A List of the People Who Repaired the Wall
1Eliashib the high priest and the other priests went to work. They rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They set it apart to God. They put its doors in place. They continued to rebuild the wall up to the Tower of the Hundred. They set the tower apart to God. Then they continued to rebuild the wall all the way to the Tower of Hananel. 2Some men from Jericho rebuilt the next part of the wall. And Zakkur rebuilt the next part. He was the son of Imri.
3The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They laid its beams. They put in place its doors with their metal bolts and bars. 4Meremoth repaired the next part of the wall. He was the son of Uriah. Uriah was the son of Hakkoz. Next to Meremoth, Meshullam made some repairs. He was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Meshezabel. Next to Meshullam, Zadok also made some repairs. He was the son of Baana. 5Some men from Tekoa repaired the next part of the wall. But their nobles refused to do any work at all. They didn’t pay any attention to the people who were in charge of the work.
6Joiada and Meshullam repaired the Jeshanah Gate. Joiada was the son of Paseah. Meshullam was the son of Besodeiah. Joiada and Meshullam laid the beams of the gate. They put in place its doors with their metal bolts and bars. 7Next to them, some men from Gibeon and Mizpah made repairs. They included Melatiah from Gibeon and Jadon from Meronoth. Those places were under the authority of the governor of the land west of the Euphrates River. 8Uzziel repaired the next part of the wall. He made his living by working with gold. He was the son of Harhaiah. Hananiah made repairs on the next part. He made his living by making perfume. So the wall of Jerusalem was made like new again all the way to the Broad Wall. 9Rephaiah repaired the next part. He was the son of Hur. Rephaiah ruled over half of the territory where Jerusalem was located. 10Jedaiah repaired the part of the wall that was across from his house. He was the son of Harumaph. Hattush made repairs next to Jedaiah. Hattush was the son of Hashabneiah. 11Malkijah and Hasshub repaired another part of the wall. They also repaired the Tower of the Ovens. Malkijah was the son of Harim. Hasshub was the son of Pahath-Moab. 12Shallum repaired the next part. His daughters helped him. He was the son of Hallohesh. Shallum ruled over the other half of the territory where Jerusalem was located.
13Hanun repaired the Valley Gate. Some people who lived in Zanoah helped him. They rebuilt it. They put in place its doors with their metal bolts and bars. They also repaired 1,500 feet of the wall. They repaired it all the way to the Dung Gate.
14Malkijah repaired the Dung Gate. He was the son of Rekab. Malkijah ruled over the territory where Beth Hakkerem was located. He rebuilt the gate. He put in place its doors with their metal bolts and bars.
15Shallun repaired the Fountain Gate. He was the son of Kol-Hozeh. Shallun ruled over the territory where Mizpah was located. He rebuilt the gate. He put a roof over it. And he put in place the doors of the gate with their metal bolts and bars. He also repaired the wall by the Pool of Siloam. It was near the King’s Garden. Shallun repaired the wall as far as the steps that go down from the City of David. 16Next to Shallun, Nehemiah made some repairs. He was the son of Azbuk. Nehemiah ruled over half of the territory where Beth Zur was located. He repaired the wall up to the part that was across from the tombs of David. He repaired it all the way to the man-made pool and the House of the Heroes.
17Next to Nehemiah, some Levites made repairs. They worked under the direction of Rehum. He was the son of Bani. Next to Rehum, Hashabiah made repairs for his territory. He ruled over half of the territory where Keilah was located. 18Next to him, other Levites made some repairs. They worked under the direction of Binnui. He was the son of Henadad. Binnui ruled over the other half of the territory where Keilah was located. 19Next to Binnui, Ezer repaired another part of the wall. He was the son of Jeshua. Ezer ruled over Mizpah. He repaired the part across from the place that went up to the storeroom where the weapons were kept. He repaired the wall up to the angle of the wall. 20Next to Ezer, Baruch worked hard to repair another part of the wall. He was the son of Zabbai. He repaired the part from the angle of the wall to the entrance to Eliashib’s house. Eliashib was the high priest. 21Next to Baruch, Meremoth repaired another part. He was the son of Uriah. Uriah was the son of Hakkoz. Meremoth repaired the part from the entrance to Eliashib’s house to the end of the house.
22Next to Meremoth, some priests from the surrounding area made repairs. 23Next to them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the part of the wall that was in front of their house. Next to them, Azariah repaired the part that was beside his house. He was the son of Maaseiah. Maaseiah was the son of Ananiah. 24Next to Azariah, Binnui made repairs on another part. Binnui was the son of Henadad. Binnui repaired the wall from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner. 25Palal worked across from the angle. He was the son of Uzai. Palal also worked across from the tower that was part of the upper palace. It was near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah made some repairs. He was the son of Parosh. 26The temple servants who lived on the hill of Ophel helped Pedaiah. They repaired the wall up to the part that was across from the Water Gate. It was toward the east and the palace tower. 27Next to the temple servants, the men from Tekoa repaired another part. They made repairs from the large palace tower to the wall of Ophel.
28The priests made repairs above the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the part of the wall that was in front of his own house. 29Next to them, Zadok made repairs across from his house. He was the son of Immer. Next to Zadok, Shemaiah made some repairs. He was the son of Shekaniah. Shemaiah guarded the East Gate. 30Next to him, Hananiah and Hanun repaired another part of the wall. Hananiah was the son of Shelemiah. Hanun was the sixth son of Zalaph. Next to Hananiah and Hanun, Meshullam made some repairs. He was the son of Berekiah. Meshullam repaired the part that was across from where he lived. 31Next to him, Malkijah made some repairs. He made his living by working with gold. He repaired the wall up to the house of the temple servants and the traders. It was across from the Inspection Gate. He also repaired the wall as far as the room above the corner. 32The traders and those who made their living by working with gold made some repairs. They repaired the wall from the room above the corner to the Sheep Gate.
Fördelning av arbetet
1Översteprästen Eljashiv och de andra prästerna började bygga upp Fårporten, helgade den och satte in dörrarna. Därefter fortsatte de ända bort till Hundradetornet och Hananeltornet3:1 Det är också möjligt att Hundradetornet och Hananeltornet var namn på ett och samma torn.. 2Bredvid dem byggde männen från Jeriko, och bredvid dem Imris son Sackur.
3Fiskporten byggdes av Hassenaas söner. De timrade upp den, gjorde i ordning bjälkarna och satte in dörrar, lås och bommar. 4Meremot, son till Uria och sonson till Hackos, arbetade bredvid dem, och sedan följde Meshullam, son till Berekja och sonson till Meshesavel, och bredvid dem Sadok, Baanas son. 5Bredvid dem arbetade män från Tekoa på nästa avsnitt, men de förnämsta bland dem ville inte böja sig för att tjäna sin herre.
6Jeshanaporten3:6 Eller Gamla porten. reparerades av Jojada, Paseachs son, och Meshullam, Besodejas son. De timrade upp den och satte in dörrar med lås och bommar. 7Intill dem arbetade Melatja från Givon och Jadon från Meronot, männen från Givon och Mispa, som lydde under ståthållaren i provinsen väster om Eufrat. 8Guldsmeden Ussiel, Harhajas son, arbetade bredvid dem, och bredvid honom Hananja, som var parfymtillverkare. De återuppbyggde Jerusalem ända fram till Breda muren3:8 Betydelsen av den sista delen av versen är osäker; möjligen kan den också tolkas som att man utelämnade eller avstod från en del av Jerusalem ända fram till Breda muren..
9Refaja, Hurs son, ledare för ena hälften av Jerusalems område, arbetade närmast dem. 10Jedaja, Harumafs son, arbetade därnäst, intill sitt eget hus, och bredvid honom Hashavnejas son Hattush. 11Malkia, Harims son, och Hashuv, Pachat Moabs son, arbetade på nästa mursträcka och på Ugnstornet. 12Shallum, Hallocheshs son, ledare för den andra hälften av Jerusalemområdet, arbetade bredvid dem tillsammans med sina döttrar.
13Dalporten reparerade Hanun och invånarna i Sanoach. De byggde upp den och satte in dörrar, lås och bommar. De reparerade också en halv kilometer av muren fram till Dyngporten.
14Dyngporten reparerades av Malkia, Rekavs son, ledare för Bet-Hackeremdistriktet. Han byggde upp den och satte in dess dörrar, lås och bommar.
15Shallun, Kol-Hoses son, ledare för Mispadistriktet, reparerade Källporten. Han byggde upp den, lade tak på den och satte in dess dörrar med lås och bommar. Sedan reparerade han muren vid vattenledningsdammen intill den kungliga trädgården ända fram till de trappor som leder ner från Davids stad. 16Närmast honom arbetade Asbuks son Nehemja, ledare för ena hälften av Bet-Surdistriktet. Han byggde upp muren fram till Davids gravar, vattenreservoaren och Hjältehuset.
17Intill honom arbetade leviter: Banis son Rechum, bredvid honom Hashavja, ledare för den ena hälften av Keiladistriktet, som reparerade sitt distrikts del. 18Intill dem arbetade deras bröder under Bavvaj3:18 Enligt en del handskrifter Binnuj., Henadads son, ledare för den andra hälften av Keiladistriktet.
19Bredvid dem arbetade Eser, Jeshuas son, ledare i Mispa, på mursektionen mitt emot uppgången till vapenförrådet, vid murvinkeln3:19 Grundtextens exakta innebörd är osäker.. 20Närmast honom reparerade Baruk, Sabbajs3:20 Eller Sackajs. son, ivrigt mursträckan från murvinkeln fram till översteprästen Eljashivs hus. 21Intill honom reparerade Urias son Meremot en mursträcka från ingången till Eljashivs hus till husets slut.
22Därnäst arbetade prästerna från stadens omgivningar. 23Intill dem arbetade Benjamin och Hashuv utanför sina egna hus, och sedan Asarja, Maasejas son och Ananjas sonson, invid sitt hus. 24Sedan kom Binnuj, Henadads son, som reparerade en mursträcka från Asarjas hus fram till murvinkeln och hörnet. 25Usajs son Palal fortsatte mitt emot vinkeln och tornet som skjuter ut från det övre kungapalatset, nära fängelsegården. Intill honom arbetade Paroshs son Pedaja 26och tempeltjänarna som bodde på Ofel, fram till östra Vattenporten och det framskjutande tornet. 27Tekoaiterna arbetade därnäst med sektionen mitt emot det stora utskjutande tornet och bort till Ofelmuren. 28Prästerna reparerade muren ovanför Hästporten, var och en framför sitt eget hus.
29Immers son Sadok arbetade intill dem vid muren framför sitt eget hus, och intill honom Shemaja, Shekanjas son, som var vakt vid Östra porten. 30Därnäst arbetade Hananja, Shelemjas son, och Hanun, Salafs sjätte son på nästa sträcka. Meshullam, Berekjas son, reparerade muren mitt emot sin tempelkammare. 31Intill honom arbetade Malkia, en av guldsmederna, ända bort till tempeltjänarnas och köpmännens hus mitt emot Mönstringsporten och vidare fram till övre Hörnsalen. 32Guldsmederna och köpmännen reparerade muren mellan övre Hörnsalen och Fårporten.
