Kronika 1 9
1 Wode Israelvi ɖe sia ɖe ƒe ƒome Israel fiawo ƒe agbalẽ me pɛpɛpɛ. Woɖe aboyo Yudatɔwo yi Babilonia le woƒe nuteƒemawɔmawɔ ta.
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
2 Ame gbãtɔ siwo trɔ gbɔ eye woganɔ woƒe du xoxoawo me la woe nye ƒome siwo dzɔ tso Israel me kple nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo kple ame siwo wɔa subɔsubɔdɔwo le gbedoxɔ la me.
The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
3 Emegbe la, ame aɖewo tso Yuda, Benyamin, Efraim kple Manase ƒe ƒomewo me gbɔ va ɖo Yerusalem.
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
4 Ƒome siawo dometɔ ɖekae nye Utai ƒe ƒome. Utai nye Amihud ƒe vi, Amihud nye Omri ƒe vi, Omri nye Imri ƒe vi eye Imri nye Bani ƒe vi tso Yuda vi Perez ƒe viwo dome.
Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
5 Silonitɔwo hã trɔ gbɔ. Ame siwo nɔ Silonitɔwo dome la woe nye: Asaya, Silon ƒe viŋutsu tsitsitɔ kple via ade
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 kple Zera ƒe viwo, ame siwo dome Yeuel kple eƒe dzidzimeviwo nɔ. Wo katã wode ame alafa ade blaasieke.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Benyamin ƒe vi siwo gbɔ la woe nye: Salu, Mesulam ƒe vi, Hodavia kple Hasenua ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi,
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 Ibnea, Yeroham ƒe vi; kple Ela Uzi ƒe vi kple Mikri ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi; kple Mesulam, Safatis ƒe vi; Sefatia fofoe nye Reuel eye Reuel fofoe nye Ibniya.
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
9 Ame siawo katã nye hlɔ̃mefiawo. Benyamin ƒe dzidzimevi siawo nye ame alafa asiekɛ blaatɔ̃-vɔ-ade.
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
10 Nunɔla siwo trɔ gbɔ la woe nye: Yedaia, Yehoyarib, Yakin,
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 Azaria nye Hilkia ƒe vi, ame si fofoe nye Mesulam, ame si fofoe nye Zadok, ame si fofoe nye Merayot, ame si fofoe nye Ahitub. Zadok nye amegã na nudzikpɔlawo le gbedoxɔ la me.
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
12 Nunɔla siwo trɔ gbɔ la dometɔ ɖekae nye Adaya, Yeroham ƒe vi, ame si nye Pasur ƒe vi, ame si nye Malkiya ƒe vi. Nunɔla bubuwoe nye: Masai, ame si nye Adiel ƒe vi, ame si nye Yahzera ƒe vi, ame si nye Mesulam ƒe vi, ame si nye Mesilemit ƒe vi, ame si nye Imer ƒe vi.
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
13 Nunɔla siwo trɔ gbɔ la ƒe xexlẽmee nye akpe ɖeka, alafa adre blaade. Ame siwo nye ame zãzɛwo le Mawu ƒe aƒe dɔwo wɔwɔ me.
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
14 Ame siwo tso Levi ƒe viwo dome la woe nye: Semaya, Hashub ƒe vi, ame si nye Azrikam ƒe vi, ame si nye Hasabia ƒe vi, ame si dzɔ tso Merari me.
From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
15 Levi ƒe vi bubu siwo trɔ gbɔ la woe nye: Bakbakar, Heres, Galal, Matania, Mika ƒe vi, ame si nye Zikri ƒe vi, ame si nye Asaf ƒe vi;
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
16 kple Obadia, Semaya ƒe vi, Galal ƒe vi kple Berekia, Asa ƒe vi, ame si nye Elkana ƒe vi, ame si nɔ Netofatitɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi.
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
17 Agbonudzɔlawoe nye: Salum, Akub, Talmon, Ahiman kple wo nɔviwo. Salum nye woƒe tatɔ.
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
18 Wodae ɖe Fia ƒe Agbo nu le ɣedzeƒe va se ɖe egbe. Ame siawoe nye agbonudzɔlawo tso Levitɔwo dome.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 Salum ƒe dzidzime to Kore kple Ebiasaf dzi va se ɖe Korah dzi. Eya kple nɔviawo, Korah ƒe viwoe kpɔa vɔsawo kple Kɔkɔeƒe la dzi abe ale si wo fofowo kpɔ agbadɔ la dzi eye wodzɔ eŋu ene.
Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
20 Finehas, Eleazar ƒe vi, nye woƒe amegã gbãtɔ le blema eye Yehowa nɔ kplii.
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Le ɣe ma ɣi la, Zekaria, Meselemia ƒe vi dzɔ Mawu ƒe Agbadɔ la ƒe agbonu ŋu.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Ame siwo katã wotia be woanye agbonudzɔlawo la ƒe xexlẽme le alafa eve wuieve. Wotia wo tso woƒe kɔƒewo me ɖe woƒe dzidzimegbalẽ nu. David kple nukpɔla Samuel woe de agbonudzɔdɔ asi na agbonudzɔlawo.
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
23 Woawo kple woƒe dzidzimeviwoe dzɔa Yehowa ƒe aƒe la ƒe agbonu, aƒe si woyɔna be Agbadɔ.
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
24 Woda agbonudzɔlawo ɖe akpa eneawo dzi: ɣedzeƒe, ɣetoɖoƒe, anyiehe kple dziehe.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Enɔ na wo nɔviŋutsu siwo nɔ woƒe kɔƒewo me be woava tso ɣeyiɣi yi ɣeyiɣi akpe ɖe wo ŋuti le woƒe dɔwɔnawo me ŋkeke adre.
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
26 Wotsɔ Mawu ƒe aƒe la ƒe xɔwo kple nudzraɖoƒewo ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ de asi na agbonudzɔlagã eneawo, ame siwo nye Levitɔwo.
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
27 Zã sia zã la, woƒoa xlã Mawu ƒe aƒe la eye wodzɔa eŋu elabena woƒe dɔe nye be woadzɔ eŋu eye le esia ta safui la nɔa wo si be woaʋu agbo la ŋdi sia ŋdi.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 Wo dometɔ aɖewo ƒe dɔe nye woakpɔ agba vovovo siwo ŋu dɔ wowɔna le mawusubɔsubɔ me la dzi, woaxlẽ wo ne wotsɔ wo vɛ kple ne wotsɔ wo do goe.
Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
29 Ame bubuwo ƒe dɔe nye woakpɔ xɔmenuwo kple nu siwo le Kɔkɔeƒe la me kple wɔ memi kple wain, ami kple dzudzɔdonu kple atike ʋeʋĩwo dzi.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 Ke atikeʋeʋĩawo tɔtɔ nye nunɔla aɖewo ƒe dɔ.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 Levitɔ aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Matitia, Korahitɔ Salum ƒe viŋutsu ŋgɔgbeae nye ame si wotsɔ abolo si wotsɔna saa vɔe ƒe meme ƒe dɔ de asi na.
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
32 Kohatitɔ la ƒe viŋutsuawo dometɔ aɖewo ƒe dɔe nye be woame abolo si wodana ɖe kplɔ̃ dzi Dzudzɔgbe ɖe sia ɖe.
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
33 Ame siwo nye hadzilawo kple Levitɔwo ƒe ƒometatɔwo la, nɔa gbedoxɔ la ƒe xɔwo me. Womegaɖoa dɔ bubu aɖeke na wo o elabena wowɔa dɔ le ŋkeke me kple zã me siaa.
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
34 Ame siawo katã nye Levi ƒomewo ƒe tatɔwo kple hlɔ̃memetsitsiwo abe ale si wòdze le woƒe dzidzimegbalẽ la me ene eye wonɔ Yerusalem.
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
35 Yeiel, Gibeon fofo, enɔ Gibeon; srɔ̃a ŋkɔe nye Maaka.
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 Via ŋutsu tsitsitɔe nye Abdon eye eyomeviwoe nye Zur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zekaria kple Miklot.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Miklot kple via Simeam nɔ Yerusalem te ɖe woƒe ƒometɔwo ŋu.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Ner dzi Kis, ame si dzi Saul eye Saul hã dzi Yonatan, Malki Sua, Abinadab kple Esbaal.
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 Yonatan dzi Mefiboset, ame si wogayɔna hã be Meribaal eye eya hã dzi Mika.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Mika ƒe viwoe nye: Pitɔn, Melek, Tahrea kple Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 Ahaz dzi Yada, ame si dzi Alemet, Azmavet kple Zimri; ame si nye Moza fofo.
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 Moza dzi Binea, Refaya, Eleasa kple Azel.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
44 Ŋutsuvi ade nɔ Azel si; woawoe nye: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia kple Hanan.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
