归回之人
1亚达薛西王年间，与我一起从巴比伦上到耶路撒冷之人的族长和家谱如下： 2非尼哈的子孙有革顺；以他玛的子孙有但以理；大卫的子孙有哈突； 3巴录的后裔、示迦尼的子孙有撒迦利亚及一百五十名同族谱的男子； 4巴哈·摩押的子孙有西拉希雅的儿子以利约乃及二百名男子； 5萨土8:5 “萨土”七十士译本有此名字，希伯来文则无。的子孙有雅哈悉的儿子示迦尼及三百名男子； 6亚丁的子孙有约拿单的儿子以别及五十名男子； 7以拦的子孙有亚他利雅的儿子耶筛亚及七十名男子； 8示法提雅的子孙有米迦勒的儿子西巴第雅及八十名男子； 9约押的子孙有耶歇的儿子俄巴底亚及二百一十八名男子； 10巴尼8:10 “巴尼”七十士译本有此名字，希伯来文则无。的后裔、约细斐的子孙有示罗密及一百六十名男子； 11比拜的后裔有比拜的儿子撒迦利亚及二十八名男子； 12押甲的后裔有哈加坦的儿子约哈难及一百一十名男子； 13稍后归回的亚多尼干的子孙有以利法列、耶利、示玛雅及六十名男子； 14比革瓦伊的子孙有乌太、撒布及七十名男子。
以斯拉为圣殿召集利未人
15我把他们召集在流向亚哈瓦的河边，我们在那里扎营三天。我察看民众和祭司，发现他们当中没有利未人。 16于是，我派人叫来首领以利以谢、亚列、示玛雅、以利拿单、雅立、以利拿单、拿单、撒迦利亚、米书兰及两位教师约雅立和以利拿单。 17我派他们去见迦西斐雅的首领易多，请他们告诉易多及其做殿役的亲族带一些人来我们上帝的殿里事奉。 18我们的上帝施恩帮助我们，他们给我们带来一位能干的人示利比及其弟兄和儿子共十八人。示利比是以色列的儿子利未的后裔抹利的子孙。 19他们还带来哈沙比雅和米拉利的子孙耶筛亚，以及哈沙比雅的弟兄和儿子共二十人。 20此外还有二百二十名殿役，他们都是被点名指派的。从前大卫和众官员曾指派殿役服侍利未人。
以斯拉带领百姓禁食
21然后，我在亚哈瓦河边宣布禁食，为要在我们的上帝面前谦卑下来，祈求祂保护我们、我们的儿女及财物一路平安。 22我羞于求王派步兵和骑兵沿途帮助我们御敌，因为我们曾经告诉王：“我们的上帝会施恩帮助寻求祂的人，但会向背弃祂的人发烈怒。” 23因此，我们为这事禁食、寻求我们的上帝，祂应允了我们。
献给圣殿的礼物
24我选出十二位祭司长：示利比、哈沙比雅和他们的十个弟兄。 25王及其谋士和将领，以及所有在场的以色列人献给我们上帝殿的金银和器皿，我都秤了交给他们。 26我交给他们的有二十二吨银子、三点四吨银器、三点四吨金子、 27共重八公斤半的二十个金碗和两件贵重如金子的上等精铜器皿。 28我对他们说：“你们和这些器皿是献给耶和华的，金银是自愿献给你们祖先的上帝耶和华的礼物。 29你们要好好保管，护送到耶路撒冷耶和华殿的库房里，要在祭司长、利未人和以色列的各族长面前过秤。” 30于是，祭司和利未人接过这些称过的金银和器皿，要带去耶路撒冷我们上帝的殿里。
返回耶路撒冷
31一月十二日，我们从亚哈瓦河边出发上耶路撒冷。我们的上帝施恩帮助我们，救我们脱离仇敌和路上埋伏之人的攻击。 32到耶路撒冷后，我们休息了三天。 33第四天，我们在我们上帝的殿里把金银和器皿过秤，交给乌利亚的儿子米利末祭司。在场的还有非尼哈的儿子以利亚撒，利未人耶书亚的儿子约撒拔和宾内的儿子挪亚底。 34每样东西都被数过、称过，其重量都被记录下来。
35从流亡之地归回的人又献燔祭给以色列的上帝，为全体以色列人献上十二头公牛、九十六只公绵羊和七十七只绵羊羔，并献上十二只公山羊作赎罪祭。这些都是献给耶和华的燔祭。 36他们将王的谕旨交给王的总督和幼发拉底河西的省长，众官员都为民众和上帝殿的工作提供帮助。
The Family Leaders Who Returned to Jerusalem With Ezra
1Many family leaders came up to Jerusalem with me from Babylon. So did others who were listed with them. It was during the time when Artaxerxes was king. Here is a list of those who came.
2Gershom came from the family line of Phinehas.
Daniel came from the family line of Ithamar.
Hattush came from the family line of David. 3Hattush also belonged to the family of Shekaniah.
Zechariah came from the family line of Parosh. The total number of men who were listed with him was 150.
4Eliehoenai came from the family line of Pahath-Moab. Eliehoenai was the son of Zerahiah. The total number of men with him was 200.
5Shekaniah came from the family line of Zattu. Shekaniah was the son of Jahaziel. The total number of men with him was 300.
6Ebed came from the family line of Adin. Ebed was the son of Jonathan. The total number of men with him was 50.
7Jeshaiah came from the family line of Elam. Jeshaiah was the son of Athaliah. The total number of men with him was 70.
8Zebadiah came from the family line of Shephatiah. Zebadiah was the son of Michael. The total number of men with him was 80.
9Obadiah came from the family line of Joab. Obadiah was the son of Jehiel. The total number of men with him was 218.
10Shelomith came from the family line of Bani. Shelomith was the son of Josiphiah. The total number of men with him was 160.
11Zechariah came from the family line of Bebai. Zechariah was the son of Bebai. The total number of men with him was 28.
12Johanan came from the family line of Azgad. Johanan was the son of Hakkatan. The total number of men with him was 110.
13Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah came from the family line of Adonikam. Some members of their family had gone up to Jerusalem before them. The total number of men with them was 60.
14Uthai and Zakkur came from the family line of Bigvai. The total number of men with them was 70.
Ezra Leads Many Jews Back to Jerusalem
15I gathered the people together at the canal that flows toward Ahava. We camped there for three days. I looked for Levites among the people and priests. But I didn’t find any. 16So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan and Jarib. I also sent for Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam. All of them were leaders. And I sent for Joiarib and Elnathan. They were very well educated. 17I ordered all those men to go to Iddo. He was the leader in Kasiphia. He and his Levite relatives were temple servants there. I told my men what to say to them. I wanted Iddo and his Levite relatives to bring some attendants to us for the house of our God. 18God was gracious to us and helped us. So they brought us Sherebiah, a very capable man. He came from the family line of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Levi. Levi was a son of Israel. They also brought us Sherebiah’s sons and brothers. The total number of men was 18. 19And they brought Hashabiah and his brothers and nephews. They brought them together with Jeshaiah. He came from the family line of Merari. The total number of men was 20. 20They also brought 220 of the temple servants. That was a special group David and his officials had established. They were supposed to help the Levites. All of them were listed by name.
21By the canal that flows toward Ahava, I announced a fast. I told the people not to eat any food. In that way, we made ourselves humble in God’s sight. We prayed that he would give us and our children a safe journey. We asked him to keep safe everything we owned. 22I was ashamed to ask King Artaxerxes for soldiers and horsemen. They could have kept us safe from enemies on the road. But we had told the king that our God would keep us safe. We had said, “Our God is gracious and helps everyone who looks to him. But he becomes very angry with anyone who deserts him.” 23So we didn’t eat anything. We prayed to our God about all these matters. And he answered our prayers.
24Then I set apart 12 of the leading priests. They were Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their relatives. 25I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and other things. They had been given for the house of our God. The king, his advisers and officials, and all the Israelites who were there had given them. 26I weighed out 24 tons of silver and gave it to those men. I weighed out almost four tons of silver things. I weighed out almost four tons of gold. 27I weighed out 20 gold bowls. They weighed 19 pounds. I also weighed out two fine objects. The bronze they were made out of was highly polished. They were as priceless as gold.
28I said to those men, “You are set apart to the Lord. So are these things. The silver and gold were offered to the Lord by those who chose to give them. He is the God of your people. 29Guard all these things carefully until you weigh them out. Weigh them in the special rooms of the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. Do this in front of the leading priests and the Levites. Make sure the family leaders of Israel are watching.” 30Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred objects. All of them had been weighed out. They were going to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
31On the 12th day of the first month we started out. We left the canal that flows toward Ahava. And we headed for Jerusalem. Our God helped us. He kept us safe from enemies and robbers along the way. 32So we arrived in Jerusalem. There we rested for three days.
33On the fourth day we weighed out the silver and gold. We also weighed out the sacred objects. We weighed everything in the house of our God. We handed all of it over to Meremoth the priest. He was the son of Uriah. Eleazar, Jozabad and Noadiah were with him. Eleazar was the son of Phinehas. Jozabad was the son of Jeshua. Noadiah was the son of Binnui. Jozabad and Noadiah were Levites. 34Everything was listed by number and weight. And the total weight was recorded at that time.
35Then the people sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel. They had returned from Babylon. They offered 12 bulls for the whole nation of Israel. They offered 96 rams and 77 male lambs. All of that was a burnt offering to the Lord. They sacrificed 12 male goats as a sin offering. 36They also handed over the king’s orders. They gave them to the royal officials and governors who ruled over the land west of the Euphrates River. Then those men helped the people. They also did many things for the house of God.
