| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1These are the family leaders and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: | 1Now these are the heads of their fathers' households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes: |
| 2Gershom, from Phinehas's descendants; Daniel, from Ithamar's descendants; Hattush, from David's descendants, | 2of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; |
| 3who was of Shecaniah's descendants; Zechariah, from Parosh's descendants, and 150 men with him who were registered by genealogy; | 3of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list; |
| 4Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah from Pahath-moab's descendants, and 200 men with him; | 4of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him; |
| 5Shecaniah son of Jahaziel from Zattu's descendants, and 300 men with him; | 5of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him; |
| 6Ebed son of Jonathan from Adin's descendants, and 50 men with him; | 6and of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him; |
| 7Jeshaiah son of Athaliah from Elam's descendants, and 70 men with him; | 7and of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him; |
| 8Zebadiah son of Michael from Shephatiah's descendants, and 80 men with him; | 8and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him; |
| 9Obadiah son of Jehiel from Joab's descendants, and 218 men with him; | 9of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him; |
| 10Shelomith son of Josiphiah from Bani's descendants, and 160 men with him; | 10and of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him; |
| 11Zechariah son of Bebai from Bebai's descendants, and 28 men with him; | 11and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him; |
| 12Johanan son of Hakkatan from Azgad's descendants, and 110 men with him; | 12and of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him; |
| 13these are the last ones, from Adonikam's descendants, and their names are: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and 60 men with them; | 13and of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them; |
| 14Uthai and Zaccur from Bigvai's descendants, and 70 men with them. | 14and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and 70 males with them. |
| 15I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites there. | 15Now I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I observed the people and the priests, I did not find any Levites there. |
| 16Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan. | 16So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers. |
| 17I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his brothers, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring us ministers for the house of our God. | 17I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place Casiphia; and I told them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God. |
| 18Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah--a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel--along with his sons and brothers, 18 men, | 18According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men; |
| 19plus Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men. | 19and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men; |
| 20There were also 220 of the temple servants, who had been appointed by David and the leaders for the work of the Levites. All were identified by name. | 20and 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name. |
| 21I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions. | 21Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions. |
| 22I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, "The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who abandon Him." | 22For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, "The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him." |
| 23So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and He granted our request. | 23So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty. |
| 24I selected 12 of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their brothers. | 24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers; |
| 25I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles--the contribution for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites who were present had offered. | 25and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes and all Israel present there had offered. |
| 26I weighed out to them 24 tons of silver, silver articles weighing 7,500 pounds, 7,500 pounds of gold, | 26Thus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents, |
| 27 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 gold coins, and two articles of fine gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold. | 27and 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two utensils of fine shiny bronze, precious as gold. |
| 28Then I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers. | 28Then I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the utensils are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers. |
| 29Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the LORD's house before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families in Jerusalem." | 29"Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers' households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD." |
| 30So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the articles that had been weighed out, to bring them to the house of our God in Jerusalem. | 30So the priests and the Levites accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. |
| 31We set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God, and He protected us from the power of the enemy and from ambush along the way. | 31Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way. |
| 32So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days. | 32Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days. |
| 33On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the articles were weighed out in the house of our God into the care of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him. The Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui were also with them. | 33On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui. |
| 34Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time. | 34Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time. |
| 35The exiles who had returned from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, and 77 lambs, along with 12 male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering for the LORD. | 35The exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the LORD. |
| 36They also delivered the king's edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, so that they would support the people and the house of God. | 36Then they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the River, and they supported the people and the house of God. |
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