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1 Mama si me agbonudzɔlawo nɔ lae nye si: Tso Korah ƒe viwo dome: Meselemia, Kore ƒe vi, ame si nye Asaf ƒe viŋutsuwo dometɔ ɖeka.
This is a list of the groups of men who guarded the temple gates: From the descendants of Korah, there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, who was one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Meselemia ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwoe nye viawo; woƒe ŋkɔwo le tsitsinue nye: Zekaria, Yediael, Zebadia, Yatniel,
The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3 Elam, Yehohanan kple Eliehoenai.
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 Obed Edom ƒe viwo hã nye gbedoxɔŋudzɔlawo. Woƒe ŋkɔwo le tsitsinue nye: Semaya, Yehozabad, Yoa, Sakar, Netanel,
[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,
5 Amiel, Isaka kple Peuletai. Mawu yrae kple viŋutsu enyi!
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.
6 Viŋutsuwo nɔ via Semaya, hã si, ame siwo nye kplɔlawo le wo fofo ƒe ƒome me elabena ŋutete nɔ wo ŋu.
Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable of doing many things well.
7 Semaya ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye esiawo: Otni, Refael, Obed kple Elzabad; Semaya ƒe ƒometɔ Elihu kple Semakia hã nye ame siwo ŋu ŋutete nɔ.
The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.
8 Obed Edom ƒe vi kple tɔgbuiyɔvi siawo de ame blaade-vɔ-eve eye wo katã wonye ame siwo ŋu ŋutete kple ŋusẽ nɔ eye wodze na woƒe dɔdeasiwo wɔwɔ.
All of those descendants of Obed-Edom and their sons and relatives were capable people and strong workers. Altogether there were 62 of them.
9 Meselemia ƒe vi wuienyiawo kple nɔviawo hã nye kplɔla nyuiwo.
Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.
10 Hosa, ame si tso Merari ƒe viwo dome la, tia Simri tso viawo dome abe tatɔ ene togbɔ be menye eyae nye tsitsitɔ o hã.
Another guard was Hosah’s son Shimri, a descendant of Merari. Hosah appointed Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not Hosah’s oldest son.
11 Via bubuwo dometɔ aɖewo ƒe ŋkɔwo le tsitsinue nye: Hilkia, vi evelia, Tebalia, vi etɔ̃lia kple Zekaria, vi enelia. Hosa ƒe viwo kple nɔviawo de ame wuietɔ̃.
Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.
12 Wotsɔ gbedoxɔŋudzɔlawo ƒe kplɔlawo ƒe ŋkɔwo na hatsotso vovovo siwo me woma dzɔlawo ɖo. Abe Levitɔ bubuawo ene la, woƒe dɔdeasie nye be woawɔ subɔsubɔdɔwo le gbedoxɔ la me.
Those men were leaders of the groups of men who guarded the gates of the temple. They worked at the temple like their relatives did.
13 Wona wodzɔa gbedoxɔ la ƒe agbo vovovoawo ŋu; womebua ƒome siwo me wotso la ŋu o elabena wowɔa nu siawo katã to nudzidze me.
By casting lots, the leader of each family chose one gate for their group to guard. [All of them, including] young men and old men (OR, including leaders of large families and small families), cast lots.
14 Selemia ƒe dɔe nye wòadzɔ Ɣedzeƒegbo la ŋu. Woda akɔ na ƒe Via ŋutsu, Zekaria, ame si nye aɖaŋuɖola nyui aɖe eye akɔdada la na be wòadzɔ Anyiehegbo la ŋu.
Shelemiah’s group was selected to guard the East Gate. The group of Shelemiah’s son Zechariah, who was a wise counselor, was selected to guard the North Gate.
15 Akɔdada la na be Obed Edom nadzɔ Dziehegbo la ŋu eye via ŋutsuwo nadzɔ nudzraɖoƒe la ŋu,
Then Obed-Edom’s group was selected to guard the South Gate, and his sons were selected to guard the [entrances to the temple] storerooms.
16 kple Ɣetoɖoƒegbo kple Salexet ƒe agbo si le dzigbemɔ la dzi yi Supim kple Hosa dzi la ŋu. Woma dzɔlawo ƒe dɔ na wo sɔsɔe.
Then Shuppim’s group and Hosah’s group were selected to guard the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road [to the temple]. The work for the guards was divided evenly.
17 Levi vi ade dzɔa Ɣedzeƒegbo la ŋu, ame ene dzɔa anyiehegbo la ŋu, ene dzɔa dziehegbo la ŋu, eye ame eve dzɔa nudzraɖoƒe la ŋu gbe sia gbe.
Each day there were six descendants of Levi who guarded the East Gate, four who guarded the North Gate, four who guarded the South Gate, and two at a time who guarded the entrances to the storerooms.
18 Dzɔla ene nɔa gbadzaƒe la ƒe mɔto eye eve nɔa gbadzaƒe la ŋutɔ ƒe ɣetoɖoƒegbo la nu, ame ene dzɔa dzigbemɔ la ŋu eye ame eve dzɔa teƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la ŋu gbe sia gbe.
At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.
19 Wotia gbedoxɔŋudzɔlawo tso Korah ƒe viwo kple Merari ƒe viwo dome.
Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].
20 Levitɔ bubuawo kpɔa gbedoxɔ la ƒe gadzraɖoƒe kple nudzraɖoƒe siwo me wodaa nu siwo wotsɔ vɛ na Mawu la dzi.
Other descendants of Levi were in charge of the chests that contained the money that was dedicated to Yahweh, money that the people brought to the temple.
21 Ƒome geɖewo dzɔ tso Ladan, Gerson ƒe viwo dometɔ ɖeka me; Yehieli ƒe vi ƒe ƒome hã nɔ wo dome.
[One of those men was] Ladan, a descendant of Gershon. He was the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was the leader of one of those family groups.
22 Yehieli ƒe vi bubu eveawo, Zetam kple Yoel, kpɔa gbedoxɔ la ƒe gadzraɖoƒe kple nudzraɖoƒe dzi.
Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.
23 Tso Amramitɔwo, Izharitɔwo, Hebronitɔwo kple Uzielitɔwo dome la:
Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
24 Subael, Gersom ƒe dzidzimevi, ame si nye Mose ƒe viŋutsu la ƒe dɔ wònye be wòakpɔ gadzraɖoƒe la dzi.
[From the descendants of Amram], Shubael, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the leader who was in charge of the money chests.
25 Dzidzime la tso Eliezer dzi yi ale: Eliezer dzi Rehabia, ame si dzi Yesaya, ame si dzi Yoram, Yoram dzi Zikri, ame si dzi Selomɔt.
[Others who did that work were] the descendants of [Gershom’s younger brother] Eliezer. Those men were Eliezer’s son Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s son Joram, Joram’s son Zicri, and Zicri’s son Shelomith.
26 Wotia Selomɔt kple nɔviawo be woakpɔ nu siwo Fia David kple kplɔla bubuawo abe, asrafomegãwo ene, na Yehowa la dzi.
Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the valuable things that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by King David, by the leaders of the family groups, by the army commanders of 1,000 soldiers and commanders of 100 soldiers, and by other army commanders.
27 Ame siawo kɔa afunyinu siwo wokpɔ to aʋawɔwɔ me la ŋu hena ŋu dɔ wɔwɔ le gbedoxɔ la me.
Some of the things that those army officers had taken [from Israel’s enemies] in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.
28 Selomɔt kple nɔviawo kpɔa nu siwo ŋuti Nyagblɔɖila Samuel kple Saul, Kis ƒe vi kple Abner, Ner ƒe vi kple Yoab, Zeruya ƒe vi, kɔ na Yehowa kple nu siwo ame xɔŋkɔ bubuwo na Yehowa la dzi.
And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by [David’s two army commanders] Ner and Joab.
29 Wotsɔ Kenania kple viawo tso Izhar ƒe viwo dome ɖo dɔdzikpɔlawo kple ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo.
From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside [the temple area]. They were officials and judges in [various places] in Israel.
30 Wotia Hasabia kple eƒe hlɔ̃metɔ akpe ɖeka alafa adre tso Hebron, ame siwo katã nye ame ŋkutawo la be, woakpɔ Israelvi siwo le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣetoɖoƒe la dzi. Woƒe dɔdeasie nye be woakpɔ afi ma tɔwo ƒe Mawusubɔbɔnyawo kple dukɔmenyawo dzi.
From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan [river]. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.
31 Le Hebronitɔwo gome la, Yeriae nye woƒe tatɔ le ƒomeawo ƒe dzidzimegbalẽ lawo nu. Le David ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe blaenelia me la, woto dzidzimegbalẽ la me eye wokpɔ be, Hebronitɔ siwo ŋu ŋutete nɔ la woe nye, Yazer le Gilead,
It was written in the records of the descendants of Hebron that Jeriah was their leader. When David had been ruling for almost 40 years, they searched in those records, and they found [names of] capable men descended from Hebron who were at Jazer [city] in the Gilead [region].
32 Ƒometɔ akpe eve alafa adre nɔ Yeria si. Ame siawo nye ame siwo ŋu ŋutete nɔ, wonye ƒometatɔwo. Fia David tsɔ wo ɖo Ruben ƒe viwo, Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã nu be woakpɔ nya sia nya si ku ɖe Mawu kple fia la ŋu la gbɔ.
Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were able to do their work well, and who were leaders of their families. King David put them in charge of governing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and [the eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, to be sure that all the people did what God and the king told them to do.
