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Esdras 8
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Esdras 8
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Líderes que regresaron con Esdras
8 Estos son los nombres de los jefes de familia y los registros familiares de los que vinieron conmigo a Jerusalén desde Babilonia cuando gobernaba el rey Artajerjes:
2 De los descendientes de Finés estaba Guersón; de los de Itamar estaba Daniel; de los de David estaba Jatús, 3 hijo de Secanías.
De los descendientes de Parós estaban Zacarías y otros 150 hombres más.
4 De los descendientes de Pajat Moab estaban Elihoenay hijo de Zeraías y otros 200 hombres más.
5 De los descendientes de Zatú estaban Secanías, hijo de Jahaziel y otros 300 hombres más.
6 De los descendientes de Adín estaban Ébed hijo de Jonatán y otros 50 hombres más.
7 De los descendientes de Elam estaban Isaías hijo de Atalías y otros 70 hombres más.
8 De los descendientes de Sefatías estaban Zebadías, hijo de Micael y otros 80 hombres más.
9 De los descendientes de Joab estaban Abdías hijo de Jehiel y otros 218 hombres más.
10 De los descendientes de Baní estaban Selomit, hijo de Josifías y otros 160 hombres más.
11 De los descendientes de Bebay estaban Zacarías hijo de Bebay y otros 28 hombres más.
12 De los descendientes de Azgad estaban Johanán hijo de Hacatán y otros 110 hombres más.
13 De los últimos descendientes de Adonicán estaban Elifelet, Jeyel, Semaías y otros 60 hombres más.
14 De los descendientes de Bigvay estaban Utay, Zabud y otros 70 hombres más.
Regreso a Jerusalén
15 Los reuní junto al río que corre hacia Ahava y acampamos allí tres días. Al pasar revista a la gente y a los sacerdotes me di cuenta de que no había ningún levita. 16 Entonces llamé a estos hombres como líderes principales: Eliezer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatán, Jarib, Elnatán, Natán, Zacarías y Mesulán. También llamé a Joyarib y Elnatán, que eran hombres prudentes. 17 A todos ellos les pedí que fueran donde Idó, que es el líder del pueblo de Casifia. Les dije lo que debían decir a Idó, a sus hermanos y a los servidores en Casifia para que nos enviaran servidores para el templo de nuestro Dios.
18 Ya que Dios estaba con nosotros, los familiares de Idó nos enviaron estos hombres:
Serebías, un sabio de los descendientes de Majlí que era uno de los descendientes de Leví hijo de Israel. Majlí fue enviado con sus hijos y hermanos. En total eran 18 hombres de esa familia. 19 También nos enviaron a Jasabías e Isaías de los descendientes de Merari, con sus hermanos y sobrinos. En total eran 20 hombres de esa familia. 20 Además nos enviaron 220 trabajadores del templo cuyos antepasados habían sido elegidos por David y sus oficiales importantes para ayudar a los levitas. Los nombres de todos ellos estaban en la lista.
21 Allá cerca del río Ahava, les anuncié a todos que debíamos ayunar para humillarnos ante Dios y así poder pedirle que nos concediera un viaje seguro para nosotros, nuestros hijos y nuestras pertenencias. 22 Me apenaba pedirle al rey Artajerjes que nos diera soldados y jinetes para que nos protegieran de los enemigos durante todo el viaje. La razón por la que me apenaba pedirle eso era por lo que le habíamos dicho: «Nuestro Dios está con todos los que confían en él y se enoja con quienes se alejan de su lado». 23 Así que ayunamos y oramos a nuestro Dios por nuestro viaje y él respondió nuestras oraciones.
24 Luego elegí a doce jefes de los sacerdotes, a Serebías, a Jasabías y a diez de sus hermanos. 25 A ellos les entregue el oro, la plata y las otras cosas que el rey Artajerjes, sus consejeros, sus oficiales importantes y todos los israelitas que estaban en Babilonia dieron para el templo de Dios. 26 Pesé todas esas cosas y en total había 22 450 kilos[a] de plata, 3300 kilos de platos y objetos de plata y 3300 kilos de oro. 27 Les di 20 de oro que pesaban 8 kilos y dos hermosos platos de bronce brillante tan valioso como el oro. 28 Luego les dije a los sacerdotes: «Ustedes y todos estos objetos son sagrados para el SEÑOR. Todos estos objetos de oro y plata son ofrendas para el SEÑOR, el Dios de sus antepasados. 29 Así que lleven todo esto con mucho cuidado. Son su responsabilidad hasta que lo entreguen a los jefes de los sacerdotes, a los levitas y a los jefes de familia de Israel, quienes lo pesarán y lo colocarán en los cuartos del templo del SEÑOR en Jerusalén». 30 Los sacerdotes y levitas recibieron el oro, la plata, y los utensilios que Esdras había pesado y les había entregado para que llevaran al templo de Dios en Jerusalén.
31 En el día doce del primer mes[b] partimos desde el río Ahava hacia Jerusalén. Dios estaba con nosotros y nos protegió de enemigos y de ladrones durante todo el camino. 32 Así que llegamos a Jerusalén y descansamos allí por tres días. 33 En el cuarto día, fuimos al templo y pesamos el oro, la plata y los utensilios, y se los entregamos al sacerdote Meremot hijo de Urías. Eleazar hijo de Finés estaba con Meremot al igual que los levitas, Jozabad hijo de Jesúa y Noadías hijo de Binuy. 34 Contamos y pesamos todo y registramos el peso total.
35 Luego, los judíos que regresaron del cautiverio ofrecieron al Dios de Israel sacrificios que deben quemarse completamente: doce toros por todo Israel, 96 carneros, 77 corderos y doce chivos como sacrificio por el pecado. Todos fueron ofrecidos como sacrificio que debe quemarse completamente al SEÑOR. 36 También, entregaron la carta del rey Artajerjes a los oficiales reales y a los gobernadores de la provincia al occidente del río Éufrates. Los oficiales y gobernadores apoyaron al pueblo y al templo de Dios.
Ezra 8
1599 Geneva Bible
Ezra 8
1599 Geneva Bible
8 1 The number of them that returned to Jerusalem with Ezra. 21 He causeth them to fast. 24 He admonisheth the Priests of their duty. 31 What they did when they came to Jerusalem.
1 These are now the chief fathers of them, and the genealogy of them that came up with me from Babel, in the reign of king [a]Artaxerxes.
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 the count of the males, an hundred and fifty.
4 Of the sons of [b]Pahath-Moab, 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 And of the sons 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 eight and twenty 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 sons of Adonikam, that were the [c]last, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Jehiel and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
14 And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
15 And I gathered them to the [d]river that goeth toward Ahava, and there abode we three days: then I viewed the people, and the Priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
16 Therefore sent I to Eliezer, to Ariel, to Shemeiah, and to Elnathan, and to Jarib, and to Elnathan, and to Nathan, and to Zechariah, and to Meshullam the chief, and to Joiarib, and to Elnathan men of understanding,
17 And I gave them commandment, to Iddo the [e]chiefest at the place of Casiphia, and I [f]told them the words that they should speak to Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinim at the place of Casiphia, that they should cause the ministers of the house of our God to come unto us.
18 So by the good hand of our God, which was 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, even eighteen.
19 Also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brethren, and their sons twenty.
20 And of the [g]Nethinim, whom David had set, and the Princes for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty of the Nethinim, which all were named by name.
21 And there at the river, by Ahava, I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble [h]ourselves before our God, and seek of him a right way for us, and for our children, and for all our substance.
22 For I was [i]ashamed to require of the king an army and horsemen, to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him in goodness, 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 entreated of us.
24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the Priests, Sherebiah, and Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
25 And weighed them the silver and the gold and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king and his counselors and his Princes, and all Israel that were present had offered.
26 And I weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty [j]talents of silver, and in silver vessel an hundred talents, and in gold, an hundred talents,
27 And twenty basins of gold, of a thousand [k]drams, and two vessels of shining brass very good, and precious as gold.
28 ¶ And I said unto them, Ye are consecrated unto the Lord, and the vessels are consecrated, and the gold and the silver are freely offered unto the Lord God of your fathers.
29 Watch ye, and keep them until ye weigh them before the chief Priests and the Levites, and the chief fathers of Israel in Jerusalem in the chambers of the house of the Lord.
30 So the Priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver, and of the gold, and of the vessels to bring them to Jerusalem, unto the house of our God.
31 ¶ Then we departed from the river of Ahavah on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as laid [l]wait by the way.
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
33 And on the fourth day was the silver weighed, and the gold, and the vessel, 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 the [m]Levites,
34 By number and by weight of every one, and all the weight was written at the same time.
35 Also the children of the captivity, which were come out of captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, and twelve he goats for sin: all was a burnt offering of the Lord.
36 And they delivered the King’s commission unto the King’s officers, and to the captains beyond the river: and they promoted the people, and the house of God.
Footnotes
- Ezra 8:1 Read Ezra 7.
- Ezra 8:4 Or, captains of Moab.
- Ezra 8:13 That came to go with Ezra.
- Ezra 8:15 To that place of Euphrates, where Ahava the river entereth into it.
- Ezra 8:17 He was the chiefest that taught there the Law of God unto the Levites.
- Ezra 8:17 Hebrew, put words in their mouth.
- Ezra 8:20 Read Ezra 2:43.
- Ezra 8:21 He showeth that the end of fasting, is to humble the body to the spirit, which must proceed of the heart lively touched, or else it is but hypocrisy.
- Ezra 8:22 He thought it better to commit himself to the protection of God, than by seeking these ordinary means to give occasion to others to think that he did doubt of God’s power.
- Ezra 8:26 Read 1 Kings 9:14.
- Ezra 8:27 Read Ezra 2:29.
- Ezra 8:31 This declared that their journey was full of danger, and yet God delivered them according to their prayer.
- Ezra 8:33 This was a token of a good conscience and of his integrity, that he would have witnesses of his fidelity.
Ezra 8
New International Version
Ezra 8
New International Version
List of the Family Heads Returning With Ezra
8 These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:(A)
2 of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom;
of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel;
of the descendants of David, Hattush 3 of the descendants of Shekaniah;(B)
of the descendants of Parosh,(C) Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
4 of the descendants of Pahath-Moab,(D) Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
5 of the descendants of Zattu,[a] Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
6 of the descendants of Adin,(E) Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
7 of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
8 of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
9 of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
10 of the descendants of Bani,[b] Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
11 of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
12 of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
13 of the descendants of Adonikam,(F) the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
14 of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men.
The Return to Jerusalem
15 I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava,(G) and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites(H) there. 16 So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning, 17 and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants(I) in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God. 18 Because the gracious hand of our God was on us,(J) they brought us Sherebiah,(K) a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all; 19 and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all. 20 They also brought 220 of the temple servants(L)—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
21 There, by the Ahava Canal,(M) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey(N) for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers(O) and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone(P) who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.(Q)” 23 So we fasted(R) and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah,(S) Hashabiah and ten of their brothers, 25 and I weighed out(T) to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God. 26 I weighed out to them 650 talents[c] of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents,[d] 100 talents[e] of gold, 27 20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics,[f] and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
28 I said to them, “You as well as these articles are consecrated to the Lord.(U) The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your ancestors. 29 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel.” 30 Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal(V) to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us,(W) and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way. 32 So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.(X)
33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out(Y) the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth(Z) son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad(AA) son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.(AB) 34 Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls(AC) for all Israel,(AD) ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering,[g] twelve male goats.(AE) All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36 They also delivered the king’s orders(AF) to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates,(AG) who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.(AH)
Footnotes
- Ezra 8:5 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew does not have Zattu.
- Ezra 8:10 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew does not have Bani.
- Ezra 8:26 That is, about 24 tons or about 22 metric tons
- Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
- Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
- Ezra 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
- Ezra 8:35 Or purification offering
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