Nehemiah 3
1 Te vaengah khosoih ham Eliashib te thoo tih a manuca khosoih rhoek neh boiva vongka te a sak uh. Te te a ciim phoeiah tah a thohkhaih a thoh uh. Te vaengah Meah rhaltoengim hil neh Hananel rhaltoengim duela a ciim uh.
[(This is a list/These are the names) of the people who helped to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem]. Eliashib the Supreme Priest and the other priests began to rebuild it at the Sheep Gate. They also put the gates in their places. They built the wall as far as the Tower of 100 Soldiers and [further north] to the Tower of Hananel, and they dedicated it to God.
2 A hmatoeng ah Jerikho hlang rhoek loh a sak uh. A hmatoeng patoeng ah Imri capa Zakkuur loh a sak.
Next to them, [beyond the Tower of Hananel, ] men from Jericho built [part of the wall]. Next to them, Zaccur, the son of Imri, built [part of the wall].
3 Nga vongka te Senaah koca rhoek loh a sak uh. Amih loh a mak uh phoeiah tah a thohkhaih khaw, a thohhna neh thohkalh te a buen uh.
The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. The put in their places the wooden beams above the gates, and also the doors, the bolts, and the bars [for locking the gate].
4 Amih hmatoeng ah Koz koca, Uriah capa Meremoth loh a tlaih. Amih hmatoeng patoeng ah Mezhezabel koca Berekiah capa Meshullam loh a tlaih. A hmatoeng ah Baanah capa Zadok loh a tlaih.
Next to them, Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired [the next part of the wall]. Next to him, Meshullam, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, repaired [the next part of the wall]. Next to him, Zadok the son of Baana repaired the next part of the wall.
5 Amih hmatoeng bal ah Tekoa rhoek loh a tlaih uh. Tedae amih khuiah aka khuet rhoek loh a boei kah thohtatnah te a rhawn ah khuen uh pawh.
Next to him, the men from Tekoa [town] repaired [part of the wall], but the leaders of Tekoa refused to do the work that their boss/supervisor assigned to them.
6 Te vaengah Jeshanah te tah Paseah capa Joiada neh Besodeiah capa Meshullam loh a thaih. Amih loh te te a mak uh. Te phoeiah tah a thohkhaih neh a thohhna khaw a, thohkalh khaw a buen uh.
Joiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah, repaired the Old Gate. They also put in their places the beams above the gate and put in the bolts and the bars [for locking the gate].
7 Amih hmatoeng te Gibonee Melatiah neh Gibeon hlang Meronoti Jardon neh Mizpah loh tuiva rhalvangan kah rhalboei ngolkhoel hil a tlaih.
Next to them, Melatiah from Gibeon [city], Jadon from Meronoth [town], and other men from Gibeon and from Mizpah [city], which was where the governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River lived, repaired [part of the wall].
8 Anih hmatoeng ah sui aka picai Harhaiah capa Uzziel loh a tlaih. A hmatoeng ah botui saikung capa Hananiah loh a tlaih tih Jerusalem vongtung thah duela a buk uh.
Next to them, Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, and Hananiah repaired the wall as far as the Broad/Wide Wall. Harhaiah made things from gold, and Hananiah made perfumes.
9 Amih hmatoeng ah Jerusalem conghol ngancawn kah mangpa Hur capa Rephaiah loh a tlaih.
Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, who ruled half of Jerusalem District, repaired [part of the wall].
10 Amih hmatoeng ah Harumaph capa Jedaiah neh a im hmai loh a tlaih. A hmatoeng patoeng tah Hasabneiah capa Hattush loh a tlaih.
Next to him, Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired [part of the wall] near his house. Next to him, Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired [part of the wall].
11 Cungnueh pabae te Harim capa Malkhiah neh Pahathmoab capa Hasshub loh rhaltoengim tapkhuel hil a tlaih.
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab, repaired a section [of the wall], and also repaired the Tower of the Ovens.
12 A hmatoeng ah Jerusalem conghol ngancawn kah mangpa Hallohesh capa Shallum amah neh a tanu rhoek loh a tlaih.
Next to them, Shallum the son of Hallohesh, who ruled the other half of Jerusalem District, repaired [part of the wall]. His daughters [helped him with the work].
13 Kolrhawk vongka te Hanun neh Zanoah khosa rhoek loh a tlaih. Amih loh te te a sak uh tih a thohkhaih, a thohhna neh a thohkalh te khaw a buen uh. Vongtung te natva vongka duela la dong thawngkhat lo.
Hanun and people from Zanoah [city] repaired the Valley Gate. They put the gates in their places, and also put in the bolts and bars [for locking the gate]. They repaired the wall for (1,500 feet/500 meters), as far as the Dung Gate.
14 Natva vongka te Bethhakkerem conghol mangpa Rekhab capa Malkhiah loh a tlaih. Te te a sak phoeiah a thohkhaih, a thohhna neh a thohkalh te a buen.
Malchijah the son of Rechab, who ruled Beth-Haccherem District, repaired the Dung Gate. He also put in their places the bolts and bars [for locking the gate].
15 Tuiphuet vongka te Mizpah conghol mangpa Kolhozeh capa Shallum loh a tlaih. Amah loh a sak tih a cak la a dih. Te phoeiah a thohkhaih, a thohhna neh a thohkalh te a buen. Manghai dum kah Shiloh tuibuem vongtung te khaw David khopuei lamloh aka suntla tangtlaeng duela a pha.
Shallum the son of Colhozeh, who ruled Mizpah District, repaired the Fountain Gate. He put/built a roof over the gate, and put in their places the gates and the bolts and the bars [for locking the gate]. Near the Pool of Shelah he built the wall next to the king’s garden, as far as the steps that went down from the City of David.
16 Anih phoeikah te Bethzur conghol hlangvang mangpa Azbuk capa Nehemiah loh a tlaih tih David phuel rhaldan hil, kut saii tuibuem hil neh hlangrhalh im duela a pha.
Next to him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, who ruled half of the Beth-Zur District, repaired [the wall] as far as the tombs [in the City] of David, to the reservoir that the people had made and the army barracks.
17 Anih phoeikah te Bani capa Rehum neh Levi rhoek loh a tlaih uh. Anih hmatoeng ah Keilah conghol hlangvang mangpa Hashabiah loh amah kah conghol la a tlaih.
Next to him, several descendants of Levi [who helped the priests] repaired [parts of the wall]. Rehum the son of Bani repaired one section. Hashabiah, who ruled half of the Keilah District, repaired the next section on behalf of the people of his district.
18 Anih phoeiah te Keilah conghol hlangvang mangpa Henadad capa Bavvai neh amih boeinaphung loh a tlaih uh.
Bavvai the son of Henadad, who ruled the other half of the Keilah District, repaired [the next section] along with other descendants of Levi.
19 Anih hmatoeng ah Mizpah mangpa Jeshua capa Ezer loh a tlaih. A cungnueh pabae te lungpok haica imki kah aka cet imdan lamloh a tong.
Next to him, Ezer the son of Jeshua, who ruled Mizpah [city], repaired another section in front of the [steps which] went up to the (armory/building where the weapons are kept), as far as where the wall turns [a bit to the right].
20 Anih hnuk te Zakkai Zabbai capa Barukh te sai tih a tlaih. A cungnueh pabae bal te imki lamloh khosoih len Eliashib im thohka hil a pha.
Next to him, Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired a section, as far as the door of the house of Eliashib the Supreme Priest.
21 Anih hnuk te Koz koca Uriah capa Meremoth loh a tlaih. A cungnueh khat bal te Eliashib im thohka lamloh Eliashib im a bawtnah hil a pha.
Next to him, Meremoth the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired a section from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of Eliahib’s house.
22 Anih phoeikah te vannaem hlang rhoek kah khosoih rhoek loh a tlaih uh.
Next to him, [several priests repaired parts of the wall]. Priests from the area near Jerusalem repaired [one section].
23 Anih phoeikah Benjamin neh Hasshub loh amih im dan kah a tlaih. Anih phoeiah Ananiah koca Maaseiah capa Azariah loh amah im taeng te a tlaih.
Next to them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired [a section] in front of their house. Azariah, the son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah, repaired the next [section] in front of his house.
24 Anih phoeikah te Henadad capa Binnui loh a tlaih. Cungnueh pakhat ah Azariah im lamloh imki neh bangkil hil a pha.
Next to him, Binnui the son of Henadad repaired a section, from Azariah’s house to where the wall turns a bit.
25 Uzzai capa Palal te manghai im hluen lamkah aka cawn imki neh rhaltoengim hmai ah. A hmatoeng thongim vongtung kaep te Parosh capa Pedaiah loh a hut nah.
[Next to him], Palal the son of Uzai repaired [a section], from where the wall turns and from where the watchtower is taller than the upper palace, the one where King [Solomon] had lived. The watchtower is near the courtyard where the guards [live].
26 Te vaengah tamtaeng la aka om rhoek loh Ophel kungkueng ah khocuk la tui vongka hmai neh rhaltoengim la aka cawn phai ah kho a sak uh.
Next to him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired [a section] toward the east to a place near the Water Gate and near the tall tower. That part of the wall is near Ophel [Hill], where the temple servants lived.
27 Anih phoeikah te Tekoa rhoek loh a tlaih uh. A cungnueh pakhat te rhaltoengim len hmai lamloh cawn tih Ophel vongtung hil a pha.
Next to him, men from Tekoa [town] repaired another section, from near the tall tower as far as the wall near Ophel [Hill]. [That was the second section that they repaired].
28 Marhang vongka kungkueng kah khosoih rhoek loh amah im hmai kah te rhip a tlaih uh.
A group of priests repaired [the wall] north from the Horse Gate. Each one repaired the section near his own house.
29 Anih phoeikah Immer capa Zadok long khaw amah im hmai te a tlaih. A hmatoeng te khocuk vongka aka tawt Shekaniah capa Shemaiah loh a tlaih.
Next to them, Zadok the son of Immer repaired [the section] in front of his house. Next to him, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, who (was the gatekeeper at/opened and closed) the East Gate, repaired [the next section].
30 Anih hmatoeng, hmatoeng te Shelemiah capa Hananiah, Zalaph capa Hanun parhuk loh cungnueh pakhat hil a tlaih. A hmatoeng kah Berekiah capa Meshullam loh a khai hmai te a tlaih.
Next to him, Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired a section. That was the second [section that they repaired]. Next to them, Meshullam the son of Berekiah, made repairs across from where he lived.
31 Anih hmatoeng, hmatoeng te suihloe capa Malkhiah loh tamtaeng rhoek neh Miphkad vongka hmai kah thenpom rhoek im hil neh bangkil imhman hil a tlaih.
Next to them, Malchijah, who also made things from gold, repaired [a section] as far as the building used by the temple servants and merchants, which was close to the Inspection Gate. This was the gate into the temple that was near the room on top of the northeast corner of the wall.
32 Bangkil imhman laklo boiva vongka hil te aka picai rhoek neh thenpom rhoek loh a tlaih uh.
Other men who made things from gold, along with merchants, repaired [the last section of the wall], as far as the Sheep Gate.
