1 Chronicles 9
1 The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
| וכל ישראל התיחשו והנם כתובים על ספר מלכי ישראל ויהודה הגלו לבבל במעלם׃ |
2 The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
| והיושבים הראשנים אשר באחזתם בעריהם ישראל הכהנים הלוים והנתינים׃ |
3 [Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
| ובירושלם ישבו מן בני יהודה ומן בני בנימן ומן בני אפרים ומנשה׃ |
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
| עותי בן עמיהוד בן עמרי בן אמרי בן בנימן בני פרץ בן יהודה׃ |
5 Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
| ומן השילוני עשיה הבכור ובניו׃ |
6 Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
| ומן בני זרח יעואל ואחיהם שש מאות ותשעים׃ |
7 From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
| ומן בני בנימן סלוא בן משלם בן הודויה בן הסנאה׃ |
8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
| ויבניה בן ירחם ואלה בן עזי בן מכרי ומשלם בן שפטיה בן רעואל בן יבניה׃ |
9 In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
| ואחיהם לתלדותם תשע מאות וחמשים וששה כל אלה אנשים ראשי אבות לבית אבתיהם׃ |
10 Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
| ומן הכהנים ידעיה ויהויריב ויכין׃ |
11 and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
| ועזריה בן חלקיה בן משלם בן צדוק בן מריות בן אחיטוב נגיד בית האלהים׃ |
12 Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
| ועדיה בן ירחם בן פשחור בן מלכיה ומעשי בן עדיאל בן יחזרה בן משלם בן משלמית בן אמר׃ |
13 Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
| ואחיהם ראשים לבית אבותם אלף ושבע מאות וששים גבורי חיל מלאכת עבודת בית האלהים׃ |
14 From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
| ומן הלוים שמעיה בן חשוב בן עזריקם בן חשביה מן בני מררי׃ |
15 [Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
| ובקבקר חרש וגלל ומתניה בן מיכא בן זכרי בן אסף׃ |
16 There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
| ועבדיה בן שמעיה בן גלל בן ידותון וברכיה בן אסא בן אלקנה היושב בחצרי נטופתי׃ |
17 From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
| והשערים שלום ועקוב וטלמן ואחימן ואחיהם שלום הראש׃ |
18 Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
| ועד הנה בשער המלך מזרחה המה השערים למחנות בני לוי׃ |
19 Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
| ושלום בן קורא בן אביסף בן קרח ואחיו לבית אביו הקרחים על מלאכת העבודה שמרי הספים לאהל ואבתיהם על מחנה יהוה שמרי המבוא׃ |
20 Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
| ופינחס בן אלעזר נגיד היה עליהם לפנים יהוה עמו׃ |
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
| זכריה בן משלמיה שער פתח לאהל מועד׃ |
22 Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
| כלם הברורים לשערים בספים מאתים ושנים עשר המה בחצריהם התיחשם המה יסד דויד ושמואל הראה באמונתם׃ |
23 The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
| והם ובניהם על השערים לבית יהוה לבית האהל למשמרות׃ |
24 There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
| לארבע רוחות יהיו השערים מזרח ימה צפונה ונגבה׃ |
25 Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
| ואחיהם בחצריהם לבוא לשבעת הימים מעת אל עת עם אלה׃ |
26 There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
| כי באמונה המה ארבעת גברי השערים הם הלוים והיו על הלשכות ועל האצרות בית האלהים׃ |
27 They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
| וסביבות בית האלהים ילינו כי עליהם משמרת והם על המפתח ולבקר לבקר׃ |
28 Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
| ומהם על כלי העבודה כי במספר יביאום ובמספר יוציאום׃ |
29 Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
| ומהם ממנים על הכלים ועל כל כלי הקדש ועל הסלת והיין והשמן והלבונה והבשמים׃ |
30 But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
| ומן בני הכהנים רקחי המרקחת לבשמים׃ |
31 There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
| ומתתיה מן הלוים הוא הבכור לשלם הקרחי באמונה על מעשה החבתים׃ |
32 Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
| ומן בני הקהתי מן אחיהם על לחם המערכת להכין שבת שבת׃ |
33 Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
| ואלה המשררים ראשי אבות ללוים בלשכת פטירים כי יומם ולילה עליהם במלאכה׃ |
34 Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
| אלה ראשי האבות ללוים לתלדותם ראשים אלה ישבו בירושלם׃ |
35 [One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
| ובגבעון ישבו אבי גבעון יעואל ושם אשתו מעכה׃ |
36 His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
| ובנו הבכור עבדון וצור וקיש ובעל ונר ונדב׃ |
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
| וגדור ואחיו וזכריה ומקלות׃ |
38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
| ומקלות הוליד את שמאם ואף הם נגד אחיהם ישבו בירושלם עם אחיהם׃ |
39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
| ונר הוליד את קיש וקיש הוליד את שאול ושאול הוליד את יהונתן ואת מלכי שוע ואת אבינדב ואת אשבעל׃ |
40 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
| ובן יהונתן מריב בעל ומרי בעל הוליד את מיכה׃ |
41 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
| ובני מיכה פיתון ומלך ותחרע׃ |
42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
| ואחז הוליד את יערה ויערה הוליד את עלמת ואת עזמות ואת זמרי וזמרי הוליד את מוצא׃ |
43 Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
| ומוצא הוליד את בנעא ורפיה בנו אלעשה בנו אצל בנו׃ |
44 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
| ולאצל ששה בנים ואלה שמותם עזריקם בכרו וישמעאל ושעריה ועבדיה וחנן אלה בני אצל׃ |
