After these events, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra— Seraiah’s son, Azariah’s son, Hilkiah’s son,

这事以后，波斯王亚达薛西年间，有个以斯拉，他是西莱雅的儿子，西莱雅是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是希勒家的儿子，

这些事以后，波斯王亚达薛西在位的时候，有个人叫以斯拉，他是西莱雅的儿子，西莱雅是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是希勒家的儿子，

这些事以后，波斯王亚达薛西在位的时候，有个人叫以斯拉，他是西莱雅的儿子，西莱雅是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是希勒家的儿子，

这些事以后，波斯王亚达薛西年间，以斯拉从巴比伦上到耶路撒冷。以斯拉是西莱雅的儿子，西莱雅是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是希勒迦的儿子，

这些事以后，波斯王亚达薛西在位的时候，有位以斯拉，是西莱雅的儿子，西莱雅是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是希勒家的儿子，

這事以後，波斯王亞達薛西年間，有個以斯拉，他是西萊雅的兒子，西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子，亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子，

這些事以後，波斯王亞達薛西在位的時候，有個人叫以斯拉，他是西萊雅的兒子，西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子，亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子，

這些事以後，波斯王亞達薛西在位的時候，有個人叫以斯拉，他是西萊雅的兒子，西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子，亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子，

這些事以後，波斯王亞達薛西年間，以斯拉從巴比倫上到耶路撒冷。以斯拉是西萊雅的兒子，西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子，亞撒利雅是希勒迦的兒子，

這些事以後，波斯王亞達薛西在位的時候，有位以斯拉，是西萊雅的兒子，西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子，亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子，

這些事以後、當波斯王亞達薛西執掌國政的時候、有個以斯拉，是西萊雅的子孫：西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子，亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子，

厥後、波斯王亞達薛西時、有以斯拉、以斯拉乃西萊亞子、西萊亞乃亞撒利雅子、亞撒利雅乃希勒家子、

巴西王亞達泄西時、有以士喇以士喇父西勑亞、西勑亞父亞薩哩亞、亞薩哩亞父希勒家、

斯事以後、巴西王亞達薛西在位時、有以斯拉、以斯拉乃西萊雅子、西萊雅乃亞薩利雅子、亞薩利雅乃希勒家子、

After these things, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

After all these things had happened, Ezra came up to Jerusalem from Babylon. It was during the rule of Artaxerxes. He was king of Persia. Ezra was the son of Seraiah. Seraiah was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Hilkiah.

Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,

Many years later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. He was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra went up to Jerusalem; Ezra was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

After these events, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra— Seraiah’s son, Azariah’s son, Hilkiah’s son,

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

Now after these things had happened, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah,

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

During the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,

Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi;Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz;Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan;Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem;Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum;Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah;Azariah fathered Seraiah; and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.

I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers in the region west of the Euphrates River: Whatever Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of the heavens, asks of you must be provided in full,

So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia.

Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of the heavens: Greetings.

“ Go up to the high priest Hilkiah so that he may total up the silver brought into the LORD’s temple— the silver the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

On the first day of the seventh month, the priest Ezra brought the law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding.While he was facing the square in front of the Water Gate, he read out of it from daybreak until noon before the men, the women, and those who could understand. All the people listened attentively to the book of the law.The scribe Ezra stood on a high wooden platform made for this purpose. Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah stood beside him on his right; to his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was elevated above everyone. As he opened it, all the people stood up.Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted all the people said,“ Amen, Amen!” Then they knelt low and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah, who were Levites, explained the law to the people as they stood in their places.They read out of the book of the law of God, translating and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them,“ This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.

So they went to the high priest Hilkiah and gave him the silver brought into God’s temple. The Levites and the doorkeepers had collected it from Manasseh, Ephraim, and from the entire remnant of Israel, and from all Judah, Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Consequently, Hilkiah told the court secretary Shaphan,“ I have found the book of the law in the LORD’s temple,” and he gave the book to Shaphan.

Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple,

The captain of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.From the city he took a court official who had been appointed over the warriors; seven trusted royal aides found in the city; the secretary of the commander of the army, who enlisted the people of the land for military duty; and sixty men from the common people who were found within the city.Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.

The captain of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

The high priest Hilkiah told the court secretary Shaphan,“ I have found the book of the law in the LORD’s temple,” and he gave the book to Shaphan, who read it.

Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the LORD, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

These are the family heads and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:Gershom, from Phinehas’s descendants; Daniel, from Ithamar’s descendants; Hattush, from David’s descendants,who was of Shecaniah’s descendants; Zechariah, from Parosh’s descendants, and 150 men with him who were registered by genealogy;Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah from Pahath-moab’s descendants, and 200 men with him;Shecaniah son of Jahaziel from Zattu’s descendants, and 300 men with him;Ebed son of Jonathan from Adin’s descendants, and 50 men with him;Jeshaiah son of Athaliah from Elam’s descendants, and 70 men with him;Zebadiah son of Michael from Shephatiah’s descendants, and 80 men with him;Obadiah son of Jehiel from Joab’s descendants, and 218 men with him;Shelomith son of Josiphiah from Bani’s descendants, and 160 men with him;

Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;