1Ntawm no mus yog cov thawjcoj ntawm tej cuab kwvtij ntawm cov xeem uas raug luag ntes mus rau tim tebchaws Npanpiloos thiab cov tau nrog Exalas rov los rau hauv Yeluxalees thaum uas Ataxawxes ua huabtais kav tebchaws: 2-14Nkesoos yog Finehas cuab kwvtij Daniyees yog Ithamas cuab kwvtij Sekaniyas tus tub Hatus yog Daviv cuab kwvtij Xakhaliyas yog Paluses cuab kwvtij nrog ib puas tsib caug leej txivneej ntawm nws cuab kwvtij (lawv puavleej sau npe raws li lawv cajces tsevneeg) Xakhaliyas tus tub Elihaunais yog Pahas Mau-am cuab kwvtij nrog ob puas leej txivneej Yahaxiyees tus tub Sekaniyas yog Xatus cuab kwvtij nrog peb puas leej txivneej Yaunathas tus tub Enpes yog Adines cuab kwvtij nrog tsib caug leej txivneej Athaliyas tus tub Yesaiyas yog Elas cuab kwvtij nrog xya caum leej txivneej Mikhayees tus tub Xenpadiyas yog Sefatiyas cuab kwvtij nrog yim caum leej txivneej Yehiyees tus tub Aunpadiyas yog Yau-am cuab kwvtij nrog ob puas kaum yim leej txivneej Yausifiyas tus tub Selaumis yog Npanis cuab kwvtij nrog ib puas rau caum leej txivneej Npenpais tus tub Xakhaliyas yog Npenpais cuab kwvtij nrog nees nkaum yim leej txivneej Hakatas tus tub Yauhanas yog Ankas cuab kwvtij nrog ib puas kaum leej txivneej Elifeles, Ye-ules thiab Semayas yog Adunikas cuab kwvtij nrog rau caum leej txivneej (lawv yog cov uas tom qab no mam los) Uthais thiab Xakules yog Npivais cuab kwvtij nrog xya caum leej txivneej.
Exalas Nrhiav Cov Levis Los ua Haujlwm Hauv Lub Tuamtsev
15Kuv hu tagnrho txhua pab tuaj sib sau rau ntawm tus kwj deg uas ntws mus rau hauv lub nroog Ahavas, thiab peb tsuam chaw so rau ntawd tau peb hnub. Kuv nrhiav saib puas muaj cov povthawj nyob rau hauv tej pab ntawd, tiamsis tsis pom muaj ib tug twg yog Levis li. 16Kuv thiaj txib neeg mus hu cuaj tug thawjcoj uas muaj npe li no: Eli-exes, Aliyees, Semayas, Enathas, Yalis, Enathas, Nathas, Xakhaliyas thiab Mesulas, thiab hu ob tug xibhwb uas yog Yauyalis thiab Enathas nrog lawv tuaj. 17Kuv thiaj txib lawv mus cuag Idaus uas yog tus thawjcoj pawg neeg uas nyob ntawm thaj chaw Kaxifi-as. Kuv muab lus rau lawv mus hais rau nws, nws cov phoojywg thiab cov tu lub Tuamtsev kom tso neeg tuaj nrog peb mus tu peb tus Vajtswv lub Tuamtsev. 18Vim Vajtswv txojkev hlub, lawv thiaj tso Selenpiyas uas yog ib tug muaj peevxwm heev tuaj rau peb; nws yog xeem Levis uas yog Malis cuab kwvtij, thiab nws coj kaum yim leej uas yog nws cov tub thiab nws cov kwvtij nrog nws tuaj thiab. 19Lawv tseem tso Hasanpiyas thiab Yesaiyas uas yog Melalis xeebntxwv nrog rau nkawd cov kwvtij nees nkaum leej tuaj. 20Dua li ntawd, tseem tso ob puas nees nkaum leej uas yeej ua haujlwm hauv lub tuamtsev, yog cov uas thaum Vajntxwv Daviv thiab nws cov nomtswv tau tsa lawv cov yawgkoob los pab cov Levis lawm. Puavleej teev lawv cov no tej npe huv tibsi cia.
Exalas Coj Cov Pejxeem ua Kevcai Yoo Mov Thov Vajtswv
21Thaum peb tseem nyob hauv tus Kwj Deg Ahavas kuv tau hais kom peb sawvdaws ua kevcai yoo mov thiab txo hwjchim tabmeeg peb tus Vajtswv thiab thov kom nws coj peb taug kev thiab tsomkwm peb thiab peb tej menyuam, thiab tagnrho peb tej khoom. 22Kuv txajmuag mus tsa ncauj thov huabtais kom tso nws cov tubrog caij nees nrog peb mus ua cov tiv thaiv tej yeebncuab thaum peb taug kev, rau qhov kuv twb hais rau nws lawm hais tias peb tus Vajtswv yeej foom koob hmoov rau txhua tus uas cia siab rau nws, tiamsis nws tsis txaus siab thiab rau txim rau cov neeg uas tso nws tseg lawm. 23Yog li ntawd, peb thiaj li yoo mov thiab thov Vajtswv ua tus tsomkwm peb, thiab nws tau teb peb tej lus thov.
Tej Khoom Pub rau lub Tuamtsev
24Kuv thiaj xaiv cov povthawj kaum ob leeg ua cov thawjcoj: Selenpiyas, Hasanpiyas thiab kaum leej. 25Ces kuv thiaj muab tej nyiaj tej kub thiab tej tais uas huabtais thiab nws cov tuavxam, cov nomtswv, thiab cov Yixalayees muab coj los siv rau hauv lub Tuamtsev ntawd los luj, thiab kuv muab cob rau cov povthawj. 26-27Ntawm no yog tej uas kuv muab cob rau lawv:
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List of the Family Heads Returning With Ezra
1These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; of the descendants of David, Hattush 3of the descendants of Shekaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men; 4of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men; 5of the descendants of Zattu,⚓ Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men; 6of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men; 7of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men; 8of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men; 9of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men; 10of the descendants of Bani,⚓ Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men; 11of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men; 12of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men; 13of the descendants of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men; 14of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men.
The Return to Jerusalem
15I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there. 16So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning, 17and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God. 18Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all; 19and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all. 20They also brought 220 of the temple servants—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name. 21There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.” 23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. 24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers, 25and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God. 26I weighed out to them 650 talents⚓ of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents,⚓ 100 talents⚓ of gold, 2720 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics,⚓ and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold. 28I said to them, “You as well as these articles are consecrated to the Lord. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your ancestors. 29Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel.” 30Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem. 31On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way. 32So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days. 33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui. 34Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time. 35Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering,⚓ twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36They also delivered the king’s orders to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.