Nehemia 12
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De inwijding van de stadsmuur
12 Hier volgen de namen van de priesters die waren meegekomen met Zerubbabel, de zoon van Sealtiël, en Jesua: Seraja, Jeremia, 2-7 Ezra, Amarja, Malluch, Hattus, Sechanja, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abia, Miamin, Maädja, Bilga, Semaja, Jojarib, Jedaja, Sallu, Amok, Hilkia en Jedaja. 8 De Levieten die meegingen, waren Jesua, Binnuï, Kadmiël, Serebja, Juda en Mattanja. Mattanja en zijn broers leidden de zangkoren. 9 Bakbukja en Unni, ook familie van hen, vormden het koor dat de antwoorden zong. 10,11 Jesua was de vader van Jojakim; Jojakim was de vader van Eljasib; Eljasib was de vader van Jojada; Jojada was de vader van Jonathan; Jonathan was de vader van Jaddua.
12-21 Dit zijn de namen van de familiehoofden van de priesters die dienst deden onder de hogepriester Jojakim: Meraja, leider van de familie Seraja; Hananja, leider van de familie Jeremia; Mesullam, leider van de familie Ezra; Johanan, leider van de familie Amarja; Jonathan, leider van de familie Melichu; Jozef, leider van de familie Sebanja; Adna, leider van de familie Harim; Helkai, leider van de familie Merajoth; Zacharia, leider van de familie Iddo; Mesullam, leider van de familie Ginnethon; Zichri, leider van de familie Abia; Piltai, leider van de families Minjamin en Moadja; Sammua, leider van de familie Bilga; Jonathan, leider van de familie Semaja; Mattenai, leider van de familie Jojarib; Uzzi, leider van de familie Jedaja; Kallai, leider van de familie Sallai; Eber, leider van de familie Amok; Hasabja, leider van de familie Hilkia; Netanel, leider van de familie Jedaja.
22 Van de familiehoofden van de priesters en Levieten werd tijdens de regering van koning Darius van Perzië een geslachtsregister opgesteld. Dat viel dus samen met de tijd van Eljasib, Jojada, Johanan en Jaddua, allemaal Levieten. 23 In ‘Het Boek der Kronieken’ werden de namen van de Levitische familiehoofden genoteerd. Het werd bijgehouden tot de tijd van Johanan, de zoon van Eljasib. 24 De leiders van de Levieten in die tijd waren Hasabja, Serebja en Jesua, de zoon van Kadmiël. Hun familieleden hielpen hen bij de lofdiensten en de dankdiensten zoals David, de man van God, had bevolen. 25 De poortwachters die de wacht hielden bij de voorraadkamers bij de poorten, waren Mattanja, Bakbukja, Obadja, Mesullam, Talmon en Akkub. 26 Deze mensen waren tijdgenoten van Jojakim, de zoon van Jesua, de zoon van Jozadak, en van mij, gouverneur Nehemia, en van de priester en geestelijk leider Ezra.
27 De tijd brak aan waarin Jeruzalems nieuwe stadsmuur zou worden ingewijd. Alle Levieten kwamen naar Jeruzalem om te helpen bij de plechtigheden. Zij droegen bij aan de feestelijkheden door lofliederen te zingen, zichzelf begeleidend met bekkens, harpen en citers. 28 Vanuit de omringende dorpen en de dorpen bij Netofa kwamen ook de zangers naar Jeruzalem. 29 Anderen waren afkomstig uit Bet-Hagilgal en het gebied bij Gibea en Azmaveth, want zij hadden hun eigen dorpen rondom Jeruzalem gebouwd. 30 De priesters en Levieten reinigden niet alleen zichzelf, maar ook het volk en de muur met zijn poorten.
31 Toen klom ik met de leiders van Juda op de muur. Ik verdeelde de aanwezigen in twee koorgroepen, die elk in tegenovergestelde richting over de muur moesten lopen. Tijdens het lopen moesten zij lofliederen zingen. De eerste koorgroep trok rechtsom, in de richting van de Aspoort. 32-34 Deze groep bestond uit de helft van de leiders van Juda plus Hosaja, Azarja, Ezra, Mesullam, Juda, Benjamin, Semaja en Jeremia. 35,36 De priesters die op de trompetten bliezen, heetten Zacharia, de zoon van Jonathan, de zoon van Semaja, de zoon van Mattanja, de zoon van Micha, de zoon van Zakkur, de zoon van Asaf, Semaja, Azareël, Milalai, Gilalai, Maäi, Netanel, Juda en Hanani. Zij gebruikten de muziekinstrumenten van koning David. De geestelijk leider Ezra liep aan het hoofd van deze stoet. 37 Toen zij bij de Bronpoort kwamen, liepen zij rechtdoor en beklommen de trappen die langs Davids paleis omhoog leidden naar de Stad van David. Vandaar trokken zij naar de Waterpoort aan de oostkant van de stad.
38 Ondertussen was de andere koorgroep, die waarin ik meeliep, in tegenovergestelde richting gegaan om hen te ontmoeten. We liepen van de Bakoventoren tot de Brede Muur 39 en verder langs de Efraïmpoort, de Oude Poort, de Vispoort, de Hananeëltoren en de Meatoren naar de Schaapspoort. Wij hielden halt bij de Gevangenpoort. 40,41 De beide koren vervolgden hun weg tot op het tempelplein. Bij ons, dat wil zeggen bij de helft van de leiders en mijzelf, voegden zich de trompetspelende priesters Eljakim, Maäsja, Minjamin, Michaja, Eljoënai, Zacharia en Hananja, 42 en de zangers Maäseja, Semaja, Eleazar, Uzzi, Johanan, Malkia, Elam en Ezer. Zij zongen luid en duidelijk onder leiding van koorleider Jizrahja. 43 Op die vreugdevolle dag werden heel veel offers gebracht, want God had ons grote blijdschap geschonken. Ook de vrouwen en kinderen deelden in de feestvreugde. Het feestgedruis in Jeruzalem was tot in de verre omtrek te horen!
44 Op die dag werden er mannen aangesteld die de verantwoordelijkheid kregen voor de voorraadkamers. Daarin werden de bijdragen voor de priesters en Levieten, de opbrengst van de eerste oogst en de tienden bijeengebracht. Deze mannen moesten daarin de wettelijk vastgestelde bijdragen van de akkers bij de steden opbergen, deze bijdragen waren bestemd voor de priesters en de Levieten, want het volk van Juda waardeerde hen en hun werk enorm. 45 De mensen hadden ook grote achting voor de zangers en poortwachters. Deze hielpen de priesters en Levieten bij de erediensten en het nakomen van de reinigingsvoorschriften, zoals David en zijn zoon Salomo hadden bepaald. 46 In de tijd van David en Asaf ligt de oorsprong van de dienst van de zangers die God met liederen eer en dank brengen. 47 In de tijd van Zerubbabel en Nehemia, bracht het volk dagelijks voedsel naar de zangers, poortwachters en Levieten. De Levieten gaven op hun beurt een deel van wat zij hadden ontvangen aan de priesters, de nakomelingen van Aäron.
Nehemiah 12
New King James Version
The Priests and Levites(A)
12 Now these are the (B)priests and the Levites who came up with (C)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: (D)Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, [a]Malluch, Hattush, 3 [b]Shechaniah, [c]Rehum, [d]Meremoth, 4 Iddo, [e]Ginnethoi, (E)Abijah, 5 [f]Mijamin, [g]Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 [h]Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah.
These were the heads of the priests and their brethren in the days of (F)Jeshua.
8 Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah (G)who led the thanksgiving psalms, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood across from them in their duties.
10 Jeshua begot Joiakim, Joiakim begot Eliashib, Eliashib begot Joiada, 11 Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
12 Now in the days of Joiakim, the priests, the (H)heads of the fathers’ houses were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 of [i]Melichu, Jonathan; of [j]Shebaniah, Joseph; 15 of [k]Harim, Adna; of [l]Meraioth, Helkai; 16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 17 of Abijah, Zichri; the son of [m]Minjamin; of [n]Moadiah, Piltai; 18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 19 of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 of [o]Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 During the reign of Darius the Persian, a record was also kept of the Levites and priests who had been (I)heads of their fathers’ houses in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua. 23 The sons of Levi, the heads of the fathers’ houses until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib, were written in the book of the (J)chronicles.
24 And the heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers across from them, to (K)praise and give thanks, (L)group[p] alternating with group, (M)according to the command of David the man of God. 25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storerooms of the gates. 26 These lived in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of [q]Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah (N)the governor, and of Ezra the priest, (O)the scribe.
Nehemiah Dedicates the Wall
27 Now at (P)the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, (Q)both with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the (R)villages of the Netophathites, 29 from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem. 30 Then the priests and Levites (S)purified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. (T)One went to the right hand on the wall (U)toward the Refuse Gate. 32 After them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, 33 and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, 35 and some of the priests’ sons (V)with trumpets—Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, 36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with (W)the musical (X)instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. 37 (Y)By the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up (Z)the stairs of the (AA)City of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as (AB)the Water Gate eastward.
38 (AC)The other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the (AD)Tower of the Ovens as far as (AE)the Broad Wall, 39 (AF)and above the Gate of Ephraim, above (AG)the Old Gate, above (AH)the Fish Gate, (AI)the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of [r]the Hundred, as far as (AJ)the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by (AK)the Gate of the Prison.
40 So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers with me; 41 and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, [s]Minjamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; 42 also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers [t]sang loudly with Jezrahiah the director.
43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard (AL)afar off.
Temple Responsibilities
44 (AM)And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the (AN)tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who [u]ministered. 45 Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God and the charge of the purification, (AO)according to the command of David and Solomon his son. 46 For in the days of David (AP)and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. 47 In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the portions for the singers and the gatekeepers, a portion for (AQ)each day. (AR)They also [v]consecrated holy things for the Levites, (AS)and the Levites consecrated them for the children of Aaron.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 12:2 Melichu, v. 14
- Nehemiah 12:3 Shebaniah, v. 14
- Nehemiah 12:3 Harim, v. 15
- Nehemiah 12:3 Meraioth, v. 15
- Nehemiah 12:4 Ginnethon, v. 16
- Nehemiah 12:5 Minjamin, v. 17
- Nehemiah 12:5 Moadiah, v. 17
- Nehemiah 12:7 Sallai, v. 20
- Nehemiah 12:14 Malluch, v. 2
- Nehemiah 12:14 Shechaniah, v. 3
- Nehemiah 12:15 Rehum, v. 3
- Nehemiah 12:15 Meremoth, v. 3
- Nehemiah 12:17 Mijamin, v. 5
- Nehemiah 12:17 Maadiah, v. 5
- Nehemiah 12:20 Sallu, v. 7
- Nehemiah 12:24 Lit. watch by watch
- Nehemiah 12:26 Jehozadak, 1 Chr. 6:14
- Nehemiah 12:39 Heb. Hammeah
- Nehemiah 12:41 Or Mijamin, v. 5
- Nehemiah 12:42 Lit. made their voice to be heard
- Nehemiah 12:44 Lit. stood
- Nehemiah 12:47 set apart
Nehemiah 12
King James Version
12 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
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