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.
A Lista dos Líderes das Famílias que Voltaram
1Estes são os chefes das famílias e dos que com eles foram registrados, os quais saíram comigo da Babilônia durante o reinado do rei Artaxerxes:
2dos descendentes de Fineias,
Gérson;
dos descendentes de Itamar,
Daniel;
dos descendentes de Davi,
Hatus; 3dos descendentes de Secanias,
dos descendentes de Parós,
Zacarias, sendo registrados com ele 150 homens;
4dos descendentes de Paate-Moabe,
Elioenai, filho de Zeraías, e com ele 200 homens;
5dos descendentes de Zatu8.5 Muitos manuscritos não trazem Zatu.,
Secanias, filho de Jaaziel, e com ele 300 homens;
6dos descendentes de Adim,
Ebede, filho de Jônatas, e com ele 50 homens;
7dos descendentes de Elão,
Jesaías, filho de Atalias, e com ele 70 homens;
8dos descendentes de Sefatias,
Zebadias, filho de Micael, e com ele 80 homens;
9dos descendentes de Joabe,
Obadias, filho de Jeiel, e com ele 218 homens;
10dos descendentes de Bani8.10 Muitos manuscritos não trazem Bani.,
Selomite, filho de Josifias, e com ele 160 homens;
11dos descendentes de Bebai,
Zacarias, filho de Bebai, e com ele 28 homens;
12dos descendentes de Azgade,
Joanã, filho de Hacatã, e com ele 110 homens;
13dos descendentes de Adonicão,
os últimos que chegaram, Elifelete, Jeiel e Semaías, e com eles 60 homens;
14dos descendentes de Bigvai,
Utai e Zabude, e com eles 70 homens.
O Retorno a Jerusalém
15Eu os reuni junto ao canal que corre para Aava e acampamos ali por três dias. Quando passei em revista o povo e os sacerdotes, não encontrei nenhum levita. 16Por isso convoquei Eliézer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatã, Jaribe, Elnatã, Natã, Zacarias e Mesulão, que eram líderes, e Joiaribe e Natã, que eram homens sábios, 17e os enviei a Ido, o líder de Casifia. Eu lhes falei o que deveriam dizer a Ido e a seus parentes, os servidores do templo, em Casifia, para que nos trouxessem servidores para o templo de nosso Deus. 18Como a bondosa mão de Deus estava sobre nós, eles nos trouxeram Serebias, homem capaz, dentre os descendentes de Mali, filho de Levi, neto de Israel, e os filhos e irmãos de Serebias, dezoito homens; 19e também Hasabias, acompanhado de Jesaías, dentre os descendentes de Merari, e seus irmãos e filhos, vinte homens. 20Trouxeram ainda duzentos e vinte dos servidores do templo, um grupo que Davi e os seus oficiais tinham formado para ajudar os levitas. Todos eles tinham seus nomes registrados.
21Ali, junto ao canal de Aava, proclamei jejum para que nos humilhássemos diante do nosso Deus e lhe pedíssemos uma viagem segura para nós e nossos filhos, com todos os nossos bens. 22Tive vergonha de pedir soldados e cavaleiros ao rei para nos protegerem dos inimigos na estrada, pois lhe tínhamos dito: “A mão bondosa de nosso Deus está sobre todos os que o buscam, mas o seu poder e a sua ira são contra todos os que o abandonam”. 23Por isso jejuamos e suplicamos essa bênção ao nosso Deus, e ele nos atendeu.
24Depois separei doze dos principais sacerdotes, a saber, Serebias, Hasabias e dez dos seus irmãos, 25e pesei diante deles a oferta de prata e de ouro e os utensílios que o rei, seus conselheiros, seus oficiais e todo o Israel ali presente tinham doado para a casa de nosso Deus. 26Pesei e entreguei-lhes vinte e dois mil e setecentos e cinquenta quilos8.26 Hebraico: 650 talentos. Um talento equivalia a 35 quilos. de prata, três toneladas e meia de utensílios de prata, três toneladas e meia de ouro, 27vinte tigelas de ouro pesando oito quilos e meio8.27 Hebraico: 1.000 dáricos., e dois utensílios finos de bronze polido, tão valiosos como se fossem de ouro.
28E eu lhes disse: Tanto vocês como estes utensílios estão consagrados ao Senhor. A prata e o ouro são uma oferta voluntária ao Senhor, o Deus dos seus antepassados. 29Peço que os guardem bem até que os pesem nas salas do templo do Senhor em Jerusalém diante dos sacerdotes principais, dos levitas e dos chefes das famílias de Israel. 30Então os sacerdotes e os levitas receberam a prata, o ouro e os utensílios sagrados, depois de pesados, para levá-los a Jerusalém, ao templo do nosso Deus.
31No décimo segundo dia do primeiro mês nós partimos do canal de Aava e fomos para Jerusalém. A mão do nosso Deus esteve sobre nós, e ele nos protegeu do ataque de inimigos e assaltantes pelo caminho. 32Assim chegamos a Jerusalém, e ficamos descansando três dias.
33No quarto dia, no templo do nosso Deus, pesamos a prata, o ouro e os utensílios sagrados, e os demos a Meremote, filho do sacerdote Urias. Estavam com ele Eleazar, filho de Fineias, e os levitas Jozabade, filho de Jesua, e Noadias, filho de Binui. 34Tudo foi contado e pesado, e o peso total foi registrado naquela mesma hora.
35Então os exilados que tinham voltado do cativeiro sacrificaram holocaustos8.35 Isto é, sacrifícios totalmente queimados. ao Deus de Israel: doze touros em favor de todo o Israel, noventa e seis carneiros, setenta e sete cordeiros e, como oferta pelo pecado, doze bodes—tudo oferecido como holocausto ao Senhor. 36Eles também entregaram as ordens do rei aos sátrapas e aos governadores do território a oeste do Eufrates, e ajudaram o povo na obra do templo de Deus.
