Sie Chronicle 9
1 Mwet Israel nukewa simla inelos fal nu ke kais sie sou lalos, ac ma simusla inge oakwuk in [Book In Tokosra Lun Israel.] Mwet Judah tuh lillilyak som nu Babylon ke sripen ma koluk lalos.
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
2 Mwet su foloko emeet nu in siti selos tukun sruoh pa mwet tol, mwet Levi, mwet kulansap in Tempul ac mwet Israel pac saya.
The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
3 Kutu mwet in sruf lal Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, ac Manasseh elos som ac oakwuki in Jerusalem.
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
4 Uthai, wen natul Ammihud natul Omri, pa mwet kol lun mwet in fwil natul Perez, wen natul Judah. Inen luo sin papa matu tumal Uthai pa Imri ac Bani.
Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
5 Asaiah, wen natul Judah, pa mwet kol lun mwet in fwil natul Shelah, wen natul Judah. Asaiah pa sifen sou lal uh.
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 Jeuel pa mwet kol lun fwil lal Zerah, wen natul Judah. Pisen sou in sruf lal Judah su muta Jerusalem pa sou onfoko eungoul.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Mwet takla ten inge elos ma in sruf lal Benjamin: Sallu, wen natul Meshullam, natul Hodaviah, natul Hassenuah
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 Ibneiah, wen natul Jeroham Elah, wen natul Uzzi, natul Michri Meshullam, wen natul Shephatiah, natul Reuel, natul Ibnijah
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
9 Sou eufoko lumngaul onkosr in sruf lal Benjamin pa muta Jerusalem. Mwet nukewa simla inelos lucng elos sifen sou.
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
10 Mwet tol inge elos muta Jerusalem: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, ac Jachin
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 Azariah, wen natul Hilkiah (su mwet pwapa fulat in Tempul); inen kutu pac papa matu tumaltal pa Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, ac Ahitub
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
12 Adaiah, wen natul Jeroham; inen kutu pac papa tumaltal pa Pashhur ac Malchijah Maasai, wen natul Adiel; inen kutu pac papa tumaltal pa Jahzerah, Meshullam, Meshillemith, ac Immer
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
13 Pisen mwet tol su sifen sou pa mwet sie tausin itfoko onngoul. Mwet inge kewa elos arulana etu orekma nukewa ke Tempul.
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
14 Mwet Levi su muta Jerusalem pa: Shemaiah, wen natul Hasshub; inen kutu pac papa tumaltal pa Azrikam ac Hashabiah, ke sou lulap lal Merari
From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, ac Galal Mattaniah, wen natul Mica; inen kutu pac papa tumaltal pa Zichri ac Asaph
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
16 Obadiah, wen natul Shemaiah; inen kutu pac papa tumaltal pa Galal ac Jeduthun Berechiah, wen natul Asa natul Elkanah, su muta ke acn lun siti srisrik Netophah
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
17 Pa inge inen mwet topang ke Tempul su muta in Jerusalem: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, ac Ahiman. Shallum pa mwet kol lalos.
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
18 Meet, mwet ke sou lulap inge elos muta topang ke Mutunoa lun Tokosra, layen nu kutulap. Papa matu tumalos pa mwet topang ke nien utyak nu ke iwen aktuktuk lun mwet Levi uh.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 Shallum, wen natul Kore natul Ebiasaph, wi mwet wial in sou lulap lal Korah, pa mwet topang ke nien utyak nu ke Lohm Nuknuk lun LEUM GOD, oana ke mwet matu lalos elos oru meet ke elos tuh liyaung iwen aktuktuk sin LEUM GOD.
Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
20 Phineas, wen natul Eleazar, el tuh kololos ke sie pacl ah, ac LEUM GOD El welul.
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Zechariah, wen natul Meshelemiah, el oayapa sie mwet topang ke mutunoa in Lohm Nuknuk Mutal sin LEUM GOD.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Mwet luofoko singoul luo pa suliyukla tuh elos in mwet topang ke nien utyak uh oayapa ke mutunpot uh. Simla inelos fal nu ke kais sie siti srisrik ma elos muta we. Tokosra David ac mwet palu Samuel pa oakiya tuh mwet matu lalos inge in fosrngakin orekma yohk sripa inge kunalos.
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
23 Mwet inge ac fwil natulos elos tafwelos in oru orekma lun mwet topang ke mutunpot lun Tempul.
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
24 Oasr mutunpot akosr: sie oan nget nu epang, sie nu eir, sie nu kutulap ac sie nu roto. Oasr sie mwet topang fulat ke kais sie mutunpot inge.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Sou lun mwet topang fulat inge elos muta ke acn ma fototo nu ke mutunpot kunalos, na elos ac tuku eis pacl lalos in wi pac topang ke len itkosr. Tukun len itkosr nukewa elos ayaol.
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
26 Mwet topang fulat akosr elos mwet Levi, ac ma kunalos in liyaung ma nukewa. Elos karingin pac fukil ma oan in Tempul, oayapa kufwen orekma nukewa ma oan in fukil inge.
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
27 Elos muta fototo nu ke Tempul mweyen ma kunalos in karinganang, ac ikasla mutunpot ke lotutang nukewa.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 Oasr mwet Levi saya, ac elos pa karinganang kufwen ma orekmakinyuk ke pacl in alu uh. Elos pa oek ma itukla, na sifilpa oek ma folokinyukme ke pacl nukewa orekmakinyuk uh.
Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
29 Ac kutu selos pa karingin kufwen orekma mutal, oayapa flao, wain, oil in olive, mwe keng, ac mwe akyu mwe mongo.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 Tusruktu ma kunen mwet tol in arukak mwe akyu an.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 Sie mwet Levi su inel pa Mattithiah, wen se meet natul Shallum ke sou lulap lal Korah, el pa karingin akoeyen mwe kisa manman.
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
32 Ma kunen mwet in sou lal Kohath in akoo bread mutal ma orekmakinyuk in Tempul ke len Sabbath nukewa.
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
33 Kutu sou in sruf lal Levi pa karingin on in Tempul. Sifen sou in on inge elos muta in kutu lohm inkul lun Tempul uh, ac elos tia oru kutena orekma saya mweyen elos akola nu ke pang nu selos len ac fong.
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
34 Mwet ma takinyukla inelos lucng pa sifen kais sie sou lun mwet Levi, fal nu ke fwil lun mwet matu lalos an. Elos mwet kol su muta Jerusalem.
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
35 Jeiel pa musaeak siti Gibeon ac oakwuki we. Inen mutan kial uh pa Maacah.
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 Wen se meet natul pa Abdon, na wen saya natul pa Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, ac Mikloth,
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 su papa tumal Shimeah. Fwilin tulik natulos muta Jerusalem apkuran nu yurin mwet wialos in sou lulap lalos an.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Ner pa papa tumal Kish, ac Kish pa papa tumal Saul. Oasr wen akosr natul Saul: elos pa Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, ac Ishbosheth.
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 Jonathan pa papa tumal Mephibosheth, su papa tumal Micah.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Oasr wen akosr natul Micah: elos pa Pithon, Melech, Tarea, ac Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 Ahaz pa papa tumal Jarah. Oasr wen tolu natul Jarah: elos pa Alemeth, Azmaveth, ac Zimri. Zimri pa papa tumal Moza,
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 su papa tumal Binea, su papa tumal Rephaiah, su papa tumal Eleasah, su papa tumal Azel.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
44 Oasr wen onkosr natul Azel: elos pa Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, ac Hanan.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
