以斯拉记 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
归回之人
8 亚达薛西王年间，与我一起从巴比伦上到耶路撒冷之人的族长和家谱如下： 2 非尼哈的子孙有革顺；以他玛的子孙有但以理；大卫的子孙有哈突； 3 巴录的后裔、示迦尼的子孙有撒迦利亚及一百五十名同族谱的男子； 4 巴哈·摩押的子孙有西拉希雅的儿子以利约乃及二百名男子； 5 萨土[a]的子孙有雅哈悉的儿子示迦尼及三百名男子； 6 亚丁的子孙有约拿单的儿子以别及五十名男子； 7 以拦的子孙有亚他利雅的儿子耶筛亚及七十名男子； 8 示法提雅的子孙有米迦勒的儿子西巴第雅及八十名男子； 9 约押的子孙有耶歇的儿子俄巴底亚及二百一十八名男子； 10 巴尼[b]的后裔、约细斐的子孙有示罗密及一百六十名男子； 11 比拜的后裔有比拜的儿子撒迦利亚及二十八名男子； 12 押甲的后裔有哈加坦的儿子约哈难及一百一十名男子； 13 稍后归回的亚多尼干的子孙有以利法列、耶利、示玛雅及六十名男子； 14 比革瓦伊的子孙有乌太、撒布及七十名男子。
以斯拉为圣殿召集利未人
15 我把他们召集在流向亚哈瓦的河边，我们在那里扎营三天。我察看民众和祭司，发现他们当中没有利未人。 16 于是，我派人叫来首领以利以谢、亚列、示玛雅、以利拿单、雅立、以利拿单、拿单、撒迦利亚、米书兰及两位教师约雅立和以利拿单。 17 我派他们去见迦西斐雅的首领易多，请他们告诉易多及其做殿役的亲族带一些人来我们上帝的殿里事奉。 18 我们的上帝施恩帮助我们，他们给我们带来一位能干的人示利比及其弟兄和儿子共十八人。示利比是以色列的儿子利未的后裔抹利的子孙。 19 他们还带来哈沙比雅和米拉利的子孙耶筛亚，以及哈沙比雅的弟兄和儿子共二十人。 20 此外还有二百二十名殿役，他们都是被点名指派的。从前大卫和众官员曾指派殿役服侍利未人。
以斯拉带领百姓禁食
21 然后，我在亚哈瓦河边宣布禁食，为要在我们的上帝面前谦卑下来，祈求祂保护我们、我们的儿女及财物一路平安。 22 我羞于求王派步兵和骑兵沿途帮助我们御敌，因为我们曾经告诉王：“我们的上帝会施恩帮助寻求祂的人，但会向背弃祂的人发烈怒。” 23 因此，我们为这事禁食、寻求我们的上帝，祂应允了我们。
献给圣殿的礼物
24 我选出十二位祭司长：示利比、哈沙比雅和他们的十个弟兄。 25 王及其谋士和将领，以及所有在场的以色列人献给我们上帝殿的金银和器皿，我都秤了交给他们。 26 我交给他们的有二十二吨银子、三点四吨银器、三点四吨金子、 27 共重八公斤半的二十个金碗和两件贵重如金子的上等精铜器皿。 28 我对他们说：“你们和这些器皿是献给耶和华的，金银是自愿献给你们祖先的上帝耶和华的礼物。 29 你们要好好保管，护送到耶路撒冷耶和华殿的库房里，要在祭司长、利未人和以色列的各族长面前过秤。” 30 于是，祭司和利未人接过这些称过的金银和器皿，要带去耶路撒冷我们上帝的殿里。
返回耶路撒冷
31 一月十二日，我们从亚哈瓦河边出发上耶路撒冷。我们的上帝施恩帮助我们，救我们脱离仇敌和路上埋伏之人的攻击。 32 到耶路撒冷后，我们休息了三天。 33 第四天，我们在我们上帝的殿里把金银和器皿过秤，交给乌利亚的儿子米利末祭司。在场的还有非尼哈的儿子以利亚撒，利未人耶书亚的儿子约撒拔和宾内的儿子挪亚底。 34 每样东西都被数过、称过，其重量都被记录下来。
35 从流亡之地归回的人又献燔祭给以色列的上帝，为全体以色列人献上十二头公牛、九十六只公绵羊和七十七只绵羊羔，并献上十二只公山羊作赎罪祭。这些都是献给耶和华的燔祭。 36 他们将王的谕旨交给王的总督和幼发拉底河西的省长，众官员都为民众和上帝殿的工作提供帮助。
Esdras 8
Reina-Valera 1995
Los compañeros de Esdras en la repatriación
8 Éstos son los cabezas de familia, y la genealogía de aquellos que subieron conmigo a Jerusalén desde Babilonia, cuando reinaba el rey Artajerjes:
2 De los hijos de Finees, Gersón; de los hijos de Itamar, Daniel; de los hijos de David, Hatús. 3 De los hijos de Secanías y de los hijos de Paros, Zacarías, y con él fueron registrados ciento cincuenta hombres. 4 De los hijos de Pahat-moab, Elioenai hijo de Zeraías, y con él doscientos hombres. 5 De los hijos de Secanías, el hijo de Jahaziel, y con él trescientos hombres. 6 De los hijos de Adín, Ebed hijo de Jonatán, y con él cincuenta hombres. 7 De los hijos de Elam, Jesaías hijo de Atalías, y con él setenta hombres. 8 De los hijos de Sefatías, Zebadías hijo de Micael, y con él ochenta hombres. 9 De los hijos de Joab, Obadías hijo de Jehiel, y con él doscientos dieciocho hombres. 10 De los hijos de Selomit, el hijo de Josifías, y con él ciento sesenta hombres. 11 De los hijos de Bebai, Zacarías hijo de Bebai, y con él veintiocho hombres. 12 De los hijos de Azgad, Johanán hijo de Hacatán, y con él ciento diez hombres. 13 De los hijos de Adonicam, los postreros, cuyos nombres son estos: Elifelet, Jeiel y Semaías, y con ellos sesenta hombres. 14 Y de los hijos de Bigvai, Utai y Zabud, y con ellos setenta hombres.
15 Los reuní junto al río que corre hacia Ahava, y acampamos allí tres días. Observé que había gente del pueblo y sacerdotes, pero no hallé ningún levita. 16 Entonces despaché a Eliezer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatán, Jarib, Elnatán, Natán, Zacarías y Mesulam, hombres principales, así como a Joiarib y a Elnatán, hombres doctos. 17 Los envié a Iddo, jefe en un lugar llamado Casifia, y puse en boca de ellos las palabras que debían decirles a Iddo y a sus hermanos, los sirvientes del Templo en el lugar llamado Casifia, para que nos enviaran ministros para la casa de nuestro Dios. 18 Gracias a que la mano bondadosa de nuestro Dios estaba sobre nosotros, nos enviaron un hombre entendido llamado Serebías, de los hijos de Mahli hijo de Leví hijo de Israel, junto con sus hijos y sus hermanos: dieciocho hombres en total. 19 También a Hasabías, y con él a Jesaías, de los hijos de Merari, a sus hermanos y a sus hijos, veinte hombres en total.
20 De los sirvientes del Templo, a quienes David y los jefes destinaron para el ministerio de los levitas, doscientos veinte hombres, todos los cuales fueron designados por sus nombres.
21 Allí, junto al río Ahava, proclamé un ayuno para humillarnos delante de nuestro Dios y solicitar de él un buen viaje para nosotros, para nuestros niños y para todos nuestros bienes. 22 Pues tuve vergüenza de pedir al rey tropa y gente de a caballo que nos defendieran del enemigo en el camino, ya que le habíamos dicho al rey: «La mano de nuestro Dios está, para bien, sobre todos los que lo buscan; pero su poder y su furor contra todos los que lo abandonan.» 23 Ayunamos, pues, y pedimos a nuestro Dios sobre esto, y él nos fue propicio.
24 Aparté luego a doce de los principales entre los sacerdotes, a Serebías y a Hasabías, y con ellos diez de sus hermanos; 25 y les pesé la plata, el oro y los utensilios que para la casa de nuestro Dios habían ofrecido el rey, sus consejeros y sus jefes, y todos los israelitas que se encontraban allí. 26 Pesé, pues, y puse en sus manos seiscientos cincuenta talentos de plata, utensilios de plata por cien talentos, y cien talentos de oro; 27 además, veinte tazones de oro de mil dracmas y dos vasos de bronce bruñido muy bueno, tan preciosos como el oro.
28 Luego les dije: «Vosotros estáis consagrados a Jehová, y son santos los utensilios, la plata y el oro, ofrenda voluntaria a Jehová, Dios de nuestros padres. 29 Vigiladlos y guardadlos, hasta que los peséis delante de los principales sacerdotes y levitas, y de los cabezas de familia de Israel, en los aposentos de la casa de Jehová en Jerusalén.» 30 Entonces los sacerdotes y levitas recibieron el peso de la plata, del oro y de los utensilios, para traerlo a Jerusalén a la casa de nuestro Dios.
31 El doce del primer mes partimos del río Ahava para ir a Jerusalén; la mano de nuestro Dios estaba sobre nosotros y nos libró de manos de enemigos y asaltantes en el camino. 32 Llegamos a Jerusalén y reposamos allí tres días. 33 Al cuarto día fue pesada la plata, el oro y los utensilios, en la casa de nuestro Dios, y se entregó todo al sacerdote Meremot hijo de Urías, y a Eleazar hijo de Finees; con ellos estaban los levitas Jozabad hijo de Jesúa y Noadías hijo de Binúi. 34 Todo se entregó contado y pesado, y se anotó entonces el peso total.
35 Los hijos de la cautividad, los que habían regresado del cautiverio, ofrecieron holocaustos al Dios de Israel: doce becerros por todo Israel, noventa y seis carneros, setenta y siete corderos, y doce machos cabríos por expiación, todo en holocausto a Jehová. 36 Y se entregaron los decretos del rey a sus sátrapas y capitanes del otro lado del río, los cuales ayudaron al pueblo y a la casa de Dios.
Ezra 8
King James Version
8 These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
4 Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
5 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
7 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
11 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
12 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
15 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
17 And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
18 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
20 Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
25 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
26 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
28 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.
29 Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.
30 So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
33 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
34 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
35 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord.
36 And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.
Ezra 8
Lexham English Bible
Family Heads Who Returned With Ezra
8 These were the heads of their families[a] and the register of those returnees from Babylonia who came up with me in the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2 From the descendants[b] of Phinehas: Gershom. From the descendants[c] of Ithamar: Daniel. From the descendants[d] of David: Hattush. 3 From the descendants[e] of Shecaniah, from the descendants[f] of Parosh: Zechariah and with him one hundred and fifty registered males. 4 From the descendants[g] of Pahath-Moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and with him two hundred males. 5 From the descendants[h] of Zattu:[i] Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. 6 From the descendants[j] of Adin: Ebed son of Jehonathan, and with him fifty males. 7 From the descendants[k] of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males. 8 From the descendants[l] of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty males. 9 From the descendants[m] of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. 10 From the descendants[n] of Bani:[o] Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males. 11 From the descendants[p] of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males. 12 From the descendants[q] of Azgad: Jehohanan son of Haqqatan, and with him one hundred and ten males. 13 From the descendants[r] of Adonikam, those who came last, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, Shemaiah, and with them sixty males. 14 From the descendants[s] of Bigvai: Uthai son of Zabud,[t] and with him seventy males.
Servants for the Temple are Gathered
15 I gathered them by the river that goes to Ahava and we camped there for three days. And I looked at the people and the priests, I found no one there from the sons of Levi. 16 And I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were family heads, and for Jehoiarib and Elnathan who were wise. 17 I sent them to Iddo, the head of the place called Casiphia, and I placed in their mouths what words to say to Iddo and his brothers the temple servants in Casiphia, to send to us ministers for the house of our God. 18 With the good hand of our God before us, they brought us a man of understanding from the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel—Sherebiah and his sons and brothers, eighteen in total. 19 Also Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah, the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty in total. 20 And from the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set up to serve the Levites, two hundred and twenty in total. All of them were registered by name.
Ezra Proclaims a Fast
21 I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava to humble ourselves before our God in order to seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and our possessions. 22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for troops and horses to protect us from enemies on the way because we said to the king, “the hand of our God is favorable to all who seek him, but his strength and anger are against all who forsake them.” 23 So we fasted and sought our God for this and he responded to our prayer.
The Priests’ Gift for the Temple
24 I set apart twelve of the official priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them. 25 Then I weighed out to them silver and gold and the vessels, the offering of the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his commanders, and all of Israel who was present offered. 26 I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, one hundred vessels of silver, one hundred talents of gold, 27 twenty gold bowls worth one thousand darics, and two vessels of good polished bronze as precious as gold. 28 And I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh and the vessels are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, God of your ancestors.[u] 29 Guard and look after them until you weigh them before the chief priests, the Levites, and the heads of the families[v] of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chamber of the house of Yahweh.” 30 So the priests and Levites took over the weighed silver, gold, and the vessels to bring to Jerusalem for the house of our God.
Return to Jerusalem
31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the river of Ahava to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushing on the way. 32 We came to Jerusalem and remained there three days. 33 On the fourth day, the silver, gold, and vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas. With them were the Levites, Jehozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui. 34 The amount and weight of all the weighed items was recorded at that time.
35 The exiles that returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel; twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve goats as a sin offering. All was a burnt offering to Yahweh. 36 They delivered the customs of the king to the king’s satraps and to the governor of the province Beyond the River. And they supported the people of the house of God.
Footnotes
- Ezra 8:1 Literally “fathers”
- Ezra 8:2 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:2 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:2 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:3 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:3 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:4 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:5 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:5 Commentators and translators agree that there is a name missing from the Masoretic text. Zattu has been restored from the LXX
- Ezra 8:6 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:7 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:8 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:9 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:10 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:10 Commentators and translators agree that there is a name missing from the Masoretic text. Bani has been restored from the LXX
- Ezra 8:11 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:12 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:13 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:14 Or “sons”
- Ezra 8:14 Or “and Zabud”
- Ezra 8:28 Or “fathers”
- Ezra 8:29 Literally “fathers”
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