Yǐsīlājì 8:15-20

15 Wǒ zhāo jù zhèxie rén zaì liú rù Yàhāwà de hé biān , wǒmen zaì nàli zhù le sān rì . wǒ chá kàn bǎixìng hé jìsī , jiàn méiyǒu Lìwèi rén zaì nàli ,

16 Jiù zhào shǒulǐng Yǐlìyǐxiè , Yàliè , Shìmǎyǎ , Yǐlìnádān , Yǎlì , Yǐlìnádān , Nádān , Sājiālìyà , Mǐshūlán , yòu zhào jiāo xí yuē yǎLìhé Yǐlìnádān .

17 Wǒ dǎfa tāmen wǎng jiā xī fĕi yǎ dìfang , qù jiàn nàli de shǒulǐng Yìduō , yòu gàosu tāmen dāng xiàng Yìduō hé tāde dìxiōng ní tí níng shuō shénme huà , jiào tāmen wèi wǒmen shén de diàn daì shǐyòng de rén lái .

18 Méng wǒmen shén shī ēn de shǒu bāngzhu wǒmen , tāmen zaì Yǐsèliè de céng sūn , Lìwèi de sūnzi , Mālì de hòuyì zhōng daì yī gè tōngdá rén lái . hái yǒu Shìlìbǐhé tāde zhòng zǐ yǔ dìxiōng gōng yī shí bā rén .

19 Yòu yǒu Hāshābǐyǎ , tóng zhe tā yǒu Mǐlālì de zǐsūn Yéshāiyà , bìng tāde zhòng zǐ hé dìxiōng gōng èr shí rén .

20 Cóng qián Dàwèi hé zhòng shǒulǐng paì ní tí níng fúshì Lìwèi rén , xiànzaì cóng zhè ní tí níng zhōng yĕ daì le èr bǎi èr shí rén lái , dōu shì àn míng zhǐ déng de .

Yǐsīlājì 8:15-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 8

In this chapter we are told who and how many went up with Ezra to Jerusalem, Ezr 8:1-14, the gathering of them together at a river, from whence he sent to Babylon for Levites to come to him, who did, Ezr 8:15-20, the proclaiming a fast for a safe and prosperous journey, Ezr 8:21-23, the delivery of the vessels and money given him into the hands of priests, to take the care and charge thereof, Ezr 8:24-30, their safe arrival at Jerusalem, where they deposited the gifts in the temple, offered sacrifices to God, and delivered the king's commissions to his lieutenants and governors, Ezr 8:31-36.