1 After the wall had been rebuilt and the gates hung, then the temple guards, the singers, and the other Levites were assigned their work. 2 I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, because Hananiah could be trusted, and he respected God more than most people did. 3 I said to them, “Don't let the gates to the city be opened until the sun has been up for a while. And make sure that they are closed and barred before the guards go off duty at sunset. Choose people from Jerusalem to stand guard at different places around the wall and others to stand guard near their own houses.”
A List of Exiles Who Returned
(Ezra 2.1-70)4 Although Jerusalem covered a large area, not many people lived there, and no new houses had been built. 5-6 So God gave me the idea to bring together the people, their leaders, and officials and to check the family records of those who had returned from captivity in Babylonia, after having been taken there by King Nebuchadnezzar. About this same time, I found records of those who had been the first to return to Jerusalem from Babylon Province. By reading these records, I learned that they settled in their own hometowns, 7 and that they had come with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
8-25 This is a list of how many returned from each family group: 2,172 from Parosh; 372 from Shephatiah; 652 from Arah; 2,818 from Pahath Moab, who were all descendants of Jeshua and Joab; 1,254 from Elam; 845 from Zattu; 760 from Zaccai; 648 from Binnui; 628 from Bebai; 2,322 from Azgad; 667 from Adonikam; 2,067 from Bigvai; 655 from Adin; 98 from Ater, also known as Hezekiah; 328 from Hashum; 324 from Bezai; 112 from Hariph; and 95 from Gibeon.
26-38 This is a list of how many returned whose ancestors had come from the following towns: 188 from Bethlehem and Netophah; 128 from Anathoth; 42 from Beth-Azmaveth; 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth; 621 from Ramah and Geba; 122 from Michmas; 123 from Bethel and Ai; 52 from Nebo; 1,254 from Elam; 320 from Harim; 345 from Jericho; 721 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono; and 3,930 from Senaah.
39-42 This is a list of how many returned from each family of priests: 973 descendants of Jeshua from Jedaiah; 1,052 from Immer; 1,247 from Pashhur; and 1,017 from Harim.
43-45 This is a list of how many returned from the families of Levites: 74 descendants of Hodevah from the families of Jeshua and Kadmiel; 148 descendants of Asaph from the temple musicians; and 138 descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai from the temple guards.
46-56 These are the names of the families of temple workers whose descendants returned: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, Keros, Sia, Padon, Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai, Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim, Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha, Barkos, Sisera, Temah, Neziah, and Hatipha.
57-59 Here are the names of Solomon's servants whose descendants returned: Sotai, Sophereth, Perida, Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.
60 A total of 392 descendants of temple workers and of Solomon's servants returned.
61-62 There were 642 who returned from the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, though they could not prove they were Israelites. They had lived in the Babylonian towns of Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer.
63-64 The families of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai could not prove they were priests. The ancestor of the family of Barzillai had married the daughter of Barzillai from Gilead and had taken his wife's family name. But the records of these three families could not be found, and none of them were allowed to serve as priests. 65 In fact, the governor told them, “You cannot eat the food offered to God until he lets us know if you really are priests.”
66-69 There were 42,360 who returned, in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 musicians, counting both men and women. Altogether, they brought with them 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
70-72 Many people gave gifts to help pay for the materials to rebuild the temple. The governor himself gave 8 kilograms of gold, 50 bowls to be used in the temple, and 530 robes for the priests. Family leaders gave 153 kilograms of gold and 1,458 kilograms of silver. The rest of the people gave 153 kilograms of gold, 1,325 kilograms of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.
73 And so, by the seventh month, priests, Levites, temple guards, musicians, workers, and many of the ordinary people had settled in the towns of Judah.
Vārti tiek apsargāti
1 Kad mūris bija uzcelts un es biju ielicis aizvirtņus, tika iecelti vārtu sargi, dziedātāji un levīti. 2 Tad es iecēlu par Jeruzālemes pārvaldītājiem savu brāli Hānānī un pils pārvaldnieku Hananju, jo viņš bija uzticams vīrs un bijās Dieva vairāk nekā citi. 3 Es viņiem sacīju: “Lai Jeruzālemes vārti netiek atvērti, kamēr saule nekarsē, un vārtus lai aizver un aizbultē, kamēr vēl sargi stāv sardzē! Sardzē lai stāv Jeruzālemes iedzīvotāji, katrs savā vietā, katrs sava nama tuvumā.”
No trimdas pārnākušo saraksti
(Ezr 2:1–70)4 Pilsēta bija varen plaša, bet ļaužu maz, jo nami nebija uzcelti. 5 Tad Dievs lika manai sirdij pulcināt dižciltīgos, ierēdņus un tautu, lai uzrakstītu cilts rakstus. Un es atradu kādu cilts rakstu grāmatu par tiem, kas bija atnākuši pirmie, tur bija rakstīts tā:
6 šie ir tās pavalsts dēli, kas devās atpakaļ no gūstniecības, tos Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars bija aizvedis trimdā uz Bābeli. Viņi atgriezās Jeruzālemē un Jūdā katrs savā pilsētā. 7 Viņi nāca kopā ar Zerubābelu, Nehemiju, Azarju, Raamju, Nahamānī, Mordohaju, Bilšānu, Misparu, Bigvaju, Nehūmu un Baānu. Israēla tautas vīru skaits:
8 Paroša dēli – divi tūkstoši simts septiņdesmit divi. 9 Šefatjas dēli – trīs simti septiņdesmit divi. 10 Āraha dēli – seši simti piecdesmit divi. 11 Pahat-Moāba dēli, no Jozuas un Joāba dēliem – divi tūkstoši astoņi simti astoņpadsmit. 12 Ēlāma dēli – tūkstoš divi simti piecdesmit četri. 13 Zatū dēli – astoņi simti četrdesmit pieci. 14 Zakaja dēli – septiņi simti sešdesmit. 15 Binnūja dēli – seši simti četrdesmit astoņi. 16 Bēbaja dēli – seši simti divdesmit astoņi. 17 Azgāda dēli – divi tūkstoši trīs simti divdesmit divi. 18 Adonīkāma dēli – seši simti sešdesmit septiņi. 19 Bigvaja dēli – divi tūkstoši sešdesmit septiņi. 20 Ādīna dēli – seši simti piecdesmit pieci. 21 Ātēra dēli no Hizkijas – deviņdesmit astoņi. 22 Hāšuma dēli – trīs simti divdesmit astoņi. 23 Bēcaja dēli – trīs simti divdesmit četri. 24 Hārīfa dēli – simts divpadsmit. 25 Gibeona dēli – deviņdesmit pieci. 26 Betlēmes un Netofas vīri – simts astoņdesmit astoņi. 27 Anātotas vīri – simts divdesmit astoņi. 28 Bēt-Azmāvetas vīri – četrdesmit divi. 29 Kirjat-Jeārīmas, Kefīras un Beērotas vīri – septiņi simti četrdesmit trīs. 30 Rāmas un Gebas vīri – seši simti divdesmit viens. 31 Mihmāsas vīri – simts divdesmit divi. 32 Bēteles un Ajas vīri – simts divdesmit trīs. 33 Otra Nebo vīri – piecdesmit divi. 34 Otra Ēlāma dēli – tūkstoš divi simti piecdesmit četri. 35 Hārima dēli – trīs simti divdesmit. 36 Jērikas dēli – trīs simti četrdesmit pieci. 37 Lodas, Hadīdas un Ono dēli – septiņi simti divdesmit viens. 38 Senāas dēli – trīs tūkstoši deviņi simti trīsdesmit.
39 Priesteri: Jedajas dēli no Jozuas nama – deviņi simti septiņdesmit trīs. 40 Immēra dēli – tūkstoš piecdesmit divi. 41 Pašhūra dēli – tūkstoš divi simti četrdesmit septiņi. 42 Hārima dēli – tūkstoš septiņpadsmit.
43 Levīti: Jozuas un Kadmiēla dēli no Hodavjas dēliem – septiņdesmit četri.
44 Dziedātāji: Āsāfa dēli – simts četrdesmit astoņi.
45 Tempļa vārtu sargi: Šallūma, Ātēra, Talmona, Akūba, Hatīta un Šobaja dēli – simts trīsdesmit astoņi.
46 Tempļa kalpotāji: Cīhas, Hasūfa, Tabāota dēli, 47 Kērosa, Sīaha, Pādona dēli, 48 Lebāna, Hāgāba, Šamlaja dēli, 49 Hānāna, Gidēla, Gahara dēli, 50 Reājas, Recīna, Nekodas dēli, 51 Gazāma, Uzas, Pāsēhas dēli, 52 Bēsaja, Meunīma, Nefūsīma dēli, 53 Bakbūka, Hakūfas, Harhūra dēli, 54 Baclūta, Mehīdas, Haršas dēli, 55 Barkosa, Sīsras, Temaha dēli, 56 Necīha un Hatīfas dēli.
57 Sālamana kalpu dēli: Sotaja, Sofereta, Perūdas dēli, 58 Jaalas, Darkona, Gidēla dēli, 59 Šefatjas, Hatīla, Pokeret-Ceboīma un Amona dēli. 60 Visi tempļa kalpotāji un Sālamana kalpu dēli – trīs simti deviņdesmit divi.
61 Un šie ir tie, kas nāca no Tēl-Melahas, Tēl-Haršas, Kerubas, Immēras un nespēja pierādīt ne sava tēva namu, ne dzimumu, ka tie ir no Israēla: 62 Dlājas, Tobījas un Nekodas dēli – seši simti četrdesmit divi.
63 Un no priesteru dēliem: Habajas, Koca un Barzilaja dēli, kuri ņēma sievas no gileādieša Barzilaja meitām un tika saukti to vārdos. 64 Tie meklēja savus cilts rakstus, bet neatrada, tāpēc kļuva nešķīsti priestera amatam. 65 Pārvaldnieks tiem sacīja: “Lai tie neēd no vissvētākā, līdz priesteris metīs urīmu un tumīmu.”
66 Visā sapulcē bija četrdesmit divi tūkstoši trīs simti sešdesmit, 67 neskaitot kalpus un kalpones, kuru bija septiņi tūkstoši trīs simti trīsdesmit septiņi. Tiem bija divi simti četrdesmit pieci dziedātāji un dziedātājas, 68 četri simti trīsdesmit pieci kamieļi un seši tūkstoši septiņi simti divdesmit ēzeļi. 69 Daži tēvu namu galvenie ziedoja darbiem. Pārvaldnieks deva no mantnīcas tūkstoš zelta dariku, piecdesmit laistāmos traukus un pieci simti trīsdesmit priesteru tērpu.
70 Citi tēvu namu galvenie deva darbiem divdesmit tūkstošus zelta drahmu un divus tūkstošus divi simti sudraba minu. 71 Pārējā tauta deva divdesmit tūkstošus zelta dariku, divus tūkstošus sudraba minu un sešdesmit septiņus priesteru tērpus. 72 Priesteri, levīti, vārtu sargi, dziedātāji, tempļa kalpotāji un viss Israēls dzīvoja savās pilsētās.
