Nehemiah 11
1 The [Israeli] leaders [and their families] settled in the sacred city, Jerusalem. The other people (cast lots/threw marked stones) to determine which family from each ten families would live in Jerusalem. The other people continued to live in the other towns and cities [in Judea].
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 Those people [asked God to] bless those who volunteered to [be among the 10% who] moved to Jerusalem.
Hahoi Jerusalem kaawm hane naw hah taminaw ni yawhawi a poe awh.
3 [Some of] the priests, [some of] the [other] descendants of Levi, [some of] the temple workers, and the descendants of King Solomon’s servants, and many of the other people lived on their own property in the towns [where their ancestors had lived].
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 But some people from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin [decided to] live in Jerusalem. One of them from the tribe of Judah was Athaiah. He was the son of Uzziah, who was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Shephatiah, who was the son of Mahalalel, who was a descendant of [Judah’s son] 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 [Another one from the tribe of Judah was] Maaseiah, [who was] the son of Baruch, [who was] the son of Colhozeh, [who was] the son of Hazaiah, [who was] the son of Adaiah, [who was] the son of Joiarib, [who was] the son of Zechariah, [who was] a descendant of [Judah’s son] Shelah.
Baruk capa Maaseiah, Kolhozeh capa, Hazaiah capa, Adaiah capa, Joiarib capa, Zekhariah capa, Shilon capanaw doeh.
6 There were 468 men who were descendants of Perez who were valiant/courageous soldiers who lived in Jerusalem.
Perez canaw Jerusalem kaawm e abuemlah 468 touh a pha.
7 [One of the men] of the tribe of Benjamin who decided to live in Jerusalem was Sallu, the 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 Two of Sallu’s relatives, Gabbai and Sallai, also settled in Jerusalem. Altogether, 928 people from the tribe of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem
hahoi Gabbai hoi Sallai abuemlahoi 928 touh a pha awh.
9 Their leader was Joel, son of Zichri. The official who was second in command in Jerusalem was Hassenuah.
Zikhri capa Joel teh ahnimouh kahrawikung lah ao. Hassenuah capa Judah teh kho ukkung lah ao.
10 The priests [who settled in Jerusalem] were Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jakin,
Vaihmanaw thung hoi Joiarib capa Jedaiah hoi Jakhin,
11 Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub [who had previously been] the Supreme Priest.
Hilkiah capa Seraiah, Meshullam capa, Zadok capa Meraioth capa, Ahitub capanaw teh Cathut e imthung kahrawikung lah ao awh.
12 Altogether, 822 members of that clan worked in the temple. Another [priest who settled in Jerusalem] was Adaiah, the 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 Altogether, there were 242 members of that clan who were leaders of the clan [who settled in Jerusalem]. Another [priest who settled in Jerusalem] was Amashsai the 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 There were 128 members of that clan who were valiant soldiers [who settled in Jerusalem]. Their leader was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
A hmaunawnghanaw tarankahawi ni teh athakaawme taminaw 128 touh a pha awh. Ahnimouh kahrawikung teh Haggedolim capa Zabdiel doeh.
15 Another descendant of Levi who settled in Jerusalem was Shemaiah the 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 Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were prominent men who supervised the work outside the temple.
Levih tami kahrawikungnaw thung dawk hoi Cathut im alawilae thaw kakhenkung teh Shabbethai hoi Jozabad doeh.
17 Another one was Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph. Mattaniah directed the temple choir when they sang the prayers to thank [God]. His assistant was Bakbukiah. Another one was Abda, the 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 Altogether, there were 284 descendants of Levi who settled in Jerusalem.
Kathounge kho dawk kaawm e Levih miphun abuemlah 284 a pha.
19 The men who guarded the temple gates were Akkub and Talmon and 172 of their relatives who settled in Jerusalem.
Hathloilah, longkha karingkung Akub, hoi Talmon hoi hmaunawngha rapan longkha karingkungnaw 172 touh a pha awh.
20 The other Israeli people including priests and [other] descendants of Levi lived on their own property in other towns and cities in Judea.
Kacawie Isarelnaw, vaihmanaw hoi Levihnaw teh, Judah ram kho tangkuem amamae thaw dawk lengkaleng ao awh.
21 But the temple workers lived on Ophel [Hill in Jerusalem]. They were supervised by Ziha and Gishpa.
Hatei, Nethinim taminaw teh Ophel vah ao awh. Ziha hoi Gispha teh Nethinim taminaw kahrawikung lah ao roi.
22 The man who supervised the [other] descendants of Levi who [helped the priests and] lived in Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Uzzi belonged to the clan of Asaph, the clan that was in charge of the music in the temple.
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 The king [of Persia] had commanded that the clans should decide what each clan should do to lead the music in the temple each day.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, ahnimouh dawk siangpahrang ni kâlawk poe e ao. Lakasaknaw hnintangkuem rawca poe han telah atipouh.
24 Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, [who was] from the clan of Zerah and a descendant of Judah, was the ambassador [of the Israelis] to the king of Persia.
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 Some of the people [who did not settle in Jerusalem] lived in villages close to their farms. Some from the tribe of Judah lived in villages near Kiriath-Arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel [cities].
Hahoi kho hoi ram dawkvah, Judah ca catoun tangawn teh, Kiriath Arba khote hoi Didon khote, Jekabzeel khote,
26 Some lived in Jeshua [city], in Moladah [city], in Beth-Pelet [city],
Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet;
27 in Hazar-Shual [city], and in Beersheba [city] and the villages near it.
Hazarshual hoi Beersheba khote,
28 Others lived in Ziklag [city], in Meconah [city] and the villages near it,
Ziklag hoi Mekonah hoi khote,
29 in En-Rimmon [city], in Zorah [city], in Jarmuth [city],
Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
30 in Zanoah [city], in Adullam [city], and in the villages near those cities. Some lived in Lachish [city] and in the nearby villages, and some lived in Azekah [town] and the villages near it. All of those people lived in Judea, in the area between Beersheba [in the south] and Hinnom Valley [in the north, at the edge of Jerusalem].
Zanoah, Adullam hoi khotenaw hoi Lakhish hoi ram, Azekah hoi khotenaw dawk ao awh.
31 The people of the tribe of Benjamin lived in Geba [city], Micmash [city], Aija [city which is also known as Ai], Bethel [city] and in nearby villages,
Benjamin ca catounnaw hoi Geba im Mikmas vah kho a sak awh. Hahoi, Ai hoi Bethel khotenaw teh,
32 in Anathoth [city], in Nob [city], in Ananiah [town],
Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 in Hazor [city], in Ramah [city], in Gittaim [city],
Hazar, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 in Hadid [city], in Zeboim [town], in Neballat [town],
Hadid, Zeboiim, Neballat,
35 in Lod [town], in Ono [town], and in Craftsmen’s Valley.
Lod hoi Ono hoi kutsakkathoumnaw e ayawn dawk ao awh.
36 Some of the groups of the descendants of Levi who had lived in Judea were sent to live with [the people of the tribe of] Benjamin.
Hahoi Judah ram ouk kaawm e Levih tami tangawn teh, Benjamin ram dawk ao awh.
