Nehemiah 12

وَهؤُلاَءِ هُمُ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللاََّوِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ صَعِدُوا مَعَ زَرُبَّابَِلَ بْنِ شَأَلْتِئِيلَ وَيَشُوعَ: سَرَايَا وَيِرْمِيَا وَعَزْرَا،

Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

وَأَمَرْيَا وَمَلُّوخُ وَحَطُّوشُ،

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

وَشَكَنْيَا وَرَحُومُ وَمَرِيمُوثُ،

Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

وَعِدُّو وَجِنْتُويُ وَأَبِيَّا،

Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

وَمِيَّامِينُ وَمَعَدْيَا وَبَلْجَةُ،

Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

وَشَمَعْيَا وَيُويَارِيبُ وَيَدَعْيَا،

Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

وَسَلُّو وَعَامُوقُ وَحِلْقِيَّا وَيَدَعْيَا. هؤُلاَءِ هُمْ رُؤُوسُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَإِخْوَتُهُمْ فِي أَيَّامِ يَشُوعَ.

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

وَاللاََّوِيُّونَ: يَشُوعُ وَبِنُّويُ وَقَدْمِيئِيلُ وَشَرَبْيَا وَيَهُوذَا وَمَتَّنْيَا الَّذِي عَلَى التَّحْمِيدِ هُوَ وَإِخْوَتُهُ،

Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

وَبَقْبُقْيَا وَعُنِّي أَخَوَاهُمْ مُقَابَِلَهُمْ فِي الْحِرَاسَاتِ.

Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

وَيَشُوعُ وَلَدَ يُويَاقِيمَ، وَيُويَاقِيمُ وَلَدَ أَلِيَاشِيبَ، وَأَلِيَاشِيبُ وَلَدَ يُويَادَاعَ،

And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

وَيُويَادَاعُ وَلَدَ يُونَاثَانَ، وَيُونَاثَانُ وَلَدَ يَدُّوعَ.

And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

وَفِي أَيَّامِ يُويَاقِيمَ كَانَ الْكَهَنَةُ رُؤُوسُ الآبَاءِ: لِسَرَايَا مَرَايَا، وَلِيرْمِيَا حَنَنْيَا،

And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

وَلِعَزْرَا مَشُلاَّمُ، وَلأَمَرْيَا يَهُوحَانَانُ،

Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

وَلِمَلِيكُو يُونَاثَانُ، وَلِشَبْنِيَا يُوسُفُ،

Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

وَلِحَرِيمَ عَدْنَا، وَلِمَرَايُوثَ حَِلْقَايُ،

Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

وَلِعِدُّو زَكَرِيَّا وَلِجِنَّثُونَ مُشُلاَّمُ،

Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

وَلأَبِيَّا زِكْرِي، وَلِمِنْيَامِينَ لِمُوعَدْيَا، فِلْطَايُ،

Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

وَلِبِلْجَةَ شَمُّوعُ، وَلِشَمَعْيَا يَهُونَاثَانُ،

Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

وَلِيُويَارِيبَ مَتْنَايُ، وَلِيَدَعْيَا عُزِّي،

And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

وَلِسَلاَّيَ قَلاَّيُ، وَلِعَامُوقَ عَابِرُ،

Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

وَلِحِلْقِيَّا حَشَبْيَا، وَلِيَدَعْيَا نَثَنْئِيلُ.

Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

وَكَانَ اللاََّوِيُّونَ فِي أَيَّامِ أَلِيَاشِيبَ وَيُويَادَاعَ وَيُوحَانَانَ وَيَدُّوعَ مَكْتُوبِينَ رُؤُوسَ آبَاءٍ، وَالْكَهَنَةُ أَيْضًا فِي مُلْكِ دَارِيُوسَ الْفَارِسِيِّ.

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

وَكَانَ بَنُو لاَوِي رُؤُوسُ الآبَاءِ مَكْتُوبِينَ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ الأَيَّامِ إِلَى أَيَّامِ يُوحَانَانَ بْنِ أَلْيَاشِيبَ.

The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

وَرُؤُوسُ اللاََّوِيِّينَ: حَشَبْيَا وَشَرَبْيَا وَيَشُوعُ بْنُ قَدْمِيئِيلَ وَإِخْوَتُهُمْ مُقَابَِلَهُمْ لِلتَّسْبِيحِ وَالتَّحْمِيدِ، حَسَبَ وَصِيَّةِ دَاوُدَ رَجُلِ اللهِ، نَوْبَةً مُقَابَِلَ نَوْبَةٍ.

And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

وَكَانَ مَتَّنْيَا وَبَقْبُقْيَا وَعُوبَدْيَا وَمُشُلاَّمُ وَطَلْمُونُ وَعَقُّوبُ بَوَّابِينَ حَارِسِينَ الْحِرَاسَةَ عِنْدَ مَخَازِنِ الأَبْوَابِ.

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

كَانَ هؤُلاَءِ فِي أَيَّامِ يُويَاقِيمَ بْنِ يَشُوعَ بْنِ يُوصَادَاقَ، وَفِي أَيَّامِ نَحَمْيَا الْوَالِي، وَعَزْرَا الْكَاهِنِ الْكَاتِبِ.

These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

وَعِنْدَ تَدْشِينِ سُورِ أُورُشَلِيمَ طَلَبُوا اللاََّوِيِّينَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَمَاكِنِهِمْ لِيَأْتُوا بِهِمْ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِكَيْ يُدَشِّنُوا بِفَرَحٍ وَبِحَمْدٍ وَغِنَاءٍ بِالصُّنُوجِ وَالرَّبَابِ وَالْعِيدَانِ.

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

فَاجْتَمَعَ بَنُو الْمُغَنِّينَ مِنَ الدَّائِرَةِ حَوْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَمِنْ ضِيَاعِ النَّطُوفَاتِيِّ،

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

وَمِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِلْجَالِ، وَمِنْ حُقُولِ جَبَعَ وَعَزْمُوتَ، لأَنَّ الْمُغَنِّينَ بَنَوْا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ ضِيَاعًا حَوْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

وَتَطَهَّرَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللاََّوِيُّونَ، وَطَهَّرُوا الشَّعْبَ وَالأَبْوَابَ وَالسُّورَ.

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

وَأَصْعَدْتُ رُؤَسَاءَ يَهُوذَا عَلَى السُّورِ. وَأَقَمْتُ فِرْقَتَيْنِ عَظِيمَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْحَمَّادِينَ، وَوَكَبَتِ الْوَاحِدَةُ يَمِينًا عَلَى السُّورِ نَحْوَ بَابِ الدِّمْنِ.

Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

وَسَارَ وَرَاءَهُمْ هُوشَعْيَا وَنِصْفُ رُؤَسَاءِ يَهُوذَا،

And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

وَعَزَرْيَا وَعَزْرَا وَمَشُلاَّمُ،

And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

وَيَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينُ وَشَمَعْيَا وَيِرْمِيَا،

Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

وَمِنْ بَنِي الْكَهَنَةِ بِالأَبْوَاقِ زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يُونَاثَانَ بْنِ شَمَعْيَا بْنِ مَتَّنْيَا بْنِ مِيخَايَا بْنِ زَكُّورَ بْنِ آسَافَ،

And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

وَإِخْوَتُهُ شَمَعْيَا وَعَزَرْئِيلُ وَمِلَلاَيُ وَجِلَلاَيُ وَمَاعَايُ وَنَثَنْئِيلُ وَيَهُوذَا وَحَنَانِي بِآلاَتِ غِنَاءِ دَاوُدَ رَجُلِ اللهِ، وَعَزْرَا الْكَاتِبُ أَمَامَهُمْ.

And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.

وَعِنْدَ بَابِ الْعَيْنِ الَّذِي مُقَابَِلَهُمْ صَعِدُوا عَلَى دَرَجِ مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ عِنْدَ مَصْعَدِ السُّورِ، فَوْقَ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ، إِلَى بَابِ الْمَاءِ شَرْقًا.

And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

وَالْفِرْقَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ مِنَ الْحَمَّادِينَ وَكَبَتْ مُقَابِلَهُمْ، وَأَنَا وَرَاءَهَا، وَنِصْفُ الشَّعْبِ عَلَى السُّورِ مِنْ عِنْدِ بُرْجِ التَّنَانِيرِ إِلَى السُّورِ الْعَرِيضِ.

And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;

وَمِنْ فَوْقِ بَابِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَفَوْقَ الْبَابِ الْعَتِيقِ وَفَوْقَ بَابِ السَّمَكِ وَبُرْجِ حَنَنْئِيلَ وَبُرْجِ الْمِئَةِ إِلَى بَابِ الضَّأْنِ، وَوَقَفُوا فِي بَابِ السِّجْنِ.

And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

فَوَقَفَ الْفِرْقَتَانِ مِنَ الْحَمَّادِينَ فِي بَيْتِ اللهِ، وَأَنَا وَنِصْفُ الْوُلاَةِ مَعِي،

So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

وَالْكَهَنَةُ: أَلْيَاقِيمُ وَمَعْسِيَا وَمِنْيَامِينُ وَمِيخَايَا وَأَلْيُوعِينَايُ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَحَنَنْيَا بِالأَبْوَاقِ،

And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

وَمَعْسِيَا وَشَمَعْيَا وَأَلْعَازَارُ وَعُزِّي وَيَهُوحَانَانُ وَمَلْكِيَّا وَعِيلاَمُ وعَازَرُ، وَغَنَّى الْمُغَنُّونَ وَيِزْرَحْيَا الْوَكِيلُ.

And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

وَذَبَحُوا فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ ذَبَائِحَ عَظِيمَةً وَفَرِحُوا، لأَنَّ اللهَ أَفْرَحَهُمْ فَرَحًا عَظِيمًا. وَفَرِحَ الأَوْلاَدُ وَالنِّسَاءُ أَيْضًا، وَسُمِعَ فَرَحُ أُورُشَلِيمَ عَنْ بُعْدٍ.

Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

وَتَوَكَّلَ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أُنَاسٌ عَلَى الْمَخَادِعِ لِلْخَزَائِنِ وَالرَّفَائِعِ وَالأَوَائِلِ وَالأَعْشَارِ، لِيَجْمَعُوا فِيهَا مِنْ حُقُولِ الْمُدُنِ أَنْصِبَةَ الشَّرِيعَةِ لِلْكَهَنَةِ وَاللاََّوِيِّينَ، لأَنَّ يَهُوذَا فَرِحَ بِالْكَهَنَةِ وَاللاََّوِيِّينَ الْوَاقِفِينَ

And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

حَارِسِينَ حِرَاسَةَ إِلهِهِمْ وَحِرَاسَةَ التَّطْهِيرِ. وَكَانَ الْمُغَنُّونَ وَالْبَوَّابُونَ حَسَبَ وَصِيَّةِ دَاوُدَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ ابْنِهِ.

And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

لأَنَّهُ فِي أَيَّامِ دَاوُدَ وَآسَافَ مُنْذُ الْقَدِيمِ كَانَ رُؤُوسُ مُغَنِّينَ وَغِنَاءُ تَسْبِيحٍ وَتَحْمِيدٍ ِللهِ.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

وَكَانَ كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أَيَّامِ زَرُبَّابَِلَ وَأَيَّامِ نَحَمْيَا يُؤَدُّونَ أَنْصِبَةَ الْمُغَنِّينَ وَالْبَوَّابِينَ أَمْرَ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ فِي يَوْمِهِ، وَكَانُوا يُقَدِّسُونَ لِلاَّوِيِّينَ، وَكَانَ اللاَّوِيُّونَ يُقَدِّسُونَ لِبَنِي هَارُونَ.

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.