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Mga Bumalik Mula sa Pagkabihag sa Babilonia

Ang lahat ng mamamayan ng Israel ay naitala ayon sa kanya-kanyang lipi. Ito'y nakasulat sa Kasaysayan ng mga Hari ng Israel. Ang mga taga-Juda ay ipinatapon sa Babilonia bilang parusa sa kanilang kasamaan. Ang(A) mga unang bumalik sa kanilang mga lunsod at lupain ay ang mga pari, mga Levita, mga tagapaglingkod sa Templo at mga karaniwang mamamayan. May mga angkan sina Juda, Benjamin, Efraim at Manases na tumira sa Jerusalem.

Mga Nanirahan sa Jerusalem

Sa angkan naman ni Peres na anak ni Juda ay si Utai na anak ni Amihud at apo ni Omri. Ang iba pang angkan niya ay sina Imri at Bani. Sa angkan ni Sela, si Asaya ang pinakamatanda at ang mga anak niya. Sa angkan ni Zera, si Jeuel at ang kanyang mga angkan, lahat-lahat ay 690 pamilya.

Sa lipi naman ni Benjamin: si Sallu, na anak ni Mesulam, na anak ni Hodavias na anak naman ni Asenua. Si Ibnias na anak ni Jeroham; si Ela na anak ni Uzi na anak naman ni Micri, si Mesulam na anak ni Sefatias, na anak ni Reuel na anak ni Ibnia. Ang kabuuan ng kanilang mga angkan ay umaabot sa 956. Lahat sila'y pinuno ng kani-kanilang sambahayan.

Ang mga Pari sa Jerusalem

10 Sa pangkat naman ng mga pari ay kabilang sina Jedaias, Joiarib at Jaquin. 11 Si Azarias na anak ni Hilkias ang pinakapuno sa Templo. Ang mga ninuno niya'y sina Zadok, Meraiot at Ahitob. 12 Kasama rin si Adaya na anak ni Jeroham at apo ni Pashur na anak ni Malquias. Anak ni Malquias si Masai at apo ni Adiel. Ito'y anak ni Jazera na anak ni Mesulam na anak ni Mesilemit na anak ni Imer. 13 Ang mga ito'y pinuno ng kani-kanilang sambahayan, pawang may kakayahan sa paglilingkod sa Templo at ang bilang nila ay umaabot sa 1,760.

Ang mga Levita sa Jerusalem

14 Ito naman ang listahan ng mga Levita: sa angkan ni Merari ay si Semaya na anak ni Hasub at apo ni Azrikam na anak naman ni Hashabias. 15 Kabilang din sina Bacbacar, Heres at Galal. Si Matanias ay anak ni Mica na anak ni Zicri na mula sa angkan ni Asaf.

16 Sa angkan ni Jeduthun ay kabilang si Obadias na anak ni Semaya at apo ni Galal, at si Berequias na anak ni Asa at apo ni Elkana. Sa mga nayon ng Netofa sila naninirahan.

Ang mga Bantay sa Templo na Nanirahan sa Jerusalem

17 Ang mga bantay sa pinto ng Templo ay sina Sallum, Akub, Talmon at Ahiman. Ang pinuno nila ay si Sallum. 18 Sila ang bantay sa pintong-pasukan ng hari sa gawing silangan ng Templo at dating bantay sa kampo ng mga anak ni Levi. 19 Si Sallum ay anak ni Korah at apo ni Ebiasaf na anak ni Korah. Kasama nila ang iba pang mula sa angkan ni Korah. Sila ang nakakaalam sa pagpasok sa Templo, gaya ng kanilang mga ninuno noong sila pa ang namahala sa kampo. 20 Si Finehas na anak ni Eleazar ang tagapamahala nila noon, at pinapatnubayan siya ni Yahweh. 21 Si Zacarias na anak ni Meselemias ang bantay-pinto sa Toldang Tipanan. 22 Ang lahat ng bantay-pinto ay umaabot sa 212. Sila'y kabilang sa listahan ng kani-kanilang nayon. Si David at ang propetang si Samuel ang naglagay sa kanila sa tungkuling ito sapagkat sila'y mapagkakatiwalaan. 23 Sila at ang kanilang mga anak ang naging bantay sa pinto ng Templo. 24 Sa apat na panig nito, sa silangan, sa kanluran, sa hilaga at sa timog ay may mga bantay. 25 Ang mga kamag-anak nila sa mga nayon sa paligid ay dumarating doon tuwing ikapitong araw upang makatulong nila. 26 Kailangan nilang gawin ito sapagkat ang apat na Levitang bantay doon ay namamahala rin sa mga silid at kayamanang nasa Templo. 27 Doon na sila natutulog sa Templo, sapagkat sa kanila ipinagkatiwala ang pangangalaga at pagbabantay niyon. Sila rin ang nagbubukas ng Templo tuwing umaga.

28 Ang iba sa kanila'y tagapangalaga ng mga kagamitan sa paglilingkod, sapagkat kailangang bilangin nila iyon tuwing gagamitin at ibabalik sa lalagyan. 29 Ang iba nama'y nangangalaga ng mga kasangkapan, ang iba naman ay sa mga kagamitan sa paglilingkod, tulad ng pinong harina, alak, langis, insenso at mga pabango. 30 At ang iba pa ang taga-timpla ng mga pabango. 31 Isa sa mga Levita na mula sa angkan ni Korah, si Matitias na panganay ni Sallum ang tagagawa ng manipis na tinapay. 32 May ilan pang mula sa angkan ni Kohat ang tagaayos naman sa mga tinapay na handog tuwing Araw ng Pamamahinga.

33 Ito ang mga pinuno ng mga sambahayang Levita na umaawit at doon na rin tumitira sa mga silid sa Templo. Wala silang ibang gawain, sapagkat kailangang gampanan nila ang kanilang tungkulin araw-gabi. 34 Sila'y mga pinuno ng mga sambahayang Levita ayon sa angkan at sila'y sa Jerusalem naninirahan.

Ang mga Ninuno at Angkan ni Haring Saul(B)

35 Doon din tumitira si Jelhiel, ang nagtatag ng bayan ng Gibeon. Ang asawa niya'y si Maaca. 36 Ang mga anak nila'y sina Abdon, Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zacarias at Miclot. 38 Si Miclot ang ama ni Simeam at ng iba pang kamag-anak nilang nakatira sa tapat ng Jerusalem. 39 Si Ner ang ama ni Kish na ama naman ni Saul. Si Saul ang ama nina Jonatan, Melquisua, Abinadab at Esbaal. 40 Ang anak ni Jonatan ay si Merib-baal na ama naman ni Mica. 41 Ang mga anak ni Mica ay sina Piton, Melec, Tarea at Ahaz. 42 Si Ahaz ang ama ni Jara, at si Jara naman ang ama nina Alemet, Azmavet at Zimri. Si Zimri ang ama ni Moza, 43 at si Moza naman ang ama ni Binea na ama nina Refaya, Elasa at Azel. 44 Ang mga anak ni Azel ay sina Azrikam, Bocru, Ismael, Seraya, Obadias at Hanan.

All Israel(A) was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon(B) because of their unfaithfulness.(C)

The People in Jerusalem(D)

Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns(E) were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.(F)

Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:

Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.(G)

Of the Shelanites[a]:

Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

Of the Zerahites:

Jeuel.

The people from Judah numbered 690.

Of the Benjamites:

Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah.

The people from Benjamin, as listed in their genealogy, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their families.

10 Of the priests:

Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;

11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God;

12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur,(H) the son of Malkijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.

13 The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men, responsible for ministering in the house of God.

14 Of the Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a Merarite; 15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah(I) son of Mika, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph; 16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.(J)

17 The gatekeepers:(K)

Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their fellow Levites, Shallum their chief 18 being stationed at the King’s Gate(L) on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites. 19 Shallum(M) son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the Lord. 20 In earlier times Phinehas(N) son of Eleazar was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him. 21 Zechariah(O) son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers(P) at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.(Q) 23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord—the house called the tent of meeting. 24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south. 25 Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day(R) periods. 26 But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries(S) in the house of God. 27 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God,(T) because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key(U) for opening it each morning.

28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out. 29 Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary,(V) as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices. 30 But some(W) of the priests took care of mixing the spices. 31 A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread. 32 Some of the Kohathites, their fellow Levites, were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.(X)

33 Those who were musicians,(Y) heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.(Z)

34 All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.

The Genealogy of Saul(AA)

35 Jeiel(AB) the father[b] of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.

His wife’s name was Maakah, 36 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth. 38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

39 Ner(AC) was the father of Kish,(AD) Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan,(AE) Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.[c](AF)

40 The son of Jonathan:

Merib-Baal,[d](AG) who was the father of Micah.

41 The sons of Micah:

Pithon, Melek, Tahrea and Ahaz.[e]

42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah, Jadah[f] was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza. 43 Moza was the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.

44 Azel had six sons, and these were their names:

Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:5 See Num. 26:20; Hebrew Shilonites.
  2. 1 Chronicles 9:35 Father may mean civic leader or military leader.
  3. 1 Chronicles 9:39 Also known as Ish-Bosheth
  4. 1 Chronicles 9:40 Also known as Mephibosheth
  5. 1 Chronicles 9:41 Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and 8:35); Hebrew does not have and Ahaz.
  6. 1 Chronicles 9:42 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 8:36); most Hebrew manuscripts Jarah, Jarah