< Nehemiah 11 >

1 Mwet kol elos oakwuki in Jerusalem, ac mwet saya elos susfa in sulela sie sou inmasrlon sou singoul nukewa in som ac wi muta in siti mutal Jerusalem. A sou lula nukewa elos muta in siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya.
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 Mwet uh kaksakin pac kutena mwet saya ma sifacna lungse muta in Jerusalem.
Everyone praised those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.
3 In siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya ah, mwet Israel, mwet tol, mwet Levi, mwet orekma lun Tempul, ac mwet in sou lun mwet kulansap lal Solomon, elos muta yen selos sifacna in siti selos sifacna. Pa inge inen mwet kol ke kais sie ipin acn lun Judah su muta in Jerusalem:
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 [Mwet in sruf lun Judah]: Athaiah, wen natul Uzziah, wen natul Zechariah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Amariah, Shephatiah, ac Mahalalel, su fwilin tulik natul Perez, wen natul Judah.
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 Maaseiah, wen natul Baruch, wen natul Colhozeh. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, ac Zechariah, su fwilin tulik natul Shelah, wen natul Judah.
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 Mwet pulaik angfoko onngoul oalkosr sin fwilin tulik natul Perez, elos muta in Jerusalem.
The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.
7 [Mwet in sruf lun Benjamin]: Sallu, wen natul Meshullam, wen natul Joed. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Pedaiah, Kolaiah, Maaseiah, Ithiel, ac Jeshaiah.
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 Gabbai ac Sallai, sou fototo nu sel Sallu. Pisen mwet Benjamin nukewa su muta in Jerusalem pa eufoko longoul oalkosr.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.
9 Joel, wen natul Zichri, pa mwet kol lalos, ac Judah, wen natul Hassenuah, pa akluo yal in kol siti sac.
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 [Mwet Tol]: Jedaiah, wen natul Joiarib, ac Jachin.
From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;
11 Seraiah, wen natul Hilkiah, wen natul Meshullam. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Zadok, Meraioth, ac Ahitub, su Mwet Tol Fulat.
Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple of God,
12 Inmasrlon sou se inge, mwet oalfoko longoul luo pa kulansap in Tempul. Adaiah, wen natul Jeroham, wen natul Pelaliah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Amzi, Zechariah, Pashhur, ac Malchijah.
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 Mwet luofoko angngaul luo in sou lulap se inge elos sifen sou. Amashsai, wen natul Azarel, wen natul Ahzai. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Meshillemoth ac Immer.
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 Mwet siofok longoul oalkosr in sou se inge elos mwet mweun pulaik. Mwet kol lalos pa Zabdiel, wen nutin sie sou pwengpeng.
and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.
15 [Mwet Levi]: Shemaiah, wen natul Hasshub, wen natul Azrikam. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Hashabiah ac Bunni.
From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 Shabbethai ac Jozabad, mwet Levi eteyuk ac elos pa liaung orekma likin Tempul.
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;
17 Mattaniah, wen natul Mica, wen natul Zabdi, sie mwet in fita lal Asaph. El kol mwet on lun Tempul ke elos alullul ke pre in sang kulo. Bakbukiah, su mwet kasru lal Mattaniah. Abda, wen natul Shammua, wen natul Galal, sie mwet in fwilin tulik natul Jeduthun.
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 Pisen mwet Levi nukewa su muta in siti mutal Jerusalem pa luofoko oalngoul akosr.
The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.
19 [Mwet topang ke mutunoa lun Tempul]: Akkub, Talmon, ac mwet wialos, elos mwet siofok itngoul luo nufon.
The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.
20 Mwet lula sin mwet Israel, ac mwet lula sin mwet tol ac mwet Levi, elos muta yen selos sifacna in siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya in Judah.
The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.
21 Mwet orekma lun Tempul elos muta ke ipin acn se Jerusalem pangpang Ophel, ac orekma ye kolyuk lal Ziha ac Gishpa.
The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 Mwet se ma liyaung mwet Levi su muta in Jerusalem pa Uzzi, wen natul Bani, wen natul Hashabiah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Mattaniah ac Mica, ac el ma in sou lulap lun Asaph. Sou se inge pa fosrngakin on ke pacl in alu ke Tempul.
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 Oasr oakwuk fulat orekla tuh kais sie sou in kol on ke Tempul ke kais sie len.
They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.
24 Pethahiah, wen natul Meshezabel, in sou lal Zerah ac sruf lun Judah, el mwet aolyen mwet Jew nu sin tokosra Persia.
Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.
25 Pus mwet muta ke acn apkuran nu ke ima lalos. Elos su ma in sruf lal Judah muta Kiriath Arba, Dibon, ac Jekabzeel, ac ke inkul ma oan apkuran nu ke acn inge.
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 Elos oayapa muta in siti lun Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet,
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
27 ac Hazarshual, ac in Beersheba ac inkul ma rauneak acn we.
in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,
28 Elos muta in siti Ziklag, ac in Meconah ac inkul ma apkuran nu Meconah,
in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,
29 in Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam, ac inkul ma apkuran nu ke acn inge. Elos muta in Lachish ac ke ima ma apkuran nu we, ac in Azekah ac inkul ma rauneak. Kalmac pa mwet Judah elos muta ke acn inmasrlon Beersheba layen eir nwe ke Infahlfal Hinnom layen epang.
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 Mwet in sruf lun Benjamin elos muta in Geba, Michmash, Ai, Bethel, ac inkul ma apkuran nu we,
The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,
32 Anathoth, Nob, Anaiah,
in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, ac Ono, ac ke Infahlfal lun Mwet Tufahl.
Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 Kutu u lun mwet Levi su tuh muta in acn lun Judah mokleyukla elos in muta yurin mwet Benjamin.
Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.

< Nehemiah 11 >