Esdras reciteth those that came with him from Babylon. 21. the fast which he appointed. 33. and how they brought the holy vessel into the Temple.Esdras reciteth those that came with him from Babylon. 21. the fast which he appointed. 33. and how they brought the holie vessel into the Temple.✦
These therefore are the princes of the families, and the genealogy of them, that came up with me in the reign of Artaxerxes the king out of Babylon.THESE therfore are the princes of the families, and the genealogie of them, that came vp with me in the reigne of Artaxerxes the king out of Babylon.✦Hi sunt ergo principes familiarum, et genealogia eorum, qui ascenderunt mecum in regno Artaxerxis regis de Babylone.
2Of the children of Phinees, Gersom. Of the children of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the children of David, Hattus.Of the children of Phinees, Gersom. Of the children of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the children of Dauid, Hattus.De filiis Phinees, Gersom. De filiis Ithamar, Daniel. De filiis David, Hattus.
3Of the children of Sechenias, the children of Pharos, Zacharias: and with him were numbered an hundred fifty men.Of the children of Sechenias, the children of Pharos, Zacharias: and with him were numbered an hundred fiftie men.De filiis Secheniæ, filiis Pharos, Zacharias : et cum eo numerati sunt viri centum quinquaginta.
4Of the children of Phahath Moab, Eleoenai the son of Zareha, and with him two hundred men.Of the children of Phahath Moab, Eleoenai the sonne of Zareha, and with him two hundred men.De filiis Phahath Moab, Elioënai filius Zarehe, et cum eo ducenti viri.
5Of the children of Sechenias, the son of Ezechiel, and with him three hundred men.Of the children of Sechenias, the sonne of Ezechiel, and with him three hundred men.De filiis Secheniæ, filius Ezechiel, et cum eo trecenti viri.
6Of the children of Adan, Abed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty men.Of the children of Adan, Abed the sonne of Ionathan, and with him fiftie men.De filiis Adan, Abed filius Jonathan, et cum eo quinquaginta viri.
7Of the children of Alam, Isaias the son of Athalia, and with him seventy men.Of the children of Alam, Isaias the sonne of Athalia, and with him seuentie men.De filiis Alam, Isaias filius Athaliæ, et cum eo septuaginta viri.
8Of the children of Saphatia, Zebedia the son of Michael, and with him eighty men.Of the children of Saphatia, Zebedia the sonne of Michael, and with him eightie men.De filiis Saphatiæ, Zebedia filius Michaël, et cum eo octoginta viri.
9Of the children of Joab, Obedia the son of Jahiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen men.Of the children of Ioab, Obedia the sonne of Iahiel, and with him two hundred and eightene men.De filiis Joab, Obedia filius Jahiel, et cum eo ducenti decem et octo viri.
10Of the children of Selomith, the son of Josphia, and with him an hundred sixty men.Of the children of Selomith, the sonne of Iosphia, and with him an hundred sixtie men.De filiis Selomith, filius Josphiæ, et cum eo centum sexaginta viri.
11Of the children of Bebai, Zacharias the son of Bebai: and with him twenty eight men.Of the children of Bebai, Zacharias the sonne of Bebai: and with him twentie eight men.De filiis Bebai, Zacharias filius Bebai, et cum eo viginti octo viri.
12Of the children of Azgad, Joanan the son of Eccetan, and with him an hundred and ten men.Of the children of Azgad, Ioanan the sonne of Eccetan, and with him an hundred and ten men.De filiis Azgad, Johanan filius Eccetan, et cum eo centum et decem viri.
13Of the children of Adonicam, which were the last: and these are their names: Elipheleth, and Jehiel, and Samaias, and with them sixty men.Of the children of Adonicam, which were the last: and these are theyr names: Elipheleth, and Iehiel, and Samaias, and with them sixtie men.✦De filiis Adonicam, qui erant novissimi : et hæc nomina eorum : Elipheleth, et Jehiel, et Samaias, et cum eis sexaginta viri.
14Of the children of Begui, Uthai and Zachur, and with them seventy men.Of the children of Begui, Vthai and Zachur, and with them seuentie men.De filii Begui, Uthai et Zachur, et cum eis septuaginta viri.
15And I gathered them to the river, which runneth down to Ahava, and we tarried there three days: and I sought among the people and among the Priests for the children of Levi, and found none there.And I gathered them to the riuer, which runneth downe to Ahaua, and we taried there three daies: and I sought among the people and among the Priestes for the children of Leui, and found none there.Congregavi autem eos ad fluvium qui decurrit ad Ahava, et mansimus ibi tribus diebus : quæsivique in populo et in sacerdotibus de filiis Levi, et non inveni ibi.
16Therefore I sent Eliezer, and Ariel, and Semeias, and Elnathan, and Jarib, and other Elnathan, and Nathan, and Zacharias, and Mosollam princes: and Joiarib, and Elnathan wise men.Therfore I sent Eliezer, and Ariel, and Semeias, and Elnathan, and Iarib, and other Elnathan, and Nathan, and Zacharias, and Mosollam princes: and Ioiarib, and Elnathan wise men.Itaque misi Eliezer, et Ariel, et Semeiam, et Elnathan, et Jarib, et alterum Elnathan, et Nathan, et Zachariam, et Mosollam principes : et Jojarib, et Elnathan sapientes.
17And I sent them to Eddo, which is chief in the place of Chasphia, and I did put in their mouth the words that they should speak to Eddo, and his brethren the Nathineites in the place of Chasphia, that they should bring us ministers of the house of our God.And I sent them to Eddo, which is chiefe in the place of Chasphia, and I did put in theyr mouth the wordes that they should speake to Eddo, and his brethren the Nathineites in the place of Chasphia, that they should bring vs ministers of the house of our God.✦Et misi eos ad Eddo, qui est primus in Chasphiæ loco, et posui in ore eorum verba, quæ loquerentur ad Eddo, et fratres ejus Nathinæos in loco Chasphiæ, ut adducerent nobis ministros domus Dei nostri.
18And they brought us by the good hand of our God upon us a most learned man of the children of Mocholi the son of Levi the son of Israel, and Sarabias and his sons, and his brethren eighteen,And they brought vs by the good hand of our God vpon vs a most learned man of the children of Mocholi the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel, and Sarabias and his sonnes, and his brethren eightene,Et adduxerunt nobis per manum Dei nostri bonam super nos, virum doctissimum de filiis Moholi filii Levi, filii Israël, et Sarabiam et filios ejus et fratres ejus decem et octo,
19and Hasabias, and with him Isaias of the children of Merari, and his brethren, and his sons twenty.and Hasabias, and with him Isaias of the children of Merari, and his brethren, and his sonnes twentie.et Hasabiam, et cum eo Isaiam de filiis Merari, fratresque ejus, et filios ejus viginti :
20And all the Nathineites, which David gave, and the princes for the ministries of the Levites, Natineites two hundred twenty: all these were called by their names.And al the Nathineites, which Dauid gaue, and the princes for the ministeries of the Leuites, Natineites two hundred twentie: al these were called by theyr names.et de Nathinæis, quos dederat David et principes ad ministeria Levitarum, Nathinæos ducentos viginti : omnes hi suis nominibus vocabantur.
21And I proclaimed there a fast beside the River of Ahava, that we might be affligeremur: humbled (through fasting) before the Lord our God, and might desire of him a right way for us and our children, and all our substance.And I proclaymed there a fast beside the Riuer of Ahaua, that we might be afflicted before the Lord our God, and might desire of him a right way for vs and our children, and al our substance.✦Et prædicavi ibi jejunium juxta fluvium Ahava, ut affligeremur coram Domino Deo nostro, et peteremus ab eo viam rectam nobis et filiis nostris, universæque substantiæ nostræ.
22For I was ashamed to ask the king aid and horsemen, that might 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 empire and strength, and fury upon all them that forsake him.For I was ashamed to aske the king ayde and horsemen, that might defend vs from the enemie in the way: because we had sayd to the king: The hand of our God is vpon al them, that seeke him in goodnesse: and his empire and strength, and furie vpon al them that forsake him.Erubui enim petere a rege auxilium et equites, qui defenderent nos ab inimico in via : quia dixeramus regi : Manus Dei nostri est super omnes qui quærunt eum in bonitate : et imperium ejus, et fortitudo ejus, et furor, super omnes qui derelinquunt eum.
23And we fasted, and besought our God hereby: and it fell out prosperously unto us.And we fasted, and besought our God hereby: and it fel out prosperously vnto vs.✦Jejunavimus autem, et rogavimus Deum nostrum per hoc : et evenit nobis prospere.
24And I separated twelve of the chief Priests, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of their brethren.And I separated twelue of the chief Priestes, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of theyr brethren.Et separavi de principibus sacerdotum duodecim, Sarabiam, et Hasabiam, et cum eis de fratribus eorum decem :
25And I weighed unto them the silver and gold, and the consecrated vessels of the house of our God, which the king had offered and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel of them, that were found:And I weyed vnto them the siluer and gold, and the consecrated vessels of the house of our God, which the king had offered and his counselers, and his princes, and al Israel of them, that were found:appendique eis argentum et aurum, et vasa consecrata domus Dei nostri, quæ obtulerat rex et consiliatores ejus, et principes ejus, universusque Israël eorum qui inventi fuerant :
26and I weighed in their hands of silver six hundred fifty talents, and vessels of silver an hundred, of gold an hundred talents:and I weyed in theyr handes of siluer six hundred fiftie talentes, and vessels of siluer an hundred, of gold an hundred talentes:et appendi in manibus eorum argenti talenta sexcenta quinquaginta, et vasa argentea centum, auri centum talenta :
27and cups of gold twenty, which had a thousand solidos: gold coins (each of a fixed weight), and two vessels of the best shining brass, fair, as gold.and cuppes of gold twentie, which had a thousand solides, and two vessels of the best shyning brasse, fayre, as gold.✦et crateres aureos viginti, qui habebant solidos millenos, et vasa æris fulgentis optimi duo, pulchra ut aurum.
28And I said to them: You are the holy of our Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and gold, that is voluntarily offered to our Lord the God of our fathers:And I sayd to them: You are the holie of our Lord, and the vessels are holie, and the siluer and gold, that is voluntarely offered to our Lord the God of our fathers:Et dixi eis : Vos sancti Domini, et vasa sancta, et argentum et aurum, quod sponte oblatum est Domino Deo patrum nostrorum :
29Watch & keep it, until you deliver it by weight before the princes of the Priests, and of the Levites, and the princes of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, into the treasure of the house of our Lord.Watch & keepe it, vntil you deliuer it by weight before the princes of the Priestes, and of the Leuites, and the princes of the families of Israel in Ierusalem, into the treasure of the house of our Lord.vigilate et custodite, donec appendatis coram principibus sacerdotum, et Levitarum, et ducibus familiarum Israël in Jerusalem, in thesaurum domus Domini.
30And the Priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and gold, and of the vessels, to carry it to Jerusalem into the house of our God.And the Priestes and the Leuites receiued the weight of the siluer and gold, and of the vessels, to carie it to Ierusalem into the house of our God.Susceperunt autem sacerdotes et Levitæ pondus argenti, et auri, et vasorum, ut deferrent Jerusalem in domum Dei nostri.
31We therefore did set forward from the river of Ahava the twelfth day of the first month to go on to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and the lier in wait by the way.We therfore did sette forward from the riuer of Ahaua the twelfth day of the first moneth to goe on to Ierusalem: and the hand of our God was vpon vs, and deliuered vs from the hand of the enemie, and the lyer in wayte by the way.Promovimus ergo a flumine Ahava duodecimo die mensis primi ut pergeremus Jerusalem : et manus Dei nostri fuit super nos, et liberavit nos de manu inimici et insidiatoris in via.
32And we came to Jerusalem, and we tarried there three days.And we came to Ierusalem, and we taried there three dayes.Et venimus Jerusalem, et mansimus ibi tribus diebus.
33And in the fourth day the silver was weighed, and the gold, and the vessels in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Urias the Priest, and with him Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them Jozabed the son of Josue, and Noadaia the son of Bemai Levites,And in the fourth day the siluer was weyed, and the gold, and the vessels in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the sonne of Vrias the Priest, and with him Eleazar the sonne of Phinees, and with them Iozabed the sonne of Iosue, and Noadaia the sonne of Bemai Leuites,Die autem quarta appensum est argentum, et aurum, et vasa in domo Dei nostri per manum Meremoth filii Uriæ sacerdotis, et cum eo Eleazar filius Phinees, cumque eis Jozabed filius Josue, et Noadaia filius Bennoi Levitæ,
34according to the number and weight of all: and all the weight was described at that time.according to the number and weight of al: and al the weight was described at that tyme.juxta numerum et pondus omnium : descriptumque est omne pondus in tempore illo.
35Yea and the children of the transmigrationis: a soul's passing into another body; the carrying away into exile, the Babylonian Captivity that were come from the captivity, offered holocautomata: whole burnt offerings to the God of Israel, calves twelve for all the people of Israel, rams ninety six, lambs seventy seven, buck-goats for sin twelve: all for holocaust to our Lord.Yea and the children of the transmigration that were come from the captiuitie, offered holocaustes to the God of Israel, calues twelue for al the people of Israel, rammes nyntie six, lambes seuentie seuen, buckegoates for sinne twelue: al for holocaust to our Lord.✦Sed et qui venerant de captivitate filii transmigrationis, obtulerunt holocautomata Deo Israël, vitulos duodecim pro omni populo Israël, arietes nonaginta sex, agnos septuaginta septem, hircos pro peccato duodecim : omnia in holocaustum Domino.
36And they gave the kings edicts to the princes, that were overseers for the king, and the dukes beyond the River, and they advanced the people and the house of God.And they gaue the kings edictes to the princes, that were ouerseers for the king, and the dukes beyond the Riuer, and they aduanced the people and the house of God.✦Dederunt autem edicta regis satrapis qui erant de conspectu regis, et ducibus trans flumen, et elevaverunt populum et domum Dei.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.