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.
1 Kad mūris bija uzcelts un es biju pavēlējis ielikt vārtos durvis, un bija izkārtoti vārtu sargi, dziedātāji un levīti, 2 tad es iecēlu savu brāli Hananiju un Hananju, kādu pils virsnieku, par virspavēlniekiem pār Jeruzālemi, jo Hananja bija ļoti uzticīgs vīrs un bijās Dieva vairāk nekā daudzi citi. 3 Un es sacīju viņiem: "Lai Jeruzālemes vārti netop atvērti, iekāms nesāk spīdēt karsta saule, un, kamēr vēl sargi stāv, lai viņi aizslēdz un aizbultē durvis, bet sargus lai ieceļ no Jeruzālemes iedzīvotājiem katru savā vietā un katru iepretim savai mājai." 4 Pilsēta bija gan plaša un liela, bet ļaužu tajā bija maz, un jaunuzceltu māju nepavisam nebija. 5 Tad mans Dievs iedvesa man sirdī domu, un es sapulcināju dižciltīgos un priekšniekus, un tautu, lai izveidotu viņu cilšu un dzimtu sarakstu. Un es atradu kādu cilšu sarakstu par tiem, kas bija pirmie atnākuši, un es atradu tajā rakstītu tā: 6 šie ir Jūdas apgabala ļaudis, kas ir atnākuši atpakaļ no trimdā izsūtītajiem, kurus Bābeles ķēniņš Nebukadnēcars bija izvedis; viņi atgriezās uz Jeruzālemi un Jūdu, katrs uz savu pilsētu, 7 nākdami kopā ar Zerubābelu, Ješuu, Nehemiju, Asarju, Raamju, Nahamaniju, Mordohaju, Bilšanu, Misperetu, Bigvaju, Nehumu, Baānu. Israēla tautas vīru skaits bija šāds: 8 Paroša dēli, divi tūkstoši viens simts septiņdesmit divi; 9 Šefatjas dēli, trīs simti septiņdesmit divi; 10 Āraha dēli, seši simti piecdesmit divi; 11 Pahat-Moāba dēli, proti, Ješuas un Joāba dēli, divi tūkstoši astoņi simti astoņpadsmit; 12 Ēlāma dēli, tūkstoš divi simti piecdesmit četri; 13 Zatus dēli, astoņi simti četrdesmit pieci; 14 Zakaja dēli, septiņi simti sešdesmit; 15 Binnuja dēli, seši simti četrdesmit astoņi; 16 Bebaja dēli, seši simti divdesmit astoņi; 17 Azgada dēli, divi tūkstoši trīs simti divdesmit divi; 18 Adonikāma dēli, seši simti sešdesmit septiņi; 19 Bigvaja dēli, divi tūkstoši sešdesmit septiņi; 20 Adīna dēli, seši simti piecdesmit pieci; 21 Hiskijas Atera dēli, deviņdesmit astoņi; 22 Hašuma dēli, trīs simti divdesmit astoņi; 23 Becaja dēli, trīs simti divdesmit četri; 24 Harifa dēli, simts divpadsmit; 25 Gibeona dēli, deviņdesmit pieci; 26 Bētlemes un Netofas vīri, simts astoņdesmit astoņi; 27 Anatotas vīri, simts divdesmit astoņi; 28 Bet-Asmavetas vīri, četrdesmit divi; 29 Kirjat-Jeārimas, Kefīras un Beerotas vīri, septiņi simti četrdesmit trīs; 30 Rāmas un Gebas vīri, seši simti divdesmit viens; 31 Mihmasas 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 Harima dēli, trīs simti divdesmit; 36 Jērikas vīri, trīs simti četrdesmit pieci; 37 Loda, Hadida un Ono ļaudis, septiņi simti divdesmit viens; 38 Senaas dēli, trīs tūkstoši deviņi simti trīsdesmit. 39 Priesteri: Jedajas dēli no Ješuas nama, deviņi simti septiņdesmit trīs; 40 Immera dēli, tūkstoš piecdesmit divi; 41 Pašhura dēli, tūkstoš divi simti četrdesmit septiņi; 42 Harima dēli, tūkstoš septiņpadsmit. 43 Levīti: Ješuas dēli no Kadmiēla un no Hodavjas dēlu dzimtām, septiņdesmit četri. 44 Dziedātāji: Asafa dēli, simts četrdesmit astoņi. 45 Vārtu sargi: Šalluma dēli, Atera dēli, Talmona dēli, Akuba dēli, Hatitas dēli, Šobaja dēli, simts trīsdesmit astoņi. 46 Tempļa kalpotāji: Cihas dēli, Hasufas dēli, Tabaota dēli, 47 Kerosa dēli, Sias dēli, Padona dēli, 48 Lebanas dēli, Hagabas dēli, Šalmaja dēli, 49 Hanana dēli, Gidela dēli, Gahara dēli, 50 Reajas dēli, Recīna dēli, Nekodas dēli, 51 Gasāma dēli, Usas dēli, Pašeaha dēli, 52 Besaja dēli, Mehunītu dēli, Nefizītu dēli, 53 Bakbuka dēli, Hakufas dēli, Harhuras dēli, 54 Bacluta dēli, Mehidas dēli, Haršas dēli, 55 Barkosa dēli, Siseras dēli, Temaha dēli, 56 Neciaha dēli, Hatifas dēli. 57 Salamana kalpu dēli: Sotaja dēli, Sofereta dēli, Peridas dēli, 58 Jaālas dēli, Darkona dēli, Gidela dēli, 59 Šefatjas dēli, Hatila dēli, Poheret-Hacebajima dēli, Amona dēli. 60 Visu Tempļa kalpotāju un Salamana kalpu dēlu kopā bija trīs simti deviņdesmit divi. 61 Un šie ir, kas nāca no Tel-Melahas, Tel-Haršas, Kerubas, Adonas un Immeras, bet viņi nevarēja uzrādīt savas dzimtas un savu izcelsmi, vai viņi ir no Israēla: 62 Delajas dēli, Tobijas dēli, Nekodas dēli, seši simti četrdesmit divi. 63 Arī no priesteru dēliem: Habajas dēli, Hakoca dēli un Barzillaja dēli, kas bija ņēmis sievu no gileādieša Barzillaja meitām un tika nosaukts pēc viņa vārda. 64 Viņi gan meklēja savu sarakstu starp tiem, kas bija ierakstīti cilšu sarakstos, bet to neatrada, un viņus izslēdza no priesteru kārtas kā nešķīstus. 65 Zemes pārvaldnieks sacīja viņiem, lai viņi neēd no vissvētākā, līdz kamēr kāds priesteris neuzstāsies viņu labā ar urīmu un tumīmu. 66 Visā draudzē bija četrdesmit divi tūkstoši trīs simti sešdesmit dvēseļu, 67 bez viņu kalpiem un kalponēm, kuru bija septiņi tūkstoši trīs simti trīsdesmit septiņi; viņiem bija divi simti četrdesmit pieci dziedātāji un dziedātājas. 68 Viņu zirgu skaits bija septiņi simti trīsdesmit seši, viņu mūļu - divi simti četrdesmit pieci; 69 viņu kamieļu bija četri simti trīsdesmit pieci un viņu ēzeļu - seši tūkstoši septiņi simti divdesmit. 70 Kādi no tēvu namu galveniem deva līdzekļus darbam: zemes pārvaldnieks nodeva dārgumu krātuvē tūkstoti zelta dareiku, piecdesmit slakāmos kausus, pieci simti trīsdesmit priesteru tērpu. 71 Un citi no tēvu namu galveniem darbam deva divdesmit tūkstošus zelta dareiku un divi tūkstošus divi simti sudraba minu. 72 Bet pārējie ļaudis deva divdesmit tūkstošus zelta dareiku, divi tūkstošus sudraba minu un sešdesmit septiņus priesteru tērpus. 73 Tā priesteri, levīti, vārtu sargi, dziedātāji, daži no ļaudīm un no Tempļa kalpotājiem un viss Israēls apmetās savās pilsētās. Kad septītais mēnesis bija pienācis, Israēla bērni visi bija savās pilsētās.
