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, saa ɛberɛ yi, na ɔmanfoɔ no ntuanofoɔ tete Yerusalem, kuropɔn kronkron no mu. Wɔbɔɔ ntonto kronkron wɔ nnipa no a na wɔtete Yuda ne Benyamin nkuro bi no so, yii mu nkyɛmu edu mu baako, ma wɔn nso kɔtenaa hɔ. Na nkaeɛ no deɛ, wɔtenaa deɛ wɔte hɔ ara.
2 Those people [asked God to] bless those who volunteered to [be among the 10% who] moved to Jerusalem.
Na ɔmanfoɔ no kamfoo obiara a ɔfiri ne pɛ mu sane 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 mpanimfoɔ a wɔbaa Yerusalem no din na wɔatwerɛ wɔ ha yi. Ɔmanfoɔ no mu fa kɛseɛ a wɔyɛ asɔfoɔ, Lewifoɔ, Asɔredan mu asomfoɔ ne Salomo asomfoɔ asefoɔ no kɔɔ so tenaa wɔn ankasa afie mu wɔ Yuda nkuro ahodoɔ 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 wɔfiri Yuda ne Benyamin mu no sane kɔtenaa Yerusalem. Yuda abusuakuo mu nnipa no nie: Usia babarima Ataia, Sakaria babarima, Amaria babarima, Sefatia babarima, Mahalalel babarima a ɔfiri 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 ɔfiri 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 asefoɔ ahanan ne aduosia nwɔtwe a wɔdi 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 abusuakuo no mu nnipa nie: 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 nʼakyiri no na Gabai ne Salai, ne abusuafoɔ ahankron aduonu nwɔtwe ba.
9 Their leader was Joel, son of Zichri. The official who was second in command in Jerusalem was Hassenuah.
Wɔn panin pa ara no ne Sikri babarima Yoɛl na Hasenua, a ɔyɛ kuropɔn no sohwɛfoɔ abadiakyire babarima Yuda boaa no.
10 The priests [who settled in Jerusalem] were Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jakin,
Asɔfoɔ no mu nnipa nie: 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 sohwɛfoɔ 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 mfɛfoɔ aha nwɔtwe aduonu mmienu 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 mfɛfoɔ ahanu aduanan mmienu a wɔyɛ wɔn mmusua ntuanofoɔ. 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 mfɛfoɔ atitire ɔha aduonu nwɔtwe. Wɔn panin pa ara a ɔtua 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.
Lewifoɔ no nso nie: 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 mfikyire dwumadie 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 mpaeɛbɔ buee aseda afɔdeɛ som ano; Bakbukia a na ɔyɛ Matania abadiakyire ne Samua babarima Abda, Galal babarima, Yedutun babarima.
18 Altogether, there were 284 descendants of Levi who settled in Jerusalem.
Ne nyinaa mu, na Lewifoɔ ahanu aduɔwɔtwe ɛnan na na wɔwɔ kuropɔn kronkron no mu.
19 The men who guarded the temple gates were Akkub and Talmon and 172 of their relatives who settled in Jerusalem.
Aponoanohwɛfoɔ no nie: Akub, Talmon ne wɔn mfɛfoɔ ɔha aduɔson mmienu a na wɔwɛn wɔ apono 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.
Asɔfoɔ a aka no, Lewifoɔ ne Israelfoɔ nkaeɛ no tenatenaa Yudaman mu baabiara a wɔn agyapadeɛ wɔ.
21 But the temple workers lived on Ophel [Hill in Jerusalem]. They were supervised by Ziha and Gishpa.
Nanso, Asɔredan mu asomfoɔ no a na wɔn ntuanofoɔ yɛ Siha ne Gispa no deɛ, wɔn nyinaa kɔtenaa Ofel kokoɔ 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 ɔpanin pa ara a ɔtua Lewifoɔ a wɔwɔ Yerusalem ano no ne Bani babarima Usi, Hasabia babarima, Matania babarima, Mika babarima a ɔyɛ Asaf aseni, a na nʼabusuafoɔ somm sɛ nnwomtofoɔ 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 deɛ 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 amammuo 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].
Yudafoɔ no bi tenaa Kiriat-Arba ne ne nkuraaseɛ, Dibon ne ne nkuraaseɛ ne Yekabseel ne ne nkuraaseɛ.
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 so,
28 Others lived in Ziklag [city], in Meconah [city] and the villages near it,
Siklag ne Mekona ne ɛho nkuraa so.
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 so nso. Na wɔtete Lakis ne ne mfuo a ɛbemmɛn hɔ no so ne Aseka ne ne nkuraa so nso. Enti, Yudafoɔ no tenatena nsase a ɛfiri Beer-Seba kɔsi Hinom bɔnhwa 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 nkurɔfoɔ no bi tenaa Geba, Mikmas, Aya ne Bet-El ne ɛho nkuraa so.
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 Adwumfoɔ Bɔnhwa 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 Lewifoɔ a na wɔtete Yuda no bi kɔkaa Benyamin abusuakuo no ho, ne wɔn tenaeɛ.
