Nehemiah 9
1 On October 31, the people gathered together again. They (fasted/abstained from eating food), they wore clothes made from rough cloth, and they put dirt on their heads [to show that they were sorry for their sins].
Chuche lha nisomni le ni li nin, mipi akikhom kit’un, tuchung hin an angol’un khaodip pon asil’un, aluchunguva vut akinu’uvin ahi.
2 The Israeli people separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood there and confessed their sins and the sins that their ancestors had committed.
Israel chilhah ho jouse gamchom miho a konin akidal se uvin chule amaho chonset nale apu apateu chonset na aphongdoh tauvin ahi.
3 The scroll that contained the laws of Yahweh, the God whom they [worshiped], was read to them for three hours. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and they worshiped Yahweh.
Pakai Pathen danbu a kona akisim phong tengleh, nidan thum sungin adinnau munah ading chahkheh jiuvin ahi. Chujou tengleh nidan thum ma achonset nau phondoh nale Pakai a Pathen’u chibai bohnan amangun ahi.
4 [Some of] the descendants of Levi were standing on the stairs. They were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, [another] Bani, and Kenani.
Levite - Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, chuleh Kenani- hichenghi Levite kalbia adingun Pakai a Pathen u kom’ah othong sangtah in asamun apentho jengun ahi.
5 Then [the leaders of] the Levites called out to the people. They were Jeshua, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said, “While you are standing there, praise Yahweh your God, who has always lived and will live forever!” [Then one of them continued by praying this to God], “Yahweh, we praise your glorious name! You are much greater than anything that we can think about or talk about!
Chujouchun Levite lamkaiho chu: Joshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, chule Pethahiah chun mipi ho chu ahin sam in, hiti hin ajah uvah ahinsei taove: “Dingdoh uvin lang Pakai na Pathen’u thangvah un, ajeh chu ama tonsot tonsotna hingjing jeng ahi,” atiuve. Hijouchun amaho ataovun, “Namin loupi hi vahchoiyin umhen! Phatthei bohna le thangvahna ho jouse chunga choisangin umhen!” atiuve.
6 “You only are God. You made the sky and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and everything that is on it, and you made the seas/oceans and everything that is in them. You are the one who gives life to everything and helps them remain alive. All the angels who are in heaven worship you.
“Nangma changseh bou Pakai nahi. Nangin vanho leh vanthamjol chuleh ahsi jouse nasem ahi. Nangin leiset le twikhanglen chuleh asunga umho jouse nasem ahi. Nangin aboncha hi nahoibit ahin vanna vantilte jousen chibai naboh un ahi.”
7 “Yahweh, you are God. You chose Abram and brought him out of Ur [city] in Chaldea [region]. You gave him a new name, Abraham.
“Nangma hi Pakai Pathen nahin Ur gam'a um Chaldea mite lah a kona Abram nana lhendoh a nahin puidoh a, amin jong Abraham a nakhel peh ahi.”
8 You saw that he was trustworthy. Then you made (an agreement with/a promise to) him, saying that you would give [to him and] to his descendants the land that the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Jebus, and Girgash lived in. And you have done what you promised, because you always do what is right.
“Aman kitah na ana subulhit jeh'in Canaan mite, Hit mite, Amon mite, Periz mite, Jebus mite, chule Gargash mite, gamhi amaleh achilhahte peh dingin kitepna nana neipi in ahi. Chuleh nangin nakitepna bangin nana tongdoh in ahi. Ajehchu nangma hi aseidohsa thuchenga kitah jing jenga nahi.”
9 “You saw what our ancestors were suffering in Egypt. You heard them cry to you for help when they were at the Red Sea.
“Nangin kapu kapateu Egypt gam'a aum laiyuva agenthei nau nana mupeh in, chuleh twikhanglen panga akanao nangaipeh in ahi.”
10 Because you knew that the leaders of Egypt were treating our ancestors very arrogantly, you performed many kinds of miracles that caused the king and his officials and all his people to suffer. As a result, you became famous then, and you are still famous!
“Hitichun kapu kapateu anabol genthei jeh’un nangman Pharaoh leh avaihomho chuleh amipite dounan melchihna thilkidang tah tah nana boldoh in ahi.”
11 You caused the Red Sea to divide, with the result that your people walked through it on the ground without [getting their feet] wet. [After they were all safely on the other side, ] you [caused the water to come back again], and you hurled into the deep water the [soldiers of the Egyptian army] that were pursuing our ancestors. Their soldiers sank into the deep sea like stones!
“Nangman twikhanglen chu nana homkhen in namite tolgo’a lam nana jotsah in ahi. Chule nangman agalmiteu chu twikhanglen sunga nana lehlut’in ahi. Chujongle amaho chu twipi noilanga song bangin analhum mang jengun ahi.”
12 During each day you led our ancestors with a bright cloud that resembled a huge pillar, and each night you led them by a flaming cloud that gave them light to show them where to walk.
“Nangman kapu kapateu chu sun tengleh meilom in nana puiyin, jan tengleh meikong lomin nana puiyin, alampi diu nana musah jingin ahi.”
13 “When our ancestors were at Sinai Mountain, you came down from heaven and spoke to them. You gave them many regulations and instructions that are just and reliable, and you gave them commands and laws that are good.
“Chule nangma Sinai molsang chunga nahung kumlhan chuleh vanna konin nahin seiyin ahi, che na daan le thuhil dihtah tah nanapen chuleh thupeh leh thugahna hoitah tah nana pen ahi.”
14 You taught them about your holy (Sabbath/day of rest), and you gave many kinds of laws to your servant Moses for him to tell to the people.
“Chule nangman nachol ngah nitheng chungchang hilchet na jong nana pen chule nangman nalhachapa Mose mangchan nathupeh ho le nathu gah na chuleh nathuhil ho anit diuvin nana seipeh in ahi.”
15 When they were hungry, you gave them manna from the sky; and when they were thirsty, you gave them water from a rock. You commanded them to go and take, from the people who lived there, the land which you had promised to give to them.
“Chuti chun amaho agil’u akel tengleh van'a konin changlhah nana pen; adangchah tengule songpia konin twi napen ahi; Nangin peh dinga nana tep peh gamho alokhum diuvin thupeh jong nana pen ahi.”
16 “But our ancestors were very proud and stubborn [IDM], and they did not do what you commanded them to do.
“Ahinlah kapu kapateu chu ana kiletsah’un chuleh ana louchal’un ahi, chuleh nathupeh chu ana nahsah pouvin ahi.”
17 They refused to heed you, and they forgot about all the miracles that you had performed for them. Instead, they became stubborn [IDM], and they appointed someone to lead them back to Egypt, where they would be slaves again! But you are a God who forgives us and who is kind and merciful [to us]. You do not quickly become angry. You always faithfully love us.
“Amaho nathua nun ding ana nom pouvin, chuleh amaho dinga thilkidang nana bolpeh ho ana geldoh jitapouvin ahi. Chusangin alouchal’un Egypt’a asoh channa languva le puikit dingin lamkai ana kilhen doh’un ahi! Ahiyeng vang'in nangma hi mi ngaidam hat, milungset them le mikhoto them, lunghang vah lou chuleh ngailut na dimset Pathen nahi.”
18 So, even though their [leaders] made an idol that resembled a calf and insulted you by saying [about the idol], ‘This is our god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ you did not desert them.
“Amahon bongnou tobang milim semthu ana kisem doh’uva chuleh hitia ana seiyuva, hiche hi na Pathen’u Egypt a kona nahin puidoh pao chu ahi anatiuvin, hitobang tah hin Pathen taitom na chu ana neitaovin ahi.”
19 “Because you always act mercifully, you did not abandon them when they were in the desert. The bright cloud which was like a huge pillar continued to lead them during the daytime, and the fiery cloud showed them where to walk at night.
“Ahiyeng vang'in na mikhoto na alet jeh in nangin gamthip gam'a chun nana dalha pon ahi. Suntengleh meilom in napuiyin, jantengleh mei kongin napui jing nalaiyin ahi.”
20 You sent your good Spirit to instruct them. You continued to provide water when they were thirsty.
“Naphat na Lhagao chu mangchan nana hiljing nalaiyin, agilkel tengule aneh diuvin vanna konin Manna napen adangchah tengule adon diu twi nape jingin ahi.
21 For 40 years you took care of them in the desert. During all that time, they had everything [that they needed]. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell up [even though they were continually walking].
“Kum somli sungin gamthip noiya nana khoukhah in, chuleh imacha lhahsam na anatoh khapouvin ahi. Aponsil’u jong asepon chuleh akengu jong ana napon ahi.”
22 “You helped our ancestors to defeat armies of great kings who ruled many people-groups. By doing that, you enabled our ancestors to (occupy/live in) even the most distant places in this land. They occupied the land over which King Sihon ruled from Heshbon [city] and the land over which King Og ruled in [the] Bashan [area].
“Chutengleh nangin kapu kapateu chu lenggam hole namdang ho chunga galjona nanapen chuleh namite hi gamsung ningkoi jousea nana koiyin ahi. Amahon Heshbon lengpa Sihon toh Bashan lengpa Og gam jong anala uvin ahi.”
23 You caused our ancestors’ descendants to become as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into this land, the land that you told their fathers to enter and occupy.
“Nangman achilhahteu chu ahsi jat naphah sahin apu apateu nana teppeh agama chun napui lutin ahi.”
24 Their sons went in and took the land [from the people that lived there]. You enabled them to defeat the descendants of Canaan who lived here in this land. You enabled them to conquer the descendants of Canaan and their kings and the people whom they ruled. You enabled our ancestors to do to those people whatever they wanted to do.
“Amaho analut’un agamu analah peh’un ahi; chule nangman nam pumpi amasanguva nana sunem in ahi. Chule gamsunga ana cheng Canaan mite jeng jong thaneilou bangin nana lhan ahi! Hitichun namiten hiche nam ho hi aleng teu pumin anop nop ana lotauvin ahi.”
25 Our ancestors captured cities that had walls around them, and they took possession of fertile land. They took possession of houses that were full of good things, where there were wells that were already dug. They took possession of many vineyards and groves of olive trees and fruit trees. They ate all that they wanted to and became fat. They were delighted in all these good things that you gave to them.
“Kapu kapateuvin, kulpi kigen khum akhopi ho ahin, agam phalai jouseu ahin, analah peh’un ahi. Chule thil le lo phatah tah dimset in ho jong atou phauvin, twikul kigeihomsa hole lengpilei chuleh OIive thinglei le theiphung tamtah alahpeh’un ahi. Hitichun amahon lung nachim set’in athaodoh tokah seuvin aneuvin naphatthei bohna lhingset’a ana kivah’un ahi.”
26 “But they disobeyed you and rebelled against you. They (turned their backs on/rejected) your laws. They killed the prophets who warned them that they should return to you. They badly insulted you.
“Ahiyeng vang'in amaho ana louchal’un, chuleh nangma dounan ana kiphin nalaiyuvin ahi; chule nadanthu ana nungsun’un, nathemgao ten na-henga hung kile dinga ana gihsal jeh un ana that gam’un, chule nangma dounan thet um tahtah thil anabol tauvin ahi.”
27 So you allowed their enemies to defeat them. But when their enemies caused them to suffer, they called out to you. You heard them from heaven, and because you are very merciful, you sent them people to help them, and those leaders rescued them from their enemies.
“Hijeh chun nangman agalmiteu koma nana pedohjin, amahon ana sugenthei jiuvin ahi. Ahivangin amahon athoh gimuva nakoma ahung tao tengule nangman vanna konin ataonao nangai peh kit jin; chule nami khoto na jal’in nangin ahuhdoh diu nasolpeh kityin, amahon agal miuva konin aga huhdoh juivin ahi.”
28 “But after there was a time of peace again, our ancestors again did things that displeased you. So again you allowed their enemies to conquer them. But whenever they cried out to you again [to help them], you heard them from heaven, and because you act mercifully, you rescued them many times.
“Ahinlah amahon olna ahin muphat phat’ule avelin nangma mitmun thilse ahin bol kit jiuvin; chuleh nangin agal mihou noiyah nasunem kit jin ahi. Ahiyeng vang'in amahon kap pum puma panpi ngaicha a nangma kom ahinbel tengule vana konin ataonao nahin sanpeh kitjin ahi. Chuti chun nami khoto na kidangtah jal'in nangin avel vel in nahuhdoh kit jin ahi.”
29 “You warned them that they should again [obey] your laws, but they became proud and stubborn, and they disobeyed your commands. They sinned by disobeying what you commanded them to do, the things that would enable them to live a good long life [if they obeyed them]. They stubbornly refused [IDM] to listen to you and continued sinning.
“Nangman na danthua ahung kilehei kitna diuvin nagih saljin ahinla amaho akiletsah un, alouchal’un, nathupeh anah sahmo jiuvin ahi. Chule na danthu ho hi ajuiju leh ahindoh jeng theina diu jong ajui nom pouvin ahi; amaho alouchal’un nangma nanung ngat’un nathu angai nom pouvin ahi.”
30 You were patient with them for many years. You warned them trough [the messages] your Spirit gave to the prophets. But they did not (heed/pay attention to) those messages. So again you allowed [the armies of] other nations to defeat them.
“Na mingailut na jal’in kum hijat pi hi nahin khongaiyin ahi; chule nangman na Lhagao Theng nahin sol in, aman themgao ho mangchan agihsal sahjin ahi. Ahinla amahon anahsah deh jipouve! Hijeh chun nangman agamsung miho khutna gal nalel sahjin ahi.”
31 But because you act very mercifully, you did not get rid of them completely or abandon them [forever]. You are a very gracious/kind and merciful God!
Ahinlah na mikhoto na anat sat jeh in amaho chu nasu mangpai deh pon chule nadonda deh pon ahi. Itobanga lungset them leh khoto them nahi hitam?”
32 “Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as [you promised in] your agreement with us that you would do! But now we are experiencing great difficulties/hardships. Great troubles have come to us, to our kings, to our [other] leaders, to our priests, and to our prophets. We have been experiencing these troubles since [the armies of] the kings of Assyria [conquered us], and we are still experiencing them. We ask that you sincerely think about [LIT] all these things.
“Tun vang ka Pathen’u loupi tah leh thahattah chuleh gimneitah ami ngailut na longlou puma akitepna nit jing Pathen, kathoh gimnao hi nahsah mon neikoi peh hihbeh’un; ajeh chu Assyria lengten eichotpha uva pat tuni geihin keiho le ka lengteu, kalamkai teu, ka themputeu, le kapu kapateu, namite ho jouse chunga hin hahsat na nasatah achutan ahi.”
33 [We know that] you acted justly each time that you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us fairly.
“Nei-engbol chan’un nangma hi nadih jinge, chule keiho kachonset val jeh uvin nangman kachan diuva kilom bep neipeh jiu ahi.”
34 Our kings and other leaders and our priests and our other ancestors did not obey your laws. They did not heed your commands or the warnings that you gave to them.
“Kaleng teu, ka lamkaiteu, ka themputeu, kapu kapate uvin na daan anit pouvin, na daan thupeh leh nagihsal na jong anahsah pouvin ahi.”
35 Even when they had their own kings, and they enjoyed the good things that you did for them in this large and fertile land that you gave to them, they did not serve you. They refused to quit doing what was evil.
“Amahon lenggam tum aneiyun, nangman naphat naho nabuhlhah khum vangun amahon nangma najen pouve; chule nangman gampha tah leh gam lentah napen ahinlah amahon athilse bolnauva konin ahung kilehei nom deh pouve.”
36 “So now we are [like] slaves here in this land that you gave to our ancestors, the land that you gave to them in order that they could enjoy all the good things that grow here.
“Hijeh chun tuni kho hin, nangin kapu kapa teuvin nengtah le lungmong tah a anehdiu gampha tah napeh na muna hin sohchangin kaum tauve! Hiche gampha lai tah a hin kasoh changtauve.”
37 Because we have sinned, [we cannot eat the things that grow here]. The kings that now rule over us are enjoying the things that grow here. They rule us and [take] our cattle. We have to serve them and do the things that please them. We are experiencing great misery/distress.
“Kachonset jeh’uvin hiche gamsung sohdoh ga phatah tah ho hi nangin keiho chunga vaihom dinga na tun lengho khut nah achugam tan ahi; chule amahon keiho chungleh kagancha hou chunga tha aneitauve. Chujongle amahon adei deiyin eimangchauvin keiho kagenthei lheh jengtauve,” atiuvin ahi.
38 “However, we [Israeli] people now are making an agreement/promise [to obey you], and we are writing this agreement/promise [on a scroll]. We will write on it the names of our leaders and the names of the Levites and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it.”
Hichun mipihon adonbut’un, “Hiche chung changa hin keihon kitepna giltah kaneiyun, hichu kajih lut’un ahi. Hiche mohor kinam khum thulhuhna lekha chunga hin ka lamkaiteu, Levite, chuleh kathempuhou min achongin ahi,” atiuvin ahi.
