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Ezra 2

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Greek Septuagint

1 Καὶ οὗτοι οἱ υἱοὶ τῆς χώρας οἱ ἀναβαίνοντες ἀπὸ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας τῆς ἀποικίας, ἧς ἀπῴκισε Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος εἰς Βαβυλῶνα, καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ Ἰούδα ἀνὴρ εἰς πόλιν αὐτοῦ·

2 Οἳ ἦλθον μετὰ Ζοροβάβελ, Ἰησοῦς, Νεεμίας, Σαραΐας, Ῥεελίας, Μαρδοχαῖος, Βαλασὰν, Μασφὰρ, Βαγουαὶ, Ῥεοὺμ, Βαανά· ἀνδρῶν ἀριθμὸς λαοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

3 Υἱοὶ Φαρὲς, δισχίλιοι ἑκατὸν ἑβδομηκονταδύο.

4 Υἱοὶ Σαφατία, τριακόσιοι ἑβδομηκονταδύο.

5 Υἱοὶ Ἄρες, ἑπτακόσιοι ἑβδομηκονταπέντε.

6 Υἱοὶ Φαὰθ Μωὰβ τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰησουὲ Ἰωὰβ, δισχίλιοι ὀκτακόσιοι δεκαδύο.

7 Υἱοὶ Αἰλὰμ, χίλιοι διακόσιοι πεντηκοντατέσσαρες.

8 Υἱοὶ Ζατθουὰ, ἐννακόσιοι τεσσαρακονταπέντε.

9 Υἱοὶ Ζακχοὺ, ἑπτακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα.

10 Υἱοὶ Βανουὶ, ἑξακόσιοι τεσσαρακονταδύο.

11 Υἱοὶ Βαβαῒ, ἑξακόσιοι εἰκοσιτρεῖς.

12 Υἱοὶ Ἀσγὰδ, χίλιοι διακόσιοι εἰκοσιδύο.

13 Υἱοὶ Ἀδωνικὰμ, ἑξακόσιοι ἑξηκονταέξ.

14 Υἱοὶ Βαγουὲ, δισχίλιοι πεντηκονταέξ.

15 Υἱοὶ Ἀδδὶν, τετρακόσιοι πεντηκοντατέσσαρες.

16 Υἱοὶ Ἀτὴρ τῷ Ἐζεκίᾳ, ἐννενηκονταοκτώ.

17 Υἱοὶ Βασσοῦ, τριακόσιοι εἰκοσιτρεῖς.

18 Υἱοὶ Ἰωρὰ, ἑκατὸν δεκαδύο.

19 Υἱοὶ Ἀσοὺμ, διακόσιοι εἰκοσιτρεῖς.

20 Υἱοὶ Γαβὲρ, ἐννενηκονταπέντε.

21 Υἱοὶ Βεθλαὲμ, ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιτρεῖς.

22 Υἱοὶ Νετωφὰ, πεντηκονταέξ.

23 Υἱοὶ Ἀναθὼθ, ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιοκτώ.

24 Υἱοὶ Ἀζμὼθ, τεσσαρακοντατρεῖς.

25 Υἱοὶ Καριαθιαρὶμ, Χαφιρὰ, καὶ Βηρὼθ, ἑπτακόσιοι τεσσαρακοντατρεῖς.

26 Υἱοὶ τῆς Ῥαμὰ καὶ Γαβαὰ, ἑξακόσιοι εἰκοσιεῖς.

27 Ἄνδρες Μαχμὰς, ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιδύο.

28 Ἄνδρες Βαιθὴλ καὶ Ἀϊὰ, τετρακόσιοι εἰκοσιτρεῖς.

29 Υἱοὶ Ναβοῦ, πεντηκονταδύο.

30 Υἱοὶ Μαγεβὶς, ἑκατὸν πεντηκονταέξ.

31 Υἱοὶ Ἠλαμὰρ, χίλιοι διακόσιοι πεντηκοντατέσσαρες.

32 Υἱοὶ Ἠλὰμ, τριακόσιοι εἴκοσι.

33 Υἱοὶ Λοδαδὶ καὶ Ὠνὼ, ἑπτακόσιοι εἰκοσιπέντε.

34 Υἱοὶ Ἱεριχὼ, τριακόσιοι τεσσαρακονταπέντε.

35 Υἱοὶ Σεναὰ, τρισχίλιοι ἑξακόσιοι τριάκοντα.

36 Καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς υἱοὶ Ἰεδουὰ τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰησοῖ, ἐννακόσιοι ἑβδομηκοντατρεῖς.

37 Υἱοὶ Ἐμμὴρ, χίλιοι πεντηκονταδύο.

38 Υἱοὶ Φασσοὺρ, χίλιοι διακόσιοι τεσσαρακονταεπτά.

39 Υἱοὶ Ἠρὲμ, χίλιοι ἑπτά.

40 Καὶ οἱ Λευῖται υἱοὶ Ἰησοῦ καὶ Καδμιὴλ τοῖς υἱοῖς Ὠδουΐα, ἑβδομηκοντατέσσαρες.

41 Οἱ ᾄδοντες υἱοὶ Ἀσὰφ, ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιοκτώ.

42 Υἱοὶ τῶν πυλωρῶν, υἱοὶ Σελλοὺμ, υἱοὶ Ἀτὴρ, υἱοὶ Τελμὼν, υἱοὶ Ἀκοὺβ, υἱοὶ Ἀτιτὰ, υἱοὶ Σωβαῒ, οἱ πάντες ἑκατὸν τριακονταεννέα.

43 Οἱ Ναθινὶμ, υἱοὶ Σουθία, υἱοὶ Ἀσουφὰ, υἱοὶ Ταβαὼθ,

44 υἱοὶ Κάδης, υἱοὶ Σιαὰ, υἱοὶ Φαδὼν,

45 υἱοὶ Λαβανὼ, υἱοὶ Ἀγαβὰ, υἱοὶ Ἀκοὺβ,

46 υἱοὶ Ἀγὰβ, υἱοὶ Σελαμὶ, υἱοὶ Ἀνὰν,

47 υἱοὶ Γεδδὴλ, υἱοὶ Γαὰρ, υἱοὶ Ῥαϊὰ,

48 υἱοὶ Ῥασὼν, υἱοὶ Νεκωδὰ, υἱοὶ Γαζὲμ,

49 υἱοὶ Ἀζὼ, υἱοὶ Φασὴ, υἱοὶ Βασὶ,

50 υἱοὶ Ἀσενὰ, υἱοὶ Μοουνὶμ, υἱοὶ Νεφουσὶμ,

51 υἱοὶ Βακβοὺκ, υἱοὶ Ἀκουφὰ, υἱοὶ Ἀροὺρ,

52 υἱοὶ Βασαλὼθ, υἱοὶ Μαουδὰ, υἱοὶ Ἀρσὰ,

53 υἱοὶ Βαρκὸς, υἱοὶ Σισάρα, υἱοὶ Θεμὰ,

54 υἱοὶ Νασθιὲ, υἱοὶ Ἀτουφά·

55 Υἱοὶ δούλων Σαλωμὼν, υἱοὶ Σωταῒ, υἱοὶ Σεφηρὰ, υἱοὶ Φαδουρὰ,

56 υἱοὶ Ἰεηλὰ, υἱοὶ Δαρκὼν, υἱοὶ Γεδὴλ,

57 υἱοὶ Σαφατία, υἱοὶ Ἀτὶλ, υἱοὶ Φαχερὰθ, υἱοὶ Ἀσεβωεὶμ, υἱοὶ Ἡμεΐ.

58 Πάντες οἱ Ναθανὶμ, καὶ υἱοὶ Ἀβδησελμὰ, τριακόσιοι ἐννενηκονταδύο.

59 Καὶ οὗτοι οἱ ἀναβάντες ἀπὸ Θελμελὲχ, Θελαρησὰ, Χεροὺβ, Ἡδὰν, Ἐμμὴρ· καὶ οὐκ ἐδυνάσθησαν τοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαι οἶκον πατριᾶς αὐτῶν καὶ σπέρμα αὐτῶν, εἰ ἐξ Ἰσραήλ εἰσιν·

60 Υἱοὶ Δαλαΐα, υἱοὶ Βουὰ, υἱοὶ Τωβίου, υἱοὶ Νεκωδὰ, ἑξακόσιοι πεντηκονταδύο.

61 Καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν τῶν ἱερέων υἱοὶ Λαβεία, υἱοὶ Ἀκκοὺς, υἱοὶ Βερζελλαῒ, ὃς ἔλαβεν ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων Βερζελλαῒ τοῦ Γαλααδίτου γυναῖκα, καὶ ἐκλήθη ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτῶν.

62 Οὗτοι ἐζήτησαν γραφὴν αὐτῶν οἱ μεθωεσὶμ, καὶ οὐχ εὑρέθησαν, καὶ ἠγχιστεύθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς ἱερατείας.

63 Καὶ εἶπεν ἀθερσασθὰ αὐτοῖς τοῦ μὴ φαγεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου τῶν ἁγίων, ἕως ἀναστῇ ἱερεὺς τοῖς φωτίζουσι καὶ τοῖς τελείοις.

64 Πᾶσα δὲ ἡ ἐκκλησία ὁμοῦ ὡσεὶ τέσσαρες μυριάδες δισχίλιοι τριακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα,

65 χωρὶς δούλων αὐτῶν καὶ παιδισκῶν αὐτῶν, οὗτοι ἑπτακισχίλιοι τριακόσιοι τριακονταεπτά· καὶ οὗτοι ᾄδοντες καὶ ᾄδουσαι διακόσιοι.

66 Ἵπποι αὐτῶν, ἑπτακόσιοι τριακονταέξ· ἡμίονοι αὐτῶν, διακόσιοι τεσσαρακονταπέντε·

67 Κάμηλοι αὐτῶν, τετρακόσιοι τριακονταπέντε· ὄνοι αὐτῶν, ἑξακισχίλιοι ἑπτακόσιοι εἴκοσι.

68 Καὶ ἀπὸ ἀρχόντων πατριῶν ἐν τῷ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου τὸν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, ἡκουσιάσαντο εἰς οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῦ στῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὴν ἑτοιμασίαν αὐτοῦ·

69 ὡς ἡ δύναμις αὐτῶν, ἔδωκαν εἰς θησαυρὸν τοῦ ἔργου χρυσίον καθαρὸν μναὶ ἓξ μυριάδες καὶ χίλιαι, καὶ ἀργυρίου μνὰς πεντακισχιλίας, καὶ κόθωνοι τῶν ἱερέων ἑκατόν.

70 Καὶ ἐκάθισαν οἱ ἱερεῖς, καὶ οἱ Λευῖται, καὶ οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ οἱ ᾄδοντες, καὶ οἱ πυλωροὶ, καὶ οἱ Ναθινὶμ ἐν πόλεσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ ἐν πόλεσιν αὐτῶν.

Brenton English

1 And these are the people of the land that went up, of the number of prisoners who were removed, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away to Babylon, and they returned to Juda and Jerusalem, every man to his city;

2 who came with Zorobabel: Jesus, Neemias, Saraias, Reelias, Mardochæus, Balasan, Masphar, Baguai, Reum, Baana. The number of the people of Israel:

3 The children of Phares, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.

4 The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two.

5 The children of Ares, seven hundred and seventy-five.

6 The children of Phaath Moab, belonging to the sons of Jesue and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

7 The children of Ælam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

8 The children of Zatthua, nine hundred and forty-five.

9 The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty.

10 The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-two.

11 The children of Babai, six hundred and twenty-three.

12 The children of Asgad, a thousand two hundred and twenty-two.

13 The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-six.

14 The children of Bague, two thousand and fifty-six.

15 The children of Addin, four hundred and fifty-four.

16 The children of Ater the son of Ezekias, ninety-eight.

17 The children of Bassu, three hundred and twenty-three.

18 The children of Jora, a hundred and twelve.

19 The children of Asum, two hundred and twenty-three.

20 The children of Gaber, ninety-five.

21 The children of Bethlaem, a hundred and twenty-three.

22 The children of Netopha, fifty-six.

23 The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.

24 The children of Azmoth, forty-three.

25 The children of Cariathiarim, Chaphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

26 The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty-one.

27 The men of Machmas, a hundred and twenty-two.

28 The men of Bæthel and Aia, four hundred and twenty-three.

29 The children of Nabu, fifty-two.

30 The children of Magebis, a hundred and fifty-six.

31 The children of Elamar, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

32 The children of Elam, three hundred and twenty.

33 The children of Lodadi and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.

34 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

35 The children of Senaa, three thousand six hundred and thirty.

36 And the priests, the sons of Jedua, belonging to the house of Jesus, were nine hundred and seventy-three.

37 The children of Emmer, a thousand and fifty-two.

38 The children of Phassur, a thousand two hundred and forty-seven.

39 The children of Erem, a thousand and seven.

40 And the Levites, the sons of Jesus and Cadmiel, belonging to the sons of Oduia, seventy-four.

41 The sons of Asaph, singers, a hundred and twenty-eight.

42 The children of the porters, the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Acub, the children of Atita, the children of Sobai, in all a hundred and thirty-nine.

43 The Nathinim: the children of Suthia, the children of Asupha, the children of Tabaoth,

44 the sons of Cades, the children of Siaa, the children of Phadon,

45 the children of Labano, the children of Agaba, the sons of Acub,

46 the children of Agab, the children of Selami, the children of Anan,

47 the children of Geddel, the children of Gaar, the children of Raia,

48 the children of Rason, the children of Necoda, the children of Gazem,

49 the children of Azo, the children of Phase, the children of Basi,

50 the children of Asena, the children of Moünim, the children of Nephusim,

51 the children of Bacbuc, the children of Acupha, the children of Arur,

52 the children of Basaloth, the children of Mauda, the children of Arsa,

53 the children of Barcos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema,

54 the children of Nasthie, the children of Atupha.

55 The children of the servants of Solomon: the children of Sotai, the children of Sephera, the children of Phadura,

56 the children of Jeela, the children of Darcon, the children of Gedel,

57 the children of Saphatia, the children of Atil, the children of Phacherath, the children of Aseboim, the children of Emei.

58 All the Nathanim, and the sons of Abdeselma were three hundred and ninety-two.

59 And these are they that went up from Thelmelech, Thelaresa, Cherub, Hedan, Emmer: and they were not able to tell the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

60 the children of Dalæa, the children of Bua, the children of Tobias, the children of Necoda, six hundred and fifty-two.

61 And of the children of the priests, the children of Labeia, the children of Akkus, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughter of Berzellai the Galaadite, and was called by their name.

62 These sought their genealogy as though they had been reckoned, but they were not found; and they were removed, as polluted , from the priesthood.

63 And the Athersastha told them that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should arise with Lights and Perfections.

64 And all the congregation together were about forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty;

65 besides their men-servants and maid-servants, and these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven: and among these were two hundred singing men and singing women.

66 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules, two hundred and forty-five.

67 Their camels, four hundred and thirty-five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

68 And some of the chiefs of families, when they went into the house of the Lord that was in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its prepared place.

69 According to their power they gave into the treasury of the work pure gold sixty-one thousand pieces, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nathinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

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L. C. L. Brenton, The Septuagint Version, 1851. Public domain. eBible.org transcription.. Public Domain. Greek source edition.

Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton. Public Domain. English source edition.

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