1 Chronicles 6

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Levi ƒe viwoe nye: Gerson, Kohat kple Merari.

2 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Kohat ƒe viwoe nye: Amram, Izhar, Hebron kple Uziel.

3 And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Amram ƒe viwoe nye: Aron, Mose kple Miriam. Aron ƒe viwoe nye: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar kple Itamar.

4 Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua;

Aron ƒe vi tsitsitɔwo ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Eleazar si dzi Finehas, ame si dzi Abisua,

5 and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi;

ame si dzi Buki, ame si dzi Uzi,

6 and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth;

ame si dzi Zerahia, ame si dzi Merayot,

7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

ame si dzi Amaria, ame si dzi Ahitub,

8 and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz;

ame si dzi Zadok, ame si dzi Ahimaaz,

9 and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan;

ame si dzi Azaria, ame si dzi Yohanan,

10 and Johanan begot Azariah — he it is that executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem —

ame si dzi Azaria, ame si nye Nunɔlagã si nɔ Solomo ƒe gbedoxɔ me le Yerusalem.

11 and Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

Azaria hã dzi Amaria, ame si dzi Ahitub,

12 and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum;

ame si dzi Zadok, ame si dzi Salum,

13 and Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah;

ame si dzi Hilkia, ame si dzi Azaria.

14 and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak;

Azaria dzi Seraya, ame si dzi Yehozadak,

15 and Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

ame si woɖe aboyoe esime Yehowa na Nebukadnezar ɖe aboyo ame siwo nɔ Yuda kple Yerusalem.

16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

Abe ale si wode dzesii xoxo ene la, Levi ƒe viwoe nye, Gerson, Kohat kple Merari.

17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni, and Shimei.

Gerson ƒe viwoe nye: Libni kple Simei.

18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Kohat ƒe viwoe nye: Amram, Izhar, Hebron kple Uziel.

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

Merari ƒe viwoe nye: Mahli kple Musi. Ƒome siwo dzɔ tso Levi ƒe hlɔ̃ me la le ale:

20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son;

Gerson ƒe viwoe nye, Libni, Yahat, Zima,

21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

Yoa, Ido, Zera kple Yeaterai.

22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son;

Kohat ƒe viwoe nye: Aminadab, Korah, Asir,

23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son;

Elkana, Ebiasaf, Asir,

24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

Tahat, Uriel, Uzia kple Saul.

25 And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth.

Elkana ƒe dzidzimeviwo ma ɖe ƒome siawo me: Amasai, Ahimɔt,

26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son;

Elkana, Zofai, Nahat,

27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

Eliab, Yeroham kple Elkana.

28 And the sons of Samuel: the first-born Vashni; then Abiah.

Samuel ƒe vi siwo nye tatɔwo na ƒome siwo dzɔ tso Samuel me la woe nye: Yoel, Via ŋutsu tsitsitɔ kple evelia, Abiya.

29 The sons of Merari: Mahli; Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son;

Merari ƒe vi siwo nye tatɔwo na ƒome siwo dzɔ tso Merari me la woe nye: Mahli, Libni, Simei, Uza,

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

Simea, Hagia kple Asaya.

31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

Fia David ɖo hadzihadzikpɔlawo kple hadzilawo be woakafu Yehowa le agbadɔ la me esime wòtsɔ nubablaɖaka la de eme megbe.

32 And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and they took their station at their service according to their order.

Wotsɔ hadzidzi subɔ le le Mawu ƒe agbadɔ la ŋgɔ va se ɖe esime Solomo tu Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la ɖe Yerusalem eye hadzilawo yi woƒe dɔ dzi le ɖoɖo nu.

33 And these are they that took their station, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel;

Hadzihakplɔlawo ƒe ŋkɔwo kple woƒe dzidzimeviwo le ale: Hadzila Heman tso Kohat ƒe hlɔ̃ la me. Eƒe dzidzime heyi megbe va se ɖe Israel dzi la yi ale: Yoel, Samuel,

34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah;

Elkana, Yeroham, Eliel, Toax,

35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai;

Zuf, Elkana, Mahat, Amasai,

36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah;

Elkana, Yoel, Azaria, Zefania,

37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah;

Tahat, Asir, Ebiasaf, Korah,

38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

Izhar, Kohat, Levi, Israel.

39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand; even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea;

Heman ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔ gbãtɔe nye Asaf, ame si ƒe dzidzime heyi megbe va se ɖe Levi dzi la yi ale: Berekia, Simea,

40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah;

Mikael, Baaseia, Malkiya,

41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah;

Etni, Zera, Adaya,

42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei;

Etan, Zima, Simei,

43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

Yahat, Gerson, Levi.

44 And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch;

Heman ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔ eveliae nye Etan, tso Merari ƒe ƒome la me. Enɔa Heman ƒe miame. Eƒe dzidzimeviwo heyi megbe va se ɖe Levi dzi yi ale: Kisi, Abdi, Maluk,

45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah;

Hasabia, Amazia, Hilkia,

46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer;

Amzi, Bani, Semer,

47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Mahli, Musi, Merari kple Levi.

48 And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

Woƒe ƒometɔwo nye Levitɔ bubuawo. Wotsɔ wo ɖo dɔ bubu vovovowo nu le Mawu ƒe agbadɔ la me.

49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt-offering, and upon the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Ke Aron kple eƒe dzidzimeviwo koe nye nunɔlawo. Woƒe dɔdeasiwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye numevɔwo sasa, dzudzɔdodo, dɔwɔwɔ le Kɔkɔeƒe ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe kple dɔ siwo ku ɖe ƒe sia ƒe ƒe Avuléŋkekenyui le Israel ŋuti. Wokpɔa egbɔ be wowɔ ɖe nu siwo katã Mose, Mawu ƒe dɔla ɖo na wo la dzi pɛpɛpɛ.

50 And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son;

Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye: Eleazar, Finehas, Abisua,

51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son;

Buki, Uzi, Zerahia,

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son;

Merayot, Amaria, Ahitub,

53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok kple Ahimaaz.

54 Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot,

Du kple anyigba siwo wona Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo, ame siwo tso Kohat ƒe hlɔ̃ me la woe nye:

55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the open land round about it;

Hebron kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlãe le Yuda.

56 but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

(Ke agbledeƒe kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã du gã la, wotsɔ wo na Kaleb, Yefune ƒe vi.)

57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the city of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with the open land about it, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;

Esiwo wotso na Aron viwoe nye: Hebron (Sitsoƒedu), Libna kple eŋu lãnyiƒe, Yatir kple Estemoa kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo.

58 and Hilen with the open land about it, Debir with the open land about it;

Hilen, Debir,

59 and Ashan with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it;

Asan, Yuta kple Bet Semes kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu na Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo.

60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with the open land about it, and Alemeth with the open land about it, and Anathoth with the open land about it. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

Benyamin ƒe viwo tso du bubu aɖewo, du siwo dometɔ aɖewo nye Geba, Alemet kple Anatɔt hekpe ɖe lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo ŋu. Du siwo katã woma ɖe Kohat ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome le wuietɔ̃.

61 And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

Woda akɔ azɔ be woama anyigba mamlɛa ɖe Kohat ƒe dzidzimevi bubuawo dome eye woxɔ du ewo le Manase ƒe hlɔ̃ ƒe afã ƒe anyigba dzi.

62 And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Woda akɔ eye woxɔ du wuietɔ̃ le Basan le Isaka, Aser, Naftali kple Manase ƒe viwo si tsɔ na Gerson ƒe viwo.

63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Woda akɔ eye woxɔ du wuieve le Ruben, Gad kple Zebulon ƒe viwo si tsɔ na Merari ƒe viwo.

64 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with the open land about them.

Ale Israelviwo tsɔ du siawo kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo na Levitɔwo.

65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

Le Yuda, Simeon kple Benyamin ƒe towo me la, wotsɔ du siwo ŋkɔ woyɔxoxo la na wo.

66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Efraim ƒe viwo tsɔ Sitsoƒedu siawo kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la na Kohat ƒe viwo:

67 And they gave unto them the city of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with the open land about it; Gezer also with the open land about it;

Sekem (sitsoƒedu) kple Gezer,

68 and Jokmeam with the open land about it, and Bethhoron with the open land about it;

Yokmeam kple Bet Horon,

69 and Aijalon with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it;

Aiyalon kple Gat Rimon kple eŋu lãnyiƒe.

70 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with the open land about it, and Bileam with the open land about it, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã tsɔ Sitsoƒedu siawo kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la na Kohat ƒe viwo ƒe afã: Aner kple Balaam.

71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, and Ashtaroth with the open land about it;

Sitsoƒedu kple woƒe lãnyiƒe siwo Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã tsɔ na Gerson ƒe viwo la nye: Golan le Basan kple Astarot.

72 and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;

Isaka ƒe viwo tsɔ Kedes, Daberat,

73 and Ramoth with the open land about it, and Anem with the open land about it;

Ramot kple Anem kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la na wo.

74 and out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the open land about it, and Abdon with the open land about it;

Aser ƒe viwo tsɔ Abdon, Masal

75 and Hukok with the open land about it; and Rehob with the open land about it;

Hukok kple Rehob kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo na wo.

76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, and Hammon with the open land about it, and Kiriathaim with the open land about it.

Naftali ƒe viwo tsɔ Kedes le Galilea, Hamon kple Kiriataim kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo na wo.

77 Unto the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with the open land about it, Tabor with the open land about it;

Zebulon ƒe viwo tsɔ Rimono kple Tabor kpakple woƒe lãnyiƒewo na Merari ƒe viwo abe Sitsoƒeduwo ene.

78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it,

Tso Ruben ƒe to la me le Yɔdan ƒe akpa kemɛ le Yeriko kasa la, woxɔ Bezer le gbegbe la, Yaza,

79 and Kedemoth with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it;

Kedemot kple Mefaat kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu.

80 and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, and Mahanaim with the open land about it,

Gad ƒe viwo tsɔ Ramot le Gilead, Mahanaim

81 and Heshbon with the open land about it, and Jazer with the open land about it.

Hesbon kple Yazer kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo na wo.