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,

¹Da Muren var bygget, lod jeg Portfløjene indsætte, og Dørvogterne, Sangerne og Leviterne blev ansat.

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.

²Overbefalingen over Jerusalem gav jeg min Broder Hanani og Borgøversten Hananja; thi han var en pålidelig Mand og frygtede Gud som få;

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.”

³og jeg sagde til dem: "Jerusalems Porte må ikke åbnes, før Solen står højt på Himmelen; og medens den endnu står der, skal man lukke og stænge Portene og sætte Jerusalems Indbyggere på Vagt, hver på sin Post, hver ud for sit Hus!"

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

⁴Men Byen var udstrakt og stor og dens Indbygere få, og Husene var endnu ikke opbygget.

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:

⁵Da skød min Gud mig i Sinde at samle de store, Forstanderne og Folket for at indføre dem i Slægtsfortegnelser. Og da fandt jeg Slægtebogen over dem, der først var draget op, og i den fandt jeg skrevet:

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;

⁶Følgende er de Folk fra vor Landsdel, der drog op fra Land flygtigheden og Fangenskabet. Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel havde ført dem bort, men nu vendte de til bage til Jerusalem og Juda, hver til sin By;

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:

⁷de kom sammen med Zerubbabel, Jesua, Nehemja, Azarja, Ra'amja, Nahamani, Mordokaj, Bilsjan, Misperet, Bigvaj, Nehum og Ba'ana. Tallet på Mændene i Israels Folk var:

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

⁸Par'osj's Efterkommere 2172,

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

⁹Sjefatjas Efterkommere 372,

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

¹⁰Aras Efterkommere 652,

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

¹¹Pahat-Moabs Efterkommere, Jesuas og Joabs Efterkommere, 2818,

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

¹²Elams Efterkommere 1254,

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

¹³Zattus Efterkommere 845,

¹⁴The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.

¹⁴Zakkajs Efterkommere 760,

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

¹⁵Binnujs Efterkommere 648,

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

¹⁶Bebajs Efterkommere 628,

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

¹⁷Azgads Efterkommere 2322,

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

¹⁸Adonikams Efterkommere 667,

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

¹⁹Bigvajs Efterkommere 2067,

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

²⁰Adins Efterkommere 655,

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

²¹Aters Efterkommere gennem Hizkija 98,

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

²²Hasjums Efterkommere 328,

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

²³Bezajs Efterkommere 324,

²⁴The children of Hariph, one hundred twelve.

²⁴Harifs Efterkommere 112,

²⁵The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.

²⁵Gibeons Efterkommere 95,

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

²⁶Mændene fra Betlehem og Netofa 188,

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

²⁷Mændene fra Anatot 128,

²⁸The men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two.

²⁸Mændene fra Bet-Azmavet 42,

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

²⁹Mændene fra Hirjat-Jearim, Kefra og Be'erot 743;

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

³⁰Mændene fra Rama og Geba 621,

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

³¹Mændene fra Mikmas 122,

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

³²Mændene fra Betel og Aj 123,

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

³³Mændene fra det andet Nebo 52,

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

³⁴det andet Elams Efterkommere 1254,

³⁵The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

³⁵Harims Efterkommere 320,

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

³⁶Jerikos Efterkommere 345,

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

³⁷Lods, Hadids og Onos Efterkommere 721,

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

³⁸Sena'as Efterkommere 3930.

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

³⁹Præsterne var: Jedajas Efterkommere af Jesuas Hus 973,

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

⁴⁰Immers Efterkommere 1052,

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

⁴¹Pasjhurs Efterkommere 1247,

⁴²The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.

⁴²Harims Efterkommere 1017.

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

⁴³Leviterne var: Jesuas og Kadmiels Efterkommere af Hodavjas Efterkommere 74.

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

⁴⁴Tempelsangerne var: Asafs Efterkommere 148.

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.

⁴⁵Dørvogterne var: Sjallums, Aters, Talmons, Akkubs, Hatitas og Sjobajs Efterkommere 138.

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

⁴⁶Tempeltrællene var: Zihas, Hasufas, Tabbaots,

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

⁴⁷Keros's, Si'as, Padons,

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

⁴⁸Lebanas, Hagabas, Salmajs,

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

⁴⁹Hanans, Giddels, Gahars,

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

⁵⁰Reajas, Rezins, Nekodas,

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

⁵¹Gazzams, Uzzas, Paseas,

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

⁵²Besajs, Me'uniternes, Nefusiternes,

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

⁵³Bakbuks, Hakufas, Harhurs,

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

⁵⁴Bazluts, Mehidas, Harsjas,

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

⁵⁵Barkos's, Siseras, Temas,

⁵⁶the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

⁵⁶Nezias og Hatifas Efterkommere.

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

⁵⁷Efterkommerne af Salomos Trælle var: Sotajs, Soferets, Peridas,

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

⁵⁸Ja'alas, Darkons, Giddels,

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

⁵⁹Sjefatjas, Hattils, Pokeret-Hazzebajims og Amons Efterkommere.

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

⁶⁰Alle Tempeltrælle og Efferkommerne af Salomos Trælle var tilsammen 392.

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:

⁶¹Følgende, som drog op fra Tel-Mela, Tel-Harsja, Kerub-Addon og Immer, kunde ikke opgive, hvorvidt deres Fædrenehuse og Slægt hørte til Israeliterne:

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

⁶²Delajas, Tobijas og Nekodas Efterkommere 642.

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.

⁶³Og følgende Præster: Habajas, Hakoz's og Barzillajs Efterkommere; denne sidste havde ægtet en af Gileaditen Barzillajs Døtre og var blevet opkaldt efter dem.

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

⁶⁴De ledte efter deres Slægtebøger, men kunde ikke finde dem; derfor blev de som urene udelukket fra Præstestanden.

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.

⁶⁵Statholderen forbød dem at spise af det højhellige, indtil der fremstod en Præst med Urim og Tummim.

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

⁶⁶Hele Menigheden udgjorde 42360

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.

⁶⁷foruden deres Trælle og Trælkvinder, som udgjorde 7337, hvor til kom 245 Sangere og Sangerinder.

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

⁶⁸Deres Heste udgjorde 736, deres Mulddyr 245,

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

⁶⁹deres Kameler 435 og deres Æsler 6720.

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.

⁷⁰En Del af Fædrenehusenes Overhoveder ydede Tilskud til Byggearbejdet. Statholderen gav til Byggesummen 1000 Drakmer Guld, 50 Skåle og 30 Præstekjortler.

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.

⁷¹Af Fædrenehusenes Overhoveder gav nogle til Byggesummen 20.000 Drakmer Guld og 2.200 Miner Sølv.

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.

⁷²Og hvad det øvrige Folk gav, løb op til 20.000 Drakmer Guld, 2.000 Miner Sølv og 67 Præstekjortler.

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.

⁷³Derpå bosatte Præsterne, Leviterne og en Del af Folket sig i Jerusalem og dets Område, men Sangerne, Dørvogterne og hele det øvrige Israel i deres Byer.