Nehemiah 13

1 Hiche nikho ma ma hin Mose lekhabu chu mipi ho lah a asimdoh un ahileh Ammon mihole Moab miho chu Pathen houkhom na a lutthei lou diu ahi ti amudoh’un ahi.

On that day, a portion, was read in the book of Moses, in the ears of the people, —and it was found written therein, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not enter into the convocation of God, unto times age-abiding;

2 Ajeh chu amahon gamthip noiya chun Israelte an le tui anape nom pouvin ahi. Chusangin amahon Balaam chu apa-lah a sapset sah ding ana gouvin ahi, ahin Pathenin hiche sapset na chu phattheiboh na in ana lehei peh in ahi.

because they met not the sons of Israel, with bread and with water, —but hired against them Balaam, to curse them, although our God turned the curse into a blessing.

3 Hiche danthu kijihna laitah chu akiphah poh tengleh gamchom miho chu apet petna houkhom na a kon chun anodoh jiuvin ahi.

So it came to pass, when they had heard the law, —that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

4 Hiche masanghin i-Pathen’u houin’a thilkeo koina indan ho vesui dinga kinganse Eliashib hi Tobiah inko ana hikhan;

Now, before this, Eliashib the priest, who was set over a chamber of the house of God, was allied unto Tobiah;

5 Amahin thilkoina indan lentah khat chu Tobiah khut nah ana pedoh khan ahi. Hiche indan chu tumasang’a houin thil hole chang hopsom lengpitwi thah, Olive thao chuleh thempu ho ding maicham koina kinei anahi (hiche ho hi Levite le, lasa miho, chuleh kelkot ngah hoa dinga ana kigong chu anahi.)

so he prepared him a large chamber, where aforetime they used to lay the meal-offering, the frankincense, and the utensils, and the tithe of the corn, the new wine and the oil, in charge of the Levites, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, —and the heave-offerings for the priests.

6 Hiche pet hin keima Jerusalem a kana um'in ahi, ajehchu Babylon lengpa Artaxerxes vaihom kum somthum le kum ni channa a chu akoma kana kile kit na dingin phalna kahin kilah in ahi.

But, throughout all this [time], was I not in Jerusalem, —for, in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I came unto the king, and, at the end of certain days, obtained I leave of the king;

7 Jerusalem kahung nung lhun jouvin Eliashib min Pathen houin indan sung khat ana pehdoh jenga hitobanga thildihlou ana bol khah chu kahe doh tan ahi.

and came to Jerusalem, —and had intelligence of the wickedness which Eliashib had committed for Tobiah, in preparing for him a chamber, in the courts of the house of God;

8 Hichu keiman nom mo kasa behseh jeng tan Tobiah thilkeo ho jouse chu indan sunga kon chun kale mangpeh tan ahi.

and it grieved me exceedingly, —and I cast forth all the household utensils of Tobiah, outside of the chamber.

9 Hijouchun indan sung ho chu kasuhtheng sah in, Pathen houin thilkeo hole, chang hopsom ho chuleh gimnamtui ho chu kale lhohlut kittai.

Then commanded I, and they purified the chambers, —and I put back there, the utensils of the house of God, the meal-offering and the frankincense.

10 Chuleh keiman Levite chanding anneh kigong sa ho chu ana peh louvu kamudoh tan, hijeha chu Pathen houkhom na a analamkai dingho chu ama loulang cheh a natong dingin ana kinungle tauvin ahi.

Then came I to know, that, the portions of the Levites, had not been given [them], —so that the Levites and the singers, who had been doing the work, had fled every one to his field.

11 Keiman gangtah in lamkai ho chu kakimaito pin kasei tan ahi; “Ipi dinga Pathen houin hi nahsah moa kikoija hitam?” kati. Hiche jouchun Levite chu kavel koudoh in atohdiu kincheh u chu katohsah kit tan ahi.

Therefore contended I with the deputies, and said, Wherefore is the house of God, forsaken? So I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

12 Hiti chun Judah mipite ho chun achang hopsom hou, lengpitwi thahho chule Olive thaoho chu houin thil koina hoa ahin pelut kit tauvin ahi.

Then, all Judah, brought in the tithe of corn, and new wine, and oil, unto the treasuries;

13 Keiman thil koina in na vaihom ho: Shelemiah thempupa, Zadok danthu thempa, chule Pedaiah kiti Levi mikhat chu atohnao muncheh a kakoi kitin ahi. Chuleh Mattaniah tupa Zaccur chapa Hanan chu akithopi diuvin kakiojin ahi. Amaho hi seiphat chang cheh ahiuvin hitichun amahon a Levi chan khompi hou chu kitah tahin achandiu achansah soh un ahi.

and I made treasurers over the treasuries—Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from among the Levites, and, next unto them, Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, —for faithful were they accounted, and it was [laid] upon them to distribute unto their brethren.

14 Vo ka Pathen katoh phat nau ho hi geldoh in lang ka Pathen houin dingleh akin kitohna hoa kitah tah a katoh hi neisuhmil peh hih beh in.

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, —and do not wipe out my lovingkindnesses, which I have done for the house of my God, and for those keeping charge thereof.

15 Hiche nikho laihin, Judah mihon cholngah nikhoa lengpiga achil’u kamun ahi. Amahon hange mim ahin pouvin sangan chunga akhangdoh un, alengpitwi’ule lengpiga theichang hole thilsoh jouse Jerusalem’ah ahin pouvin cholngah nia joh dingin ahin pouvin ahi. Hijeh chun hiche khoa atohga soh’u ajoh jeh un kaphoh in ahi.

In those days, saw I in Judah—some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves and lading asses, moreover also wine, grapes, and figs, and every kind of burden, which they were bringing into Jerusalem on the sabbath day, —so I protested against it, as a day for them to sell provisions.

16 Jerusalem a cheng hon Tyre gam a konin nga ahin, kiveina thil jatchom chom ho ahin polut’un ahi. Amaho hin Jerusalem a Judah mite lah a cholngah nikhon ajoh’un ahi!

And, men of Tyre, dwelt therein, who were bringing in fish—and every kind of ware for sale, —and were selling, on the sabbath, to the sons of Judah, and in Jerusalem;

17 Hijeh chun keiman Judah lamkaite chu kaki maitopin hitin kasei tan ahi; “Ipi dinga nanghon hitobang tah a hi thilse nabol’uva cholngah nikho hi nasuh boh u hitam?”

so I contended with the nobles of Judah, —and said unto them, What is this wicked thing which, ye, are doing, and profaning the sabbath day?

18 “Ipu ipa teuvin hitobanga hi na anatoh jiu jeh a, Pathenin eiho chungle ikhopiuva hi hahsat na ana chuhsah ji hilou ham? Tuhin nanghon hitobang tah hin cholngah nikho nasuboh un Israel chunga Pathen lunghan na khoh cheh nahin polut tauve.

Was it not, thus, your fathers did, and our God brought upon us all this calamity, and upon this city?—and, ye, would add indignation against Israel, by profaning the sabbath!

19 Hichun keiman cholngah ni masang nilhah kho hungjin phatleh Jerusalem kelkot chu kha jeng ding cholngah ni kichai tokah a honlou ding in thu kapen ahi. Cholngah nia kiveina thilho hung kipoh lut louna dingin keiman lhacha ho phabep chu kelkot kangasah in ahi.

And it came to pass, when the gates of Jerusalem made a shadow before the sabbath, then gave I word, and they shut the doors, and I gave word, that they should not open them, until after the sabbath, —and, some of my young men, set I near the gates, so that no burden should be brought in, on the sabbath day.

20 Kivei miho le thil jat chom chom joh ho chu Jerusalem khopam’ah khat vei nivei ageh khovah un ahi.

But the traders and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.

21 Amaho chu kahousen, “Nanghon hiche kulpi bang vella hi ibola geh khovah nahiovem? Hitia hi naum kit’ule kamat diu ahi!” kati. Hitichun amaho cholngah ni ahung kit tapouve.

Therefore I testified against them, and said unto them, Wherefore are ye lodging against the wall? if ye do it again, a hand, will I thrust upon you, —From that time, they came not on the sabbath.

22 Hijouchun keiman Levite chu amahole amaho kisutheng dingle cholngah ni athenga umsah jing nadinga kelkot ngah dingin thu kapen ahi. O ka Pathen hiche katoh phat nahi geldoh in! Na mingailut na longlou kidangtah jallin kachunga na hepina kaiyin.

And I gave word to the Levites, that they should be purifying themselves and coming in, as keepers of the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. This also, remember to me, O my God, and have pity upon me, according to the abundance of thy lovingkindness.

23 Hiche phatlai tah chun keiman Judah mi phabep min Ashdod Ammon leh Moab numei ho akichen piuve ti kahin hedoh tan ahi.

Moreover, in these days, saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab;

24 Hiche banna chun, achateu akeh khat in Ashdod paole paodang athouvin, Judah pao atho theipouvin ahi.

and, their children, were one-half speaking the language of Ashdod, and understood not how to speak the language of the Jews, —but after the tongue of both people.

25 Hijeh chun amaho chu kakimaito pin kasam sen ahi. Miphabep chu kavon chuleh asammu kabolhah pehin ahi. Keiman amaho chu achateu hiche gamma cheng hou neilou ho toh achateu akichensah louna diuvin Pathen min panin kaki hahsel sah in ahi.

So I contended with them, and laid a curse upon them, and I smote, from among them, certain men, and pulled out their hair, —and I put them on oath by God, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take of their daughters, for your sons nor for yourselves.

26 Hiche jeh a hi Israel leng Solomon achonset lochu? Keiman kaseijin; “Namdang leng amatoh tekah pithei aumpoi, amachu Pathenin angailun Israelte jouse leng ahisah in ahi. Ahiyeng vang'in gamdang mi ajiten achonset sah in ahi.”

Was it not, over these things, that Solomon king of Israel sinned—though, among many nations, there was no king such as he, and he was, beloved by his God, and so God gave him to be king over all Israel, —even him, did foreign women, cause to sin.

27 Iti dan a nanghon gamchom a numei ho nakichen piuva Pathen mitmua kitah loutah a na um’uva hitobang tah a chonset na hi natoh dohu hitam?

Unto you, then, shall we hearken, to do all this great wickedness, to act unfaithfully with our God, —by marrying foreign wives?

28 Thempulen Eliashab chapa Joiada chate lah a khat’in Horon mi Sanballat chanu ana kichenpi jeh in kakom a konin kakai dohtan ahi.

And, one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, —therefore I chased him from me.

29 O ka Pathen amaho hi geldoh in, ajehchu amahon thempu hole Levite gimneitah a akitepnau asuboh tauve.

Remember them, O my God, —on account of the Defilings of the Priesthood, and the Covenant of the Priesthood, and of the Levites.

30 Hitichun keiman gamchom mi toh kitimat na jouse chu kasuthengin thempu hole Levite chu akin cheh’u pochil tah a atohna diuvin natoh kagon toh peh cheh in ahi.

So I purified them from everything foreign, —and appointed charges unto the priests and unto the Levites, every one in his work;

31 Chuleh keiman maicham a ding thing aning lhinga ahin peh na diu leh lhosoh masa apha cha cha ahin pohlutna diuvin kagongtoh in ahi. O ka Pathen, hiche hi keima neikhohsah na in hin gel doh teiyin.

also for the offering of wood, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good!