Nehemiah 11
1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
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.
2 And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Hahoi Jerusalem kaawm hane naw hah taminaw ni yawhawi a poe awh.
3 These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
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).
4 while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;
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,
5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.
Baruk capa Maaseiah, Kolhozeh capa, Hazaiah capa, Adaiah capa, Joiarib capa, Zekhariah capa, Shilon capanaw doeh.
6 The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.
Perez canaw Jerusalem kaawm e abuemlah 468 touh a pha.
7 From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu 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;
Benjamin canaw teh hetnaw doeh: Meshullam capa Sallu, Joed capa, Pedaiah capa, Kolaiah capa, Maaseiah capa, Ithiel capa, Jeshaiah capa,
8 and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
hahoi Gabbai hoi Sallai abuemlahoi 928 touh a pha awh.
9 Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
Zikhri capa Joel teh ahnimouh kahrawikung lah ao. Hassenuah capa Judah teh kho ukkung lah ao.
10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;
Vaihmanaw thung hoi Joiarib capa Jedaiah hoi Jakhin,
11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;
Hilkiah capa Seraiah, Meshullam capa, Zadok capa Meraioth capa, Ahitub capanaw teh Cathut e imthung kahrawikung lah ao awh.
12 and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
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,
13 and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;
A hmaunawngha kahrawikungnaw teh 242 touh a pha. Hahoi Azarel capa Amashai, Ahzai ca catoun Meshillemoth capa Immer capanaw hoi,
14 and his associates —128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
A hmaunawnghanaw tarankahawi ni teh athakaawme taminaw 128 touh a pha awh. Ahnimouh kahrawikung teh Haggedolim capa Zabdiel doeh.
15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
Hahoi Levih imthungnaw teh: Hasshub capa Shemaiah, Azrikam capa, Hashabiah capa, Bunni capa,
16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
Levih tami kahrawikungnaw thung dawk hoi Cathut im alawilae thaw kakhenkung teh Shabbethai hoi Jozabad doeh.
17 Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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.
18 The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
Kathounge kho dawk kaawm e Levih miphun abuemlah 284 a pha.
19 And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
Hathloilah, longkha karingkung Akub, hoi Talmon hoi hmaunawngha rapan longkha karingkungnaw 172 touh a pha awh.
20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
Kacawie Isarelnaw, vaihmanaw hoi Levihnaw teh, Judah ram kho tangkuem amamae thaw dawk lengkaleng ao awh.
21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
Hatei, Nethinim taminaw teh Ophel vah ao awh. Ziha hoi Gispha teh Nethinim taminaw kahrawikung lah ao roi.
22 Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
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.
23 For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, ahnimouh dawk siangpahrang ni kâlawk poe e ao. Lakasaknaw hnintangkuem rawca poe han telah atipouh.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
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.
25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
Hahoi kho hoi ram dawkvah, Judah ca catoun tangawn teh, Kiriath Arba khote hoi Didon khote, Jekabzeel khote,
26 in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet;
27 in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
Hazarshual hoi Beersheba khote,
28 in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
Ziklag hoi Mekonah hoi khote,
29 in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
Zanoah, Adullam hoi khotenaw hoi Lakhish hoi ram, Azekah hoi khotenaw dawk ao awh.
31 The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
Benjamin ca catounnaw hoi Geba im Mikmas vah kho a sak awh. Hahoi, Ai hoi Bethel khotenaw teh,
32 in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
Hazar, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Hadid, Zeboiim, Neballat,
35 Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
Lod hoi Ono hoi kutsakkathoumnaw e ayawn dawk ao awh.
36 And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
Hahoi Judah ram ouk kaawm e Levih tami tangawn teh, Benjamin ram dawk ao awh.
