Ezra 8
1 This is a list of the names of the leaders of the clans who came with me up [to Jerusalem] from Babylonia when Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia]:
Isala: ili fi ilia mugululi asili hina bagade Adasegesisi ea ouligibi amo galu, Esela amola gilisili Yelusaleme moilai bai bagadega buhagi, amo fi ouligisu dunu ilia dio da hagudu dedei.
2 Gershom, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s grandson] Phinehas Daniel, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s son] Ithamar Hattush, the son of Shecaniah, from the clan descended from King David
Gesiome da Finia: se fi ilima ouligisu esalu. Da: niele da Idama fi ilima ouligisu esalu. Ha: dase (Sieganaia egefe) da Da: ibidi fi ilima ouligisu esalu. Segalia da Ba: ilose fi ilima ouligisu esalu. Ea fi dunu amo 150 da e amola gilisili buhagi. Ilia aowalali dio da buga ganodini dedei dialebe ba: i. Elihouini (Selahaia egefe) da Ba: iha: de Moua: be fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 200 amo oule asi. Sieganaia (Yaha: isiele egefe) da Sa: du fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 300 oule asi. Ebede (Yonada: ne egefe) da A: idini fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 50 oule asi. Yisa: ia (A: dalaia egefe) da Ilame fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 70 oule asi. Sebadaia (Maigele egefe) da Siefadaia fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 80 oule asi. Oubadaia (Yihaiele egefe) da Youa: be fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 218 oule asi. Sieloumide (Yousifaia egefe) da Ba: inai fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 160 oule asi. Segalia (Biba: iai egefe) da Biba: iai fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 28 oule asi. Youha: ina: ne (Ha: gada: ne egefe) da A: saga: de fi ilima ouligisu esalu. E da dunu 110 oule asi. Ilifelede, Yiuele amola Siema: iya da A: douniga: me fi ouligi. Ilia da dunu 60 oule asi. Be ilia da fa: no agoane buhagi. Udai amola Sa: ge da Bigifa: i fi amo ouligi. Ela da dunu 70 oule asi.
3 Zechariah and 150 [other] men from the clan descended from Parosh
4 Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 other men from the clan descended from Pahath-Moab
5 Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel and 300 other men from the clan descended from Zattu
6 Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 other men from the clan descended from Adin
7 Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 other men from the clan descended from Elam
8 Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 other men from the clan descended from Shephatiah
9 Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 other men from the clan descended from Joab
10 Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and 160 other men from the clan descended from Bani
11 Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 other men from the clan descended from [another man whose name was] Bebai
12 Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 other men from the clan descended from Azgad
13 Also Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who returned [here] later with 60 men from the clan descended from Adonikam
14 And Uthai and Zaccur and 70 other men from the clan descended from Bigvai.
15 I gathered all of them together at the canal that goes [from Babylon] to Ahava [town]. We set up our tents there and stayed there for three days. [During that time] I checked the lists of names and found out that there were priests [going with us], but no [other] descendants of Levi [who could help them in the temple].
Na da amo dunu huluane gilisili, dunuga ogai hano amo da Aha: ifa moilaiga doaga: sa amo gadenene eso udiana esalu. Na da amogawi ba: loba, gobele salasu dunu mogili ba: i, be Lifai dunu hame ba: i.
16 So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, two men whose names were Elnathan, and Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were all leaders [of the people]. I also summoned Joiarib and another Elnathan, who were wise.
Na da Isala: ili fi ouligisu dunu sesegeane amo nama misa: ne sia: i. Amo da Eliesa, Eliele, Siema: iya, Elena: ida: ne, Ya: ilibe, Elena: ida: ne, Na: ida: ne, Segalia amola Mesiala: me. Amola na da olelesu dunu aduna amo Yoialibe amola Elena: ida: ne amo nama misa: ne sia: i.
17 I sent them all to Iddo, the leader of the descendants of Levi, who was living in Casiphia [town], to request that he and his relatives and other men who had worked in the temple send to us some men who would [go/come with us to] work in God’s new temple [in Jerusalem].
Na da amo dunu Gasifia moilai dunu fi gilisisu amo ilia ouligisu dunu Idou, amola ea fidisu dunu (amo da Debolo hawa: hamosu dunu), ilima ilia da ninima Gode Ea hawa: hamosu dunu debolo diasu ganodini hawa: hamoma: ne amo ninima asunasimu, amo adole ba: musa: na da amo dunu asunasi.
18 Because God was kind to us, they brought to us a man named Sherebiah and 18 of his sons and other relatives. Sherebiah was a very wise man, a descendant of Mahli, [who was a grandson] of Levi.
Gode da Ea Asigidafa Hou amoga fidibiba: le, ilia da Sielibaia, egefe amola yolalali gilisili 18agoane ninima asunasi. Sielibaia da Lifai fi dunu sosogo fi Milalai amo ganodini esalu.
19 They also sent to us Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and 20 of their relatives.
Ilia da Milalai fi dunu aduna amo Hasiabaia, Yisa: ia amola ilia sosogo fi dunu 20 eno ninima asunasi.
20 They also sent 220 other men to work in the temple. Those men’s ancestors had been appointed by King David to assist the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests in the temple]. I listed/wrote the names of all those men.
Amola debolo hawa: hamosu dunu eno 220 agoane ilia da asunasi. Hina bagade Da: ibidi amola eagene ouligisu dunu da amo dunu ilia aowalali dunu amo ilia Lifai dunu fidima: ne ilegei dagoi. Ilia dio huluane da dedei dagoi ba: i.
21 There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would (fast/abstain from eating food) and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.
Aha: ifa dunuga ogai hano bega: , na da dunu huluane ilima ilia da ha: i mae nawane amola ilia hou fonobone, Godema sia: ne gadoma: ne sia: i. Amola ninia da logoga ahoasea, Gode da bisili masa: ne amola ninia amola ninia mano amola ninia liligi huluane amo gaga: ma: ne, ninia da Ema sia: ne gadoma: ne, na da sia: i.
22 Previously we had told the king that our God takes care of all those who truly trust in him, but that he becomes very angry with those who refuse to obey him. So I would have been ashamed if I had asked the king to send soldiers and men riding on horses to protect us from our enemies while we were traveling along the road.
Na da gogosia: iba: le, na da Adasegesisima e da nini gaga: ma: ne, dadi gagui gilisisu asunasima: ne hame sia: i. Bai na da musa: ema adoi, amo Gode da nowa dunu da Ea hou dafawaneyale dawa: sea, lalegagusea, E da amo dunu noga: le hahawane dogolegele fidisa. Be nowa da Ea hou higasea, E da hahawane hame ba: sa, amola amo dunuma se dabe iaha.
23 So we (fasted/abstained from eating food) and requested God to protect us, and he (answered our prayers/did what we requested.)
Amaiba: le, ninia da ha: i mae nawane Godema amo E da nini gaga: ma: ne sia: ne gadosu. Amola E da ninia sia: ne gadosu nabi.
24 I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.
Gobele salasu hina dunu gilisisu amoga na da Sielibaia, Hasiabaia amola dunu eno nabuane gala amo ilegei.
25 I appointed them to supervise carrying to Jerusalem the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items that the king and his advisors and other officials, and the Israeli people [who were living in Babylonia], had contributed for the temple of our God.
Na da goe liligi ilia dioi defei ba: i, amo silifa, gouli amola ofodo amo Adasegesisi, ea fidisu dunu, eagene ouligisu dunu amola Isala: ili fi dunu da Debolo fidima: ne i, amo na da gobele salasu dunuma i.
26 As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of gold,
27 20 gold bowls that altogether weighed (19 pounds/8.6 kg.), and two items made of polished bronze that were as valuable as ones made of gold.
Na ilima i liligi amo da goea. Silifa...22 dane Silifa Ofodo 100...70 gilougala: me Gouli...3,400 gilougala: me Gouli ofodo 20...8.4 gilougala: me Balasi ofodo (noga: idafa gouli defele) 2
28 I said to those priests, “You belong to Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/also belonged to), and these valuable things also belong to him. The people themselves gave these things to be offerings to Yahweh (voluntarily/because they wanted to).
Na da ilima amane sia: i, “Hina Gode da dilia aowalali fi ilia Godedafa. Amola dilia da Hina Gode Ea hadigi sema momogili gagai dunu. Amola silifa ofodo amola gouli ofodo, dilia da Ema hahawane udigili iasu gaguli misi, amo amola da Godema hadigi sema momodale ligiagai.
29 So guard them carefully, and [when we arrive] in Jerusalem, weigh them in the presence of the priests, the descendants of Levi [who will help the priests], and the other Israeli leaders there. They will then put them in the storerooms in the new temple.”
Amo liligi noga: le ouligilalea, Debolo diasuga doaga: ma. Amogawi, gobele salasu sesei amo ganodini, amo liligi gobele salasu ouligisu dunu, Lifai ouligisu amola Isala: ili fi Yelusaleme amo ganodini esala ilia ouligisu dunu ilima ima!”
30 So the priests and [other] descendants of Levi took from me all the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items, in order to carry them to the temple in Jerusalem.
Amaiba: le, gobele salasu dunu amola Lifai dunu ilia da silifa, gouli amola ofodo lale, Yelusaleme Debolo diasuga gaguli masa: ne ouligi.
31 On April 19, we left the Ahava Canal and started to travel to Jerusalem. Our God took care of us, and while we traveled, he prevented our enemies and bandits from (ambushing us/suddenly attacking us).
Oubi magobo amoga, eso 12 amoga, ninia da Aha: ifa Hano (dunuga ogai hano) amo fisili, Yelusalemega doaga: musa: asi. Ninia Gode da nini sigi asi. Ha lai dunu da nini logo legesa: besa: le, nini ahoanoba, ninia Gode da noga: le ouligisu.
32 After we arrived in Jerusalem, we rested for three days.
Ninia Yelusalemega doaga: le, eso udiana agoane helefi.
33 Then on the fourth/next day we went to the temple. There the silver and gold and the other items were weighed and given to the priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah. Eleazar the son of Phinehas and two descendants of Levi, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, were with him.
Amanoba, eso biyadu amoga ninia da Debolo diasuga heda: le, silifa amola gouli gaguli, gobele salasu dunu ea dio amo Melimode (Ulaia egefe) ema i. Melimode ema gilisi dunu da Elia: isa (Finia: se egefe) amola Lifai dunu aduna amo Yosaba: de (Yesua egefe) amola Mouadaia (Binuai egefe).
34 They counted everything, and wrote down how much they weighed, and wrote [a description of] each item.
Ilia da liligi huluane idili, amola amo ilia dioi defei buga ganodini dedei.
35 We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats [to atone] for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.
Dunu huluane mugululi asi buhagi amo da Isala: ili Godema gobele salasu hamomusa: liligi gaguli misi. Ilia da Isala: ili dunu ilia wadela: i hou huluane bu hahamoma: ne, bulamagau gawali 12 agoane, sibi gawali 96 agoane amola sibi mano 77 agoane, amo gobele salasu hamoma: ne iasu. Amola ilisu ilia Wadela: i Hou Gogolema: ne Olofoma: ne Iasu, goudi 12 amo gobele salasu hamoma: ne i. Amo ohe fi huluane ilia Hina Godema gobele salasu hamoi dagoi.
36 Some of us who returned [from Babylonia] took to the governors and other officials of the province west of the [Euphrates] River the letter that the king had given to us. [After they read the letter, ] they did all [that they were able to do] for us Israeli people and for the temple of God.
Amola ilia da meloa dedei amo Adasegesisi da ilima i, amo ilia da Guma: dini Iufala: idisi eagene dunu amola ouligisu dunu ilima i. Amalu, amo dunu da ilima amola Debolo diasu sia: ne gadosu hawa: hamoma: ne fuligala: i.
