Nehemaya 11

1 Ugbu a, ndịisi Izrel bi nʼobodo nsọ Jerusalem nʼoge a, ma e sitere nʼife nza họpụta otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ iri nke ndị bi nʼobodo ndị ọzọ niile ka ha bịa biri na Jerusalem, bụ obodo nsọ ahụ, ebe ụzọ itoolu fọdụrụ bikwa nʼobodo nke aka ha.

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 Ndị mmadụ toro ndị niile jiri afọ ofufu họrọ ịbịa soro biri na Jerusalem.

Everyone praised those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.

3 Ndị a bụ ndịisi ala ahụ a na-achị achị ndị bịara biri na Jerusalem (ma ọtụtụ ndị Izrel, ndị nchụaja, ndị Livayị, ndị na-eje ozi nʼụlọnsọ na ụmụ ndị na-ejere Solomọn ozi biiri nʼobodo Juda, onye ọbụla nʼihe onwunwe ya nʼobodo ha dị iche iche.

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 Ebe ndị ọzọkwa bụ ndị sitere na Juda na Benjamin, biiri na Jerusalem). Ndị sitere nʼagbụrụ Juda bụ ndị a: Ataia nwa Uzaya, nwa Zekaraya, nwa Amaraya, nwa Shefataya, nwa Mahalalel, nwa Perez;

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 na Maaseia nwa Baruk, nwa Kol-Hoze, nwa Hazaia, nwa Adaya, nwa Joiarib, nwa Zekaraya, nwa onye Shilo.

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 Ọnụọgụgụ ụmụ Perez niile bi na Jerusalem dị narị anọ, na iri isii na asatọ. Ha bụ ndị ikom gbara dimkpa.

The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.

7 Ndị sitere nʼagbụrụ Benjamin bụ, Salu nwa Meshulam, nwa Joed, nwa Pedaia, nwa Kolaya, nwa Maaseia, nwa Itiel, nwa Jeshaya,

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 ya na ndị na-eso ya bụ ụmụ Gabai na Salai. Ọnụọgụgụ ha dị narị itoolu na iri abụọ na asatọ.

and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.

9 Juel nwa Zikri bụ onyeisi ha. Juda nwa Hasenua bụ onye na-eso ya, na onye na-achị akụkụ ọhụrụ nke obodo ahụ.

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 Ndị sitere nʼetiti ndị nchụaja bụ, Jedaya nwa Joiarib, na Jakin,

From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;

11 na Seraya nwa Hilkaya, nwa Meshulam, nwa Zadọk, nwa Meraiot, nwa Ahitub onye na-elekọta ụlọ ukwuu Chineke.

Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple of God,

12 Ọnụọgụgụ ndị ikom ha na ha na-arụkọ ọrụ nʼụlọ ukwu ahụ bụ narị asatọ na iri abụọ na abụọ. Adaya, nwa Jeroham, nwa Pelalaya, nwa Amzi, nwa Zekaraya, nwa Pashua nwa Malkija,

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 na ndị ikom bụ ndịisi ezinaụlọ ndị so ya rụọ ọrụ dị narị abụọ na iri anọ na abụọ nʼọnụọgụgụ, Amashaị nwa Azarel, nwa Ahazai, nwa Meshilemot, nwa Imea,

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 na ndị otu ya nʼọrụ ndị bụkwa dimkpa, dị otu narị na iri abụọ na asatọ nʼọnụọgụgụ. Onyeisi ha bụ Zabdiel nwa Hagedolin.

and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.

15 Site na ndị Livayị: Shemaya nwa Hashub, nwa Azrikam, nwa Hashabaya, nwa Buni,

From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

16 na Shabetai, na Jozabad, mmadụ abụọ na ndị ndu ndị Livayị, ndị ọ bụ ha na-arụ ọrụ dị nʼezi nke ụlọ Chineke;

and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;

17 Matanaya nwa Mika, nwa Zabdi, nwa Asaf, bụ onyendu nke duru nʼekpere na ofufe ekele. Bakbukaya onye nke abụọ nʼetiti ndị otu ya, na Abda nwa Shamua, nwa Galal, nwa Jedutun, bụ ndị na-enyere ya aka.

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 Ọnụọgụgụ ndị Livayị niile nọ na obodo nsọ ahụ dị narị abụọ na iri asatọ na anọ.

The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.

19 Ndị nche ọnụ ụzọ ama, Akub, Talmon na ndị otu ha dị otu narị na iri asaa na abụọ nʼọnụọgụgụ, ha bụ ndị na-eche nche nʼọnụ ụzọ ama niile.

The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.

20 Ndị fọdụrụ nʼIzrel, ha na ndị nchụaja, na ndị Livayị, nọ nʼobodo Juda niile, onye ọbụla nʼihe nketa ya.

The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.

21 Ndị ahụ niile na-eje ozi nʼụlọnsọ bi nʼugwu Ofel. Ndịisi ha bụ Ziha na Gishpa.

The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

22 Onye na-elekọta ndị Livayị bi na Jerusalem bụ Uzi, nwa Bani, nwa Hashabaya, nwa Matanaya, nwa Matanaia, nwa Mika. Uzi bụ otu onye si nʼikwu Asaf, ndị ọbụ abụ maka ije ozi nke ụlọ Chineke.

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 Eze họpụtara ndị ọbụ abụ nyekwa ha ọrụ ha kwesiri ịrụ ụbọchị niile.

They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.

24 Petahaya nwa Meshezabel, onye bụ otu nʼagbụrụ Zera, nwa Juda, bụ onyeozi eze banyere ihe niile gbasara ndị mmadụ ahụ.

Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.

25 Obodo ụfọdụ ebe ndị Juda bi bụ ndị a: Kiriat Aba, Dibọn, Jekabzeel na obodo nta ndị dị ha gburugburu,

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 Jeshua, Molada, Bet-Pelet,

in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;

27 Haza Shual, Bịasheba na obodo ya niile,

in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,

28 Ziklag, Mekona na obodo ya niile,

in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,

29 En-Rimọn, Zora, Jamut,

in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30 Zanoa, Adulam na obodo nta dị ha gburugburu, Lakish, ala dị ya gburugburu, Azeka na obodo ya niile. Nke a pụtara na ndị mmadụ bi site na Bịasheba ruo na Ndagwurugwu Hinom.

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 Ndị agbụrụ Benjamin biri na Geba, Mikmash, Aija, Betel na obodo dị ya gburugburu,

The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,

32 Anatot, Nob, Ananaya,

in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Hazọ, Rema, Gitaim,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Nebalat,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod, Ono na Ge Harashim.

Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.

36 Ụfọdụ nʼotu ndị Livayị, ndị ebe obibi ha dị na Juda ka e zigara isoro biri nʼebo Benjamin.

Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.