Esdras 8
Dios Habla Hoy
La lista de los que regresaron
8 Ésta es la lista de los jefes de familia, según el registro familiar de cada uno de ellos, que durante el reinado de Artajerjes volvieron de Babilonia con Esdras:
2-3 Guersón, de los descendientes de Finees;
Daniel, de los descendientes de Itamar;
Hatús, hijo de Secanías, de los descendientes de David;
Zacarías, de los descendientes de Parós, acompañado de ciento cincuenta hombres apuntados en la lista;
4 Eliehoenai, hijo de Zeraías, de los descendientes de Pahat-moab, acompañado de doscientos hombres;
5 Secanías, hijo de Jahaziel, de los descendientes de Zatú, acompañado de trescientos hombres;
6 Ébed, hijo de Jonatán, de los descendientes de Adín, acompañado de cincuenta hombres;
7 Isaías, hijo de Atalías, de los descendientes de Elam, acompañado de setenta hombres;
8 Zebadías, hijo de Micael, de los descendientes de Sefatías, acompañado de ochenta hombres;
9 Abdías, hijo de Jehiel, de los descendientes de Joab, acompañado de doscientos dieciocho hombres;
10 Selomit, hijo de Josifías, de los descendientes de Baní, acompañado de ciento sesenta hombres;
11 Zacarías, hijo de Bebai, de los descendientes de Bebai, acompañado de veintiocho hombres;
12 Johanán, hijo de Hacatán, de los descendientes de Azgad, acompañado de ciento diez hombres;
13 Elifélet, Jeiel y Semaías, últimos descendientes de Adonicam, acompañados de sesenta hombres, volvieron más tarde.
14 Utai y Zabud, de los descendientes de Bigvai, acompañados de setenta hombres.
Los sirvientes del templo
15 Yo, Esdras, los reuní a todos ellos junto al canal que va a dar al río Ahavá, y acampamos allí tres días. Y cuando pasé revista a la gente y a los sacerdotes, no encontré a ningún levita. 16 Por lo tanto envié a Eliézer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatán, Jarib, Elnatán, Natán, Zacarías y Mesulam, que eran personas importantes, y también a los maestros Joiarib y Elnatán, 17 con la orden de visitar a Idó, jefe del lugar llamado Casifiá, y les dije todo lo que tenían que comunicar a Idó y sus compañeros, los sirvientes del templo que estaban en Casifiá, para que nos trajeran gente que nos ayudara en el templo de nuestro Dios. 18 Y, gracias a Dios, nos trajeron a Serebías, hombre muy capaz, descendiente de un levita llamado Mahli, con sus hijos y hermanos; dieciocho personas en total. 19 Además nos trajeron a Hasabías e Isaías, descendientes de Merarí, que con sus hijos y hermanos sumaban veinte personas.
20 De los sirvientes del templo puestos por David y los dirigentes al servicio de los levitas, había doscientos veinte, todos ellos nombrados personalmente.
21 Después proclamé un ayuno cerca del río Ahavá, para que reconociéramos nuestras faltas ante nuestro Dios, y para pedirle que nos llevara con bien a nosotros, nuestras familias y nuestras posesiones. 22 Pues me dio vergüenza pedirle al rey soldados de caballería para que nos protegieran del enemigo en el camino, ya que le habíamos dicho al rey que Dios protege a todos los que le buscan, pero que descarga su fuerza y su ira sobre todos los que le abandonan. 23 De modo que ayunamos y rogamos a Dios por todo esto, y él nos atendió.
24 Luego aparté a doce dirigentes de los sacerdotes: a Serebías, Hasabías y diez compañeros suyos, 25 y les pesé y entregué la plata, el oro y los utensilios que el rey y sus consejeros y oficiales y todos los israelitas allí presentes habían ofrecido como donativo para el templo de nuestro Dios. 26 Les pesé y entregué veintiún mil cuatrocientos cincuenta kilos de plata, cien utensilios de plata y tres mil trescientos kilos de oro; 27 además, veinte tazas de oro con un peso total de ocho kilos, y dos utensilios de bronce bruñido de primera calidad, tan valiosos como si fueran de oro.
28 Luego les dije: «Ustedes están consagrados al Señor, lo mismo que los utensilios. La plata y el oro son para el Señor, Dios de nuestros padres. 29 Tengan cuidado y guárdenlos hasta que los pesen en presencia de los jefes de los sacerdotes, y de los levitas y jefes de familia de Israel, en los cuartos del templo del Señor, en Jerusalén.» 30 Entonces los sacerdotes y los levitas recibieron la plata, el oro y los utensilios que habían sido pesados, y los llevaron a Jerusalén, al templo de nuestro Dios.
31 El día doce del mes primero nos marchamos del río Ahavá para dirigirnos a Jerusalén. Nuestro Dios nos ayudó, librándonos de enemigos y de bandidos en el camino. 32 Cuando llegamos a Jerusalén, descansamos tres días. 33 Al cuarto día se pesó la plata, el oro y los utensilios en el templo de nuestro Dios, y se entregó todo al sacerdote Meremot, hijo de Urías. Con él estaban Eleazar, hijo de Finees, y los levitas Jozabad, hijo de Josué, y Noadías, hijo de Binuy. 34 Aquel mismo día se pesó y contó todo, y se tomó nota de la carga.
35 Después, los desterrados que volvieron del exilio entregaron para los holocaustos al Dios de Israel, y en nombre de todos los israelitas, doce becerros, noventa y seis carneros, setenta y siete corderos y doce chivos para la ofrenda por el pecado. Todos fueron quemados en honor del Señor. 36 Luego entregaron la orden del rey a las autoridades del reino y a los gobernadores de la provincia al oeste del río Éufrates, los cuales apoyaron al pueblo y al templo de Dios.
Ezra 8
New King James Version
Heads of Families Who Returned with Ezra
8 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2 of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, (A)Hattush; 3 of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of (B)Parosh, Zechariah; and registered with him were one hundred and fifty males; 4 of the sons of (C)Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males; 5 of [a]the sons of Shechaniah, Ben-Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males; 6 of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males; 7 of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males; 8 of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males; 9 of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males; 10 of [b]the sons of Shelomith, Ben-Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males; 11 of the sons of (D)Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males; 12 of the sons of Azgad, Johanan [c]the son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred and ten males; 13 of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these—Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah—and with them sixty males; 14 also of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and [d]Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
Servants for the Temple
15 Now I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the (E)sons of Levi there. 16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and (F)Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding. 17 And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and [e]I told them what they should say to [f]Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia—that they should bring us servants for the house of our God. 18 Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they (G)brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men; 19 and (H)Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men; 20 (I)also of the Nethinim, whom David and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim. All of them were designated by name.
Fasting and Prayer for Protection
21 Then I (J)proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might (K)humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the (L)right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions. 22 For (M)I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, (N)“The hand of our God is upon all those for (O)good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are (P)against all those who (Q)forsake Him.” 23 So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He (R)answered our prayer.
Gifts for the Temple
24 And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them— 25 and weighed out to them (S)the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered. 26 I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold, 27 twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold. 28 And I said to them, “You are (T)holy[g] to the Lord; the articles are (U)holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers. 29 Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and (V)heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.” 30 So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
The Return to Jerusalem
31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. And (W)the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambush along the road. 32 So we (X)came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.
33 Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were (Y)weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, (Z)Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, 34 with the number and weight of everything. All the weight was written down at that time.
35 The children of those who had been (AA)carried away captive, who had come from the captivity, (AB)offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord.
36 And they delivered the king’s (AC)orders to the king’s satraps and the governors in the region beyond [h]the River. So they gave support to the people and the [i]house of God.
Footnotes
- Ezra 8:5 So with MT, Vg.; LXX the sons of Zatho, Shechaniah
- Ezra 8:10 So with MT, Vg.; LXX the sons of Banni, Shelomith
- Ezra 8:12 Or the youngest son,
- Ezra 8:14 Or Zakkur
- Ezra 8:17 Lit. I put words in their mouths to say
- Ezra 8:17 So with Vg.; MT to Iddo his brother; LXX to their brethren
- Ezra 8:28 consecrated
- Ezra 8:36 The Euphrates
- Ezra 8:36 Temple
Ezra 8
English Standard Version
Genealogy of Those Who Returned with Ezra
8 These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: 2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of (A)Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, (B)Hattush. 3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of (C)Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men. 4 (D)Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men. 5 Of the sons of Zattu,[a] Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men. 6 Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men. 7 Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men. 8 Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men. 9 Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men. 10 Of the sons of Bani,[b] Shelomith the son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men. 11 (E)Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men. 12 Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men. 13 Of the sons of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men. 14 Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
Ezra Sends for Levites
15 I gathered them to the river that runs to (F)Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there (G)none of the sons of Levi. 16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and (H)Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight, 17 and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and[c] the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God. 18 And (I)by the good hand of our God on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of (J)Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18; 19 also (K)Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of (L)the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20; 20 (M)besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all (N)mentioned by name.
Fasting and Prayer for Protection
21 (O)Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river (P)Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, (Q)to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods. 22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, (R)“The hand of our God is for good on (S)all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.” 23 So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.
Priests to Guard Offerings
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: (T)Sherebiah, (U)Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them. 25 And I weighed out to them the (V)silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king and his (W)counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered. 26 (X)I weighed out into their hand 650 talents[d] of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents,[e] and 100 talents of gold, 27 20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics,[f] and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold. 28 And I said to them, (Y)“You are holy to the Lord, and (Z)the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers. 29 Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers' houses in Israel at Jerusalem, (AA)within the chambers of the house of the Lord.” 30 So the priests and the Levites (AB)took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.
31 Then we departed from the river Ahava (AC)on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. (AD)The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way. 32 (AE)We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days. 33 On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were (AF)weighed into the hands of (AG)Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, (AH)Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of (AI)Binnui. 34 The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded.
35 At that time (AJ)those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, (AK)twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36 (AL)They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's (AM)satraps[g] and to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and they aided the people and the house of God.
Footnotes
- Ezra 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks of Zattu
- Ezra 8:10 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks Bani
- Ezra 8:17 Hebrew lacks and
- Ezra 8:26 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- Ezra 8:26 Revocalization; the number is missing in the Masoretic Text
- Ezra 8:27 A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams
- Ezra 8:36 A satrap was a Persian official
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