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].
Afei, ɔmanfo no ntuanofo kɔtenaa Yerusalem, kuropɔn kronkron no mu. Wɔbɔɔ ntonto kronkron wɔ nnipa no a na wɔtete Yuda ne Benyamin nkurow bi no so, yii mu nkyɛmu du mu baako ma wɔn nso kɔtenaa hɔ. Na nkae no de, wɔtenaa nea wɔte hɔ ara.
2 Those people [asked God to] bless those who volunteered to [be among the 10% who] moved to Jerusalem.
Na ɔmanfo no kamfoo obiara a ofi ne pɛ mu san kɔtenaa Yerusalem no.
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].
Amantam mu mpanyimfo a wɔbaa Yerusalem no din na wɔakyerɛw wɔ ha yi. Ɔmanfo no mu fa kɛse a wɔyɛ asɔfo, Lewifo, Asɔredan mu asomfo ne Salomo asomfo asefo no kɔɔ so tenaa wɔn ankasa afi mu wɔ Yuda nkurow ahorow so,
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.
nanso nnipa no bi a wofi Yuda ne Benyamin mu no san kɔtenaa Yerusalem. Yuda abusuakuw mu nnipa no ni: Usia babarima Ataia, Sakaria babarima, Amaria babarima, Sefatia babarima, Mahalalel babarima a ofi Peres abusua mu;
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 babarima Maaseia, Kol-Hose babarima, Hasaia babarima, Adaia babarima, Yoiarib babarima, Sakaria babarima a ofi Sela abusua mu.
6 There were 468 men who were descendants of Perez who were valiant/courageous soldiers who lived in Jerusalem.
Afei, na Peres asefo ahannan ne aduosia awotwe a wodi mu no na na wɔte Yerusalem.
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.
Benyamin abusuakuw no mu nnipa ni: Mesulam babarima Salu, Yoed babarima, Pedaia babarima, Kolaia babarima, Maaseia babarima, Itiel babarima ne Yesaia babarima;
8 Two of Sallu’s relatives, Gabbai and Sallai, also settled in Jerusalem. Altogether, 928 people from the tribe of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem
na nʼakyi no na Gabai ne Salai, ne abusuafo ahankron aduonu awotwe ba.
9 Their leader was Joel, son of Zichri. The official who was second in command in Jerusalem was Hassenuah.
Wɔn panyin pa ara no ne Sikri babarima Yoel na Hasenua, a ɔyɛ kuropɔn no sohwɛfo abediakyiri babarima Yuda boaa no.
10 The priests [who settled in Jerusalem] were Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jakin,
Asɔfo no mu nnipa ni: Yoiarib babarima Yedaia; Yakin;
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.
ne Hilkia babarima Seraia, Mesulam babarima, Sadok babarima, Meraiot babarima ne Ahitub a na ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no sohwɛfo babarima,
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.
ne wɔn mfɛfo ahanwɔtwe aduonu abien a, na wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ Asɔredan no mu, ne Yeroham babarima Adaia, Pelalia babarima, Amsi babarima, Sakaria babarima, Pashur babarima, Malkia babarima
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.
ne ne mfɛfo ahannu aduanan abien a wɔyɛ wɔn mmusua ntuanofo. Wɔn a na wɔka ho nso ne Asarel babarima Amasai, Ahsai babarima, Mesilemot babarima, Imer babarima
14 There were 128 members of that clan who were valiant soldiers [who settled in Jerusalem]. Their leader was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
ne ne mfɛfo atitiriw ɔha aduonu awotwe. Wɔn panyin pa ara a otua wɔn ano no ne Hagedolim babarima Sabdiel.
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.
Lewifo no nso ni: Hasub babarima Semaia, Asrikam babarima, Hasabia babarima, Buni babarima;
16 Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were prominent men who supervised the work outside the temple.
ne Sabetai ne Yosabad a na wɔhwɛ Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no mfikyiri dwumadi so;
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.
Mika babarima Matania, Sabdi babarima a ɔyɛ Asaf aseni a ɔde mpaebɔ buee aseda afɔre som ano; Bakbukia a na ɔyɛ Matania abediakyiri ne Samua babarima Abda, Galal babarima, Yedutun babarima.
18 Altogether, there were 284 descendants of Levi who settled in Jerusalem.
Na Lewifo a wɔwɔ kuropɔn kronkron no mu no nyinaa dodow si ahannu aduɔwɔtwe anan.
19 The men who guarded the temple gates were Akkub and Talmon and 172 of their relatives who settled in Jerusalem.
Aponanohwɛfo no ni: Akub, Talmon ne wɔn mfɛfo ɔha aduɔson abien a na wɔwɛn wɔ apon no ano.
20 The other Israeli people including priests and [other] descendants of Levi lived on their own property in other towns and cities in Judea.
Asɔfo a wɔaka no, Lewifo ne Israelfo nkae no tenatenaa Yudaman mu baabiara a wɔn agyapade wɔ.
21 But the temple workers lived on Ophel [Hill in Jerusalem]. They were supervised by Ziha and Gishpa.
Nanso Asɔredan mu asomfo no a na Siha ne Gispa da wɔn ano no de, wɔn nyinaa kɔtenaa Ofel koko so.
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.
Na ɔpanyin pa ara a otua Lewifo a wɔwɔ Yerusalem ano no ne Bani babarima Usi, Hasabia babarima, Matania babarima, Mika babarima a ɔyɛ Asaf aseni, na nʼabusuafo som sɛ nnwontofo wɔ Onyankopɔn asɔredan mu no.
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.
Na wɔhyɛ ɔhene mmara a ɛkyerɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ da biara no ase.
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.
Mesesabel babarima Petahia a ɔyɛ Yuda babarima Serah aseni no yɛ ɔhene ananmusini wɔ ɔman no amammui mu.
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].
Yudafo no bi tenaa Kiriat-Arba ne ne nkuraa, Dibon ne ne nkuraa ne Yekabseel ne ne nkuraa.
26 Some lived in Jeshua [city], in Moladah [city], in Beth-Pelet [city],
Wɔtenatenaa Yesua, Molada, Bet-Pelet,
27 in Hazar-Shual [city], and in Beersheba [city] and the villages near it.
Hasar-Sual, Beer-Seba ne ɛho nkuraa,
28 Others lived in Ziklag [city], in Meconah [city] and the villages near it,
Siklag ne Mekona ne ɛho nkuraa.
29 in En-Rimmon [city], in Zorah [city], in Jarmuth [city],
Na wɔtete En-Rimon, Sora, Yarmut,
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].
Sanoa ne Adulam ne wɔn nkuraa nso. Na wɔtete Lakis ne ne mfuw a ɛbɛn hɔ no so ne Aseka ne ne nkuraa nso. Enti Yudafo no tenatena nsase a efi Beer-Seba kosi Hinom bon no mu.
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,
Benyamin nkurɔfo no bi tenaa Geba, Mikmas, Aya ne Bet-El ne ɛho nkuraa.
32 in Anathoth [city], in Nob [city], in Ananiah [town],
Ebinom nso tenatenaa Anatot, Nob, Anania,
33 in Hazor [city], in Ramah [city], in Gittaim [city],
Hasor, Rama, Gitaim,
34 in Hadid [city], in Zeboim [town], in Neballat [town],
Hadid, Seboim, Nebalat,
35 in Lod [town], in Ono [town], and in Craftsmen’s Valley.
Lod, Ono ne Adwumfo Bon mu nso.
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.
Wɔmaa Lewifo a na wɔte Yuda no bi kɔkaa Benyamin abusuakuw no ho, ne wɔn tenae.
