Nehemia 11
1 Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Israel dukɔa kplɔlawo nɔ Yerusalem, Du Kɔkɔe la me. Ke azɔ la, woda akɔ be woatia ame siwo le du bubuawo me le Yuda kple Benyamin la ƒe ewolia be woawo hã nava nɔ Yerusalem.
Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
2 Ame aɖewo ʋu va Yerusalem le wo ɖokui si, eye wode bubu gã aɖe wo ŋu.
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
3 Kplɔla aɖewo tso du bubuwo me va Yerusalem, ke Israelvi aɖewo, nunɔlawo, Levitɔwo, gbedoxɔmedɔwɔlawo kple Solomo ƒe dɔwɔlawo ƒe dzidzimeviwo dometɔ geɖewo ganɔ woawo ŋutɔ ƒe aƒewo me le du vovovowo me le Yuda,
These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
4 le esime ame aɖewo tso Yuda kple Benyamin nɔ Yerusalem. Yuda ƒe dzidzimeviwo ƒe kplɔlawoe nye: Ataya, Uzia ƒe vi. Uzia fofoe nye Zekaria, ame si fofoe nye Amaria, ame si fofoe nye Sefatia, ame si fofoe nye Mahalalel, ame si nye Perez ƒe dzidzimevi;
while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;
5 Maaseya, Baruk ƒe vi, Baruk fofoe nye Kol Hoze, ame si fofoe nye Hazaya, ame si fofoe nye Adaya, ame si fofoe nye Yoyarib, ame si fofoe nye Zekaria, Silonitɔ la ƒe vi.
and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.
6 Ame siawo nye Perez ƒe dzidzimevi dzɔatsu alafa ene kple blaade-vɔ-enyi siwo nɔ Yerusalem.
The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.
7 Benyamin ƒe to la ƒe kplɔlawoe nye: Salu, Mesulam ƒe vi. Mesulam fofoe nye Yoed, ame si fofoe nye Pedaya, Kolaya ƒe vi, ame si fofoe nye Maaseya, ame si fofoe nye Itiel, Yesaya ƒe vi.
From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;
8 Gabai kple Salai ƒe dzidzimevi nye alafa asieke kple blaeve-vɔ-enyi.
and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
9 Woƒe fiae nye Yoel, Zikri ƒe vi, ame si ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔe nye Yuda, Hasenua ƒe vi. Hasenua nye kplɔla ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔ.
Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
10 Kplɔla siwo tso nunɔlawo dome: Yedaia, Yoyarib ƒe vi, Yakin,
From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;
11 Seraya, Hilkia ƒe vi. Hilkia fofoe nye Mesulam, ame si fofoe nye Merayot, ame si fofoe nye Ahitub, nunɔlagã.
Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;
12 Nunɔla alafa enyi kple blaeve-vɔ-eve nɔ dɔ wɔm le gbedoxɔ la me le ame siawo ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te. Adaya, Yeroham vi, ame si nye Pelalya vi, ame si nye Amzi vi, ame si nye Zaharia vi, ame si nye Pasur vi, ame si nye Malkiya vi.
and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
13 Malkiya ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo nye ŋutsu kako alafa eve kple blaene-vɔ-eve; Amasai, Azarel ƒe vi, Ahzai ƒe vi, Mesilemɔt ƒe vi, Imer ƒe vi
and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;
14 si ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo nye ŋutsu kako alafa ɖeka kple blaeve-vɔ-enyi. Woƒe amegãe nye Zabdiel, Hagedolim ƒe vi.
and his associates —128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
15 Levitɔwo ƒe kplɔlawoe nye: Semaya, Hashub ƒe vi. Hashub fofoe nye Azrikam, ame si fofoe nye Hasabia, Buni ƒe vi;
From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16 Sabetai kple Yozabad, ame siwo kpɔa dɔwɔlawo le gbedoxɔa godo dzi;
Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
17 Matania, Mika ƒe vi. Mika fofoe nye Zabdi, Asaf ƒe vi. Mataniae nye ame si dzea akpedasɔlemewo gɔme kple gbedodoɖa. Bakbukia kple Abda, Sanua ƒe vi nye eƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo. Samua fofoe nye Galal, Yedutun ƒe vi.
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 Levitɔ siwo nɔ Yerusalem la nɔ ame alafa eve kple blaenyi-vɔ-ene.
The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
19 Agbonudzɔlawo: Akub, Talmon kple woƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo, ame siwo dzɔa agboawo nu le ŋutsu alafa ɖeka kple blaadre-vɔ-eve.
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
20 Israelvi mamlɛawo, nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo kaka ɖe Yuda duwo me, ame sia ame nɔ eƒe ƒomenyigba dzi.
The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
21 Ke gbedoxɔmedɔwɔlawo katã, ame siwo ƒe kplɔlawoe nye Ziha kple Gispa la nɔ Ofel.
The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
22 Levitɔ siwo nɔ Yerusalem la ƒe amegãe nye Uzi, Bani ƒe vi, Hasabia ƒe vi, Matania ƒe vi, Mika ƒe vi. Uzi nye Asaf ƒe dzidzimeviwo dometɔ ɖeka. Dzidzimevi siawoe nye hadzilawo na subɔsubɔ le gbedoxɔ me.
Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
23 Hadzila siawo nɔ fia la ƒe kpɔkplɔ te, ame si wɔa ɖoɖo ɖe woƒe gbe sia gbe ƒe wɔnawo ŋu.
For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
24 Petahia, Mesezabel ƒe vi, ame si dzɔ tso Zera, Yuda ƒe vi me la naa kpekpeɖeŋu le dua dzi ɖuɖu ƒe nyawo katã me.
Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
25 Yuda ƒe vi siwo nɔ kɔƒewo me le agblewo me la nɔ Kiriat Arba, Dibon kple Yekabzeel kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la.
As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
26 Yesua, Molada, Bet Pelet,
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
27 Hazar Sual, Beerseba kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo,
in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
28 Ziklag; Mekona kple woƒe kɔƒewo,
in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
29 Enrimɔn, Zora, Yarmut,
in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
30 Zanoa, Adulam kple woƒe kɔƒewo, Lakis kple eƒe agblewo kpakple Azeka kple eƒe duwo. Ale ameawo ƒe nɔƒe tso Beerseba va yi Hinom balime la to.
Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 Benyamin ƒe dzidzimeviwo tso Geba nɔ Mikmas, Aya, Betel kple eƒe kɔƒewo,
The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
32 Anatɔt, Nɔb, Anania,
in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Rama, Gitaim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Nebalat,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, Ono kple Aɖaŋudɔwɔlawo ƒe Balime.
Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
36 Woɖo Levitɔ aɖewo, ame siwo nɔ Yuda la ɖa be woanɔ Benyamin ƒe viwo gbɔ.
And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
