Neemi 11
1 Alò, chèf a pèp yo te rete Jérusalem, men rès pèp la te tire osò pou fè youn nan dis Izrayelit andeyò yo vin rete Jérusalem, nan vil sen an, pandan nèf sou dis te rete nan lòt vil yo.
The leaders of the people were already living in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine would stay in their own cities.
2 Pèp la te beni tout mesye ki te pa volonte yo, vin rete Jérusalem yo.
Everyone praised those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.
3 Alò, sila yo se chèf an tèt pwovens ki te vin rete Jérusalem yo; men nan vil a Juda yo, chak moun te rete sou pwòp teren pa l nan vil pa yo—Izrayelit yo, prèt yo, Levit yo, sèvitè tanp yo ak desandan a sèvitè Salomon yo.
This is a list of the leaders of the province who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the Israelites lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. This included the priests, the Levites, the Temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants who lived in their home towns.
4 Kèk nan fis a Juda yo avèk kèk nan fis a Benjamin yo te rete Jérusalem. Soti nan fis Juda yo: Athaja, fis a Ozias la, fis a Zacharie, fis Amaria, fis Schephathia, fis a Mahalaleel, fis a Pérets yo;
However, some of the people of Judah and Benjamin moved to Jerusalem.) From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;
5 epi Maaséja, fis a Barue, fis a Col-Hozé, fis a Hazaja, fis a Adaja a, fis a Jojarib, fis a Zacharie, fis a Schiloni.
and Maaseiah, son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.
6 Total fis a Pérets ki te etabli Jérusalem yo te kat-san-swasann-tuit mesye de gran kouraj.
The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.
7 Men fis a Benjamin yo: Sallu, fis a Meschullam nan, fis a Joëd la, fis a Pedaja, fis a Kolaja a, fis a Maaséja a, fis a Ithiel la, fis a Ésaïe a.
From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,
8 Epi apre li, Gabbaaï avèk Sallaï, nèf-san-venn-tuit.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.
9 Joël, fis a Zicri a, te chèf yo; epi Juda, fis a Senua a, se te douzyèm chèf lavil la.
Joel son of Zichri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was in second-in-command of the city.
10 Soti nan prèt yo: Jedaeja, fis a Jojarib la, Jakin,
From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;
11 Seraja, fis a Hilkija a, fis a Meschullam nan, fis a Tsadok la, fis a Merajoth la, fis a Achithub la, ki te dirije lakay Bondye,
Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple of God,
12 epi fanmi yo ki te fè travay tanp lan, ui-san-venn-de; epi Adaja, fis a Jerocham nan, fis a Pelalia a, fis a Amtsi a, fis a Zacharie a, fis a Paschhur la, fis a Malkija a,
and their fellow priests who served at the Temple, a total of 822; Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,
13 epi fanmi yo, chèf lakay papa zansèt yo, de-san-karann-de; epi Amaschasaï, fis a Azareel la, fis a Achazaï a, fis a Meschillémoth la, fis a Immer a,
and those who worked with him, family leaders, a total of 242; and Amashsai, son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
14 avèk frè pa yo, mesye ki plen kouraj, san-venn-tuit. Zabdiel, fis a Guedolim nan, se te chèf yo.
and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.
15 Alò, soti nan Levit yo: Schemaeja, fis a Haschub la, fis a Azrikam nan, fis a Haschabia a, fis a Bunni an;
From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 Schabbethaï avèk Jozabad soti nan dirijan Levit yo, ki te sipèvize travay deyò nan lakou lakay Bondye a;
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;
17 epi Matthania, fis a Michée a, fis a Zabdi a, fis Asaph ki te responsab ouvri avèk remèsiman a Bondye nan lapriyè a, Bakbukia, dezyèm pami frè li yo e Abda, fis a Schammua a, fis a Galal la, fis a Jeduthun nan.
Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who led out in giving thanks and praise; and Bakbukiah, who was second; and Abda, son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
18 Tout Levit yo nèt nan lavil sen an se te de-san-katre-ven-kat.
The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.
19 Anplis, gadyen pòtay yo, Akkub, Thalmon, avèk frè parèy yo ki te okipe pòtay yo te san-swasann-douz.
The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.
20 Tout lòt Israël, pami prèt yo ak Levit yo te nan lòt vil Juda yo, yo chak sou pwòp eritaj pa yo.
The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.
21 Men sèvitè tanp yo te rete nan ti mòn Ophel la, e Tsicha avèk Guischpa te chèf a sèvitè tanp yo.
The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 Chèf Levit Jérusalem yo te Uzzi, fis a Bani an, fis a Haschabia a, fis a Matthania a, fis a Michée a, pami fis Asaph, ki te chantè pou sèvis lakay Bondye a.
The one in charge of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, one of Asaph's descendants, the singers who led the service in God's Temple.
23 Paske te gen lòd ki sòti nan wa a de yo menm, ak yon règ manje pou sila ki te dirije chante yo jou apre jou yo.
They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.
24 Pethachja, fis a Meschézabeel la, nan fis a Zérach yo, fis a Juda a, te reprezante wa a nan tout bagay ki te konsène pèp la.
Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.
25 Selon vil yo avèk chan pa yo, kèk nan fis a Juda yo te rete Kirjath-Arba avèk bouk pa li yo, nan Dibon avèk landwa ki antoure li a, e Jekabtseel avèk bouk ki te antoure li yo.
Regarding the villages with their nearby fields: some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel, and their smaller settlements;
26 A Jéschua, a Molada, a Beth-Paleth,
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
27 a Hatsar-Schual, a Beer-Schéba avèk bouk pa li yo,
in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,
28 ak Tsiklag, a Mecona, avèk bouk pa li yo,
in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,
29 a En-Rimmon, a Tsorea, a Jarmuth,
in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 a Zanoach, a Adullam ak bouk li yo, Lakis avèk anviwon li, Azéka avèk bouk pa li yo. Konsa, yo te fè anplasman yo soti Beer-Schéba jis rive nan vale Hinnom an.
Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its settlements. They lived all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 Anplis, fis a Benjamin yo te rete soti Guéba ale nèt, a Micmasch, a Ajja, a Béthel, avèk bouk pa li yo,
The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,
32 a Anathoth, a Nob, a Hanania,
in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 a Hatsor, a Rama, a Guithaïm,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 a Hadid, a Tseboïm, a Neballath,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 a Lod avèk Ono, vale a ouvriye yo.
Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 Soti nan Levit yo, kèk nan divizyon Juda yo te rete nan landwa Benjamin an.
Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.
