1   Aftir these thingus forsothe ben chosen, that thei ste&yogh;en vp, the princis of tounus, bi housis, bi ther linagis, and the wiues of hem, and sones and do&yogh;tris of hem, and seruauns and hand wymmen of hem,

and bestis of hem. 2   And king Darie sente togidere with hem a thousend horse men, to the time that thei bro&yogh;ten hem in to Jerusalem, with pes, and with musikis, and timbres, and trumpis; and alle the brethern weren pleiende. 3   And he made hem to ste&yogh;en vp togidere with hem. 4   And these ben the namis of the men that ste&yogh;eden vp, bi their tounus, in to linagis, and in to part of the princehod of hem. 5   Prestus; the sonus of Finees, the sonus of Aron, Jesus, the sone of Josedech, Jachim, the sone of Sorobabel, sone of Solatiel, of the hous of Dauid, of the progenie of Fares, of the linage forsothe of Juda, that spac vnder Darie, 6   king of Persis, merueilous doende woordis, in the secunde &yogh;er of his regne, in Aprill, the firste moneth. 7   Forsothe these ben, that of Juda ste&yogh;eden vp fro the caitifte of transmigracioun, whom Nabugodonosor, king of Babiloine, translatide into Babiloine; and is turned a&yogh;een in to Jerusalem, and in to alle the cites of Jude, 8    eche in to his cite, that camen with Sorobabel and Jesu; Neemias, Ariores, Elimeo, Emanio, Mardocheo, Beelsuro, Methsatothor, Olioro, Eboma, oon of the princis of hem. 9   And the noumbre fro the Jentilis of hem, fro the prouostis of hem; the sonus of Fares, two thousend an hundrid and seuenti and two; 10   the sonus of Ares, thre thousend fifti and seuene; 11   the sonus of Femo, an hundrid and two and fourti; in the sonus of Jese and Joabes, a thousend thre hundrid and two; 12   the sonus of Denny, two thousend foure hundrid and seuenti; the sones of Choraba, two hundrid and fiue; the sonus of Banycha, an hundrid and sixti and ei&yogh;te; 13   the sonus of Bebeth, foure hundrid and thre; the sonus of Archad, foure hundrid and seuene and twenti; 14   the sonus of Hau, seuene and thretti; the sonus of Sozaar, two thousend sixti and seuene; the sonus of Adymy, foure hundrid and oon and sixti; 15   the sonus of Azeroectis, an hundrid and ei&yogh;te; the sonus of Ziazo and Zelas,

an hundrid and seuene; the sonus of Azoroch, foure hundrid and nyne and thretty; the sonus of Jebdarbone, 16   an hundrid and two and thretti; the sonus of Ananie, an hundrid and thretti; `the sonus of Arsom; the sonus of Marsar, 17   foure hundrid and two and twenti; the sonus of Saberus, ninti and fiue; the sonus of Sofelomon, an hundrid and thre and twenti; 18   the sonus of Nepobai, fiue and fifti; the sonus of Echanatus, an hundrid and ei&yogh;te and fifti; the sonus of Ebeathamus, an hundrid and two and thretti; 19   the sonus of Octatarpatros, the whiche Enechades and Modie, foure hundrid and two and twenti; the whiche of Gramas and Gabia, an hundrid and oon and twenti; 20   the whiche of Besellon and of Agie, fiue and sixti; the whiche of Bascharo, an hundrid and two and twenti; 21   the whiche of Bethonobes, fiue and fifti; the sones of Lyptis, an hundred and fyue and fifty; the sonus of Jabomy, thre hundrid and seuene and fifti; 22   the sonus of Sichem, thre hundrid and seuenti; the sonus of Sanadon and Chomus, thre hundrid and seuenti and ei&yogh;te; 23   the sonus of Ericus, two thousend an hundrid and fiue and fifti; the sonus of Anaas, thre hundrid and seuenti. 24   Prestis; the sonus of Jeddus, the sonus of Enitem, the sonus of Eliazib, thre hundrid and two and seuenti; the sonus of Emmechus, two hundrid and two and fifti; 25   the sonus of Sasurij, thre hundrid and seuene and fifti; the sonus of Caree, two hundrid and seuene and twenti. 26   Leuitis; the sonus of Jesu, in Caduel, and Banus, and Serebias, and Edias, foure and seuenti; al the noumbre fro the two and twenti &yogh;er, thretti thousend foure hundrid and two and sixti; 27   sones, and do&yogh;tris, and wiues, al the noumbring, sixti thousend two hundrid and two and fourti. 28   Sonus of prestis, that sungen in the temple; the sonus of Asaf, an hundrid and ei&yogh;te and twenti. 29   Ussheris forsothe; the sonus of Esuem, the sonus of Ather, the sonus of Amon, the sonus of Accuba

Copa, the sonus of Tobi, alle an hundrid and nyne and thretti. 30   Prestis, seruende in the temple; sonus of Sel, the sonus of Gasipa, the sonus of Tabloth, the sonus of Carie, the sonus of Su, the sonus of Fellu, the sonus of Labana, the sonus of Acmatha, the sones of Accub, the sonus of Vta, the sonus of Ceta, the sonus of Agab, the sonus of Obai, the sonus of Anan, the sonus of Caima, 31   the sonus of Juddu, the sonus of An, the sonus of Radin, the sonus of Desamyn, the sonus of Nechoba, the sonus of Saseba, the sonus of Gaze, the sonus of Osin, the sonus of Finoe, the sonus of Atren, the sonus of Baseem, the sonus of Aziana, the sonus of Manai, the sonus of Nafisim, the sones of Accufu, the sonus of Agista, the sonus of Aria Faucin, the sonus of Fasalon, 32   the sonus of Meedda, the sonus of Fusia, the sonus of Careth, the sonus of Barchus, the sonus of Caree, the sonus of Thoesi, the sonus of Nasith, the sonys of Agisti, the sonus of Pedon. 33   Salmon, the sonus of hym, the sonus of Asoffoth, the sonus of Farida, the sonus of Theli, the sonus of Dedon, the sonus of Gaddahel, 34   the sonus of Cefegi, the sonus of Aggia, the sonus of Facareth, the sonus of Sabathan, the sonus of Saranoth, the sonus of Malcie, the sones of Amee, the sonus of Safuy, the sonus of Addus, the sonus of Suba, the sonus of Eyra, the sonus of Rabatis, the sonus of Fasofath, the sonus of Malmon. 35   Alle in holi seruende; and the childer of Salomon, foure hundrid foure score and two. 36   These ben the sonus, that ste&yogh;eden vp Atheemel and Thersas; the princis of hem, Carmellam and Careth; 37   and thei my&yogh;ten not tellen out ther cites, and progenies, what maner thei ben; and of Irael, the sonus of Dalarij, the sonus of Tubam, the sonus of Nechodaici. 38   And of the prestis, that vseden presthod, and ben not founde; the sonus of Obia, the sonus of Achisos, the sonus of Addin, that toc Vnim wif, of the do&yogh;tris of Fargelen, 39   and ben clepid bi the name of hir; and of these is so&yogh;t the

write genelogie of kinrede, and it is not founden, and thei ben forfendid to vse presthod. 40   And Neemie seide to hem, and Ascaras, that thei take not part of the holi thingus, to the time that ther rise a ta&yogh;t bisshop, in to shewing and treuthe. 41   Al forsothe Irael was twelue thousend, out take seruauns and hand wymmen, two and fourti thousend thre hundrid and sixti. 42   The seruauns of hem and hand wymmen, seuene thousend three hundrid and seuene and thretti; singeres and singeressis, two hundrid and fiue and sixti; 43   camailis, foure hundrid and fiue and thretti; hors, seuen thousend sixe and thretti; mulis, two hundrid thousend and fiue and fourti; bestis vnder &yogh;oc, fiue thousend and fiue and twenti. 44   And of thoo prouostis bi tounus, whil thei shulden come in to the temple of God, that was in Jerusalem, to ben auouwid to rere the temple in his place, after ther vertue; 45   and to be &yogh;iue in to the temple the holi tresorie of werkis, eleue thousend besauns, and prestis stolis an hundrid. 46   And ther dwelten prestus, and Leuitus, and that weren of the folc in Jerusalem, and in the regioun; and the holi singeres, vssheris, and al Irael, in ther regiouns. 47   In stondende forsothe the seuenthe moneth, and whan the sonus of Irael weren eche in his owne thingus, thei camen togidere of oon acord in to the porche, that was befor the est &yogh;ate. 48   And stondende Jesus, the sone of Josedech, and his brether, prestis, and Sorobabel, the sone of Salatiel, and of this the brether, 49   maden redi an auter, that thei offre vpon it brent sacrifises, aftir thoo thingus that in the boc of Moises, man of God, ben writen. 50   And ther camen to hem of othere naciouns of the lond, and rereden the holi tresorie in his place, alle the folc of the lond; and thei offriden ostis, and morutide brent sacrifises to the Lord. 51   And thei diden the feste of tabernaclis, and a solempne dai, as it is write in the lawe, and sacrifises

eche dai, as it behouede. 52   And aftir these thingus the ordeined offringus, and ostus of sabatis, and of newe mones, and of alle halewid solempne da&yogh;es. 53   And hou fele euere vouweden to the Lord, fro the newe mone of the seuenthe moneth, token ostis to offre to God; and the temple of the Lord &yogh;it was not bild vp. 54   And thei &yogh;eue monee to masonus, and to wri&yogh;tus, and drink and metus with io&yogh;e. 55   And thei &yogh;eue carris to Sidonyes and to Tires, that thei shulden carien ouer to hem fro Liban wode cedre bemus, and maken a naue in to Joppe hauene, aftir the decre that was write to them fro Ciro, king of Persis. 56   And in the secunde &yogh;er thei comende in to the temple of God, in to Jerusalem, the secunde moneth began Sorobabel, the sone of Salatiel, and Jesus, the sone of Josedech, and the brethern of hem, and prestis, and Leuitus, and alle that camen fro the caitifte in to Jerusalem; 57   and foundeden the temple of God, in the newe mone of the secunde moneth of the secunde &yogh;er, whan thei hadde comen in to Jude and Jerusalem; 58   and setten Leuitus fro twenti &yogh;er vpon the werkis of the Lord. And Jesus stod, his sone, and brethern, alle Leuitus togidere castende, and foleweris out of the lawe, and doende werkis in the hous of the Lord. 59   And ther stoden prestys, hauende stolis, with trumpis, and Leuitus, the sonus of Asaf, hauende cymbalis, 60   togidere preisende the Lord, and blessende, aftir Dauid, king of Irael. 61   And thei sungen a song to the Lord, for his swetnesse and wrshipe in to worldis vp on al Irael. 62   And al the puple with trumpe sungen, and crieden with gret vois, preisende togidere the Lord, in the rering of the hous of the Lord. 63   And ther camen of prestus, and of Leuitus, and of presidentus aftir the tounus, to the elders that hadden seen the rathere hous, 64   and at the bilding vp of this, with cri, and with gret weiling; and manye with trumpis, 65   and gret io&yogh;e, so that

the puple herde not the trumpis, for the weiling of the puple. Forsothe a cumpanye was singende wrshipefulli in trumpe, so that afer it was herd. 66   And the enemis herden the linagis of Juda and of Beniamyn, and camen to wite, what was the vois of the trumpes. 67   And thei knewen, for thei that weren of the caitifte bilden the temple to the Lord God of Irael. 68   And comende nee&yogh; to Sorobabel, and to Jesu, and to the prouostis of tounus, seiden to hem, Wee shul bilde togidere with &yogh;ou. 69   Lic maner forsothe wee han herd of oure Lord, and we togidere han go fro the da&yogh;es of Asbasareth, king of Assiries, that wente ouer hennus. 70   And seide to hem Sorobabel, and Jesue, and the princis of the tounus of Irael, 71   It is not to vs and to &yogh;ou to bilden vp the hous of oure God; we forsothe alone shul bilden the hous of oure God, aftir thoo thingus, that Cirus, king of Persis, comaundede. 72   The Jentilis forsothe of the lond leuende to them that ben in Jude, and rerende vp the werk of the bilding, and aspies and puple bringende forth, forfendeden hem to bilden vp; 73   and letteden the men, hauntende the goingus to, that the bilding shulde not ben endid al the time of the lif of king Ciri; and thei drowen along the making vp bi two &yogh;er, vn to the regne of Darie.

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