Ezra 8

1 These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

1 وَهَذَا بَيَانٌ بِأَسْمَاءِ رُؤَسَاءِ عَائِلاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مِمَّنْ رَجَعُوا مَعِي مِنْ بَابِلَ فِي عَهْدِ أَرْتَحْشَشْتَا الْمَلِكِ:

2 from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush

2 مِنْ بَنِي فِينْحَاسَ: جِرْشُومُ. مِنْ بَنِي إِيْثَامَارَ: دَانِيَالُ. مِنْ بَنِي دَاوُدَ: حَطُّوشُ.

3 of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;

3 مِنْ بَنِي شَكَنْيَا مِنْ نَسْلِ فَرْعُوشَ: زَكَرِيَّا وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ الْمُنْتَسِبِينَ إِلَى عَشِيرَتِهِ.

4 from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;

4 مِنْ بَنِي فَحَثَ مُوآبَ: أَلِيهُوعِينَايُ بْنُ زَرَحْيَا وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَانِ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

5 from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

5 مِنْ بَنِي شَكَنْيَا: ابْنُ يَحْزِيئِيلَ وَمَعَهُ ثَلاثُ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

6 from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;

6 مِنْ بَنِي عَادِينَ: عَابِدُ بْنُ يُونَاثَانَ وَمَعَهُ خَمْسُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

7 from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;

7 مِنْ بَنِي عِيلامَ: يَشْعِيَا بْنُ عَثَلِيَا وَمَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

8 from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;

8 مِنْ بَنِي شَفَطْيَا: زَبَدْيَا بْنُ مِيخَائِيلَ وَمَعَهُ ثَمَانُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

9 from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

9 مِنْ بَنِي يُوآبَ: عُوبَدْيَا بْنُ يَحِيئِيلَ وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَانِ وَثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

10 from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;

10 مِنْ بَنِي شَلُومِيثَ: ابْنُ يُوشَفْيَا وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

11 from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;

11 مِنْ بَنِي بَابَايَ: زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ بَابَايَ وَمَعَهُ ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

12 from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;

12 مِنْ بَنِي عَزْجَدَ: يُوحَانَانُ بْنُ هِقَّاطَانَ وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَعَشَرَةٌ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ،

13 from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;

13 مِنْ بَنِي أَدُونِيقَامَ الآوَاخِرِ: أَلِيفَلْطُ، وَيَعِيئِيلُ، وَشَمْعِيَا، وَمَعَهُمْ سِتُّونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

14 and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.

14 وَمِنْ بَنِي بِغْوَايَ: عُوتَايُ وَزَبُّودُ وَمَعَهُمَا سَبْعُونَ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

15 Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.

15 وَلَقَدْ جَمَعْتُ هَؤُلاءِ إِلَى النَّهْرِ الْجَارِي نَحْوَ أَهْوَا، حَيْثُ مَكَثْنَا ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ. وَبَعْدَ أَنْ فَحَصْتُ الشَّعْبَ وَالْكَهَنَةَ لَمْ أَجِدْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَحَداً مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ،

16 Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.

16 فَاسْتَدْعَيْتُ الرُّؤَسَاءَ أَلِيعَزَرَ وَأَرِيئِيلَ وَشَمْعِيَا وَأَلْنَاثَانَ وَيَارِيبَ وَأَلْنَاثَانَ وَنَاثَانَ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَمَشُلّامَ، وَالْحَكِيمَيْنِ يُويَارِيبَ وَأَلْنَاثَانَ.

17 And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

17 وَأَرْسَلْتُهُمْ إِلَى الرَّئِيسِ إِدُّو السَّاكِنِ فِي كَسِفْيَا، بَعْدَ أَنْ لَقَّنْتُهُمْ مَا يُخَاطِبُونَ بِهِ إِدُّو وَأَقْرِبَاءَهُ خُدَّامَ الْهَيْكَلِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي كَسِفْيَا، لِيَأْتُوا لَنَا بِخُدَّامٍ يَقُومُونَ بِأَعْمَالِ خِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا.

18 And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;

18 وَبِفَضْلِ رِعَايَةِ اللهِ الصَّالِحَةِ لَنَا رَجَعَ هَؤُلاءِ إِلَيْنَا، وَمَعَهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَطِنٌ مِنْ بَنِي مَحْلِي بْنِ لاوِي بْنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَشَرَبْيَا وَأَبْنَاؤُهُ وَإخْوَتُهُ، وَهُمْ فِي جُمْلَتِهِمْ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً،

19 also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

19 وَحَشَبْيَا وَمَعَهُ يَشَعْيَا مِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي وَإخْوَتُهُ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُمْ، وَهُمْ فِي جُمْلَتِهِمْ عِشْرُونَ رَجُلاً.

20 They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.

20 وَمِنْ خُدَّامِ الْهَيْكَلِ الَّذِينَ عَيَّنَهُمْ دَاوُدُ مَعَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ لِخِدْمَةِ اللّاوِيِّينَ الْعَامِلِينَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ مِئَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ، تَعَيَّنُوا بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ.

21 And there 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.

21 وَنَادَيْتُ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ أَهْوَا بِصَوْمٍ لِنَتَذَلَّلَ أَمَامَ إِلَهِنَا لِيَشْمَلَنَا بِرِعَايَتِهِ نَحْنُ وَأَطْفَالَنَا وَأَمْوَالَنَا فِي أَثْنَاءِ رِحْلَتِنَا،

22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

22 لأَنَّنِي خَجِلْتُ أَنْ أَطْلُبَ مِنَ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يُنْجِدَنَا بِجَيْشٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ لِحِمَايَتِنَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ مِنَ الأَعْدَاءِ، لأَنَّنَا كُنَّا قَدْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلِكِ: إِنَّ يَدَ إِلَهِنَا تَرْعَى طَالِبِيهِ لِلْخَيْرِ، وَيَنْصَبُّ سُخْطُهُ الْعَظِيمُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ يَتْرُكُهُ.

23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.

23 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ صُمْنَا وَابْتَهَلْنَا إِلَى إِلَهِنَا اسْتَجَابَ لَنَا.

24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

24 فَاخْتَرْتُ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ كَاهِناً هُمْ: شَرَبْيَا وَحَشَبْيَا وَمَعَهُمَا عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ أَقْرِبَائِهِمَا،

25 and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.

25 وَأَوْدَعْتُهُمُ الْفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ وَالآنِيَةَ الْمُقَدَّمَةَ لِهَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا، الَّتِي تَبَرَّعَ بِها الْمَلِكُ وَمُسْتَشَارُوهُ وَقَادَتُهُ وَسَائِرُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ،

26 I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

26 فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ مَا أَوْدَعْتُهُ عِنْدَهُمْ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ وَزْنَةً (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفاً وَأَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، ومِئَةَ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسِتِّ مِئَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنْ آنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ، وَمِئَةَ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسِتِّ مِئَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ،

27 20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.

27 وَعِشْرِينَ قَدَحاً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ قِيمَتُهَا أَلْفُ دِرْهَمٍ، وَإِنَاءَيْنِ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ مَصْقُولٍ لَا تَقِلُّ قِيمَتُهُمَا عَنِ الذَّهَبِ الثَّمِينِ،

28 Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.

28 وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ مُقَدَّسُونَ لِلرَّبِّ وَكَذَلِكَ الآنِيَةُ مُقَدَّسَةٌ، أَمَّا الذَّهَبُ وَالْفِضَّةُ فَقَدْ تَمَّ التَّبَرُّعُ بِها لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ،

29 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

29 فَاحْرُسُوهَا وَحَافِظُوا عَلَيْهَا إِلَى أَنْ يَتِمَّ وَزْنُهَا أَمَامَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَرُؤَسَاءِ عَائِلاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي مَخَادِعِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ».

30 So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.

30 فَتَسَلَّمَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ الْفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ وَالآنِيَةَ الْمَوْزُونَةَ لِيَحْمِلُوهَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا.

31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.

31 ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ نَهْرِ أَهْوَا فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ (آذَارَ – مَارِسَ) لِنَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. فَكَانَتْ عِنَايَةُ الرَّبِّ تَرْعَانَا فَأَنْقَذَتْنَا مِنْ يَدِ الْعَدُوِّ الْمُتَرَصِّدِ لَنَا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ،

32 So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.

32 إِلَى أَنْ وَصَلْنَا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَقَمْنَا هُنَاكَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.

33 ثُمَّ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ قَامَ مَرِيمُوثُ بْنُ أُورِيَّا الْكَاهِنِ، وَأَلِعَازَارُ بْنُ فِينْحَاسَ وَمَعَهُمَا اثْنَانِ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ هُمَا يُوزَابَادُ بْنُ يَشُوعَ، وَنُوعَدْيَا بْنُ بَنُّويَ، بِوَزْنِ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالآنِيَةِ فِي بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا.

34 Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.

34 وَتَمَّ تَسْجِيلُ عَدَدِهَا وَوَزْنِهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ.

35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

35 وَقَرَّبَ الْمَسْبِيُّونَ الْقَادِمُونَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ لإِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ ثَوْراً عَنْ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَسِتَّةً وَتِسْعِينَ كَبْشاً وَسَبْعَةً وَسَبْعِينَ خَرُوفاً وَاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ تَيْساً ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيئَةٍ، فَأُصْعِدَتْ كُلُّهَا مُحْرَقَاتٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

36 They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.

36 وَسَلَّمُوا أَوَامِرَ الْمَلِكِ لِوُلاةِ الْمَلِكِ فِي عَبْرِ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ، فَأَعَانُوا الشَّعْبَ وَوَفَّرُوا مَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ بِنَاءُ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.