Esdras 8
La Biblia de las Américas
Los que volvieron con Esdras
8 Y estos son los jefes de sus casas paternas, con su genealogía, que subieron conmigo de Babilonia en el reinado del rey Artajerjes: 2 de los hijos de Finees, Gersón; de los hijos de Itamar, Daniel; de los hijos de David, Hatús(A); 3 de los hijos de Secanías, que era de los hijos de Paros(B), Zacarías, y con él ciento cincuenta varones que estaban en la lista genealógica; 4 de los hijos de Pahat-moab, Elioenai, hijo de Zeraías, y con él doscientos varones; 5 de los hijos de Zatu[a], Secanías, hijo de Jahaziel, y con él trescientos varones; 6 de los hijos de Adín(C), Ebed, hijo de Jonatán, y con él cincuenta varones; 7 de los hijos de Elam, Jesaías, hijo de Atalías, y con él setenta varones; 8 de los hijos de Sefatías, Zebadías, hijo de Micael, y con él ochenta varones; 9 de los hijos de Joab, Obadías, hijo de Jehiel, y con él doscientos dieciocho varones; 10 de los hijos de Bani[b], Selomit, hijo de Josifías, y con él ciento sesenta varones; 11 de los hijos de Bebai, Zacarías, hijo de Bebai, y con él veintiocho varones; 12 de los hijos de Azgad, Johanán, hijo de Hacatán, y con él ciento diez varones; 13 de los hijos de Adonicam, los postreros, cuyos nombres son estos: Elifelet, Jeiel y Semaías, y con ellos sesenta varones; 14 y de los hijos de Bigvai, Utai y Zabud[c], y con ellos[d] setenta varones.
15 Y los reuní junto al río que corre a Ahava(D), donde acampamos tres días; y habiendo buscado entre el pueblo y los sacerdotes, no hallé ninguno de los hijos de Leví(E) allí. 16 Por eso envié a llamar a Eliezer, Ariel, Semaías, Elnatán, Jarib, Elnatán, Natán, Zacarías y Mesulam, jefes, y a Joiarib y a Elnatán, hombres sabios[e]; 17 y los envié a Iddo, jefe en la localidad de Casifia; puse en boca de ellos las palabras que debían decir a Iddo y a sus hermanos[f], los sirvientes del templo(F) en la localidad de Casifia, para que nos trajeran ministros para la casa de nuestro Dios. 18 Y conforme a la mano bondadosa de nuestro Dios sobre nosotros(G), nos trajeron a un hombre de entendimiento(H) de los hijos de Mahli, hijo de Leví, hijo de Israel, es decir, a Serebías, con sus hijos y hermanos, dieciocho hombres; 19 y a Hasabías y[g] a Jesaías de los hijos de Merari, con sus hermanos y sus hijos, veinte hombres; 20 y de los sirvientes del templo(I), a quienes David y los príncipes habían puesto para el servicio de los levitas, doscientos veinte sirvientes del templo, todos ellos designados por sus nombres.
21 Entonces proclamé allí, junto al río Ahava(J), un ayuno(K) para que nos humilláramos delante de nuestro Dios a fin de implorar de Él un viaje feliz[h] para nosotros, para nuestros pequeños y para todas nuestras posesiones(L). 22 Porque tuve vergüenza de pedir al rey tropas y hombres de a caballo para protegernos[i] del enemigo en el camino, pues habíamos dicho al rey[j]: La mano de nuestro Dios es propicia para con[k] todos los que le buscan(M), mas su poder y su ira contra todos los que le abandonan(N). 23 Ayunamos, pues, y pedimos a nuestro Dios acerca de esto, y Él escuchó nuestra súplica[l](O).
24 Entonces aparté a doce de los sacerdotes principales, a Serebías, a Hasabías, y con ellos diez de sus hermanos(P); 25 y les pesé(Q) la plata, el oro y los utensilios, la ofrenda para la casa de nuestro Dios que habían ofrecido(R) el rey, sus consejeros(S), sus príncipes y todo Israel que allí estaba. 26 Pesé, pues, y entregué en sus manos seiscientos cincuenta talentos[m] de plata, y utensilios de plata que valían cien talentos, y cien talentos de oro(T); 27 también veinte tazas de oro que valían mil dáricos[n], y dos utensilios de fino y reluciente bronce, valiosos como el oro. 28 Y les dije: Vosotros estáis consagrados al Señor(U), y los utensilios son sagrados(V); y la plata y el oro son ofrenda voluntaria al Señor, Dios de vuestros padres. 29 Velad y guardadlos hasta que los peséis delante de los principales sacerdotes, los levitas y los jefes de casas paternas de Israel en Jerusalén, en las cámaras de la casa del Señor(W). 30 Los sacerdotes y los levitas recibieron la plata, el oro y los utensilios(X) ya pesados, para traerlos a Jerusalén a la casa de nuestro Dios.
31 Partimos del río Ahava(Y) el día doce del mes primero(Z) para ir a Jerusalén; y la mano de nuestro Dios estaba sobre nosotros, y nos libró de mano[o] del enemigo y de las emboscadas en el camino(AA). 32 Y llegamos a Jerusalén y nos quedamos allí tres días(AB). 33 Y al cuarto día la plata y el oro y los utensilios fueron pesados en la casa de nuestro Dios(AC) y entregados en mano de Meremot, hijo del sacerdote Urías(AD), y con él estaba Eleazar, hijo de Finees; y con ellos estaban los levitas Jozabad, hijo de Jesúa, y Noadías, hijo de Binúi. 34 Todo fue contado y pesado, y todo el peso fue anotado en aquel tiempo.
35 Los desterrados[p] que habían venido de la cautividad(AE) ofrecieron holocaustos al Dios de Israel: doce novillos por todo Israel, noventa y seis carneros, setenta y siete corderos, doce machos cabríos(AF) como ofrenda por el pecado; todo como holocausto al Señor. 36 Entonces entregaron los edictos del rey(AG) a los sátrapas del rey, y a los gobernadores del otro lado del río[q](AH); y estos apoyaron al pueblo y a la casa de Dios.
Footnotes
- Esdras 8:5 Así en la versión gr. (sept.); el texto heb. omite Zatu
- Esdras 8:10 Así en la versión gr. (sept.); el texto heb. omite Bani
- Esdras 8:14 O, Zacur
- Esdras 8:14 O, él
- Esdras 8:16 O, maestros
- Esdras 8:17 Así en la versión gr. (sept.); en el texto heb., Iddo, su hermano
- Esdras 8:19 Lit., y con él
- Esdras 8:21 Lit., camino derecho
- Esdras 8:22 Lit., ayudarnos
- Esdras 8:22 Lit., rey, diciendo
- Esdras 8:22 Lit., es para bien sobre
- Esdras 8:23 Lit., nos fue propicio
- Esdras 8:26 Un talento equivale aprox. a 34 kg.
- Esdras 8:27 Un dárico equivale aprox. a 8.5 gramos
- Esdras 8:31 Lit., la palma
- Esdras 8:35 Lit., hijos de la cautividad
- Esdras 8:36 I.e., el Eufrates
Ezra 8
New International Version
List of the Family Heads Returning With Ezra
8 These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:(A)
2 of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom;
of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel;
of the descendants of David, Hattush 3 of the descendants of Shekaniah;(B)
of the descendants of Parosh,(C) Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
4 of the descendants of Pahath-Moab,(D) Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
5 of the descendants of Zattu,[a] Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
6 of the descendants of Adin,(E) Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
7 of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
8 of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
9 of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
10 of the descendants of Bani,[b] Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
11 of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
12 of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
13 of the descendants of Adonikam,(F) the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
14 of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men.
The Return to Jerusalem
15 I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava,(G) and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites(H) there. 16 So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning, 17 and 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(I) in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God. 18 Because the gracious hand of our God was on us,(J) they brought us Sherebiah,(K) a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all; 19 and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all. 20 They also brought 220 of the temple servants(L)—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
21 There, by the Ahava Canal,(M) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey(N) for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers(O) 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(P) who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.(Q)” 23 So we fasted(R) and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah,(S) Hashabiah and ten of their brothers, 25 and I weighed out(T) 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. 26 I weighed out to them 650 talents[c] of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents,[d] 100 talents[e] of gold, 27 20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics,[f] and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
28 I said to them, “You as well as these articles are consecrated to the Lord.(U) The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your ancestors. 29 Guard 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.” 30 Then 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.
31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal(V) to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us,(W) and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way. 32 So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.(X)
33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out(Y) the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth(Z) son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad(AA) son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.(AB) 34 Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls(AC) for all Israel,(AD) ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering,[g] twelve male goats.(AE) All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36 They also delivered the king’s orders(AF) to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates,(AG) who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.(AH)
Footnotes
- Ezra 8:5 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew does not have Zattu.
- Ezra 8:10 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew does not have Bani.
- Ezra 8:26 That is, about 24 tons or about 22 metric tons
- Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
- Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
- Ezra 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
- Ezra 8:35 Or purification offering
Ezra 8
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
8 Now these are the chiefs of families, and the genealogy of them, who came up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
2 Of the sons of Phinees, Gersom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattus.
3 Of the sons of Sechenias, the son of Pharos, Zacharias, and with him were numbered a hundred and fifty men.
4 Of the sons of Phahath Moab, Eleoenai the son of Zareha, and with him two hundred men.
5 Of the sons of Sechenias, the son of Ezechiel, and with him three hundred men.
6 Of the sons of Adan, Abed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty men.
7 Of the sons of Alam, Isaias the son of Athalias, and with him seventy men.
8 Of the sons of Saphatia: Zebodia the son of Michael, and with him eighty men.
9 Of the sons of Joab, Obedia the son of Jahiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen men.
10 Of the sons of Selomith, the son of Josphia, and with him a hundred and sixty men.
11 Of the sons of Bebai, Zacharias the son of Bebai: and with him eight and twenty men.
12 Of the sons of Azgad, Joanan the son of Eccetan, and with him a hundred and ten men.
13 Of the sons of Adonicam, who were the last: and these are their names: Eliphelet, and Jehiel, and Samaias, and with them sixty men.
14 Of the sons of Begui, Uthai and Zachur, and with them seventy men.
15 And I gathered them together to the river, which runneth down to Ahava, and we stayed there three days: and I sought among the people and among the priests for the sons of Levi, and found none there.
16 So I sent Eliezer, and Ariel, and Semeias, and Elnathan, and Jarib, and another Elnathan, and Nathan, and Zacharias, and Mosollam, chief men: and Joiarib, and Elnathan, wise men.
17 And I sent them to Eddo, who is chief in the place of Chasphia, and I put in their mouth the words that they should speak to Eddo, and his brethren the Nathinites in the place of Chasphia, that they should bring us ministers of the house of our God.
18 And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a most learned man of the sons of Moholi the son of Levi the son of Israel, and Sarabias and his sons, and his brethren eighteen,
19 And Hasabias, and with him Isaias of the sons of Merari, and his brethren, and his sons twenty.
20 And of the Nathinites, whom David, and the princes gave for the service of the Levites, Nathinites two hundred and twenty: all these were called by their names.
21 And I proclaimed there a fast by the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before the Lord our God, and might ask of him a right way for us and for our children, and for all our substance.
22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for aid and for horsemen, to defend us from the enemy in the way: because we had said to the king: The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him in goodness: and his power and strength, and wrath upon all them that forsake him.
23 And we fasted, and besought our God for this: and it fell out prosperously unto us.
24 And I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of their brethren,
25 And I weighed unto them the silver and gold, and the vessels consecrated for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel, that were found had offered.
26 And I weighed to their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and a hundred vessels of silver, and a hundred talents of gold,
27 And twenty cups of gold, of a thousand solids, and two vessels of the best shining brass, beautiful as gold.
28 And I said to them: You are the holy ones of the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and gold, that is freely offered to the Lord the God of our fathers.
29 Watch ye and keep them, till you deliver them by weight before the chief of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, into the treasure of the house of the Lord.
30 And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and gold, and the vessels, to carry them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
31 Then we set forward from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and we stayed there three days.
33 And on the fourth day the silver and the gold, and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Urias the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them Jozabad the son of Josue, and Noadaia the son of Benoi, Levites.
34 According to the number and weight of every thing: and all the weight was written at that time.
35 Moreover the children of them that had been carried away that were come out of the captivity, offered holocausts to the God of Israel, twelve calves for all the people of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve he goats for sin: all for a holocaust to the Lord.
36 And they gave the king's edicts to the lords that were from the king's court, and the governors beyond the river, and they furthered the people and the house of God.
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