Nehemiah 7 (GLT)

1وَلَمَّا بُنِيَ ٱلسُّورُ، وَأَقَمْتُ ٱلْمَصَارِيعَ، وَتَرَتَّبَ ٱلْبَوَّابُونَ وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ،When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

2أَقَمْتُ حَنَانِيَ أَخِي وَحَنَنْيَا رَئِيسَ ٱلْقَصْرِ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلًا أَمِينًا يَخَافُ ٱللهَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ كَثِيرِينَ.Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

3وَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا: «لَا تُفْتَحْ أَبْوَابُ أُورُشَلِيمَ حَتَّى تَحْمَى ٱلشَّمْسُ. وَمَا دَامُوا وُقُوفًا فَلْيُغْلِقُوا ٱلْمَصَارِيعَ وَيُقْفِلُوهَا. وَأُقِيمَ حِرَاسَاتٌ مِنْ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حِرَاسَتِهِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مُقَابِلَ بَيْتِهِ».And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”

4وَكَانَتِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ وَاسِعَةَ ٱلْجَنَابِ وَعَظِيمَةً، وَٱلشَّعْبُ قَلِيلًا فِي وَسَطِهَا، وَلَمْ تَكُنِ ٱلْبُيُوتُ قَدْ بُنِيَتْ.Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

5فَأَلْهَمَنِي إِلَهِي أَنْ أَجْمَعَ ٱلْعُظَمَاءَ وَٱلْوُلَاةَ وَٱلشَّعْبَ لِأَجْلِ ٱلِٱنْتِسَابِ. فَوَجَدْتُ سِفْرَ ٱنْتِسَابِ ٱلَّذِينَ صَعِدُوا أَوَّلًا وَوَجَدْتُ مَكْتُوبًا فِيهِ:Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:

6هَؤُلَاءِ هُمْ بَنُو ٱلْكُورَةِ ٱلصَّاعِدُونَ مِنْ سَبْيِ ٱلْمَسْبِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَاهُمْ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَهُوذَا، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ.These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

7ٱلَّذِينَ جَاءُوا مَعَ زَرُبَّابِلَ، يَشُوعُ، نَحَمْيَا، عَزَرْيَا، رَعَمْيَا، نَحَمَانِي، مُرْدَخَايُ، بِلْشَانُ، مِسْفَارَثُ بِغْوَايُ، نَحُومُ، وَبَعْنَةُ. عَدَدُ رِجَالِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ:accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

8بَنُو فَرْعُوشَ أَلْفَانِ وَمِئَةٌ وَٱثْنَانِ وَسَبْعُونَ.the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

9بَنُو شَفَطْيَا ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَٱثْنَانِ وَسَبْعُونَ.the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

10بَنُو آرَحَ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَٱثْنَانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.the descendants of Arah, 652;

11بَنُو فَحَثَ مُوآبَ مِنْ بَنِي يَشُوعَ وَيُوآبَ أَلْفَانِ وَثَمَانُ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ.the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;

12بَنُو عِيلَامَ أَلْفٌ وَمِئَتَانِ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

13بَنُو زَتُّو ثَمَانُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.the descendants of Zattu, 845;

14بَنُو زَكَّايَ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ.the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

15بَنُو بِنُّويَ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.the descendants of Binnui, 648;

16بَنُو بَابَايَ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.the descendants of Bebai, 628;

17بَنُو عَزْجَدَ أَلْفَانِ وَثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَٱثْنَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ.the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

18بَنُو أَدُونِيقَامَ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ.the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

19بَنُو بِغْوَايَ أَلْفَانِ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ.the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

20بَنُو عَادِينَ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.the descendants of Adin, 655;

21بَنُو أَطِّيرَ لِحَزَقِيَّا ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ.the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

22بَنُو حَشُومَ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.the descendants of Hashum, 328;

23بَنُو بِيصَايَ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.the descendants of Bezai, 324;

24بَنُو حَارِيفَ مِئَةٌ وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ.the descendants of Hariph, 112;

25بَنُو جِبْعُونَ خَمْسَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ.the descendants of Gibeon, 95;

26رِجَالُ بَيْتِ لَحْمَ وَنَطُوفَةَ مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَثَمَانُونَ.the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

27رِجَالُ عَنَاثُوثَ مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.the men of Anathoth, 128;

28رِجَالُ بَيْتِ عَزْمُوتَ ٱثْنَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;

29رِجَالُ قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ كَفِيرَةَ وَبَئِيرُوتَ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلَاثةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

30رِجَالُ ٱلرَّامَةِ وَجَبَعَ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَوَاحِدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

31رِجَالُ مِخْمَاسَ مِئَةٌ وَٱثْنَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ.the men of Michmash, 122;

32رِجَالُ بَيْتِ إِيلَ وعَايَ مِئَةٌ وَثَلَاثةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

33رِجَالُ نَبُو ٱلْأُخْرَى ٱثْنَانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.the men of the other Nebo, 52;

34بَنُو عِيلَامَ ٱلْآخَرِ أَلْفٌ وَمِئَتَانِ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ.the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

35بَنُو حَارِيمَ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرُونَ.the descendants of Harim, 320;

36بَنُو أَرِيحَا ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.the men of Jericho, 345;

37بَنُو لُودَ بَنُو حَادِيدَ وَأُونُو سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَوَاحِدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ.the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

38بَنُو سَنَاءَةَ ثَلَاثَةُ آلَافٍ وَتِسْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلَاثُونَ.and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.

39أَمَّا ٱلْكَهَنَةُ: فَبَنُو يَدْعِيَا مِنْ بَيْتِ يَشُوعَ تِسْعُ مِئَةٍ وَثَلَاثَةٌ وَسَبْعُونَ.The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

40بَنُو إِمِّيرَ أَلْفٌ وَٱثْنَانِ وَخَمْسُونَ.the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

41بَنُو فَشْحُورَ أَلْفٌ وَمِئَتَانِ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

42بَنُو حَارِيمَ أَلْفٌ وَسَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ.and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

43أَمَّا ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ: فَبَنُو يَشُوعَ، لِقَدْمِيئِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي هُودُويَا أَرْبَعَةٌ وَسَبْعُونَ.The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.

44اَلْمُغَنُّونَ: بَنُو آسَافَ مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

45اَلْبَوَّابُونَ: بَنُو شَلُّومَ، بَنُو أَطِيرَ، بَنُو طَلْمُونَ، بَنُو عَقُّوبَ، بَنُو حَطِيطَا، بَنُو شُوبَايَ مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانِيَةٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ.The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.

46اَلنَّثِينِيمُ: بَنُو صِيحَا، بَنُو حَسُوفَا، بَنُو طَبَاعُوتَ،The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

47بَنُو قِيرُوسَ، بَنُو سِيعَا، بَنُو فَادُونَthe descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,

48وَبَنُو لَبَانَةَ وَبَنُو حَجَابَا، بَنُو سَلْمَايَ،the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,

49بَنُو حَانَانَ، بَنُو جَدِيلَ، بَنُو جَاحَرَ،the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,

50بَنُو رَآيَا، بَنُو رَصِينَ وَبَنُو نَقُودَا،the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,

51بَنُو جَزَامَ، بَنُو عَزَا، بَنُو فَاسِيحَ،the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,

52بَنُو بِيسَايَ، بَنُو مَعُونِيمَ، بَنُو نَفِيشَسِيمَ،the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,

53بَنُو بَقْبُوقَ، بَنُو حَقُوفَا، بَنُو حَرْحُورَ،the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

54بَنُو بَصْلِيتَ، بَنُو مَحِيدَا، بَنُو حَرْشَا،the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

55بَنُو بَرْقُوسَ، بَنُو سِيسَرَا، بَنُو تَامَحَ،the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

56بَنُو نَصِيحَ، بَنُو حَطِيفَا.the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

57بَنُو عَبِيدِ سُلَيْمَانَ: بَنُو سُوطَايَ، بَنُو سُوفَرَثَ، بَنُو فَرِيدَا،The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,

58بَنُو يَعْلَا، بَنُو دَرْقُونَ، بَنُو جَدِّيلَ،the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

59بَنُو شَفَطْيَا، بَنُو حَطِّيلَ، بَنُو فُوخَرَةِ ٱلظِّبَاءِ، بَنُو آمُونَ.the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

60كُلُّ ٱلنَّثِينِيمِ وَبَنِي عَبِيدِ سُلَيْمَانَ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَٱثْنَانِ وَتِسْعُونَ.The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

61وَهَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَعِدُوا مِنْ تَلِّ مِلْحٍ وَتَلِّ حَرْشَا، كَرُوبُ وَأَدُونُ وَإِمِّيرُ، وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يُبَيِّنُوا بُيُوتَ آبَائِهِمْ وَنَسْلَهُمْ هَلْ هُمْ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ:The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

62بَنُو دَلَايَا، بَنُو طُوبِيَّا، بَنُو نَقُودَا سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَٱثْنَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.

63وَمِنَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ: بَنُو حَبَابَا، بَنُو هَقُّوصَ، بَنُو بَرْزِلَّايَ، ٱلَّذِي أَخَذَ ٱمْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنَاتِ بَرْزِلَايَ ٱلْجِلْعَادِيِّ وَتَسَمَّى بِٱسْمِهِمْ.And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

64هَؤُلَاءِ فَحَصُوا عَنْ كِتَابَةِ أَنْسَابِهِمْ فَلَمْ تُوجَدْ، فَرُذِلُوا مِنَ ٱلْكَهَنُوتِ.These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

65وَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلتَّرْشَاثَا أَنْ لَا يَأْكُلُوا مِنْ قُدْسِ ٱلْأَقْدَاسِ حَتَّى يَقُومَ كَاهِنٌ لِلْأُورِيمِ وَٱلتُّمِّيمِ.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

66كُلُّ ٱلْجُمْهُورِ مَعًا أَرْبَعُ رِبَوَاتٍ وَأَلْفَانِ وَثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ،The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

67فَضْلًا عَنْ عَبِيدِهِمْ وَإِمَائِهِمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا سَبْعَةَ آلَافٍ وَثَلَاثَ مِئَةٍ وَسَبْعَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ. وَلَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ وَٱلْمُغَنِّيَاتِ مِئَتَانِ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ.in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

68وَخَيْلُهُمْ سَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَسِتَّةٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ، وَبِغَالُهُمْ مِئَتَانِ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ،They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

69وَٱلْجِمَالُ أَرْبَعُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ، وَٱلْحَمِيرُ سِتَّةُ آلَافٍ وَسَبْعُ مِئَةٍ وَعِشْرُونَ.435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

70وَٱلْبَعْضُ مِنْ رُؤُوسِ ٱلْآبَاءِ أَعْطَوْا لِلْعَمَلِ. ٱلتَّرْشَاثَا أَعْطَى لِلْخَزِينَةِ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ، وَخَمْسِينَ مِنْضَحَةً، وَخَمْسَ مِئَةٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ قَمِيصًا لِلْكَهَنَةِ.Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

71وَٱلْبَعْضُ مِنْ رُؤُوسِ ٱلْآبَاءِ أَعْطَوْا لِخَزِينَةِ ٱلْعَمَلِ رِبَوَتَيْنِ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ، وَأَلْفَيْنِ وَمِئَتَيْ مَنًا مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ.And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.

72وَمَا أَعْطَاهُ بَقِيَّةُ ٱلشَّعْبِ سِتَّ رِبْوَاتٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ، وَأَلْفَيْ مَنًا مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَسَبْعَةً وَسِتِّينَ قَمِيصًا لِلْكَهَنَةِ.The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.

73وَأَقَامَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَاللَّاوِيُّونَ وَٱلْبَوَّابُونَ وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ وَبَعْضُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَٱلنَّثِينِيمُ وَكُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ.So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.

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