1 Thusimbu 9
1 Hijehchun Israelte chun abonchauvin akhangguiyu akisim soh keiyin, akisim doh jouse chu Israel Lengte thusim lekhabua akijih lut soh keiye. Judah miten Pakaiya kitah louna anei jeh-uvin Babylon gamsunga soh-changin min akaimang taove
All of the people of Israel were recorded in the genealogies written down in the book of the kings of Israel. The people of Judah were taken away to captivity in Babylon because they had been unfaithful.
2 Agamsunguva hung lut kit’a akhopi dunguva hung cheng lut masaho chu thempu ho, Levi mite, houin lhacha ho, chule Israel mite adang dang ahiuve.
The first to return and reclaim their property and live in their towns were some Israelites, priests, Levities, and Temple servants.
3 Judah mite lah’a abang bang, Benjamin phunga ahin, Ephraim phunga ahin, chule Manasseh phunga ahiuvin, Jerusalem khopia ahung kitol lut’uvin chule achenguve.
Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh returned to live in Jerusalem. They included:
4 Judah chapa Perez chapate lah’a inko khat hung kinungle chu achapa Bani, Bani chapa Imri, Imri chapa Omri, Omri chapa Ammihud, Ammihud chapa Uthai chu ahi.
Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant of Perez, son of Judah.
5 Adang inko ahung kinungle ho chu Shilon mite lah’a achapa apeng masapen Asaiah le achapate ahiuve.
From the Shilonites: Asaiah (firstborn) and his sons.
6 Zerah phung sunga ahung kinungle chu Jevel le ainkote chengse ahiuve. Judah phung sunga ahung kinungle inko chu abonchauvin 690 alhinguvin ahi.
From the Zerahites: Jeuel and relatives totaled 690.
7 Benjamin phung kon’in Meshullam chapa Sallu ahin, Sallu chapa Hodaviah ahin, Hodaviah chapa Hassenuah ahin,
From the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;
8 Jeroham chapa Ibneiah ahin, chule Elah chu Uzzi chapa Micri chapa ahin, chule Meshullam jong chu Shephatiah chapa ahin, Shephatiah chu Reuel chapa ahin, Reuel chu Ibnijah chapa ahi.
Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Micri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah.
9 Amaho chengse hi ama ama insung lhah’a phung upa cheh ahiuvin, chule akhanguiyu thusim lekhabua kijih lut soh kei ahiuve. Benjamin phunga kona hung kinungle agomin inko 956 alhinguve.
All of them were family heads as recorded in their genealogies, and they totaled 956.
10 Thempuho lah’a hung kinungle ho chu Jedaiah le Jehoiarib toh Jakin ahiuve.
From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 Azariah kitipa Hilkiah chapa jong chu ahin, Hilkiah chu Meshullam chapa ahi; Meshullam chu Zadok chapa ahin, Zadok chu Meraioth chapa ahi; Meraioth chu Ahitub chapa ahi. Azariah chu Pathen hou-in’a vaibol lamkai pipua pang ahiye.
Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub. (Azariah was the head official in charge of the house of God.)
12 Thempu adang hung kinungle ho chu Jehoram chapa Adaiah ahin, Jehoram hi Pashhur chapa ahin, Pashhur chu Malkijah chapa ahin, chule Aiel chapa Maasai ahin, Meshullam chu Meshillemith chapa ahin, chule Meshillemith chu Immer chapa ahi.
Also Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah, and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer.
13 Hicheng tilouvin jong thempu adang ahung kinungle agomin mi 1,760 ahiuve. Amaho hi apu apauva ainsung kailhah’a phung upa chengse ahiuvin, chule mi hangsan ngen jong ahiuve. Chule amaho hi Pathen houin sunga natonga mopohna nei cheh ahiuve.
The priests, who were family heads, totaled 1,760. They were strong and capable men who served in the house of God.
14 Levi phunga mite chu Hasshub chapa Shemaiah ahin, Hasshub chu Azrikam chapa ahi; Hazrikam chu Hashabiah chapa ahin, Hashabiah chu Merari chapate lah’a khat ahi.
From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;
15 Bakbakkar, Herish leh Galal jong ahiuvin, chutengle Mica chapa Mattaniah ahin, Mica chu Zicri c hapa ahin, Zicri chu Asaph chapa ahi.
Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zicri, son of Asaph;
16 Chule Shemaiah chapa Obadiah ahin, Shemaiah chu Galal chapa ahi; Galal chu Jeduthun chapa ahin, chule Asa chapa Berekiah ahi; Berekiah chu Elkaneh chapa ahin, ama hi Netophah gamsunga cheng anahi.
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who used to live in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 Kulpi kelkot ngah’a pang miho chu Shallum ahin, Akkub ahin, Talmon ahin, Ahiman ahin, chule a inkoteu toh ahiuve.
The gatekeepers of the Temple: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper.
18 Chule masang chun amaho hi niso lama lengpa kelkot ngah’in apanguve. Hiche miho hin Levi mite ngahmun kelkot jong angah’uvin ahi.
They had the responsibility up until now of looking after the King's Gate on the east side. They were the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites.
19 Kore chapa Shallum ahin, Kore chu Ebiasaph chapa ahin; Korah phunggui akon ahi. Ama le ainkote, Korah mite chengse chu houin kinbol’in apu apateu Pakai ngahmun ngah’a apan banguvin apanguve.
Shallum was the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah. He and his relatives, the Korahites, were responsible for guarding the entrances to the sanctuary in the same way their fathers had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the tented house of the Lord.
20 Masanglaiya chu Eleazar chapa Phinehas kitipa hi amaho kulpi kelkot mopoa anapang ji ahi; hijeh chun Pakaiyin jong amapa chu ana umpi jing jenge.
Previously Phinehas son of Eleazar had been the leader of the gatekeepers. The Lord was with him.
21 Chule hiche jou chun Zechariah kitipa Meshelemiah chapa chu kikhopna ponbuh kotphunga kot ngah’in anapang jin ahi.
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22 Chuche laichun hongcha kelkot dung ngah dinga kilhengdoh miho mong mong chu mihem 212 alhinguvin ahi; chule amaho hi akhangguiyu kisimna’a akho kho uva kisim soh kei ahiuve. David le mitva neipa Samuel chun amaho hi akitah jeh’uva apu apateu ho chu hitobang apan mun’uva hi apansah lhon ahiuve.
In total there were 212 chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances. They recorded their genealogies in their home towns. David and Samuel the prophet had selected their forefathers for their faithfulness.
23 Hijeh’a chu amaho le son chilhahho chu Pakai hou-in, ponbuh’a hou-in kelkot phung dung ngah’a in-ngah’a apansah’u ahiye.
They and their descendants were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord, also when it was a tent.
24 Hiche kelkot dunga kot ngah’a pang ho chu niso lam, nilhum lam, Sahlam le lhang lam’a pang soh keiyuva, mun lia pang ahiuvin ahi.
The gatekeepers were placed on four sides: east, west, north, and south.
25 Amaho kithopi din ainkoteu, akho mun cheh’a hunguva ni sagi gia amaho hi ahung panhu jing jenguvah ahi.
Their relatives in their towns came every seven days at certain times to help them.
26 Kelkot ngah’a pang lamkai cheh Levi mi li ho chu indan jouse leh Pathen hou-in sunga thil kibol jouse ngah’a jong pang ahiuve.
The four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were given the responsibility of looking after the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.
27 Amaho hi Pathen hou-in kimvel a geh jiuva, hitia hi amaho chunga in-nga kiti mong mong chu kikoiya, jingkah seh leh kot ahon jiu ahi.
They spent the night around the house of God because they had to guard it and they had the key to unlock it in the morning.
28 Kelkot ngah’a pang mi phabep khat chu hou-in kinbolna kimangji manchah thil le lo simtoh’in apang jiuvin ahi; ijeh-inem itileh hitobang thilkeo ho chu akilah doh le akikoi lut chan’a amanlouna dinga simtoh ji ji ngai monga ahi.
Some of the gatekeepers were responsible for the articles that were used in worship services. They counted what was brought in and what was taken out.
29 Midang ho jong chu thilkeo dang le manchah thil thengho, changbong ding le lengpitwi, thaotwi, gimnamtuui le adang dang lhutnam ding anamtuui ho vetup din apansah’uvin ahi.
Others were given the job of looking after the furniture and equipment used in the sanctuary, as well as the special flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices.
30 Hinlah thempuho chu lhutnam ding gimnamtwi chohhal din apansah’uve.
(However, some of the priests were in charge of mixing the spices.)
31 Levi mi Mattithiah kitipa leh Korah insung kon Shallum chapa apeng masapen pachu changlhah pheng semna din avaibol’in apangin ahi.
Mattithiah, a Levite, who was the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was given the responsibility of baking the bread used in offerings.
32 Chujongle Kohath phunga kon mi phabep jong chu cholngah nikho seh leh todoh ding changlhah semin apanguvin ahi.
Other Kohathites were in charge of preparing the bread set out on the table every Sabbath.
33 Levi miho lah’a tumging/lathem tah tah ho chu hou-in sung dan’a acheng den jenguvin ahi. Amaho hi hou-in kinbolna ho’a ongthol’in aum theiyuve; ijeh-inem itileh amaho hi asun ajan a lasa pang pang jengji ahiuvin ahi.
The musicians, heads of Levite families, lived in the rooms in the Temple and were not required to carry out other duties because they were on duty day and night.
34 Mi hichengse hi Jerusalem Levi miho apu apauva ainsung lhah cheh’a phung upa jeng ahiuve.
These were all heads of Levite families, leaders as recorded in their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
35 Gibeon pa Jeiel chu Gibeon khopi anachengin ahi. Ajinu min chu Maacah ahin,
Jeiel was the father of Gibeon and he lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah.
36 Chule achapa apeng masapen chu Abdon ahiye. Jeiel chapate adangho chu Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, chule Mikloth ahiuve.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth hi Shimeam pa ahiye. Inko hijat hi Jerusalem khopia ki-inmai ngatto cheh’in anachenguve.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Ner hin Kish ahingin, Kish in Saul ahinge. Saul’in Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, chule Eshbaal ahinge.
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 Jonathan chu Merib-Baal pa ahin, chule Merib-Baal chu Micah pa ahiye.
The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.
41 Micah chapate chu Pithon ahin, Melech ahin, Tahrea ahin, chule Ahaz ahiye.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 Ahaz hi Jadah pa ahi. Jadah chu Alemeth, Azmaveth, chule Zimri pa ahi. Zimri chu Moza pa ahi.
Ahaz was the father of Jadah, Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 Moza chu Binea pa ahi. Binea chapa chu Rephaiah ahin, Rephaiah chapa chu Eleasah ahin, chule Eleasah chapa chu Azel ahiye.
Moza was the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
44 Azel hin chapa gup ahingin, aminu chu Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheriah, Obadiah, chule Hanan ahiuve. Amaho chengse hi Azel chapate jeng ahiuve.
Azel had six sons. Their names were: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
