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
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
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 people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
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.
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
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 the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
5 Adang inko ahung kinungle ho chu Shilon mite lah’a achapa apeng masapen Asaiah le achapate ahiuve.
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 Zerah phung sunga ahung kinungle chu Jevel le ainkote chengse ahiuve. Judah phung sunga ahung kinungle inko chu abonchauvin 690 alhinguvin ahi.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Benjamin phung kon’in Meshullam chapa Sallu ahin, Sallu chapa Hodaviah ahin, Hodaviah chapa Hassenuah ahin,
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the 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 the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the 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.
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
10 Thempuho lah’a hung kinungle ho chu Jedaiah le Jehoiarib toh Jakin ahiuve.
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: 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.
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
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.
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the 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.
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple 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 descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
15 Bakbakkar, Herish leh Galal jong ahiuvin, chutengle Mica chapa Mattaniah ahin, Mica chu Zicri c hapa ahin, Zicri chu Asaph chapa ahi.
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the 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.
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
17 Kulpi kelkot ngah’a pang miho chu Shallum ahin, Akkub ahin, Talmon ahin, Ahiman ahin, chule a inkoteu toh ahiuve.
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
18 Chule masang chun amaho hi niso lama lengpa kelkot ngah’in apanguve. Hiche miho hin Levi mite ngahmun kelkot jong angah’uvin ahi.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
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. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
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, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Chule hiche jou chun Zechariah kitipa Meshelemiah chapa chu kikhopna ponbuh kotphunga kot ngah’in anapang jin ahi.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
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.
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
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.
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred 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.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Amaho kithopi din ainkoteu, akho mun cheh’a hunguva ni sagi gia amaho hi ahung panhu jing jenguvah ahi.
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
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.
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent 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 remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
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 took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
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.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 Hinlah thempuho chu lhutnam ding gimnamtwi chohhal din apansah’uve.
But some of the priests had the work 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.
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
32 Chujongle Kohath phunga kon mi phabep jong chu cholngah nikho seh leh todoh ding changlhah semin apanguvin ahi.
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
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.
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
34 Mi hichengse hi Jerusalem Levi miho apu apauva ainsung lhah cheh’a phung upa jeng ahiuve.
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
35 Gibeon pa Jeiel chu Gibeon khopi anachengin ahi. Ajinu min chu Maacah ahin,
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 Chule achapa apeng masapen chu Abdon ahiye. Jeiel chapate adangho chu Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were 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. Jeiel’s family 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 [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 Jonathan chu Merib-Baal pa ahin, chule Merib-Baal chu Micah pa ahiye.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Micah chapate chu Pithon ahin, Melech ahin, Tahrea ahin, chule Ahaz ahiye.
Micah’s sons were 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 (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. 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. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
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: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
