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I gave the responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day.a And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.”
Я сказал им: — Ворота Иерусалима не должны открываться, пока не обогреет солнце. И пока привратники20 стоят на страже, пусть они закрывают двери и запирают их. Еще поставьте жителей Иерусалима стражами, некоторых — на посты, а некоторых — рядом с их домами.
So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there:
И мой Бог положил мне на сердце собрать знать, начальствующих и простой народ для переписи по родословиям. Я нашел родословную запись тех, кто вернулись первыми. Вот что я нашел записанным там:
Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.
Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah,b Reelaiah,c Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,d Bigvai, Rehum,e and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:
вместе с Зоровавелем, Иисусом, Неемией, Азарией, Раамией, Нахаманием, Мардохеем, Билшаном, Мисперетом, Бигваем, Нехумом и Бааной). Список людей народа Израиля:
Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan,r and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.
Three families of priests — Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai — also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)
The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim — the sacred lots.
Some of the family leaders gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold coins,t 50 gold basins, and 530 robes for the priests.
Некоторые из глав семейств давали пожертвования на осуществление работ. Наместник дал в сокровищницу 1 000 драхм24 золота, 50 чаш и 530 священнических одеяний.
So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.