1The wall had been rebuilt. I had put up the gates at the main entrances to the city. The people who guarded the gates were appointed to their positions. So were the musicians and the Levites. 2I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem. Hananiah helped him. Hananiah was commander of the fort that was by the temple. Hanani was an honest man. He had more respect for God than most people do. 3I said to Hanani and Hananiah, “Don’t open the gates of Jerusalem until the hottest time of the day. Tell the men who guard the gates to shut them before they go off duty. Make sure they lock them up tight. Also appoint as guards some people who live in Jerusalem. Station some of them at their appointed places. Station others near their own homes.”
A List of People Who Returned to Judah
4Jerusalem was large. It had a lot of room. But only a few people lived there. The houses hadn’t been rebuilt yet. 5So my God gave me the idea and encouraged me to gather the people together. He also encouraged me to gather the nobles and officials together with them. He wanted me to list them by families. I found the family history of those who had been the first to return. Here is what I found written in it.
6Nebuchadnezzar had taken many Jews away from the land of Judah. He had forced them to go to Babylon as prisoners. Now they returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went back to their own towns. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon. 7The leaders of the Jews included Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah and Nahamani. They also included Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah.
Here is a list of the men of Israel who returned home.
8There were 2,172 from the family line of Parosh.
9There were 372 from Shephatiah.
10There were 652 from Arah.
11There were 2,818 from Pahath-Moab through the family line of Jeshua and Joab.
12There were 1,254 from Elam.
13There were 845 from Zattu.
14There were 760 from Zakkai.
15There were 648 from Binnui.
16There were 628 from Bebai.
17There were 2,322 from Azgad.
18There were 667 from Adonikam.
19There were 2,067 from Bigvai.
20There were 655 from Adin.
21There were 98 from Ater through the family line of Hezekiah.
22There were 328 from Hashum.
23There were 324 from Bezai.
24There were 112 from Hariph.
25There were 95 from Gibeon.
26There were 188 from the men of Bethlehem and Netophah.
27There were 128 from Anathoth.
28There were 42 from Beth Azmaveth.
29There were 743 from Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth.
30There were 621 from Ramah and Geba.
31There were 122 from Mikmash.
32There were 123 from Bethel and Ai.
33There were 52 from the other Nebo.
34There were 1,254 from the other Elam.
35There were 320 from Harim.
36There were 345 from Jericho.
37There were 721 from Lod, Hadid and Ono.
38There were 3,930 from Senaah.
39Here is a list of the priests.
There were 973 from the family line of Jedaiah through the line of Jeshua.
40There were 1,052 from Immer.
41There were 1,247 from Pashhur.
42There were 1,017 from Harim.
43The Levites belonged to
the family line of Jeshua through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah. The total number of men was 74.
44The musicians belonged to
the family line of Asaph. The total number of men was 148.
45The men who guarded the temple gates belonged to
the family lines of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai. The total number of men was 138.
46Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the temple servants.
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
47Keros, Sia, Padon,
48Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
49Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56Neziah, Hatipha
57Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the servants of Solomon.
Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
58Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59Shephatiah, Hattil,
Pokereth-Hazzebaim, Amon
60The total number of the members of the family lines of the temple servants and the servants of Solomon was 392.
61Many people came up to Judah from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer. But they weren’t able to prove that their families belonged to the people of Israel.
62There were 642 of them from the family lines of
Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda.
63Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the priests.
They were
Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai. Barzillai had married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead. So he was also called Barzillai.
64The priests looked for their family records. But they couldn’t find them. So they weren’t able to serve as priests. They weren’t “clean.” 65The governor gave them an order. He told them not to eat any of the most sacred food. They had to wait until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim. The priest would use them to get decisions from the Lord.
66The total number of the entire group that returned was 42,360. 67That didn’t include their 7,337 male and female slaves. There were also 245 male and female singers. 68And there were 736 horses, 245 mules, 69435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
70Some of the family leaders helped pay for the work. The governor gave 19 pounds of gold to be added to the temple treasure. He also gave 50 bowls and 530 sets of clothes for the priests. 71Some of the family leaders gave 375 pounds of gold for the work. They also gave one and a third tons of silver. All of that was added to the temple treasure. 72The rest of the people gave a total of 375 pounds of gold and one and a fourth tons of silver. They also gave 67 sets of clothes for the priests.
73The priests and Levites made their homes in their own towns. So did the musicians, the temple servants and the men who guarded the gates. The rest of the Israelites also made their homes in their own towns.
Ezra Reads the Law to the People
The Israelites had made their homes in their towns. In the seventh month,
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1城壁が完成し、扉が取りつけられ、門衛、歌い手、レビ人が任命されると、 2私はエルサレムを治める責任を、兄弟ハナニとハナヌヤとにゆだねました。ハナヌヤは要塞の司令官で、誰よりも神を敬う人物だったからです。 3私は二人に二、三の指示を与えました。太陽が昇りきるまでは開門してはならないこと、閉門は守衛が警備に当たっているうちに行い、かんぬきはしっかりかけることなどです。また、守衛はエルサレムに住んで規則正しく警備に当たり、城壁近くの住民は付近の城壁警備に当たるよう命じました。 4というのも、町は大きいのに人口が少なく、家もまばらだったからです。
捕囚から帰還した人々の一覧
5神は、町の指導者や一般市民を集めて登録させよ、とお命じになりました。私は、以前エルサレムに帰って来た人々の系図を見つけましたが、それには、次のように書かれていました。
6「バビロンの王ネブカデネザルが連行した捕囚のうち、エルサレムに帰って来た者の名は次のとおりです。
7指導者
ゼルバベル、ヨシュア、ネヘミヤ、アザルヤ、ラアムヤ、ナハマニ、モルデカイ、ビルシャン、ミスペレテ、ビグワイ、ネフム、バアナ。
8-38その時、共に帰って来た者の数――
パルオシュ族二千百七十二名、シェファテヤ族三百七十二名、アラフ族六百五十二名、ヨシュアとヨアブの二族からなるパハテ・モアブ族二千八百十八名、エラム族千二百五十四名、ザト族八百四十五名、ザカイ族七百六十名、ビヌイ族六百四十八名、ベバイ族六百二十八名、アズガデ族二千三百二十二名、アドニカム族六百六十七名、ビグワイ族二千六十七名、アディン族六百五十五名、ヒゼキヤ族、すなわちアテル族九十八名、ハシュム族三百二十八名、ベツァイ族三百二十四名、ハリフ族百十二名、ギブオン族九十五名、ベツレヘムとネトファの人々百八十八名、アナトテの人々百二十八名、ベテ・アズマベテの人々四十二名、キルヤテ・エアリム、ケフィラ、ベエロテの人々七百四十三名、ラマとゲバの人々六百二十一名、ミクマスの人々百二十二名、ベテルとアイの人々百二十三名、ネボの人々五十二名、エラム族千二百五十四名、ハリム族三百二十名、エリコの人々三百四十五名、ロデ、ハディデ、オノの人々七百二十一名、セナアの人々三千九百三十名。
39-42帰還した祭司の数――
エダヤ族のうちヨシュア家の血筋の者九百七十三名、イメル族千五十二名、パシュフル族千二百四十七名、ハリム族千十七名。
43-45レビ人の数――
ヨシュア族から分かれたホデヤ族のうち、カデミエルの家系の者七十四名、聖歌隊員のアサフ族百四十八名、門衛のシャルム族、アテル族、タルモン族、アクブ族、ハティタ族、ショバイ族百三十八名、 46-56神殿奉仕者のツィハ族、ハスファ族、タバオテ族、ケロス族、シア族、パドン族、レバナ族、ハガバ族、サルマイ族、ハナン族、ギデル族、ガハル族、レアヤ族、レツィン族、ネコダ族、ガザム族、ウザ族、パセアハ族、ベサイ族、メウニム族、ネフィシェシム族、バクブク族、ハクファ族、ハルフル族、バツリテ族、メヒダ族、ハルシャ族、バルコス族、シセラ族、テマフ族、ネツィアハ族、ハティファ族。
57-59ソロモンの家臣の子孫――
ソタイ族、ソフェレテ族、ペリダ族、ヤアラ族、ダルコン族、ギデル族、シェファテヤ族、ハティル族、ポケレテ・ハツェバイム族、アモン族、 60神殿奉仕者とソロモンの家臣の子孫の合計は、三百九十二名です。」
61ペルシヤの諸都市、テル・メラフ、テル・ハルシャ、ケルブ、アドン、イメルなどから引き揚げて来た人々もいましたが、系図をなくしていて、ユダヤ人であることを証明できませんでした。 62それは、デラヤ族、トビヤ族、ネコダ族の六百四十二名の人々です。 63-65祭司の中にも、系図を紛失した人々がいました。ホバヤ族、コツ族、バルジライ族などです。このうちバルジライは、ギルアデ人バルジライの娘婿となり、その姓を名乗っていました。この人々は、正真正銘の祭司かどうか、ウリムとトンミム（神意を伺う一種のくじ）によって神の判断を仰ぐまでは祭司の務めに就くこともできず、祭司の食糧として保証されている、供え物の分配にもあずかることができませんでした。
66この時期にユダに帰った人々の総数は四万二千三百六十名に上ります。 67その他、奴隷が七千三百三十七名、男女の聖歌隊員が二百四十五名いました。 68馬七百三十六頭、らば二百四十五頭、らくだ四百三十五頭、ろば六千七百二十頭もいっしょでした。
69-70諸族の指導者の中にも、工事のためにささげ物をする人がいました。総督は、金八・五キログラム、金の器五十点、祭司の服五百三十着を、ほかの指導者たちは、金百七十キログラム、銀一千二百五十四キログラムを、 71一般市民は、金百七十キログラム、銀千百四十キログラム、祭司の服六十七着を、それぞれささげました。
72祭司、レビ人、門衛、聖歌隊員、神殿奉仕者、その他の人々は、ユダの自分たちの故郷の町や村へと帰って行きましたが、第七の月には、みなエルサレムに戻って来ました。
