1 Khokhuen 26
1 Thoh tawt rhoek kah boelnah tah, Korah lamkah he Asaph koca, Kore capa Meshelemiah.
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 koca lamkah Zekhariah te a cacuek, Jediael te a pabae, Zebadiah te a pathum, Jathniel te a pali.
The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3 Elam te a panga, Jehohanan te a parhuk, Elioenai te a parhih.
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 Obededom koca la Shemaiah a cacuek, Jehozabad te a pabae, Joah te a pathum, Sakar te a pali, Nethanel te a panga.
[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,
5 Ammiel te a parhuk, Issakhar te a parhih, Peulthai te a parhet tih anih te Pathen loh yoethen a paek.
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.
6 Anih capa Shemaiah kah ca sak rhoek tah amamih khaw tatthai hlangrhalh la a om uh dongah a napa imkhui ah ukkung rhoek la om uh.
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 koca rhoek la Othni, Rephael, Obed, a manuca Elzabad, tatthai capa Elihu neh Semakiah.
The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.
8 He boeih he Obededom koca lamkah ni. Amamih neh a ca rhoek khaw, a manuca rhoek khaw, thothuengnah dongah thadueng neh hlang tatthai la om uh. Obededom lamkah he sawmrhuk panit lo.
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 Meshelemiah koca rhoek neh a manuca rhoek te khaw tatthai capa hlai rhet om.
Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.
10 Merari koca lamkah Hosah taengah khaw Shimri koca he boeilu om van. Anih te caming la om pawt sitoe cakhaw a napa loh anih te boeilu la a khueh.
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 Hilkiah te a pabae, Tabaliah te a pathum, Zekhariah te a pali. Hosah koca neh a manuca rhoek he a pum la hlai thum lo.
Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.
12 He rhoek he thoh tawt rhoek kah boelnah ni. BOEIPA im ah thohtat ham voeivang kah a manuca rhoek bangla rhaltawt tongpa boeilu la om uh.
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 Kangham khaw tanoe bangla vongka, vongka ah a napa rhoek imkhui neh hmulung a naan pa uh.
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 Te vaengah Shelemiah ham hmulung te khocuk la a tlak pah tih lungmingnah neh aka uen a capa Zekhariah ham hmulung a naan uh vaengah tah a hmulung te tlangpuei la a tlak pah.
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 Obededom ham te tuithim ah, anih koca rhoek ham te rhueng im ah.
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 Shuppim ham neh Hosah ham tah khotlak kah thongim aka pan longpuei kah Shalleketh vongka neh thongim voeivang ah.
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 Levi te khocuk ah parhuk tih tlangpuei ah khaw hnin at ham te pali, tuithim ah khaw hnin at ham te pali, rhueng im ah panit, panit.
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 Imhlai ham te khotlak kah longpuei ah pali, imhlai ah panit.
At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.
19 He tah thoh tawt Korah koca lamkah neh Merari koca kah boelnah ni.
Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].
20 Levi Ahijah long tah Pathen im kah thakvoh neh hmuencim kah thakvoh te a hung.
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 Gershon ca rhoek lamkah Ladan koca ah he Ladan tah a napa rhoek kah a lu la om. Gershon Ladan lamloh Jehiel om.
[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 koca lamkah Zetham neh a mana Joel loh BOEIPA im kah thakvoh a hung.
Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.
23 Amrami lamkah khaw, Izhari lamkah khaw, Khebroni lamkah khaw, Uzziel lamkah khaw om uh.
Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
24 Moses capa Gershom koca Shubael khaw thakvoh soah rhaengsang la om.
[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 A manuca Eliezer lamloh a capa Rehabiah, a capa Isaiah, a capa Joram, a capa Zikhri, a capa Shelmoth neh Shelomith.
[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 Shelmoth neh a manuca rhoek he khaw hmuencim kah thakvoh boeih soah om uh. Te tah manghai David neh a napa rhoek kah a lu rhoek, thawngkhat neh yakhat mangpa rhoek, caempuei mangpa rhoek loh a ciim coeng.
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 Caemtloek lamkah neh kutbuem dong lamkah khaw BOEIPA im a duel vaengkah hamla a ciim uh.
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 A cungkuem te khohmu Samuel, Kish capa Saul, Ner capa Abner, Zeruiah capa Joab loh a ciim. A cungkuem te Shelomith neh a manuca rhoek kut ah a ciim.
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 Izhari lamkah Kenaniah neh anih koca rhoek tah Israel rhamvoel kah bitat dongah rhoiboei neh laitloek la om uh.
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 Khebroni lamkah Hashabiah neh a manuca rhoek he tatthai capa thawng khat ya rhih om tih Jordan khotlak rhalvangan kah Israel te BOEIPA kah bitat neh manghai kah thothuengnah cungkuem dongah aka cawhkung la om.
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 Khebroni lamkah Khebroni boeilu Jeriah loh a napa rhoek kah a rhuirhong neh David kah ram ah kum sawmli a toem uh hatah amih khuikah tatthai hlangrhalh rhoek te Gilead Jazer ah a hmuh.
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 A manuca rhoek khaw, a napa boeilu rhoek neh tatthai capa thawng hnih ya rhih om. Te dongah amih te David manghai loh Reuben, Gad, Manasseh koca rhakthuem soah Pathen kah olka cungkuem neh manghai olka dongkah ham a khueh.
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.
