Esdras 2
La Bible du Semeur
La liste des Judéens rentrés d’exil
2 Voici la liste[a] des hommes originaires du district de Juda que Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, avait déportés à Babylone et qui sont revenus de la captivité à Jérusalem et en Juda, chacun dans sa ville. 2 Ils revinrent sous la conduite de Zorobabel, Josué, Néhémie[b], Seraya, Réélaya, Mardochée[c], Bilshân, Mispar, Bigvaï, Rehoum, Baana.
Et voici le compte des Israélites :
3 Descendants de Pareosh : 2 172.
4 Descendants de Shephatia : 372.
5 Descendants d’Arah : 775.
6 Descendants de Pahath-Moab, de la postérité de Josué et de Joab : 2 812.
7 Descendants d’Elam : 1 254.
8 Descendants de Zatthou : 945.
9 Descendants de Zakkaï : 760.
10 Descendants de Bani : 642.
11 Descendants de Bébaï : 623.
12 Descendants d’Azgad : 1 222.
13 Descendants d’Adoniqam : 666.
14 Descendants de Bigvaï : 2 056.
15 Descendants d’Adîn : 454.
16 Descendants d’Ather, de la lignée d’Ezéchias : 98.
17 Descendants de Betsaï : 323.
18 Descendants de Yora : 112.
19 Descendants de Hashoum : 223.
20 Descendants de Guibbar : 95.
21 Descendants de Bethléhem : 123[d].
22 Ressortissants de Netopha : 56.
23 Ressortissants d’Anatoth : 128.
24 Descendants d’Azmaveth : 42.
25 Descendants de Qiryath-Yearim, de Kephira et de Beéroth : 743.
26 Descendants de Rama et de Guéba : 621.
27 Ressortissants de Mikmas : 122.
28 Ressortissants de Béthel et d’Aï : 223.
29 Descendants de Nébo : 52.
30 Descendants de Magbish : 156.
31 Descendants de l’autre Elam : 1 254.
32 Descendants de Harim : 320.
33 Descendants de Lod, de Hadid et d’Ono : 725.
34 Descendants de Jéricho : 345.
35 Descendants de Senaa : 3 630.
36 Pour ce qui est des prêtres :
Descendants de Yedaeya, de la lignée de Josué : 973.
37 Descendants d’Immer : 1 052.
38 Descendants de Pashhour : 1 247.
39 Descendants de Harim : 1 017.
40 Pour ce qui est des lévites :
Descendants de Josué et de Qadmiel, du groupe familial de Hodavia : 74.
41 Musiciens : les descendants d’Asaph[e] : 128.
42 Groupe des portiers[f] : les descendants de Shalloum, d’Ather, de Talmôn, d’Aqqoub, de Hathitha, de Shobaï, en tout : 139.
43 Les desservants[g] du Temple : les descendants de Tsiha, de Hasoupha, de Thabbaoth, 44 de Qéros, de Siaha, de Padôn, 45 de Lebana, de Hagaba, d’Aqqoub, 46 de Hagab, de Shalmaï, de Hanân, 47 de Guiddel, de Gahar, de Reaya, 48 de Retsîn, de Neqoda, de Gazzam, 49 d’Ouzza, de Paséah, de Bésaï, 50 d’Asna, de Mehounim, de Nephousim, 51 de Baqbouq, de Haqoupha, de Har-hour, 52 de Batslouth, de Mehida, de Harsha, 53 de Barqos, de Sisera, de Thamah, 54 de Netsiah, de Hathipha.
55 Quant au groupe des descendants des serviteurs de Salomon[h], il comprenait les descendants de Sothaï, de Sophéreth, de Perouda, 56 de Yaala, de Darqôn, de Guiddel, 57 de Shephatia, de Hatthil, de Pokéreth-Hatsebaïm, d’Ami.
58 Total des desservants du Temple et des descendants des serviteurs de Salomon : 392.
59 Liste de ceux qui sont venus des villes de Tel-Mélah, de Tel-Harsha, de Keroub-Addân et d’Immer mais qui ne purent pas indiquer quels étaient leur groupe familial et leur ascendance, pour prouver leur origine israélite : 60 les descendants de Delaya, de Tobiya et de Neqoda : 652.
61 Et parmi les prêtres : les descendants de Hobaya, d’Haqqots et de Barzillaï. Ce dernier tenait son nom de Barzillaï, le Galaadite, dont il avait épousé une fille. 62 Ils recherchèrent leurs registres généalogiques, mais ne les trouvèrent pas. Ils furent donc disqualifiés pour l’exercice du sacerdoce, 63 et le gouverneur[i] leur ordonna de ne pas manger des aliments consacrés[j] jusqu’à ce qu’un prêtre ait consulté Dieu à leur sujet par l’ourim et le toummim[k].
64 La communauté entière de ceux qui étaient revenus de l’exil comprenait 42 360 personnes 65 sans compter leurs 7 337 serviteurs et servantes. Parmi eux se trouvaient 200 musiciens et chanteuses[l]. 66 Ils avaient 736 chevaux, 245 mulets, 67 435 chameaux et 6 720 ânes.
68 Lors de leur arrivée au temple de l’Eternel à Jérusalem, plusieurs chefs de groupes familiaux firent des offrandes volontaires pour la reconstruction du temple de Dieu sur son emplacement. 69 Ils versèrent, chacun selon ses moyens, au fonds des travaux : 61 000 pièces d’or et 5 000 pièces d’argent, plus 100 tuniques sacerdotales.
70 Les prêtres et les lévites, les gens du peuple, les musiciens, les portiers et les desservants du Temple, tous les Israélites s’établirent dans leurs villes d’origine[m].
Footnotes
- 2.1 La liste qui suit se retrouve en Né 7.6-72.
- 2.2 A ne pas confondre avec le Néhémie dont le livre biblique porte le nom et qui vivra près d’une centaine d’années plus tard (voir Né 1.1 et note).
- 2.2 Différent du Mardochée dont parle le livre d’Esther (voir Est 2.5) ; c’était un nom courant à Babylone (dérivé de Mardouk, dieu de Babylone).
- 2.21 Les v. 21-35 nomment une série de villes et de villages, principalement dans le territoire de Benjamin, au nord de Jérusalem.
- 2.41 Asaph fut l’un des trois lévites établis par David pour diriger la musique et le chant (1 Ch 15.16-24 ; 25.1 ; 2 Ch 5.12 ; 35.15).
- 2.42 Lévites chargés de surveiller les entrées du Temple.
- 2.43 Voir 8.20 ; 1 Ch 9.2. Chargés de tâches subalternes.
- 2.55 Voir Né 7.57, 60 ; 11.3. Peut-être les descendants des ouvriers étrangers engagés à la construction du Temple sous Salomon (voir 1 R 9.20-21).
- 2.63 Voir 1.8 et note.
- 2.63 C’est-à-dire la part des sacrifices qui revenait aux prêtres (voir Lv 6.22 ; 22.10-16 ; Nb 18.9).
- 2.63 Voir Ex 28.30.
- 2.65 Certainement des musiciens autres que les lévites des v. 41 et 70, qui se produisaient aux fêtes populaires ainsi que lors des mariages et des enterrements (2 Ch 35.25).
- 2.70 Voir 1 Ch 9.2 ; Né 11.3.
Ezra 2
New Life Version
Families Who Returned
2 These are the people who left the land of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. Their families had been taken away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon. 2 These people returned with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the men of Israel: 3 2,172 sons of Parosh, 4 372 sons of Shephatiah, 5 775 sons of Arah, 6 2,812 sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 7 1,254 sons of Elam, 8 945 sons of Zattu, 9 760 sons of Zaccai, 10 642 sons of Bani, 11 623 sons of Bebai, 12 1,222 sons of Azgad, 13 666 sons of Adonikam, 14 2,056 sons of Bigvai, 15 454 sons of Adin, 16 98 sons of Ater, 17 323 sons of Bezai, 18 112 sons of Jorah, 19 223 sons of Hashum, 20 95 sons of Gibbar, 21 123 sons of Bethlehem, 22 56 sons of Netophah, 23 128 sons of Anathoth, 24 42 sons of Azmaveth, 25 743 sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 26 621 sons of Raman and Geba, 27 122 sons of Michmas, 28 223 sons of Bethel and Ai, 29 52 sons of Nebo, 30 156 sons of Magbish, 31 1,254 sons of the other Elam, 32 320 sons of Harim, 33 725 sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 34 345 sons of Jericho, 35 3,630 sons of Senaah.
36 The religious leaders: 973 sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 37 1,052 sons of Immer, 38 1,247 sons of Pashhur, 39 1,017 sons of Harim.
40 The Levites: 74 sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah. 41 The singers: 128 sons of Asaph. 42 The sons of the gate-keepers: 139 of the sons of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
43 The men who worked in the house of the Lord: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, 44 the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, 45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, 46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan, 47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, 48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, 49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, 50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim, 51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, 53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, 54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
55 The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda, 56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, 57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami. 58 All the servants of the house of the Lord, and all the sons of Solomon’s servants, were 392.
59 Now these are the men who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer. But they were not able to show that their fathers and they were children of Israel: 60 652 sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. 61 And the sons of the religious leaders: the sons of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. 62 These men looked for their names among the names of all the families, but could not find them. So they were thought of as being unclean, and were not allowed to work as religious leaders. 63 And the leader told them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a religious leader learned God’s will by the Urim and Thummin.
64 There were 42,360 people in all, 65 besides the 7,337 men servants and women servants, and 200 singing men and women. 66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 When they came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the family groups gave a free-will gift for the house of God to be built again on the same place. 69 As they were able, they gave 61,000 gold-pieces and 5,000 silverpieces and 100 coats for the religious leaders, for the work to be done.
70 So the religious leaders, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gate-keepers and the servants of the Lord’s house lived in their own cities, and all Israel lived in their cities.
Ezra 2
King James Version
2 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
6 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
18 The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.
19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
21 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.
22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
25 The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
30 The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.
31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
41 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
50 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
55 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
59 And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
63 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
64 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
68 And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
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