1 Dungkrhoekhaih 9
1 Khenah, Israel kaminawk loe acaeng pakuemhaih cabu thungah pakuem o; Israel hoi Judah kaminawk loe angmacae zaehaih pongah Babylon prae ah misong ah laemh o, to kawng to Israel hoi Judah siangpahrangnawk ih cabu thungah tarik o.
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
2 Israel rangpuinawk, qaimanawk, Levi acaengnawk hoi Nethinim kaminawk loe angmacae ih vangpui thungah hmaloe koek kaom kami ah oh o.
The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
3 Jerusalem ah kaom Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim hoi Manasseh kaminawk loe,
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
4 Judah acaeng Perez ih caanawk, Bani, anih ih capa Imri, anih ih capa Omri, anih ih capa Ammihud, anih ih capa Uthai.
Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
5 Shilon ih acaeng thung hoiah a calu Asaiah hoi anih ih caanawk to oh o.
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 Zerah ih acaeng thung hoiah Jeul hoi anih ih nawkamyanawk cumvai taruk, quitakawtto oh o.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Benjamin acaeng thung hoiah Hassenuah capa Hodaviah, anih ih capa Meshullam, anih ih capa Sallu,
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 Jeroham capa Ibneiah, Mikri capa Uzzi, anih ih capa Elah, Ibnijah capa Reuel, anih ih capa Shephatiah, anih ih capa Meshullam,
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
9 acaeng paruihaih cabu thungah tarik ih baktih toengah, nawkamya sangqum boih ah cumvai takawt, quipanga, tarukto oh o. Hae kaminawk loe acaeng zaehoikung lu koek ah oh o boih.
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
10 Qaimanawk thung hoiah Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 Sithaw im khenzawnkung Ahitub capa Meraioth, Meraioth capa Zadok, Zadok capa Meshullam, Meshullam capa Hilkiah, Hilkiah capa Azariah,
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
12 Immer capa Meshillemith, Meshillemith capa Jahzerah, Jahzerah capa Adiel, Adiel capa Maasai, Maasai capa Malkijah, Malkijah capa Pashur, Pashur capa Jeroham, Jeroham capa Adaiah;
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
13 acaeng zaehoikung lu koek ah kaom kaminawk loe, sangqum boih ah, sang cumvai sarih, quitarukto oh o; hae kaminawk loe Sithaw im toksah thaih kami ah oh o.
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
14 Levi acaengnawk thung hoiah Merari acaeng Hashabiah capa Azrikam, Azrikam capa Hasshub, Hasshub capa Shemaiah,
From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal hoi Asaph capa Zikri, Zikri capa Mika, Mika capa Mattaniah;
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
16 Jethun capa Galal, anih ih capa Shemaiah, anih ih capa Obadiah; Netophath vangpuinawk ah kaom Elkanah capa Asa, anih ih capa Berekiah cae to oh o.
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
17 Sipae khongkha toep kaminawk loe Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman hoi anih ih nawkamyanawk; Shallum loe nihcae zaehoikung lu koek ah oh;
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
18 Shallum loe siangpahrang akunhaih ni angyae bang ih khongkha to toep moe, vaihi khoek to khongkha toepkung ah oh; hae kaminawk loe Levi acaeng thungah kaom khongkha toep kami ah oh o.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 Korah capa Ebiasaph; Kore capa Shallum hoi anih ih nawkamyanawk loe thok toephaih tok to sak o, kahni im thungah akunhaih thok to a toep o; nihcae ih ampanawk loe Angraeng ohhaih im khongkha toepkung ah oh o.
Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
20 Eleazar capa Phinehas loe canghniah khongkha toepkung ah oh; anih loe Angraeng mah oh thuih.
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Meshelemiah capa Zekariah loe kami amkhuenghaih kahni im akunhaih thok toepkung ah oh.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Khongkha toep hanah qoih ih kaminawk loe sangqum boih ah cumvai hnetto pacoengah, hatlaihnetto oh o. Hae kaminawk loe angmacae ohhaih avangnawk ah acaeng paruihaih cabu thungah pakuem o; David hoi tahmaa Samuel mah oep pongah nihcae to khongkha toepkung ah suek o.
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
23 Nihcae loe angmacae ih caanawk khoek to Angraeng khongkha hoi kahni im toepkung ah oh o.
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
24 Sipae khongkha loe palito oh; ni angyae, niduem, aluek hoi aloih bangah oh.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Vangta ah kaom nihcae ih nawkamyanawk doeh atue tue naah angzoh o moe, ni sarihto thung toksak abomh o.
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
26 Levinawk thungah khongkha toep palitonawk loe, paek ih tok baktih toengah, Angraeng imthung hoi phoisa suekhaih ahmuen khenzawnkung ah oh o.
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
27 Nihcae loe akhawnbang kruek khongkha to paongh o pongah, Sithaw im hoi kazoi ah oh o.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 Thoemto kaminawk loe im thung ih laom sabaenawk pakuemkung ah oh o; athung ah akunhaih laom sabae hoi tasa bang tacawthaih laom sabaenawk to kroek o boih.
Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
29 Thoemto kaminawk doeh hmuenciim thung ih hmuennawk hoi laom sabaenawk, takaw dip, misurtui, situi, hmai thlaek koi hmuihoih hoi kalah hmuihoih congcanawk khenzawnkung ah oh o.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 Toe thoemto qaima ih caanawk loe hmuihoih tui to sak o.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 Levi kami Korah acaeng Shallum ih calu Mettihiah loe, angbawnhaih takaw hmai pahaikung ah oh.
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
32 Korah acaeng thoemto nawkamyanawk loe, Sabbath ni kruekah caboi nuiah suek ih takaw to naep.
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
33 Laasah kami Levi acaeng zaehoikung lu koeknawk loe, angmacae ih tok to aqum athun sak o pongah, tempul thungah oh o sak, tok kalah sah o sak ai.
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
34 Levi acaeng zaehoikung lu koeknawk loe, adung thung boih ah zaehoikung ah oh o moe, Jerusalem ah khosak o.
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
35 Gibeon ampa loe Gibeon vangpui ah oh; anih zu ih ahmin loe Maakah.
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 Anih ih calu loe Abdon, anih pacoengah loe Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zekariah hoi Mikloth cae to oh o.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth mah Shimeam to sak, nihnik doeh angmacae ih nawkamyanawk taengah Jerusalem ah oh o.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Ner mah Kish to sak; Kish mah Saul to sak, Saul mah Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab hoi Esh-Baal to sak.
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 Jonathan mah Merib-Baal to sak, Merib-baal mah Mikah to sak.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Mikah ih caanawk loe Pithon, Melek, Tahrea hoiahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 Ahaz mah Jarah to sak; Jarah mah Alemeth, Azmaveth hoi Zimri to sak; Zimri mah Moza to sak;
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 Moza mah Binea to sak, Binea mah Rephaiah to sak, Rephaiah mah Eleasah to sak, Eleasah mah Azel to sak.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
44 Azel loe ca tarukto sak, ahmin loe Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah hoi Hanan. Hae kaminawk loe Azel ih caa ah oh o.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
