Ezra 2
1 Now these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city;
King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] had captured many [Israeli] people and taken them to Babylonia. [Many years later, ] some Israeli people returned to Judah. Some returned to Jerusalem, and some returned to [other places in] Judah. They went to the towns where their ancestors had lived. This is a list of the groups who returned.
2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
3 The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
2,172 descendants of Parosh
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
372 descendants of Shephatiah
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
775 descendants of Arah
6 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
7 The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
1,254 descendants of Elam
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
945 descendants of Zattu
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
760 descendants of Zaccai
10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
642 descendants of Bani
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
623 descendants of Bebai
12 The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
1,222 descendants of Azgad
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
666 descendants of Adonikam
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
2,056 descendants of Bigvai
15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
454 descendants of Adin
16 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
323 descendants of Bezai
18 The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
112 descendants of Jorah
19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
223 descendants of Hashum
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
21 The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
123 from Bethlehem
22 The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
56 from Netophah
23 The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
128 from Anathoth
24 The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
42 from Azmaveth
25 The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
26 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
621 from Ramah and Geba
27 The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
122 from Micmash
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
223 from Bethel and Ai
29 The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
52 from Nebo
30 The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
156 from Magbish
31 The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
1,254 from Elam
32 The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
320 from Harim
33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
345 from Jericho
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
3,630 from Senaah.
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
37 The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
1,052 descendants of Immer
38 The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
1,247 descendants of Pashhur
39 The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
41 The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
42 The children of the gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.
139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
43 The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
59 These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
There was another group who returned [to Judah] from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer [towns in Babylonia]. But they could not prove that they were descendants of [people who previously lived in] Israel.
60 the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
61 Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
Hobaiah’s clan, Hakkoz’s clan, and Barzillai’s clan also returned. Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai from [the] Gilead [region], and he had taken for himself the name of his father-in-law’s clan.
62 These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
The people in that group searched in the documents that had the names of the ancestors of all the clans, but these men’s names were not found. So they were not permitted do the work that priests did.
63 The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.
The governor told them that they would need to ask a priest to consult Yahweh by [(casting/throwing] the sacred lots/stones [that had been marked]), to determine if those men were truly Israelis. When the priests did that, [if the stones showed that those men were Israelis], they would be permitted to eat the shares of the sacrifices that were given to the priests.
64 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
65 in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.
When they arrived at the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the clan leaders gave money [for the supplies needed] to rebuild the temple at the place where the temple had been previously.
69 They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
They all gave as much money as they were able to give. Altogether they gave 61,000 gold coins, (6,250 pounds/3,000 kg.) of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
70 So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Then the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, the musicians, the temple guards, and some of the [other] people started to live in the towns and villages [near Jerusalem]. The rest of the people went to the other places in Israel where their ancestors had lived.
