Nehemia 11
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Die Bewohner von Jerusalem und Juda
11 Alle führenden Männer hatten sich in Jerusalem niedergelassen. Aus dem übrigen Volk sollte jede zehnte Familie in Jerusalem, der Heiligen Stadt, wohnen. Sie wurden durch das Los bestimmt. Die anderen Familien konnten in ihren Heimatorten bleiben. 2 Doch wer freiwillig nach Jerusalem zog, wurde vom Volk besonders geehrt.
3 In den Städten und Dörfern von Juda wohnten Leute aus dem Volk sowie Priester, Leviten, Tempeldiener und Nachkommen der Diener Salomos, jeder auf dem Grundstück, das er von seinen Vorfahren geerbt hatte.
Folgende Sippenoberhäupter aus Juda ließen sich in Jerusalem nieder:
4 aus dem Stamm Juda:
Ataja, der Sohn von Usija, zu seinen Vorfahren gehörten Secharja, Amarja, Schefatja, Mahalalel und Perez;
5 Maaseja, der Sohn von Baruch, zu seinen Vorfahren gehörten Kolhose, Hasaja, Adaja, Jojarib, Secharja und Schela.
6 Von den Nachkommen von Perez wohnten 468 angesehene Männer mit ihren Familien in Jerusalem.
7 Aus dem Stamm Benjamin:
Sallu, der Sohn von Meschullam, seine Vorfahren reichten über Joëd, Pedaja, Kolaja, Maaseja und Itiël bis zu Jesaja;
8 Gabbai und Sallai, zwei nahe Verwandte von Sallu;[a] zu den Sippen dieser drei Männer gehörten 928 Familien. 9 Sie alle unterstanden Joel, dem Sohn von Sichri; Juda, der Sohn von Senua, war zweiter Stadtoberster.
10 Die Priester, die in Jerusalem lebten, waren Jedaja, Jojarib, Jachin 11 und der oberste Priester Seraja, ein Sohn von Hilkija; unter seinen Vorfahren waren Meschullam, Zadok, Merajot und Ahitub.
12 Zu den Sippen dieser Priester gehörten 822 Familien; die Männer verrichteten den Tempeldienst.
Außerdem Adaja, der Sohn von Jeroham, seine Vorfahren reichten über Pelalja, Amzi, Secharja und Paschhur bis zu Malkija; 13 seine Sippe umfasste 242 Familien.
Ferner Amaschsai, der Sohn von Asarel, zu seinen Vorfahren gehörten Achsai, Meschillemot und Immer; 14 seine Sippe bestand aus 128 Familien, die hohes Ansehen genossen. Sie unterstanden Sabdiël, dem Sohn von Haggadolim.
15 Von den Leviten lebten folgende Sippenoberhäupter in Jerusalem:
Schemaja, der Sohn von Haschub, zu seinen Vorfahren gehörten Asrikam, Haschabja und Bunni;
16 außerdem Schabbetai und Josabad, die für den Dienst im äußeren Bereich des Tempels verantwortlich waren;
17 ferner Mattanja, der Sohn von Micha, er stammte über Sabdi von Asaf ab; er leitete den Lobgesang und das Dankgebet im Tempel.
Außerdem Mattanjas Bruder Bakbukja, der auch sein Stellvertreter war;
schließlich Abda, der Sohn von Schammua, der über Galal von Jedutun abstammte.
18 Insgesamt lebten 284 levitische Familien in der Heiligen Stadt.
19 Dazu kamen folgende Sippenoberhäupter der Torwächter:
Akkub und Talmon mit ihren Verwandten, insgesamt 172 Familien.
20 Der Rest des Volkes, der Priester und Leviten lebte außerhalb von Jerusalem in den übrigen Städten von Juda, jeder auf dem Grundstück, das er von seinen Vorfahren geerbt hatte.
21 Die Tempeldiener wohnten auf dem Hügel Ofel; Ziha und Gischpa hatten die Aufsicht über sie.
22 Die Leviten in Jerusalem unterstanden Usi, dem Sohn von Bani; zu seinen Vorfahren gehörten Haschabja, Mattanja und Micha. Sie stammten von Asaf ab, dessen Familie für die Musik im Tempel verantwortlich war. 23 Der König[b] hatte genau festgelegt, in welcher Reihenfolge die Männer aus der Sippe Asaf den Gesang im Tempel leiten sollten.
24 Petachja vertrat die Belange der Israeliten am persischen Königshof. Er war ein Sohn von Meschesabel und Nachkomme von Serach, dem Sohn von Juda.
25 In folgenden Städten wohnten Familien aus dem Stamm Juda: Kirjat-Arba, Dibon und Kabzeel mit den umliegenden Dörfern, 26 Jeschua, Molada, Bet-Pelet, 27 Hazar-Schual, Beerscheba mit seinen Dörfern, 28 Ziklag, Mechona mit seinen Dörfern, 29 En-Rimmon, Zora, Jarmut, 30 Sanoach, Adullam mit den dazugehörigen Dörfern, Lachisch mit den umliegenden Feldern sowie Aseka und seinen Dörfern. Das Gebiet erstreckte sich von Beerscheba im Süden bis zum Hinnomtal im Norden.
31 Wohnorte für die Familien aus dem Stamm Benjamin waren: Geba, Michmas, Ajja, Bethel und die umliegenden Dörfer, 32 Anatot, Nob, Ananja, 33 Hazor, Rama, Gittajim, 34 Hadid, Zeboïm, Neballat, 35 Lod, Ono und das Tal der Handwerker.
36 Auch einige levitische Sippen aus dem Gebiet von Juda ließen sich im Bereich des Stammes Benjamin nieder.
Footnotes
- 11,8 So nach der griechischen Übersetzung. Der hebräische Text lautet: und nach ihm Gabbai und Sallai.
- 11,23 Wahrscheinlich ist hier der persische König gemeint und nicht König David, der seinerzeit die Dienste am Tempel ordnete. Vgl. 1. Chronik 25,1‒31.
Nehemiah 11
English Standard Version
The Leaders in Jerusalem
11 Now the leaders of the people (A)lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people (B)cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem (C)the holy city, while nine out of ten[a] remained in the other towns. 2 And the people blessed all the men (D)who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
3 (E)These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah (F)everyone lived on his property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, (G)the temple servants, (H)and the descendants of Solomon's servants. 4 And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of (I)Perez; 5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite. 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.
7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah, 8 and his brothers, men of valor, 928.[b] 9 Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin, 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God, 12 and their brothers who did the work of the house, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, 13 and his brothers, heads of fathers' houses, 242; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, 14 and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
15 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; 16 and Shabbethai and (J)Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over (K)the outside work of the house of God; 17 and (L)Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise,[c] who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. 18 All the Levites in (M)the holy city were 284.
19 The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172. 20 And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, (N)every one in his inheritance. 21 (O)But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
22 The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of God. 23 (P)For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a fixed provision for the singers, (Q)as every day required. 24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's side[d] in all matters concerning the people.
Villages Outside Jerusalem
25 And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in (R)Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26 and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet, 27 in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its villages, 28 in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages, 29 in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they encamped from Beersheba to (S)the Valley of Hinnom. 31 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages, 32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and (T)Ono, the valley of craftsmen. 36 And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 11:1 Hebrew nine hands
- Nehemiah 11:8 Compare Septuagint; Hebrew Jeshaiah, and after him Gabbai, Sallai, 928
- Nehemiah 11:17 Compare Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew beginning
- Nehemiah 11:24 Hebrew hand
Nehemiah 11
New King James Version
The People Dwelling in Jerusalem
11 Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, (A)the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities. 2 And the people blessed all the men who (B)willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
3 (C)These are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem. (But in the cities of Judah everyone dwelt in his own possession in their cities—Israelites, priests, Levites, (D)Nethinim, and (E)descendants of Solomon’s servants.) 4 Also (F)in Jerusalem dwelt some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin.
The children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of (G)Perez; 5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6 All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.
7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah; 8 and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight. 9 Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of [a]Senuah was second over the city.
10 (H)Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin; 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God. 12 Their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, 13 and his brethren, heads of the fathers’ houses, were two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14 and their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel [b]the son of one of the great men.
15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16 (I)Shabbethai and (J)Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of (K)the business outside of the [c]house of God; 17 Mattaniah the son of [d]Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18 All the Levites in (L)the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.
19 Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two.
20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance. 21 (M)But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
22 Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the [e]service of the [f]house of God. 23 For (N)it was the king’s command concerning them that a [g]certain portion should be for the singers, a quota day by day. 24 Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of (O)Zerah the son of Judah, was (P)the[h] king’s deputy in all matters concerning the people.
The People Dwelling Outside Jerusalem
25 And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in (Q)Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages; 26 in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet, 27 Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages; 28 in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages; 29 in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; in Azekah and its villages. They dwelt from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 Also the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages; 32 in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah; 33 in Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim; 34 in Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat; 35 in Lod, Ono, and (R)the Valley of Craftsmen. 36 Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 11:9 Or Hassenuah
- Nehemiah 11:14 Or the son of Haggedolim
- Nehemiah 11:16 Temple
- Nehemiah 11:17 Or Michah
- Nehemiah 11:22 work
- Nehemiah 11:22 Temple
- Nehemiah 11:23 fixed share
- Nehemiah 11:24 Lit. at the king’s hand
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