¹Ypperstepræsten Eljasjib og hans Brødre Præsterne tog fat på at bygge Fåreporten; de forsynede den med Bjælkeværk og indsatte Portfløjene; derefter byggede de videre hen til Meatårnet og helligede det og igen videre hen til Hanan'eltårnet.

¹And Eliashib the high priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;

²Ved Siden af ham byggede Mændene fra Jeriko, ved Siden af dem Zakkur, Imris Søn.

²and by his hand have men of Jericho built; and by their hand hath Zaccur son of Imri built;

³Fiskeporten byggede Sena'as Efterkommere; de forsynede den med Bjælkeværk og indsatte Portfløje, Kramper og Portslåer.

³and the fish-gate have sons of Hassenaah built, they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.

⁴Ved Siden af dem arbejdede Meremot, en Søn af Hakkoz's Søn Uruja, med at istandsætte Muren. Ved Siden af ham arbejdede Mesjullam, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Mesjezab'el, ved Siden af ham Zadok, Ba'anas Søn.

⁴And by their hand hath Merimoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened; and by his hand hath Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabeel, strengthened; and by his hand hath Zadok son of Baana strengthened;

⁵Ved Siden af ham arbejdede Folkene fra Tekoa, men de store iblandt dem bøjede ikke deres Nakke under deres Herres Arbejde.

⁵and by his hand have the Tekoites strengthened, and their honourable ones have not brought in their neck to the service of their Lord.

⁶Jesjanaporten istandsatte Jojada, Paseas Søn, og Mesjullam, Besodejas Søn; de forsynede den med Bjælkeværk og indsatte Portfløje, Kramper og Portslåer.

⁶And the old gate have Jehoiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah, strengthened; they have walled it, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.

⁷Ved Siden af dem arbejdede Gibeoniten Melatja og Meronotiten Jadon sammen med Mændene fra Gibeon og Mizpa, der stod under Statholderen hinsides Floden.

⁷And by their hand hath Melatiah the Gibeonite strengthened, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor beyond the River.

⁸Ved Siden af ham arbejdede Uzziel, en Søn af Harhaja, en af Guldsmedene. Ved Siden af ham arbejdede Hananja, en af Salvehandlerne; de udbedrede Jerusalem hen til den brede Mur.

⁸By his hand hath Uzziel son of Harhaiah of the refiners strengthened; and by his hand hath Hananiah son of [one of] the compounders strengthened; and they leave Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

⁹Ved Siden af dem arbejdede Øversten over den ene Halvdel af Jerusalems Område, Refaja, Hurs Søn.

⁹And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened.

¹⁰Ved Siden af ham arbejdede Jedaja, Harumafs Søn, ud for sit eget Hus. Ved Siden af ham arbejdede Hattusj, Hasjabnejas Søn.

¹⁰And by their hand hath Jedaiah son of Harumaph strengthened, and over-against his own house; and by his hand hath Hattush son of Hashabniah strengthened.

¹¹En anden Strækningistandsatte Malkija, Harims Søn, og Hassjub, Pahat-Moabs Søn, hen til Ovntårnet.

¹¹A second measure hath Malchijah son of Harim strengthened, and Hashub son of Pahath-Moab, even the tower of the furnaces.

¹²Ved Siden af ham arbejdede Øversten over den anden Halvdel af Jerusalems Område, Sjallum, Hallohesj's Søn, sammen med sine Døtre.

¹²And by his hand hath Shallum son of Halohesh, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened, he and his daughters.

¹³Dalporten istandsatte Hanun og Folkene fra Zanoa; de byggede den og indsatte Portfløje, Kramper og Portslåer, og desuden 1000 Alen af Muren hen til Møgporten.

¹³The gate of the valley hath Hanun strengthened, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they have built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits in the wall unto the dung-gate.

¹⁴Møgporten istandsatte Øversten over Bet-Kerems Område, Malkija, Rekabs Søn; han byggede den og indsatte Portfløje, Kramper og Portslåer.

¹⁴And the dung-gate hath Malchijah son of Rechab, head of the district of Beth-Haccerem, strengthened; he doth built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.

¹⁵Kildeporten istandsatte Øversten over Mizpas Område, Sjallun, Kol-Hozes Søn; han byggede den, forsynede den med Tag og indsatte Portfløje, Kramper og Portslåer; han byggede også Muren ved Dammen, fra hvilken Vandledningen fører til Kongens Have, og hen til Trinene, der fører ned fra Davidsbyen.

¹⁵And the gate of the fountain hath Shallum son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, strengthened: he doth build it, and cover it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Siloah, to the garden of the king, and unto the steps that are going down from the city of David.

¹⁶Efter ham arbejdede Øversten over den ene Halvdel af Bet-Zurs Område, Nehemja, Azbuks Søn, hen til Pladsen ud for Davids Grave, til den udgravede Dam og til Kærnetroppernes Hus.

¹⁶After him hath Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of the half of the district of Beth-Zur, strengthened, unto over-against the graves of David, and unto the pool that is made, and unto the house of the mighty ones.

¹⁷Efter ham arbejdede Leviterne, ført af Rehum, Banis Søn. Ved Siden af ham arbejdede Øversten over den ene Halvdel af Ke'ilas Område, Hasjabja.

¹⁷After him have the Levites strengthened, [and] Rehum son of Bani: by his hand hath Hashabiah, head of the half of the district of Keilah, strengthened, for his district.

¹⁸Efter ham arbejdede deres Bysbørn, ført af Binnuj, Henadads Søn, Øversten over den anden Halvdel af Ke'ilas Område.

¹⁸After him have their brethren strengthened, [and] Bavvai son of Henadad, head of the half of the district of Keilah.

¹⁹Ved Siden af ham istandsatte Øversten over Mizpa, Ezer, Jesuas Søn, en anden Strækning lige ud for Opgangen til Tøjhuset i Hro'en'

¹⁹And Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, doth strengthen, by his hand, a second measure, from over-against the ascent of the armoury at the angle.

²⁰Efter ham istandsatte Baruk, Zabbajs Søn, op ad Bjerget en Strækning fra Krogen til Indgangen til Ypperstepræsten El-jasjibs Hus.

²⁰After him hath Baruch son of Zabbai hastened to strengthen a second measure from the angle unto the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

²¹Efter ham istandsatte Meremot, en Søn af Hakkoz's Søn Urija, en Strækning fra Indgangen til Eljasjibs Hus til Gavlen.

²¹After him hath Meremoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened, a second measure, from the opening of the house of Eliashib even unto the completion of the house of Eliashib.

²²Efter ham arbejdede Præsterne, Mændene fra Omegnen.

²²And after him have the priests, men of the circuit, strengthened.

²³Efter dem arbejdede Binjamin og Hassjub ud for deres Huse. Efter ham arbejdede Azarja, en Søn af Ma'aseja, en Søn af Ananja, ved Siden af sit Hus.

²³After them hath Benjamin strengthened, and Hashub, over-against their house; after him hath Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, strengthened, near his house.

²⁴Efter ham istandsatte Binnuj, Henadads Søn, en Strækning fra Azarjas Hus til Krogen og til Hjørnet.

²⁴After him hath Binnui son of Henadad strengthened, a second measure, from the house of Azariah unto the angle, and unto the corner.

²⁵Efter ham arbejdede Palal, Uzajs Søn, lige ud for Krogen og det Tårn, der springer frem fra det øvre kongelige Hus ved Fængselsgården. Efter ham arbejdede Pedaja, Par'osj's Søn,

²⁵Palal son of Uzai, from over-against the angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that [is] at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh.

²⁶til Stedet ud for Vandporten mod Øst og det fremspringende Tårn.

²⁶And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, unto over-against the water-gate at the east, and the tower that goeth out.

²⁷Efter ham istandsatte Folkene fra Tekoa en Strækning fra Stedet ud for det store, fremspringende Tårn til Ofels Mur. (På Ofel boede Tempeltrællene).

²⁷After him have the Tekoites strengthened, a second measure, from over-against the great tower that goeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel.

²⁸Over for Hesteporten arbejdede Præsterne, hver lige ud for sit Hus.

²⁸From above the horse-gate have the priests strengthened, each over-against his house.

²⁹Efter dem arbejdede Zadok, Immers Søn, ud for sit Hus. Efter ham arbejdede Østportens Vogter Sjemaja, Sjekanjas Søn.

²⁹After them hath Zadok son of Immer strengthened, over against his house; and after him hath Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the east gate, strengthened.

³⁰Efter ham istandsatte Hananja, Sjelemjas Søn, og Hanun, Zalafs sjette Søn, en Strækning. Efter ham arbejdede Mesjullam, Berekjas Søn, ud for sit Kammer.

³⁰After him hath Hananiah son of Shelemiah strengthened, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, a second measure; after him hath Meshullam son of Berechiah strengthened, over-against his chamber.

³¹Efter ham arbejdede Malkija, en af Guldsmedene, hen til Tempeltrællenes Hus. Og Kræmmeme istandsatte Stykket ud for Mifkadporten og hen til Tagbygningen ved Hjørnet.

³¹After him hath Malchijah son of the refiner strengthened, unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over-against the gate of the Miphkad, and unto the ascent of the corner.

³²Og mellem Tagbygningen ved Hjørnet og Fåreporten arbejdede Guldsmedene og Kræmmerne.

³²And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate, have the refiners and the merchants strengthened.