< عَزْرَا 8 >

وَهَؤُلَاءِ هُمْ رُؤُوسُ آبَائِهِمْ وَنِسْبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَعِدُوا مَعِي فِي مُلْكِ أَرْتَحْشَشْتَا ٱلْمَلِكِ مِنْ بَابِلَ: ١ 1
This is a list of the names of the leaders of the clans who came with me up [to Jerusalem] from Babylonia when Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia]:
مِنْ بَنِي فِينَحَاسَ: جِرْشُومُ. مِنْ بَنِي إِيثَامَارَ: دَانِيَالُ. مِنْ بَنِي دَاوُدَ: حَطُّوشُ. ٢ 2
Gershom, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s grandson] Phinehas Daniel, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s son] Ithamar Hattush, the son of Shecaniah, from the clan descended from King David
مِنْ بَنِي شَكَنْيَا مِنْ بَنِي فَرْعُوشَ: زَكَرِيَّا، وَٱنْتَسَبَ مَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ مِئَةٌ وَخَمْسُونَ. ٣ 3
Zechariah and 150 [other] men from the clan descended from Parosh
مِنْ بَنِي فَحَثَ مُوآبَ: أَلِيهُوعِينَايُ بْنُ زَرَحْيَا، وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَانِ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ٤ 4
Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 other men from the clan descended from Pahath-Moab
مِنْ بَنِي شَكَنْيَا: ٱبْنُ يَحْزِيئِيلَ، وَمَعَهُ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ٥ 5
Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel and 300 other men from the clan descended from Zattu
مِنْ بَنِي عَادِينَ: عَابِدُ بْنُ يُونَاثَانَ، وَمَعَهُ خَمْسُونَ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ٦ 6
Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 other men from the clan descended from Adin
مِنْ بَنِي عِيلَامَ: يَشْعِيَا بْنُ عَثَلِيَا، وَمَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ٧ 7
Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 other men from the clan descended from Elam
وَمِنْ بَنِي شَفَطْيَا: زَبَدْيَا بْنُ مِيخَائِيلَ، وَمَعَهُ ثَمَانُونَ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ٨ 8
Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 other men from the clan descended from Shephatiah
مِنْ بَنِي يُوآبَ: عُوبَدْيَا بْنُ يَحِيئِيلَ، وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَانِ وَثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ٩ 9
Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 other men from the clan descended from Joab
وَمِنْ بَنِي شَلُومِيثَ: ٱبْنُ يُوشَفْيَا، وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ١٠ 10
Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and 160 other men from the clan descended from Bani
وَمِنْ بَنِي بَابَايَ: زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ بَابَايَ، وَمَعَهُ ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ١١ 11
Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 other men from the clan descended from [another man whose name was] Bebai
وَمِنْ بَنِي عَزْجَدَ: يُوحَانَانُ بْنُ هِقَّاطَانَ، وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَعَشْرَةٌ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ١٢ 12
Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 other men from the clan descended from Azgad
وَمِنْ بَنِي أَدُونِيقَامَ ٱلْآخَرِينَ وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ: أَلِيفَلَطُ وَيَعِيئِيلُ وَشَمْعِيَا، وَمَعَهُمْ سِتُّونَ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ١٣ 13
Also Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who returned [here] later with 60 men from the clan descended from Adonikam
وَمِنْ بَنِي بَغْوَايَ: عُوتَايُ وَزَبُّودُ، وَمَعَهُمَا سَبْعُونَ مِنَ ٱلذُّكُورِ. ١٤ 14
And Uthai and Zaccur and 70 other men from the clan descended from Bigvai.
فَجَمَعْتُهُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّهْرِ ٱلْجَارِي إِلَى أَهْوَا وَنَزَلْنَا هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ. وَتَأَمَّلْتُ ٱلشَّعْبَ وَٱلْكَهَنَةَ، وَلَكِنَّنِي لَمْ أَجِدْ أَحَدًا مِنَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ هُنَاكَ. ١٥ 15
I gathered all of them together at the canal that goes [from Babylon] to Ahava [town]. We set up our tents there and stayed there for three days. [During that time] I checked the lists of names and found out that there were priests [going with us], but no [other] descendants of Levi [who could help them in the temple].
فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى: أَلِيعَزَرَ وَأَرِيئِيلَ وَشَمْعِيَا وَأَلْنَاثَانَ وَيَارِيبَ وَأَلْنَاثَانَ وَنَاثَانَ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَمَشُلَّامَ ٱلرُّؤُوسِ، وَإِلَى يُويَارِيبَ وَأَلْنَاثَانَ ٱلْفَهِيمَيْنِ، ١٦ 16
So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, two men whose names were Elnathan, and Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were all leaders [of the people]. I also summoned Joiarib and another Elnathan, who were wise.
وَأَرْسَلْتُهُمْ إِلَى إِدُّو ٱلرَّأْسِ فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلْمُسَمَّى كَسِفْيَا، وَجَعَلْتُ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِمْ كَلَامًا يُكَلِّمُونَ بِهِ إِدُّوَ وَإِخْوَتَهُ ٱلنَّثِينِيمَ فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ كَسِفْيَا لِيَأْتُوا إِلَيْنَا بِخُدَّامٍ لِبَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا. ١٧ 17
I sent them all to Iddo, the leader of the descendants of Levi, who was living in Casiphia [town], to request that he and his relatives and other men who had worked in the temple send to us some men who would [go/come with us to] work in God’s new temple [in Jerusalem].
فَأَتَوْا إِلَيْنَا حَسَبَ يَدِ ٱللهِ ٱلصَّالِحَةِ عَلَيْنَا بِرَجُلٍ فَطِنٍ مِنْ بَنِي مَحْلِي بْنِ لَاوِي بْنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَشَرَبْيَا وَبَنِيهِ وَإِخْوَتِهِ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ، ١٨ 18
Because God was kind to us, they brought to us a man named Sherebiah and 18 of his sons and other relatives. Sherebiah was a very wise man, a descendant of Mahli, [who was a grandson] of Levi.
وَحَشَبْيَا وَمَعْهُ يَشَعْيَا مِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي وَإِخْوَتُهُ وَبَنُوهُمْ عِشْرُونَ. ١٩ 19
They also sent to us Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and 20 of their relatives.
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّثِينِيمِ ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلَهُمْ دَاوُدُ مَعَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ لِخِدْمَةِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ مِنَ ٱلنَّثِينِيمِ مِئَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ. ٱلْجَمِيعُ تَعَيَّنُوا بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ. ٢٠ 20
They also sent 220 other men to work in the temple. Those men’s ancestors had been appointed by King David to assist the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests in the temple]. I listed/wrote the names of all those men.
وَنَادَيْتُ هُنَاكَ بِصَوْمٍ عَلَى نَهْرِ أَهْوَا لِكَيْ نَتَذَلَّلَ أَمَامَ إِلَهِنَا لِنَطْلُبَ مِنْهُ طَرِيقًا مُسْتَقِيمَةً لَنَا وَلِأَطْفَالِنَا وَلِكُلِّ مَالِنَا. ٢١ 21
There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would (fast/abstain from eating food) and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.
لِأَنِّي خَجِلْتُ مِنْ أَنْ أَطْلُبَ مِنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ جَيْشًا وَفُرْسَانًا لِيُنْجِدُونَا عَلَى ٱلْعَدُوِّ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، لِأَنَّنَا كَلَّمْنَا ٱلْمَلِكَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ يَدَ إِلَهِنَا عَلَى كُلِّ طَالِبِيهِ لِلْخَيْرِ، وَصَوْلَتَهُ وَغَضَبَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ يَتْرُكُهُ». ٢٢ 22
Previously we had told the king that our God takes care of all those who truly trust in him, but that he becomes very angry with those who refuse to obey him. So I would have been ashamed if I had asked the king to send soldiers and men riding on horses to protect us from our enemies while we were traveling along the road.
فَصُمْنَا وَطَلَبْنَا ذَلِكَ مِنْ إِلَهِنَا فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَنَا. ٢٣ 23
So we (fasted/abstained from eating food) and requested God to protect us, and he (answered our prayers/did what we requested.)
وَأَفْرَزْتُ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ: شَرَبْيَا وَحَشَبْيَا، وَمَعْهُمَا مِنْ إِخْوَتِهِمَا عَشَرَةٌ. ٢٤ 24
I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.
وَوَزَنْتُ لَهُمُ ٱلْفِضَّةَ وَٱلذَّهَبَ وَٱلْآنِيَةَ، تَقْدِمَةَ بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا ٱلَّتِي قَدَّمَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ وَمُشِيرُوهُ وَرُؤَسَاؤُهُ وَجَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْمَوْجُودِينَ، ٢٥ 25
I appointed them to supervise carrying to Jerusalem the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items that the king and his advisors and other officials, and the Israeli people [who were living in Babylonia], had contributed for the temple of our God.
وَزَنْتُ لِيَدِهِمْ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ وَزْنَةً مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَمِئَةَ وَزْنَةٍ مِنْ آنِيَةِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَمِئَةَ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ، ٢٦ 26
As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of gold,
وَعِشْرِينَ قَدَحًا مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ، وَآنِيَةً مِنْ نُحَاسٍ صَقِيلٍ جَيِّدٍ ثَمِينٍ كَٱلذَّهَبِ. ٢٧ 27
20 gold bowls that altogether weighed (19 pounds/8.6 kg.), and two items made of polished bronze that were as valuable as ones made of gold.
وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ مُقَدَّسُونَ لِلرَّبِّ، وَٱلْآنِيَةُ مُقَدَّسَةٌ، وَٱلْفِضَّةُ وَٱلذَّهَبُ تَبَرُّعٌ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ. ٢٨ 28
I said to those priests, “You belong to Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/also belonged to), and these valuable things also belong to him. The people themselves gave these things to be offerings to Yahweh (voluntarily/because they wanted to).
فَٱسْهَرُوا وَٱحْفَظُوهَا حَتَّى تَزِنُوهَا أَمَامَ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ وَرُؤَسَاءِ آبَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فِي مَخَادِعِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ». ٢٩ 29
So guard them carefully, and [when we arrive] in Jerusalem, weigh them in the presence of the priests, the descendants of Levi [who will help the priests], and the other Israeli leaders there. They will then put them in the storerooms in the new temple.”
فَأَخَذَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ وَزْنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْآنِيَةِ لِيَأْتُوا بِهَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، إِلَى بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا. ٣٠ 30
So the priests and [other] descendants of Levi took from me all the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items, in order to carry them to the temple in Jerusalem.
ثُمَّ رَحَلْنَا مِنْ نَهْرِ أَهْوَا فِي ٱلثَّانِي عَشَرَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ لِنَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَكَانَتْ يَدُ إِلَهِنَا عَلَيْنَا، فَأَنْقَذَنَا مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْعَدُوِّ وَٱلْكَامِنِ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ. ٣١ 31
On April 19, we left the Ahava Canal and started to travel to Jerusalem. Our God took care of us, and while we traveled, he prevented our enemies and bandits from (ambushing us/suddenly attacking us).
فَأَتَيْنَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَقَمْنَا هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ. ٣٢ 32
After we arrived in Jerusalem, we rested for three days.
وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلرَّابِع وُزِنَتِ ٱلْفِضَّةُ وَٱلذَّهَبُ وَٱلْآنِيَةُ فِي بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا عَلَى يَدِ مَرِيمُوثَ بْنِ أُورِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنِ، وَمَعَهُ أَلِعَازَارُ بْنُ فِينَحَاسَ، وَمَعَهُمَا يُوزَابَادُ بْنُ يَشُوعَ وَنُوعَدْيَا بْنُ بَنُّويَ ٱللَّاوِيَّانِ. ٣٣ 33
Then on the fourth/next day we went to the temple. There the silver and gold and the other items were weighed and given to the priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah. Eleazar the son of Phinehas and two descendants of Levi, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, were with him.
بِٱلْعَدَدِ وَٱلْوَزْنِ لِلْكُلِّ، وَكُتِبَ كُلُّ ٱلْوَزْنِ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ. ٣٤ 34
They counted everything, and wrote down how much they weighed, and wrote [a description of] each item.
وَبَنُو ٱلسَّبْيِ ٱلْقَادِمُونَ مِنَ ٱلسَّبْيِ قَرَّبُوا مُحْرَقَاتٍ لِإِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ ثَوْرًا عَنْ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَسِتَّةً وَتِسْعِينَ كَبْشًا وَسَبْعَةً وَسَبْعِينَ خَرُوفًا وَٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ تَيْسًا، ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيَّةٍ ٱلْجَمِيعُ مُحْرَقَةٌ لِلرَّبِّ. ٣٥ 35
We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats [to atone] for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.
وَأَعْطَوْا أَوَامِرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِمَرَازِبَةِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَوُلَاةِ عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ، فَأَعَانُوا ٱلشَّعْبَ وَبَيْتَ ٱللهِ. ٣٦ 36
Some of us who returned [from Babylonia] took to the governors and other officials of the province west of the [Euphrates] River the letter that the king had given to us. [After they read the letter, ] they did all [that they were able to do] for us Israeli people and for the temple of God.

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