Nehemia 12
1 Nunɔla kple Levitɔ siwo trɔ gbɔ kple Zerubabel, Sealtiel ƒe vi kple Yesua la woe nye: Seraya, Yeremia, Ezra,
These were the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amaria, Maluk, Hatus,
Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Sekania, Rehum, Meremot,
Shecaniah, Rehum, and Meremoth.
4 Ido, Gineton, Abiya,
There were Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Miyamin, Madia, Bilga,
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Semaya, Yoyarib, Yedaia,
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Salu, Amok, Hilkia kple Yedaia. Ame siawoe nye nunɔlawo ƒe kplɔlawo kple woƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo le Yesua ƒe ɣeyiɣiwo me.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8 Levitɔ siwo gbɔ la woe nye: Yesua, Binui, Kadmiel, Serebia, Yuda, Matania, ame si kple eƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo kpɔa
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates.
9 Bakbukia kple Uni dzi; woƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo kpena ɖe wo ŋu le akpedahawo dzidzi me.
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them during the service.
10 Yesua nye Yoyakim fofo, Yoyakim nye Eliasib fofo, Eliasib nye Yoiada fofo,
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
11 Yoiada nye Yonatan fofo, Yonatan nye Yaɖua fofo,
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12 Nunɔla siwo wɔ dɔ le Yoyakim ƒe ŋkekewo me la ƒe hlɔ̃wo ƒe kplɔlawoe nye: Meraya si nye Seraya ƒe ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Hananiya nye Yeremia ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
In the days of Joiakim these were the priests, the leaders of the families: Meraiah was the leader of Seraiah, Hananiah was the leader of Jeremiah,
13 Mesulam nye Ezra ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Yehohanan nye Amaria ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
Meshullam was the leader of Ezra, Jehohanan was the leader of Amariah,
14 Yonatan nye Maluk ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Yosef nye Sebania ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
Jonathan was the leader of Malluk, and Joseph was the leader of Shebaniah.
15 Adana nye Harim ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Helkai nye Meremot ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
Adna was the leader of Harim, Helkai the leader of Meremoth,
16 Zekaria nye Ido ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Mesulam nye Gineton ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
Zechariah was the leader of Iddo, Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon, and
17 Zikri nye Abiya ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Piltain nye Moadia ƒomea kple Miniamin ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah.
18 Samua nye Bilga ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Yehonatan nye Semaya ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
Shammua was the leader of Bilgah, Jehonathan was the leader of Shemaiah,
19 Matenai nye Yoyarib ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Uzi nye Yedaia ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
Mattenai was the leader of Joiarib, Uzzi was the leader of Jedaiah,
20 Kalai nye Salu ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Eber nye Amok ƒomea ƒe tatɔ,
Kallai was the leader of Sallu, Eber was the leader of Amok,
21 Hasabia nye Hilkia ƒomea ƒe tatɔ, Netanel nye Yedaia ƒomea ƒe tatɔ.
Hashabiah was the leader of Hilkiah, and Nethanel was the leader of Jedaiah.
22 Woŋlɔ nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo ƒe ƒomeawo ƒe tatɔwo ƒe dzidzimewo da ɖi le Persia fia, Darius ƒe dziɖuɣi le Levitɔ siwo nye Eliasib, Yoiada, Yohanan kple Yaɖua la ŋɔli.
In the days of Eliashib, the Levites Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 Le Kronika alo Nyadzɔdzɔwo ƒe Agbalẽwo me la, woŋlɔ Levitɔwo ƒe tatɔwo ƒe ŋkɔwo ɖi va se ɖe Yohanan, Eliasib ƒe vi dzi.
The descendants of Levi, their leaders of families were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
24 Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, Levitɔwo ƒe tatɔwoe nye: Hasabia, Serebia kple Yesua, Kadmiel ƒe vi. Woƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo tsia tsitre ɖe wo ŋgɔ, eye wokpena ɖe wo ŋu le kafukafu kple akpedada wɔnawo me abe ale si David, Mawu ƒe ame la ɖoe da ɖi ene.
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section, in obedience to the command of David, the man of God.
25 Agbonudzɔla siwo dzɔa nudzɔdzɔwo dzraɖoƒewo ƒe agboawo nu ŋu la woe nye: Matania, Bakbukia, Obadia, Mesulam, Talmon kple Akub.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.
26 Ame siawoe wɔ dɔ le Yoyakim, Yesua ƒe vi kple Yozadak ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi ŋɔli kple esi Nehemia nye mɔmefia, eye Ezra nye nunɔla kple agbalẽfiala.
They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
27 Esi wonɔ Yerusalem ƒe gli yeyeawo ŋu kɔm la, Levitɔwo katã tso anyigba la ƒe akpa sia akpa va Yerusalem be yewoana kpekpeɖeŋu le wɔnawo me, eye yewoakpɔ gome le dzidzɔŋkekenyui la ɖuɖu me kple woƒe akpedada, gakogoewo, hadzidziwo kple kasaŋkuwo.
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the people sought out the Levites wherever they lived, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with thanksgivings and singing with cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
28 Hadzihamenɔlawo hã va Yerusalem tso kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlãe kple Netofatitɔwo ƒe kɔƒewo me
The fellowship of singers gathered together from the district around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.
29 kple Bet Gilgal kple Geba nutowo me kple Azmavet, elabena woƒe hadzilawo tso kɔƒewo na wo ɖokuiwo le Yerusalem gbɔ.
They also came from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30 Nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo kɔ wo ɖokuiwo ŋu gbã, emegbe la, wokɔ ameawo, agboawo kple gli la hã ŋu.
The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Mekplɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe kplɔlawo yi gli la tame, eye mena hã be hadziha gã eve nadzi akpedaha. Hadziha ɖeka azɔ gli la tame ato ɖusime aɖo ta Akɔligbo la gbɔ.
Then I had the leaders of Judah go up to the top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs who gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall toward the Dung Gate.
32 Hosaya kple Yuda ƒe kplɔlawo ƒe afã adze wo yome,
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 kpe ɖe Azaria, Ezra, Mesulam,
and after them went Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Yuda, Benyamin, Semaya kple Yeremia ŋu.
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35 Kpe ɖe ame siawo ŋu la, nunɔla siwo lé kpẽ ɖe asi kple Zekaria, Yonatan ƒe vi, Semaya ƒe vi, Matania ƒe vi, Mikaya ƒe vi, Zakur ƒe vi, Asaf ƒe vi,
and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph.
36 kple eƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo, Semaya, Azarel, Milalai, Milalai, Gilalai, Mai, Netanel, Yuda kple Hanani la tsɔ woƒe haƒonuwo abe ale si David, Mawu ƒe ame la ɖoe da di ene. Ezra, agbalẽfiala la nɔ ŋgɔ na ameha la.
There also were Zechariah's relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe was in front of them.
37 Esi woɖo Tsidzidzigbo la gbɔ la, woɖo ta ŋgɔ tẽe, lia atrakpui siwo yi mɔ la gbɔ le David ƒe du xoxo la me. Tso afi sia la, woyi Tsigbo la gbɔ le ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo.
By the Fountain Gate they went straight up on the stairs of the city of David, by the stairway to the wall above David's palace, to the Water Gate on the east.
38 Menɔ hatsotso evelia me, míeto mɔ evelia be míaɖado go wo. Míezɔ tso Kpodzoxɔ Kɔkɔ la gbɔ yi Gli Keke la gbɔ,
The other choir of those who gave thanks went in the other direction. I followed them on the wall with half the people, above the Tower of Ovens, to the Broad Wall,
39 heyi Efraimgbo kple Agbo Xoxo la gbɔ. Míeto Tɔmelãgbo la kple Hananel ƒe Xɔ Kɔkɔ la ŋu, eye míeyi Alafa ƒe Xɔ Kɔkɔ la gbɔ, heyi Alẽgbo la gbɔ, eye míetɔ ɖe Gaxɔgbo la gbɔ.
and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
40 Hadziha eve siwo dzia akpedaha la nɔ wo nɔƒe le gbedoxɔ la me. Nenema kee nye nye hã kple dɔnunɔlawo ƒe afã
So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God, and I also took my place with half of the officials with me.
41 kple nunɔla siawo: Eliakim, Maaseya, Miniamin, Mikaya, Elioenai, Zekaria kple Hananiya kple woƒe kpẽwo,
Then the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets,
42 eye ame siawo hã kpe ɖe wo ŋuti: Maaseya, Semaya, Eleazar, Uzi, Yehohanan, Malkiya, Elam kple Ezer. Hadziha siawo dzi ha le Yezrahia ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the singers made themselves heard and Jezrahiah was their leader.
43 Míesa vɔ geɖewo le dzidzɔŋkeke sia dzi, elabena Mawu na mɔnukpɔkpɔ mí be míakpɔ dzidzɔ gã aɖe. Nyɔnuwo kple ɖeviwo hã kpɔ dzidzɔ, eye wose dzidzɔɣli tso Yerusalem le didiƒewo ke!
They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy. Also the women and the children rejoiced. So the joy of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 Gbe ma gbe la, woɖo ŋutsu aɖewo be woakpɔ nudzraɖoƒewo, nu vɔ̃ ŋuti vɔsanuwo, nu ewoliawo nana kple nuŋeŋe gbãtɔwo nana dzi, eye woaxɔ nu siawo tso agblewo me abe ale si Mose ƒe Sewo ɖoe da ɖi ene. Wotsɔ nunana siawo na nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo, elabena Yuda ƒe viwo kpɔ ŋudzedze le nunɔlawo kple Leviviwo ƒe dɔwɔwɔ ŋu.
On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites. Each was assigned to work the fields near the towns. For Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who were standing before them.
45 Wokpɔ ŋudzedze le hadzilawo, agbonudzɔlawo, ame siwo naa kpekpeɖeŋu le mawusubɔsubɔ kple ameŋutikɔkɔ wɔnawo me le Fia David kple via Fia Solomo ƒe ɖoɖoawo nu hã ŋu.
They performed the service of their God, and the service of purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, in keeping with the command of David and of Solomon his son.
46 Ɖoɖo be hafialawo nakplɔ hadzilawo le kafukafuhawo kple akpedahawo dzidzi na Mawu me la li xoxo tso David kple Asaf ŋɔli.
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors of singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 Ale fifia, le Zerubabel kple Nehemia ŋɔli la, Israel blibo la naa gbe sia gbe ƒe nuɖuɖu hadzihamenɔlawo, agbonudzɔlawo kple Levitɔwo. Levitɔwo hã tsɔa nu si woxɔna la ƒe akpa aɖe na Aron, nunɔla la ƒe dzidzimeviwo.
In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set aside the portion that was for the Levites, and the Levites set aside a portion for the descendants of Aaron.
