Nehemiya 11
1 To, fa, shugabannin mutane suka zauna a Urushalima, sauran mutanen kuma suka jefa ƙuri’a don su kawo mutum ɗaya daga kowane mutum goma don su zauna a Urushalima, birni mai tsarki, yayinda sauran tara suka zauna a garuruwansu.
The [Israeli] leaders [and their families] settled in the sacred city, Jerusalem. The other people (cast lots/threw marked stones) to determine which family from each ten families would live in Jerusalem. The other people continued to live in the other towns and cities [in Judea].
2 Sai mutane suka yaba wa dukan mutanen da suka ba da kansu da yardar rai su zauna a Urushalima.
Those people [asked God to] bless those who volunteered to [be among the 10% who] moved to Jerusalem.
3 Waɗannan su ne shugabannin yankuna waɗanda suka zauna a Urushalima (ko da yake waɗansu Isra’ilawa, da firistoci, da Lawiyawa, da ma’aikatan haikali, da zuriyar bayin Solomon, suka yi zama a cikin garuruwan Yahuda, kowanne a mallakarsa cikin garuruwa dabam-dabam,
[Some of] the priests, [some of] the [other] descendants of Levi, [some of] the temple workers, and the descendants of King Solomon’s servants, and many of the other people lived on their own property in the towns [where their ancestors had lived].
4 yayinda sauran mutane daga Yahuda da Benyamin suka zauna a Urushalima). Daga zuriyar Yahuda akwai, Atahiya ɗan Uzziya, ɗan Zakariya, ɗan Amariya, ɗan Shefatiya, ɗan Mahalalel, wani zuriyar Ferez;
But some people from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin [decided to] live in Jerusalem. One of them from the tribe of Judah was Athaiah. He was the son of Uzziah, who was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Shephatiah, who was the son of Mahalalel, who was a descendant of [Judah’s son] Perez.
5 da Ma’asehiya ɗan Baruk, ɗan Kol-Hoze, ɗan Hazahiya, ɗan Adahiya, ɗan Yohiyarib, ɗan Zakariya, zuriyar Shela.
[Another one from the tribe of Judah was] Maaseiah, [who was] the son of Baruch, [who was] the son of Colhozeh, [who was] the son of Hazaiah, [who was] the son of Adaiah, [who was] the son of Joiarib, [who was] the son of Zechariah, [who was] a descendant of [Judah’s son] Shelah.
6 Zuriyar Ferez waɗanda suka zauna a Urushalima sun kai ɗari huɗu da sittin da takwas, dukansu kuwa muhimman mutane ne.
There were 468 men who were descendants of Perez who were valiant/courageous soldiers who lived in Jerusalem.
7 Daga zuriyar Benyamin akwai, Sallu ɗan Meshullam, ɗan Yowed, ɗan Fedahiya, ɗan Kolahiya, ɗan Ma’asehiya, ɗan Itiyel, ɗan Yeshahiya,
[One of the men] of the tribe of Benjamin who decided to live in Jerusalem was Sallu, the 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 da mabiyansa, Gabbai da Sallai, mutum 928.
Two of Sallu’s relatives, Gabbai and Sallai, also settled in Jerusalem. Altogether, 928 people from the tribe of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem
9 Yowel ɗan Zikri ne babban shugabansu, Yahuda kuma ɗan Hassenuwa, ya shugabanci Yanki na Biyu na birni.
Their leader was Joel, son of Zichri. The official who was second in command in Jerusalem was Hassenuah.
10 Daga firistoci akwai, Yedahiya ɗan Yohiyarib, da Yakin,
The priests [who settled in Jerusalem] were Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jakin,
11 da Serahiya ɗan Hilkiya, ɗan Meshullam, ɗan Zadok, ɗan Merahiyot, ɗan Ahitub, mai lura da abubuwa a cikin gidan Allah,
Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub [who had previously been] the Supreme Priest.
12 tare da’yan’uwansu waɗanda suke aiki domin haikali, su 822 ne. Akwai kuma Adahiya ɗan Yeroham, ɗan Felaliya, ɗan Amzi, ɗan Zakariya, ɗan Fashhur, ɗan Malkiya,
Altogether, 822 members of that clan worked in the temple. Another [priest who settled in Jerusalem] was Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah.
13 da’yan’uwansa waɗanda suke shugabannin iyalai, su 242. Sai kuma Amashsai ɗan Azarel, ɗan Ahzai, ɗan Meshillemot, ɗan Immer,
Altogether, there were 242 members of that clan who were leaders of the clan [who settled in Jerusalem]. Another [priest who settled in Jerusalem] was Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer.
14 da’yan’uwansa, su 128 ne muhimman mutane. Babban shugabansu shi ne Zabdiyel ɗan Haggedolim.
There were 128 members of that clan who were valiant soldiers [who settled in Jerusalem]. Their leader was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
15 Daga Lawiyawa kuwa akwai, Shemahiya ɗan Hasshub, ɗan Azrikam, ɗan Hashabiya, ɗan Bunni,
Another descendant of Levi who settled in Jerusalem was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni.
16 da Shabbetai, da kuma Yozabad, biyu cikin shugabanni Lawiyawa waɗanda suke da nawayar aiki waje da gidan Allah.
Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were prominent men who supervised the work outside the temple.
17 Sai kuma Mattaniya ɗan Mika, ɗan Zabdi, ɗan Asaf, shugaban da yake bi da hidimar godiya da kuma addu’a. Sai Bakbukiya, na biyu a cikin’yan’uwansa; da Abda ɗan Shammuwa, ɗan Galal, ɗan Yedutun.
Another one was Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph. Mattaniah directed the temple choir when they sang the prayers to thank [God]. His assistant was Bakbukiah. Another one was Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 Lawiyawan da suke cikin birni mai tsarki sun kai 284.
Altogether, there were 284 descendants of Levi who settled in Jerusalem.
19 Matsaran ƙofofi kuwa su ne, Akkub, da Talmon, da’yan’uwansu waɗanda suke tsaron ƙofofi, su 172 ne.
The men who guarded the temple gates were Akkub and Talmon and 172 of their relatives who settled in Jerusalem.
20 Sauran Isra’ilawa tare da firistoci, da Lawiyawa sun kasance a dukan garuruwan Yahuda, kowanne a mallakar kakansa.
The other Israeli people including priests and [other] descendants of Levi lived on their own property in other towns and cities in Judea.
21 Ma’aikatan haikali sun zauna a kan tudun Ofel. Ziha, da Gishfa ne suke lura da su.
But the temple workers lived on Ophel [Hill in Jerusalem]. They were supervised by Ziha and Gishpa.
22 Babban shugaban Lawiyawa a Urushalima shi ne Uzzi ɗan Bani, ɗan Hashabiya, ɗan Mattaniya, ɗan Mika. Uzzi yana ɗaya daga zuriyar Asaf, waɗanda suke mawaƙan da suke da nawayar hidima a gidan Allah.
The man who supervised the [other] descendants of Levi who [helped the priests and] lived in Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Uzzi belonged to the clan of Asaph, the clan that was in charge of the music in the temple.
23 Mawaƙa sun bi umarnan sarki, a kan abin da za su yi kowace rana.
The king [of Persia] had commanded that the clans should decide what each clan should do to lead the music in the temple each day.
24 Fetahahiya ɗan Meshezabel, ɗaya daga zuriyar Zera ɗan Yahuda ne, wakilin sarki cikin dukan al’amuran da suka shafi mutane.
Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, [who was] from the clan of Zerah and a descendant of Judah, was the ambassador [of the Israelis] to the king of Persia.
25 Game da ƙauyukan da filayensu, waɗansu mutanen Yahuda suka zauna a Kiriyat Arba da ƙauyukanta, da Dibon da ƙauyukanta, da Yekabzeyel da ƙauyukanta.
Some of the people [who did not settle in Jerusalem] lived in villages close to their farms. Some from the tribe of Judah lived in villages near Kiriath-Arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel [cities].
26 Akwai su kuma a Yeshuwa, da Molada, da Bet-Felet,
Some lived in Jeshua [city], in Moladah [city], in Beth-Pelet [city],
27 da Hazar Shuwal, da Beyersheba da ƙauyukanta.
in Hazar-Shual [city], and in Beersheba [city] and the villages near it.
28 Akwai su a Ziklag, da Mekona da ƙauyukanta.
Others lived in Ziklag [city], in Meconah [city] and the villages near it,
29 Suna nan kuma a En Rimmon, da Zora, da Yarmut,
in En-Rimmon [city], in Zorah [city], in Jarmuth [city],
30 da Zanowa, da Adullam da ƙauyukansu, da Lakish da gonakinta, da kuma Azeka da ƙauyukanta. Saboda haka sun yi zama tun daga Beyersheba har zuwa Kwarin Hinnom.
in Zanoah [city], in Adullam [city], and in the villages near those cities. Some lived in Lachish [city] and in the nearby villages, and some lived in Azekah [town] and the villages near it. All of those people lived in Judea, in the area between Beersheba [in the south] and Hinnom Valley [in the north, at the edge of Jerusalem].
31 Zuriyar mutanen Benyamin daga Geba sun zauna a Mikmash, da Aiya, da Betel da ƙauyukanta,
The people of the tribe of Benjamin lived in Geba [city], Micmash [city], Aija [city which is also known as Ai], Bethel [city] and in nearby villages,
32 da Anatot, da Nob, da Ananiya,
in Anathoth [city], in Nob [city], in Ananiah [town],
33 da Hazor, da Rama, da Gittayim,
in Hazor [city], in Ramah [city], in Gittaim [city],
34 da Hadid, da Zeboyim, da Neballat,
in Hadid [city], in Zeboim [town], in Neballat [town],
35 da Lod, da Ono, da kuma a Kwarin Masu sana’a.
in Lod [town], in Ono [town], and in Craftsmen’s Valley.
36 Waɗansu gundumomin Lawiyawan Yahuda sun zauna a Benyamin.
Some of the groups of the descendants of Levi who had lived in Judea were sent to live with [the people of the tribe of] Benjamin.
