People Are Chosen to Live in Jerusalem
1The leaders of the people made their homes in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots. They did it to choose one person out of every ten of them. That person was chosen to live in the holy city of Jerusalem. The other nine had to stay in their own towns. 2The people thanked everyone who agreed to live in Jerusalem.
3Here are the leaders from different parts of the country who made their homes in Jerusalem. Some Israelites, priests and Levites lived in the towns of Judah. So did some temple servants and some members of the family lines of Solomon’s servants. All of them lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. 4At the same time, other people from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem.
Here are the leaders from the family line of Judah.
There was Athaiah. He was the son of Uzziah. Uzziah was the son of Zechariah. Zechariah was the son of Amariah. Amariah was the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Mahalalel. Mahalalel belonged to the family line of Perez.
5There was also Maaseiah. He was the son of Baruch. Baruch was the son of Kol-Hozeh. Kol-Hozeh was the son of Hazaiah. Hazaiah was the son of Adaiah. Adaiah was the son of Joiarib. Joiarib was the son of Zechariah. Zechariah belonged to the family line of Shelah.
6Many important men who belonged to the family line of Perez lived in Jerusalem. The total number of them was 468.
7Here are the leaders from the family line of Benjamin.
There was Sallu. He was the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Joed. Joed was the son of Pedaiah. Pedaiah was the son of Kolaiah. Kolaiah was the son of Maaseiah. Maaseiah was the son of Ithiel. Ithiel was the son of Jeshaiah. 8There were also Gabbai and Sallai. They were Sallu’s followers. The total number of men was 928.
9Joel was their chief officer. He was the son of Zikri. A man named Judah was in charge of the New Quarter of Jerusalem. He was the son of Hassenuah.
10Here are the leaders from among the priests.
There were Jedaiah, Jakin and the son of Joiarib.
11There was also Seraiah. He was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Zadok. Zadok was the son of Meraioth. Meraioth was the son of Ahitub. Ahitub was the official in charge of God’s house. 12There were also people who helped them. They carried out the work for the temple. The total number of men was 822.
There was also Adaiah. He was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Pelaliah. Pelaliah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Zechariah. Zechariah was the son of Pashhur. Pashhur was the son of Malkijah. 13There were also people who helped Adaiah. They were family leaders. The total number of men was 242.
There was also Amashsai. He was the son of Azarel. Azarel was the son of Ahzai. Ahzai was the son of Meshillemoth. Meshillemoth was the son of Immer. 14There were also people who helped Amashsai. They were important men. The total number of them was 128.
Their chief officer was Zabdiel. He was the son of Haggedolim.
15Here are the leaders from among the Levites.
There was Shemaiah. He was the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam. Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Bunni.
16There were also Shabbethai and Jozabad. They were two of the leaders of the Levites. They were in charge of the work that was done outside God’s house.
17There was also Mattaniah. He led in prayer and in giving thanks. He was the son of Mika. Mika was the son of Zabdi. Zabdi was the son of Asaph.
There was also Bakbukiah. He was second among those who helped Mattaniah.
And there was Abda. He was the son of Shammua. Shammua was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun.
18The total number of Levites in the holy city was 284.
19Here are the leaders from among the men who guarded the gates.
There were Akkub, Talmon and those who helped them. They stood guard at the gates. The total number of men was 172.
20The rest of the Israelites were in all the towns of Judah. The priests and Levites were with them. All of them lived on their own family property.
21The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22Uzzi was the chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem. He was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Mattaniah. Mattaniah was the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of the members of Asaph’s family line. They were musicians in charge of the worship services at the house of God. 23The musicians received their orders from the Persian king. He told them what they should do every day.
24Pethahiah worked for the king in all matters that were connected with the people. He was the son of Meshezabel. Meshezabel belonged to the family line of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Judah.
25Many of the people of Judah lived in villages that had fields around them. Some of them lived in Kiriath Arba and the settlements that were around it. Others lived in Dibon and its settlements. Others lived in Jekabzeel and its villages. 26Others lived in Jeshua, Moladah and Beth Pelet. 27Others lived in Hazar Shual and in Beersheba and its settlements. 28Others lived in Ziklag and in Mekonah and its settlements. 29Others lived in En Rimmon and Zorah. Others lived in Jarmuth, 30Zanoah and Adullam and their villages. Others lived in Lachish and its fields. Still others lived in Azekah and its settlements. So the people of Judah were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31Some of the members of the family line of Benjamin who were from Geba lived in Mikmash. Others lived in Aija and in Bethel and its settlements. 32Others lived in Anathoth, Nob and Ananiah. 33Others lived in Hazor, Ramah and Gittaim. 34Others lived in Hadid, Zeboim and Neballat. 35Others lived in Lod and Ono. Still others lived in Ge Harashim.
36Some of the groups of the Levites from Judah made their homes in the territory of Benjamin.
Mange bosætter sig i Jerusalem
1En stor del af folkets ledere havde nu bosat sig i Jerusalem, den hellige by. Desuden udvalgte man ved lodtrækning en tiendedel af folket i byerne ude omkring i Juda og i Benjamins land og flyttede dem til Jerusalem. 2Endvidere opfordrede man alle, der ønskede det, til at flytte ind til byen.
3Her følger navnene på de slægtsoverhoveder, der boede enten i Jerusalem eller rundt omkring i Judas byer, hvad enten de hørte til præsterne, levitterne, tempeltjenerne, efterkommerne af Salomons tjenere, eller de almindelige israelitter.
4I Jerusalem boede følgende slægter:
Fra Judas stamme: Ataja, søn af Uzzija, søn af Zekarja, søn af Amarja, søn af Shefatja, søn af Mahalalel, efterkommer af Peretz. 5Desuden Ma’aseja, søn af Baruk, søn af Kol-Hoze, søn af Hazaja, søn af Adaja, søn af Jojarib, søn af Zekarja fra Shilo. 6Af Peretz’ efterkommere boede der 468 modige mænd i Jerusalem.
7Fra Benjamins stamme: Sallu, søn af Meshullam, søn af Joed, søn af Pedaja, søn af Kolaja, søn af Ma’aseja, søn af Itiel, søn af Jeshaja. 8Ud over Sallu var der Gabbaj og Sallaj. I alt bosatte 928 benjaminitter sig i Jerusalem 9under ledelse af Joel, søn af Zikri, og Juda, søn af Hassenua, som var den næstøverste administrative leder i Jerusalem.
10-11Følgende præstefamilier vendte tilbage: Jedaja, søn af Jojarib, Jakin og Seraja,11,10-11 Sandsynligvis er „Seraja” den samme som „Azarja”, men det kan også være far og søn. Se 1.Krøn. 9,10-11. som var den ledende præst ved Guds hus. Han var søn af Hilkija, søn af Meshullam, søn af Zadok, søn af Merajot, søn af Ahitub. 12-14I alt var der 822 præster, som gjorde tjeneste i templet under ledelse af disse mænd, og desuden 242 præster under ledelse af Adaja, søn af Jeroham, søn af Pelalja, søn af Amtzi, søn af Zekarja, søn af Pashhur, søn af Malkija. Endvidere var der 128 præster under ledelse af Amassaj, søn af Azarel, søn af Ahzaj, søn af Meshillemot, søn af Immer. Den øverste leder blandt disse præster var Zabdiel, søn af Haggedolim.
15-17Blandt de hjemvendte levitter var: Shemaja, søn af Hasshub, søn af Azrikam, søn af Hashabja, søn af Bunni. Foruden Shemaja var der Shabbetaj og Jozabad, der havde ansvaret for arbejdet i tempelgården, og Mattanja, søn af Mika, søn af Zabdi og efterkommer af Asaf. Det var ham, der satte gudstjenesten i gang med lovsang og bøn. Endelig var der Mattanjas medhjælpere Bakbukja og Abda; sidstnævnte var søn af Shammua, søn af Galal og efterkommer af Jedutun. 18I alt boede der 284 levitter i Jerusalem, den hellige by.
19Desuden var der 172 tempelvagter under ledelse af Akkub og Talmon. 20De øvrige præster og levitter og resten af folket boede på deres fædrenejord ude omkring i Juda, 21men tempeltjenerne, hvis ledere var Ziha og Gishpa, boede alle på Ofelhøjen.
22Lederen for de levitter, der gjorde tjeneste ved templet i Jerusalem, var Uzzi, søn af Bani, søn af Hashabja. Han nedstammede fra Asaf, tempelsangernes stamfar. Blandt Uzzis kendte forfædre var der Mattanja og Mika. 23Tempelsangernes daglige virke var reguleret ifølge den kongelige forordning fra Davids tid.
24Petaja, søn af Meshezabel fra Zerachs slægt af Judas stamme, var perserkongens repræsentant i alle civile sager.
25-30Resten af judæerne boede rundt omkring i følgende byer med tilhørende marker og landsbyer i Judas land: Kirjat-Arba, Dibon, Jekabze’el, Jeshua, Molada, Bet-Pelet, Hatzar-Shual, Be’ersheba, Ziklag, Mekona, En-Rimmon, Zora, Jarmut, Zanoa, Adullam, Lakish og Azeka. Folket spredte sig fra Be’ersheba i syd til Hinnoms dal mod nord.
31-35Resten af benjaminitterne boede i følgende byer med tilhørende landsbyer i Benjamins land: Geba, Mikmas, Ajja, Betel, Anatot, Nob, Ananja, Hatzor, Rama, Gittajim, Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, Lod og Ono i dalen, hvor kunsthåndværkerne har hjemme. 36I Benjamins land boede desuden en gruppe levitter, som var flyttet dertil fra Juda.
