1 Weche Mag Ndalo 9
1 Jo-Israel duto ne ochan nying-gi e ndiko mar nonro mar anywolagi e kitap ruodhi mag Israel. Oganda mar Juda ne oter e twech Babulon nikech ne ok gibedo jo-ratiro.
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 Joma nokwongo dak kendo e kuondegi giwegi kod miechgi ne gin jo-Israel moko, jodolo, jo-Lawi kod jotij hekalu.
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 Joma noa Juda, Benjamin, Efraim kod Manase mane odak Jerusalem ne gin:
[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 Uthai wuod Amihud, wuod Omri, wuod Imri, wuod Bani, joka Perez ma wuod Juda.
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 Joka Shilo ne gin: Asaya makayo to gi yawuote.
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 Joka Zera: Jeul. Jo-Juda ne gin ji mia auchiel gi piero ochiko.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Joka Benjamin ne gin: Salu wuod Meshulam, wuod Hodavia, wuod Hasenua;
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 Ibneia wuod Jeroham; Ela wuod Uzi, wuod Mikri kod Meshulam wuod Shefatia, wuod Reuel, wuod Ibnija.
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 Oganda joka Benjamin kaka ochan-gi e nonro mar anywolagi kwan-gi ne romo ji mia ochiko gi piero abich gauchiel. Jogi duto ne gin jotend anywolagi.
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 Koa kuom oganda jodolo ne gin: Jedaya, Jehokarib, Jakin,
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 Azaria wuod Hilkia, wuod Meshulam, wuod Zadok, wuod Merayoth, wuod Ahitub mane jatelo morito Od Nyasaye;
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 Adaya wuod Jeroham, wuod Pashur, wuod Malkija kod Maasai wuod Adiel, wuod Jazera, wuod Meshulam, wuod Meshilemith, wuod Imer.
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 Jodolo mane jotend anywolagi ne kwan-gi romo ji alufu achiel gi mia abiriyo kod piero auchiel. Ne gin joma niginyalo kendo molony e tij Od Nyasaye.
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 Joka Lawi ne gin: Shemaya wuod Hashub, wuod Azrikam, wuod Hashabia ja-Merari;
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 Bakbakar, Heresh, Galal kod Matania wuod Mika, wuod Zikri, wuod Asaf,
[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 Obadia wuod Shemaya, wuod Galal, wuod Jeduthun; kod Berekia wuod Asa, wuod Elkana mane odak e mier matindo mag jo-Netofath.
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 Jorit rangeye ne gin: Shalum, Akub, Talmon, Ahiman kod owetegi; Shalum jatendgi
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 noket e Rangaj Ruoth e yo wuok chiengʼ nyaka chil kawuono. Magi ema ne jorit dhorangeye mag kuonde bworo mag jo-Lawi.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 Shalum wuod Kore, ma wuod Ebiasaf, wuod Kora, to gi jorit rangeye kaachiel kode moa e anywolane, ma jokora, tijgi ne rito rangeye man gohinga mag Hema mana kaka wuonegi nosebedo katimo tijno mar rito rangach midonjogo e kar dak mar Jehova Nyasaye.
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 E ndalo mokadho Finehas wuod Eliazar ema ne jatend jorit rangach kendo Jehova Nyasaye nenikode.
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Zekaria wuod Meshelemia ne jarit rangach madonjo e Hemb Romo.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Koriwore duto, jogo mane oyier mondo obed jorit rangeye man gohinga kar kwan-gi ne mia ariyo gi apar gariyo. Ne ondik nying-gi kaluwore gi nonro mar anywolagi e miechgi. Jorit rangeye ne omii tijni mogen koa e lwet Daudi gi Samuel ma jakor wach.
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 Gin gi jogegi negitelone rit mar rangeye mag od Jehova Nyasaye, ma en ot miluongo ni Hema.
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 Jorit rangeye ne nitie e bethe angʼwen ma gin: yo wuok chiengʼ, yo podho chiengʼ, yo nyandwat kod yo milambo.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Owetegi modak e miechgi nyaka ne bi kinde ka kinde kakonyogi tich kuom ndalo abiriyo.
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 To jorit angʼwen madongo mag rangeye ma jo-Lawi ne otelo ne tich mar rito udi gi kuonde keno mag Od Nyasaye.
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 Negidak ka girito Od Nyasaye nikech nyaka negirite; kendo gin ema negitingʼo rayaw ma iyawego pile gokinyi.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 Jomoko kuomgi ne rito gigo mane itiyogo ei hekalu, ne gikwanogi kane okelgi kar keno kendo kogolgi.
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 Moko kuomgi to ne omi tich mar rito gik miberogo ot to gi gik mamoko duto mowal mane itiyogo e kama ler mar lemo kaachiel gi mogo kod divai, gi mo, gi ubani kod gik moko mangʼwe ngʼar.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 To jodolo mamoko ema ne omi tij ruwo gik mangʼwe ngʼar.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 Ja-Lawi miluongo ni Matithia, wuod Shalum ja-Kora makayo, ema ne omi tij tedo makati mar chiwo.
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 To owetene mamoko mag jo-Kohath ne omi tij keto makati e mesa chiengʼ Sabato ka Sabato.
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 Jogo mane gin jothum kod jotelo mag dhood Lawi ne odak e ute mag hekalu kendo ne ok omigi tije mamoko nikech gin ema negirito tich odiechiengʼ gotieno.
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 Magi duto ne jotend anywola mag jo-Lawi, ruodhi kaka ondikgi e nonro mar anywolagi kendo negidak Jerusalem.
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 Jeyel wuon Gibeon ne odak Gibeon. Jaode niluongo ni Maaka,
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 to wuode makayo ne en Abdon, kiluwe gi Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zekaria kod Mikloth.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth ne en wuon Shimeam. Gin bende negidak but wedegi man Jerusalem.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Ner ne wuon Kish, Kish ne wuon Saulo, to Saulo ne wuon Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab kod Esh-Baal.
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 Wuod Jonathan ne en: Merib-Baal mane wuon Mika.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Yawuot Mika ne gin: Pithon, Melek, Tarea kod Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 Ahaz ne wuon Jada, Jada ne wuon Alemeth, Azmaveth kod Zimri ne wuon Moza.
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 ne wuon Binea, Binea ne wuon Refaya, Refaya ne wuon Eliasa, Eliasa ne wuon Azel.
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 ne nigi yawuowi auchiel kendo magi e nying-gi: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Shearia, Obadia kod Hanan. Magi ema ne yawuot Azel.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
