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.

and to dwell ruler [the] people in/on/with Jerusalem and remnant [the] people to fall: allot allotted to/for to come (in): bring one from [the] ten to/for to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem city [the] holiness and nine [the] hand: times in/on/with city

2 Ame aɖewo ʋu va Yerusalem le wo ɖokui si, eye wode bubu gã aɖe wo ŋu.

and to bless [the] people to/for all [the] human [the] be willing to/for to dwell in/on/with 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,

and these head: leader [the] province which to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem and in/on/with city Judah to dwell man: anyone in/on/with possession his in/on/with city their Israel [the] priest and [the] Levi and [the] temple servant and son: descendant/people servant/slave Solomon

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;

and in/on/with Jerusalem to dwell from son: descendant/people Judah and from son: descendant/people Benjamin from son: descendant/people Judah Athaiah son: child Uzziah son: child Zechariah son: child Amariah son: child Shephatiah son: child Mahalalel from son: descendant/people 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: child Baruch son: child Col-hozeh Col-hozeh son: child Hazaiah son: child Adaiah son: child Joiarib son: child Zechariah son: child [the] Shilonite

6 Ame siawo nye Perez ƒe dzidzimevi dzɔatsu alafa ene kple blaade-vɔ-enyi siwo nɔ Yerusalem.

all son: descendant/people Perez [the] to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem four hundred sixty and eight human strength

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.

and these son: descendant/people Benjamin Sallu son: child Meshullam son: child Joed son: child Pedaiah son: child Kolaiah son: child Maaseiah son: child Ithiel son: child Jeshaiah

8 Gabai kple Salai ƒe dzidzimevi nye alafa asieke kple blaeve-vɔ-enyi.

and after him `men` `valor` nine hundred twenty and eight

9 Woƒe fiae nye Yoel, Zikri ƒe vi, ame si ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔe nye Yuda, Hasenua ƒe vi. Hasenua nye kplɔla ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔ.

and Joel son: child Zichri overseer upon them and Judah son: child [the] Hassenuah upon [the] city second

10 Kplɔla siwo tso nunɔlawo dome: Yedaia, Yoyarib ƒe vi, Yakin,

from [the] priest Jedaiah son: child Joiarib Jachin

11 Seraya, Hilkia ƒe vi. Hilkia fofoe nye Mesulam, ame si fofoe nye Merayot, ame si fofoe nye Ahitub, nunɔlagã.

Seraiah son: child Hilkiah son: child Meshullam son: child Zadok son: child Meraioth son: child Ahitub leader house: temple [the] 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 brother: male-relative their to make: do [the] work to/for house: temple eight hundred twenty and two and Adaiah son: child Jeroham son: child Pelaliah son: child Amzi son: child Zechariah son: child Pashhur son: child 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 brother: male-relative his head: leader to/for father hundred forty and two and Amashsai son: child Azarel son: child Ahzai son: child Meshillemoth son: child Immer

14 si ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo nye ŋutsu kako alafa ɖeka kple blaeve-vɔ-enyi. Woƒe amegãe nye Zabdiel, Hagedolim ƒe vi.

and brother: male-relative their mighty man strength hundred twenty and eight and overseer upon them Zabdiel son: child (Haggedolim *L(F)*)

15 Levitɔwo ƒe kplɔlawoe nye: Semaya, Hashub ƒe vi. Hashub fofoe nye Azrikam, ame si fofoe nye Hasabia, Buni ƒe vi;

and from [the] Levi Shemaiah son: child Hasshub son: child Azrikam son: child Hashabiah son: child Bunni

16 Sabetai kple Yozabad, ame siwo kpɔa dɔwɔlawo le gbedoxɔa godo dzi;

and Shabbethai and Jozabad upon [the] work [the] outer to/for house: temple [the] God from head: leader [the] Levi

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.

and Mattaniah son: child Mica son: child Zabdi son: child Asaph head: leader [the] beginning to give thanks to/for prayer and Bakbukiah second from brother: male-relative his and Abda son: child Shammua son: child Galal son: child (Jeduthun *Q(K)*)

18 Levitɔ siwo nɔ Yerusalem la nɔ ame alafa eve kple blaenyi-vɔ-ene.

all [the] Levi in/on/with city [the] holiness hundred eighty and four

19 Agbonudzɔlawo: Akub, Talmon kple woƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo, ame siwo dzɔa agboawo nu le ŋutsu alafa ɖeka kple blaadre-vɔ-eve.

and [the] gatekeeper Akkub Talmon and brother: male-relative their [the] to keep: guard in/on/with gate hundred seventy and two

20 Israelvi mamlɛawo, nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo kaka ɖe Yuda duwo me, ame sia ame nɔ eƒe ƒomenyigba dzi.

and remnant Israel [the] priest [the] Levi in/on/with all city Judah man: anyone in/on/with inheritance his

21 Ke gbedoxɔmedɔwɔlawo katã, ame siwo ƒe kplɔlawoe nye Ziha kple Gispa la nɔ Ofel.

and [the] temple servant to dwell in/on/with Ophel and Ziha and Gishpa upon [the] temple servant

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.

and overseer [the] Levi in/on/with Jerusalem Uzzi son: child Bani son: child Hashabiah son: child Mattaniah son: child Mica from son: descendant/people Asaph [the] to sing to/for before work house: temple [the] God

23 Hadzila siawo nɔ fia la ƒe kpɔkplɔ te, ame si wɔa ɖoɖo ɖe woƒe gbe sia gbe ƒe wɔnawo ŋu.

for commandment [the] king upon them and sure upon [the] to sing word: portion day in/on/with day: daily his

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.

and Pethahiah son: child Meshezabel from son: descendant/people Zerah son: child Judah to/for hand: to [the] king to/for all word: thing to/for 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.

and to(wards) [the] village in/on/with land: country their from son: descendant/people Judah to dwell in/on/with Kiriath-arba [the] Kiriath-arba and daughter: village her and in/on/with Dibon and daughter: village her and in/on/with Jekabzeel and village her

26 Yesua, Molada, Bet Pelet,

and in/on/with Jeshua and in/on/with Moladah and in/on/with Beth-pelet Beth-pelet

27 Hazar Sual, Beerseba kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo,

and in/on/with Hazar-shual Hazar-shual and in/on/with Beersheba Beersheba and daughter: village her

28 Ziklag; Mekona kple woƒe kɔƒewo,

and in/on/with Ziklag and in/on/with Meconah and in/on/with daughter: village her

29 Enrimɔn, Zora, Yarmut,

and in/on/with En-rimmon En-rimmon and in/on/with Zorah and in/on/with 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 village their Lachish and land: country her Azekah and daughter: village her and to camp from Beersheba Beersheba till Valley (Topheth of) Hinnom

31 Benyamin ƒe dzidzimeviwo tso Geba nɔ Mikmas, Aya, Betel kple eƒe kɔƒewo,

and son: descendant/people Benjamin from Geba Michmash and Ai and Bethel Bethel and daughter: village her

32 Anatɔt, Nɔb, Anania,

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 valley [the] artificer

36 Woɖo Levitɔ aɖewo, ame siwo nɔ Yuda la ɖa be woanɔ Benyamin ƒe viwo gbɔ.

and from [the] Levi division Judah to/for Benjamin