List of the family heads returning with Ezra
1These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
2of the descendants of Phinehas:
Gershom;
of the descendants of Ithamar:
Daniel;
of the descendants of David:
Hattush 3of the descendants of Shekaniah;
of the descendants of Parosh:
Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
4of the descendants of Pahath-Moab:
Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
5of the descendants of Zattu:8:5 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew does not have Zattu.
Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
6of the descendants of Adin:
Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
7of the descendants of Elam:
Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
8of the descendants of Shephatiah:
Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
9of the descendants of Joab:
Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
10of the descendants of Bani:8:10 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew does not have Bani.
Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
11of the descendants of Bebai:
Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
12of the descendants of Azgad:
Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
13of the descendants of Adonikam:
the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
14of the descendants of Bigvai:
Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men.
The return to Jerusalem
15I assembled them at the canal that flows towards Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there. 16So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning, 17and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God. 18Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all; 19and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 men in all. 20They also brought 220 of the temple servants – a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
21There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, ‘The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.’ 23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers, 25and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisors, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God. 26I weighed out to them 650 talents8:26 That is, about 22 metric tons of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents,8:26 That is, about 3.4 metric tons 100 talents8:26 That is, about 3.4 metric tons of gold, 2720 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics,8:27 That is, about 8.4 kilograms and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
28I said to them, ‘You as well as these articles are consecrated to the Lord. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your ancestors. 29Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel.’ 30Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
31On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way. 32So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.
33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui. 34Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
35Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering,8:35 Or purification offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36They also delivered the king’s orders to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.
Marĩĩtwa ma Atongoria a Nyũmba aria Macookire na Ezara
1Aya nĩo atongoria a nyũmba o hamwe na arĩa meyandĩkithĩtie, na nĩo mambatanirie na niĩ kuuma Babuloni hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Mũthamaki Aritashashita:
2kuuma njiaro cia Finehasi, aarĩ Gerishomu;
na njiaro cia Ithamaru, aarĩ Danieli;
na kuuma njiaro cia Daudi, aarĩ Hatushu 38:3 1Maũ 3:22; Ezar 2:3wa njiaro cia Shekania;
na kuuma njiaro cia Paroshu, aarĩ Zekaria, hamwe na andũ 150 arĩa meyandĩkithĩtie;
4na kuuma njiaro cia Pahathu-Moabi, aarĩ Eliehoenai mũrũ wa Zerahia, hamwe na andũ angĩ 200;
5na kuuma njiaro cia Zatu, aarĩ Shekania mũrũ wa Jahazieli, hamwe na andũ angĩ 300;
68:6 Neh 7:20na kuuma njiaro cia Adini, aarĩ Ebedi mũrũ wa Jonathani, hamwe na andũ angĩ 50;
7na kuuma njiaro cia Elamu, aarĩ Jeshaia mũrũ wa Athalia, hamwe na andũ angĩ 70;
8na kuuma njiaro cia Shefatia, aarĩ Zebadia mũrũ wa Mikaeli, hamwe na andũ angĩ 80;
9na kuuma njiaro cia Joabu, aarĩ Obadia mũrũ wa Jehieli, hamwe na andũ angĩ 218;
10na kuuma njiaro cia Bani, aarĩ Shelomithi mũrũ wa Josifia, hamwe na andũ angĩ 160;
11na kuuma njiaro cia Bebai, aarĩ Zekaria mũrũ wa Bebai, hamwe na andũ angĩ 28;
12na kuuma njiaro cia Azigadi, aarĩ Johanani mũrũ wa Hakatani, hamwe na andũ angĩ 110;
138:13 Ezar 2:13na kuuma njiaro cia Adonikamu, na nĩo a mũthia, marĩĩtwa mao maarĩ Elifeleti, na Jeueli, na Shemaia, hamwe na andũ angĩ 60;
14na kuuma njiaro cia Bigivai, maarĩ Uthai na Zakuri, hamwe na andũ angĩ 70.
Gũcooka Jerusalemu
158:15 Ezar 8:21, 31; Ezar 2:40Nĩndamacookanĩrĩirie hamwe rũũĩ-inĩ rũrĩa rũthereraga rũrorete Ahava, na tũgĩikara hau mĩthenya ĩtatũ. Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa ndarorire gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ acio na athĩnjĩri-Ngai, ndionire Alawii ho. 16Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩtũmanĩra Eliezeri, na Arieli, na Shemaia, na Elinathani, na Jaribu, na Elinathani, na Nathani, na Zekaria, na Meshulamu arĩa maarĩ atongoria, na Joiaribu na Elinathani, andũ arĩa maarĩ arutani, 178:17 Ezar 2:43ngĩmatũma kũrĩ Ido mũtongoria wa Kasifia. Ngĩmeera ũrĩa megũthiĩ kwĩra Ido na andũ a nyũmba yake, acio ndungata cia hekarũ kũu Kasifia, nĩguo matũrehere aruti a wĩra wa nyũmba ya Ngai witũ. 188:18 Ezar 5:5Na tondũ guoko kwa ũtugi kwa Ngai witũ kwarĩ hamwe na ithuĩ-rĩ, magĩtũrehere Sherebia, mũndũ mũhoti wa kuuma njiaro cia Mahili mũrũ wa Lawi, ũrĩa warĩ mũrũ wa Isiraeli, na ariũ a Sherebia na ariũ a ithe, othe maarĩ andũ 18; 19Na makĩrehe Hashabia hamwe na Jeshaia wa kuuma njiaro cia Merari, na ariũ a ithe na ciana ciao, othe andũ 20. 208:20 1Maũ 9:2Ningĩ makĩrehe andũ ndungata 220 cia hekarũ, gĩkundi gĩathondeketwo nĩ Daudi na anene ake nĩguo gĩteithagĩrĩrie Alawii. Othe makĩandĩkwo na marĩĩtwa mao.
218:21 Thab 5:8Tũrĩ o hau rũũĩ-inĩ rwa Ahava, ngĩanĩrĩra twĩhinge kũrĩa irio, nĩguo tũhote kwĩnyiihia mbere ya Ngai witũ tũmũhooe atũgitĩre rũgendo-inĩ, ithuĩ na ciana ciitũ, hamwe na indo ciitũ ciothe. 228:22 Neh 2:9; Gũcook 31:17Nĩndaiguire thoni kũũria mũthamaki atũhe thigari cia magũrũ o na iria ithiiaga ihaicĩte mbarathi cia gũtũgitĩra harĩ thũ njĩra-inĩ, tondũ nĩtwerĩte mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Guoko kwa ũtugi kwa Ngai witũ kũrĩ igũrũ rĩa mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũmwĩhokaga, no marakara make manene marĩ igũrũ rĩa arĩa othe mamũtiganagĩria.” 238:23 2Maũ 20:3; Atũm 14:23Nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũkĩĩhinga kũrĩa irio na tũgĩthaitha Ngai witũ nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro ũcio, nake agĩcookia ihooya riitũ.
24Ningĩ ngĩamũra athĩnjĩri-Ngai ikũmi na eerĩ arĩa maarĩ atongoria, hamwe na Sherebia, na Hashabia, na ariũ a ithe wao ikũmi, 25na ngĩmathimĩra maruta ma betha na thahabu, na indo iria ciaheanĩtwo nĩ mũthamaki, na ataari ake, na anene ake, na andũ othe a Isiraeli arĩa maarĩ kuo, nĩ ũndũ wa nyũmba ya Ngai witũ. 26Ngĩmathimĩra taranda 6508:26 nĩ ta tani 25 cia betha, na indo cia betha cia ũritũ wa taranda igana rĩmwe8:26 nĩ ta tani ithatũ na robo ithatũ (3.75), na taranda igana rĩmwe cia thahabu, 27na mbakũri 20 cia thahabu cia thogora wa mbaũni 1,000,8:27 nĩ ta kilo inyanya na nuthu (8.5) na indo igĩrĩ cia gĩcango gĩtherie mũno kĩa goro o ta thahabu.
288:28 Alaw 21:6Ngĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ o ũndũ ũmwe na indo ici nĩ mwamũrĩirwo Jehova. Betha na thahabu ici nĩ maruta ma kwĩyendera marutĩirwo Jehova Ngai wa maithe manyu. 29Mũcimenyerere wega o nginya rĩrĩa mũgaacithimĩra tũnyũmba-inĩ tũrĩa tũrĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova kũu Jerusalemu mbere ya athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa atongoria, na Alawii, na atongoria a nyũmba cia Isiraeli.” 30Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii makĩamũkĩra betha na thahabu, na indo icio nyamũre iria ciathimĩtwo nĩguo itwarwo nyũmba ya Ngai witũ kũu Jerusalemu.
318:31 Ezar 9:15; 5:5Na mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ mweri wa mbere tũkiuma rũũĩ-inĩ rwa Ahava twerekeire Jerusalemu. Guoko kwa Ngai witũ kwarĩ hamwe na ithuĩ, nake agĩtũgitĩra kuuma kũrĩ thũ na njangiri njĩra-inĩ. 328:32 Kĩam 40:13Nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũgĩkinya Jerusalemu, na tũkĩhurũka kuo mĩthenya ĩtatũ.
338:33 Neh 11:16Mũthenya wa kana, tũrĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Ngai witũ, tũgĩthima betha na thahabu na indo iria nyamũre ikĩneanwo moko-inĩ ma Meremothu mũrũ wa Uria, ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. Eleazaru mũrũ wa Finehasi aarĩ hamwe nake, o ũndũ ũmwe na Jozabadu mũrũ wa Jeshua, na Noadia mũrũ wa Binui, arĩa Alawii. 34Indo ciothe nĩciatarirwo kũringana na mũigana na ũritũ wacio, naguo ũritũ wacio ũrĩ wothe ũkĩandĩkwo o hĩndĩ ĩyo.
358:35 Alaw 1:3; 2Maũ 29:21Hĩndĩ ĩyo arĩa maacookete kuuma kũrĩa maatahĩirwo makĩrutĩra Ngai wa Isiraeli maruta ma njino: makĩruta ndegwa ikũmi na igĩrĩ nĩ ũndũ wa andũ a Isiraeli othe, na ndũrũme mĩrongo kenda na ithathatũ, na tũtũrũme mĩrongo mũgwanja na mũgwanja, na makĩruta thenge ikũmi na igĩrĩ irĩ iruta rĩa kũhoroheria mehia. Ici ciothe ciarutĩirwo Jehova irĩ iruta rĩa njino. 368:36 Ezar 7:21-24; Neh 2:7Magĩcooka magĩtwara mawatho ma mũthamaki kũrĩ anene arĩa maathuurĩtwo nĩ mũthamaki, na kũrĩ mabarũthi8:36 Nĩ kwarĩ na anene maathuuragwo nĩ mũthamaki nĩguo marũgamagĩrĩre ngʼongo cia mabũrũri mao, namo mabarũthi maarĩ anini ao. ma Mũrĩmo-wa-Farati, nao magĩteithia andũ na magĩteithĩrĩria maũndũ ma nyũmba ya Ngai.
