Nehemiah 12
1 He rhoek tah Shealtiel capa Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra neh aka mael Levi khosoih rhoek ni.
This is a list of the priests and Levites who came back with Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the high priest: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Mallukh, Hattush.
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shekaniah, Rehum, Meremoth.
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah.
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah.
Miniamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah.
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Salu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah he tah Jeshua tue vaengah a boeinaphung neh khosoih boeilu la om uh.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in Jeshua's time.
8 Levi rhoek te Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah loh a boeinaphung ah umponah te a hutnah.
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his fellow Levites was in charge of the songs of praise.
9 Amih Unni boeina, Unni neh Bakbukiah tah tuemkoi dongah khaw a hmai la om rhoi.
Two other Levites, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them in the service.
10 Jeshua loh Joiakim a sak, Joiakim loh Eliashib, Eliashib loh Joiada a sak.
Jeshua the high priest was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
11 Joiada loh Jonathan a sak tih, Jonathan loh Jaddua a sak.
who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
12 Joiakim tue vaengkah a napa boeilu khosoih la aka om rhoek tah, Seraiah, Meraiah, Jeremiah neh Hananiah.
In Joiakim's time, these were the family leaders of the priests: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 Ezra, Meshullam, Amariah, Jehohanan.
of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 Mallukh kah Mallukhi, Jonathan, Shebaniah, Joseph.
of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 Harim, Adna, Meraioth, Khelkai.
of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 Iddo, Zekhariah, Ginnethon, Meshullam.
of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 Abijah, Zikhri, Miniamin, Maadiah, Piltai.
of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 Bilgah, Shammua, Shemaiah, Jonathan.
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 Joiarib, Mattenai, Jedaiah, Uzzi.
of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 Salu, Kalai, Amok, Eber.
of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 Hilkiah, Hashabiah, Jedaiah, Nethanel.
of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan neh Jaddua tue vaengkah Levi napa boeilu rhoek, Persian Darius ram khuikah khosoih rhoek khaw a thum sak.
The family leaders of the Levites in the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, in addition to those of the priests, were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 Levi koca kah a napa boeilu rhoek te Eliashib capa Johanan tue hil kah khokhuen olka cabu khuiah a daek uh.
As for the genealogy of the sons of Levi, the family leaders up to the time of Johanan, son of Eliashib, were listed in the Book of the Records.
24 Levi boeilu rhoek tah Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Kadmiel capa Jeshua ni. Amih boeinaphung tah Pathen kah hlang David olpaek bangla thangthen ham neh uem ham vaengah a rhoi, rhoi neh a hmai la pai uh.
The Levite leaders were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, son of Kadmiel, together with their fellow Levites, who stood opposite them, each section giving praise and thanks and responding to one another, as arranged by David, the man of God.
25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub tah vongka, rhueng im ah thoh tawt, rhaltawt a ngaithuen uh.
They were joined by Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storehouses at the gates.
26 He rhoek tah Jozadak koca, Jeshua capa Joiakim tue vaengkah neh rhalboei Nehemiah, cadaek khosoih Ezra tue vaengkah ni.
They served in the time of Joiakim, son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
27 Jerusalem vongtung nawnnah vaengah Levi rhoek te a hmuen tom lamloh a toem uh. Nawnnah neh kohoenah te uemonah neh, lumlaa neh, tlaklak thangpa, rhotoeng neh saii hamla Jerusalem la a khuen.
In order to dedicate the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were called from everywhere they were living to come to Jerusalem and celebrate with joy the dedication with songs of praise and thanks, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
28 Laa sa koca rhoek te Jerusalem kaepvai vannaem lamkah neh, Netophah vangca rhoek lamkah te a coi uh.
The singers were also brought in from the area around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,
29 Bethgilgal lamkah khaw, Geba neh Azmaveth khohmuen lamkah khaw, Jerusalem kaepvai kah laa sa rhoek long tah, amamih ham vangca a suen uh.
as well as from Beth-gilgal and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built villages for themselves all around Jerusalem.
30 Khosoih rhoek neh Levi rhoek te a caihcil uh phoeiah tah pilnam neh vongka rhoek khaw, vongtung khaw a caihcil uh.
Once the priests and the Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Te phoeiah Judah mangpa rhoek te vongtung kah a soi la ka luei sak. Te vaengah uemonah khaw vongtung kah a soi ah natva vongka taengla bantang ben ah bong nit la muep ka pai sak.
I had the leaders of Judah go up on the wall, and arranged two large choirs that to give thanks. One group went to right along the wall to the Refuse Gate.
32 Amih hnukah Hoshaiah neh Judah mangpa rhakthuem rhoek te cet.
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 Te phoeiah tah Azariah, Ezra neh Meshullam.
with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah neh Jeremiah.
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 Te phoeiah khosoih koca rhoek lamkah Asaph koca, Zakkuur koca, Mikhaiah koca, Mattaniah koca, Shemaiah koca, Jonathan capa Zekhariah tah olueng neh cet.
as well as some of the priests with trumpets, and Zechariah, son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,
36 Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah neh Hanani tah a boeinaphung ah Pathen kah hlang, David kah lumlaa tumbael neh puei uh. Amih hmai ah cadaek Ezra cet.
and his fellow priests, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, along with the musical instruments as required by David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe led them.
37 Tuiphuet vongka ah tah amih hmai ah David khopuei kah tangtlaeng longah David im kungkueng kah vongtung hil neh khocuk tui kah vongka hil te tangkham la luei uh.
At the Fountain Gate they headed straight up by the stairs of the city of David, where the wall goes uphill, above the house of David, and on to the Water Gate on the east.
38 Pabae kah uemonah khaw rhaldan ah cet uh. Te vaengah kai khaw a hnuk ah pilnam rhakthuem neh vongtung so lamloh tapkhuel rhaltoengim hil neh vongtung a thah hil pat ka cet uh.
The other choir group went in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on the wall passing the Tower of the Ovens, on to the Broad Wall,
39 Te phoeiah Ephraim neh Jeshanah vongka hil, nga vongka neh Hananel rhaltoengim ah khaw, Meah rhaltoengim neh boiva vongka hil cet uh tih thongim vongka ah pai uh.
over the Ephraim Gate, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate, stopping at the Guard Gate.
40 Pathen im ah uemonah bok a pai vaengah kai khaw kamah taengah ukkung rhakthuem om.
Both thanksgiving choirs then took their places in God's Temple. I followed with the group of leaders that was with me,
41 Khosoih rhoek Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Mikhaiah, Elioenai, Zekhariah, Hananiah khaw olueng neh pai uh.
along with the priests blowing their trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah.
42 Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkhiah, Elam, Ezer neh hlangtawt Izrahiah kah laa sak khaw a yaak uh.
Then came the singers Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the choirs sang, directed by Jezrahiah.
43 Te khohnin ah hmueih len a nawn uh. Te vaengah Pathen loh amih te kohoenah a len la ko a hoe sak dongah a kohoe uh. Huta camoe khaw a kohoe uh tih Jerusalem kah kohoenah te khola lamloh a yaak.
Many sacrifices were offered that day, celebrating that God had brought them so much happiness, tremendous happiness. The women and children also celebrated, and the sounds of joy in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 Te vaeng khohnin ah thakvoh khai im ah khosaa ham, thaihcuek ham, parha pakhat ham khaw hlang a soep uh. Khopuei khohmuen lamkah te olkhueng dongkah buham bangla khosoih ham neh Levi rhoek ham a khuila a calui uh. Judah kah kohoenah khaw khosoih rhoek so neh aka pai puei Levi rhoek soah khaw om.
On the same day men were put in charge over the storerooms that contained the offerings, the first part of the crops, and tithes. What was allocated by the Law for the priests and Levites was brought into these storerooms from the fields around the towns, because all the people of Judah were happy for the service of the priests and Levites.
45 Laa sa rhoek neh thoh tawt rhoek long khaw David neh a capa Solomon kah olpaek bangla a Pathen kah a kuek neh ciimnah dongah a kuek te a ngaithuen uh.
They were responsible for the worship of their God and for the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, following the instructions of David and his son Solomon.
46 Hlamat kah David neh Asaph tue vaengah tah Pathen taengah koehnah laa aka sa tih aka uem boeilu rhoek kah boeilu om.
For long ago, back in the time of David and Asaph, directors had been appointed for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.
47 Te dongah Israel pum loh Zerubbabel tue neh Nehemiah tue vaengah a hnin, hnin kah aitlaeng bangla laa sa rhoek neh thoh tawt rhoek te buham a moe uh. Levi rhoek ham khaw a rhoe uh tih Levi rhoek loh Aaron koca rhoek ham a rhoe pa uh.
So in the time of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, everyone in Israel provided the daily food allowances for the singers and the gatekeepers. They also made sure to provide for the other Levites, and the Levites gave a share of this to the descendants of Aaron.
