| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1These are the leaders and those enrolled with them by genealogy who were coming up 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: |
| 2from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush | 2of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; |
| 3the son of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were enrolled by genealogy 150 men; | 3of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list; |
| 4from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men; | 4of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him; |
| 5from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men; | 5of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him; |
| 6from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men; | 6and of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him; |
| 7from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men; | 7and of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him; |
| 8from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men; | 8and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him; |
| 9from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men; | 9of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him; |
| 10from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men; | 10and of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him; |
| 11from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men; | 11and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him; |
| 12from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men; | 12and of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him; |
| 13from the descendants of Adonikam there were the latter ones. Their names were Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men; | 13and of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them; |
| 14from the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai, and Zaccur, and with them 70 men. | 14and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and 70 males with them. |
| 15I had them assemble at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I observed that the people and the priests were present, but I 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. |
| 16So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were teachers. | 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, who was the leader in the place called Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, who were the temple servants in Casiphia, so they would bring us attendants for the temple 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. |
| 18Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, who was accompanied by 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; |
| 19and Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men, | 19and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men; |
| 20and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites--220 of them. They were all designated 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 called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property. | 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 was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king, "The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes 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 prayed to our God about this, and he answered us. | 23So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty. |
| 24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, | 24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers; |
| 25and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God--items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed. | 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 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents, 100 talents of gold, | 26Thus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents, |
| 2720 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two exquisite vessels of 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, just as these vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a voluntary offering to the LORD, the 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. |
| 29Be careful with them and protect them, until you weigh them out before the leading priests and the Levites and the family leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, in the storerooms of the temple of the LORD." | 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." |
| 30Then the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the vessels that had been weighed out, to transport them to Jerusalem to the temple of our God. | 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. |
| 31On the twelfth day of the first month we began traveling from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from our enemy and from bandits 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 came to Jerusalem, and we stayed there for three days. | 32Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days. |
| 33On the fourth day we weighed out the silver, the gold, and the vessels in the house of our God into the care of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest, and Eleazar son of Phinehas, who were accompanied by Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui, who were Levites. | 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 by weight, and the total weight was written down at that time. | 34Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time. |
| 35The exiles who were returning from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel--twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs, along with twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to 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. |
| 36Then they presented the decrees of the king to the king's satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who gave help to the people and to the temple 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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