1Efter at muren var færdig og portfløjene sat på plads, udpegede jeg tempelvagter og korsangere blandt levitterne. 2Derefter overdrog jeg ansvaret for Jerusalem til min bror Hanani og til Hananja, der var kommandant for tropperne i tempelborgen, en mand, der tjente Gud mere trofast end de fleste. 3Jeg gav dem instrukser om ikke at åbne byens porte før et godt stykke efter solopgang, og at lukke og låse dem i god tid inden solnedgang, mens vagterne endnu var på deres poster. Desuden indprentede jeg dem, at alle Jerusalems indbyggere skulle være med til at holde vagt ved muren, og at de, der boede umiddelbart op til muren, skulle holde vagt på den strækning, der lå ud for deres hus. 4Indbyggertallet var på det tidspunkt lille i forhold til byens udstrækning, og der var endnu ikke bygget nye huse i byen.
Fortegnelse over dem, som vendte hjem fra eksilet
5Gud gav mig den tanke at samle byens ledere, embedsmænd og den menige befolkning, så vi kunne registrere dem slægt for slægt. Jeg var nemlig kommet i besiddelse af slægtstavlerne over dem, der i sin tid var vendt hjem fra eksilet.
6De judæere, der var vendt tilbage fra eksilet, havde bosat sig enten i Jerusalem eller i de byer i Judas land, de oprindeligt stammede fra. De nedstammede alle fra dem, som kong Nebukadnezar i sin tid havde taget til fange og ført i eksil. 7Lederne for de hjemvendte var Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemias, Azarja, Ra’amja, Nahamani, Mordokaj, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvaj, Nehum og Ba’ana.
Det følgende er listen over antallet af de mænd, der vendte tilbage. De er optegnet efter navnet på den forfar, de regnede deres slægt efter, eller efter den by, de stammede fra: 8-38Efterkommere af Parosh: 2172, af Shefatja: 372, af Arach: 652, af Pahat-Moab (Jeshuas og Joabs efterkommere): 2818, af Elam: 1254, af Zattu: 845, af Zakkaj: 760, af Binnuj: 648, af Bebaj: 628, af Azgad: 2322, af Adonikam: 667, af Bigvaj: 2067, af Adin: 655, af Ater (Hizkijas efterkommere): 98, af Hashum: 328, af Betzaj: 324, af Harif: 112, af Gibeon: 95. Dem fra Betlehem og Netofa: 188, fra Anatot: 128, fra Bet-Azmavet: 42, fra Kirjat-Jearim, Kefira og Be’erot: 743, fra Rama og Geba: 621, fra Mikmas: 122, fra Betel og Aj: 123. Efterkommere af den anden Nebo: 52, af den anden Elam: 1254, af Harim: 320. Folkene fra Jeriko: 345, fra Lod, Hadid og Ono: 721 og fra Sena’a: 3930.
39-42Nogle af de hjemvendte var af præsteslægt: Efterkommere af Jedaja (Jeshuas klan): 973, af Immer: 1052, Pashhur: 1247 og af Harim: 1017.
43-45Andre hørte til levitterne: Af Hodavjas efterkommere var der 74 fra slægterne Jeshua og Kadmiel. Der var 148 tempelsangere af Asafs slægt og 138 tempelvagter, efterkommere af Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita og Shobaj.
46-56Desuden var der tempeltjenerne med følgende slægtsnavne: Ziha, Hasufa, Tabbaot, Keros, Sia, Padon, Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmaj, Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, Reaja, Retzin, Nekoda, Gazzam, Uzza, Pasea, Besaj, meunitterne, nefusitterne, Bakbuk, Hakufa, Harhur, Batzlut, Mehida, Harsha, Barkos, Sisera, Tema, Netziach, og Hatifa.
57-59Efterkommerne efter Salomons tjenere var fra følgende slægter: Sotaj, Soferet, Perida, Ja’ala, Darkon, Giddel, Shefatja, Hattil, Pokeret-ha-Zebajim og Amon. 60Det samlede antal tempeltjenere og Salomons tjenere var 392.
61Der var også en gruppe fra de persiske byer Tel-Mela, Tel-Harsha, Kerub, Addon og Immer, der vendte tilbage fra eksilet, men de var ikke længere i besiddelse af deres stamtavler, så de kunne ikke med sikkerhed bevise, at de var israelitter. 62Den gruppe bestod af 642 mænd, som regnedes for efterkommere af Delaja, Tobija og Nekoda.
63Der var også flere præsteslægter, som hævdede at være efterkommere af Habaja, Hakkotz og Barzillaj. (Sidstnævnte havde giftet sig med en datter af Barzillaj fra Gilead og havde taget sin kones slægtsnavn.) 64-65De havde imidlertid også mistet deres slægtstavler. Derfor nægtede lederne dem at fungere som præster—ja, endog at få præsternes andel af offergaverne—indtil der kom en præst, som havde autoritet til at afgøre spørgsmålet ved hjælp af Urim og Tummim.
66I alt var der 42.360 mænd, som var vendt tilbage til Juda sammen med deres familier. 67Dertil kom 7337 slaver og 245 tempelsangere, både mænd og kvinder. De medbragte 736 heste, 245 muldyr, 68435 kameler og 6720 æsler.
69Nogle af slægtsoverhovederne gav frivillige offergaver til tempelbyggeriet. Guvernøren gav 1000 guldstykker, 50 guldskåle og 530 præstedragter. 70De andre ledere gav i alt 170 kilo guldstykker og 1300 kg sølv. 71Den almindelige befolkning gav i alt 170 kilo guldstykker, 1200 kg sølv og 67 præstedragter.
72Præsterne, levitterne, tempelvagterne, tempelsangerne og resten af de hjemvendte bosatte sig derefter i de byer i Juda de oprindeligt stammede fra.
1Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. 3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. 4Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.7.4 large: Heb. broad in spaces
5¶ And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; 7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;7.7 Azariah: also called, Seraiah 8The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 9The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 10The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. 11The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 12The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 13The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. 14The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 15The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.7.15 Binnui: also called, Bani 16The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. 17The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 18The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. 19The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. 20The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. 21The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. 23The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 24The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.7.24 Hariph: also called, Jora 25The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.7.25 Gibeon: also called, Gibbar 26The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight. 27The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 28The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.7.28 Beth-azmaveth: also called, Azmaveth 29The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.7.29 Kirjath-jearim: also called, Kirjath-arim 30The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one. 31The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two. 32The men of Beth-el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three. 33The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 34The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 35The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 36The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 38The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
39¶ The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 40The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 41The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 42The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
43¶ The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.7.43 Hodevah: also called, Hodaviah or Judah
44¶ The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
45¶ The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
46¶ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 47The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 49The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, 52The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, 53The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 54The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 55The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah, 56The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
57¶ The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.7.59 Amon: also called, Ami 60All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 61And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.7.61 seed: or, pedigree 62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
63¶ And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 64These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.7.65 the Tirshatha: or, the governor
66¶ The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 67Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women. 68Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five: 69Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
70¶ And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.7.70 some: Heb. part.7.70 The Tirshatha: or, the governor 71And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. 72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments. 73So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
