiah and grandson of Meshezabel, rebuilt the next section, and Zadok son of Baana rebuilt the section beside that.
5 The next section was to be repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their town leaders refused to do the hard work they were assigned.
6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah restored Ancient Gate. They put the beams in place, hung the doors, and added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks. 7 Melatiah from Gibeon, Jadon from Meronoth, and the men from Gibeon and Mizpah rebuilt the next section of the wall. This section reached as far as the house of the governor of West Euphrates Province.
8 Uzziel son of Harhaiah the goldsmith rebuilt the next section.
Hananiah the perfume maker rebuilt the section next after that, and it went as far as Broad Wall.
9 Rephaiah son of Hur ruled half of the Jerusalem District, and he rebuilt the next section of the wall.
10 The section after that was close to the home of Jedaiah son of Harumaph, and he rebuilt it.
Hattush son of Hashabneiah constructed the next section of the wall.
11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath Moab rebuilt the section after that, and they also built Oven Tower.
12 Shallum son of Hallohesh ruled the other half of the Jerusalem District, and he rebuilt the next section of the wall. Shallum's daughters also worked with him.
13 Hanun and the people who lived in the town of Zanoah rebuilt Valley Gate. They hung the doors and added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks. They also rebuilt the wall for 440 meters, all the way to Garbage Gate.
14 Malchijah son of Rechab ruled the district of Beth-Haccherem, and he rebuilt Garbage Gate. He hung the doors and added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks.
15 Shallum son of Colhozeh ruled the district of Mizpah, and he rebuilt Fountain Gate. He put a cover over the gateway, then hung the doors and added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks. He also rebuilt the wall at Shelah Pool. This section was next to the king's garden and went as far as the stairs leading down from David's City.
16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk ruled half of the district of Beth-Zur, and he rebuilt the next section of the wall. It went as far as the royal cemetery, the artificial pool, and the army barracks.
Levites Who Worked on the Wall
17 The Levites who worked on the next sections of the wall were Rehum son of Bani; Hashabiah, who ruled half of the district of Keilah and did this work for his district; 18 Binnui son of Henadad, who ruled the other half of the district of Keilah; 19 Ezer son of Jeshua, who ruled Mizpah, rebuilt the section of the wall that was in front of the armory and reached to the corner of the wall; 20 Baruch son of Zabbai eagerly rebuilt the section of the wall that went all the way to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest; 21 Meremoth, son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, built up to the far end of Eliashib's house.
Priests Who Worked on the Wall
22 Here is a list of the priests who worked on the wall:
Priests from the region around Jerusalem rebuilt the next section of the wall.
23 Benjamin and Hasshub rebuilt the wall in front of their own houses.
Azariah, who was the son of Maaseiah and the grandson of Ananiah, rebuilt the section in front of his house.
24 Binnui son of Henadad rebuilt the section of the wall from Azariah's house to the corner of the wall.
25 Palal son of Uzai rebuilt the next section, which began at the corner of the wall and the tower of the upper palace near the court of the guard.
Pedaiah son of Parosh rebuilt the next section of the wall. 26 He stopped at a place near the Water Gate on the east and the tower guarding the temple. This was close to a section in the city called Ophel, where the temple workers lived.
Other Builders Who Worked on the Wall
27 The men from Tekoa rebuilt the next section of the wall, and it was their second section. It started at a place across from the large tower that guarded the Temple, and it went all the way to the wall near Ophel.
28 Some priests rebuilt the next section of the wall. They began working north of Horse Gate, and each one worked on a section in front of his own house.
29 Zadok son of Immer rebuilt the wall in front of his house.
Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, who looked after the East Gate, rebuilt the section after that.
30 Hananiah and Hanun rebuilt the next section, which was the second section for them.
Meshullam son of Berechiah rebuilt the next section, which happened to be in front of his house.
31 Malchijah, a goldsmith, rebuilt the next section, as far as the house used by the temple workers and merchants. This area was across from Gathering Gate, near the room on top of the wall at the northeast corner.
32 The goldsmiths and merchants rebuilt the last section of the wall, which went from the corner room all the way to Sheep Gate.
1 Tad cēlās augstais priesteris Ēljašibs un viņa priesteru brāļi un uzcēla Avju vārtus. Viņi iesvētīja tos un iecēla tiem durvis; viņi turpināja darbus līdz Hammeas tornim un tad tālāk līdz Hananeēla tornim.
2 Aiz viņiem strādāja Jērikas vīri, un aiz tiem strādāja Zakurs, Imrija dēls.
3 Un Senaas dēli cēla Zivju vārtus; viņi nostiprināja to baļķus, ielika to durvis, bultas un aizšaujamos.
4 Aiz viņiem laboja Meremots, Hakoca dēla, Ūrijas dēls, un blakus viņam laboja Mešullāms, Mešezabeēla dēla Berechjas dēls. Tālāk aiz viņa laboja Cadoks, Baānas dēls.
5 Viņam līdzās labošanas darbus veica tekojieši, bet viņu dižciltīgie nelieca savus kaklus sava Kunga darbā.
6 Un Jojāda, Pašeacha dēls, un Mešullāms, Besodjas dēls, izlaboja Vecos vārtus; viņi nostiprināja to baļķus un ielika durvis, bultas un aizšaujamos.
7 Un aiz viņiem laboja ģibeonietis Melatja un meronotietis Jadons, G̒ibeonas un Micpas vīri, kas bija padoti Aiz-Eifratas apgabala pārvaldnieka sēdeklim.
8 Aiz viņiem laboja Usiēls, Charhajas dēls, un citi, kas bija zeltkaļi. Viņiem līdzās strādāja Hananja, kāds no ziežu maisītājiem. Un viņi atjaunoja Jeruzālemi līdz Platajam mūrim.
9 Aiz virtiem tālāk laboja Refaja, Hūra dēls, kas bija Jeruzālemes pusapriņķa priekšnieks.
10 Un aiz viņa laboja Jedaja, Harumafa dēls, iepretim savai mājai, un aiz viņa Hatušs, Hašabnejas dēls.
11 Maļchija, Harima dēls, un Hašubs, Pachat-Moāba dēls, izlaboja kādu citu gabalu un Cepļu torni.
12 Aiz viņa laboja Salums, Hallocheša dēls, kas bija Jeruzālemes otra pusapriņķa priekšnieks, viņš pats un viņa meitas.
13 Hanuns un Sanoas iedzīvotāji izlaboja Ielejas vārtus; viņi tos uzcēla un ielika durvis, pielika bultas un aizšaujamos un izlaboja vēl tūkstoš olek-tis mūŗa līdz Mēslu vārtiem.
14 Malkija, Rechaba dēls, kas bija Bet-Keremas apriņķa priekšnieks, pats izlaboja Mēslu vārtus; viņš tos uzcēla un ielika to durvis, bultas un aizšaujamos.
15 Un Salums, Kol-Choses dēls, Micpas apriņķa priekšnieks, izlaboja Avota vārtus; viņš tos uzcēla un apjuma un ielika to durvis, bultas un aizšau-jamos; un viņš cēla Šelacha dīķa mūri pie ķēniņa dārza un līdz kāpnēm, kas ved lejup no Dāvida pilsētas.
16 Aiz viņa laboja Nechemija, Azbuka dēls, Bet-Cūras pusapriņķa priekšnieks, līdz tai vietai, kas iepretim Dāvida kapiem un līdz mākslīgajam dīķim un līdz karavīru mītnei.
17 Aiz viņa laboja Ievīti: Rehums, Banija dēls, blakus viņam Hašabja, Kegilas pusapriņķa priekšnieks, laboja sava apriņķa daļu.
18 Blakus viņam laboja viņa brālis Bavajs, Henadada dēls, Kegilas pus-apriņķa priekšnieks.
19 Un blakus viņam laboja kādu citu gabalu Ezers, Ješuas dēls, Micpas priekšnieks, pretim uzejai pie stūra ieroču noliktavas.
20 Aiz viņa uzcītīgi laboja kādu citu gabalu Bāruchs, Zabaja dēls, no stūra līdz augstā priestera Eljašiba nama durvīm.
21 Aiz viņa laboja Meremots, Hakoca dēla Ūrijas dēls, sākot no Eljašiba nama durvīm līdz Eljašiba nama galam.
22 Aiz viņiem laboja priesteri, Jardānas ielejas vīri.
23 Aiz viņiem laboja Benjamīns un Hašubs pretī savai mājai. Aiz viņiem laboja Asarja, Ananjas dēla, Maāsejas dēls, pie savas paša mājas.
24 Aiz viņa laboja otru gabalu Bin-nujs, Henadada dēls, no Asarjas mājas līdz stūrim un līdz krustojumam.
25 Pālais, Ūzajas dēls, laboja iepretim stūrim un tornim, kas paceļas no ķēniņa augšējā nama pie sardzes pagalma. Viņam sekoja Pedaja, Paroša dēls.
26 Un tempļa kalpotāji, kas dzīvoja Ofēlā, laboja līdz tai vietai, kas pretim Ūdens vārtiem uz austrumiem, un līdz tornim, kas tur izvirzīts uz priekšu.
27 Aiz viņa laboja tekojieši otru gabalu, pretī Lielajam tornim, kas izvirzīts uz priekšu, un līdz Ofēlas mūrim.
28 No Zirgu vārtiem uz augšu laboja priesteri, katrs pie savas mājas.
29 Aiz viņiem laboja Cadoks, Imera dēls, pretim savai mājai. Un aiz viņa laboja Šemaja, Šechanjas dēls, Austrumu vārtu sargs.
30 Blakus viņam laboja otru gabalu Hananja, Šelemjas dēls, un Hanuns, Calafa sestais dēls. Aiz viņa laboja Mešullāms, Berechjas dēls, pretim savam dzīvoklim.
31 Aiz viņa laboja Malchija, viens no zeltkaļiem, līdz tempļa kalpotāju un tirgotāju namam pretim Pārvaldes vār-tiem un līdz stūra augšistabai.
32 Un zeltkaļi un tirgotāji laboja starp stūja augšistabu un Avju vārtiem.
