Nehemiah 11
1 Hatnavah taminaw koe bawi thaw katawknaw teh Jerusalem vah ao awh. Alouke taminaw teh kathounge hmuen, Jerusalem vah hra touh dawk buet touh, hahoi alouke khonaw dawk tako touh o hanelah cungpam a rayu awh.
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 Hahoi Jerusalem kaawm hane naw hah taminaw ni yawhawi a poe awh.
Then the people blessed all the men who freely offered themselves to live in Jerusalem.
3 Hetnaw teh, ram uk hanelah Jerusalem vah kaawm e naw doeh. (Hateiteh Judah kho e naw teh a hnopai onae kho dawk ao awh. Ahnimanaw teh Isarel tami vaihma Levih tami hoi Nethinim tami hoi Solomon e a sannaw doeh).
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 vah Judah catounnaw hoi Benjamin catounnaw ao awh. Judah catounnaw teh: Uzziah capa Athaiah, Zekhariah capa, Amariah capa, Shephatiah, capa Mahalalel capa, Perez capanaw hoi,
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 Baruk capa Maaseiah, Kolhozeh capa, Hazaiah capa, Adaiah capa, Joiarib capa, Zekhariah capa, Shilon capanaw doeh.
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 Perez canaw Jerusalem kaawm e abuemlah 468 touh a pha.
All these sons of Perez lived in Jerusalem, four hundred sixty-eight strong men.
7 Benjamin canaw teh hetnaw doeh: Meshullam capa Sallu, Joed capa, Pedaiah capa, Kolaiah capa, Maaseiah capa, Ithiel capa, Jeshaiah capa,
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 hahoi Gabbai hoi Sallai abuemlahoi 928 touh a pha awh.
and after him Gabbai, Sallai. These were nine hundred twenty-eight.
9 Zikhri capa Joel teh ahnimouh kahrawikung lah ao. Hassenuah capa Judah teh kho ukkung lah ao.
And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their foremost leader. And Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the city.
10 Vaihmanaw thung hoi Joiarib capa Jedaiah hoi Jakhin,
And from the priests, there were Jedaiah, the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
11 Hilkiah capa Seraiah, Meshullam capa, Zadok capa Meraioth capa, Ahitub capanaw teh Cathut e imthung kahrawikung lah ao awh.
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 Im dawk thaw ka tawk e hmaunawngha abuemlah 822 touh a pha. Hahoi Jeroham capa Adaiah, Pelaliah capa, Amzi capa, Zekhariah capa, Pashhur capa, Malkhijah capa hoi,
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 hmaunawngha kahrawikungnaw teh 242 touh a pha. Hahoi Azarel capa Amashai, Ahzai ca catoun Meshillemoth capa Immer capanaw hoi,
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 hmaunawnghanaw tarankahawi ni teh athakaawme taminaw 128 touh a pha awh. Ahnimouh kahrawikung teh Haggedolim capa Zabdiel doeh.
and their brothers, who were very powerful: one hundred twenty-eight. And their foremost leader was Zabdiel, the son of the powerful.
15 Hahoi Levih imthungnaw teh: Hasshub capa Shemaiah, Azrikam capa, Hashabiah capa, Bunni capa,
And from the Levites, there were Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,
16 Levih tami kahrawikungnaw thung dawk hoi Cathut im alawilae thaw kakhenkung teh Shabbethai hoi Jozabad doeh.
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 Mikha capa Mattaniah, Zabdi capa, Asaph capa ratoumnae dawk lunghawilawkdeinae ka dei e Mattaniah. Hahoi, a hmaunawngha thung hoi Bakbukiah hoi Jeduthun capa Galal, Galal capa Shammua, Shammua capa Abda tinaw doeh.
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 Kathounge kho dawk kaawm e Levih miphun abuemlah 284 a pha.
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.
19 Hathloilah, longkha karingkung Akub, hoi Talmon hoi hmaunawngha rapan longkha karingkungnaw 172 touh a pha awh.
And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who guarded the doorways, were one hundred seventy-two.
20 Kacawie Isarelnaw, vaihmanaw hoi Levihnaw teh, Judah ram kho tangkuem amamae thaw dawk lengkaleng ao awh.
And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each one in his own possession.
21 Hatei, Nethinim taminaw teh Ophel vah ao awh. Ziha hoi Gispha teh Nethinim taminaw kahrawikung lah ao roi.
And the temple servants were living at Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa, of the temple servants.
22 Jerusalem kaawm e Levihnaw kahrawikung Asaph capa, la kasaknaw thung dawk hoi Mika, Mika capa Mattaniah, Mattaniah capa Hasabiah, Hasabiah capa Bani, Bani capa Uzziah tinaw doeh. Cathut e im e thaw tawknae dawk lawk katâtuengkung lah ao awh.
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 Bangkongtetpawiteh, ahnimouh dawk siangpahrang ni kâlawk poe e ao. Lakasaknaw hnintangkuem rawca poe han telah atipouh.
In fact, there was a precept of the king about them, and an order among the singing men, throughout each day.
24 Judah ca catoun hoi Zerah ca catoun thung hoi Meshezabel capa Pethahiah teh, taminaw hoi hno puengpa e lathueng vah siangpahrang e a yueng lah ukkung lah ao.
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 Hahoi kho hoi ram dawkvah, Judah ca catoun tangawn teh, Kiriath Arba khote hoi Didon khote, Jekabzeel khote,
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, Moladah, Bethpelet;
and at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethpelet,
27 Hazarshual hoi Beersheba khote,
and at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba and in its daughter villages,
28 Ziklag hoi Mekonah hoi khote,
and at Ziklag, and at Meconah and in its daughter villages,
29 Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
and at Enrimmon, and at Zorah, and at Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam hoi khotenaw hoi Lakhish hoi ram, Azekah hoi khotenaw dawk ao awh.
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 ca catounnaw hoi Geba im Mikmas vah kho a sak awh. Hahoi, Ai hoi Bethel khotenaw teh,
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 Hazar, Ramah, Gittaim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboiim, Neballat,
Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat, Lod,
35 Lod hoi Ono hoi kutsakkathoumnaw e ayawn dawk ao awh.
and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
36 Hahoi Judah ram ouk kaawm e Levih tami tangawn teh, Benjamin ram dawk ao awh.
And some of the Levites were apportioned with Judah and Benjamin.
