Nehemia 12
Hoffnung für Alle
Verzeichnis der Priester und Leviten
12 Es folgt ein Verzeichnis der Priester und Leviten, die mit Serubbabel, dem Sohn von Schealtiël, und mit Jeschua aus der Verbannung zurückkehrten:
Priester:
Seraja, Jirmeja, Esra, 2 Amarja, Malluch, Hattusch, 3 Schechanja, Rehum, Meremot, 4 Iddo, Ginneton, Abija, 5 Mijamin, Maadja, Bilga, 6 Schemaja, Jojarib, Jedaja, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkija und Jedaja. Sie waren die obersten Priester zu der Zeit, als Jeschua Hoherpriester war.
8 Leviten:
Jeschua, Binnui, Kadmiël, Scherebja, Juda und Mattanja. Sie leiteten den Lobgesang im Tempel. 9 Bakbukja, Unni und ihre Verwandten sangen im Wechsel mit ihnen die Loblieder.
10 Die Nachkommen des Hohenpriesters Jeschua:
Jeschua war der Vater von Jojakim, auf diesen folgten in direkter Linie Eljaschib, Jojada, 11 Johanan[a] und Jaddua.
12 Als Jojakim das Amt des Hohenpriesters ausübte, waren folgende Priester die Oberhäupter ihrer Sippen:
Meraja von der Sippe Seraja,
Hananja von der Sippe Jirmeja,
13 Meschullam von der Sippe Esra,
Johanan von der Sippe Amarja,
14 Jonatan von der Sippe Malluch,
Josef von der Sippe Schebanja,
15 Adna von der Sippe Harim,
Helkai von der Sippe Meremot,
16 Secharja von der Sippe Iddo,
Meschullam von der Sippe Ginneton,
17 Sichri von der Sippe Abija,
…[b] von der Sippe Mijamin,
Piltai von der Sippe Maadja,
18 Schammua von der Sippe Bilga,
Jonatan von der Sippe Schemaja,
19 Mattenai von der Sippe Jojarib,
Usi von der Sippe Jedaja,
20 Kallai von der Sippe Sallu,
Eber von der Sippe Amok,
21 Haschabja von der Sippe Hilkija,
Netanel von der Sippe Jedaja.
22 Zur Zeit der Hohenpriester Eljaschib, Jojada, Johanan und Jaddua und des persischen Königs Darius wurden Verzeichnisse erstellt, in denen die Sippenoberhäupter der Priester und Leviten aufgeschrieben waren.
23 Die Sippenoberhäupter der Leviten wurden auch in den Chroniken aufgezeichnet, und zwar bis zur Zeit des Hohenpriesters Johanan, des Enkels von Eljaschib.
24-25 Die levitischen Sippenoberhäupter Haschabja, Scherebja, Jeschua, Binnui und Kadmiël[c] leiteten Dienstgruppen, die im Tempel Loblieder sangen. Im Wechsel mit ihnen sangen Mattanja, Bakbukja und Obadja mit ihren Gruppen. So hatte es früher David, der Mann Gottes, angeordnet.
Meschullam, Talmon und Akkub waren als Torwächter für die Vorratsräume bei den Tempeltoren eingesetzt.
26 Diese Männer lebten zur selben Zeit wie der Hohepriester Jojakim, ein Sohn von Jeschua und Enkel von Jozadak, wie der Statthalter Nehemia und wie Esra, der Priester und Schriftgelehrte.
Die Einweihung der Stadtmauer
27 Zur Einweihung der Stadtmauer wollten wir ein großes Fest feiern. Dazu ließen wir die Leviten aus dem ganzen Land nach Jerusalem kommen, sie sollten Loblieder singen und auf Zimbeln, Harfen und Lauten spielen. 28 Die Sänger kamen aus den Ortschaften rings um Jerusalem, aus den Dörfern der Netofatiter, 29 aus Bet-Gilgal und aus der Gegend von Geba und Asmawet, wo sie sich angesiedelt hatten. 30 Die Priester und Leviten reinigten sich für das Fest, dann besprengten sie auch das Volk, die Stadttore und die Mauer.
31 Anschließend ließ ich die führenden Männer aus dem Stamm Juda auf die Mauer steigen und teilte die Sänger in zwei große Gruppen ein: Die erste zog oben auf der Mauer in südlicher Richtung auf das Misttor zu. 32 Hinter ihnen ging Hoschaja mit der einen Hälfte der führenden Männer. 33 Dann folgten die Priester Asarja, Esra, Meschullam, 34 Juda, Benjamin, Schemaja und Jirmeja. 35 Sie bliesen die Trompeten. Danach kamen Secharja, der über Jonatan, Schemaja, Mattanja, Michaja und Sakkur von Asaf abstammte, 36 sowie seine Verwandten Schemaja, Asarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netanel, Juda und Hanani. Sie spielten Saiteninstrumente, wie sie schon David, der Mann Gottes, eingesetzt hatte. Esra, der Schriftgelehrte, führte die ganze Gruppe an. 37 Beim Quelltor gingen sie geradeaus die Stufen hinauf, die zur »Stadt Davids« führten, und hinter dem früheren Palast von David vorbei zum Wassertor im Osten der Stadt.
38 Ich selbst schloss mich mit den übrigen führenden Männern des Volkes der zweiten Gruppe an. Wir gingen auf der Mauer in nördlicher Richtung zum Ofentor und zur »Breiten Mauer«, 39 dann vorbei am Ephraimtor, am Jeschana-Tor, am Fischtor, am Hananelturm, am »Turm der Hundert« und am Schaftor. Schließlich gelangten wir zum Wachtor.
40 Die beiden Gruppen stellten sich beim Tempel auf. Bei mir standen die zweite Gruppe der führenden Männer 41 und die Priester Eljakim, Maaseja, Mijamin, Michaja, Eljoënai, Secharja und Hananja mit ihren Trompeten. 42 Daneben hatte sich eine weitere Gruppe aufgestellt: Maaseja, Schemaja, Eleasar, Usi, Johanan, Malkija, Elam und Eser. Die Sänger sangen ihre Loblieder unter der Leitung von Jisrachja.
43 An diesem Tag wurden viele Tiere für das Opfermahl geschlachtet. Gott schenkte uns allen, Männern, Frauen und Kindern, große Freude. Unser Jubel war noch weit weg von Jerusalem zu hören.
Abgaben für die Priester und Leviten
44 Damals wurden einige Männer zur Aufsicht über die Vorratsräume bestimmt, in denen die Abgaben für den Dienst am Tempel aufbewahrt wurden: die ersten Früchte der Ernte und der zehnte Teil aller Einkünfte. Dort lagerte man auch die Abgaben, die man in den Dörfern je nach Größe der Felder für die Priester und Leviten eingesammelt hatte. Die Judäer freuten sich, dass die Priester und Leviten den Tempeldienst gewissenhaft versahen, 45 denn sie sorgten dafür, dass die Reinigungsvorschriften eingehalten wurden und der Gottesdienst regelmäßig gefeiert wurde. Auch die Sänger und Torwächter hielten sich an die Anweisungen, die David und sein Sohn Salomo gegeben hatten. 46 Schon seit den Tagen von David und Asaf wurde Gott im Heiligtum mit Lobliedern gepriesen, und es gab Männer, die den Gesang leiteten.
47 Ganz Israel versorgte zur Zeit von Serubbabel und Nehemia die Sänger und Torwächter mit allem, was sie zum Leben brauchten. Den Leviten lieferte man die Gott geweihten Gaben ab, und die Priester bekamen von den Leviten ihren Anteil.
Nehemiah 12
English Standard Version
Priests and Levites
12 These are (A)the priests and the Levites who came up with (B)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and (C)Jeshua: (D)Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
8 And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was (E)in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. 9 And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them (F)in the service. 10 And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, 11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
12 (G)And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; 15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; 18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 19 of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were recorded as heads of fathers' houses; so too were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers' houses (H)were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and (I)Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, (J)to praise and to give thanks, (K)according to the commandment of David (L)the man of God, (M)watch by watch. 25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at (N)the storehouses of the gates. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of (O)Nehemiah the governor and of (P)Ezra, the priest and scribe.
Dedication of the Wall
27 And at (Q)the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, (R)with cymbals, harps, and lyres. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites; 29 also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites (S)purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.
31 Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. (T)One went to the south on the wall to (U)the Dung Gate. 32 And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, 33 and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 and certain of the priests' sons (V)with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph; 36 and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, (W)with the musical instruments of David (X)the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. 37 At (Y)the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by (Z)the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to (AA)the Water Gate on the east.
38 (AB)The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above (AC)the Tower of the Ovens, to (AD)the Broad Wall, 39 and above (AE)the Gate of Ephraim, and by (AF)the Gate of Yeshanah,[a] and by (AG)the Fish Gate and (AH)the Tower of Hananel and (AI)the Tower of the Hundred, to (AJ)the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at (AK)the Gate of the Guard. 40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me; 41 and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, (AL)with trumpets; 42 and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader. 43 And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.
Service at the Temple
44 (AM)On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered. 45 And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, (AN)according to the command of David and his son Solomon. 46 For long ago in the days of David and (AO)Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs[b] of praise and thanksgiving to God. 47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the (AP)daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; (AQ)and they set apart that which was for the Levites; (AR)and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 12:39 Or of the old city
- Nehemiah 12:46 Or leaders
Nehemiah 12
King James Version
12 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
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