< Nehemiah 3 >

1 And Eliashib the high priest rises, and his brothers the priests, and they build the Sheep Gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even to the Tower of Meah they have sanctified it, to the Tower of Hananeel;
Eliasib, nunɔlagã la kple nunɔla bubuwo gbugbɔ Alẽgbo la ƒe sɔtiwo tu, eye wode ʋɔtruwo eŋu nyuie hekɔ eŋuti tso Alafa ɖeka mɔ la gbɔ va se ɖe Hananel mɔ la gbɔ.
2 and by his hand men of Jericho have built; and by their hand Zaccur son of Imri has built;
Yerikotɔwo kple Zakur, Imri ƒe vi la, ƒe dɔwɔlawo kpe ɖe ameawo ŋu le dɔ la wɔwɔ me.
3 and sons of Hassenaah have built the Fish Gate; they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
Hasenaa ƒe viwo ɖo Tɔmelãgbo la. Wolã xɔtutiwo, de ʋɔtruawo, eye wode ʋɔtruŋugawo kple ʋɔmedegawo wo ŋu.
4 And by their hand Merimoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, has strengthened; and by his hand Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabeel, has strengthened; and by his hand Zadok son of Baana has strengthened;
Meremot, Uria ƒe vi kple Hakɔz ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi wogbugbɔ gli la ƒe akpa si kplɔe ɖo la ɖo, eye Mesulam, Berekia ƒe vi kple Mesezabel ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi kple Zadok, Baana ƒe vi, hã woɖo gli la ƒe akpa bubuwo.
5 and by his hand the Tekoites have strengthened, and their majestic ones have not brought in their neck to the service of their Lord.
Ame siwo ɖo gli kplɔ wo ɖo la woe nye, Tekoa ŋutsuwo, gake woƒe bubumewo mede ta dɔ la me le woƒe dzikpɔlawo te o.
6 And Jehoiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah have strengthened the Old Gate; they have walled it, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.
Yoiada, Pasea ƒe vi kple Mesulam, Besodeia ƒe vi wodzra Agbo Xoxo la ɖo. Wotu atiawo, de ʋɔtruawo agbo la nu, eye wode ʋɔtruŋugawo kple ʋɔmedegawo.
7 And by their hand Melatiah the Gibeonite has strengthened, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, [belonging] to the throne of the governor beyond the River.
Ame siwo wɔ dɔ ɖe wo yome la woe nye Melatia tso Gibeon, Yadon tso Meronot kple ŋutsu siwo tso Gibeon kple Mizpa; teƒe siawo katã le mɔmefia si le Frat Tɔsisi la godo la te.
8 By his hand Uzziel son of Harhaiah of the refiners has strengthened; and by his hand Hananiah son of [one of] the compounders has strengthened; and they leave Jerusalem to the broad wall.
Uziel, Harhaia ƒe vi si nye sikaɖaŋuwɔlawo dometɔ ɖeka la hã wɔ dɔ le gliawo ŋu. Ame si wɔ dɔ kplɔe ɖo lae nye Hananiya, amiʋeʋĩwɔla aɖe. Woɖɔ gli la ɖo tso Yerusalem va se ɖe keke Gli Gbadza la gbɔ ke.
9 And by their hand Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, has strengthened.
Tso afi sia la, Refaya si nye Hur ƒe vi, ame si nye Yerusalem nuto la ƒe afã dziɖula la ɖo gli la ƒe akpa aɖe.
10 And by their hand Jedaiah son of Harumaph has strengthened, and opposite his own house; and by his hand Hattush son of Hashabniah has strengthened.
Le eya megbe la, Yedaia, Harumaf ƒe vi ɖɔ gli si dze ŋgɔ eƒe aƒe la ɖo. Ame si wɔ dɔ kplɔe ɖo lae nye Hatus, Hasabnia ƒe vi.
11 A second measure Malchijah son of Harim has strengthened, and Hashub son of Pahath-Moab, even the Tower of the Furnaces.
Ame siwo kplɔ eya hã ɖo lae nye Malkiya, Harim ƒe vi kple Hasub, Pahat Moab ƒe vi, ame si dzra Dzokpomɔ la ɖo kpe ɖe gli la ɖoɖo ŋu.
12 And by his hand Shallum son of Halohesh, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, has strengthened, he and his daughters.
Salum, Halohes ƒe vi, ame si nye Yerusalem nuto la ƒe afã evelia dziɖula la kple via nyɔnuwo dzra gli la ƒe akpa si le Dzokpomɔ la megbe ɖo.
13 Hanun has strengthened the Valley Gate, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they have built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and one thousand cubits in the wall to the Refuse Gate.
Ame siwo gbugbɔ Balimegbo la ɖɔɖola woe nye Hanun kple Zanoatɔwo. Wode agbomedegawo kple ʋɔmedegawo eŋu. Azɔ la, wogbugbɔ gli la ƒe akpa si ƒe didime anɔ abe mita alafa ene blaatɔ̃ ene la tu va se ɖe Aɖukpogbo la nu.
14 And Malchijah son of Rechab, head of the district of Beth-Haccerem, has strengthened the Refuse Gate; he builds it, and sets up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
Malkiya, Rekab ƒe vi, ame si nye Bet Hakerem dziɖula la gbugbɔ Aɖukpogbo la tu, de ʋɔtruwo enu, eye wòde ʋɔtruŋugawo kple ʋɔmedegawo ʋɔtruawo ŋu.
15 And Shallum son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, has strengthened the Fountain Gate: he builds it, and covers it, and sets up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Siloah, to the garden of the king, and to the steps that are going down from the City of David.
Salum, Kol Hoze ƒe vi, ame si kpɔa Mizpa nuto la dzi la wɔ dɔ le Tsidzidzigbo la ŋu. Egbugbɔe tu, gbae, hede ʋɔtru, ʋɔtruŋugawo kple ʋɔmedegawo wo ŋu. Azɔ la, egbugbɔ gli la ɖo tso Siloam Ta la ŋu yi fia la ƒe abɔ gbɔ kple atrakpui siwo ɖiɖi tso Yerusalem ƒe akpa si nye Fia David ƒe du la me.
16 After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of the half of the district of Beth-Zur, has strengthened to opposite the graves of David, and to the pool that is made, and to the house of the mighty ones.
Le eya megbe la, Azbuk ƒe vi, Nehemia, ame si nye Bet Zur nuto la ƒe afã dziɖula la ɖo gli la va se ɖe teƒe si dze ŋgɔ David ƒe yɔdokpewo gbɔ heyi Tsita si amewo ɖe kple Kalẽtɔwo ƒe Aƒe gbɔ ke.
17 After him the Levites have strengthened, [and] Rehum son of Bani; by his hand Hashabiah, head of the half of the district of Keilah, has strengthened for his district.
Emegbe la, Levitɔ aɖewo wɔ dɔ le Rehum, Bani ƒe vi, te. Le woawo megbe la, Hasabia, ame si nye Keila nuto la ƒe afã dziɖula la kpɔ gli la ɖoɖo dzi le eya ŋutɔ ƒe nuto me.
18 After him their brothers have strengthened, [and] Bavvai son of Henadad, head of the half of the district of Keilah.
Ame siwo kplɔe ɖo la woe nye eƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo. Wowɔ dɔ le Bawai, Henadad ƒe vi, ame si nye Keila nuto la ƒe afã evelia dziɖula la ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te.
19 And Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, strengthens, by his hand, a second measure, from in front of the ascent of the armory at the angle.
Dɔwɔla siwo kplɔ wo ɖo la nɔ Ezer, Yesua ƒe vi, Mizpa dziɖula ƒe kpɔkplɔ te. Wowɔ dɔ le gli la ŋu tso Aʋawɔnuxɔ la gbɔ le gli la ƒe dzogoe dzi.
20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai has hurried to strengthen a second measure from the angle to the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Emegbe la, Baruk, Zebai ƒe vi, ɖo gli la tso dzogoe la dzi yi Eliasib, nunɔlagã la, ƒe aƒe gbɔ.
21 After him Meremoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, has strengthened a second measure, from the opening of the house of Eliashib even to the completion of the house of Eliashib.
Meremot, Uria ƒe vi kple Hakɔz ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi, woɖo gli la ƒe akpa aɖe tso Eliasib ƒe aƒe ƒe agbo ƒe kasa yi aƒe la xa.
22 And after him the priests, men of the circuit, have strengthened.
Ame siwo wɔ dɔ kplɔ wo ɖo la woe nye nunɔla siwo tso nuto siwo ƒo xlã wo la me.
23 After them Benjamin has strengthened, and Hashub, opposite their house; after him Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, has strengthened near his house.
Benyamin, Hasub kple Azaria, Maaseya ƒe vi kple Anania ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi woɖo gli la ƒe akpa siwo to woƒe aƒewo ŋu.
24 After him Binnui son of Henadad has strengthened a second measure, from the house of Azariah to the angle, and to the corner.
Le woawo yome la, Binui, Henadad ƒe vi ɖo gli la tso Azaria ƒe aƒe gbɔ yi dzogoe la dzi,
25 Palal son of Uzai [strengthened] from opposite the angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that [is] at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh [strengthened].
eye Palal, Uzai ƒe vi, ɖoe tso dzogoe la dzi yi ɖatɔ fia la ƒe mɔ ƒe xɔ kɔkɔtɔ gbɔ le gaxɔ la ƒe gɔmeɖokpe gbɔ, eye Pedaya, Paros ƒe vi kplɔe ɖo.
26 And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, to opposite the Water Gate at the east, and the tower that goes out.
Gbedoxɔmedɔwɔla siwo nɔ Ofel togbɛ dzi la, gbugbɔ gli la ɖo va ɖo Tsigbo ɣedzeƒetɔ la kple mɔ la ƒe xɔ tsrala gbɔ.
27 After him the Tekoites have strengthened a second measure, from opposite the great tower that goes out, and to the wall of Ophel.
Tekoatɔwo kplɔ wo ɖo. Woɖo gli la ƒe akpa si le Mɔ la ƒe Xɔ kɔkɔ la ƒe akpa kemɛ yi ɖatɔ Ofel ƒe gli la.
28 From above the Horse Gate the priests have strengthened, each opposite his house.
Le Sɔgbo la tame, nunɔlawo ɖɔ gli si le wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe ƒe aƒe ŋgɔ la ɖo.
29 After them Zadok son of Immer has strengthened opposite his house; and after him Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the East Gate, has strengthened.
Zadok, Imer ƒe vi, hã gbugbɔ gli si le eƒe aƒe kasa la ɖo. Semaya, Sekania ƒe vi, Ɣedzeƒegbo la ŋudzɔla, kplɔe ɖo.
30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah has strengthened, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, a second measure; after him Meshullam son of Berechiah has strengthened opposite his chamber.
Le esia yome Hananiya, Selemia ƒe vi, Hanun, Zalaf ƒe viŋutsu adelia kple Mesulam, Berekia ƒe vi woɖo gli la le woƒe aƒewo ŋu.
31 After him Malchijah son of the refiner has strengthened, to the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, opposite the Miphkad Gate, and to the ascent of the corner.
Malkiya, sikaɖaŋuwɔlawo dometɔ ɖeka ɖo gli la va ɖo keke gbedoxɔmedɔwɔlawo ƒe nɔƒe kple asitsalawo ƒe takpeƒe le “Mustagbo” la ƒe akpa kemɛ heyi dziƒoxɔ la gbɔ le dzogoe la dzi.
32 And between the ascent of the corner and the Sheep Gate, the refiners and the merchants have strengthened.
Sikaɖaŋuwɔla kple asitsala bubuawo wu gli la nu tso dzogoe ma dzi yi ɖatɔ Alẽgbo la.

< Nehemiah 3 >