Nehemiah 3
1 Hottelah vaihma kacue Eliashib teh, a hmaunawngha vaihmanaw hoi a thaw awh teh, tu longkha a pathoup awh. Hote a thoungsak hnukkhu tho a sak awh. Meah imrasang hoi Hananel imrasang totouh a pathang awh teh, a thoungsak awh.
[(This is a list/These are the names) of the people who helped to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem]. Eliashib the Supreme Priest and the other priests began to rebuild it at the Sheep Gate. They also put the gates in their places. They built the wall as far as the Tower of 100 Soldiers and [further north] to the Tower of Hananel, and they dedicated it to God.
2 Hathnukkhu, Jeriko taminaw ni a pathoup awh. Hathnukkhu Imri capa Zakkur ni a pathoup.
Next to them, [beyond the Tower of Hananel, ] men from Jericho built [part of the wall]. Next to them, Zaccur, the son of Imri, built [part of the wall].
3 Tanga longkha teh Hassenaah capanaw ni a pathoup awh. A taren nahanelah takhang, takhang tâphai, a rawngkhan nahanelah sumtaboung a sak awh teh, a taren awh.
The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. The put in their places the wooden beams above the gates, and also the doors, the bolts, and the bars [for locking the gate].
4 Ahnimae hnukkhu, Uriah capa Hakkoz e cava Meremoth ni a pathoup. Hathnukkhu, Berekhiah capa, Meshezabel e cava Meshullam ni a pathoup. Hahoi Baana capa Zadok ni a pathoup.
Next to them, Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired [the next part of the wall]. Next to him, Meshullam, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, repaired [the next part of the wall]. Next to him, Zadok the son of Baana repaired the next part of the wall.
5 Hathnukkhu, Tekoanaw ni a pathoup awh. Hateiteh khothung e a lungkahanaw ni a bawipa e thaw, aloung dawk patue han ngai awh hoeh.
Next to him, the men from Tekoa [town] repaired [part of the wall], but the leaders of Tekoa refused to do the work that their boss/supervisor assigned to them.
6 Hothloilah, longkha karuem teh Paseah capa Jehoiada, hoi Besodeiah capa Meshullam ni a pathoup. A taren nahanelah tho lawng takhangnaw a sak awh.
Joiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah, repaired the Old Gate. They also put in their places the beams above the gate and put in the bolts and the bars [for locking the gate].
7 Hathnukkhu, Gibeon tami Melatiah hoi Meronoth tami Jadon ni tui namran lah kaawm e Gibeonnaw Mizpah taminaw hoi pathoup awh.
Next to them, Melatiah from Gibeon [city], Jadon from Meronoth [town], and other men from Gibeon and from Mizpah [city], which was where the governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River lived, repaired [part of the wall].
8 Hathnukkhu, sui kahlun e thung hoi Harhaiah capa Uzziah ni a pathoup. Hahoi hmuitui ka sak e thung hoi Hananiah ni a pathoup teh rapan kakawpoung tie Jerusalem totouh a kalup awh.
Next to them, Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, and Hananiah repaired the wall as far as the Broad/Wide Wall. Harhaiah made things from gold, and Hananiah made perfumes.
9 Hathnukkhu, Jerusalem khopui tangawn ka uk e Hur capa Rephaiah ni a pathoup.
Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, who ruled half of Jerusalem District, repaired [part of the wall].
10 Hahoi, Harumaph capa Jedaiah hoi a imhma lae ni pathoup. Hahoi Hashabneiah capa Hattush ni a pathoup.
Next to him, Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired [part of the wall] near his house. Next to him, Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired [part of the wall].
11 Harim capa Malkhijah hoi Pahathmoab capa Hasshub ni bout a pathoup teh imrasang dawk e takhuen hai a pathoup.
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab, repaired a section [of the wall], and also repaired the Tower of the Ovens.
12 Hathnukkhu, Jerusalem khopui tangawn ka uk e, Hallohesh capa Shallum ni a canunaw hoi a pathoup awh.
Next to them, Shallum the son of Hallohesh, who ruled the other half of Jerusalem District, repaired [part of the wall]. His daughters [helped him with the work].
13 Ayawn dawk e longkha teh Hanun hoi Zanoah ni a pathoup. Tho taren nahane hoi longkha hai tawngtang a sak. Songnawng longkha totouh rapan a pathoup e dong 10, 000 touh a pha.
Hanun and people from Zanoah [city] repaired the Valley Gate. They put the gates in their places, and also put in the bolts and bars [for locking the gate]. They repaired the wall for (1,500 feet/500 meters), as far as the Dung Gate.
14 Songnawng longkha teh Bethhakkerem khopui kaukkung Rekhab capa Malkhijah ni a pathoup. Tho a taren nahane naw hoi rawngkhan nahane naw hai tawngtang a sak.
Malchijah the son of Rechab, who ruled Beth-Haccherem District, repaired the Dung Gate. He also put in their places the bolts and bars [for locking the gate].
15 Mizpah khopui kaukkung Kolhozeh capa Shallum ni tuikhu longkha a pathoup teh lemphu hai a padi hnukkhu, longkha taren nahane hai tawngtang a sak. Siangpahrang takha teng e Shiloh tuiim rapan teh Devit khopui hoi cathuknae lam totouh a pathoup.
Shallum the son of Colhozeh, who ruled Mizpah District, repaired the Fountain Gate. He put/built a roof over the gate, and put in their places the gates and the bolts and the bars [for locking the gate]. Near the Pool of Shelah he built the wall next to the king’s garden, as far as the steps that went down from the City of David.
16 Ahni hnukkhu Bethzur khopui atangawn ka uk e, Azbuk capa Nehemiah ni Devit phuen tuiim hoi athakaawme taminaw e im totouh a pathoup.
Next to him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, who ruled half of the Beth-Zur District, repaired [the wall] as far as the tombs [in the City] of David, to the reservoir that the people had made and the army barracks.
17 Hathnukkhu, Levih tami Bani capa Rehum ni a pathoup. Hahoi Keilah khopui tangawn ka uk e Hasabiah ni amae khopui hanelah a pathoup.
Next to him, several descendants of Levi [who helped the priests] repaired [parts of the wall]. Rehum the son of Bani repaired one section. Hashabiah, who ruled half of the Keilah District, repaired the next section on behalf of the people of his district.
18 Hahoi Keilah khopui tangawn kaukkung Henadad capa Bavvainaw ni a pathoup awh.
Bavvai the son of Henadad, who ruled the other half of the Keilah District, repaired [the next section] along with other descendants of Levi.
19 Ahni hnukkhu, Mizpah kho kaukkung Jeshua capa Ezer ni kâtuknae puengcang hrueknae koelah luennae a pathoup.
Next to him, Ezer the son of Jeshua, who ruled Mizpah [city], repaired another section in front of the [steps which] went up to the (armory/building where the weapons are kept), as far as where the wall turns [a bit to the right].
20 Hathnukkhu, Zabbai capa Baruk ni lungthocalah hoi, alouk lae hmuen, kho takin koehoi vaihma kacue Eliashib e im takhang totouh a pathoup.
Next to him, Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired a section, as far as the door of the house of Eliashib the Supreme Priest.
21 Ahni hnukkhu vah Koz capa, Uriah capa Meremoth ni Eliashib im takhang koehoi Eliashib im apout totouh a pathoup.
Next to him, Meremoth the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired a section from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of Eliahib’s house.
22 Ahni hnukkhu atengpam e vaihmanaw ni a pathoup awh.
Next to him, [several priests repaired parts of the wall]. Priests from the area near Jerusalem repaired [one section].
23 Ahni hnukkhu Benjamin hoi Hasshub ni a imhma totouh a pathoup roi. Hathnukkhu teh Ananiah capa, Maaseiah capa Azariah ni a im hma han a pathoup.
Next to them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired [a section] in front of their house. Azariah, the son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah, repaired the next [section] in front of his house.
24 Ahni hnukkhu Henadad capa Binnui ni Azariah im koehoi khopui rapan longkawinae koehoi khopui takin totouh a pathoup.
Next to him, Binnui the son of Henadad repaired a section, from Azariah’s house to where the wall turns a bit.
25 Uzzai capa Palal ni imrasang longkawinae koehoi thongim teng siangpahrang im sak e im totouh a pathoup. Hathnukkhu Parosh capa Pedaiah ni a pathoup.
[Next to him], Palal the son of Uzai repaired [a section], from where the wall turns and from where the watchtower is taller than the upper palace, the one where King [Solomon] had lived. The watchtower is near the courtyard where the guards [live].
26 Hothloilah, Nethinim tami Ophel vah kho ka sak e taminaw ni kanîtholah e tui longkha totouh hoi imrasang totouh a pathoup awh.
Next to him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired [a section] toward the east to a place near the Water Gate and near the tall tower. That part of the wall is near Ophel [Hill], where the temple servants lived.
27 Hathnukkhu, Tekoa taminaw ni alawilah kadangka lae rapan koehoi Ophel imrasang totouh a pathoup awh.
Next to him, men from Tekoa [town] repaired another section, from near the tall tower as far as the wall near Ophel [Hill]. [That was the second section that they repaired].
28 Marang longkha a lathueng lae teh, vaihmanaw ni a imhma lae lengkaleng a pathoup awh.
A group of priests repaired [the wall] north from the Horse Gate. Each one repaired the section near his own house.
29 Ahni hnukkhu, Immer capa Zadok ni a imhma lae a pathoup. Kanîtholae longkha ramvengkung Shekaniah capa Shemaiah ni a pathoup.
Next to them, Zadok the son of Immer repaired [the section] in front of his house. Next to him, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, who (was the gatekeeper at/opened and closed) the East Gate, repaired [the next section].
30 Hahoi, Shelemiah capa Hananiah hoi Zalaph capa ataruk e Hanunnaw ni alouklouk lae a pathoup awh. Ahni hnukkhu, Berekhiah capa Meshullam ni a onae hmalae a pathoup.
Next to him, Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired a section. That was the second [section that they repaired]. Next to them, Meshullam the son of Berekiah, made repairs across from where he lived.
31 Hathnukkhu, sui kahlunkung thung hoi Malkhijah ni Miphkad longkha hmalae Nethinim taminaw e im hoi hno kayawtnaw e im totouh hoi, a takin koe lah ceinae tangkham totouh a pathoup awh.
Next to them, Malchijah, who also made things from gold, repaired [a section] as far as the building used by the temple servants and merchants, which was close to the Inspection Gate. This was the gate into the temple that was near the room on top of the northeast corner of the wall.
32 Hahoi, a takin koe lah ceinae tangkham hoi Tu longkha rahak e teh suikahlunnaw hoi hno kayawtnaw ni a pathoup awh. -
Other men who made things from gold, along with merchants, repaired [the last section of the wall], as far as the Sheep Gate.
