Ezra 8
1 Esiawoe nye ƒometatɔ siwo trɔ gbɔ kplim tso Babilonia le fia Artazerses ƒe fiaɖuɖu me la ƒe ŋkɔwo kple ƒometɔ siwo ŋlɔ ŋkɔ ɖe wo gbɔ la ƒe ŋkɔwo:
and these head: leader father their and to enroll they [the] to ascend: rise with me in/on/with royalty Artaxerxes [the] king from Babylon
2 Ame siwo tso Finehas ƒe dzidzime me: Gersom; Ame siwo tso Itamar ƒe dzidzime me: Daniel; Ame siwo tso David ƒe dzidzime me: Hatus
from son: descendant/people Phinehas Gershom from son: descendant/people Ithamar Daniel from son: descendant/people David Hattush
3 si tso Sekania ƒe dzidzime me; Ame siwo tso Paros ƒe dzidzime me: Zekaria kple ŋutsu alafa ɖeka blaatɔ̃ siwo ŋlɔ ŋkɔ ɖe egbɔ;
from son: descendant/people Shecaniah from son: descendant/people Parosh Zechariah and with him to enroll to/for male hundred and fifty
4 Ame siwo tso Pahat Moab ƒe dzidzime me: Zerahia ƒe vi, Eliehoenai kple ŋutsu alafa eve siwo kpe ɖe eŋu la;
from son: descendant/people Pahath-moab Pahath-moab Eliehoenai son: descendant/people Zerahiah and with him hundred [the] male
5 Ame siwo tso Zatu ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome: Sekania, Yahaziel ƒe vi kple ŋutsu alafa etɔ̃ siwo le eŋu la;
from son: descendant/people (Zattu *X*) Shecaniah son: child Jahaziel and with him three hundred [the] male
6 Ame siwo tso Adin ƒe dzidzime me: Yonatan ƒe vi, Ebed kple ŋutsu blaatɔ̃ siwo nɔ eŋu la;
and from son: descendant/people Adin Ebed son: child Jonathan and with him fifty [the] male
7 Ame siwo tso Elam ƒe dzidzime me: Atalia ƒe vi, Yesaya kple ŋutsu blaadre siwo le eŋu la;
and from son: descendant/people Elam Jeshaiah son: child Athaliah and with him seventy [the] male
8 Ame siwo tso Sefatia ƒe dzidzime me: Mikael ƒe vi, Zebadia kple ŋutsu blaenyi siwo dze eyome la;
and from son: descendant/people Shephatiah Zebadiah son: child Michael and with him eighty [the] male
9 Ame siwo tso Yoab ƒe dzidzime me: Yehiel ƒe vi, Obadia kple ŋutsu alafa eve kple wuienyi siwo nɔ eŋu la;
from son: descendant/people Joab Obadiah son: child Jehiel and with him hundred and eight ten [the] male
10 Ame siwo tso Bani ƒe dzidzime me: Yosifia ƒe vi, Selomit kple ŋutsu alafa ɖeka kple blaade siwo nɔ eŋu la;
and from son: descendant/people (Bani *X*) Shelomith son: descendant/people Josiphiah and with him hundred and sixty [the] male
11 Ame siwo tso Bebai ƒe dzidzime me: Bebai ƒe vi, Zekaria kple ŋutsu blaeve-vɔ-enyi siwo nɔ eŋu la;
and from son: descendant/people Bebai Zechariah son: descendant/people Bebai and with him twenty and eight [the] male
12 Ame siwo tso Azgad ƒe dzidzime me: Hakatan ƒe vi, Yohanan kple ŋutsu alafa ɖeka kple ewo siwo nɔ eŋu la;
and from son: descendant/people Azgad Johanan son: descendant/people Hakkatan and with him hundred and ten [the] male
13 Ame siwo tso Adonikam ƒe dzidzime me: Ame mamlɛ siwo ƒe ŋkɔwoe nye Elifelet, Yeuel kple Semaya kple ŋutsu blaade siwo nɔ wo ŋu la;
and from son: descendant/people Adonikam last and these name their Eliphelet Jeuel and Shemaiah and with them sixty [the] male
14 Ame siwo tso Bigvai ƒe dzidzime me: Utai kple Zakur kple ŋutsu blaadre siwo nɔ wo ŋu la.
and from son: descendant/people Bigvai Uthai (and Zaccur *Q(K)*) and with him seventy [the] male
15 Tete meƒo wo nu ƒu ɖe tɔsisi si si ɖo ta Ahava la to eye míeƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe afi ma ŋkeke etɔ̃. Esi metsa le ameawo kple nunɔlaawo dome la, nyemekpɔ Levitɔ aɖeke o.
and to gather them to(wards) [the] river [the] to come (in): come to(wards) Ahava and to camp there day three and to understand [emph?] in/on/with people and in/on/with priest and from son: descendant/people Levi not to find there
16 Ale meyɔ Eliezer, Ariel, Semaya, Elnatan, Yarib, Elnatan, Natan, Zekaria kple Mesulam, ame siwo nye kplɔlawo, kpe ɖe Yoyarib kple Elnatan ŋu, ame siwo nye agbalẽnyala gãwo,
and to send: depart [emph?] to/for Eliezer to/for Ariel to/for Shemaiah and to/for Elnathan and to/for Jarib and to/for Elnathan and to/for Nathan and to/for Zechariah and to/for Meshullam head: leader and to/for Joiarib and to/for Elnathan to understand
17 eye medɔ wo ɖo ɖe dudzikpɔla Ido gbɔ le Kasifia. Megblɔ nya si wòle be woagblɔ na Ido kple nɔvia siwo nye dɔlawo le gbedoxɔ me le Kasifia, ale be woaɖo dɔwɔlawo ɖe mí hena dɔwo wɔwɔ le míaƒe Mawu la ƒe aƒe me.
(and to command *Q(K)*) [obj] them upon Iddo [the] head: leader in/on/with Casiphia [the] place and to set: put [emph?] in/on/with lip their word: speaking to/for to speak: speak to(wards) Iddo brother: male-sibling his ([the] temple servant *Q(K)*) in/on/with Casiphia [the] place to/for to come (in): bring to/for us to minister to/for house: temple God our
18 Esi wònye be míaƒe Mawu la ƒe amenuvevesie nɔ mía dzi ta la, wokplɔ Serebia, ŋutsu si ŋu ŋutete geɖe nɔ la vɛ na mí, ame si nye Mahli, Levi ƒe dzidzimevi. Ke Mahli nye Levi ƒe vi, eye Levi nye Israel ƒe vi, kpe ɖe Serebia ƒe viŋutsuwo kple nɔvia ŋutsuwo ŋu, eye wo katã wole ame wuienyi.
and to come (in): bring to/for us like/as hand: power God our [the] pleasant upon us man understanding from son: descendant/people Mahli son: child Levi son: child Israel and Sherebiah and son: descendant/people his and brother: male-relative his eight ten
19 Woawo kple Hasabia, kpe ɖe Yesaya si tso Merari ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome la ŋuti kple nɔvia ŋutsuwo kple woƒe ƒometɔ bubuwo, ale wo katã wole ŋutsu blaeve.
and [obj] Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah from son: descendant/people Merari brother: male-relative his and son: descendant/people their twenty
20 Woawo hã kplɔ gbedoxɔmedɔwɔla alafa eve kple blaeve ɖe asi, ame siwo David kple eƒe dɔnunɔlawo ɖo be woakpe ɖe Levitɔwo ŋu. Woŋlɔ wo katã ƒe ŋkɔwo ɖi.
and from [the] temple servant which/that to give: put David and [the] ruler to/for service: ministry [the] Levi temple servant hundred and twenty all their to pierce in/on/with name
21 Le Ahava tɔsisi la to, le afi ma meɖe gbeƒã nutsitsidɔ, ale be míabɔbɔ mía ɖokuiwo le míaƒe Mawu la ŋkume be míabia dedinɔnɔ na míawo ŋutɔ kple mía viwo kple míaƒe nunɔamesiwo ƒe dedinɔnɔ.
and to call: call out there fast upon [the] river Ahava to/for to afflict to/for face: before God our to/for to seek from him way: journey upright to/for us and to/for child our and to/for all property our
22 Ŋu le kpeyem be mabia fia la be wòana asrafowo kple sɔdolawo mí, woadzɔ mía ŋu le mɔa dzi le míaƒe futɔwo ta, elabena megblɔ na fia la be, “Míaƒe Mawu la ƒe amenuvevesi nɔa ame sia ame si ɖoa dzi ɖe eŋu la dzi, ke eƒe dziku gã la nɔa ame siwo katã gbee la dzi.”
for be ashamed to/for to ask from [the] king strength: soldiers and horseman to/for to help us from enemy in/on/with way: journey for to say to/for king to/for to say hand: power God our upon all to seek him to/for welfare and strength his and face: anger his upon all to leave: forsake him
23 Ale míetsi nu dɔ, ƒo koko na míaƒe Mawu la tso nu sia ŋuti, eye wòɖo míaƒe gbedodoɖa ŋu.
and to fast [emph?] and to seek [emph?] from God our upon this and to pray to/for us
24 Tete meɖe nunɔla siwo bi ɖe dɔa me nyuie la dometɔ wuieve ɖe aga kpe ɖe Serebia, Hasabia kple wo nɔviŋutsu ewo bubuwo ŋu.
and to separate [emph?] from ruler [the] priest two ten to/for Sherebiah Hashabiah and with them from brother: male-relative their ten
25 Meda sika, klosalo kple nu bubu siwo fia la, eƒe aɖaŋuɖolawo, eƒe dɔnunɔlawo kple Israel blibo si nɔ afi ma la na hena míaƒe Mawu ƒe aƒe la.
(and to weigh [emph?] *Q(k)*) to/for them [obj] [the] silver: money and [obj] [the] gold and [obj] [the] article/utensil contribution house: temple God our [the] to exalt [the] king and to advise him and ruler his and all Israel [the] to find
26 Meda klosalo tɔn blaeve-vɔ-eve na wo kple klosalonu bubu siwo ƒe kpekpeme nɔ tɔn etɔ̃ kple afã la na wo, kpe ɖe sika tɔn etɔ̃ kple afã
and to weigh [emph?] upon hand their silver: money talent six hundred and fifty and article/utensil silver: money hundred to/for talent gold hundred talent
27 kple sikagba blaeve siwo ƒe home anɔ sikaga kilogram enyi kple afã, kpe ɖe akɔblinu vevi eve siwo ŋu wozrɔ̃ wole dzo dam abe sika adodea ene la ŋu.
and bowl gold twenty to/for dram thousand and article/utensil bronze to gleam pleasant two precious thing like/as gold
28 Eye megblɔ na wo be, “Wokɔ miawo ŋutɔ kple nu siawo katã ŋuti na Yehowa. Klosalo kple sika nye lɔlɔ̃nununanawo na Yehowa, mia fofowo ƒe Mawu la.
and to say [emph?] to(wards) them you(m. p.) holiness to/for LORD and [the] article/utensil holiness and [the] silver: money and [the] gold voluntariness to/for LORD God father your
29 Midzɔ wo ŋu nyuie eye midzra wo ɖo va se ɖe esime miada wo ɖe Yehowa ƒe aƒe la ƒe xɔwo me le Yerusalem le nunɔla tsitsiawo, Levitɔwo kple Israel ƒe ƒometatɔwo ŋkume.”
to watch and to keep: guard till to weigh to/for face: before ruler [the] priest and [the] Levi and ruler [the] father to/for Israel in/on/with Jerusalem [the] chamber house: temple LORD
30 Ale nunɔlaawo kple Levitɔwo xɔ klosalo, sika kple nu kɔkɔe bubu siwo woda be woatsɔ ayi ɖe míaƒe Mawu ƒe aƒe la mee le Yerusalem.
and to receive [the] priest and [the] Levi weight [the] silver: money and [the] gold and [the] article/utensil to/for to come (in): bring to/for Jerusalem to/for house: temple God our
31 Le dzinu gbãtɔ ƒe ŋkeke wuievelia dzi la, míedze mɔ tso Ahava tɔsisi la to ɖo ta Yerusalem. Míaƒe Mawu la ƒe asi nɔ mía dzi, eye wòɖe mí tso futɔwo kple adzohawo ƒe asime le mɔa dzi.
and to set out [emph?] from river Ahava in/on/with two ten to/for month [the] first to/for to go: went Jerusalem and hand: power God our to be upon us and to rescue us from palm enemy and to ambush upon [the] way: journey
32 Ale míeva ɖo Yerusalem, eye míedzudzɔ ŋkeke etɔ̃.
and to come (in): come Jerusalem and to dwell there day three
33 Le ŋkeke enelia dzi, le míaƒe Mawu la ƒe aƒe me, míeda sika, klosalo kple nu kɔkɔe bubuawo de asi na Uria ƒe vi, nunɔla Meremot. Eleazar, Finehas ƒe vi, nɔ egbɔ hekpe ɖe Levitɔwo, Yozabad, Yesua ƒe vi kple Noadia, Binui ƒe vi ŋuti.
and in/on/with day [the] fourth to weigh [the] silver: money and [the] gold and [the] article/utensil in/on/with house: temple God our upon hand: power Meremoth son: child Uriah [the] priest and with him Eleazar son: child Phinehas and with them Jozabad son: child Jeshua and Noadiah son: child Binnui [the] Levi
34 Míena akɔnta tso nu sia nu ŋuti, le woƒe xexlẽme kple kpekpeme nu, eye woŋlɔ kpekpeme ɖe sia ɖe da ɖi le ɣe ma ɣi me.
in/on/with number in/on/with weight to/for all and to write all [the] weight in/on/with time [the] he/she/it
35 Tete ame siwo gbɔ tso aboyo me la sa numevɔ na Israel ƒe Mawu la kple nu siawo: Nyitsu wuieve, ɖe Israel ƒe toawo nu, agbo blaasiekɛ-vɔ-ade, alẽvi blaadre-vɔ-adre kple gbɔ̃tsu wuieve abe nu vɔ̃ vɔsa ene. Wotsɔ esiawo katã wɔ numevɔsae na Yehowa.
[the] to come (in): come from [the] captivity son: type of [the] captivity to present: bring burnt offering to/for God Israel bullock two ten upon all Israel ram ninety and six lamb seventy and seven male goat sin: sin offering two ten [the] all burnt offering to/for LORD
36 Wotsɔ fia la ƒe sededewo hã na fiateƒenɔlawo kple mɔmefia siwo le Frat tɔsisi la godo, ame siwo na kpekpeɖeŋu dukɔ la kple Mawu ƒe aƒe la.
and to give: give [obj] law [the] king to/for satrap [the] king and governor side: beside [the] River and to lift: aid [obj] [the] people and [obj] house: temple [the] God
