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Nehemiae 11-13
Biblia Sacra Vulgata
Nehemiae 11-13
Biblia Sacra Vulgata
11 Habitaverunt autem principes populi in Jerusalem: reliqua vero plebs misit sortem, ut tollerent unam partem de decem qui habitaturi essent in Jerusalem civitate sancta, novem vero partes in civitatibus.
2 Benedixit autem populus omnibus viris qui se sponte obtulerant ut habitarent in Jerusalem.
3 Hi sunt itaque principes provinciae qui habitaverunt in Jerusalem, et in civitatibus Juda. Habitavit autem unusquisque in possessione sua, in urbibus suis, Israel, sacerdotes, Levitae, Nathinaei, et filii servorum Salomonis.
4 Et in Jerusalem habitaverunt de filiis Juda, et de filiis Benjamin: de filiis Juda, Athaias filius Aziam, filii Zachariae, filii Amariae, filii Saphatiae, filii Melaleel: de filiis Phares,
5 Maasia filius Baruch, filius Cholhoza, filius Hazia, filius Adaia, filius Jojarib, filius Zachariae, filius Silonitis:
6 omnes hi filii Phares, qui habitaverunt in Jerusalem, quadringenti sexaginta octo viri fortes.
7 Hi sunt autem filii Benjamin: Sellum filius Mosollam, filius Joed, filius Phadaia, filius Colaia, filius Masia, filius Etheel, filius Isaia,
8 et post eum Gebbai, Sellai, nongenti viginti octo,
9 et Joel filius Zechri praepositus eorum, et Judas filius Senua super civitatem secundus.
10 Et de sacerdotibus, Idaia filius Joarib, Jachin,
11 Saraia filius Helciae, filius Mosollam, filius Sadoc, filius Meraioth, filius Achitob princeps domus Dei,
12 et fratres eorum facientes opera templi: octingenti viginti duo. Et Adaia filius Jeroham, filius Phelelia, filius Amsi, filius Zachariae, filius Pheshur, filius Melchiae,
13 et fratres ejus principes patrum: ducenti quadraginta duo. Et Amassai filius Azreel, filius Ahazi, filius Mosollamoth, filius Emmer,
14 et fratres eorum potentes nimis: centum viginti octo, et praepositus eorum Zabdiel filius potentium.
15 Et de Levitis, Semeia filius Hasub, filius Azaricam, filius Hasabia, filius Boni,
16 et Sabathai et Jozabed, super omnia opera quae erant forinsecus in domo Dei, a principibus Levitarum.
17 Et Mathania filius Micha, filius Zebedei, filius Asaph, princeps ad laudandum et ad confitendum in oratione, et Becbecia secundus de fratribus ejus, et Abda filius Samua, filius Galal, filius Idithun:
18 omnes Levitae in civitate sancta ducenti octoginta quatuor.
19 Et janitores, Accub, Telmon, et fratres eorum, qui custodiebant ostia: centum septuaginta duo.
20 Et reliqui ex Israel sacerdotes et Levitae in universis civitatibus Juda, unusquisque in possessione sua.
21 Et Nathinaei, qui habitabant in Ophel, et Siaha, et Gaspha de Nathinaeis.
22 Et episcopus Levitarum in Jerusalem, Azzi filius Bani, filius Hasabiae, filius Mathaniae, filius Michae. De filiis Asaph, cantores in ministerio domus Dei.
23 Praeceptum quippe regis super eos erat, et ordo in cantoribus per dies singulos,
24 et Phathahia filius Mesezebel, de filiis Zara filii Juda in manu regis, juxta omne verbum populi,
25 et in domibus per omnes regiones eorum. De filiis Juda habitaverunt in Cariatharbe et in filiabus ejus: et in Dibon, et in filiabus ejus: et in Cabseel, et in viculis ejus:
26 et in Jesue, et in Molada, et in Bethphaleth,
27 et in Hasersual, et in Bersabee, et in filiabus ejus,
28 et in Siceleg, et in Mochona, et in filiabus ejus,
29 et in Remmon, et in Saraa, et in Jerimuth,
30 Zanoa, Odollam, et in villis earum, Lachis et regionibus ejus, et Azeca, et filiabus ejus. Et manserunt in Bersabee usque ad vallem Ennom.
31 Filii autem Benjamin, a Geba, Mechmas, et Hai, et Bethel, et filiabus ejus
32 Anathoth, Nob, Anania,
33 Asor, Rama, Gethaim,
34 Hadid, Seboim, et Neballat, Lod,
35 et Ono valle artificum.
36 Et de Levitis portiones Judae et Benjamin.
12 Hi sunt autem sacerdotes et Levitae, qui ascenderunt cum Zorobabel filio Salathiel, et Josue: Saraia, Jeremias, Esdras,
2 Amaria, Melluch, Hattus,
3 Sebenias, Rheum, Merimuth,
4 Addo, Genthon, Abia,
5 Miamin, Madia, Belga,
6 Semeia, et Jojarib, Idaia, Sellum, Amoc, Helcias,
7 Idaia. Isti principes sacerdotum, et fratres eorum in diebus Josue.
8 Porro Levitae, Jesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Juda, Mathanias, super hymnos ipsi et fratres eorum:
9 et Becbecia atque Hanni, et fratres eorum, unusquisque in officio suo.
10 Josue autem genuit Joacim, et Joacim genuit Eliasib, et Eliasib genuit Jojada,
11 et Jojada genuit Jonathan, et Jonathan genuit Jeddoa.
12 In diebus autem Joacim erant sacerdotes et principes familiarum: Saraiae, Maraia: Jeremiae, Hanania:
13 Esdrae, Mosollam: Amariae, Johanan:
14 Milicho, Jonathan: Sebeniae, Joseph:
15 Haram, Edna: Maraioth, Helci:
16 Adaiae, Zacharia: Genthon, Mosollam:
17 Abiae, Zechri: Miamin et Moadiae, Phelti:
18 Belgae, Sammua: Semaiae, Jonathan:
19 Jojarib, Mathanai: Jodaiae, Azzi:
20 Sellai, Celai: Amoc, Heber:
21 Helciae, Hasebia: Idaiae, Nathanael.
22 Levitae in diebus Eliasib, et Jojada, et Johanan, et Jeddoa, scripti principes familiarum, et sacerdotes in regno Darii Persae.
23 Filii Levi principes familiarum, scripti in libro verborum dierum, et usque ad dies Jonathan, filii Eliasib.
24 Et principes Levitarum, Hasebia, Serebia, et Josue filius Cedmihel: et fratres eorum per vices suas, ut laudarent et confiterentur juxta praeceptum David viri Dei, et observarent aeque per ordinem.
25 Mathania, et Becbecia, Obedia, Mosollam, Telmon, Accub, custodes portarum et vestibulorum ante portas.
26 Hi in diebus Joacim filii Josue, filii Josedec, et in diebus Nehemiae ducis, et Esdrae sacerdotis scribaeque.
27 In dedicatione autem muri Jerusalem, requisierunt Levitas de omnibus locis suis ut adducerent eos in Jerusalem, et facerent dedicationem et laetitiam in actione gratiarum, et cantico, et in cymbalis, psalteriis, et citharis.
28 Congregati sunt autem filii cantorum de campestribus circa Jerusalem, et de villis Nethuphathi,
29 et de domo Galgal, et de regionibus Geba et Azmaveth: quoniam villas aedificaverunt sibi cantores in circuitu Jerusalem.
30 Et mundati sunt sacerdotes et Levitae, et mundaverunt populum, et portas, et murum.
31 Ascendere autem feci principes Juda super murum, et statui duos magnos choros laudantium. Et ierunt ad dexteram super murum ad portam sterquilinii.
32 Et ivit post eos Osaias, et media pars principum Juda,
33 et Azarias, Esdras, et Mosollam, Judas, et Benjamin, et Semeia, et Jeremias.
34 Et de filiis sacerdotum in tubis, Zacharias filius Jonathan, filius Semeiae, filius Mathaniae, filius Michaiae, filius Zechur, filius Asaph,
35 et fratres ejus Semeia, et Azareel, Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Nathanael, et Judas, et Hanani, in vasis cantici David viri Dei: et Esdras scriba ante eos in porta fontis.
36 Et contra eos ascenderunt in gradibus civitatis David in ascensu muri super domum David, et usque ad portam aquarum ad orientem.
37 Et chorus secundus gratias referentium ibat ex adverso, et ego post eum, et media pars populi super murum, et super turrim furnorum, et usque ad murum latissimum,
38 et super portam Ephraim, et super portam antiquam, et super portam piscium et turrim Hananeel, et turrim Emath, et usque ad portam gregis: et steterunt in porta custodiae,
39 steteruntque duo chori laudantium in domo Dei, et ego, et dimidia pars magistratuum mecum.
40 Et sacerdotes, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania in tubis,
41 et Maasia, et Semeia, et Eleazar, et Azzi, et Johanan, et Melchia, et AElam, et Ezer. Et clare cecinerunt cantores, et Jezraia praepositus:
42 et immolaverunt in die illa victimas magnas, et laetati sunt: Deus enim laetificaverat eos laetitia magna: sed et uxores eorum et liberi gavisi sunt, et audita est laetitia Jerusalem procul.
43 Recensuerunt quoque in die illa viros super gazophylacia thesauri ad libamina, et ad primitias, et ad decimas, ut introferrent per eos principes civitatis in decore gratiarum actionis, sacerdotes et Levitas: quia laetificatus est Juda in sacerdotibus et Levitis adstantibus.
44 Et custodierunt observationem Dei sui, et observationem expiationis, et cantores, et janitores juxta praeceptum David, et Salomonis filii ejus,
45 quia in diebus David et Asaph ab exordio erant principes constituti cantorum in carmine laudantium et confitentium Deo.
46 Et omnis Israel in diebus Zorobabel et in diebus Nehemiae, dabant partes cantoribus et janitoribus per dies singulos, et sanctificabant Levitas, et Levitae sanctificabant filios Aaron.
13 In die autem illo, lectum est in volumine Moysi, audiente populo: et inventum est scriptum in eo, quod non debeant introire Ammonites et Moabites in ecclesiam Dei usque in aeternum:
2 eo quod non occurrerint filiis Israel cum pane et aqua, et conduxerint adversum eos Balaam ad maledicendum eis: et convertit Deus noster maledictionem in benedictionem.
3 Factum est autem, cum audissent legem, separaverunt omnem alienigenam ab Israel.
4 Et super hoc erat Eliasib sacerdos, qui fuerat praepositus in gazophylacio domus Dei nostri, et proximus Tobiae.
5 Fecit ergo sibi gazophylacium grande, et ibi erant ante eum reponentes munera, et thus, et vasa, et decimam frumenti, vini, et olei, partes Levitarum, et cantorum, et janitorum, et primitias sacerdotales.
6 In omnibus autem his non fui in Jerusalem, quia anno trigesimo secundo Artaxerxis regis Babylonis veni ad regem, et in fine dierum rogavi regem.
7 Et veni in Jerusalem, et intellexi malum quod fecerat Eliasib Tobiae, ut faceret ei thesaurum in vestibulis domus Dei.
8 Et malum mihi visum est valde. Et projeci vasa domus Tobiae foras de gazophylacio:
9 praecepique et emundaverunt gazophylacia: et retuli ibi vasa domus Dei, sacrificium, et thus.
10 Et cognovi quod partes Levitarum non fuissent datae, et fugisset unusquisque in regionem suam de Levitis, et cantoribus, et de his qui ministrabant:
11 et egi causam adversus magistratus, et dixi: Quare dereliquimus domum Dei? et congregavi eos, et feci stare in stationibus suis.
12 Et omnis Juda apportabat decimam frumenti, vini, et olei, in horrea.
13 Et constituimus super horrea Selemiam sacerdotem, et Sadoc scribam, et Phadaiam de Levitis, et juxta eos Hanan filium Zachur, filium Mathaniae: quoniam fideles comprobati sunt, et ipsis creditae sunt partes fratrum suorum.
14 Memento mei, Deus meus, pro hoc, et ne deleas miserationes meas quas feci in domo Dei mei, et in caeremoniis ejus.
15 In diebus illis vidi in Juda calcantes torcularia in sabbato, portantes acervos, et onerantes super asinos vinum, et uvas, et ficus, et omne onus, et inferentes in Jerusalem, die sabbati. Et contestatus sum ut in die qua vendere liceret, venderent.
16 Et Tyrii habitaverunt in ea, inferentes pisces, et omnia venalia: et vendebant in sabbatis filiis Juda in Jerusalem.
17 Et objurgavi optimates Juda, et dixi eis: Quae est haec res mala quam vos facitis, et profanatis diem sabbati?
18 numquid non haec fecerunt patres nostri, et adduxit Deus noster super nos omne malum hoc, et super civitatem hanc? et vos additis iracundiam super Israel violando sabbatum.
19 Factum est autem, cum quievissent portae Jerusalem in die sabbati, dixi: et clauserunt januas, et praecepi ut non aperirent eas usque post sabbatum: et de pueris meis constitui super portas, ut nullus inferret onus in die sabbati.
20 Et manserunt negotiatores, et vendentes universa venalia, foris Jerusalem semel et bis.
21 Et contestatus sum eos, et dixi eis: Quare manetis ex adverso muri? si secundo hoc feceritis, manum mittam in vos. Itaque ex tempore illo non venerunt in sabbato.
22 Dixi quoque Levitis ut mundarentur, et venirent ad custodiendas portas, et sanctificandam diem sabbati: et pro hoc ergo memento mei, Deus meus, et parce mihi secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum.
23 Sed et in diebus illis vidi Judaeos ducentes uxores Azotidas, Ammonitidas, et Moabitidas.
24 Et filii eorum ex media parte loquebantur azotice, et nesciebant loqui judaice, et loquebantur juxta linguam populi et populi.
25 Et objurgavi eos, et maledixi. Et cecidi ex eis viros, et decalvavi eos, et adjuravi in Deo ut non darent filias suas filiis eorum, et non acciperent de filiabus eorum filiis suis et sibimetipsis, dicens:
26 Numquid non in hujuscemodi re peccavit Salomon rex Israel? et certe in gentibus multis non erat rex similis ei, et dilectus Deo suo erat, et posuit eum Deus regem super omnem Israel: et ipsum ergo duxerunt ad peccatum mulieres alienigenae.
27 Numquid et nos inobedientes faciemus omne malum grande hoc ut praevaricemur in Deo nostro, et ducamus uxores peregrinas?
28 De filiis autem Jojada filii Eliasib sacerdotis magni, gener erat Sanaballat Horonites, quem fugavi a me.
29 Recordare, Domine Deus meus, adversum eos qui polluunt sacerdotium, jusque sacerdotale et Leviticum.
30 Igitur mundavi eos ab omnibus alienigenis, et constitui ordines sacerdotum et Levitarum, unumquemque in ministerio suo:
31 et in oblatione lignorum in temporibus constitutis, et in primitivis: memento mei, Deus meus, in bonum. Amen.
Nehemiah 11-13
New International Version
Nehemiah 11-13
New International Version
The New Residents of Jerusalem(A)
11 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem,(B) the holy city,(C) while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.(D) 2 The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
3 These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem (now some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants lived in the towns of Judah, each on their own property in the various towns,(E) 4 while other people from both Judah and Benjamin(F) lived in Jerusalem):(G)
From the descendants of Judah:
Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez; 5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Kol-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah. 6 The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.
7 From the descendants of Benjamin:
Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah, 8 and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 men. 9 Joel son of Zikri was their chief officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.
10 From the priests:
Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib; Jakin; 11 Seraiah(H) son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub,(I) the official in charge of the house of God, 12 and their associates, who carried on work for the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah, 13 and his associates, who were heads of families—242 men; Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14 and his[a] associates, who were men of standing—128. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
15 From the Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16 Shabbethai(J) and Jozabad,(K) two of the heads of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God; 17 Mattaniah(L) son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph,(M) the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.(N) 18 The Levites in the holy city(O) totaled 284.
19 The gatekeepers:
Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.
21 The temple servants(P) lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah,(Q) the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the musicians responsible for the service of the house of God. 23 The musicians(R) were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah(S) son of Judah, was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.
25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba(T) and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon(U) and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26 in Jeshua, in Moladah,(V) in Beth Pelet,(W) 27 in Hazar Shual,(X) in Beersheba(Y) and its settlements, 28 in Ziklag,(Z) in Mekonah and its settlements, 29 in En Rimmon, in Zorah,(AA) in Jarmuth,(AB) 30 Zanoah,(AC) Adullam(AD) and their villages, in Lachish(AE) and its fields, and in Azekah(AF) and its settlements. So they were living all the way from Beersheba(AG) to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba(AH) lived in Mikmash,(AI) Aija, Bethel(AJ) and its settlements, 32 in Anathoth,(AK) Nob(AL) and Ananiah, 33 in Hazor,(AM) Ramah(AN) and Gittaim,(AO) 34 in Hadid, Zeboim(AP) and Neballat, 35 in Lod and Ono,(AQ) and in Ge Harashim.
36 Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
Priests and Levites
12 These were the priests(AR) and Levites(AS) who returned with Zerubbabel(AT) son of Shealtiel(AU) and with Joshua:(AV)
Seraiah,(AW) Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Shekaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo,(AX) Ginnethon,[b] Abijah,(AY)
5 Mijamin,[c] Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,(AZ)
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah.
These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Joshua.
8 The Levites were Jeshua,(BA) Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah,(BB) who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. 9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.
10 Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib,(BC) Eliashib the father of Joiada, 11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
12 In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families:
of Seraiah’s family, Meraiah;
of Jeremiah’s, Hananiah;
13 of Ezra’s, Meshullam;
of Amariah’s, Jehohanan;
14 of Malluk’s, Jonathan;
of Shekaniah’s,[d] Joseph;
15 of Harim’s, Adna;
of Meremoth’s,[e] Helkai;
16 of Iddo’s,(BD) Zechariah;
of Ginnethon’s, Meshullam;
17 of Abijah’s,(BE) Zikri;
of Miniamin’s and of Moadiah’s, Piltai;
18 of Bilgah’s, Shammua;
of Shemaiah’s, Jehonathan;
19 of Joiarib’s, Mattenai;
of Jedaiah’s, Uzzi;
20 of Sallu’s, Kallai;
of Amok’s, Eber;
21 of Hilkiah’s, Hashabiah;
of Jedaiah’s, Nethanel.
22 The family heads of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, as well as those of the priests, were recorded in the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The family heads among the descendants of Levi up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the book of the annals. 24 And the leaders of the Levites(BF) were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.(BG)
25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. 26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Joshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law.
Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem
27 At the dedication(BH) of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals,(BI) harps and lyres.(BJ) 28 The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem—from the villages of the Netophathites,(BK) 29 from Beth Gilgal, and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the musicians had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem. 30 When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people,(BL) the gates and the wall.
31 I had the leaders of Judah go up on top of[f] the wall. I also assigned two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed on top of[g] the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.(BM) 32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them, 33 along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, 34 Judah, Benjamin,(BN) Shemaiah, Jeremiah, 35 as well as some priests with trumpets,(BO) and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zakkur, the son of Asaph, 36 and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani—with musical instruments(BP) prescribed by David the man of God.(BQ) Ezra(BR) the teacher of the Law led the procession. 37 At the Fountain Gate(BS) they continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the site of David’s palace to the Water Gate(BT) on the east.
38 The second choir proceeded in the opposite direction. I followed them on top of[h] the wall, together with half the people—past the Tower of the Ovens(BU) to the Broad Wall,(BV) 39 over the Gate of Ephraim,(BW) the Jeshanah[i] Gate,(BX) the Fish Gate,(BY) the Tower of Hananel(BZ) and the Tower of the Hundred,(CA) as far as the Sheep Gate.(CB) At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.
40 The two choirs that gave thanks then took their places in the house of God; so did I, together with half the officials, 41 as well as the priests—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah with their trumpets— 42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam and Ezer. The choirs sang under the direction of Jezrahiah. 43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 At that time men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms(CC) for the contributions, firstfruits and tithes.(CD) From the fields around the towns they were to bring into the storerooms the portions required by the Law for the priests and the Levites, for Judah was pleased with the ministering priests and Levites.(CE) 45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did also the musicians and gatekeepers, according to the commands of David(CF) and his son Solomon.(CG) 46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph,(CH) there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise(CI) and thanksgiving to God. 47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the musicians and the gatekeepers. They also set aside the portion for the other Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.(CJ)
Nehemiah’s Final Reforms
13 On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God,(CK) 2 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam(CL) to call a curse down on them.(CM) (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)(CN) 3 When the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent.(CO)
4 Before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms(CP) of the house of our God. He was closely associated with Tobiah,(CQ) 5 and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain offerings and incense and temple articles, and also the tithes(CR) of grain, new wine and olive oil prescribed for the Levites, musicians and gatekeepers, as well as the contributions for the priests.
6 But while all this was going on, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes(CS) king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Some time later I asked his permission 7 and came back to Jerusalem. Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib(CT) had done in providing Tobiah(CU) a room in the courts of the house of God. 8 I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.(CV) 9 I gave orders to purify the rooms,(CW) and then I put back into them the equipment of the house of God, with the grain offerings and the incense.(CX)
10 I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them,(CY) and that all the Levites and musicians responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields.(CZ) 11 So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?”(DA) Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.
12 All Judah brought the tithes(DB) of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms.(DC) 13 I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms and made Hanan son of Zakkur, the son of Mattaniah, their assistant, because they were considered trustworthy. They were made responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.(DD)
14 Remember(DE) me for this, my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services.
15 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, together with wine, grapes, figs and all other kinds of loads. And they were bringing all this into Jerusalem on the Sabbath.(DF) Therefore I warned them against selling food on that day. 16 People from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them in Jerusalem on the Sabbath(DG) to the people of Judah. 17 I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this wicked thing you are doing—desecrating the Sabbath day? 18 Didn’t your ancestors do the same things, so that our God brought all this calamity on us and on this city?(DH) Now you are stirring up more wrath against Israel by desecrating the Sabbath.”(DI)
19 When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath,(DJ) I ordered the doors to be shut and not opened until the Sabbath was over. I stationed some of my own men at the gates so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 Once or twice the merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods spent the night outside Jerusalem. 21 But I warned them and said, “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will arrest you.” From that time on they no longer came on the Sabbath. 22 Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and go and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy.
Remember(DK) me for this also, my God, and show mercy to me according to your great love.
23 Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married(DL) women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.(DM) 24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language(DN) of Judah. 25 I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath(DO) in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.(DP) 26 Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him.(DQ) He was loved by his God,(DR) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.(DS) 27 Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying(DT) foreign women?”
28 One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib(DU) the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat(DV) the Horonite. And I drove him away from me.
29 Remember(DW) them, my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.(DX)
30 So I purified the priests and the Levites of everything foreign,(DY) and assigned them duties, each to his own task. 31 I also made provision for contributions of wood(DZ) at designated times, and for the firstfruits.(EA)
Remember(EB) me with favor, my God.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 11:14 Most Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew their
- Nehemiah 12:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 16); most Hebrew manuscripts Ginnethoi
- Nehemiah 12:5 A variant of Miniamin
- Nehemiah 12:14 Very many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also verse 3); most Hebrew manuscripts Shebaniah’s
- Nehemiah 12:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 3); Hebrew Meraioth’s
- Nehemiah 12:31 Or go alongside
- Nehemiah 12:31 Or proceed alongside
- Nehemiah 12:38 Or them alongside
- Nehemiah 12:39 Or Old
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