< Nehemia 3 >

1 Eliasib, nunɔlagã la kple nunɔla bubuwo gbugbɔ Alẽgbo la ƒe sɔtiwo tu, eye wode ʋɔtruwo eŋu nyuie hekɔ eŋuti tso Alafa ɖeka mɔ la gbɔ va se ɖe Hananel mɔ la gbɔ.
Then rose up Elyashib the high priest with his brethren the priests, and they built the sheep-gate; they sanctified it, and set up its doors: even as far as the tower of Meah did they sanctify it, as far as the tower of Chananel.
2 Yerikotɔwo kple Zakur, Imri ƒe vi la, ƒe dɔwɔlawo kpe ɖe ameawo ŋu le dɔ la wɔwɔ me.
And by his side built the men of Jericho. And by his [other] side built Zaccur the son of Imri.
3 Hasenaa ƒe viwo ɖo Tɔmelãgbo la. Wolã xɔtutiwo, de ʋɔtruawo, eye wode ʋɔtruŋugawo kple ʋɔmedegawo wo ŋu.
But the fish-gate did the sons of Hassenaah build: they also laid its beams, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
4 Meremot, Uria ƒe vi kple Hakɔz ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi wogbugbɔ gli la ƒe akpa si kplɔe ɖo la ɖo, eye Mesulam, Berekia ƒe vi kple Mesezabel ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi kple Zadok, Baana ƒe vi, hã woɖo gli la ƒe akpa bubuwo.
And alongside of them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriyah, the son of Kakkoz. And alongside of them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechyah, the son of Meshezabel. And alongside of them repaired Zadok the son of Ba'ana.
5 Ame siwo ɖo gli kplɔ wo ɖo la woe nye, Tekoa ŋutsuwo, gake woƒe bubumewo mede ta dɔ la me le woƒe dzikpɔlawo te o.
And alongside of them repaired the Teko'ites; but their principal men put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
6 Yoiada, Pasea ƒe vi kple Mesulam, Besodeia ƒe vi wodzra Agbo Xoxo la ɖo. Wotu atiawo, de ʋɔtruawo agbo la nu, eye wode ʋɔtruŋugawo kple ʋɔmedegawo.
Moreover the old gate repaired Yoyada' the son of Passeach, and Meshullam the son of Bessodeyah: they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.
7 Ame siwo wɔ dɔ ɖe wo yome la woe nye Melatia tso Gibeon, Yadon tso Meronot kple ŋutsu siwo tso Gibeon kple Mizpa; teƒe siawo katã le mɔmefia si le Frat Tɔsisi la godo la te.
And alongside of them repaired Melatyah the Gib'onite, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gib'on and of Mizpah, unto the seat of the governor on this side of the river.
8 Uziel, Harhaia ƒe vi si nye sikaɖaŋuwɔlawo dometɔ ɖeka la hã wɔ dɔ le gliawo ŋu. Ame si wɔ dɔ kplɔe ɖo lae nye Hananiya, amiʋeʋĩwɔla aɖe. Woɖɔ gli la ɖo tso Yerusalem va se ɖe keke Gli Gbadza la gbɔ ke.
Alongside of him repaired 'Uzziel the son of Charhayah, of the goldsmiths. And alongside of him repaired Chananyah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the broad wall.
9 Tso afi sia la, Refaya si nye Hur ƒe vi, ame si nye Yerusalem nuto la ƒe afã dziɖula la ɖo gli la ƒe akpa aɖe.
And alongside of them repaired Rephayah the son of Chur, the chief of the half of the district of Jerusalem.
10 Le eya megbe la, Yedaia, Harumaf ƒe vi ɖɔ gli si dze ŋgɔ eƒe aƒe la ɖo. Ame si wɔ dɔ kplɔe ɖo lae nye Hatus, Hasabnia ƒe vi.
And alongside of them repaired Jedayah the son of Charumaph, and this opposite to his house. And alongside of him repaired Chattush the son of Chashabneyah.
11 Ame siwo kplɔ eya hã ɖo lae nye Malkiya, Harim ƒe vi kple Hasub, Pahat Moab ƒe vi, ame si dzra Dzokpomɔ la ɖo kpe ɖe gli la ɖoɖo ŋu.
Another division did Malkiyah the son of Charim, and Chashub the son of Pachathmoab, repair, as also the tower of the ovens.
12 Salum, Halohes ƒe vi, ame si nye Yerusalem nuto la ƒe afã evelia dziɖula la kple via nyɔnuwo dzra gli la ƒe akpa si le Dzokpomɔ la megbe ɖo.
And alongside of him repaired Shallum the son of Hallochesh, the chief of the other half of the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
13 Ame siwo gbugbɔ Balimegbo la ɖɔɖola woe nye Hanun kple Zanoatɔwo. Wode agbomedegawo kple ʋɔmedegawo eŋu. Azɔ la, wogbugbɔ gli la ƒe akpa si ƒe didime anɔ abe mita alafa ene blaatɔ̃ ene la tu va se ɖe Aɖukpogbo la nu.
The gate of the valley repaired Chanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoach: they built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the dung-gate.
14 Malkiya, Rekab ƒe vi, ame si nye Bet Hakerem dziɖula la gbugbɔ Aɖukpogbo la tu, de ʋɔtruwo enu, eye wòde ʋɔtruŋugawo kple ʋɔmedegawo ʋɔtruawo ŋu.
And the dung-gate repaired Malkiyah the son of Rechah, the chief of the district of Beth-hakkerem: he built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
15 Salum, Kol Hoze ƒe vi, ame si kpɔa Mizpa nuto la dzi la wɔ dɔ le Tsidzidzigbo la ŋu. Egbugbɔe tu, gbae, hede ʋɔtru, ʋɔtruŋugawo kple ʋɔmedegawo wo ŋu. Azɔ la, egbugbɔ gli la ɖo tso Siloam Ta la ŋu yi fia la ƒe abɔ gbɔ kple atrakpui siwo ɖiɖi tso Yerusalem ƒe akpa si nye Fia David ƒe du la me.
And the gate of the fountain repaired Shallum the son of Col-chozeh, the chief of the district of Mizpah: he built it and covered it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Shelach by the king's garden, and as far as the stairs that lead down from the city of David.
16 Le eya megbe la, Azbuk ƒe vi, Nehemia, ame si nye Bet Zur nuto la ƒe afã dziɖula la ɖo gli la va se ɖe teƒe si dze ŋgɔ David ƒe yɔdokpewo gbɔ heyi Tsita si amewo ɖe kple Kalẽtɔwo ƒe Aƒe gbɔ ke.
Next to him repaired Nehemiah the son of 'Azbuk, the chief of the half district of Beth-zur, as far as the place opposite to the sepulchres of David, and as far as the pool that was [newly] made, and as far as the house of the mighty men.
17 Emegbe la, Levitɔ aɖewo wɔ dɔ le Rehum, Bani ƒe vi, te. Le woawo megbe la, Hasabia, ame si nye Keila nuto la ƒe afã dziɖula la kpɔ gli la ɖoɖo dzi le eya ŋutɔ ƒe nuto me.
Next to him repaired the Levites: Rechum the son of Bani. Alongside of him repaired Chashabyah, the chief of the half district of Ke'ilah, for his district.
18 Ame siwo kplɔe ɖo la woe nye eƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo. Wowɔ dɔ le Bawai, Henadad ƒe vi, ame si nye Keila nuto la ƒe afã evelia dziɖula la ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te.
Next to him repaired their brethren: Bavai the son of Chenadad, the chief of the [other] half district of Ke'ilah.
19 Dɔwɔla siwo kplɔ wo ɖo la nɔ Ezer, Yesua ƒe vi, Mizpa dziɖula ƒe kpɔkplɔ te. Wowɔ dɔ le gli la ŋu tso Aʋawɔnuxɔ la gbɔ le gli la ƒe dzogoe dzi.
And there repaired alongside of him 'Ezer the son of Joshua, the chief of Mizpah, another division, opposite to the ascent to the armory at the angle.
20 Emegbe la, Baruk, Zebai ƒe vi, ɖo gli la tso dzogoe la dzi yi Eliasib, nunɔlagã la, ƒe aƒe gbɔ.
Next to him did Baruch the son of Zaccai' earnestly repair another division, from the angle as far as the door of the house of Elyashib the high priest.
21 Meremot, Uria ƒe vi kple Hakɔz ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi, woɖo gli la ƒe akpa aɖe tso Eliasib ƒe aƒe ƒe agbo ƒe kasa yi aƒe la xa.
Next to him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriyah the son of Hakkoz another division, from the door of the house of Elyashib even as far as the end of the house of Elyashib.
22 Ame siwo wɔ dɔ kplɔ wo ɖo la woe nye nunɔla siwo tso nuto siwo ƒo xlã wo la me.
And next to him repaired the priests, the men of the plain [of Jordan].
23 Benyamin, Hasub kple Azaria, Maaseya ƒe vi kple Anania ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi woɖo gli la ƒe akpa siwo to woƒe aƒewo ŋu.
Next to him repaired Benjamin and Chashub opposite to their house. Next to him repaired 'Azaryah the son of Ma'aseyah the son of 'Ananyah alongside of his house.
24 Le woawo yome la, Binui, Henadad ƒe vi ɖo gli la tso Azaria ƒe aƒe gbɔ yi dzogoe la dzi,
Next to him repaired Binnui the son of Chenadad another division, from the house of 'Azaryah as far as the angle, and as far as the corner.
25 eye Palal, Uzai ƒe vi, ɖoe tso dzogoe la dzi yi ɖatɔ fia la ƒe mɔ ƒe xɔ kɔkɔtɔ gbɔ le gaxɔ la ƒe gɔmeɖokpe gbɔ, eye Pedaya, Paros ƒe vi kplɔe ɖo.
Palal the son of Uzai [repaired] from opposite to the angle, and the tower which standeth out from the king's upper house, that was by the court of the prison. Next to him Pedayah the son of Par'osh.
26 Gbedoxɔmedɔwɔla siwo nɔ Ofel togbɛ dzi la, gbugbɔ gli la ɖo va ɖo Tsigbo ɣedzeƒetɔ la kple mɔ la ƒe xɔ tsrala gbɔ.
And the temple-servants dwelt on the hill fort, [and they built] as far as opposite to the water-gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.
27 Tekoatɔwo kplɔ wo ɖo. Woɖo gli la ƒe akpa si le Mɔ la ƒe Xɔ kɔkɔ la ƒe akpa kemɛ yi ɖatɔ Ofel ƒe gli la.
Next to them repaired the Teko'ites another division from opposite the great tower that standeth out, and as far as the wall of the hill fort.
28 Le Sɔgbo la tame, nunɔlawo ɖɔ gli si le wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe ƒe aƒe ŋgɔ la ɖo.
From above the horse-gate repaired the priests, every one opposite to his house.
29 Zadok, Imer ƒe vi, hã gbugbɔ gli si le eƒe aƒe kasa la ɖo. Semaya, Sekania ƒe vi, Ɣedzeƒegbo la ŋudzɔla, kplɔe ɖo.
Next to this repaired Zadok the son of Immer opposite to his house. And next to him repaired Shema'yah the son of Schechanyah, the keeper of the east gate.
30 Le esia yome Hananiya, Selemia ƒe vi, Hanun, Zalaf ƒe viŋutsu adelia kple Mesulam, Berekia ƒe vi woɖo gli la le woƒe aƒewo ŋu.
Next to him repaired Chananyah the son of Shelemyah, and Chanun the sixth son of Zalaph another division. Next to him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechyah opposite to his chamber.
31 Malkiya, sikaɖaŋuwɔlawo dometɔ ɖeka ɖo gli la va ɖo keke gbedoxɔmedɔwɔlawo ƒe nɔƒe kple asitsalawo ƒe takpeƒe le “Mustagbo” la ƒe akpa kemɛ heyi dziƒoxɔ la gbɔ le dzogoe la dzi.
Next to him repaired Malkiyah the goldsmith's son as far as the house of the temple-servants, and of the merchants, opposite to the mustering-gate, and to the upper chamber of the corner.
32 Sikaɖaŋuwɔla kple asitsala bubuawo wu gli la nu tso dzogoe ma dzi yi ɖatɔ Alẽgbo la.
And between the upper chamber of the corner and the sheep-gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

< Nehemia 3 >