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Ang mga Pari at ang mga Levita

12 1-7 Ito ang talaan ng mga pari at ng mga Levita na bumalik mula sa pagkabihag kasama ni Zerubabel na anak ni Shealtiel at ni Jeshua na punong pari. Ang mga pari ay sina Seraya, Jeremias, Ezra, Amaria, Maluc, Hatush, Shecania, Rehum, Meremot, Iddo, Gineton, Abijah, Mijamin, Moadia, Bilga, Shemaya, Joyarib, Jedaya, Salu, Amok, Hilkia, at Jedaya. Sila ang mga pinuno ng mga kapwa nila pari at ng kanilang mga kasama noong panahon ni Jeshua.

Ang mga Levita ay sina Jeshua, Binui, Kadmiel, Sherebia, Juda at Matania. Si Matania at ang mga kasama niya ang katiwala sa pag-awit ng mga awit ng pasasalamat. At sina Bakbukia, Uni, at ang mga kasama nila, ang katiwala sa pagsagot sa awit na iyon.

Ang mga Lahi ng Punong Pari na si Jeshua

10 Si Jeshua ay ama ni Joyakim. Si Joyakim ay ama ni Eliashib. Si Eliashib ay ama ni Joyada. 11 Si Joyada ay ama ni Jonatan. At si Jonatan ay ama ni Jadua.

Ang Pinuno ng mga Pamilya ng mga Pari

12-13 Ito ang mga pinuno ng mga pamilya ng mga pari noong si Joyakim ang punong pari:

Si Meraya ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Seraya.

Si Hanania ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Jeremias.

Si Meshulam ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Ezra.

Si Jehohanan ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Amaria.

14 Si Jonatan ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Maluc.

Si Jose ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Shebania.[a]

15 Si Adna ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Harim.

Si Helkai ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Merayot

16 Si Zacarias ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Iddo.

Si Meshulam ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Gineton.

17 Si Zicri ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Abijah.

Si Piltai ang pinuno ng pamilya nina Miniamin at Moadia.

18 Si Shamua ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Bilga.

Si Jehonatan ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Shemaya.

19 Si Matenai ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Joyarib.

Si Uzi ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Jedaya.

20 Si Kalai ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Salu.

Si Eber ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Amok.

21 Si Hashabia ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Hilkia.

At si Netanel ang pinuno ng pamilya ni Jedaya.

Ang mga Pinuno ng mga Pamilya ng mga Levita

22 Noong panahon ng paghahari ni Darius sa Persia, inilista ang mga pangalan ng mga pinuno sa mga pamilya ng mga pari at mga Levita. Nang panahon ng mga punong pari na sina Eliashib, Joyada, Johanan, at Jadua. 23 Ang mga pinuno ng mga pamilya ng mga Levita hanggang sa panahon ni Johanan na apo ni Eliashib ay nakalista sa Aklat ng Kasaysayan.

24 Ito ang mga pinuno ng mga pamilya ng mga Levita: si Hashabia, Sherebia, Jeshua, Binui, Kadmiel,[b] at ang iba pa nilang mga kasama na nakatayo sa kabilang bahagi nila sa oras ng pag-awit sa templo ng mga papuri at pasasalamat sa Dios. Sila ang sumasagot sa awit ng kabilang grupo, ayon sa utos ni David na lingkod ng Dios. 25 Ang mga guwardya ng pintuan ng templo na nagbabantay ng mga bodega na malapit sa pintuan ay sina Matania, Bakbukia, Obadias, Meshulam, Talmon at Akub. 26 Sila ang naglilingkod sa panahon ni Joyakim na anak ni Jeshua at apo ni Jozadak, at sa panahon ni Nehemias na gobernador at ni Ezra na pari at tagapagturo ng Kautusan.

Itinalaga sa Dios ang Pader ng Lungsod

27 Noong panahong itinalaga ang pader ng Jerusalem, ipinatawag ang mga Levita mula sa tinitirhan nila. Pinapunta sila sa Jerusalem upang makalahok sa masayang pagdiriwang ng pagtatalaga ng templo sa pamamagitan ng pag-awit ng mga awit ng pasasalamat at pagtugtog ng mga pompyang, alpa, at lira. 28 Pinapunta rin ang mga mang-aawit mula sa mga baryo sa paligid ng Jerusalem at mula sa baryo ng Netofa. 29 May mga nagmula sa bayan ng Bet Gilgal, at sa lugar ng Geba at Azmavet. Sapagkat ang mga mang-aawit ay nagtayo ng sarili nilang mga baryo sa paligid ng Jerusalem. 30 Gumawa ng seremonya sa paglilinis ang mga pari at mga Levita, para maging malinis sila, at ganoon din ang ginawa nila sa mga tao, sa mga pintuan ng lungsod at sa pader nito.

31 Dinala ko ang mga pinuno ng Juda sa itaas ng pader, at tinipon ko roon ang dalawang malalaking grupo ng mga mang-aawit para magpasalamat sa Dios. Ang isang grupo naman ay nagmartsa roon sa itaas papunta sa pintuan ng pinagtatapunan ng basura. 32 Sumusunod sa kanila sina Hosaya at ang kalahati ng mga pinuno ng Juda, 33 kasama rin sina Azaria, Ezra, Meshulam, 34 Juda, Benjamin, Shemaya, Jeremias, 35 at ilang mga pari na nagpapatunog ng trumpeta. Sumusunod din si Zacarias na anak ni Jonatan. (Si Jonatan ay anak ni Shemaya. Si Shemaya ay anak ni Matania. Si Matania ay anak ni Micaya. At si Micaya ay anak ni Zacur na angkan ni Asaf.) 36 Sumusunod naman kay Zacarias ang mga kasama niyang sina Shemaya, Azarel, Milai, Gilalai, Maai, Netanel, Juda at Hanani. May dala silang mga instrumento katulad ng mga tinutugtog noon ni Haring David na lingkod ng Dios. Ang grupong ito ay pinapangunahan ni Ezra na tagapagturo ng kautusan. 37 Pagdating nila sa Pintuan ng Bukal, umakyat sila sa daang parang hagdan na papuntang Lungsod ni David. Dumaan sila sa palasyo ni David hanggang makarating sila sa Pintuan ng Tubig, sa gawing silangan ng lungsod.

38 Ang ikalawang grupo ay nagmartsa pakaliwa sa itaas ng pader. Sumunod ako sa grupong ito kasama ang kalahati ng mamamayan.[c] Dumaan kami sa gilid ng Tore na May Hurno papunta sa Malapad na Pader. 39 Mula roon dumaan kami sa Pintuan ni Efraim, sa Lumang Pintuan,[d] sa pintuan na tinatawag na Isda, sa Tore ni Hananel, at sa Tore ng Isang Daan.[e] Pagkatapos, dumaan kami sa pintuan na tinatawag na Tupa at huminto sa may Pintuan ng Guwardya.

40 Ang dalawang grupo na nagpapasalamat sa Dios habang nagmamartsa ay dumiretso sa templo ng Dios. Dumiretso rin ako roon at ang kalahati ng mga opisyal na kasama ko. 41 Naroon din ang mga pari na nagpapatunog ng trumpeta na sina Eliakim, Maaseya, Mijamin, Micaya, Elyoenai, Zacarias, at Hanania, 42 at ang mga mang-aawit na sina Maaseya, Shemaya, Eleazar, Uzi, Jehohanan, Malkia, Elam, at Ezer. Sila ang mga mang-aawit na pinamumunuan ni Jezrahia. 43 Nang araw na iyon, nag-alay sila ng maraming handog at nagsaya, dahil lubos silang pinagalak ng Dios. Pati ang mga babae at mga bata ay naging masaya rin. Kaya ang ingay ng pagsasaya nila ay naririnig kahit sa malayo.

44 Nang araw ding iyon, naglagay sila ng mga lalaki na mamamahala sa mga bodega na pinaglalagyan ng mga kaloob, ng unang ani, at ng ikapu. Sila ang mangongolekta ng mga handog mula sa mga sakahan sa paligid ng mga bayan para sa mga pari at sa mga Levita, ayon sa Kautusan. Sapagkat natutuwa ang mga mamamayan ng Juda sa mga gawain ng mga pari at ng mga Levita. 45 Ginawa nila ang seremonya sa paglilinis at ang iba pang mga gawain na ipinapatupad sa kanila ng Dios. Ginawa rin ng mga mang-aawit at ng mga guwardya ng mga pintuan ng templo ang mga gawain nila ayon sa mga utos ni Haring David at ng anak niyang si Solomon. 46 Mula pa ng panahon ni Haring David at ni Asaf, mayroon nang mga namumuno sa mga umaawit ng papuri at pasasalamat sa Dios. 47 Kaya noong panahon ni Zerubabel at ni Nehemias, ang lahat ng mga Israelita ay nagbibigay ng mga handog nila para sa mga mang-aawit at mga guwardya ng mga pintuan ng templo, maging sa mga Levita. At mula sa mga natatanggap nila binahaginan din ng mga Levita ang mga paring mula sa angkan ni Aaron.

Footnotes

  1. 12:14 Shebania: o, Shecania.
  2. 12:24 Jeshua, Binui, Kadmiel: o, Jeshua na anak ni Kadmiel.
  3. 12:38 mamamayan: o, pinuno.
  4. 12:39 Lumang Pintuan: o, Pintuan ni Jeshana.
  5. 12:39 Tore ng Isang Daan: Maaaring ang “isang daan” ay ang taas o lalim ng baitang ng hagdan nito.

Priests and Levites

12 These are (A)the priests and the Levites who came up with (B)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and (C)Jeshua: (D)Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.

And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was (E)in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them (F)in the service. 10 And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, 11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

12 (G)And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 of Malluchi, 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 of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were recorded as heads of fathers' houses; so too were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers' houses (H)were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and (I)Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, (J)to praise and to give thanks, (K)according to the commandment of David (L)the man of God, (M)watch by watch. 25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at (N)the storehouses of the gates. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of (O)Nehemiah the governor and of (P)Ezra, the priest and scribe.

Dedication of the Wall

27 And at (Q)the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, (R)with cymbals, harps, and lyres. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites; 29 also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites (S)purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.

31 Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. (T)One went to the south on the wall to (U)the Dung Gate. 32 And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, 33 and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 and certain of the priests' sons (V)with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph; 36 and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, (W)with the musical instruments of David (X)the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. 37 At (Y)the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by (Z)the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to (AA)the Water Gate on the east.

38 (AB)The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above (AC)the Tower of the Ovens, to (AD)the Broad Wall, 39 and above (AE)the Gate of Ephraim, and by (AF)the Gate of Yeshanah,[a] and by (AG)the Fish Gate and (AH)the Tower of Hananel and (AI)the Tower of the Hundred, to (AJ)the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at (AK)the Gate of the Guard. 40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me; 41 and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, (AL)with trumpets; 42 and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader. 43 And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

Service at the Temple

44 (AM)On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered. 45 And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, (AN)according to the command of David and his son Solomon. 46 For long ago in the days of David and (AO)Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs[b] of praise and thanksgiving to God. 47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the (AP)daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; (AQ)and they set apart that which was for the Levites; (AR)and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 12:39 Or of the old city
  2. Nehemiah 12:46 Or leaders

12 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

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.