Nehemaia 12
1 Hanki Sealtieli nemofo Zerubabeli'ene Jesua'enema Babiloniti e'naza pristi vahe'ene Livae vahera Seraia'ma, Jeremaia'ma, Ezra'ma,
[Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amaria'ma, Maluku'ma, Hatusi'ma,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Sekania'ma, Rehumu'ma, Meremoti'ma,
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Ido'ma, Ginetoni'ma, Abija'ma,
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Mijamini'ma, Ma'adia'ma, Bilga'ma,
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Semaia'ma, Joiaribi'ma, Jedaia'ma,
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Salu'ma, Amoki'ma, Hilkia'ene Jedaia'enena, zamagra pristi nagate'ene nagazmire kva vahe e'naze. Hagi ana maka vahe'ma Babiloniti'ma e'nazana vahe'mo'za Jesua'ma pristi nagamokizmi ugota kvama mani'nea knafi e'naze.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua [was the Supreme Priest].
8 Hanki Livae nagara, Jesua'ma Binui'ma Katmieli'ma Serebia'ene Juda'ene Mataniakizmia zamafuhe'za zamaza hazage'za, muse zagamera hu'za Anumzamofona susu hunentaze.
[Some of the other] descendants of Levi who returned were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah. They were in charge of singing songs to thank [God].
9 Hagi anama nehazage'za Bakbuki'ene Uni'ene zamafuhe'zanena, zamavugosa ohumi ahumi hu'za oti'ne'za mono'ma hu knarera zamaza hu'za muse zagamera hugahaze.
Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
10 Hanki ugota pristi ne' Jesua'a Joiakimi kasentegeno, Joiakimi'a Eliasibi kasentegeno, Eliasibi'a Joiada kasentegeno,
Jeshua [who was the Supreme Priest] was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
11 Joiada'a Jonatani kasentegeno, Jonatani'a Jadua kasente'ne.
who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
12 Hanki Joiakimi'ma ugota pristima mani'nea knafina, amama zamagima me'nea pristi vahe'mo'za naga'zamirera ugagota huzmantetere hu'naze. Seraia nagatera Meraia ugota higeno, Jeremaia nagatera Hanania ugota higeno,
When Joiakim was the Supreme Priest, these were the leaders of the clans of priests: Meraiah, from [the clan of] Seraiah; Hananiah, from [the clan of] Jeremiah;
13 Ezra nagatera Mesulamu ugota higeno, Amaria nagatera Jehohanani ugota higeno,
Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
14 Maluki nagatera Jonatani ugota higeno, Sebania nagatera Josefe ugota higeno,
Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
15 Harimi nagatera Atna ugota higeno, Meraioti nagatera Helkai ugota higeno,
Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
16 Ido nagatera Zekaraia ugota higeno, Ginetoni nagatera Mesulamu ugota higeno,
Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
17 Abija nagatera Zikri ugota higeno, Miniamini nagate'ene, Moadia nagatera Piltai ugota kvazamia manigeno,
Zicri, from [the clan of] Abijah. There was also a leader from [the clan of] Miniamin; Piltai, from [the clan of] Moadiah;
18 Bilga nagatera Samua ugota higeno, Simaia nagatera Jehonatani ugota higeno,
Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
19 Joiaribi nagatera Matenai ugota higeno, Jedaia nagatera Uzzi ugota higeno,
Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
20 Salai nagatera Kalai ugota higeno, Amoku nagatera Eberi ugota higeno,
Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
21 Hilkia nagatera Hasabia ugota higeno, Jedaia nagatera Netaneli ugota hu'ne.
Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
22 Hagi Eliasibi'ma, Joiada'ma, Johanani'ma, Jaduakima, hu'za pristi eri'zama eri'naza knafi Livae nagate'ma ugota huterema hu'naza kva vahe'mokizmi zamagine, pristi eri'zama eri'naza naga'mokizmi zamagia mago avontafepi krente'naze. Hagi anazanke hu'za Dariusi'ma Pesia kinima mani'nea knafina ete mago'ane ana vahe'mokizmi zamagia kre'za erinte fatgo hu'naze.
During the years that Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua [were Supreme Priests], they (wrote/kept a list of) the names of the clans who were descendants of Levi. When Darius was the king of Persia, they stopped writing that list.
23 Hagi Livae nagate'ma ugotama hu'naza kva vahe'mokizmi zamagia, zamagi zamagenkema krenentaza avontafepi krenteme neazageno eno, Eliasibi nagapinti pristi ne' Johanani'ma fria knare emetre'ne.
They wrote the names of the leaders of the clans who were descendants of Levi in the Book of Events [in Israel], but they stopped writing those names when Eliashib’s grandson Johanan [was the Supreme Priest].
24 Hagi Anumzamofo eri'za ne' Deviti'ma hiho huno'ma hu'nea kante ante'za, Hasabiaki Serebiaki, Katmieli nemofo Jesua'ene nagazmimo'zanena, tarefi refko hu'za zamavugosa ohumi ahumi hune'za muse zagamera hu'za Anumzamofona susu hunte'naze.
These are the leaders of the clans [who are] descendants of Levi: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel and others who were divided into two groups. The two groups faced each other, one group replying to the other, during the time that they praised and thanked God. They did that just as King David, the man who served God well, had instructed.
25 Hanki Mataniaki, Bakbukiaki, Obadiaki, Mesulamuki, Talmoni'ene Akubuki hu'za kuma kafantera fenozama nentaza nontaminte kegava hu'naze.
These singers included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. The men who guarded the storerooms close to the gates [of the temple] were Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.
26 Hagi Jesua nemofo Jozadaki negeho, Joiakimi'ma ugota pristima manigeno, Juda moparera Nehemaia'ma gavana manigeno, kasegema rempima hunezamia ne' Ezra'ma hu'za mani'naza knafi ana Livae naga'mo'za ana eri'zana eri'naze.
They did that work during the time that Joiakim, who was the son of Jeshua and the grandson of Jehozadak, [was the Supreme Priest, ] and I was the governor, and Ezra was the priest who knew the Jewish laws very well.
27 Hagi Jerusalemi kuma keginama nunamu hu'za Anumzamofoma amiza zupa, musenkase nehu'za nasenasepane laeriema nehaza zavenaramine, hapuema nehaza zavenaramine nehe'za, muse zagame hihogu maka Juda mopafima mani'naza Livae nagara ke hazage'za Jerusalemi e'naze.
When we dedicated the wall around Jerusalem, we summoned the descendants of Levi [who help the priests] from the nearby places where they [were living]. We asked them to [join with us to] celebrate when we dedicated the wall. We wanted them to sing songs to thank [Yahweh] and make music by playing cymbals and harps and other stringed instruments.
28 Ana zanke hu'za Jerusalemi kuma tvaonte'ma megagi'nea kumatamimpinti'ma zagame'ma hu Livae vahe'ma e'nazana, Netofa vahe'mokizmi kuma'ma,
We summoned the descendants of Levi who habitually sang together. They came to Jerusalem from nearby areas [where they had settled], and from places around Netophah [town southeast of Jerusalem],
29 Bet-Gilgali kuma'ene, Geba kuma'ene Azmaveti kumatamimpinti e'naze. Na'ankure zagamema hu vahe'mo'za zamagra Jerusalemi kuma tva'onte nonkumara ante'za mani'nagu anara hu'naze.
and from three places [northeast of Jerusalem]—Beth Gilgal [city] and the areas around Geba and Azmaveth. Those singers had built villages to live in near Jerusalem.
30 Hagi pristi vahe'mo'zane Livae naga'mo'zama zamagra'a zamazeri agruma hute'za vahe'zagane kuma kafaramine, kuma keginanena zamazeri agru hu'naze.
[When they came to Jerusalem], the priests and [other] descendants of Levi [who help the priests] performed rituals to cause themselves to be acceptable to God, and then they performed similar rituals to purify the [other] people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Hagi nagra Nehemaia'na kva nagara, kuma keginamofo agofetu zamazeri atru hute'na, Ra Anumzamofontegama muse zagamema hu'za agima hentesgama hanaza vahera tarefi refko hu'noe. Hagi ana hutogeno mago kevumo'a nazantmaga kaziga kegina agofetu vu'za Kumapinti zama harafima hu'zama ome atre kafanema nehaza kafante vu'naze.
Then I gathered together the leaders of Judah on top of the wall, and I appointed them to lead two large groups to march around the city [on top of the wall], thanking God. [As they faced the city, ] one group walked to the right toward the Dung Gate.
32 Hagi Hosaia'ene amu'nompinti Juda kva vahera refko hu'ne'za, ana vahe zamefira vu'naze.
Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
33 Hagi ana zamage'ma pristi naga'ma vu'nazana, Azaria'ma, Ezra'ma, Mesulamu'ma,
Behind them marched a group of priests who were blowing trumpets. They were Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah. Next came Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph.
34 Juda'ma, Benzamini'ma, Semaia'ma, Jeremaiaki hu'za nevu'za,
35 ana maka'mo'za ufe re'za vu'naze. Ana zamefira mago'a pristi vahe'mo'zane, Jonatani nemofo Zekaraia'ene, Simei negehoza, Mataniaki, Mikaiaki, Zakuriki, Asapu nagapinti ne' Jekaraia'ene,
36 mago'a agri nagapinti vahe'ene vu'nazankino, ana vahe'mokizmi zamagi'a, Semaia'ma, Azareli'ma, Milalai'ma, Gilalai'ma, Ma'aima, Netaneli'ma, Juda'ene Hananiki hu'za vu'naze. Ana nehu'za Anumzamofo eri'za ne' Deviti'ma ahe'nea zavenaraminteti nehe'za, kasegema rempi hunezamia ne' Ezra ugota hige'za amefi vu'naze.
Behind them marched other members of Zechariah’s clan: Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They all were playing the same kinds of musical instruments that King David had played [many years previously]. Ezra, the man who knew the Jewish laws very well, marched in front of this group.
37 Hagi anante Tinkapu'i kafane nehaza rankafante uhanatite'za, latama hunte'nare mareri'za, Deviti rankumapi marerite'za, kini ne'mofo nona agatere'za vu'naze. Ana hute'za Jerusalemi kumamofo kuma keginarega ete vu'za, zage hanati kaziga Tima Afi kafanema nehaza rankafante uhanati'naze.
When they reached the Fountain Gate, they went up the steps to David’s City, past his palace, and then to the wall at the Water Gate, on the east side [of the city].
38 Hagi zagame'ma hu vahe'ma refko'ma hutre'naza nampa 2 kevu vahe'mo'za, rukrahe hu'za kuma keginamofo agofetu nevazage'na, nagra zamefi vu'noe. Ana nehuge'za mago'a nena azageta avenima me'nea zaza nona agatereta vuta Tusizankna Keginema nehazare uhanati'none.
The other group of those who were thanking [Yahweh] marched to the left on top of the wall. I followed them with half of the people. [We marched] past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall.
39 Anantetira Efraemi Rankafanema nehazare vuteta, anantetira Jesana kafane huge korapa kafanema nehaza rankafante vuteta, anantetira Nozame kafante vuteta, anantetira Hananeli za'za nonte vuteta, anantetira 100'a sondia vahe'ma nemaniza za'za nonte eteta, evava huta Sipisipi Kafanema nehaza kafante eteta, evava huta kegavama hu kafanema nehaza kafante ehanati'none.
[From there we marched] past Ephraim Gate, Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred Soldiers, to the Sheep Gate. We finished marching near the gate into the temple.
40 Hagi zamagra ana tare kevu vahe'ma, muse hu'za zagamema nehaza vahe'mo'za, Anumzamofo mono nompi umani'naze. Hige'za kva vahetamimo'za tarefi refko hune'za mago kevumo'za nagrane mani'naze.
Both the groups reached the temple while they were thanking God. They stood in their places there. The leaders who were with me [also stood with me in our places].
41 Hagi anampima mago'ama mani'naza pristi vahera, Eliakimiki, Ma'aseiaki Miniaminiki, Mikaiaki, Elioenaiki Zekaraia'ene Hananiama hu'za anampina ufena re'naze.
My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
42 Hanki Ma'aseia'ma, Simaia'ma, Eleazari'ma, Uzzi'ma, Jehohanani'ma, Malkija'ma, Elamu'ene Ezeriki hu'za anante oti'nazageno, Jezrahia'a ugota huzmantege'za zagamera hu'naze.
[another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
43 Ana hu'neankino ana zupa tusi'a Kresramana vu ofa nehu'za, tusi musenkase hu'naze. Na'ankure Anumzamo ra muse'za zamige'za anara hu'naze. A'nene mofavre zagamo'za zamagranena tusi muse hu'naze. Ana nehazage'za Jerusalemi kumapima musenkasema hazazamofo agasasana, afete'ma mani'naza vahe'mo'zanena antahi'naze.
[After we went outside the temple, ] we offered many sacrifices. We men all rejoiced because God had caused us to be very happy. The women and the children also rejoiced. People far away could hear the noise that we made there in Jerusalem.
44 Hanki ofama hanaza zantamine hoza'zamifinti ese ne'zama hamaresaza ne'zane 10nima hania kevuma eri'za Anumzamofoma eme ami'naza zantaminema antesaza nonte'ma kegava hanaza vene'nea ana kna zupa huhampri zamante'naze. Hagi venenemo'za kuma tvaonte'ma me'nesia mopafima antesaza hozafintira kasegemo'ma pristi vahe'ene Livae naga'ma zamihoma huno'ma hu'ne'nia avamente, pristi vahe'ene Livae nagamokizmi su'za ana nompina erita ome antegahaze. Hige'za ana maka Juda naga'mo'za pristi vahe'ene Livae nagakura muse hunezmante'za, eri'za zamigu'enena tusi muse hu'naze.
On that day, men were appointed {they appointed men} to be in charge of the storerooms where they kept the money that people contributed [for the temple]. They also kept there [the other things that the people contributed—] the tithes and the first part of the grain and fruit that was harvested each year. Those men collected those things from the fields/farms near the cities, and [took them to Jerusalem and] gave them to the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi, as [Moses had said in his] laws that they should do. All the Israeli people were happy about the work that the priests and the descendants of Levi did,
45 Hanki pristi vahe'mo'zane, Livae naga'mo'za Anumzazamimofo eri'zana eneri'za, vahe'ma zamazeri agruhu eri'zanena enerizage'za, zagame'ma hu vahe'mo'zane mono no kafante'ma kvama hu vahe'mo'za zamagranena ana zanke hu'za, Deviti'ene ne'mofo ne' Solomonike'ma hu'na'a kante ante'za eri'za zamia eri'naze.
because they performed the rituals to purify things, and the other rituals that God had commanded. The musicians in the temple also did their work as King David and his son Solomon had declared that they should do.
46 Hanki korapara Devitike Asapukema mani'na'a knafina, Anumzamofontegama muse zagame'ma huno agima hentesgama hu vahe'ma kegavama hu vahera kora mani'nazane.
Ever since the time that David had been the king and Asaph had been his chief musician, the musicians had led the people while they sang songs to praise and thank God.
47 Hagi Zerubabeli'ene Nehemaiakema mani'na'a knafina, mago mago zupa Israeli vahe'mo'za zamazankakuti ne'zana eri'za zagamema hu vahe'ene mono nonkafante'ma kvama hu vahera eme zamitere hu'naze. Ana hazage'za ana ne'zantamina Livae naga'moza refko hu'neza, Aroni naga'ma pristi eri'zama eneriza vahera zami'naze.
During the years that Zerubbabel and I governed the Israeli people, they all contributed the food that the singers and temple gatekeepers needed each day. They gave (a tithe/10%) of their crops to the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests], and those descendants of Levi gave (a tithe/10%) of that to [the priests, who were] descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest].
