Nehemia 11
1 Koro jotend oganda nodak Jerusalem, kendo joma nodongʼ nogoyo ombulu ka giyiero achiel kuom ji apar mondo odag Jerusalem, dala maduongʼ maler, to ji ochiko mane odongʼ, to nowe e miechgi.
The leaders of the people were already living in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine would stay in their own cities.
2 Ji nogoyo erokamano ne joma nochiwore mondo odag Jerusalem.
Everyone praised those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.
3 Magi e jotelo mane odak Jerusalem mamoko ne gin jo-Israel, jodolo, jo-Lawi, jotij hekalu kod nyikwa jotij Solomon manodak e mier matindo mag Juda, ka moro ka moro e kare owuon e mier matindo mopogore opogore.
This is a list of the leaders of the province who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the Israelites lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. This included the priests, the Levites, the Temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants who lived in their home towns.
4 Jo-Juda kod jo-Benjamin bende nodak Jerusalem. Koa kuom nyikwa Juda ne gin: Athaya wuod Uzia, ma wuod Zekaria, ma wuod Amaria, ma wuod Shefatia, ma wuod Mahalalel, ma nyakwar Perez;
However, some of the people of Judah and Benjamin moved to Jerusalem.) From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;
5 kod Maseya wuod Baruk, ma wuod Kol-Hoze, ma wuod Hazaya, ma wuod Adaya, ma wuod Joyiarib, ma wuod Zekaria, ma nyakwar Shela.
and Maaseiah, son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.
6 Nyikwa Perez maroteke mane odak Jerusalem noromo kwan-gi noromo ji mia angʼwen gi piero auchiel gaboro.
The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.
7 Koa e nyikwa Benjamin ne gin: Salu wuod Meshulam, ma wuod Joed, ma wuod Pedaya, ma wuod Kolaya, ma wuod Maseya, ma wuod Ithiel, ma wuod Jeshaya,
From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,
8 kod jolupne, ma gin Gabai kod Salai. Giduto ne gin ji mia ochiko gi piero ariyo gaboro.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.
9 Joel wuod Zikri ema ne jatendgi maduongʼ, to Juda wuod Hasenua norito gwengʼ mar ariyo mar dala maduongʼno.
Joel son of Zichri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was in second-in-command of the city.
10 Koa kuom jodolo ne gin: Jedaya wuod Joyarib; Jakin;
From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;
11 Seraya wuod Hilkia, ma wuod Meshulam, ma wuod Zadok, ma wuod Merayoth, ma wuod Ahitub, mane en jatelo morito od nyasaye,
Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple of God,
12 kod jotich kaachiel kodgi, mane dhi nyime kod tich mar hekalu. Giduto ne gin ji mia aboro gi piero ariyo gariyo. Ne nitiere bende Adaya wuod Jeroham, wuod Pelalia, wuod Amzi, wuod Zekaria, wuod Pashur, wuod Malkija,
and their fellow priests who served at the Temple, a total of 822; Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,
13 kod jotich kaachiel kodgi, mane jotend dhoutgi. Giduto ne gin ji mia ariyo gi piero angʼwen gariyo. Joma moko ne gin, Amashsai wuod Azarel, wuod Azai, wuod Meshilemoth, wuod Imer,
and those who worked with him, family leaders, a total of 242; and Amashsai, son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
14 kod joma ne tiyo kanyakla kodgi, mane gin joma roteke. Giduto ne gin ji mia achiel gi piero ariyo gaboro. Jatendgi maduongʼ ne en Zabdiel wuod Hagedolim.
and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.
15 Koa kuom jo-Lawi ne gin: Shemaya wuod Hashub, wuod Azrikam, wuod Hashabia, wuod Buni.
From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 Jotend jo-Lawi ariyo ma tijgi en tich ma oko mar od Nyasaye ne gin, Shabethai kod Jozabad.
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;
17 Matania wuod Mika, wuod Zabdi, wuod Asaf, notelo ne dwoko erokamano ni Nyasaye kod lamo; gi Bakbukia mane jatelo mar ariyo e kind jotich kaachiel kode; kod Abda wuod Shamua, wuod Galal, wuod Jeduthun.
Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who led out in giving thanks and praise; and Bakbukiah, who was second; and Abda, son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
18 Jo-Lawi duto mane nitiere e dala maduongʼ malerno ne romo ji mia ariyo gi piero aboro gangʼwen.
The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.
19 Jorit dhorangeye ne gin: Akub, Talmon kod jogo mane gitiyogo kanyakla e tij rito dhorangeye ne gin ji mia achiel gi piero abiriyo gariyo.
The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.
20 Jo-Israel mamoko, kaachiel gi jodolo kod jo-Lawi, ne ni e mier matindo mag Juda, ka moro ka moro odak e lop anywolane.
The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.
21 Jotij hekalu nodak e got mar Ofel, to Ziha kod Gishpa ema ne joritgi.
The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 Jatelo maduongʼ mar jo-Lawi man Jerusalem ne en Uzi wuod Bani, wuod Hashabia, wuod Matania, wuod Mika. Uzi ne en achiel kuom nyikwa Asaf, ma ne gin jower, nikech tich mar od Nyasaye.
The one in charge of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, one of Asaph's descendants, the singers who led the service in God's Temple.
23 Jower nenie bwo chik mar ruoth, ma ema ne tijgi mapile.
They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.
24 Pethahia wuod Meshezabel, ma en achiel kuom nyikwa Zera wuod Juda, ne en jaote ruoth e weche duto monego ji ongʼe.
Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.
25 To mier mamoko kod gwenge mane jo-Juda odakie ne gin Kiriath Arba kod gwenge mokiewo kodgi, Dibon kod gwenge mokiewo kodgi, Jekabzil kod mier mokiewo kode,
Regarding the villages with their nearby fields: some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel, and their smaller settlements;
26 moko nodak Jeshua, Molada, Beth Pelet,
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
27 Hazar Shual, Bersheba kod gwenge mokiewo kode,
in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,
28 Ziklag, Mekona kod gwenge mokiewo kode,
in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,
29 En Rimon, Zora, Jarmuth,
in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoa, Adulam kod miechgi, Lakish kod puothegi, bende joma moko nodak Azeka kod gwenge mokiewo kode. Omiyo negidak kochakore Bersheba nyaka e Holo mar Hinom.
Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its settlements. They lived all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 Nyikwa Benjamin mane oa Geba nodak Mikmash, Aija, Bethel kod gwenge mokiewo kodgi,
The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,
32 Anathoth, Nob kod Anania,
in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Rama kod Gitaim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim kod Nebalat,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod gi Ono, kod e Holo mar Jopecho.
Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 Jo-Lawi mamoko mane ni Juda nopog mondo odag e piny Benjamin.
Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.
