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.

The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

2 Hahoi Jerusalem kaawm hane naw hah taminaw ni yawhawi a poe awh.

The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell 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).

Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah, everyone lived in his possession in their cities—Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

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,

Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

5 Baruk capa Maaseiah, Kolhozeh capa, Hazaiah capa, Adaiah capa, Joiarib capa, Zekhariah capa, Shilon capanaw doeh.

and 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 the Shilonite.

6 Perez canaw Jerusalem kaawm e abuemlah 468 touh a pha.

All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.

7 Benjamin canaw teh hetnaw doeh: Meshullam capa Sallu, Joed capa, Pedaiah capa, Kolaiah capa, Maaseiah capa, Ithiel capa, Jeshaiah capa,

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.

After him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.

9 Zikhri capa Joel teh ahnimouh kahrawikung lah ao. Hassenuah capa Judah teh kho ukkung lah ao.

Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

10 Vaihmanaw thung hoi Joiarib capa Jedaiah hoi Jakhin,

Of the priests: 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 God’s house,

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 did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, 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, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai 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, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

15 Hahoi Levih imthungnaw teh: Hasshub capa Shemaiah, Azrikam capa, Hashabiah capa, Bunni capa,

Of the Levites: 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, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;

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, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the 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.

Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.

20 Kacawie Isarelnaw, vaihmanaw hoi Levihnaw teh, Judah ram kho tangkuem amamae thaw dawk lengkaleng ao awh.

The residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

21 Hatei, Nethinim taminaw teh Ophel vah ao awh. Ziha hoi Gispha teh Nethinim taminaw kahrawikung lah ao roi.

But the temple servants lived in Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over 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.

The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers responsible for the service of God’s house.

23 Bangkongtetpawiteh, ahnimouh dawk siangpahrang ni kâlawk poe e ao. Lakasaknaw hnintangkuem rawca poe han telah atipouh.

For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

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.

Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

25 Hahoi kho hoi ram dawkvah, Judah ca catoun tangawn teh, Kiriath Arba khote hoi Didon khote, Jekabzeel khote,

As for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

26 Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet;

in Jeshua, in Moladah, Beth Pelet,

27 Hazarshual hoi Beersheba khote,

in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its towns,

28 Ziklag hoi Mekonah hoi khote,

in Ziklag, in Meconah and in its towns,

29 Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30 Zanoah, Adullam hoi khotenaw hoi Lakhish hoi ram, Azekah hoi khotenaw dawk ao awh.

Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.

31 Benjamin ca catounnaw hoi Geba im Mikmas vah kho a sak awh. Hahoi, Ai hoi Bethel khotenaw teh,

The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,

32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Hazar, Ramah, Gittaim,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Hadid, Zeboiim, Neballat,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod hoi Ono hoi kutsakkathoumnaw e ayawn dawk ao awh.

Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

36 Hahoi Judah ram ouk kaawm e Levih tami tangawn teh, Benjamin ram dawk ao awh.

Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.