Nehemiah 13
1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people, and in it was found written that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,
Hiche nikho ma ma hin Mose lekhabu chu mipi ho lah a asimdoh un ahileh Ammon mihole Moab miho chu Pathen houkhom na a lutthei lou diu ahi ti amudoh’un ahi.
2 because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them. However our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Ajeh chu amahon gamthip noiya chun Israelte an le tui anape nom pouvin ahi. Chusangin amahon Balaam chu apa-lah a sapset sah ding ana gouvin ahi, ahin Pathenin hiche sapset na chu phattheiboh na in ana lehei peh in ahi.
3 And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Hiche danthu kijihna laitah chu akiphah poh tengleh gamchom miho chu apet petna houkhom na a kon chun anodoh jiuvin ahi.
4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,
Hiche masanghin i-Pathen’u houin’a thilkeo koina indan ho vesui dinga kinganse Eliashib hi Tobiah inko ana hikhan;
5 had prepared for him a great chamber, where formerly they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the heave offerings for the priests.
Amahin thilkoina indan lentah khat chu Tobiah khut nah ana pedoh khan ahi. Hiche indan chu tumasang’a houin thil hole chang hopsom lengpitwi thah, Olive thao chuleh thempu ho ding maicham koina kinei anahi (hiche ho hi Levite le, lasa miho, chuleh kelkot ngah hoa dinga ana kigong chu anahi.)
6 But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. And after certain days I asked leave of the king,
Hiche pet hin keima Jerusalem a kana um'in ahi, ajehchu Babylon lengpa Artaxerxes vaihom kum somthum le kum ni channa a chu akoma kana kile kit na dingin phalna kahin kilah in ahi.
7 and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
Jerusalem kahung nung lhun jouvin Eliashib min Pathen houin indan sung khat ana pehdoh jenga hitobanga thildihlou ana bol khah chu kahe doh tan ahi.
8 And it grieved me greatly. Therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
Hichu keiman nom mo kasa behseh jeng tan Tobiah thilkeo ho jouse chu indan sunga kon chun kale mangpeh tan ahi.
9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers. And there I brought again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the frankincense.
Hijouchun indan sung ho chu kasuhtheng sah in, Pathen houin thilkeo hole, chang hopsom ho chuleh gimnamtui ho chu kale lhohlut kittai.
10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had fled each one to his field.
Chuleh keiman Levite chanding anneh kigong sa ho chu ana peh louvu kamudoh tan, hijeha chu Pathen houkhom na a analamkai dingho chu ama loulang cheh a natong dingin ana kinungle tauvin ahi.
11 Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Keiman gangtah in lamkai ho chu kakimaito pin kasei tan ahi; “Ipi dinga Pathen houin hi nahsah moa kikoija hitam?” kati. Hiche jouchun Levite chu kavel koudoh in atohdiu kincheh u chu katohsah kit tan ahi.
12 Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the treasuries.
Hiti chun Judah mipite ho chun achang hopsom hou, lengpitwi thahho chule Olive thaoho chu houin thil koina hoa ahin pelut kit tauvin ahi.
13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah, and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah. For they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.
Keiman thil koina in na vaihom ho: Shelemiah thempupa, Zadok danthu thempa, chule Pedaiah kiti Levi mikhat chu atohnao muncheh a kakoi kitin ahi. Chuleh Mattaniah tupa Zaccur chapa Hanan chu akithopi diuvin kakiojin ahi. Amaho hi seiphat chang cheh ahiuvin hitichun amahon a Levi chan khompi hou chu kitah tahin achandiu achansah soh un ahi.
14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances of it.
Vo ka Pathen katoh phat nau ho hi geldoh in lang ka Pathen houin dingleh akin kitohna hoa kitah tah a katoh hi neisuhmil peh hih beh in.
15 In those days I saw in Judah some men treading wine-presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys therewith, as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. And I testified against them in the day in which they sold foods.
Hiche nikho laihin, Judah mihon cholngah nikhoa lengpiga achil’u kamun ahi. Amahon hange mim ahin pouvin sangan chunga akhangdoh un, alengpitwi’ule lengpiga theichang hole thilsoh jouse Jerusalem’ah ahin pouvin cholngah nia joh dingin ahin pouvin ahi. Hijeh chun hiche khoa atohga soh’u ajoh jeh un kaphoh in ahi.
16 There dwelt men of Tyre also in it who brought in fish, and all manner of wares, and sold on the sabbath to the sons of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem a cheng hon Tyre gam a konin nga ahin, kiveina thil jatchom chom ho ahin polut’un ahi. Amaho hin Jerusalem a Judah mite lah a cholngah nikhon ajoh’un ahi!
17 Then I contended with the ranking men of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Hijeh chun keiman Judah lamkaite chu kaki maitopin hitin kasei tan ahi; “Ipi dinga nanghon hitobang tah a hi thilse nabol’uva cholngah nikho hi nasuh boh u hitam?”
18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? Yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
“Ipu ipa teuvin hitobanga hi na anatoh jiu jeh a, Pathenin eiho chungle ikhopiuva hi hahsat na ana chuhsah ji hilou ham? Tuhin nanghon hitobang tah hin cholngah nikho nasuboh un Israel chunga Pathen lunghan na khoh cheh nahin polut tauve.
19 And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath. And I set some of my servants over the gates that there should be no burden brought in on the sabbath day.
Hichun keiman cholngah ni masang nilhah kho hungjin phatleh Jerusalem kelkot chu kha jeng ding cholngah ni kichai tokah a honlou ding in thu kapen ahi. Cholngah nia kiveina thilho hung kipoh lut louna dingin keiman lhacha ho phabep chu kelkot kangasah in ahi.
20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.
Kivei miho le thil jat chom chom joh ho chu Jerusalem khopam’ah khat vei nivei ageh khovah un ahi.
21 Then I testified against them, and said to them, Why do ye lodge outside the wall? If ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth they came no more on the sabbath.
Amaho chu kahousen, “Nanghon hiche kulpi bang vella hi ibola geh khovah nahiovem? Hitia hi naum kit’ule kamat diu ahi!” kati. Hitichun amaho cholngah ni ahung kit tapouve.
22 And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember to me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy loving kindness.
Hijouchun keiman Levite chu amahole amaho kisutheng dingle cholngah ni athenga umsah jing nadinga kelkot ngah dingin thu kapen ahi. O ka Pathen hiche katoh phat nahi geldoh in! Na mingailut na longlou kidangtah jallin kachunga na hepina kaiyin.
23 In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab.
Hiche phatlai tah chun keiman Judah mi phabep min Ashdod Ammon leh Moab numei ho akichen piuve ti kahin hedoh tan ahi.
24 And their sons spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
Hiche banna chun, achateu akeh khat in Ashdod paole paodang athouvin, Judah pao atho theipouvin ahi.
25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
Hijeh chun amaho chu kakimaito pin kasam sen ahi. Miphabep chu kavon chuleh asammu kabolhah pehin ahi. Keiman amaho chu achateu hiche gamma cheng hou neilou ho toh achateu akichensah louna diuvin Pathen min panin kaki hahsel sah in ahi.
26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet there was no king like him among many nations, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.
Hiche jeh a hi Israel leng Solomon achonset lochu? Keiman kaseijin; “Namdang leng amatoh tekah pithei aumpoi, amachu Pathenin angailun Israelte jouse leng ahisah in ahi. Ahiyeng vang'in gamdang mi ajiten achonset sah in ahi.”
27 Shall we then hearken to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
Iti dan a nanghon gamchom a numei ho nakichen piuva Pathen mitmua kitah loutah a na um’uva hitobang tah a chonset na hi natoh dohu hitam?
28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I chased him from me.
Thempulen Eliashab chapa Joiada chate lah a khat’in Horon mi Sanballat chanu ana kichenpi jeh in kakom a konin kakai dohtan ahi.
29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
O ka Pathen amaho hi geldoh in, ajehchu amahon thempu hole Levite gimneitah a akitepnau asuboh tauve.
30 Thus I cleansed them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, each one in his work,
Hitichun keiman gamchom mi toh kitimat na jouse chu kasuthengin thempu hole Levite chu akin cheh’u pochil tah a atohna diuvin natoh kagon toh peh cheh in ahi.
31 and for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
Chuleh keiman maicham a ding thing aning lhinga ahin peh na diu leh lhosoh masa apha cha cha ahin pohlutna diuvin kagongtoh in ahi. O ka Pathen, hiche hi keima neikhohsah na in hin gel doh teiyin.
