Nehemiah 12
1 Now these are the cohanim and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Dette er de prester og levitter som drog hjem med Serubabel, Sealtiels sønn, og Josva: Seraja, Jirmeja, Esras,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Amarja, Malluk, Hattus,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Sekanja, Rehum, Meremot,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
Iddo, Ginnetoi, Abia,
5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
Mijamin, Ma'adja, Bilga,
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
Semaja, Jojarib, Jedaja,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the cohanim and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkia og Jedaja. Disse var overhodene for prestene og for sine brødre på Josvas tid.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
Og levittene var: Josva, Binnui, Kadmiel, Serebja, Juda og Mattanja, som sammen med sine brødre forestod lovsangen,
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, were over against them according to their offices.
mens deres brødre Bakbukja og Unno stod midt imot dem for å vareta sin tjeneste.
10 Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,
Josva fikk sønnen Jojakim, Jojakim fikk Eljasib, Eljasib fikk Jojada,
11 and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
Jojada fikk Jonatan, og Jonatan fikk Jaddua.
12 In the days of Joiakim were cohanim, heads of fathers' households: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
På Jojakims tid var disse prestenes familie-overhoder: for Serajas familie Meraja, for Jirmejas Hananja,
13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
for Esras' Mesullam, for Amarjas Johanan,
14 of Malluch, Jonathan; of Shecaniah, Joseph;
for Melukis Jonatan, for Sebanjas Josef,
15 of Harim, Adna; of Meremoth, Helkai;
for Harims Adna, for Merajots Helkai,
16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
for Iddos Sakarias, for Ginnetons Mesullam,
17 of Abijah, Zikri; of Minjamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
for Abias Sikri, for Minjamins, for Moadjas Piltai,
18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
for Bilgas Sammua, for Semajas Jonatan,
19 and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
for Jojaribs Mattenai, for Jedajas Ussi,
20 of Sallu, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
for Sallais Kallai, for Amoks Eber,
21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
for Hilkias Hasabja og for Jedajas Netanel.
22 As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' households; also the cohanim, in the reign of Daryavesh the Persian.
I Eljasibs, Jojadas, Johanans og Jadduas tid blev levittenes familieoverhoder optegnet, likeså prestene under perseren Darius' regjering.
23 The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' households, were written in the scroll of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
Familie-overhodene for Levis barn blev optegnet i krønikeboken, og det like til Johanans, Eljasibs sønns tid.
24 The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.
Levittenes overhoder var: Hasabja, Serebia og Josva, Kadmiels sønn, og deres brødre stod midt imot dem for å love og prise Gud, således som den Guds mann David hadde befalt, flokk ved flokk.
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
Mattanja, Bakbukja, Obadja, Mesullam, Talmon og Akkub holdt som dørvoktere vakt over forrådskammerne ved portene.
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 cohen the scribe.
Disse levde i Jojakims, Josvas sønns, Josadaks sønns tid, og i stattholderen Nehemias' og i presten Esras', den skriftlærdes, tid.
27 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 giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.
Til innvielsen av Jerusalems mur hentet de levittene fra alle deres bosteder og førte dem til Jerusalem for å holde innvielse og gledesfest både med lovprisning og med sang, med cymbler, harper og citarer.
28 The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
Og sangernes barn kom sammen både fra landet rundt om Jerusalem og fra netofatittenes landsbyer
29 also from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around Jerusalem.
og fra Bet-Haggilgal og fra Gebas og Asmavets jorder; for sangerne hadde bygget sig landsbyer rundt omkring Jerusalem.
30 The cohanim and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Og prestene og levittene renset sig, og de renset folket og portene og muren.
31 Then I brought up the leaders of Judah onto the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. One went on the right hand on the wall toward the Dung Gate;
Da lot jeg Judas høvdinger stige op på muren, og jeg opstilte to store lovsangskor og festtog; det ene gikk til høire ovenpå muren frem til Møkkporten;
32 and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the leaders of Judah,
og efter dem gikk Hosaja og halvdelen av Judas høvdinger,
33 and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Asarja, Esras og Mesullam,
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
Juda, Benjamin, Semaja og Jirmeja
35 and certain of the cohanim' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zakkur, the son of Asaph;
og likeså nogen av prestenes barn, som bar trompeter; det var Sakarja, sønn av Jonatan, sønn av Semaja, sønn av Mattanja, sønn av Mikaja, sønn av Sakkur, sønn av Asaf,
36 and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
og hans brødre Semaja og Asarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Ma'ai, Netanel, Juda og Hanani med den Guds mann Davids sanginstrumenter; og Esras, den skriftlærde, gikk foran dem.
37 By the Fountain Gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the City of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the Water Gate eastward.
De gikk over Kildeporten og rett frem, opover trappene til Davids stad, der hvor en stiger op på muren ovenfor Davids hus, helt frem til Vannporten i øst.
38 The other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall,
Det andre lovsangskor gikk til den motsatte side, og jeg fulgte efter det med den andre halvdel av folket, ovenpå muren, ovenfor Ovnstårnet, bort til den brede mur,
39 and above the Ephraim Gate, and by the Jeshanah Gate, and by the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, and as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stood still in the Gate of the Guard.
og over Efra'im-porten, den gamle port og Fiskeporten, forbi Hananel-tårnet og Mea-tårnet, helt frem til Fåreporten; de stanset ved Fengselsporten.
40 So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in God's house, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
Således stod begge lovsangskorene ved Guds hus, likeså jeg og halvdelen av formennene med mig
41 and the cohanim, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
og prestene Eljakim, Ma'aseja, Minjamin, Mikaja, Eljoenai, Sakarja og Hananja med trompeter,
42 and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
og Ma'aseja, Semaja, Eleasar, Ussi, Johanan, Malkia, Elam og Eser. Og sangerne istemte sangen, og den som ledet den, var Jisrahja.
43 They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
De ofret den dag store offer og gledet sig, for Gud hadde latt dem vederfares en stor glede; også kvinnene og barna gledet sig, og jubelen i Jerusalem hørtes lang vei.
44 On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, for the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions appointed by the law for the cohanim and Levites, for Judah rejoiced over the cohanim and the Levites who ministered.
Samme dag blev det innsatt menn som skulde ha tilsyn med forrådskammerne for de hellige gaver, førstegrøden og tiendene; der skulde de samle fra bymarkene det som efter loven tilkom prestene og levittene; for det var glede i Juda over at prestene og levittene nu utførte sin tjeneste.
45 They performed the duty of their God, and the duty of the purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
Og de varetok hvad det var å vareta for deres Gud, og hvad det var å vareta ved renselsen; likeså varetok sangerne og dørvokterne sin tjeneste, således som David og hans sønn Salomo hadde befalt.
46 For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
For allerede i gammel tid, i Davids og Asafs dager, var det ledere for sangerne, og det lød lov- og takkesanger til Gud.
47 All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, as every day required: and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.
Og i Serubabels og Nehemias' dager gav hele Israel sangerne og dørvokterne det som tilkom dem for hver dag; og de gav levittene hellige gaver, og levittene gav Arons barn hellige gaver.
