¹Þegar nú múrinn var byggður, setti ég hurðirnar í, og hliðvörðunum og söngvurunum og levítunum var falið eftirlitið.

¹Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

²Og ég skipaði Hananí bróður minn og Hananja, yfirmann vígisins, yfir Jerúsalem, því að hann var svo áreiðanlegur maður og guðhræddur, að fáir voru hans líkar.

²that I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

³Og ég sagði við þá: ,,Ekki skal ljúka upp hliðum Jerúsalem fyrr en sól er komin hátt á loft, og áður en verðirnir fara burt, skal hurðunum lokað og slár settar fyrir. Og það skal setja verði af Jerúsalembúum, hvern á sína varðstöð, og það hvern gegnt húsi sínu.``

³I said to them, “Don’t let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, with everyone near his house.”

⁴Borgin var víðáttumikil og stór, en fátt fólk í henni og engin nýbyggð hús.

⁴Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.

⁵Þá blés Guð minn mér því í brjóst að safna saman tignarmönnunum, yfirmönnunum og lýðnum, til þess að láta taka manntal eftir ættum. Og ég fann ættarskrá þeirra, er fyrst höfðu farið heim, og þar fann ég ritað:

⁵My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written therein:

⁶Þessir eru þeir úr skattlandinu, er heim fóru úr herleiðingarútlegðinni, þeir er Nebúkadnesar Babelkonungur hafði herleitt og nú sneru aftur til Jerúsalem og Júda, hver til sinnar borgar,

⁶These are the children of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city;

⁷þeir sem komu með Serúbabel, Jósúa, Nehemía, Asarja, Raamja, Nahamaní, Mordekai, Bilsan, Misperet, Bigvaí, Nehúm og Baana. Talan á mönnum Ísraelslýðs var:

⁷who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

⁸Niðjar Parós: 2.172.

⁸The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

⁹Niðjar Sefatja: 372.

⁹The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

¹⁰Niðjar Ara: 652.

¹⁰The children of Arah, six hundred fifty-two.

¹¹Niðjar Pahat Móabs, sem sé niðjar Jesúa og Jóabs: 2.818.

¹¹The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen.

¹²Niðjar Elams: 1.254.

¹²The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

¹³Niðjar Sattú: 845.

¹³The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.

¹⁴Niðjar Sakkaí: 760.

¹⁴The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.

¹⁵Niðjar Binnúí: 648.

¹⁵The children of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight.

¹⁶Niðjar Bebaí: 628.

¹⁶The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight.

¹⁷Niðjar Asgads: 2.322.

¹⁷The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two.

¹⁸Niðjar Adóníkams: 667.

¹⁸The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven.

¹⁹Niðjar Bigvaí: 2.067.

¹⁹The children of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.

²⁰Niðjar Adíns: 655.

²⁰The children of Adin, six hundred fifty-five.

²¹Niðjar Aters, frá Hiskía: 98.

²¹The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

²²Niðjar Hasúms: 328.

²²The children of Hashum, three hundred Twenty-eight.

²³Niðjar Besaí: 324.

²³The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four.

²⁴Niðjar Harífs: 112.

²⁴The children of Hariph, one hundred twelve.

²⁵Ættaðir frá Gíbeon: 95.

²⁵The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.

²⁶Ættaðir frá Betlehem og Netófa: 188.

²⁶The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight.

²⁷Menn frá Anatót: 128.

²⁷The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.

²⁸Menn frá Bet Asmavet: 42.

²⁸The men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two.

²⁹Menn frá Kirjat Jearím, Kefíra og Beerót: 743.

²⁹The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.

³⁰Menn frá Rama og Geba: 621.

³⁰The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

³¹Menn frá Mikmas: 122.

³¹The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.

³²Menn frá Betel og Aí: 123.

³²The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred twenty-three.

³³Menn frá Nebó: 52.

³³The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.

³⁴Niðjar Elams hins annars: 1.254.

³⁴The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

³⁵Niðjar Haríms: 320.

³⁵The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

³⁶Ættaðir frá Jeríkó: 345.

³⁶The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

³⁷Ættaðir frá Lód, Hadíd og Ónó: 721.

³⁷The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.

³⁸Ættaðir frá Senaa: 3.930.

³⁸The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.

³⁹Prestarnir: Niðjar Jedaja, af ætt Jesúa: 973.

³⁹The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

⁴⁰Niðjar Immers: 1.052.

⁴⁰The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.

⁴¹Niðjar Pashúrs: 1.247.

⁴¹The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.

⁴²Niðjar Haríms: 1.017.

⁴²The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.

⁴³Levítarnir: Niðjar Jesúa og Kadmíels, af niðjum Hódeja: 74.

⁴³The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.

⁴⁴Söngvararnir: Niðjar Asafs: 148.

⁴⁴The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.

⁴⁵Hliðverðirnir: Niðjar Sallúms, niðjar Aters, niðjar Talmóns, niðjar Akúbs, niðjar Hatíta, niðjar Sóbaí: 138.

⁴⁵The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight.

⁴⁶Musterisþjónarnir: Niðjar Síha, niðjar Hasúfa, niðjar Tabbaóts,

⁴⁶The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁷niðjar Kerós, niðjar Sía, niðjar Padóns,

⁴⁷the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,

⁴⁸niðjar Lebana, niðjar Hagaba, niðjar Salmaí,

⁴⁸the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,

⁴⁹niðjar Hanans, niðjar Giddels, niðjar Gahars,

⁴⁹the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

⁵⁰niðjar Reaja, niðjar Resíns, niðjar Nekóda,

⁵⁰the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

⁵¹niðjar Gassams, niðjar Ússa, niðjar Pasea,

⁵¹the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah.

⁵²niðjar Besaí, niðjar Meúníta, niðjar Nefísíta,

⁵²The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,

⁵³niðjar Bakbúks, niðjar Hakúfa, niðjar Harhúrs,

⁵³the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵⁴niðjar Baselíts, niðjar Mehída, niðjar Harsa,

⁵⁴the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

⁵⁵niðjar Barkós, niðjar Sísera, niðjar Tema,

⁵⁵the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

⁵⁶niðjar Nesía, niðjar Hatífa.

⁵⁶the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

⁵⁷Niðjar þræla Salómons: Niðjar Sótaí, niðjar Sóferets, niðjar Perída,

⁵⁷The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

⁵⁸niðjar Jaala, niðjar Darkóns, niðjar Giddels,

⁵⁸the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

⁵⁹niðjar Sefatja, niðjar Hattils, niðjar Pókeret Hassebaíms, niðjar Amóns.

⁵⁹the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.

⁶⁰Allir musterisþjónarnir og niðjar þræla Salómons voru 392.

⁶⁰All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

⁶¹Og þessir eru þeir, sem fóru heim frá Tel Mela, Tel Harsa, Kerúb, Addón og Immer, en kunnu eigi að greina ætt sína og uppruna, hvort þeir væru komnir af Ísrael:

⁶¹These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:

⁶²niðjar Delaja, niðjar Tobía, niðjar Nekóda: 642.

⁶²The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two.

⁶³Og af prestunum: niðjar Hobaja, niðjar Hakkós, niðjar Barsillaí, er gengið hafði að eiga eina af dætrum Barsillaí Gíleaðíta og nefndur hafði verið nafni þeirra.

⁶³Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

⁶⁴Þessir leituðu að ættartölum sínum, en þær fundust ekki. Var þeim því hrundið frá prestdómi.

⁶⁴These searched for their geneological records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.

⁶⁵Og landstjórinn sagði þeim, að þeir mættu ekki eta af hinu háheilaga, þar til er kæmi fram prestur, er kynni að fara með úrím og túmmím.

⁶⁵The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

⁶⁶Allur söfnuðurinn var til samans 42.360,

⁶⁶The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

⁶⁷auk þræla þeirra og ambátta, er voru 7.337. Þeir höfðu 245 söngvara og söngkonur.

⁶⁷besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.

⁶⁸Hestar þeirra voru 736, múlar 245,

⁶⁸Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;

⁶⁹úlfaldar 435, asnar 6.720.

⁶⁹their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.

⁷⁰Og nokkur hluti ætthöfðingjanna gaf til byggingarinnar. Landstjórinn gaf í sjóðinn: í gulli 1.000 daríka, 50 fórnarskálar og 530 prestserki.

⁷⁰Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests’ garments.

⁷¹Og sumir ætthöfðingjanna gáfu í byggingarsjóðinn: í gulli 20.000 daríka og í silfri 2.200 mínur.

⁷¹Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.

⁷²Og það, sem hitt fólkið gaf, var: í gulli 20.000 daríkar og í silfri 2.000 mínur og 67 prestserkir.Þannig tóku prestarnir og levítarnir og hliðverðirnir og söngvararnir og nokkrir af lýðnum og musterisþjónarnir og allur Ísrael sér bólfestu í borgum sínum. En er sjöundi mánuðurinn kom, voru Ísraelsmenn í borgum sínum.

⁷²That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests’ garments.

⁷³Þannig tóku prestarnir og levítarnir og hliðverðirnir og söngvararnir og nokkrir af lýðnum og musterisþjónarnir og allur Ísrael sér bólfestu í borgum sínum. En er sjöundi mánuðurinn kom, voru Ísraelsmenn í borgum sínum.

⁷³So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, lived in their cities. When the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their cities.