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.
Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. Yet truly, the remainder of the people cast lots, so that they might choose one part in ten who were to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts for the other cities.
2 Jerusalem kah khosa la aka puhlu hlang boeih te pilnam loh yoethen a paek.
Then the people blessed all the men who freely offered themselves to live 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.
And so these are the leaders of the province, who were living in Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah. Now each one lived in his possession, in their cities: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.
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.
And in Jerusalem, there lived some of the sons of Judah, and some of the sons of Benjamin: of the sons of Judah, Athaiah, the son of Aziam, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;
5 Shiloh koca lamloh Zekhariah capa Joiarib, Joiarib capa Adaiah, Adaiah capa Hazaiah, Hazaiah capa Kolhozeh, Kolhozeh capa Barukh, Barukh capa Maaseiah.
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 a Silonite.
6 Jerusalem kah khosa Perez koca boeih he tatthai hlang ya li sawmrhuk parhet lo.
All these sons of Perez lived in Jerusalem, four hundred sixty-eight strong 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.
Now 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.
and after him Gabbai, Sallai. These were nine hundred twenty-eight.
9 Amih soah Zikhri capa Joel te hlangtawt la om tih, Hassenuah capa Judah te hnukthoi khopuei ah om.
And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their foremost leader. And Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the city.
10 Khosoih rhoek lamloh Joiarib capa Jedaiah, Jakhin.
And from the priests, there were 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 the house of God,
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 were doing the works of the temple: eight hundred twenty-two. And Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zachariah, 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, the leaders among the fathers: two hundred forty-two. And Amassai, 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, who were very powerful: one hundred twenty-eight. And their foremost leader was Zabdiel, the son of the powerful.
15 Levi rhoek lamloh Buni capa Hashabiah, Hashabiah capa Azrikam, Azrikam capa Hasshub, Hasshub capa Shemaiah.
And from the Levites, there were 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, who were over all the works which were exterior to the house of God, from among the leaders of the Levites.
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, was the leader of praise and confession in prayer, with Bakbukiah, second among 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 eighty-four.
19 Thoh tawt Akkub, Talmon neh a boeinaphung ah vongka aka ngaithuen rhoek te ya sawmrhih panit lo.
And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who guarded the doorways, were one hundred seventy-two.
20 Israel kah a coih, khosoih rhoek, Levi rhoek tah Judah kho tom ah amah rho dongah rhip omuh.
And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each one in his own possession.
21 Ophel kah khosa rhoek tah tamtaeng rhoek tih tamtaeng rhoek soah Ziha neh Gispha om.
And the temple servants were living at Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa, of 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.
And the director of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. The singing men in the ministry of the house of God were from the sons of Asaph.
23 Amih ham manghai olpaek neh a hnin, hnin kah bitat aka hlai rhoek ham olkamnah khaw om.
In fact, there was a precept of the king about them, and an order among the singing men, throughout each day.
24 Judah capa Zerah koca, Mezhezabel capa Pethahiah tah pilnam kah olka cungkuem dongah manghai kut la om.
And Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, from the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, was at the hand of the king concerning every word of 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.
and in the houses throughout all their regions. Some of the sons of Judah lived at Kiriatharba and in its daughter villages, and at Dibon and in its daughter villages, and at Jekabzeel and in its vicinity,
26 Jeshua ah khaw, Moladah ah khaw, Bethpelet ah khaw,
and at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethpelet,
27 Hazarshual ah khaw, Beersheba neh a khobuel rhoek ah khaw,
and at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba and in its daughter villages,
28 Ziklag ah khaw, Mekonah neh a khobuel rhoek ah khaw,
and at Ziklag, and at Meconah and in its daughter villages,
29 Enrimmon ah khaw, Zorah ah khaw, Jarmuth ah khaw,
and at Enrimmon, and at Zorah, and at 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 in their villages, at Lachish and its regions, and at Azekah and in its daughter villages. And they dwelt from Beersheba as far as the valley of Hinnom.
31 Benjamin koca rhoek khaw Geba lamloh Mikmash, Ai, Bethel neh a khobuel rhoek ah,
But the sons of Benjamin lived from Geba, at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel and in its daughter villages,
32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
to Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gatayim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat, Lod,
35 Lod neh Ono kolrhawk ah.
and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
36 Levi lamkah rhoek khaw Benjamin kah Judah boelnah khuiah.
And some of the Levites were apportioned with Judah and Benjamin.
