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.
Mwet kol elos oakwuki in Jerusalem, ac mwet saya elos susfa in sulela sie sou inmasrlon sou singoul nukewa in som ac wi muta in siti mutal Jerusalem. A sou lula nukewa elos muta in siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya.
2 And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Mwet uh kaksakin pac kutena mwet saya ma sifacna lungse muta in Jerusalem.
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—
In siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya ah, mwet Israel, mwet tol, mwet Levi, mwet orekma lun Tempul, ac mwet in sou lun mwet kulansap lal Solomon, elos muta yen selos sifacna in siti selos sifacna. Pa inge inen mwet kol ke kais sie ipin acn lun Judah su muta in Jerusalem:
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;
[Mwet in sruf lun Judah]: Athaiah, wen natul Uzziah, wen natul Zechariah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Amariah, Shephatiah, ac Mahalalel, su fwilin tulik natul Perez, wen natul Judah.
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.
Maaseiah, wen natul Baruch, wen natul Colhozeh. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, ac Zechariah, su fwilin tulik natul Shelah, wen natul Judah.
6 The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.
Mwet pulaik angfoko onngoul oalkosr sin fwilin tulik natul Perez, elos muta in Jerusalem.
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;
[Mwet in sruf lun Benjamin]: Sallu, wen natul Meshullam, wen natul Joed. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Pedaiah, Kolaiah, Maaseiah, Ithiel, ac Jeshaiah.
8 and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
Gabbai ac Sallai, sou fototo nu sel Sallu. Pisen mwet Benjamin nukewa su muta in Jerusalem pa eufoko longoul oalkosr.
9 Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
Joel, wen natul Zichri, pa mwet kol lalos, ac Judah, wen natul Hassenuah, pa akluo yal in kol siti sac.
10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;
[Mwet Tol]: Jedaiah, wen natul Joiarib, ac Jachin.
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;
Seraiah, wen natul Hilkiah, wen natul Meshullam. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Zadok, Meraioth, ac Ahitub, su Mwet Tol Fulat.
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;
Inmasrlon sou se inge, mwet oalfoko longoul luo pa kulansap in Tempul. Adaiah, wen natul Jeroham, wen natul Pelaliah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Amzi, Zechariah, Pashhur, ac Malchijah.
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;
Mwet luofoko angngaul luo in sou lulap se inge elos sifen sou. Amashsai, wen natul Azarel, wen natul Ahzai. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Meshillemoth ac Immer.
14 and his associates —128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
Mwet siofok longoul oalkosr in sou se inge elos mwet mweun pulaik. Mwet kol lalos pa Zabdiel, wen nutin sie sou pwengpeng.
15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
[Mwet Levi]: Shemaiah, wen natul Hasshub, wen natul Azrikam. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Hashabiah ac Bunni.
16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
Shabbethai ac Jozabad, mwet Levi eteyuk ac elos pa liaung orekma likin Tempul.
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.
Mattaniah, wen natul Mica, wen natul Zabdi, sie mwet in fita lal Asaph. El kol mwet on lun Tempul ke elos alullul ke pre in sang kulo. Bakbukiah, su mwet kasru lal Mattaniah. Abda, wen natul Shammua, wen natul Galal, sie mwet in fwilin tulik natul Jeduthun.
18 The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
Pisen mwet Levi nukewa su muta in siti mutal Jerusalem pa luofoko oalngoul akosr.
19 And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
[Mwet topang ke mutunoa lun Tempul]: Akkub, Talmon, ac mwet wialos, elos mwet siofok itngoul luo nufon.
20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
Mwet lula sin mwet Israel, ac mwet lula sin mwet tol ac mwet Levi, elos muta yen selos sifacna in siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya in Judah.
21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
Mwet orekma lun Tempul elos muta ke ipin acn se Jerusalem pangpang Ophel, ac orekma ye kolyuk lal Ziha ac Gishpa.
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.
Mwet se ma liyaung mwet Levi su muta in Jerusalem pa Uzzi, wen natul Bani, wen natul Hashabiah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Mattaniah ac Mica, ac el ma in sou lulap lun Asaph. Sou se inge pa fosrngakin on ke pacl in alu ke Tempul.
23 For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
Oasr oakwuk fulat orekla tuh kais sie sou in kol on ke Tempul ke kais sie len.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
Pethahiah, wen natul Meshezabel, in sou lal Zerah ac sruf lun Judah, el mwet aolyen mwet Jew nu sin tokosra Persia.
25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
Pus mwet muta ke acn apkuran nu ke ima lalos. Elos su ma in sruf lal Judah muta Kiriath Arba, Dibon, ac Jekabzeel, ac ke inkul ma oan apkuran nu ke acn inge.
26 in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
Elos oayapa muta in siti lun Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet,
27 in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
ac Hazarshual, ac in Beersheba ac inkul ma rauneak acn we.
28 in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
Elos muta in siti Ziklag, ac in Meconah ac inkul ma apkuran nu Meconah,
29 in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
in 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, ac inkul ma apkuran nu ke acn inge. Elos muta in Lachish ac ke ima ma apkuran nu we, ac in Azekah ac inkul ma rauneak. Kalmac pa mwet Judah elos muta ke acn inmasrlon Beersheba layen eir nwe ke Infahlfal Hinnom layen epang.
31 The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
Mwet in sruf lun Benjamin elos muta in Geba, Michmash, Ai, Bethel, ac inkul ma apkuran nu we,
32 in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
Anathoth, Nob, Anaiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
Lod, ac Ono, ac ke Infahlfal lun Mwet Tufahl.
36 And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
Kutu u lun mwet Levi su tuh muta in acn lun Judah mokleyukla elos in muta yurin mwet Benjamin.
