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Ésta es la lista de las casas patriarcales y la genealogía de los que durante el reinado de Artajerjes salieron conmigo de Babilonia a Jerusalén:

Gersón, descendiente de la familia de Finés;

Daniel, de la familia de Itamar;

Jatús, de la familia de David.

Zacarías, de los descendientes de Secanías y de Paros, más ciento cincuenta varones.

Elioguenay hijo de Zeraías, de los descendientes de Pajat Moab, más doscientos varones.

El hijo de Jahaziel, de los descendientes de Secanías, más trescientos varones.

Ebed, hijo de Jonatán, de los descendientes de Adín, más cincuenta varones.

Jesaías hijo de Atalías, de los descendientes de Elam, más setenta varones.

Zebadías hijo de Micael, de los descendientes de Sefatías, más ochenta varones.

Abdías hijo de Yejiel, de los descendientes de Joab, más doscientos dieciocho varones.

10 El hijo de Josifías, de los descendientes de Selomit, más ciento sesenta varones.

11 Zacarías hijo de Bebay, de los descendientes de Bebay, más veintiocho varones.

12 Johanán hijo de Hacatán, de los descendientes de Azgad, más ciento diez varones.

13 Los últimos descendientes de Adonicán, que eran Elifelet, Yeguiel y Semaías, más sesenta varones.

14 Utay y Zabud, descendientes de Bigvay, más setenta varones.

15 Yo reuní a todos estos junto al río que se dirige a Ahava, y acampamos allí durante tres días. Busqué entre el pueblo y entre los sacerdotes, pero no encontré a ningún descendiente de Leví. 16 Entonces despaché a Eliezer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatán, Jarib, Elnatán, Natán, Zacarías y Mesulán, que eran hombres importantes, y también a Joyarib y a Elnatán, hombres de muchos conocimientos, 17 y los envié a Casifia, donde Iddo era el jefe, y los instruí en cuanto a lo que debían decir a Iddo, lo mismo que a sus hermanos que servían en el templo en Casifia; específicamente le pedí que nos proporcionaran ministros para el templo de nuestro Dios. 18 Y como la mano de nuestro Dios estaba con nosotros, nos trajeron a Serebías, que era un hombre muy entendido y que era descendiente de Majali hijo de Leví, el hijo de Israel. Con él llegaron sus hijos y sus hermanos, dieciocho varones en total; 19 Jasabías y Jesaías, de los descendientes de Merari, con sus hijos y sus hermanos, veinte varones en total; 20 más doscientos criados del templo, a quienes David y los jefes israelitas habían puesto bajo la dirección de los levitas, cada uno de los cuales fue designado por nombre para servir en el templo.

21 Ese día, a las orillas del río Ahava, convoque a un ayuno general en honor de nuestro Dios, para pedir que a nosotros y a nuestros hijos, y a nuestros bienes, nos guiara por el camino correcto. 22 No me atreví a pedirle al rey que enviara con nosotros soldados y gente de a caballo para defendernos de los enemigos en el camino, pues le había dicho:

«El poder de nuestro Dios hace bien a quienes lo buscan, pero no a quienes lo abandonan, los cuales experimentan su enojo.»

23 Así que todos ayunamos ese día, y le pedimos al Señor que nos bendijera, y él nos bendijo.

24 Después aparté a Serebías y a Jasabías y a sus diez hermanos, pues los doce eran de los principales sacerdotes. 25 Luego, pesé ante ellos la plata, el oro y los utensilios, que eran las ofrendas para el templo de Dios que habían dado el rey Artajerjes y sus consejeros, y los hombres importantes del reino y los israelitas. 26 Lo que pesé y les entregué fueron seiscientos cincuenta talentos de plata, cien talentos de plata en utensilios para el templo, y cien talentos de oro; 27 además, veinte tazones de oro que valían mil dracmas de oro, y dos vasos de bronce de excelente pulido, tan valiosos como el oro. 28 Y les dije:

«Ustedes han sido consagrados para el servicio del Señor, y los utensilios, la plata y el oro, también han sido consagrados como ofrenda voluntaria al Señor, Dios de nuestros antepasados. 29 Tengan mucho cuidado con las ofrendas; guárdenlas muy bien hasta que puedan pesarlas delante de los jefes de los sacerdotes y levitas, y de los jefes de las familias patriarcales de Israel que están en Jerusalén.»

30 Y los sacerdotes y los levitas recibieron la plata, el oro y los utensilios que yo había pesado, para llevarlos al templo de nuestro Dios en Jerusalén.

31 El día doce del mes primero levantamos el campamento que teníamos junto al río Ahava, y partimos hacia Jerusalén, y nuestro Dios nos protegió durante todo el camino y nos libró de nuestros enemigos y de los que nos acechaban para hacernos daño. 32 Cuando llegamos a Jerusalén, descansamos allí durante tres días. 33 Al cuarto día fuimos al templo y entregamos las ofrendas al sacerdote Meremot hijo de Urías, y él las pesó en presencia de Eleazar hijo de Finés y de los levitas Jozabad hijo de Josué y Noadías hijo de Binúi. 34 Todo se hizo correctamente, y lo que entregamos ese día se pesó y se anotó.

35 Los que habían vuelto del cautiverio y que llegaron con nosotros ofrecieron holocaustos al Dios de Israel, doce becerros en favor de los israelitas, noventa y seis carneros, setenta y siete corderos y doce machos cabríos, para el perdón de pecados; todo en holocausto al Señor. 36 Los decretos del rey fueron entregados a los sátrapas y capitanes del otro lado del río Éufrates, y ellos apoyaron al pueblo y al templo de Dios.

List of the Family Heads Returning With Ezra

These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:(A)

of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom;

of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel;

of the descendants of David, Hattush of the descendants of Shekaniah;(B)

of the descendants of Parosh,(C) Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;

of the descendants of Pahath-Moab,(D) Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;

of the descendants of Zattu,[a] Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

of the descendants of Adin,(E) Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;

of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;

of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;

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

  1. Ezra 8:5 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew does not have Zattu.
  2. Ezra 8:10 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew does not have Bani.
  3. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 24 tons or about 22 metric tons
  4. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  5. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  6. Ezra 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
  7. Ezra 8:35 Or purification offering

People Who Went with Ezra

Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes: of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, (A)Hattush; of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of (B)Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list; of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him; of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him; and of the sons of (C)Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him; and of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him; and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him; of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him; 10 and of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him; 11 and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him; 12 and of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him; 13 and of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them; 14 and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and [a]Zabbud, and 70 males with [b]them.

Ezra Sends for Levites

15 Now I assembled them at (D)the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I observed the people and the priests, I (E)did not find any Levites there. 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, [c]leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers. 17 I sent them to Iddo the [d]leading man at the place Casiphia; and I [e]told them what to say to [f]Iddo and his brothers, (F)the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God. 18 (G)According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a (H)man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men; 19 and Hashabiah and [g]Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men; 20 and 220 of (I)the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.

Protection of God Invoked

21 Then I proclaimed (J)a fast there at (K)the river of Ahava, that we might (L)humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a [h]safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions. 22 For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to [i]protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “(M)The hand of our God is [j]favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but (N)His power and His anger are against all those who (O)forsake Him.” 23 So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He [k](P)listened to our entreaty.

24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, (Q)Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers; 25 and I (R)weighed out to them (S)the silver, the gold and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king and (T)his counselors and his princes and all Israel present there had offered. 26 (U)Thus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents, 27 and 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two utensils of fine shiny bronze, precious as gold. 28 Then I said to them, “(V)You are holy to the Lord, and the (W)utensils are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers. 29 Watch and keep them (X)until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.” 30 So the priests and the Levites (Y)accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

31 Then we journeyed from (Z)the river Ahava on (AA)the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and (AB)the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way. 32 (AC)Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days.

Treasure Placed in the Temple

33 On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils (AD)were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of (AE)Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui. 34 Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time.

35 (AF)The exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: (AG)12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the Lord. 36 Then (AH)they delivered the king’s edicts to (AI)the king’s satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the [l]River, and they supported the people and the house of God.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 8:14 Or Zakkur
  2. Ezra 8:14 Or him
  3. Ezra 8:16 Lit heads
  4. Ezra 8:17 Lit head
  5. Ezra 8:17 Lit put words in their mouth to say
  6. Ezra 8:17 So Gr; Heb Iddo his brother
  7. Ezra 8:19 So Gr; Heb with him Jeshaiah
  8. Ezra 8:21 Lit straight way
  9. Ezra 8:22 Lit help
  10. Ezra 8:22 Lit upon all...for good
  11. Ezra 8:23 Lit was entreated by us
  12. Ezra 8:36 I.e. Euphrates River