Nehemiah 12

1 Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

1 同着撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和耶書亞回來的祭司與利未人記在下面：祭司是西萊雅、耶利米、以斯拉、

2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

2 亞瑪利雅、瑪鹿、哈突、

3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

3 示迦尼、利宏、米利末、

4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,

4 易多、近頓、亞比雅、

5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

5 米雅民、瑪底雅、璧迦、

6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

6 示瑪雅、約雅立、耶大雅、

7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.

7 撒路、亞木、希勒家、耶大雅。這些人在耶書亞的時候作祭司和他們弟兄的首領。

8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.

8 利未人是耶書亞、賓內、甲篾、示利比、猶大、瑪他尼。這瑪他尼和他的弟兄管理稱謝的事。

9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.

9 他們的弟兄八布迦和烏尼照自己的班次與他們相對。

10 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,

10 耶書亞生約雅金；約雅金生以利亞實；以利亞實生耶何耶大；

11 Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.

11 耶何耶大生約拿單；約拿單生押杜亞。

12 In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

12 在約雅金的時候，祭司作族長的西萊雅族 有米拉雅；耶利米族有哈拿尼雅；

13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

13 以斯拉族有米書蘭；亞瑪利雅族有約哈難；

14 of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

14 米利古族有約拿單；示巴尼族有約瑟；

15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

15 哈琳族有押拿；米拉約族有希勒愷；

16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

16 易多族有撒迦利亞；近頓族有米書蘭；

17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;

17 亞比雅族有細基利；米拿民族某；摩亞底族有毗勒太；

18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;

18 璧迦族有沙母亞；示瑪雅族有約拿單；

19 of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

19 約雅立族有瑪特乃；耶大雅族有烏西；

20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

20 撒來族有加萊；亞木族有希伯；

21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

21 希勒家族有哈沙比雅；耶大雅族有拿坦業。

22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.

22 至於利未人，當以利亞實、耶何耶大、約哈難、押杜亞的時候，他們的族長記在冊上。波斯王大流士在位的時候，作族長的祭司也記在冊上。

23 As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.

23 利未人作族長的記在歷史上，直到以利亞實的兒子約哈難的時候。

24 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

24 利未人的族長是哈沙比雅、示利比、甲篾的兒子耶書亞，與他們弟兄的班次相對，照着神人大衛的命令一班一班地讚美稱謝。

25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

25 瑪他尼、八布迦、俄巴底亞、米書蘭、達們、亞谷是守門的，就是在庫房那裏守門。

26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

26 這都是在約撒達的孫子、耶書亞的兒子約雅金和省長尼希米，並祭司文士以斯拉的時候，有職任的。

27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

27 耶路撒冷城牆告成的時候，眾民就把各處的利未人招到耶路撒冷，要稱謝、歌唱、敲鈸、鼓瑟、彈琴，歡歡喜喜地行告成之禮。

28 The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

28–29 歌唱的人從耶路撒冷的周圍和尼陀法的村莊與伯‧吉甲，又從迦巴和押瑪弗的田地聚集，因為歌唱的人在耶路撒冷四圍為自己立了村莊。

29 from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

30 After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

30 祭司和利未人就潔淨自己，也潔淨百姓和城門，並城牆。

31 Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.

31 我帶猶大的首領上城，使稱謝的人分為兩大隊，排列而行：第一隊在城上往右邊向糞廠門行走，

32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,

32 在他們後頭的有何沙雅與猶大首領的一半，

33 along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

33 又有亞撒利雅、以斯拉、米書蘭、

34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,

34 猶大、便雅憫、示瑪雅、耶利米。

35 and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

35 還有些吹號之祭司的子孫，約拿單的兒子撒迦利亞。約拿單是示瑪雅的兒子；示瑪雅是瑪他尼的兒子；瑪他尼是米該亞的兒子；米該亞是撒刻的兒子；撒刻是亞薩的兒子；

36 and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.

36 又有撒迦利亞的弟兄示瑪雅、亞撒利、米拉萊、基拉萊、瑪艾、拿坦業、猶大、哈拿尼，都拿着神人大衛的樂器，文士以斯拉引領他們。

37 At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

37 他們經過泉門往前，從大衛城的臺階隨地勢而上，在大衛宮殿以上，直行到朝東的水門。

38 The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

38 第二隊稱謝的人要與那一隊相迎而行。我和民的一半跟隨他們，在城牆上過了爐樓，直到寬牆；

39 over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

39 又過了以法蓮門、古門、魚門、哈楠業樓、哈米亞樓，直到羊門，就在護衛門站住。

40 The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,

40 於是，這兩隊稱謝的人連我和官長的一半，站在上帝的殿裏。

41 as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—

41 還有祭司以利亞金、瑪西雅、米拿民、米該亞、以利約乃、撒迦利亞、哈楠尼亞吹號；

42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.

42 又有瑪西雅、示瑪雅、以利亞撒、烏西、約哈難、瑪基雅、以攔，和以謝奏樂。歌唱的就大聲歌唱，伊斯拉希雅管理他們。

43 On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.

43 那日，眾人獻大祭而歡樂；因為上帝使他們大大歡樂，連婦女帶孩童也都歡樂，甚至耶路撒冷中的歡聲聽到遠處。

44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.

44 當日，派人管理庫房，將舉祭、初熟之物和所取的十分之一，就是按各城田地，照律法所定歸給祭司和利未人的分，都收在裏頭。猶大人因祭司和利未人供職，就歡樂了。

45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.

45 祭司利未人遵守上帝所吩咐的，並守潔淨的禮。歌唱的、守門的，照着大衛和他兒子所羅門的命令也如此行。

46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

46 古時，在大衛和亞薩的日子，有歌唱的伶長，並有讚美稱謝上帝的詩歌。

47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

47 當所羅巴伯和尼希米的時候，以色列眾人將歌唱的、守門的，每日所當得的分供給他們，又給利未人當得的分；利未人又給亞倫的子孫當得的分。