Nehemiah 11
1 Te vaengah pilnam mangpa rhoek tah Jerusalem ah kho a sak uh. Pilnam a coih te parha ah pakhat tah a cim khopuei Jerusalem ah khosa la khuen ham hmulung a naan uh. Pako rhoek tah khopuei kah hmatoeng ah omuh.
The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.
2 Jerusalem kah khosa la aka puhlu hlang boeih te pilnam loh yoethen a paek.
The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
3 Paeng kah boeilu rhoek tah Jerusalem ah kho a sak uh. Tedae Judah khopuei khuikah rhoek tah amah kah khohut dongah rhip om uh. Amih kah khopuei rhoek ah Israel khosoih rhoek khaw, Levi rhoek khaw, tamtaeng rhoek khaw, Solomon kah sal koca rhoek khaw omuh.
Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah, everyone lived in his possession in their cities—Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants.
4 Jerusalem ah khaw Judah koca lamkah neh Benjamin koca lamkah rhoek loh kho a sak uh. Judah koca loh Uzziah capa Athaiah, Zekhariah capa Uzziah, Amariah capa Zekhariah, Shephatiah capa Amariah, Perez koca lamloh Mahalalel capa Shephatiah.
Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
5 Shiloh koca lamloh Zekhariah capa Joiarib, Joiarib capa Adaiah, Adaiah capa Hazaiah, Hazaiah capa Kolhozeh, Kolhozeh capa Barukh, Barukh capa Maaseiah.
and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
6 Jerusalem kah khosa Perez koca boeih he tatthai hlang ya li sawmrhuk parhet lo.
All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.
7 Benjamin koca rhoek he tah Isaiah capa Ithiel, Ithiel capa Maaseiah, Maaseiah capa Kolaiah, Kolaiah capa Pedaiah, Pedaiah capa Joed, Joed capa Meshullam, Meshuulam capa Salu.
These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.
8 A hnuk kah Gabbai, Salu neh ya ko pakul neh parhet lo.
After him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
9 Amih soah Zikhri capa Joel te hlangtawt la om tih, Hassenuah capa Judah te hnukthoi khopuei ah om.
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
10 Khosoih rhoek lamloh Joiarib capa Jedaiah, Jakhin.
Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
11 Pathen im kah rhaengsang rhoek la Ahitub capa Meraioth, Meraioth capa Zadok, Zadok capa Meshullam, Meshullam capa Hikiah, Hilkiah capa Seraiah.
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house,
12 A boeinaphung ah, BOEIPA im ham bitat aka saii rhoek tah ya rhet pakul panit lo. Malkhiah capa Pashur, Pashur capa Zekhariah, Zekhariah capa Amzi, Amzi capa Pelaliah, Pelaliah capa Jeroham, Jeroham capa Adaiah.
and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
13 A boeinaphung ah a napa rhoek kah boeilu he yahnih sawmli panit lo. Immer capa Meshillemoth, Meshillemoth capa Ahzai, Ahzai capa Azarel, Azarel capa Amashai.
and his brothers, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred and forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
14 A boeinaphung ah tatthai hlangrhalh he ya pakul parhet lo tih amih soah Haggedolim capa Zabdiel te hlangtawt la om.
and their brothers, mighty men of valour, one hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
15 Levi rhoek lamloh Buni capa Hashabiah, Hashabiah capa Azrikam, Azrikam capa Hasshub, Hasshub capa Shemaiah.
Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16 Levi boeilu lamkah Shabbethai neh Jozabad loh Pathen im kah poengben kah bitat te a om thil.
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;
17 Boeilu lamhma Asaph capa Zabdi, Zabdi capa Maikah, Maikah capa Mattaniah loh thangthuinah te a uem. Bakbukiah khaw amah boeinaphung khuiah a pabae la om. Te phoeiah Jeduthun lamloh Jeduthun capa Galal, Galal capa Shammua, Shammua capa Abda.
and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second amongst his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 A cim khopuei kah Levi boeih tah yahnih sawmrhet pali lo.
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.
19 Thoh tawt Akkub, Talmon neh a boeinaphung ah vongka aka ngaithuen rhoek te ya sawmrhih panit lo.
Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two.
20 Israel kah a coih, khosoih rhoek, Levi rhoek tah Judah kho tom ah amah rho dongah rhip omuh.
The residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.
21 Ophel kah khosa rhoek tah tamtaeng rhoek tih tamtaeng rhoek soah Ziha neh Gispha om.
But the temple servants lived in Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
22 Jerusalem kah Levi hlangtawt khuiah khaw Asaph koca rhoek lamkah Mikha capa Mattaniah, Mattaniah capa Hashabiah, Hashabiah capa Bani, Bani capa Uzzi loh Pathen im kah bitat ham a hlai uh.
The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers responsible for the service of God’s house.
23 Amih ham manghai olpaek neh a hnin, hnin kah bitat aka hlai rhoek ham olkamnah khaw om.
For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
24 Judah capa Zerah koca, Mezhezabel capa Pethahiah tah pilnam kah olka cungkuem dongah manghai kut la om.
Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
25 Judah koca lamkah rhoek khaw amah vongup, amah khohmuen neh kho a sak uh. Kiriatharba neh a khobuel ah, Dibon neh a khobuel ah, Jekabzeel neh a vangca rhoek ah omuh.
As for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
26 Jeshua ah khaw, Moladah ah khaw, Bethpelet ah khaw,
in Jeshua, in Moladah, Beth Pelet,
27 Hazarshual ah khaw, Beersheba neh a khobuel rhoek ah khaw,
in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its towns,
28 Ziklag ah khaw, Mekonah neh a khobuel rhoek ah khaw,
in Ziklag, in Meconah and in its towns,
29 Enrimmon ah khaw, Zorah ah khaw, Jarmuth ah khaw,
in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam neh a vangca rhoek, Lakhish neh a khohmuen rhoek, Azekah neh a khobuel rhoek ah khaw Beersheba lamloh kolrhawk duela rhaeh uh.
Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.
31 Benjamin koca rhoek khaw Geba lamloh Mikmash, Ai, Bethel neh a khobuel rhoek ah,
The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,
32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gatayim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod neh Ono kolrhawk ah.
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
36 Levi lamkah rhoek khaw Benjamin kah Judah boelnah khuiah.
Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.
