Israēla dzimtas, kas atgriezās kopā ar Ezru
1 Šie ir to tēvu namu galveno cilts raksti, kuri kopā ar mani ķēniņa Artakserksa valdīšanas laikā devās projām no Bābeles: 2 no Pinhāsa dēliem Gēršoms, no Ītāmāra dēliem Daniēls, no Dāvida dēliem Hatūšs, 3 no Šehanjas, no Paroša dēliem Zekarja un simts piecdesmit vīru kopā ar viņu, ierakstīti cilts rakstos, 4 no Pahat-Moāba dēliem Eljehoēnajs, Zerahjas dēls, un divi simti vīru kopā ar viņu, 5 no Šehanjas dēliem Jahaziēla dēls un trīs simti vīru kopā ar viņu, 6 no Ādīna dēliem Ebeds, Jonatāna dēls, un piecdesmit vīru kopā ar viņu, 7 no Ēlāma dēliem Ješaja, Ataljas dēls, un septiņdesmit vīru kopā ar viņu, 8 no Šefatjas dēliem Zebadja, Mihaēla dēls, un astoņdesmit vīru kopā ar viņu, 9 no Joāba dēliem Obadja, Jehiēla dēls, un divi simti astoņpadsmit vīru kopā ar viņu, 10 no Šelomīta dēliem Josifjas dēls un simts sešdesmit vīru kopā ar viņu, 11 no Bēbaja dēliem Zeharja, Bēbaja dēls, un divdesmit astoņi vīri kopā ar viņu, 12 no Azgāda dēliem Johānāns, Kātāna dēls, un simts desmit vīru kopā ar viņu, 13 un Adonīkāma dēli, kuri nāca vēlāk, šie ir viņu vārdi: Elīfelets, Jeiēls, Šemaja un sešdesmit vīri kopā ar viņiem, 14 no Bigvaja dēliem Ūtajs, Zābūds un septiņdesmit vīru kopā ar viņiem.
Tempļa kalpotāji
15 Es sapulcināju viņus pie upes, kas tek uz Ahavu, tur mēs apmetāmies uz trim dienām. Es pārlūkoju tautu un priesterus, bet neatradu tur nevienu no Levī dēliem. 16 Tad es sūtīju pie cilts tēviem Elīezera, Ariēla, Šemaja, Elnātāna, Jārība, Elnātāna, Nātāna, Zeharjas, Mešullāma un mācītiem vīriem Jehojārība un Elnātāna, 17 es sūtīju viņus pie Ido, Kāsifjas apgabala priekšnieka, un teicu tiem, kas jāsaka Ido, viņa brāļiem un tempļa kalpiem Kāsifjas apgabalā, lai tie nosūta kalpotājus mūsu Dieva namam. 18 Tādēļ ka Dievs bija labs pret mums, viņi sūtīja mums kādu saprotošu vīru no Mahlī dēliem, Levī dēla dēliem, Israēla dēliem – Šērēbju kopā ar viņa dēliem un brāļiem, astoņpadsmit vīrus; 19 arī Hašabju un kopā ar viņu Ješaju no Merārī dēliem, viņa brāļus un dēlus, divdesmit vīrus. 20 Tur bija divi simti divdesmit tempļa kalpotāju, kurus Dāvids un augstmaņi bija norīkojuši kalpot levītiem, tika nosaukti visu viņu vārdi.
Lūgšana pēc Dieva pasargājuma ceļā
21 Tur pie Ahavas upes es izsludināju gavēni, lai zemotos mūsu Dieva priekšā un izlūgtos no viņa labāko ceļu mums, mūsu bērniem un visam, 22 jo es kaunējos lūgt ķēniņam karaspēku un jātniekus, lai tie mūs ceļā sargā no ienaidniekiem, tādēļ ka mēs bijām teikuši ķēniņam: “Mūsu Dieva roka ir laba pret visiem, kas viņu meklē, un viņa spēks un dusmība nāk pār visiem, kas viņu atmet!” 23 Tā mēs gavējām un lūdzām Dievu par šo lietu, un viņš mūs uzklausīja.
Ziedojums templim
24 Tad es nošķīru divpadsmit no priesteru vadoņiem: Šērēbju, Hašabju un desmit viņu brāļus, 25 un piešķīru tiem sudrabu un zeltu, traukus, kas bija ziedoti mūsu Dieva namam, ko bija ziedojuši ķēniņš, viņa padomnieki, augstmaņi un viss Israēls, kas tur bija. 26 Es viņiem piešķīru seši simti piecdesmit talantus sudraba, kā arī sudraba traukus simts talantu vērtē un simts talantus zelta, 27 divdesmit zelta kausus tūkstoš drahmu vērtē un divus labus, pulētus vara traukus zelta vērtē 28 un sacīju viņiem: “Jūs esat svēti Kungam, un šie trauki ir svēti, un sudrabs un zelts ir labprātīgi ziedots Kungam, jūsu tēvu Dievam, 29 uzmaniet tos un sargājiet, līdz priesteru un levītu vadoņu un Israēla tēvu namu galveno priekšā tos būsiet nogādājuši Dieva nama telpās Jeruzālemē!” 30 Tā priesteri un levīti ņēma piešķirto sudrabu, zeltu un traukus, lai nestu uz Jeruzālemi, mūsu Dieva namu.
Pārnākšana Jeruzālemē
31 No Ahavas upes mēs devāmies projām pirmā mēneša divpadsmitajā dienā, lai ietu uz Jeruzālemi, un mūsu Dieva roka bija ar mums, un viņš mūs sargāja no ienaidniekiem un ceļa laupītājiem. 32 Nonākuši Jeruzālemē, mēs palikām tur trīs dienas, 33 un ceturtajā dienā mēs nodevām sudrabu, zeltu un traukus mūsu Dieva namā priesterim Merēmotam, Ūrijas dēlam, un kopā ar viņu bija Elāzārs, Pinhāsa dēls, un Jehozābāds, Jozuas dēls, un Noadja, Binnūja dēls, no levītiem. 34 Viss tika saskaitīts, nosvērts un svars pierakstīts.
35 No gūsta pārnākušie upurēja sadedzināmos upurus Israēla Dievam – divpadsmit vēršus par visu Israēlu, deviņdesmit sešus aunus, septiņdesmit septiņus jērus un divpadsmit āžus upurim par grēkiem, tas viss bija sadedzināmais upuris Kungam. 36 Viņi nodeva ķēniņa pavēles Viņpusupes apgabala ķēniņa soģiem un pārvaldniekiem, un tie palīdzēja tautai un Dieva namam.
1 These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. 2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. 3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. 4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males. 5 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. 6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males. 7 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males. 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. 9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. 10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males. 11 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. 12 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males. 13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males. 14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
15 ¶ And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. 16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding. 17 And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. 18 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; 19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty; 20 Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
21 ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. 23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
24 ¶ Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, 25 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered: 26 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents; 27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. 28 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers. 29 Watch ye, and keep them , until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD. 30 So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
31 ¶ Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way. 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
33 ¶ Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites; 34 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time. 35 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
36 ¶ And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.
