Ezra 8
1 Ndị a bụ usoro ọmụmụ ndịisi ezinaụlọ ahụ niile sooro m site na Babilọn laghachi mgbe Ataksekses bụ eze:
This is a list of the names of the leaders of the clans who came with me up [to Jerusalem] from Babylonia when Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia]:
2 ndị ikwu Finehaz, Geshọm; ndị ikwu Itama, Daniel; ndị ikwu Devid, Hatush
Gershom, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s grandson] Phinehas Daniel, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s son] Ithamar Hattush, the son of Shecaniah, from the clan descended from King David
3 ndị ikwu Shekanaya; ndị ikwu Parosh, Zekaraya na narị mmadụ na iri ise ndị so ya denye aha ha nʼakwụkwọ.
Zechariah and 150 [other] men from the clan descended from Parosh
4 Ndị ikwu Pahat-Moab, Eliehoenai nwa Zerahaya dị narị mmadụ abụọ,
Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 other men from the clan descended from Pahath-Moab
5 ndị ikwu Zatu, Shekanaya nwa Jahaziel na narị mmadụ atọ so ya.
Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel and 300 other men from the clan descended from Zattu
6 Ndị ikwu Adin, Ebed nwa Jonatan na iri mmadụ ise so ya.
Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 other men from the clan descended from Adin
7 Ndị sitere nʼikwu Elam, Jeshaya nwa Atalaya, na iri ndị ikom asaa,
Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 other men from the clan descended from Elam
8 ndị sitere nʼikwu Shefataya, Zebadaya nwa Maikel, na iri ndị ikom asatọ.
Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 other men from the clan descended from Shephatiah
9 Ndị sitere nʼikwu Joab, Ọbadaya nwa Jehiel na narị ndị ikom abụọ na iri na asatọ,
Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 other men from the clan descended from Joab
10 ndị sitere nʼikwu Bani, Shelomit nwa Josifaya na narị ndị ikom na iri isii.
Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and 160 other men from the clan descended from Bani
11 Ndị sitere nʼikwu Bebai; Zekaraya nwa Bebai na ndị ikom iri abụọ na asatọ,
Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 other men from the clan descended from [another man whose name was] Bebai
12 ndị sitere nʼikwu Azgad, Johanan nwa Hakatan na narị ndị ikom na iri.
Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 other men from the clan descended from Azgad
13 Ndị sitere nʼikwu Adonikam, ndị ikpeazụ, ndị aha ha bụ Elifelet, na Jeuel na Shemaya na iri ndị ikom isii bụ ndị so ha,
Also Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who returned [here] later with 60 men from the clan descended from Adonikam
14 ndị sitere nʼikwu Bigvai, Utai na Zakua na iri ndị ikom asaa bụ ndị so ha.
And Uthai and Zaccur and 70 other men from the clan descended from Bigvai.
15 Akpọkọtara m ha nʼakụkụ osimiri na-erubanye nʼAhava, anyị nọrọ nʼebe ahụ ụbọchị atọ. Mgbe m leruru anya nʼetiti ndị mmadụ zukọrọnụ, ha na ndị nchụaja bịara, a chọpụtara m na o nweghị ọ bụladị otu onye Livayị nọ nʼebe ahụ.
I gathered all of them together at the canal that goes [from Babylon] to Ahava [town]. We set up our tents there and stayed there for three days. [During that time] I checked the lists of names and found out that there were priests [going with us], but no [other] descendants of Levi [who could help them in the temple].
16 Mgbe ahụ, ezigara m ozi kpọọ Elieza, Ariel, Shemaya, Elnatan, Jarib, Elnatan, Netan, Zekaraya na Meshulam, ndị bụ ndịisi. Ezikwara m ozi kpọọ Joiarib na Elnatan, bụ ndị maara ihe.
So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, two men whose names were Elnathan, and Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were all leaders [of the people]. I also summoned Joiarib and another Elnathan, who were wise.
17 Enyere m ha iwu ka ha gakwuru Ido, onyendu nọ na Kasifia. Agwara m ha ihe ha ga-agwa Ido na ndị Livayị ibe ya, bụ ndị na-eje ozi nʼụlọnsọ dị na Kasifia, ka ha zite ndị ga-eje ozi ka ha bịakwute anyị maka ụlọnsọ Chineke.
I sent them all to Iddo, the leader of the descendants of Levi, who was living in Casiphia [town], to request that he and his relatives and other men who had worked in the temple send to us some men who would [go/come with us to] work in God’s new temple [in Jerusalem].
18 Chineke gosikwara anyị obiọma zitere anyị nwoke a na-akpọ Sherebaya na ụmụ ya, na ụmụnne ya, ndị ọnụọgụgụ ha dị iri na asatọ. Sherebaya bụ nwa Mahali, nwa Livayị nwa Izrel, bụrụkwa nwoke nwere ezi uche.
Because God was kind to us, they brought to us a man named Sherebiah and 18 of his sons and other relatives. Sherebiah was a very wise man, a descendant of Mahli, [who was a grandson] of Levi.
19 Chineke sitere nʼikwu Merari zite Hashabaya, na Jeshaya, tinyere ụmụnne ya na ụmụ ha ndị ikom, ndị ọnụọgụgụ ha dị iri ndị ikom abụọ.
They also sent to us Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and 20 of their relatives.
20 Ha zitekwara narị abụọ na iri abụọ site na ndị na-eje ozi nʼụlọnsọ. Otu nke Devid na ndịisi ya họpụtara hiwee, maka inyere ndị Livayị aka. E deturu aha ha niile nʼotu nʼotu.
They also sent 220 other men to work in the temple. Those men’s ancestors had been appointed by King David to assist the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests in the temple]. I listed/wrote the names of all those men.
21 Nʼebe ahụ, ka m nọ kpọsaa obubu ọnụ nʼakụkụ osimiri Ahava, nʼihi iweda onwe anyị ala nʼihu Chineke anyị, na ịrịọ ya ka o duo anyị, ụmụ anyị na akụ anyị niile, nʼụzọ ziri ezi nʼije anyị, ma nọnyekwara anyị.
There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would (fast/abstain from eating food) and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.
22 Nʼihi na ihere ekweghị m rịọ eze ka o dunyere anyị ndị agha, na ndị na-agba ịnyịnya ga-edu anyị, ichebe anyị nʼụzọ, site nʼaka ndị iro. Nʼihi na anyị agwalarị eze na Chineke, onye anyị na-efe, na-echebe ndị niile na-efe ya; gwakwa ya na oke iwe ya na-adakwasị ndị niile gbakụtara ya azụ.
Previously we had told the king that our God takes care of all those who truly trust in him, but that he becomes very angry with those who refuse to obey him. So I would have been ashamed if I had asked the king to send soldiers and men riding on horses to protect us from our enemies while we were traveling along the road.
23 Ya mere, anyị buru ọnụ, kpee ekpere, rịọ Chineke ka o chebe anyị. O chebekwara anyị.
So we (fasted/abstained from eating food) and requested God to protect us, and he (answered our prayers/did what we requested.)
24 Ahọpụtara m ndị nchụaja iri na abụọ ndị a: Sherebaya, Hashabaya na mmadụ iri ndị ọzọ bụ ụmụnna ha ka ha hụ maka ọlaọcha, na ọlaedo, na efere ọlaedo ahụ, na ihe ndị ọzọ ahụ eze na ndị na-adụ ya ọdụ, na ndịisi ọchịchị ya, na ụmụ Izrel niile nyere maka ụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke anyị.
I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.
25 Eji m ihe ọtụtụ tụọ onyinye ọlaọcha na ọlaedo na ihe ndị ọzọ eze, na ndị ndụmọdụ ya, na ndịisi ozi ya, na ndị Izrel nyere maka ụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke.
I appointed them to supervise carrying to Jerusalem the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items that the king and his advisors and other officials, and the Israeli people [who were living in Babylonia], had contributed for the temple of our God.
26 E jiri m ihe ọtụtụ tụnye ha ọlaọcha dị narị talenti isii na iri ise (ya bụ 650), na ngwongwo ọlaọcha dị otu narị talenti (ya bụ 100), na ọlaedo dị otu narị talenti (ya bụ 100).
As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of gold,
27 Iri efere ọlaedo abụọ nke ọnụahịa ya bụ puku darik, tinyere efere bronz abụọ e hichaziri nke ọma, nke dị oke ọnụahịa dị ka efere ọlaedo.
20 gold bowls that altogether weighed (19 pounds/8.6 kg.), and two items made of polished bronze that were as valuable as ones made of gold.
28 Emesịa, agwara m ha okwu sị ha, “Lee, unu onwe unu na ihe ndị a niile bụ ihe dị nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị. Ọlaọcha na ọlaedo ndị a bụkwa onyinye afọ ofufu e nyere Onyenwe anyị Chineke nna nna unu ha.
I said to those priests, “You belong to Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/also belonged to), and these valuable things also belong to him. The people themselves gave these things to be offerings to Yahweh (voluntarily/because they wanted to).
29 Chenụ ha nche, debekwa ha nke ọma, tupu ruo mgbe unu ga-atụ ha nʼihu ndịisi nchụaja, na ndịisi Livayị, na ndịisi ụlọ nke Izrel nʼime Jerusalem, nʼime ụlọakụ nke ụlọ Onyenwe anyị.”
So guard them carefully, and [when we arrive] in Jerusalem, weigh them in the presence of the priests, the descendants of Levi [who will help the priests], and the other Israeli leaders there. They will then put them in the storerooms in the new temple.”
30 Ya mere, ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị kwenyere ibu ọlaọcha na ọlaedo, na ngwongwo ihe nsọ ndị ahụ, buga ha nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke dị na Jerusalem.
So the priests and [other] descendants of Levi took from me all the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items, in order to carry them to the temple in Jerusalem.
31 Anyị hapụrụ osimiri Ahava nʼụbọchị nke iri na abụọ nke ọnwa mbụ, chee ihu anyị ịga Jerusalem. Chineke nọnyekwaara anyị, dọpụta anyị site nʼaka ndị iro ọbụla, na nʼaka ndị ohi.
On April 19, we left the Ahava Canal and started to travel to Jerusalem. Our God took care of us, and while we traveled, he prevented our enemies and bandits from (ambushing us/suddenly attacking us).
32 Nʼikpeazụ, anyị rutere Jerusalem nʼudo, zukwaa ike ụbọchị atọ.
After we arrived in Jerusalem, we rested for three days.
33 Nʼụbọchị nke anọ, site nʼoge anyị ruru, e jiri ihe ọtụtụ tụọkwa ọlaọcha na ọlaedo ahụ, ha na ngwongwo ihe nsọ ndị ọzọ ahụ. E mere nke a nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke. Ndị tụrụ ha bụ Meremot nwa Ụraya onye nchụaja, na Elieza nwa Finehaz. Jozabad nwa Jeshua, na Noadaya nwa Binui, ndị Livayị, sokwa tụọ ha.
Then on the fourth/next day we went to the temple. There the silver and gold and the other items were weighed and given to the priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah. Eleazar the son of Phinehas and two descendants of Levi, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, were with him.
34 Ihe niile zuru ezu dịka ịdị arọ ha si dị. E dekwara ọnụọgụgụ ihe a tụpụtara nʼakwụkwọ nʼoge ahụ.
They counted everything, and wrote down how much they weighed, and wrote [a description of] each item.
35 Emesịa, onye ọbụla nʼime anyị si esi lọta chụụrụ Chineke Izrel aja nsure ọkụ. E ji oke ehi iri na abụọ chụọ aja maka ebo Izrel niile, ya na iri ebule itoolu na isii, na iri ụmụ ebule asaa na asaa. Ma e ji mkpi iri na abụọ chụọ aja mmehie. E jichakwa ha niile chụọ aja nsure ọkụ nye Onyenwe anyị.
We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats [to atone] for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.
36 E nyere ndịisi ọrụ eze niile, na ndịisi ọchịchị niile dị nʼofe ọdịda anyanwụ osimiri Yufretis akwụkwọ iwu ahụ eze nyere. Ndịisi a nyekwara aka nʼọrụ iwughachi ụlọnsọ Chineke ahụ.
Some of us who returned [from Babylonia] took to the governors and other officials of the province west of the [Euphrates] River the letter that the king had given to us. [After they read the letter, ] they did all [that they were able to do] for us Israeli people and for the temple of God.
