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.
Rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem
1 This is how the city wall was rebuilt. The High Priest Eliashib and his fellow priests rebuilt the Sheep Gate, dedicated it, and put the gates in place. They dedicated the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel.
2 The men of Jericho built the next section.
Zaccur son of Imri built the next section.
3 The clan of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They put the beams and the gates in place, and put in the bolts and bars for locking the gate.
4 Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, built the next section.
Meshullam, the son of Berechiah and grandson of Meshezabel, built the next section.
Zadok son of Baana built the next section.
5 The men of Tekoa built the next section, but the leading men of the town refused to do the manual labor assigned them by the supervisors.
6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah rebuilt Jeshanah Gate. They put the beams and the gates in place, and put in the bolts and bars for locking the gate.
7 Melatiah from Gibeon, Jadon from Meronoth, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah built the next section, as far as the residence of the governor of West-of-Euphrates.
8 Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith, built the next section.
Hananiah, a maker of perfumes, built the next section, as far as Broad Wall.
9 Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section.
10 Jedaiah son of Harumaph built the next section, which was near his own house.
Hattush son of Hashabneiah built the next section.
11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath Moab built both the next section and the Tower of the Ovens.
12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section. (His daughters helped with the work.)
13 Hanun and the inhabitants of the city of Zanoah rebuilt the Valley Gate. They put the gates in place, put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate, and repaired the wall for fifteen hundred feet, as far as the Rubbish Gate.
14 Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the Beth Haccherem District, rebuilt the Rubbish Gate. He put the gates in place, and put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate.
15 Shallum son of Colhozeh, ruler of the Mizpah District, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He covered the gateway, put the gates in place, and put in the bolts and the bars. At the Pool of Shelah he built the wall next to the royal garden, as far as the stairs leading down from David's City.
16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of half of the Bethzur District, built the next section, as far as David's tomb, the pool, and the barracks.
Levites Who Worked on the Wall
17 The following Levites rebuilt the next several sections of the wall:
Rehum son of Bani built the next section;
Hashabiah, ruler of half of the Keilah District, built the next section on behalf of his district;
18 Bavvai son of Henadad, ruler of the other half of the Keilah District, built the next section;
19 Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, built the next section in front of the armory, as far as the place where the wall turns;
20 Baruch son of Zabbai built the next section, as far as the entrance to the house of the High Priest Eliashib;
21 Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, built the next section, up to the far end of Eliashib's house.
Priests Who Worked on the Wall
22 The following priests rebuilt the next several sections of the wall:
Priests from the area around Jerusalem built the next section;
23 Benjamin and Hasshub built the next section, which was in front of their houses;
Azariah, the son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah, built the next section, which was in front of his house;
24 Binnui son of Henadad built the next section, from Azariah's house to the corner of the wall;
25-26 Palal son of Uzai built the next section, beginning at the corner of the wall and the tower of the upper palace near the court of the guard;
Pedaiah son of Parosh built the next section, to a point on the east near the Water Gate and the tower guarding the Temple. (This was near that part of the city called Ophel, where the Temple workers lived.)
Other Builders
27 The men of Tekoa built the next section, their second one, from a point opposite the large tower guarding the Temple as far as the wall near Ophel.
28 A group of priests built the next section, going north from the Horse Gate, each one building in front of his own house.
29 Zadok son of Immer built the next section, which was in front of his house.
Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate, built the next section.
30 Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, built the next section, their second one.
Meshullam son of Berechiah built the next section, which was in front of his house.
31 Malchijah, a goldsmith, built the next section, as far as the building used by the Temple workers and the merchants, which was by the Miphkad Gate to the Temple, near the room on top of the northeast corner of the wall.
32 The goldsmiths and the merchants built the last section, from the room at the corner as far as the Sheep Gate.
