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.

And the rulers of the people dwelt in Jerusalem, —and, the rest of the people, cast lots, to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in [other] cities.

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

And the people bestowed a blessing on all the men, who willingly offered themselves to dwell in 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.

Now, these, are the chiefs of the province, who dwelt in Jerusalem, but, in the cities of Judah, dwelt every man in his possession throughout their cities, Israel, the priests, and the Levites and the Nethinim, and the Sons of the Servants of Solomon.

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;

And, in Jerusalem, dwelt certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin, —Of the sons of Judah, Athaiah 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, son of the Shilonite.

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

All the sons of Perez who were dwelling in Jerusalem, four hundred and sixty-eight, men of ability.

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

And, these, are the sons 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, Sallai, —nine hundred and twenty-eight.

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

And, Joel son of Zichri, was in charge over them, —and, Judah son of Hassenuah, was over the city, as second.

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

Of 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 ruler of the house 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 brethren who were doing the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two, —and 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 his brethren, ancestral chiefs, two hundred and forty-two, —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 their brethren, strong men of ability, a hundred and twenty-eight, —and, he who was in charge of them, was Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim.

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

And, of 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, over the outside business of the house of God, of the chiefs of the Levites;

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.

and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, leader of the praise who giveth thanks, in prayer, and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, —and Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

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

All the Levites in the holy city, were two hundred and eighty-four.

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.

And, the door-keepers—Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who were keeping watch in the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.

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

But, the residue of Israel, the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

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

Howbeit, the Nethinim, were dwelling in Ophel, —and, Ziha and Gishpa, were over the Nethinim.

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.

And, the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem, was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, —of the sons of Asaph the singers, to take lead in the business of the house of God.

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

For, the commandment of the king, was upon them, —as to a fixed provision for the singers, the need of a day upon its day.

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

And, Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, was at the hand of the king, in every matter pertaining to the people.

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

And, as for the villages in their fields, some of the sons of Judah, dwelt in Kiriath-arba, and the hamlets thereof, and in Dibon, and the hamlets thereof, and in Jekabzeel, and the villages thereof;

26 Jeshua, Molada, Bet-Pelet,

and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and in Beth-pelet;

27 Haza Shual, Bịasheba na obodo ya niile,

and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba, and the hamlets thereof;

28 Ziklag, Mekona na obodo ya niile,

and in Ziklag, and in Meconah, and in the hamlets thereof,

29 En-Rimọn, Zora, Jamut,

and in En-rimmmon, and in Zorah, and 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 the fields thereof, Azekah, and the hamlets thereof, —so they encamped from Beer-sheba, unto the valley of Hinnom.

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

And, the sons of Benjamin, [dwelt] from Geba, to Michmas and Aija, and Bethel, and the hamlets thereof:

32 Anatot, Nob, Ananaya,

Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;

33 Hazọ, Rema, Gitaim,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim;

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Nebalat,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat;

35 Lod, Ono na Ge Harashim.

Lod and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

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

Howbeit, of the Levites, certain courses of Judah, pertained unto Benjamin.