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 [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 Ndị mmadụ toro ndị niile jiri afọ ofufu họrọ ịbịa soro biri na Jerusalem.
Those people [asked God to] bless those who volunteered to [be among the 10% who] moved 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.
[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 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;
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 na Maaseia nwa Baruk, nwa Kol-Hoze, nwa Hazaia, nwa Adaya, nwa Joiarib, nwa Zekaraya, nwa onye Shilo.
[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 Ọnụọgụgụ ụmụ Perez niile bi na Jerusalem dị narị anọ, na iri isii na asatọ. Ha bụ ndị ikom gbara dimkpa.
There were 468 men who were descendants of Perez who were valiant/courageous soldiers who lived in Jerusalem.
7 Ndị sitere nʼagbụrụ Benjamin bụ, Salu nwa Meshulam, nwa Joed, nwa Pedaia, nwa Kolaya, nwa Maaseia, nwa Itiel, nwa Jeshaya,
[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 ya na ndị na-eso ya bụ ụmụ Gabai na Salai. Ọnụọgụgụ ha dị narị itoolu na iri abụọ na asatọ.
Two of Sallu’s relatives, Gabbai and Sallai, also settled in Jerusalem. Altogether, 928 people from the tribe of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem
9 Juel nwa Zikri bụ onyeisi ha. Juda nwa Hasenua bụ onye na-eso ya, na onye na-achị akụkụ ọhụrụ nke obodo ahụ.
Their leader was Joel, son of Zichri. The official who was second in command in Jerusalem was Hassenuah.
10 Ndị sitere nʼetiti ndị nchụaja bụ, Jedaya nwa Joiarib, na Jakin,
The priests [who settled in Jerusalem] were Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jakin,
11 na Seraya nwa Hilkaya, nwa Meshulam, nwa Zadọk, nwa Meraiot, nwa Ahitub onye na-elekọta ụlọ ukwuu Chineke.
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 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,
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 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,
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 na ndị otu ya nʼọrụ ndị bụkwa dimkpa, dị otu narị na iri abụọ na asatọ nʼọnụọgụgụ. Onyeisi ha bụ Zabdiel nwa Hagedolin.
There were 128 members of that clan who were valiant soldiers [who settled in Jerusalem]. Their leader was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
15 Site na ndị Livayị: Shemaya nwa Hashub, nwa Azrikam, nwa Hashabaya, nwa Buni,
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 na Shabetai, na Jozabad, mmadụ abụọ na ndị ndu ndị Livayị, ndị ọ bụ ha na-arụ ọrụ dị nʼezi nke ụlọ Chineke;
Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were prominent men who supervised the work outside the 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.
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 Ọnụọgụgụ ndị Livayị niile nọ na obodo nsọ ahụ dị narị abụọ na iri asatọ na anọ.
Altogether, there were 284 descendants of Levi who settled in Jerusalem.
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 men who guarded the temple gates were Akkub and Talmon and 172 of their relatives who settled in Jerusalem.
20 Ndị fọdụrụ nʼIzrel, ha na ndị nchụaja, na ndị Livayị, nọ nʼobodo Juda niile, onye ọbụla nʼihe nketa ya.
The other Israeli people including priests and [other] descendants of Levi lived on their own property in other towns and cities in Judea.
21 Ndị ahụ niile na-eje ozi nʼụlọnsọ bi nʼugwu Ofel. Ndịisi ha bụ Ziha na Gishpa.
But the temple workers lived on Ophel [Hill in Jerusalem]. They were supervised by Ziha and Gishpa.
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 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 Eze họpụtara ndị ọbụ abụ nyekwa ha ọrụ ha kwesiri ịrụ ụbọchị niile.
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 Petahaya nwa Meshezabel, onye bụ otu nʼagbụrụ Zera, nwa Juda, bụ onyeozi eze banyere ihe niile gbasara ndị mmadụ ahụ.
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 Obodo ụfọdụ ebe ndị Juda bi bụ ndị a: Kiriat Aba, Dibọn, Jekabzeel na obodo nta ndị dị ha gburugburu,
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 Jeshua, Molada, Bet-Pelet,
Some lived in Jeshua [city], in Moladah [city], in Beth-Pelet [city],
27 Haza Shual, Bịasheba na obodo ya niile,
in Hazar-Shual [city], and in Beersheba [city] and the villages near it.
28 Ziklag, Mekona na obodo ya niile,
Others lived in Ziklag [city], in Meconah [city] and the villages near it,
29 En-Rimọn, Zora, Jamut,
in En-Rimmon [city], in Zorah [city], in Jarmuth [city],
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.
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 Ndị agbụrụ Benjamin biri na Geba, Mikmash, Aija, Betel na obodo dị ya gburugburu,
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 Anatot, Nob, Ananaya,
in Anathoth [city], in Nob [city], in Ananiah [town],
33 Hazọ, Rema, Gitaim,
in Hazor [city], in Ramah [city], in Gittaim [city],
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Nebalat,
in Hadid [city], in Zeboim [town], in Neballat [town],
35 Lod, Ono na Ge Harashim.
in Lod [town], in Ono [town], and in Craftsmen’s Valley.
36 Ụfọdụ nʼotu ndị Livayị, ndị ebe obibi ha dị na Juda ka e zigara isoro biri nʼebo Benjamin.
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.
