Nehemia 10
1 Ame siwo de asi nubabla sia te la woe nye: Nehemia, mɔmefia, Hakalia ƒe vi kple Zedekia,
Now, upon the sealed writings, were, —Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah;
2 Seraya, Azaria, Yeremia,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;
3 Pasur, Amaria, Malkiya,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah;
4 Hatus, Sebania, Maluk,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch;
5 Harim, Meremot, Obadia,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah;
6 Daniel, Gineton, Baruk,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;
7 Mesulam, Abiya, Miyamin,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;
8 Maazia, Bilgai kple Semaya. Ame siawo katã nye nunɔlawo.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, —these, were, the priests.
9 Levitɔ siwo de asi nubabla la te la woe nye: Yesua, Azania ƒe vi, Binui, Henadad ƒe vi, Kadmiel,
And, the Levites, —Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
10 Sebania, Hodia, Kelita, Pelaya, Hanan,
and, their brethren, —Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan;
11 Mika, Rehob, Hasabia,
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;
12 Zakur, Serebia, Sebania,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah;
13 Hodia, Bani kple Beninu.
Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
14 Dukɔ la ƒe kplɔla siwo de asi ete la woe nye: Paros, Pahat Moab, Elam, Zatu, Bani,
The heads of the people, —Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;
15 Buni, Azgad, Bebai,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai;
16 Adoniya, Bigvai, Adin,
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin;
17 Ater, Hezekia, Azur,
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;
18 Hodia, Hasum, Bezai,
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai;
19 Harif, Anatɔt, Nebai,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai;
20 Magpias, Mesulam, Hezir,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir;
21 Mesezabel, Zadok, Yaɖua,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua;
22 Pelatia, Hanan, Anaya,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;
23 Hosea, Hananiya, Hasub,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;
24 Halohes, Pilha, Sobek,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek;
25 Rehum, Hasabna, Maaseya,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah;
26 Ahiya, Hanan, Anan,
and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan;
27 Maluk, Harim kple Baana.
Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
28 Ame siawoe de asi nubabla la te ɖe dukɔ blibo la nu, elabena dukɔmeviwo, nunɔlawo, Levitɔwo, agbonudzɔlawo, hadzilawo, gbedoxɔmedɔwɔlawo kple ame bubuawo katã, ame siwo srɔ̃wo, viŋutsuwo, vinyɔnuwo, ame siwo tsi ate ŋu ase nu gɔme la, ɖe wo ɖokuiwo ɖe aga tso trɔ̃subɔla siwo le anyigba la dzi gbɔ ale be woasubɔ Mawu.
And, the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, —every one having knowledge and understanding,
29 Ame siawo katã wɔ ɖeka kple Israelvi bubumewo, eye woɖe adzɔgbe be Mawu ƒe fiƒode nava wo dzi ne womewɔ Yehowa ƒe Se siwo wòde na wo to Mose, Mawu ƒe dɔla la dzi o, eye woɖe adzɔgbe be woalé Yehowa, woƒe Aƒetɔ la ƒe Sewo kple ɖoɖowo katã me ɖe asi.
were holding fast unto their distinguished brethren, and were entering into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through Moses the servant of God, —and to observe and do, all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his regulations, and his statutes;
30 “Míelɔ̃ ɖe edzi hã be míaɖe mɔ na mía vinyɔnuwo woaɖe amedzrowo o, eye nenema ke míaɖe mɔ mía viŋutsuwo hã naɖe wo vinyɔnuwo o.
and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, —and, their daughters, would we not take for our sons;
31 “Míelɔ̃ ɖe edzi be ne trɔ̃subɔla siwo le anyigba la dzi anɔ adzɔnu kple agblemenuku alo nu bubu aɖe dzram le Dzudzɔgbe alo ŋkeke kɔkɔe bubu aɖe dzi la, míagbe eƒeƒle. Míelɔ̃ ɖe edzi be míawɔ dɔ aɖeke le ƒe adrelia ɖe sia ɖe me o. Hekpe ɖe esia ŋu la, míate fli ɖe mía nɔvi Yudatɔwo ƒe fe siwo wonyi le mía si la me.
and, if the peoples of the land should be bringing in wares, or any corn on the sabbath day, to sell, we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day, —and that we would remit the seventh year, and the loan of every hand.
32 “Míelɔ̃ ɖe edzi be míadzɔ nu ƒe sia ƒe na gbedoxɔ la, ale be ga nasɔ gbɔ ɣe sia ɣi hena mía Mawu la ƒe gbedoxɔ la dzikpɔkpɔ,
And we laid on ourselves charges, appointing for ourselves the third of a shekel, yearly, —for the service of the house of our God:
33 elabena míehiã nu tɔxɛwo na Ŋkumeɖobolo, nuɖuvɔsawo kple numevɔsawo na Dzudzɔgbewo, Ɣleti yeye ƒe ŋkekenyuiwo kple Ŋkekenyui siwo míeɖuna ƒe sia ƒe, na vɔsa kɔkɔewo, na avuléle ɖe Israel nu kple dɔwɔwɔ le gbedoxɔ la me.
for the bread to set in array, and the continual meal-offering, and for the continual ascending-sacrifice, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the appointed feasts, and for things hallowed, and for victims bearing sin, to put a propitiatory-covering over Israel, —and for all the work of the house of our God.
34 “Míada akɔ be míanya ƒe sia ƒe ƒe ɣeyiɣi si dzi nunɔlawo, Levitɔwo kple kplɔlawo ƒe ƒometɔwo ana nake si ŋu dɔ woawɔ le Yehowa, mía Mawu la ƒe vɔsamlekpui dzi abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖe Se la me ene.
Also, lots, did we cast, concerning the offering of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring it unto the house of our God, by our ancestral houses, at times arranged, year by year, —to burn upon the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.
35 “Míelɔ̃ ɖe edzi hã be míatsɔ míaƒe agblemenuku ɖe sia ɖe ƒe gbãtɔ, eɖanye nu si ɖona le to me alo tsena ɖe kutsetsetiwo kple amitiwo dzi o, ayi Yehowa ƒe aƒe me.
And that we would bring in the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruit of all fruit of all trees, year by year, —unto the house of Yahweh;
36 “Abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖe Se la me ene la, míelɔ̃ ɖe edzi be míatsɔ míaƒe viŋutsu tsitsitɔwo kple míaƒe nyiwo, alẽwo kple gbɔ̃wo ƒe ŋgɔgbeviwo ana Yehowa. Míatsɔ wo na nunɔla siwo le subɔsubɔdɔ wɔm le gbedoxɔ la me.
also that, the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, —and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, we would bring in unto the house of our God, unto the priests who should be in attendance in the house of our God;
37 “Kpe ɖe esiawo ŋu la, woatsɔ nuawo adzra ɖo ɖe míaƒe Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ la me. Nu siawoe nye míaƒe bli kple agblemenuku siwo ɖi bli la ƒe nyuitɔwo, míaƒe nudzɔdzɔwo, míaƒe kutsetse gbãtɔwo kple míaƒe wain yeye kple ami ƒe gbãtɔwo. Míedo ŋugbe be, míatsɔ míaƒe agblemenuku ɖe sia ɖe ƒe ewolia ɖeka na Levitɔwo, ame siwo ƒe dɔ wònye be woaxɔ nu ewoliawo ƒe ɖekawo le ame siwo le du suewo kple kɔƒewo me la si.
and, the first part of our meal and our heave-offerings and the fruit of all trees, new wine and oil, would we bring in unto the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground unto the Levites, —the Levites themselves, taking the tithes in all our cities of agriculture.
38 Nunɔla Aron ƒe dzidzimevi ɖeka anɔ Levitɔwo gbɔ ne wole nuwo ƒe ewoliawo xɔm, eye Levitɔwo atsɔ nu ewolia si woxɔ la ƒe ewolia ayi gbedoxɔ me, adzra ɖo ɖe nudzraɖoƒe la.
And the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites should take the tithes, —and the Levites, should bring up the tithe of the tithe, unto the house of our God, into the chambers pertaining unto the treasure-house.
39 Le Se la nu la, ele be Israelviwo kple Levitɔwo natsɔ woƒe nunana siwo nye bli kple bubuawo, wain yeye kple ami la, ayi gbedoxɔ la me, eye woatsɔ wo ade kɔkɔeƒe ƒe nuwo me hena nunɔla siwo le subɔsubɔ wɔm kple agbonudzɔlawo kple hadzilawo ƒe ŋu dɔ wɔwɔ. “Ale mí katã míelɔ̃ ɖe edzi be míagblẽ míaƒe Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ la ɖi o.”
For, into the chambers, should the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi bring in the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine and the oil, since, there, are the utensils of the sanctuary, and the priests who are in attendance, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, —so would we not neglect the house of our God.
