1. Ezra 5

¹Bundan sonra kabilelerine göre ata evlerinin reisleri, karıları, oğulları, kızları, erkek ve kadın köleleri ve hayvanlarıyla birlikte yukarı çıkmak üzere seçildiler.

²Ve Dareios, onları esenlikle Yeruşalim'e geri ulaştırmaları için yanlarına bin atlı kattı; onlara tefler ve flütler çalan müzisyenler eşlik ediyordu.

³Bütün kardeşleri şenlikler yapıp eğleniyordu; kral onların da bunlarla birlikte yukarı çıkmasını sağladı.

⁴Kendi yönetim bölgelerine göre, kabileleri içindeki ailelerine göre yukarı çıkan adamların adları şunlardır:

⁵Harun oğlu Pinehas soyundan gelen kâhinler: Sarayas oğlu Josedek'in oğlu Yeşu ve Davut soyundan, Pares ailesinden, Yahuda kabilesinden Salatiyel oğlu Zorobabel'in oğlu Yoakim.

⁶O, Pers Kralı Dareios'un krallığının ikinci yılında, birinci ay olan Nisan ayında, onun önünde bilgece sözler söyleyen kişidir.

⁷Babil Kralı Nebukadnessar'ın Babil'e sürgün ettiği ve orada gurbette yaşayan Yahudiye halkından yukarı çıkanlar şunlardır:

⁸Yeruşalim'e ve Yahudiye'nin diğer bölgelerine, her biri kendi kentine geri döndü. Bunlar öncüleri olan Zorobabel, Yeşu, Nehemya, Zarayas, Resayas, Enenyos, Mordekay, Beelsaros, Asfarasos, Reelyos, Roimos ve Baana ile birlikte geldiler.

⁹Ulustan olanların ve onların öncülerinin sayısı: Foros oğulları iki bin yüz yetmiş iki. Şafat oğulları dört yüz yetmiş iki.

¹⁰Ares oğulları yedi yüz elli altı.

¹¹Yeşu ve Yoav'ın soyuna ait olan Paat-Moav oğulları iki bin sekiz yüz on iki.

¹²Elam oğulları bin iki yüz elli dört. Zatuî oğulları dokuz yüz yetmiş beş. Horbe oğulları yedi yüz beş. Bani oğulları altı yüz kırk sekiz.

¹³Bebay oğulları altı yüz otuz üç. Argay oğulları bin üç yüz yirmi iki.

¹⁴Adonikam oğulları altı yüz otuz yedi. Bagoy oğulları iki bin altı yüz altı. Adin oğulları dört yüz elli dört.

¹⁵Hizkiya soyundan Ater oğulları doksan iki. Kilan ve Azenan oğulları altmış yedi. Azaru oğulları dört yüz otuz iki.

¹⁶Annis oğulları yüz bir. Arom oğulları otuz iki. Basay oğulları üç yüz yirmi üç. Arsifurit oğulları yüz iki.

¹⁷Beyterus oğulları üç bin beş. Beytlahim'den olanlar yüz yirmi üç.

¹⁸Netofalılar elli beş. Anatotlular yüz elli sekiz. Beytasmunlular kırk iki.

¹⁹Kiryatyarumlular yirmi beş. Kefiralılar ve Beerotlular yedi yüz kırk üç.

²⁰Hadiaslılar ve Ammidililer dört yüz yirmi iki. Kiramalılar ve Gabbeliler altı yüz yirmi bir.

²¹Makalonlular yüz yirmi iki. Betolyulular elli iki. Nifis oğulları yüz elli altı.

²²Kalamolalus ve Onus oğulları yedi yüz yirmi beş. Eriha oğulları iki yüz kırk beş.

²³Sanaas oğulları üç bin üç yüz bir.

²⁴Kâhinler: Sanasib oğullarına ait olan Yeşu oğlu Yeddu oğulları sekiz yüz yetmiş iki. Emmerut oğulları iki yüz elli iki.

²⁵Fassuru oğulları bin kırk yedi. Harmi oğulları iki yüz on yedi.

²⁶Levililer: Yeşu, Kadmiel, Bannu ve Sudias oğulları yetmiş dört.

²⁷Tapınak şarkıcıları: Asaf oğulları yüz yirmi sekiz.

²⁸Kapı nöbetçileri: Şallum oğulları, Atar oğulları, Tolman oğulları, Dakub oğulları, Atita oğulları, Tobis oğulları, hepsi yüz otuz dokuz.

²⁹Tapınak hizmetkarları: Esau oğulları, Asifa oğulları, Tabaot oğulları, Keras oğulları, Suda oğulları, Falayu oğulları, Labana oğulları, Agraba oğulları,

³⁰Akud oğulları, Uta oğulları, Ketab oğulları, Akkaba oğulları, Subay oğulları, Anan oğulları, Katua oğulları, Geddur oğulları,

³¹Yayros oğulları, Daysan oğulları, Noeba oğulları, Haseba oğulları, Kazera oğulları, Ozyas oğulları, Finoe oğulları, Asara oğulları, Bastay oğulları, Assana oğulları, Mani oğulları, Nafisi oğulları, Akuf oğulları, Ahiba oğulları, Asub oğulları, Farakem oğulları, Basalem oğulları,

³²Meedda oğulları, Kuta oğulları, Harea oğulları, Barhue oğulları, Serar oğulları, Tomoy oğulları, Nasi oğulları, Atefa oğulları.

³³Süleyman'ın hizmetkarlarının oğulları: Assapfiot oğulları, Farira oğulları, Yeeli oğulları, Lozon oğulları, İsrail oğulları, Safyi oğulları,

³⁴Agya oğulları, Faharet oğulları, Sabiye oğulları, Saroti oğulları, Misayas oğulları, Tas oğulları, Addus oğulları, Suba oğulları, Aferra oğulları, Barodis oğulları, Safag oğulları, Allon oğulları.

³⁵Bütün tapınak hizmetkarları ve Süleyman'ın hizmetkarlarının oğulları üç yüz yetmiş iki kişiydi.

³⁶Termelet ve Telersas'tan yukarı çıkanlar bunlardır; önderleri Haraatalan ve Aalar idi.

³⁷Soylarını ve ailelerini, İsrail soyundan olduklarını kanıtlayacak şekilde beyan edemediler: Baenan oğlu Dalan oğulları ve Nekoda oğulları, altı yüz elli iki kişi.

³⁸Kâhinlerden kâhinlik görevine talip olup da soyları bulunamayanlar: Barzelay'ın kızlarından biri olan Augia ile evlenip onun adıyla anılan Yaddu oğulları, Akbos oğulları ve Obdya oğulları.

³⁹Bunların soy kayıtları kütükte arandı ama bulunamadı; bu yüzden kâhinlik görevinden uzaklaştırıldılar.

⁴⁰Nehemya ve Ataryas onlara, "Urim ve Tummim" ile kuşanmış bir başkâhin ortaya çıkıncaya dek en kutsal sunulardan yememelerini söyledi.

⁴¹On iki yaş ve üzeri tüm İsrail halkının toplam sayısı, erkek ve kadın köleler hariç, kırk iki bin üç yüz alt銘 kişiydi. Onların erkek ve kadın köleleri yedi bin üç yüz otuz yedi kişiydi; kadın ve erkek şarkıcılar iki yüz kırk beş kişiydi.

⁴²Develer dört yüz otuz beş, atlar yedi bin otuz altı, katırlar iki yüz kırk beş, yük hayvanları beş bin beş yüz yirmi beş adetti.

⁴³Aile reislerinden bazıları, Yeruşalim'deki Tanrı'nın tapınağına vardıklarında, Tanrı'nın evini kendi yerinde yeniden kurmak için güçleri yettiğince gönüllü bağışlar adadılar.

⁴⁴Tapınak işleri hazinesine bin mina altın, beş bin mina gümüş ve yüz kâhin giysisi verdiler.

⁴⁵Kâhinler, Levililer ve halktan bazıları Yeruşalim'de ve çevresinde, tapınak şarkıcıları, kapı nöbetçileri ve bütün İsrail ise kendi köylerinde yerleştiler.

⁴⁶Yedinci ay geldiğinde ve İsrail oğulları kendi kentlerindeyken, hepsi tek bir yürekle doğuya bakan birinci kapının önündeki geniş alanda toplandılar.

⁴⁷Josedek oğlu Yeşu ve kâhin kardeşleri ile Salatiyel oğlu Zorobabel ve kardeşleri ayağa kalkıp İsrail'in Tanrısı'nın sunağını hazırladılar;

⁴⁸amaçları, Tanrı adamı Musa'nın kitabında yazılı olanlara uygun olarak üzerinde yakmalık sunular sunmaktı.

⁴⁹Ülkenin diğer uluslarından olanlar da onlara katıldı ve sunağı kendi yerinde kurdular, çünkü o topraklardaki halklar onlara düşmanlık besliyordu. Yeryüzündeki tüm uluslar onlara karşı üstünlük kurmuştu; yine de sabah ve akşam RAB'ye yakmalık sunular ve zamana uygun kurbanlar sundular.

⁵⁰Yasada buyrulduğu gibi Çardak Bayramı'nı kutladılar ve her gün için belirlenen kurbanları gerektiği gibi sundular.

⁵¹Bundan sonra sürekli sunuları, Şabat günü, yeni ay ve tüm kutsal bayramların kurbanlarını sundular.

⁵²Tanrı'ya gönüllü adak adayan herkes, yedinci ayın yeni ayından itibaren Tanrı'ya kurbanlar sunmaya başladı; oysa RAB'bin tapınağının temeli henüz atılmamıştı.

⁵³Taşçılara ve marangozlara para verdiler; Saydalılar ile Surlulara da yiyecek, içecek ve sevinçle bahşişler verdiler ki, Pers Kralı Koreş'in kendilerine verdiği buyruk uyarınca, Lübnan'dan sedir ağaçlarını deniz yoluyla sal şeklinde Yafa limanına getirsinler.

⁵⁴Yeruşalim'deki Tanrı'nın tapınağına gelişlerinin ikinci yılında, ikinci ayda, Salatiyel oğlu Zorobabel, Josedek oğlu Yeşu, kardeşleri, kâhinler, Levililer ve sürgünden Yeruşalim'e dönenlerin hepsi işe başladılar.

⁵⁵Yahudiye ve Yeruşalim'e gelişlerinin ikinci yılında, ikinci ayın ilk gününde Tanrı'nın tapınağının temelini attılar.

⁵⁶Yirmi yaş ve üzeri Levilileri RAB'bin evinin işlerini denetlemekle görevlendirdiler. Yeşu, oğulları, kardeşleri, kardeşi Kadmiel, Emadabun oğulları ve Eliadud oğlu Yoda'nın oğulları, kendi oğulları ve kardeşleriyle birlikte, yani tüm Levililer, tek bir yürekle RAB'bin evindeki işleri yürüten denetçiler olarak görev aldılar. Yapıcılar RAB'bin tapınağını inşa ettiler.

⁵⁷Kâhinler tören giysileri içinde, müzik aletleri ve borularla, Asaf oğlu Levililer ise zillerle, İsrail Kralı Davut'un buyruğuna göre RAB'be ezgiler söylemek ve O'nu övmek için yerlerini aldılar.

⁵⁸RAB'be övgüler sunarak ezgilerle seslendiler: "Çünkü O iyidir, O'nun görkemi ve sevgisi tüm İsrail üzerinde sonsuza dek kalıcıdır."

⁵⁹RAB'bin evinin temeli atıldığı için, bütün halk RAB'be övgüler sunarak borular çaldı ve yüksek sesle haykırdı.

⁶⁰Kâhinlerden, Levililerden ve aile reislerinden, önceki tapınağı görmüş olan yaşlılar, bu tapınağın yapılışını görünce hıçkıra hıçkıra ve yüksek sesle ağladılar.

⁶¹Birçoğu ise borular çalarak büyük bir sevinçle haykırıyordu,

⁶²öyle ki, halkın ağlama sesinden ötürü boruların sesi ayırt edilemiyordu; çünkü kalabalık o kadar yüksek sesle boru çalıyordu ki, ses çok uzaklardan duyulabiliyordu.

⁶³Yahuda ve Benyamin kabilesinin düşmanları boru seslerini duyunca, bu sesin ne anlama geldiğini öğrenmek için geldiler.

⁶⁴Sürgünden dönenlerin İsrail'in Tanrısı RAB'be bir tapınak inşa etmekte olduklarını anladılar.

⁶⁵Zorobabel, Yeşu ve aile reislerinin yanına gelerek onlara, "Sizinle birlikte inşa edelim" dediler;

⁶⁶"Çünkü biz de sizin gibi Tanrınızı dinliyoruz ve bizi buraya getiren Asur Kralı Asbasaret'in günlerinden beri O'na kurbanlar sunuyoruz."

⁶⁷Ancak Zorobabel, Yeşu ve İsrail'in diğer aile reisleri onlara, "Tanrımız RAB'be bir ev inşa etmekte sizinle ortaklığımız olamaz" dediler;

⁶⁸"Pers Kralı Koreş'in bize buyurduğu gibi, İsrail'in RAB Tanrısı'na bu tapınağı yalnız başımıza biz inşa edeceğiz."

⁶⁹Ancak o toprakların halkları Yahudiye'de yaşayanların üzerine çöktü, onları kuşatarak inşaat yapmalarını engelledi.

⁷⁰Kral Koreş'in yaşamı boyunca, gizli komplolar kurarak, halkı kışkırtarak ve karışıklıklar çıkararak inşaatın tamamlanmasını engellediler. Böylece inşaat, Dareios'un krallığına kadar iki yıl boyunca durduruldu.

¹ΜΕΤΑ δὲ ταῦτα ἐξελέγησαν ἀναβῆναι ἀρχηγοὶ οἴκου πατριῶν κατὰ φυλὰς αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες καὶ οἱ παῖδες αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ παιδίσκαι καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν.

²καὶ Δαρεῖος συναπέστειλε μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἱππεῖς χιλίους ἕως τοῦ ἀποκαταστῆσαι αὐτούς εἰς ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ μετ᾿ εἰρήνης καὶ μετὰ μουσικῶν τυμπάνων καὶ αὐλῶν·

³καὶ πάντες οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν παίζοντες, καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτοῖς συναναβῆναι μετ᾿ ἐκείνων.

⁴Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῶν ἀναβαινόντων κατὰ πατριὰς αὐτῶν εἰς τὰς φυλὰς ἐπὶ τὴν μεριδαρχίαν αὐτῶν.

⁵οἱ ἱερεῖς υἱοὶ Φινεὲς υἱοῦ ᾿Ααρών· ᾿Ιησοῦς ὁ τοῦ ᾿Ιωσεδὲκ τοῦ Σαραίου καὶ ᾿Ιωακὶμ ὁ τοῦ Ζοροβάβελ τοῦ Σαλαθιὴλ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Δαυίδ, ἐκ τῆς γενεᾶς Φαρές, φυλῆς δὲ ᾿Ιούδα,

⁶ὃς ἐλάλησεν ἐπὶ Δαρείου τοῦ βασιλέως Περσῶν λόγους σοφοὺς ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ ἔτει τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ μηνὶ Νισὰν τοῦ πρώτου μηνός.

⁷εἰσὶ δὲ οὗτοι οἱ ἐκ τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας ἀναβάντες ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας τῆς παροικίας, οὓς μετῴκισε Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος εἰς Βαβυλῶνα

⁸καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ καὶ τὴν λοιπὴν ᾿Ιουδαίαν ἕκαστος εἰς τὴν ἰδίαν πόλιν, οἱ ἐλθόντες μετὰ Ζοροβάβελ καὶ ᾿Ιησοῦ, Νεεμίου, Ζαραίου, Ῥησαίου, ᾿Ενηνέος, Μαρδοχαίου, Βεελσάρου, ᾿Ασφαράσου, Ῥεελίου, Ῥοΐμου, Βαανά, τῶν προηγουμένων αὐτῶν.

⁹ἀριθμὸς τῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἔθνους καὶ οἱ προηγούμενοι αὐτῶν· υἱοὶ Φόρος δύο χιλιάδες καὶ ἑκατὸν ἑβδομηκονταδύο. υἱοὶ Σαφὰτ τετρακόσιοι ἑβδομηκονταδύο.

¹⁰υἱοὶ ᾿Αρὲς ἑπτακόσιοι πεντηκονταέξ.

¹¹υἱοὶ Φαὰθ Μωὰβ εἰς τοὺς υἱοὺς ᾿Ιησοῦ καὶ ᾿Ιωὰβ δισχίλιοι ὀκτακόσιοι δεκαδύο.

¹²υἱοὶ ᾿Ηλὰμ χίλιοι διακόσιοι πεντηκοντατέσσαρες. υἱοὶ Ζαθουΐ ἐνακόσιοι ἑβδομηκονταπέντε. υἱοὶ Χορβὲ ἑπτακόσιοι πέντε. υἱοὶ Βανὶ ἑξακόσιοι τεσσαρακονταοκτώ.

¹³υἱοὶ Βηβαὶ ἑξακόσιοι τριακοντατρεῖς. υἱοὶ ᾿Αργαὶ χίλιοι τριακόσιοι εἰκοσιδύο.

¹⁴υἱοὶ ᾿Αδωνικὰν ἑξακόσιοι τριακονταεπτά. υἱοὶ Βαγοΐ δισχίλιοι ἑξακόσιοι ἕξ. υἱοὶ ᾿Αδινοὺ τετρακόσιοι πεντηκοντατέσσαρες.

¹⁵υἱοὶ ᾿Ατὴρ ᾿Εζεκίου ἐνενηκονταδύο. υἱοὶ Κιλὰν καὶ ᾿Αζηνὰν ἑξηκονταεπτά. υἱοὶ ᾿Αζαροὺ τετρακόσιοι τριακονταδύο.

¹⁶υἱοὶ ᾿Αννὶς ἑκατὸν εἷς. υἱοὶ ᾿Αρὸμ τριακονταδύο. υἱοὶ Βασαὶ τριακόσιοι εἰκοσιτρεῖς. υἱοὶ ᾿Αρσιφουρὶθ ἑκατὸν δύο.

¹⁷υἱοὶ Βαιτηροὺς τρισχίλιοι πέντε. υἱοὶ ἐκ Βαιθλωμῶν ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιτρεῖς.

¹⁸οἱ ἐκ Νετωφὰς πεντηκονταπέντε. οἱ ἐξ ᾿Αναθὼθ ἑκατὸν πεντηκονταοκτώ. οἱ ἐκ Βαιθασμὼν τεσσαρακονταδύο.

¹⁹οἱ ἐκ Κιριαθιαρίου εἰκοσιπέντε. οἱ ἐκ Καφείρας καὶ Βηρὼτ ἑπτακόσιοι τεσσαρακοντατρεῖς.

²⁰οἱ Χαδιασαὶ καὶ ᾿Αμμίδιοι τετρακόσιοι εἰκοσιδύο. οἱ ἐκ Κιραμᾶς καὶ Γαββῆς ἑξακόσιοι εἴκοσιν εἷς.

²¹οἱ ἐκ Μακαλὼν ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιδύο. οἱ ἐκ Βετολίω πεντηκονταδύο. υἱοὶ Νιφὶς ἑκατὸν πεντηκονταέξ.

²²υἱοὶ Καλαμωλάλου καὶ ᾿Ωνοὺς ἑπτακόσιοι εἰκοσιπέντε. υἱοὶ ῾Ιερεχοὺ διακόσιοι τεσαρακονταπέντε.

²³υἱοὶ Σανάας τρισχίλιοι τριακόσιοι εἷς.

²⁴οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ιεδδοὺ τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ εἰς τοὺς υἱοὺς Σανασὶβ ὀκτακόσιοι ἑβδομήκονταδύο. υἱοὶ ᾿Εμμηροὺθ διακόσιοι πεντηκονταδύο.

²⁵υἱοὶ Φασσούρου χίλιοι τεσσαρακονταεπτά. υἱοὶ Χαρμὶ διακόσιοι δεκαεπτά.

²⁶οἱ Λευῖται οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ιησοῦ καὶ Καδμιήλου καὶ Βάννου καὶ Σουδίου ἑβδομηκοντατέσσαρες.

²⁷οἱ ἱεροψάλται υἱοὶ ᾿Ασὰφ ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιοκτώ.

²⁸οἱ θυρωροὶ υἱοὶ Σαλούμ, υἱοὶ ᾿Ατάρ, υἱοὶ Τολμάν, υἱοὶ Δακούβ, υἱοὶ ᾿Ατητά, υἱοὶ Τωβίς, πάντες ἑκατὸν τριακονταεννέα.

²⁹οἱ ἱερόδουλοι, υἱοὶ ῾Ησαῦ, υἱοὶ ᾿Ασιφά, υἱοὶ Ταβαώθ, υἱοὶ Κηράς, υἱοὶ Σουδά, υἱοὶ Φαλαίου, υἱοὶ Λαβανά, υἱοὶ ᾿Αγραβά,

³⁰υἱοὶ ᾿Ακούδ, υἱοὶ Οὐτά, υἱοὶ Κητάβ, υἱοὶ ᾿Ακκαβά, υἱοὶ Συβαΐ, υἱοὶ ᾿Ανάν, υἱοὶ Καθουά, υἱοὶ Γεδδούρ,

³¹υἱοὶ ᾿Ιαΐρου, υἱοὶ Δαισάν, υἱοὶ Νοεβά, υἱοὶ Χασεβά, υἱοὶ Καζηρά, υἱοὶ ᾿Οζίου, υἱοὶ Φινοέ, υἱοὶ ᾿Ασαρά, υἱοὶ Βασθαΐ, υἱοὶ ᾿Ασσανά, υἱοὶ Μανί, υἱοὶ Ναφισί, υἱοὶ ᾿Ακούφ, υἱοὶ ᾿Αχιβά, υἱοὶ ᾿Ασούβ, υἱοὶ Φαρακέμ, υἱοὶ Βασαλέμ,

³²υἱοὶ Μεεδδά, υἱοὶ Κουθά, υἱοὶ Χαρέα, υἱοὶ Βαρχουέ, υἱοὶ Σεράρ, υἱοὶ Θομοΐ, υἱοὶ Νασί, υἱοὶ ᾿Ατεφά.

³³υἱοὶ παίδων Σαλωμών, υἱοὶ ᾿Ασσαπφιώθ, υἱοὶ Φαριρά, υἱοὶ ᾿Ιειηλί, υἱοὶ Λοζών, υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραήλ, υἱοὶ Σαφυΐ,

³⁴υἱοὶ ᾿Αγιά, υἱοὶ Φαχαρέθ, υἱοὶ Σαβιή, υἱοὶ Σαρωθί, υἱοὶ Μισαίας, υἱοὶ Τάς, υἱοὶ ᾿Αδδούς, υἱοὶ Σουβά, υἱοὶ ᾿Αφερρά, υἱοὶ Βαρωδίς, υἱοὶ Σαφάγ, υἱοὶ ᾿Αλλών.

³⁵πάντες οἱ ἱερόδουλοι καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν παίδων Σαλωμὼν τριακόσιοι ἑβδομηκονταδύο.

³⁶οὗτοι ἀναβάντες ἀπὸ Θερμελὲθ καὶ Θελερσάς, ἡγούμενος αὐτῶν Χαρααθαλὰν καὶ ᾿Ααλάρ.

³⁷καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο ἀπαγγεῖλαι τὰς πατριὰς αὐτῶν καὶ γενεάς, ὡς ἐκ τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ εἰσιν· υἱοὶ Δαλὰν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Βαενάν, υἱοὶ Νεκωδὰν ἑξακόσιοι πεντηκονταδύο.

³⁸καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἱερέων οἱ ἐμποιούμενοι ἱερωσύνης καὶ οὐχ εὑρέθησαν· υἱοὶ ᾿Οβδία, υἱοὶ ᾿Ακβώς, υἱοὶ ᾿Ιαδδοὺ τοῦ λαβόντος Αὐγίαν γυναῖκα τῶν θυγατέρων Φαηζελδαίου, καὶ ἐκλήθη ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.

³⁹καὶ τούτων ζητηθείσης τῆς γενικῆς γραφῆς ἐν τῷ καταλοχισμῷ καὶ μὴ εὑρεθείσης, ἐχωρίσθησαν τοῦ ἱερατεύειν.

⁴⁰καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Νεεμίας καὶ ᾿Ατθαρίας μὴ μετέχειν τῶν ἁγίων ἕως ἀναστῇ ἀρχιερεὺς ἐνδεδυμένος τὴν δήλωσιν καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν.

⁴¹οἱ δὲ πάντες ᾿Ισραὴλ ἦσαν ἀπὸ δωδεκαετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω, χωρὶς παίδων καὶ παιδισκῶν, μυριάδες τέσσαρες δισχίλιοι τριακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα· παῖδες τούτων καὶ παιδίσκαι ἑπτακισχίλιοι τριακόσιοι τριακονταεπτά· ψάλται καὶ ψαλτῳδοὶ διακόσιοι τεσσαρακονταπέντε·

⁴²κάμηλοι τετρακόσιοι τριακονταπέντε καὶ ἵπποι ἑπτακισχίλιοι τριακονταέξ, ἡμίονοι διακόσιοι τεσσαρακονταπέντε, ὑποζύγια πεντακισχίλια πεντακόσια εἰκοσιπέντε.

⁴³καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἡγουμένων κατὰ τάς πατριὰς ἐν τῷ παραγίνεσθαι αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὸ ἐν ῾Ιερουσαλήμ, ηὔξαντο ἐγεῖραι τὸν οἶκον ἐπὶ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν αὐτῶν δύναμιν

⁴⁴καὶ δοῦναι εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν γαζοφυλάκιον τῶν ἔργων χρυσίου μνᾶς χιλίας καὶ ἀργυρίου μνᾶς πεντακισχιλίας καὶ στολὰς ἱερατικὰς ἑκατόν.

⁴⁵καὶ κατῳκίσθησαν οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ οἱ Λευῖται καὶ οἱ ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐν ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ καὶ τῇ χώρᾳ, οἵ τε ἱεροψάλται καὶ οἱ θυρωροὶ καὶ πᾶς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν ταῖς κώμαις αὐτῶν.

⁴⁶᾿Ενστάντος δὲ τοῦ ἑβδόμου μηνὸς καὶ ὄντων τῶν υἱῶν ᾿Ισραὴλ ἑκάστου ἐν τοῖς ἰδίοις, συνήχθησαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν εἰς τὸ εὐρύχωρον τοῦ πρώτου πυλῶνος τοῦ πρὸς τῇ ἀνατολῇ.

⁴⁷καὶ καταστὰς ᾿Ιησοῦς ὁ τοῦ ᾿Ιωσεδὲκ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ Ζοροβάβελ ὁ τοῦ Σαλαθιὴλ καὶ οἱ τούτου ἀδελφοὶ ἡτοίμασαν τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ᾿Ισραὴλ

⁴⁸προσενέγκαι ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῦ ὁλοκαυτώσεις ἀκολούθως τοῖς ἐν τῇ Μωυσέως βίβλῳ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τοῦ Θεοῦ διηγορευμένοις.

⁴⁹καὶ ἐπισυνήχθησαν αὐτοῖς ἐκ τῶν ἄλλων ἐθνῶν τῆς γῆς, καὶ κατώρθωσαν τὸ θυσιαστήριον ἐπὶ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἐν ἔχθρᾳ ἦσαν αὐτοῖς. καὶ κατίσχυσαν αὐτοὺς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἀνέφερον θυσίας κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν καί ὁλοκαυτώματα Κυρίῳ τὸ πρωϊνὸν καὶ τὸ δειλινὸν

⁵⁰καὶ ἠγάγοσαν τὴν τῆς σκηνοπηγίας ἑορτήν, ὡς ἐπιτέτακται ἐν τῷ νόμῳ, καὶ θυσίας καθ᾿ ἡμέραν, ὡς προσῆκον ἦν,

⁵¹καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα προσφορὰς ἐνδελεχισμοῦ καὶ θυσίας σαββάτων καὶ νουμηνιῶν καὶ ἑορτῶν πασῶν ἡγιασμένων.

⁵²καὶ ὅσοι ηὔξαντο εὐχὴν τῷ Θεῷ, ἀπὸ τῆς νουμηνίας τοῦ ἑβδόμου μηνὸς ἤρξαντο προσφέρειν θυσίας τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ὁ ναὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ οὔπω ᾠκοδόμητο.

⁵³καὶ ἔδωκαν ἀργύριον τοῖς λατόμοις καὶ τέκτοσι καὶ ποτὰ καὶ βρωτὰ καὶ χάρα τοῖς Σιδωνίοις καὶ Τυρίοις εἰς τὸ παράγειν αὐτοὺς ἐκ τοῦ Λιβάνου ξύλα κέδρινα, διαφέρειν σχεδίας εἰς τὸν ᾿Ιόπης λιμένα, κατὰ τὸ πρόσταγμα τὸ γραφὲν αὐτοῖς παρὰ Κύρου τοῦ Περσῶν βασιλέως.

⁵⁴καὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ ἔτει παραγενόμενος εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ μηνὸς δευτέρου ἤρξατο Ζοροβάβελ ὁ τοῦ Σαλαθιὴλ καὶ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὁ τοῦ ᾿Ιωσεδὲκ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ Λευῖται καὶ πάντες οἱ παραγενόμενοι ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας εἰς ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ

⁵⁵καὶ ἐθεμελίωσαν τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τῇ νουμηνίᾳ τοῦ δευτέρου μηνός, τοῦ δευτέρου ἔτους, ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν εἰς τὴν ᾿Ιουδαίαν καὶ ῾Ιερουσαλήμ.

⁵⁶καὶ ἔστησαν τοὺς Λευίτας ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς ἐπὶ τῶν ἔργων τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ἔστη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ καὶ Καδμιὴλ ὁ ἀδελφὸς καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ημαδαβοῦν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ιωδὰ τοῦ ῾Ηλιαδοὺδ σὺν τοῖς υἱοῖς καὶ ἀδελφοῖς, πάντες οἱ Λευῖται, ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐργοδιῶκται ποιοῦντες εἰς τὰ ἔργα ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Κυρίου. καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν οἱ οἰκοδόμοι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Κυρίου,

⁵⁷καὶ ἔστησαν οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐστολισμένοι μετὰ μουσικῶν καὶ σαλπίγγων καὶ οἱ Λευῖται υἱοὶ ᾿Ασὰφ ἔχοντες τὰ κύμβαλα ὑμνοῦντες τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ εὐλογοῦντες κατὰ Δαυὶδ βασιλέα τοῦ ᾿Ισραὴλ

⁵⁸καὶ ἐφώνησαν δι᾿ ὕμνων εὐλογοῦντες τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὅτι ἡ χρηστότης αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ἐν παντὶ ᾿Ισραήλ.

⁵⁹καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἐσάλπισαν καὶ ἐβόησαν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ὑμνοῦντες τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐπὶ τῇ ἐγέρσει τοῦ οἴκου Κυρίου.

⁶⁰καὶ ἤλθοσαν ἐκ τῶν ἱερέων τῶν Λευιτῶν καὶ τῶν προκαθημένων κατὰ τὰς πατριὰς αὐτῶν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι οἱ ἑωρακότες τὸν πρὸ τούτου οἶκον πρὸς τὴν τούτου οἰκοδομὴν μετὰ κλαυθμοῦ καὶ κραυγῆς μεγάλης

⁶¹καὶ πολλοὶ διὰ σαλπίγγων καὶ χαρᾶς μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ,

⁶²ὥστε τὸν λαὸν μὴ ἀκούειν τῶν σαλπίγγων διὰ τὸν κλαυθμὸν τοῦ λαοῦ· ὁ γὰρ ὄχλος ἦν ὁ σαλπίζων μεγάλως, ὥστε μακρόθεν ἀκούεσθαι.

⁶³Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ ἐχθροὶ τῆς φυλῆς ᾿Ιούδα καὶ Βενιαμὶν ἤλθοσαν ἐπιγνῶναι τίς ἡ φωνὴ τῶν σαλπίγγων.

⁶⁴καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι οἱ ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας οἰκοδομοῦσι τὸν ναὸν τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ ᾿Ισραήλ,

⁶⁵καὶ προσελθόντες ἐν τῷ Ζοροβάβελ καὶ ᾿Ιησοῦ καὶ τοῖς ἡγουμένοις τῶν πατριῶν λέγουσιν αὐτοῖς· συνοικοδομήσωμεν ὑμῖν·

⁶⁶ὁμοίως γὰρ ὑμῖν ἀκούομεν τοῦ Κυρίου ὑμῶν καὶ αὐτῷ ἐπιθύομεν ἀφ᾿ ἡμερῶν ᾿Ασβασαρὲθ βασιλέως ᾿Ασσυρίων, ὃς μετήγαγεν ἡμᾶς ἐνταῦθα.

⁶⁷καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ζοροβάβελ καὶ ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ οἱ ἡγούμενοι τῶν πατριῶν τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ· οὐχ ἡμῖν καὶ ὑμῖν τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι τὸν οἶκον Κυρίῳ Θεῷ ἡμῶν·

⁶⁸ἡμεῖς γὰρ μόνοι οἰκοδομήσομεν τῷ Κυρίῳ τοῦ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀκολούθως, οἷς προσέταξεν ἡμῖν Κῦρος ὁ βασιλεὺς Περσῶν.

⁶⁹τὰ δὲ ἔθνη τῆς γῆς ἐπικοιμώμενα τοῖς ἐν τῇ ᾿Ιουδαίᾳ καὶ πολιορκοῦντες εἶργον τοῦ οἰκοδομεῖν.

⁷⁰καὶ βουλὰς δημαγωγοῦντες καὶ συστάσεις ποιούμενοι ἀπεκώλυσαν τοῦ ἀποτελεσθῆναι τὴν οἰκοδομὴν πάντα τὸν χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ βασιλέως Κύρου. καὶ εἴρχθησαν τῆς οἰκοδομῆς ἔτη δύο ἕως τῆς Δαρείου βασιλείας.

¹After this were the principal men of the families chosen according to their tribes, to go up with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle.

²And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem safely, and with musical instruments tabrets and flutes.

³And all their brethren played, and he made them go up together with them.

⁴And these are the names of the men which went up, according to their families among their tribes, after their several heads.

⁵The priests, the sons of Phinees the son of Aaron: Jesus the son of Josedec, the son of Saraias, and Joacim the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, of the house of David, out of the kindred of Phares, of the tribe of Judah;

⁶Who spake wise sentences before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month.

⁷And these are they of Jewry that came up from the captivity, where they dwelt as strangers, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon.

⁸And they returned unto Jerusalem, and to the other parts of Jewry, every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabel, with Jesus, Nehemias, and Zarias, and Reesaias, Enenius, Mardocheus, Beelsarus, Aspharasus, Reelius, Roimus, [and] Baana, their guides.

⁹The number of them of the nation, and their governors, sons of Phoros, two thousand an hundred seventy and two; the sons of Saphat, four hundred seventy and two:

¹⁰The sons of Ares, seven hundred fifty and six:

¹¹The sons of Phaath Moab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve:

¹²The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four: the sons of Zathui, nine hundred forty and five: the sons of Corbe, seven hundred and five: the sons of Bani, six hundred forty and eight:

¹³The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three: the sons of Argai, three thousand two hundred twenty and two:

¹⁴The sons of Adonikan, six hundred sixty and seven: the sons of Bagoi, two thousand sixty and six: the sons of Adin, four hundred fifty and four:

¹⁵The sons of Ater, son of Ezekias, ninety and two: the sons of Cilan and Azenan threescore and seven: the sons of Azarus, four hundred thirty and two:

¹⁶The sons of Annis, an hundred and one: the sons of Arom, thirty two: and the sons of Bassai, three hundred twenty and three: the sons of Arsiphurith, an hundred and two:

¹⁷The sons of Beterus, three thousand and five: the sons of Bethlomon, an hundred twenty and three:

¹⁸They of Netophah, fifty and five: they of Anathoth, an hundred fifty and eight: they of Bethasmon, forty and two:

¹⁹They of Kiriathiarius, twenty and five: they of Caphira and Beroth, seven hundred forty and three.

²⁰They of Chadias and Ammidoi, four hundred twenty and two: they of Cirama and Gabbes, six hundred twenty and one:

²¹They of Macalon, an hundred twenty and two: they of Betolius, fifty and two: the sons of Nephis, an hundred fifty and six:

²²The sons of Calamolalus and Onus, seven hundred twenty and five: the sons of Jerechus, two hundred forty and five:

²³The sons of Sanaas, three thousand three hundred and thirty.

²⁴The priests: the sons of Jeddu, the son of Jesus among the sons of Sanasib, nine hundred seventy and two: the sons of Emmeruth, a thousand fifty and two:

²⁵The sons of Phassaron, a thousand forty and seven: the sons of Carme, a thousand and seventeen.

²⁶The Levites: the sons of Jesus, and Cadmiel, and Bannuas, and Sudias, seventy and four.

²⁷The holy singers: the sons of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.

²⁸The porters: the sons of Salum, the sons of Jatal, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Dacobi, the sons of Teta, the sons of Sami, in all an hundred thirty and nine.

²⁹The servants of the temple: the sons of Esau, the sons of Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth, the sons of Ceras, the sons of Sud, the sons of Phaleas, the sons of Labana, the sons of Graba,

³⁰The sons of Acua, the sons of Uta, the sons of Cetab, the sons of Agaba, the sons of Subai, the sons of Anan, the sons of Cathua, the sons of Geddur,

³¹The sons of Airus, the sons of Daisan, the sons of Noeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of Gazera, the sons of Azia, the sons of Phinees, the sons of Azara, the sons of Bastai, the sons of Asana, the sons of Meani, the sons of Naphisi, the sons of Acub, the sons of Acipha, the sons of Assur, the sons of Pharacim, the sons of Basaloth,

³²The sons of Meeda, the sons of Coutha, the sons of Charea, the sons of Charcus, the sons of Aserer, the sons of Thomoi, the sons of Nasith, the sons of Atipha.

³³The sons of the servants of Solomon: the sons of Azaphion, the sons of Pharira, the sons of Jeeli, the sons of Lozon, the sons of Israel, the sons of Sapheth,

³⁴The sons of Hagia, the sons of Pharacareth, the sons of Sabi, the sons of Sarothie, the sons of Masias, the sons of Gar, the sons of Addus, the sons of Suba, the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis, the sons of Sabat, the sons of Allom.

³⁵All the ministers of the temple, and the sons of the servants of Solomon, were three hundred seventy and two.

³⁶These came up from Thermeleth and Thelersas, Charaathalar leading them, and Aalar;

³⁷Neither could they shew their families, nor their stock, how they were of Israel: the sons of Ladan, the son of Ban, the sons of Necodan, six hundred fifty and two.

³⁸And of the priests that usurped the office of the priesthood, and were not found: the sons of Obdia, the sons of Accoz, the sons of Addus, who married Augia one of the daughters of Barzelus, and was named after his name.

³⁹And when the description of the kindred of these men was sought in the register, and was not found, they were removed from executing the office of the priesthood:

⁴⁰For unto them said Nehemias and Atharias, that they should not be partakers of the holy things, till there arose up an high priest clothed with doctrine and truth.

⁴¹So of Israel, from them of twelve years old and upward, beside menservants and womenservants, they were all in number two thousand three hundred and sixty. Their menservants and handmaids were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: the singing men and singing women, two hundred forty and five:

⁴²Four hundred thirty and five camels, seven thousand thirty and six horses, two hundred forty and five mules, five thousand five hundred twenty and five beasts used to the yoke.

⁴³And certain of the chief of their families, when they came to the temple of God that is in Jerusalem, vowed to set up the house again in his own place according to their ability,

⁴⁴And to give into the holy treasury of the works a thousand pounds of gold, five thousand of silver, and an hundred priestly vestments.

⁴⁵And so dwelt the priests and the Levites and the people in Jerusalem, and in the country, the singers also and the porters; and all Israel in their villages.

⁴⁶But when the seventh month was at hand, and when the children of Israel were every man in his own place, they came all together with one consent into the open place of the first gate which is toward the east.

⁴⁷Then stood up Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren the priests and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren, and made ready the altar of the God of Israel,

⁴⁸To offer burnt sacrifices upon it, according as it is expressly commanded in the book of Moses the man of God.

⁴⁹And there were gathered unto them out of the other nations of the land, and they erected the altar upon his own place, because all the nations of the land were at enmity with them, and oppressed them; and they offered sacrifices according to the time, and burnt offerings to the Lord both morning and evening.

⁵⁰Also they held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and offered sacrifices daily, as was meet:

⁵¹And after that, the continual oblations, and the sacrifice of the sabbaths, and of the new moons, and of all holy feasts.

⁵²And all they that had made any vow to God began to offer sacrifices to God from the first day of the seventh month, although the temple of the Lord was not yet built.

⁵³And they gave unto the masons and carpenters money, meat, and drink, with cheerfulness. Unto them of Zidon also and Tyre they gave carrs, that they should bring cedar trees from Libanus, which should be brought by floats to the haven of Joppa, according as it was commanded them by Cyrus king of the Persians.

⁵⁴And in the second year and second month after his coming to the temple of God at Jerusalem began Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and their brethren, and the priests, and the Levites, and all they that were come unto Jerusalem out of the captivity:

⁵⁵And they laid the foundation of the house of God in the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come to Jewry and Jerusalem.

⁵⁶And they appointed the Levites from twenty years old over the works of the Lord. Then stood up Jesus, and his sons and brethren, and Cadmiel his brother, and the sons of Emadabun, with the sons of Joda the son of Eliadud, with their sons and brethren, all Levites, with one accord setters forward of the business, labouring to advance the works in the house of God. So the workmen built the temple of the Lord.

⁵⁷And the priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets; and the Levites the sons of Asaph had cymbals, singing songs of thanksgiving, and praising the Lord, according as David the king of Israel had ordained.

⁵⁸And they sung with loud voices songs to the praise of the Lord, because his mercy and glory is for ever in all Israel.

⁵⁹And all the people sounded trumpets, and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving unto the Lord for the rearing up of the house of the Lord.

⁶⁰Also of the priests and Levites, and of the chief of their families, the ancients who had seen the former house came to the building of this with weeping and great crying.

⁶¹But many with trumpets and joy shouted with loud voice,

⁶²Insomuch that the trumpets might not be heard for the weeping of the people: yet the multitude sounded marvellously, so that it was heard afar off.

⁶³Wherefore when the enemies of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets should mean.

⁶⁴And they perceived that they that were of the captivity did build the temple unto the Lord God of Israel.

⁶⁵So they went to Zorobabel and Jesus, and to the chief of the families, and said unto them, We will build together with you.

⁶⁶For we likewise, as ye, do obey your Lord, and do sacrifice unto him from the days of Azbazareth the king of the Assyrians, who brought us hither.

⁶⁷Then Zorobabel and Jesus and the chief of the families of Israel said unto them, It is not for us and you to build together an house unto the Lord our God.

⁶⁸We ourselves alone will build unto the Lord of Israel, according as Cyrus the king of the Persians hath commanded us.

⁶⁹But the heathen of the land lying heavy upon the inhabitants of Judea, and holding them strait, hindered their building;

⁷⁰And by their secret plots, and popular persuasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that king Cyrus lived: so they were hindered from building for the space of two years, until the reign of Darius.