7:1 [] Afou de to teicoV ektisqh, kai esthsa taV quraV, kai diwrisqhsan oi pulwroi kai oi yaltwdoi kai oi Leuitai,
7:2 prosetaxa peri thV Ierousalhm ton adelfon mou Anani kai ton Ananian ton arconta tou frouriou× dioti hto wV anqrwpoV pistoV kai foboumenoV ton Qeon, uper pollouV.
7:3 Kai eipa proV autouV, AV mh anoigwntai ai pulai thV Ierousalhm ewsou qermanh o hlioV× kai ekeinwn eti parontwn, na kleiwntai ai qurai kai na asfalizwntai kai fulakai na diorizwntai ek twn katoikwn thV Ierousalhm, ekastoV en th fulakh autou kai ekastoV apenanti thV oikiaV autou.
7:4 Kai h poliV hto eurucwroV kai megalh, o de laoV oligoV en auth, kai oikiai den hsan wkodomhmenai.
7:5 [] Kai ebalen o QeoV mou en th kardia mou na sunaxw touV prokritouV kai touV proestwtaV kai ton laon, dia na ariqmhqwsi kata genealogian. Kai eurhka biblion thV genealogiaV ekeinwn, oitineV anebhsan kat' arcaV kai eurhka gegrammenon en autw.
7:6 Outoi einai oi anqrwpoi thV eparciaV, oi anabanteV ek thV aicmalwsiaV, ek twn metoikisqentwn, touV opoiouV metwkise Naboucodonosor o basileuV thV BabulwnoV, kai epistreyanteV eiV Ierousalhm kai eiV thn Ioudaian, ekastoV eiV thn polin autou×
7:7 oi elqonteV meta Zorobabel, Ihsou, Neemia, Azaria, Raamia, Naamani, Marodocaiou, Bilsan, Mispereq, Bigouai, Neoum, Baana. AriqmoV twn andrwn tou laou Israhl×
7:8 uioi FarwV, discilioi ekaton ebdomhkonta duo.
7:9 Uioi Sefatia, triakosioi ebdomhkonta duo.
7:10 Uioi Arac, exakosioi penthkonta duo.
7:11 Uioi Faaq-mwab, ek twn uiwn Ihsou kai Iwab, discilioi kai oktakosioi dekaoktw.
7:60 PanteV oi Neqineim, kai oi uioi twn doulwn tou SolomwntoV, hsan triakosioi enenhkonta duo.
7:61 Outoi de hsan oi anabanteV apo Qel-melac, Qel-arhsa, Ceroub, Addwn, kai Immhr× den hdunanto omwV na deixwsi ton oikon thV patriaV autwn kai to sperma autwn, an hsan ek tou Israhl×
7:63 Kai ek twn ierewn× uioi Abaia, uioi AkkwV, uioi Barzellai, ostiV elabe gunaika ek twn qugaterwn Barzellai tou Galaaditou kai wnomasqh kata to onoma autwn.
7:64 Outoi ezhthsan thn katagrafhn autwn metaxu twn apariqmhqentwn kata genealogian, kai den eureqh× oqen exeblhqhsan apo thV ierateiaV.
7:65 Kai eipe proV autouV o Qirsaqa, na mh fagwsin apo twn agiwtatwn pragmatwn, ewsou anasthqh iereuV meta Ourim kai Qoummim.
7:66 Pasa h sunaxiV omou hsan tessarakonta duo ciliadeV triakosioi exhkonta,
7:67 ektoV twn doulwn autwn kai twn qerapainidwn autwn, oitineV hsan eptakiscilioi triakosioi triakonta epta× kai plhn toutwn diakosioi tessarakonta pente yaltwdoi kai yaltriai.
7:68 Oi ippoi autwn, eptakosioi triakonta ex× ai hmionoi autwn, diakosiai tessarakonta pente×
7:69 ai kamhloi, tetrakosiai triakonta pente× ai onoi, exakisciliai eptakosiai eikosi.
7:70 Kai tineV ek twn archgwn twn patriwn edwkan dia to ergon. O Qirsaqa edwken eiV to qhsaurofulakion ciliaV dracmaV crusiou, penthkonta fialaV, pentakosiouV triakonta ieratikouV citwnaV.
7:71 Kai tineV ek twn archgwn twn patriwn edwkan eiV to qhsaurofulakion tou ergou eikosi ciliadaV dracmaV crusiou kai duo ciliadaV diakosiaV mnaV arguriou.
7:72 Kai to doqen apo tou epiloipou laou hto eikosi ciliadeV dracmai crusiou, kai disciliai mnai arguriou, kai exhkonta epta ieratikoi citwneV.
7:73 OutwV oi iereiV kai oi Leuitai kai oi pulwroi kai oi yaltwdoi kai meroV ek tou laou kai oi Neqineim kai paV o Israhl, katwkhsan en taiV polesin autwn. Kai ote efqasen o ebdomoV mhn, oi uioi Israhl hsan en taiV polesin autwn.