Ezra · Chapter 3

[ edit] And Eliaſif, þe grete preſt, ros, and his breþern, and preſtus, and þei bilden vp þe ȝatis of þe floc; þei halewiden it, and ſetten þe ȝate leuys of it, and vn to þe tour of an hundrid cubitus þei halewiden it, vn to þe tour of Ananehel. And beſide hym þe men of Jericho bilden; and biſide hem bilde Zaccur, þe ſone of Amri. Þe ȝate forſoþe of fiſſhis bilden vp þe ſonus of Azanaa; þei couereden it, and ſetten his ȝate leues, and lokis, and heengis. And biſide hem bilde Marimuþ, þe ſone of Vri, ſone of Accus. And biſide hym bilde Moſolla, þe ſone of Barachie, ſone of Meſezebeel. And biſide hym bilde Sadoc, þe ſone of Baana.

And biſide hym bilden Thecuenus; forſoþe þe more wirſhipeful men of hem vnder putten not þer neckis in þe werc of þe Lord þer God. And þe olde ȝate bilden vp Joiada, þe ſone of Faſia, and Moſollam, þe ſone of Beſoida; and þei couereden it, and ſetten his ȝate leuis, and lokis, and heengis. And biſide hem bilden Melchia Gabonite, and Jaddon Meþonoþite, men of Gabaon and Masfa, for þe duk þat was in þe regioun beȝonde þe flod. And biſide hym bilde Eziel, þe ſone of Aria, goldſmiþ; and biſide hym bilde Annany, þe ſone of a piment makere; and þei laften Jeruſalem vnto þe wal of þe braddere ſtrete. And biſide hym bilde Rafaia, þe ſone of Hahul, prince of a toun of Jeruſalem.

And biſide hym bilde Jeieda, þe ſone of Ramaþ, aȝen his hous; and biſide hym bilde Accus, þe ſone of Azebonie. Þe myddel forſoþe part of þe toun bilde Melchias, þe ſone of Herem, and Aſub, þe ſone of Feþ Moab; and þe tour of ouenus. Biſide hym bilde Sellum, þe ſone of Aloes, prince of þe myddel part of a toun of Jeruſalem, and he and his ſonus. And þe ȝate of þe valei bilde Annun, and þe dwelleris of Sanoe; þei bilden it, and ſetten his ȝate leuis, and lokis, and henglis, and a þouſend cubitus in þe wal vnto þe ȝate of þe dunge hil. And þe ȝate of þe dunge hil bilde Melchias, þe ſone of Recab, prince of þe toun of Beþacharem; he bilde it, and ſette his ȝate leues, and lokis, and henglis.

And þe ȝate of þe welle bilde Sellum, þe ſone of Coloſai, prince of þe toun of Masfa; he bilde it, and couerede, and ſette his ȝate leuis, and lockis, and heengis; and þe wallis of þe fiſh pond of Siloe in to þe ȝerd of þe king, and vn to þe grees of þe king, þat comen doun fro þe cite of Dauid. After hym bilde Neemyas, þe ſone of Aſboc, þe prince of þe half part of þe toun of Beþſuri, vnto aȝen þe ſepulcre of Dauid, and vnto þe fiſh pond, þat bi gret werc is maad, and vnto þe hous of ſtronge men. After hym bilden Leuitus; and after hem Reum, þe ſone of Benny. After hym bilde Azebias, prince of þe half part of þe toun of Cheile, in his toun.

After hym bilden þe breþern of hem, Beþin, þe ſone of Enadad, prince of þe half part of Cheila. And Aſer, þe ſonn of Joſue, prince of Masfa, bilde beſide hym þe ſecunde meſure aȝen þe ſteȝing vp of þe moſt faſt corner. After hym in þe hil bilde Baruch, þe ſone of Sachaie, þe ſecunde meſure fro þe corner vnto þe ȝate of þe hous of Eliazif, grete preſt. After hym bilde Marimuþ, þe ſone of Vrie, ſone of Accur, þe ſecunde meſure fro þe ȝate of þe hous of Eliaſif, to þe time þat þe hous of Eliaſif were ſtraȝt out. And aftir hym bildeden þe preſtus, men of þe wilde feldis of Jordan.

After hym bilden Beniamyn and Aſub aȝen þer hous; and after hym bilde Aſarias, þe ſone of Mooſie, ſone of Ananye, aȝen his hous. Aftir hym bilde Benni, þe ſone of Senadad, þe ſecunde meſure fro þe hous of Azarie vnto þe bowing and vnto þe corner. Falel, þe ſone of Oſi, aȝen þe bowing, and þe tour þat ſtant aboue, fro þe heȝe hous of þe king, þat is in þe porche of þe priſoun; and after hym Fadaia, þe ſone of Feros. Gabonites, water bereris forſoþe dwelten in Ofel aȝen þe ȝate of watris at þe eſt, and þe tour þat aboue ſemede. After hym bilden Thecuynes þe ſecunde meſure forn aȝen, fro þe grete tour and ſtondende aboue vnto þe wal of þe temple.

Aboue forſoþe at þe horſe ȝate bildeden þe preſtus, eche aȝen his hous. Aftir hem bilde Seddo, þe ſone of Enner, aȝen his hous. After hym bilde Semeia, þe ſone of Sechenye, kepere of þe eſt ȝate. After hym bilde Ananye, þe ſone of Selemye, and Anon, þe ſone of Selon, þe ſixte, þe ſecunde meſure. After hym bilde Moſollam, þe ſone of Barachie, aȝen his treſorie. After hym bilde Melchias, þe ſone of a goldſmiþ, vnto þe hous of ſodeknys, and of þe men ſellende ſheldis aȝen þe judicial ȝate, and vnto þe ſupping place of þe corner. And wiþinne þe ſupping place of þe corner in to þe ȝate of þe king bilden craftuſmen and marchandus.