重建耶路撒冷的城墙

于是,大祭司以利亚实及其他祭司一起重建羊门,将它献给上帝,又安上门。他们重建城墙,一直建到哈米亚楼和哈楠业楼,并将它献给上帝。

下一段由耶利哥人修建。

再下一段由音利的儿子撒刻修建。

哈西拿的子孙修建鱼门,架上横梁,安上门,装上门闩和门锁。

再下一段由哈哥斯的孙子、乌利亚的儿子米利末修筑。

再下一段由米示萨别的孙子、比利迦的儿子米书兰修筑。

再下一段由巴拿的儿子撒督修筑。

再下一段由提哥亚人修筑,但他们的贵族不肯做督工所分派的工作。

巴西亚的儿子耶何耶大和比所玳的儿子米书兰修筑古门,架上横梁,安上门,装上门闩和门锁。

再下一段由基遍人米拉提、米伦人雅顿和其他基遍人,以及河西省省长管辖的米斯巴人修筑。

再下一段由哈海雅的儿子金匠乌薛修筑。

再下一段由制造香料的哈拿尼雅修筑,他们修筑耶路撒冷的城墙,直到宽墙。

再下一段由管理半个耶路撒冷的户珥的儿子利法雅修筑。

10 接下来,哈路抹的儿子耶大雅修筑他房子对面的那一段。

再下一段由哈沙尼的儿子哈突修筑。

11 哈琳的儿子玛基雅和巴哈·摩押的儿子哈述修筑另一段城墙,包括炉楼。

12 再下一段由哈罗黑的儿子、管理另一半耶路撒冷的沙龙和他的女儿们修筑。

13 哈嫩与撒挪亚的居民修筑谷门,安上门,装上门闩和门锁,之后又修建城墙四百四十五米,直到粪厂门。

14 利甲的儿子、管理伯·哈基琳的玛基雅修筑粪厂门,修好后安上门,装上门闩和门锁。

15 各荷西的儿子、管理米斯巴的沙仑修筑泉门,修好后盖上门顶,安上门,装上门闩和门锁。他还从靠近御花园的西罗亚池的城墙,一直修到大卫城下来的台阶处。

16 再下一段由押卜的儿子、管理半个伯·夙的尼希米修筑,他一直修到大卫墓地对面,远至人工池和勇士堂。

修筑城墙的利未人

17 再下一段由巴尼的儿子利宏带领的利未人修筑。

接下来,管理半个基伊拉的哈沙比雅修筑了自己的辖区。

18 再下一段由他的同族兄弟、管理另一半基伊拉的希拿达的儿子巴瓦伊修筑。

19 再下一段由耶书亚的儿子、管理米斯巴的以谢修筑,他从斜坡对面修到城墙转角的兵器库。

20 再下一段由萨拜的儿子巴录修筑,他从城墙转角修到以利亚实大祭司的家门口。

21 再下一段由哈哥斯的孙子、乌利亚的儿子米利末修筑,他从以利亚实家门口修到以利亚实家的尽头。

修筑城墙的祭司

22 再下一段由住在周围郊区的祭司修筑。

23 接下来,便雅悯与哈述修筑自家对面的那一段。

再接下来,亚南尼的孙子、玛西雅的儿子亚撒利雅修筑自家旁边的那一段。

24 再下一段由希拿达的儿子宾内修筑,他从亚撒利雅的房子修到城墙的转角。

25-26 再接下来,乌赛的儿子巴拉修筑了城墙转角的对面和护卫院附近上宫凸出的城楼。

再下一段由巴录的儿子毗大雅与住在俄斐勒的殿役修筑,他们修到东面的水门对面和凸出的城楼那里。

其他修筑的人

27 再下一段由提哥亚人修筑,他们从凸出来的大城楼对面修到俄斐勒的城墙。

28 接下来,祭司修筑了马门以北的城墙,他们各自修筑自家对面的部分。

29 再接下来,音麦的儿子撒督修筑自家对面的那一段。

再下一段由看守东门的、示迦尼的儿子示玛雅修筑。

30 再下一段由示利米雅的儿子哈拿尼雅和萨拉的第六个儿子哈嫩修筑。

接下来,比利迦的儿子米书兰修筑自家对面的那一段。

31 再下一段由金匠玛基雅修筑,他修到哈米弗甲门对面的殿役和商人的房子,直到城的角楼。

32 金匠和商人修筑从城的角楼到羊门的那一段。

重建耶路撒冷的城牆

於是,大祭司以利亞實及其他祭司一起重建羊門,將它獻給上帝,又安上門。他們重建城牆,一直建到哈米亞樓和哈楠業樓,並將它獻給上帝。

下一段由耶利哥人修建。

再下一段由音利的兒子撒刻修建。

哈西拿的子孫修建魚門,架上橫樑,安上門,裝上門閂和門鎖。

再下一段由哈哥斯的孫子、烏利亞的兒子米利末修築。

再下一段由米示薩別的孫子、比利迦的兒子米書蘭修築。

再下一段由巴拿的兒子撒督修築。

再下一段由提哥亞人修築,但他們的貴族不肯做督工所分派的工作。

巴西亞的兒子耶何耶大和比所玳的兒子米書蘭修築古門,架上橫樑,安上門,裝上門閂和門鎖。

再下一段由基遍人米拉提、米倫人雅頓和其他基遍人,以及河西省省長管轄的米斯巴人修築。

再下一段由哈海雅的兒子金匠烏薛修築。

再下一段由製造香料的哈拿尼雅修築,他們修築耶路撒冷的城牆,直到寬牆。

再下一段由管理半個耶路撒冷的戶珥的兒子利法雅修築。

10 接下來,哈路抹的兒子耶大雅修築他房子對面的那一段。

再下一段由哈沙尼的兒子哈突修築。

11 哈琳的兒子瑪基雅和巴哈·摩押的兒子哈述修築另一段城牆,包括爐樓。

12 再下一段由哈羅黑的兒子、管理另一半耶路撒冷的沙龍和他的女兒們修築。

13 哈嫩與撒挪亞的居民修築谷門,安上門,裝上門閂和門鎖,之後又修建城牆四百四十五米,直到糞廠門。

14 利甲的兒子、管理伯·哈基琳的瑪基雅修築糞廠門,修好後安上門,裝上門閂和門鎖。

15 各荷西的兒子、管理米斯巴的沙崙修築泉門,修好後蓋上門頂,安上門,裝上門閂和門鎖。他還從靠近御花園的西羅亞池的城牆,一直修到大衛城下來的臺階處。

16 再下一段由押蔔的兒子、管理半個伯·夙的尼希米修築,他一直修到大衛墓地對面,遠至人工池和勇士堂。

修築城牆的利未人

17 再下一段由巴尼的兒子利宏帶領的利未人修築。

接下來,管理半個基伊拉的哈沙比雅修築了自己的轄區。

18 再下一段由他的同族兄弟、管理另一半基伊拉的希拿達的兒子巴瓦伊修築。

19 再下一段由耶書亞的兒子、管理米斯巴的以謝修築,他從斜坡對面修到城牆轉角的兵器庫。

20 再下一段由薩拜的兒子巴錄修築,他從城牆轉角修到以利亞實大祭司的家門口。

21 再下一段由哈哥斯的孫子、烏利亞的兒子米利末修築,他從以利亞實家門口修到以利亞實家的盡頭。

修築城牆的祭司

22 再下一段由住在周圍郊區的祭司修築。

23 接下來,便雅憫與哈述修築自家對面的那一段。

再接下來,亞南尼的孫子、瑪西雅的兒子亞撒利雅修築自家旁邊的那一段。

24 再下一段由希拿達的兒子賓內修築,他從亞撒利雅的房子修到城牆的轉角。

25-26 再接下來,烏賽的兒子巴拉修築了城牆轉角的對面和護衛院附近上宮凸出的城樓。

再下一段由巴錄的兒子毗大雅與住在俄斐勒的殿役修築,他們修到東面的水門對面和凸出的城樓那裡。

其他修築的人

27 再下一段由提哥亞人修築,他們從凸出來的大城樓對面修到俄斐勒的城牆。

28 接下來,祭司修築了馬門以北的城牆,他們各自修築自家對面的部分。

29 再接下來,音麥的兒子撒督修築自家對面的那一段。

再下一段由看守東門的、示迦尼的兒子示瑪雅修築。

30 再下一段由示利米雅的兒子哈拿尼雅和薩拉的第六個兒子哈嫩修築。

接下來,比利迦的兒子米書蘭修築自家對面的那一段。

31 再下一段由金匠瑪基雅修築,他修到哈米弗甲門對面的殿役和商人的房子,直到城的角樓。

32 金匠和商人修築從城的角樓到羊門的那一段。

Builders of the Wall

The name of the high priest was Eliashib. He and his brothers, the priests, went to work and built the Sheep Gate. They prayed to make that gate holy to God. They set its doors in place in the wall. The priests worked on the wall of Jerusalem as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel. They prayed to make all this work holy to God.

The men from Jericho built the wall next to the priests. And Zaccur son of a man named Imri built the wall next to the men of Jericho.

The sons of a man named Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They set the beams in place. They put doors on the building. Then they put the locks and bolts on the doors.

Meremoth son of Uriah repaired the next section of the wall. (Uriah was the son of Hakkoz.)

Meshullam son of Berekiah repaired the next section of the wall. (Berekiah was the son of Meshezabel.)

Zadok son of Baana repaired the next section of the wall.

The men from Tekoa repaired the next section of the wall, but the leaders from Tekoa refused to work for Nehemiah their governor.

Joiada and Meshullam fixed the Old Gate. Joiada is the son of Paseah and Meshullam is the son of Besodeiah. They set the beams in place. They put the doors on the hinges. Then they put the locks and bolts on the doors.

The men from Gibeon and Mizpah fixed the next section of the wall. Melatiah from Gibeon and Jadon from Meronoth did the work. Gibeon and Meronoth are places that are controlled by the governors of the area west of the Euphrates River.

Uzziel son of Harhaiah repaired the next section of the wall. Uzziel was a goldsmith. Hananiah was one of the perfume makers. These men built and repaired Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Rephaiah son of Hur repaired the next section of the wall. Rephaiah was the governor of half of Jerusalem.

10 Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired the next section of the wall. Jedaiah repaired the wall next to his own house. Hattush son of Hashabneiah repaired the next section. 11 Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired the next section. They also repaired Oven Tower.

12 Shallum son of Hallohesh repaired the next section of the wall. His daughters helped him. Shallum was the governor of the other half of Jerusalem.

13 The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the people who live in the town of Zanoah. They built the Valley Gate. They put the doors on their hinges. Then they put the locks and bolts on the doors. They also repaired 500 yards[a] of the wall. They worked on the wall all the way to the Gate of Ash Piles.

14 Malkijah son of Recab repaired the Gate of Ash Piles. Malkijah was the governor of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He repaired the gate. He put the doors on the hinges. Then he put the locks and bolts on the doors.

15 Shallun son of Col-Hozeh repaired the Fountain Gate. Shallun was the governor of the district of Mizpah. He repaired the gate and put a roof over it. He put the doors on the hinges. Then he put the locks and bolts on the doors. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam that is next to the King’s Garden. He repaired the wall all the way to the steps that go down from the City of David.

16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk repaired the next section. This Nehemiah was the governor of half the district of Beth Zur. He made repairs up to a place that is across from the tombs of David. And he worked as far as the man-made pool and the House of Heroes.

17 The men from the tribe of Levi repaired the next section. They worked under Rehum son of Bani. Hashabiah repaired the next section. Hashabiah was governor of half the district of Keilah. He made repairs for his own district.

18 Their brothers repaired the next section. They worked under Binnui son of Henadad. Binnui was the governor of the other half of the district of Keilah.

19 Ezer son of Jeshua repaired the next section. Ezer was governor of Mizpah. He repaired the section of wall from the room for weapons to the corner of the wall. 20 Baruch son of Zabbai repaired the next section. Baruch worked very hard and repaired the section of wall from the corner to the entrance to the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section of wall from the entrance to Eliashib’s house to the end of that house. 22 The next section of walls was repaired by the priests who lived in that area.[b]

23 Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the wall in front of their own house. And Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, repaired the wall next to his house.

24 Binnui son of Henadad repaired the section of wall from Azariah’s house to the bend in the wall and then to the corner.

25 Palal son of Uzai worked across from the bend in the wall near the tower. This is the tower at the king’s upper house. That is near the courtyard of the king’s guard. Pedaiah son of Parosh worked next to Palal.

26 The Temple servants lived on Ophel Hill. They repaired the next section all the way to the east side of the Water Gate and the tower near it.

27 The men from Tekoa repaired the rest of that section from the big tower all the way to the Ophel wall.

28 The priests repaired the section over the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the wall in front of his own house. 29 Zadok son of Immer repaired the section in front of his house. Shemaiah son of Shecaniah repaired the next section. Shemaiah was the guard of the East Gate.

30 Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun son of Zalaph repaired the rest of that section of wall. (Hanun was Zalaph’s sixth son.)

Meshullam son of Berekiah repaired the section in front of his house. 31 Malkijah repaired the next section of wall all the way to the houses of the Temple servants and the merchants. That is across from the Inspection Gate. Malkijah repaired the section all the way to the room over the corner of the wall. Malkijah was a goldsmith. 32 The goldsmiths and the merchants repaired the section of wall from that corner to the Sheep Gate.

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:13 500 yards Literally, “1000 cubits” (444 m).
  2. Nehemiah 3:22 that area Or possibly, “the Jordan Valley.”