1 Dungkrhoekhaih 26
1 Korah acaeng thung hoiah Asaph capa Kore, anih ih capa Meshelemiah to khongkha toep kami ah tok paek o.
This is a list of the groups of men who guarded the temple gates: From the descendants of Korah, there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, who was one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Meshelemiah ih caanawk loe calu Zekariah, hnetto haih ah Jediael, thumto haih Zebadiah, palito haih ah Jathniel,
The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3 pangato haih ah Elam, tarukto haih ah Jehohanan hoi sarihto haih ah Elioenai.
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 Obed-Edom ih caanawk loe, calu Shemaiah, hnetto haih ah Jehozabad, thumto haih ah Joah, palito haih ah Sakar, pangato haih ah Nethanel,
[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,
5 tarukto haih ah Ammiel, sarihto haih ah Issakar, tazetto haih ah Peulthai; anih loe Sithaw mah tahamhoihaih paek.
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.
6 Anih ih capa Shemaiah mah doeh caa sak; nihcae loe thacak kami ah oh o pongah, ampa ih imthung takoh zaehoikung ah oh o.
Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable of doing many things well.
7 Shemaiah ih caanawk loe Othni, Rephael, Obed hoi Elzabad; anih ih nawkamyanawk loe Elihu hoi Semakiah, nihnik loe thacak kami ah oh hoi.
The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.
8 Hae kaminawk boih loe Obed-Edom ih caa ah oh o; angmacae hoi a caanawk pacoengah kaom nawkamyanawk loe thacak o moe, toksah kop kami ah oh o, sangqum boih ah quitaruk, hnetto oh o.
All of those descendants of Obed-Edom and their sons and relatives were capable people and strong workers. Altogether there were 62 of them.
9 Thacak Meshelemiah ih caanawk hoi nawkamyanawk loe sangqum boih ah hatlaitazetto oh o.
Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.
10 Merari ih caa Hosah mah doeh capanawk to sak; Simri loe calu ah oh, (anih loe tapen hmaloe kami na ai ni, toe ampa mah calu ah suek: )
Another guard was Hosah’s son Shimri, a descendant of Merari. Hosah appointed Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not Hosah’s oldest son.
11 hnetto haih ah Hilkiah, thumto haih ah Tebaliah, palito haih ah Zekariah; Hosah ih capanawk hoi nawkamyanawk loe sangqum boih ah hatlaithumto oh o.
Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.
12 Hae kaminawk loe Angraeng ih im toep hanah abu tapraek ih, khongkha toep lu koek ah oh o.
Those men were leaders of the groups of men who guarded the gates of the temple. They worked at the temple like their relatives did.
13 Kathoeng doeh kalen doeh, khongkha to toep o boih hanah, angmacae imthung takoh boih mah taham khethaih phoisa to vah o.
By casting lots, the leader of each family chose one gate for their group to guard. [All of them, including] young men and old men (OR, including leaders of large families and small families), cast lots.
14 Ni angyae bang ih khongkha to toep hanah phoisa vah naah Shelemiah khaeah amtimh. To pacoengah kahoih poekhaih paekkung, a capa Zekariah doeh phoisa vah naah, aluek bang ih khongkha toep hanah phoisa to anih khaeah amtimh.
Shelemiah’s group was selected to guard the East Gate. The group of Shelemiah’s son Zechariah, who was a wise counselor, was selected to guard the North Gate.
15 Aloih bang ih khongkha toep hanah phoisa loe Obed-Edom khaeah amtimh moe, Asuppim hmuenmae khetzawnhaih toksak hanah phoisa to anih ih capanawk khaeah amtimh pae.
Then Obed-Edom’s group was selected to guard the South Gate, and his sons were selected to guard the [entrances to the temple] storerooms.
16 Niduem bang ih khongkha hoi aluek bang ih loklam nuiah kaom Shalleketh khongkha to toep hanah, phoisa to vah naah Shuppim hoi Hosah khaeah amtimh. Khongkha toep kami loe khongkha maeto pacoeng maeto a toep o.
Then Shuppim’s group and Hosah’s group were selected to guard the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road [to the temple]. The work for the guards was divided evenly.
17 Ni thokkruek ni angyae bangah Levi kami tarukto, aluek bangah palito, aloih bangah palito, Asuppim hmuenmae suekhaih ahmuen ah hnetto a suek.
Each day there were six descendants of Levi who guarded the East Gate, four who guarded the North Gate, four who guarded the South Gate, and two at a time who guarded the entrances to the storerooms.
18 Niduem bang ih longhmaa ah kami palito suek moe, loklam ranuiah palito, longhmaa ah hnetto a suek.
At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.
19 Hae kaminawk loe Kore hoi Merari ih caanawk thung hoiah tapraek ih khongkha toep kami ah oh o.
Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].
20 Levi acaeng Ahijah loe Sithaw im ih phoisa pakuemgkung hoi Sithaw han paek ih hmuenmae khenzawnkung ah oh o.
Other descendants of Levi were in charge of the chests that contained the money that was dedicated to Yahweh, money that the people brought to the temple.
21 Acaeng zaehoikung ah kaom Gershom acaeng, Laadan ih capanawk thungah Jehieli hoi,
[One of those men was] Ladan, a descendant of Gershon. He was the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was the leader of one of those family groups.
22 Jehieli ih capanawk, Zetham hoi anih ih amnawk Joel loe Angraeng im thung ih phoisa pakuemkung ah oh hoi.
Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.
23 Kalah phoisa pakuem kaminawk loe Amram ih acaeng, Izhar ih acaeng, Hebron ih acaengnawk hoi Uzziel ih acaengnawk to athum o:
Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
24 Mosi capa Gershom, Gershom capa Shubael loe phoisa pakuem kami ukkung ah oh.
[From the descendants of Amram], Shubael, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the leader who was in charge of the money chests.
25 Gershom ih amnawk Eliezer, Eliezer capa Rehabiah, anih ih capa Jeshaiah, anih ih capa Joram, anih ih capa Zikri, anih loe Shelomith ih capa ah oh.
[Others who did that work were] the descendants of [Gershom’s younger brother] Eliezer. Those men were Eliezer’s son Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s son Joram, Joram’s son Zicri, and Zicri’s son Shelomith.
26 Shelomith hoi anih ih nawkamyanawk loe David siangpahrang, acaeng zaehoikung kaminawk, misatuh kami cumvaito ukkung, misatuh kami sangto ukkung angraengnawk hoi misatuh angraengnawk mah paek ih hmuenmaenawk khenzawnkung ah oh o.
Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the valuable things that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by King David, by the leaders of the family groups, by the army commanders of 1,000 soldiers and commanders of 100 soldiers, and by other army commanders.
27 Misatuk naah lak o ih hmuenmaenawk to Angraeng im pathoep hanah paek o.
Some of the things that those army officers had taken [from Israel’s enemies] in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.
28 Tahmaa Samuel mah paek ih hmuennawk boih, Kish capa Saul mah paek ih hmuennawk boih, Ner capa Abner hoi Zeruiah capa Joab mah paek ih hmuennawk loe Shelomith hoi anih ih amnawk mah pakuem boih.
And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by [David’s two army commanders] Ner and Joab.
29 Izhar acaeng hoi Kenaniah ih capanawk loe Israel prae tasa bangah tok sah, angraeng hoi lokcaekkung ah oh o.
From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside [the temple area]. They were officials and judges in [various places] in Israel.
30 Hebron acaeng Hashabiah hoi nawkamyanawk loe, thacak kami ah oh o moe, sang cumvai sarihto oh o; nihcae loe Jordan vapui niduem bang ih Israel prae thungah Angraeng ih tok hoiah siangpahrang ih tok to a sak o.
From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan [river]. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.
31 Hebron acaeng thungah loe, acaeng ahmin pakuemhaih baktih toengah, Jeriah loe nihcae zaehoikung lu koek ah oh. David siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning quipalito naah, ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thungah nihcae ih acaeng to pakrong o naah, nihcae loe Gilead prae Jazer vangpui ah kaom thacak kaminawk ni, tiah amtueng.
It was written in the records of the descendants of Hebron that Jeriah was their leader. When David had been ruling for almost 40 years, they searched in those records, and they found [names of] capable men descended from Hebron who were at Jazer [city] in the Gilead [region].
32 Jeriah ih nawkamyanawk loe thacak o; acaeng zaehoikung lu koek ah oh o moe, kami sang hnet, cumvai sarihto oh o; David siangpahrang mah nihcae to Rueben kami, Gad kami, thoemto Manasseh kaminawk to uksak moe, Sithaw ih congca hmuenmae hoi siangpahrang ih hmuenmae khenzawnkung ah suek.
Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were able to do their work well, and who were leaders of their families. King David put them in charge of governing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and [the eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, to be sure that all the people did what God and the king told them to do.
