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1 Esdras 5

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1 After this, the chiefs of fathers’ houses were chosen to go up according to their tribes, with their wives, sons, and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their livestock.

2 Darius sent with them one thousand cavalry to bring them back to Jerusalem with peace, with musical instruments, drums, and flutes.

3 All their kindred were making merry, and he made them go up together with them.

4 These are the names of the men who went up, according to their families among their tribes, after their several divisions.

5 The priests, the sons of Phinees, the sons of Aaron: Jesus the son of Josedek, the son of Saraias, and Joakim the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, of the house of David, of the lineage of Phares, of the tribe of Judah,

6 who spoke wise words before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month.

7 These are the of Judeans who came up from the captivity, where they lived as foreigners, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon.

8 They returned to Jerusalem and to the other parts of Judea, every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabel, with Jesus, Nehemias,a Zaraias, Resaias,b Eneneus, Mardocheus, Beelsarus,c Aspharsus,d Reelias, Roimus, and Baana, their leaders.

9 The number of them of the nation and their leaders: the sons of Phoros, two thousand one hundred seventy two; the sons ofe Saphat, four hundred seventy two;

10 the sons off Ares, seven hundred fifty six;

11 the sons ofg Phaath Moab, of the sons of Jesus and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve;

12 the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty four; the sons ofh Zathui, nine hundred forty five; the sons ofi Chorbe, seven hundred five; the sons of Bani, six hundred forty eight;

13 the sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty three; the sons ofj Astad,k one thousand three hundred twenty two;

14 the sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty seven; the sons ofl Bagoi, two thousand sixty six; the sons ofm Adinu, four hundred fifty four;

15 the sons ofn Ater, of Ezekias, ninety two; the sons of Kilan and Azetas, sixty seven; the sons ofo Azaru, four hundred thirty two;

16 the sons ofp Annis, one hundred one; the sons of Arom, the sons ofq Bassai, three hundred twenty three; the sons of Arsiphurith, one hundred twelve;

17 the sons of Baiterus, three thousand five; the sons ofr Bethlomon, one hundred twenty three;

18 those from Netophas, fifty five; those from Anathoth, one hundred fifty eight; those froms Bethasmoth, forty two;

19 those fromt Kariathiarius, twenty five: those from Caphira and Beroth, seven hundred forty three;

20 the Chadiasai and Ammidioi, four hundred twenty two; those fromu Kirama andv Gabbe, six hundred twenty one;

21 those fromw Macalon, one hundred twenty two; those fromx Betolion, fifty two; the sons ofy Niphis, one hundred fifty six;

22 the sons ofz Calamolalus anda Onus, seven hundred twenty five; the sons ofb Jerechu,c three hundred forty five;

23 and the sons ofd Sanaas, three thousand three hundred thirty.

24 The priests: the sons ofe Jeddu, the son of Jesus, among the sons of Sanasib, nine hundred seventy two; the sons off Emmeruth, one thousand fifty two;

25 the sons ofg Phassurus, one thousand two hundred forty seven; and the sons ofh Charme, one thousand seventeen.

26 The Levites: the sons of Jesus, Kadmiel, Bannas, and Sudias, seventy four.

27 The holy singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty eight.

28 The gatekeepers: the sons ofi Salum, the sons ofj Atar, the sons of Tolman, the sons ofk Dacubi, the sons ofl Ateta, the sons ofm Sabi, in all one hundred thirty nine.

29 The temple servants: the sons ofn Esau, the sons ofo Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth, the sons ofp Keras, the sons ofq Sua, the sons ofr Phaleas, the sons of Labana, the sons ofs Aggaba.

30 the sons oft Acud, the sons of Uta, the sons of Ketab, the sons ofu Accaba, the sons ofv Subai, the sons ofw Anan, the sons ofx Cathua, the sons ofy Geddur,

31 the sons ofz Jairus, the sons ofa Daisan, the sons ofb Noeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons ofc Gazera, the sons ofd Ozias, the sons ofe Phinoe, the sons of Asara, the sons off Basthai, the sons ofg Asana, the sons ofh Maani, the sons ofi Naphisi, the sons ofj Acub, the sons ofk Achipha, the sons ofl Asur, the sons of Pharakim, the sons ofm Basaloth,

32 the sons ofn Meedda, the sons of Cutha, the sons ofo Charea, the sons ofp Barchus, the sons ofq Serar, the sons ofr Thomei, the sons ofs Nasi, the sons of Atipha.

33 The sons of the servants of Solomon: the sons oft Assaphioth, the sons ofu Pharida, the sons ofv Jeeli, the sons ofw Lozon, the sons ofx Isdael, the sons ofy Saphuthi,

34 the sons ofz Agia, the sons ofa Phacareth, the sons of Sabie, the sons of Sarothie, the sons ofb Masias, the sons of Gas, the sons of Addus, the sons of Subas, the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis, the sons of Saphat, the sons of Allon.

35 All the temple-servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon were three hundred seventy two.

36 These came up fromc Thermeleth, andd Thelersas,e Charaathalan leading them, and Allar;

37 and they could not show their families, nor their stock, how they were of Israel: the sons off Dalan the son ofg Ban, the sons ofh Nekodan, six hundred fifty two.

38 Of the priests, those who usurped the office of the priesthood and were not found: the sons ofi Obdia, the sons ofj Akkos, the sons of Jaddus, who married Augia one of the daughters ofk Zorzelleus, and was called after his name.

39 When the description of the kindred of these men was sought in the register and was not found, they were removed from executing the office of the priesthood;

40 for Nehemias and Attharias told them that they should not be partakers of the holy things until a high priest wearingl Urim and Thummim should arise.

41 So all those of Israel, from twelve years old and upward, beside menservants and women servants, were in number forty two thousand three hundred sixty.

42 Their menservants and handmaids were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven; the minstrels and singers, two hundred forty five;

43 four hundred thirty and five camels, seven thousand thirty six horses, two hundred forty five mules, and five thousand five hundred twenty five beasts of burden.

44 And some of the chief men of their families, when they came to the temple of God that is in Jerusalem, vowed to set up the house again in its own place according to their ability,

45 and to give into the holy treasury of the works one thousand minasm of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly vestments.

46 The priests and the Levites and some of the people lived in Jerusalem and the country. The holy singers also and the gatekeepers and all Israel lived in their villages.

47 But when the seventh month was at hand, and when the children of Israel were each in their own place, they all came together with one purpose into the broad place before the first porch which is toward the east.

48 Then Jesus the son of Josedek, his kindred the priests, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his kindred stood up and made the altar of the God of Israel ready

49 to offer burned sacrifices upon it, in accordance with the express commands in the book of Moses the man of God.

50 Some people joined them out of the other nations of the land, and they erected the altar upon its own place, because all the nations of the land were hostile to them and oppressed them; and they offered sacrifices at the proper times and burnt offerings to the Lord both morning and evening.

51 They also held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and offered sacrifices daily, as appropriate.

52 After that, they offered the continual oblations and the sacrifices of the Sabbaths, of the new moons, and of all the consecrated feasts.

53 All those who had made any vow to God began to offer sacrifices to God from the new moon of the seventh month, although the temple of God was not yet built.

54 They gave money, food, and drink to the masons and carpenters.

55 They also gave carts to the people of Sidon and Tyre, that they should bring cedar trees from Libanus, and convey them in rafts to the harbor of Joppa, according to the commandment which was written for them by Cyrus king of the Persians.

56 In the second year after his coming to the temple of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, Jesus the son of Josedek, their kindred, the Levitical priests, and all those who had come to Jerusalem out of the captivity began work.

57 They laid the foundation of God’s temple on the new moon of the second month, in the second year after they had come to Judea and Jerusalem.

58 They appointed the Levites who were at least twenty years old over the Lord’s works. Then Jesus, with his sons and kindred, Kadmiel his brother, the sons of Jesus, Emadabun, and the sons of Joda the son of Iliadun, and their sons and kindred, all the Levites, with one accord stood up and started the business, laboring to advance the works in the house of God. So the builders built the Lord’s temple.

59 The priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with their cymbals,

60 singing songs of thanksgiving and praising the Lord, according to the directions of King David of Israel.

61 They sang aloud, praising the Lord in songs of thanksgiving, because his goodness and his glory are forever in all Israel.

62 All the people sounded trumpets and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving to the Lord for the raising up of the Lord’s house.

63 Some of the Levitical priests and of the heads of their families, the elderly who had seen the former house came to the building of this one with lamentation and great weeping.

64 But many with trumpets and joy shouted with a loud voice,

65 so that the people couldn’t hear the trumpets for the weeping of the people, for the multitude sounded loudly, so that it was heard far away.

66 Therefore when the enemies of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets meant.

67 They learned that those who returned from captivity built the temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.

68 So they went to Zorobabel and Jesus, and to the chief men of the families, and said to them, “We will build together with you.

69 For we, just like you, obey your Lord, and sacrifice to him from the days of Kingn Asbasareth of the Assyrians, who brought us here.”

70 Then Zorobabel, Jesus and the chief men of the families of Israel said to them, “It is not for you to build the house for the Lord our God.

71 We ourselves alone will build for the Lord of Israel, as King Cyrus of the Persians has commanded us.”

72 But the heathen of the land pressed hard upon the inhabitants of Judea, cut off their supplies, and hindered their building.

73 By their secret plots, and popular persuasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that King Cyrus lived. So they were hindered from building for two years, until the reign of Darius.

Footnotes

  1. 8a Seralah.
  2. 8b Or, Enenis.
  3. 8c Mispar.
  4. 8d Reclaiah
  5. 9e Shephatiah.
  6. 10f Arah.
  7. 11g Pahath-moab.
  8. 12h Zattu.
  9. 12i Zaccai.
  10. 13j Asgad.
  11. 13k According to other readings, 3622, or 3222.
  12. 14l Bigvai.
  13. 14m Adin.
  14. 15n Ater of Hezekiah.
  15. 15o Another reading is, Azuru.
  16. 16p Another reading is, Annias.
  17. 16q Bezai.
  18. 17r Bethlehem.
  19. 18s Azmaveth.
  20. 19t Kiriath-arim or Kiriath-jearim.
  21. 20u Rumah.
  22. 20v Geba.
  23. 21w Michmas.
  24. 21x Bethel.
  25. 21y Magbish
  26. 22a Ono.
  27. 22b Jericho.
  28. 22c Another reading is, two
  29. 22z Lod, Hadid.
  30. 23d Senaah.
  31. 24e Jedaiah.
  32. 24f Immer.
  33. 25g Pashhur.
  34. 25h Harim.
  35. 28i Shallum.
  36. 28j Ater.
  37. 28k Akkub.
  38. 28l Hatita.
  39. 28m Shobai.
  40. 29n Ziha.
  41. 29o Hasupha.
  42. 29p Keros.
  43. 29q Siaha.
  44. 29r Padon.
  45. 29s Hagaba.
  46. 30t Akkub.
  47. 30u Hagab.
  48. 30v Shamlai.
  49. 30w Hanan.
  50. 30x Giddel.
  51. 30y Gahar
  52. 31a Rezin.
  53. 31b Nekoda.
  54. 31c Gazzam.
  55. 31d Uzza.
  56. 31e Paseah.
  57. 31f Besai.
  58. 31g Asnah.
  59. 31h Meunim.
  60. 31i Nephisim.
  61. 31j Bakbuk. According to other readings, Acum, or Acuph.
  62. 31k Hakupha.
  63. 31l Harhur.
  64. 31m Bazluth.
  65. 31z Reaiah.
  66. 32n Mehida.
  67. 32o Harsha
  68. 32p Barkos.
  69. 32q Sisera.
  70. 32r Temah
  71. 32s Neziah. Another reading is, Nasith.
  72. 33t Hussophereth.
  73. 33u Peruda.
  74. 33v Jaalah.
  75. 33w Darkon.
  76. 33x Giddel.
  77. 33y Shephatia.
  78. 34a Pochereth-haz-zebaim, Ezra 2:57.
  79. 34b Another reading is, Misaias.
  80. 34z Hattil.
  81. 36c Telmelah.
  82. 36d Telharsha.
  83. 36e Cherub. Addan.
  84. 37f Delaiah. Another reading is, Asan.
  85. 37g Tobiah Another reading is, Baenan.
  86. 37h Nekoda.
  87. 38i Habaiah, or Hobaiah.
  88. 38j Hakkoz.
  89. 38k Barzillai. Another reading is, Phaezeldaeus.
  90. 40l Gr. the manifestation and truth.
  91. 45m A mina is about 570 grams or 1.25 pounds.
  92. 69n Another reading is, Asbacaphath.
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