Nehemiah 13
1 Ke pacl se Ma Sap lal Moses ritiyuk nu sin mwet uh, elos rit nwe sun acn se ma fahk mu wangin mwet Ammon ku mwet Moab fah filfilla in kupasryang nu sin mwet lun God nwe tok,
Now on that day, they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it, there was found written that the Ammonites and the Moabites must not enter the church of God, even for all time,
2 ke sripen mwet Ammon ac mwet Moab elos tuh tia sang mongo ac kof nu sin mwet Israel ke elos illa liki Egypt, a elos moli nu sel Balaam tuh elan selngawi mwet Israel. Tusruktu God lasr El furokla selnga sac nu ke sie mwe insewowo.
because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, and they hired Balaam against them, to curse them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3 Ke mwet Israel elos lohng ma sap se inge ke ritiyukla, elos srela mwetsac nukewa liki inmasrlolos.
Now it happened that, when they had heard the law, they separated every foreigner from Israel.
4 Mwet tol Eliashib, su ma kunal in liyaung infukil in filma lun Tempul, el tuh kawuk nu sel Tobiah ke pacl na loes.
And Eliashib, the priest, was over this task; he had been given charge of the treasury of the house of our God, and he was a close relative of Tobiah.
5 Na el fuhlela Tobiah elan orekmakin sie infukil lulap su ma na nu ke karinginyen mwe sang ke wheat ac mwe keng ac kufwen orekma lun Tempul, oayapa mwe sang nu sin mwet tol, ac sie tafu singoul ke wheat, wain, ac oil in olive ma itukyang nu sin mwet Levi, mwet on lun Tempul, ac mwet karingin mutunpot lun Tempul.
Then he made for himself a large storeroom, and in that place, there was laid before him gifts, and frankincense, and vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, the portions of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the gatekeepers, and the first-fruits of the priests.
6 Ke pacl ma inge orek uh, nga wangin Jerusalem, mweyen ke yac se aktolngoul luo ma Artaxerxes el tokosra lun Babylon, nga tuh folokla in akkalemye nu sel ma sikyak in Jerusalem. Tukun kutu len, nga siyuk sin tokosra
But during all this, I was not in Jerusalem, because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, the king of Babylon, I went to the king, and at the end of some days, I petitioned the king.
7 tuh nga in sifil folokla nu Jerusalem. Ke nga sun acn we nga tuh arulana lut ke nga konauk tuh Eliashib el fuhlela Tobiah elan orekmakin sie fukil in Tempul.
And I went to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, such that he would make him a storeroom in the vestibules of the house of God.
8 Nga kasrkusrak ac sisla ma nukewa lal Tobiah.
And it seemed to me very evil. And I cast the vessels of the house of Tobiah outside of the storeroom.
9 Nga sap tuh fukil inge in aknasnasyeyukla fal nu ke oakwuk lun alu lasr, ac kufwa nukewa lun Tempul ac mwe kisa wheat ac mwe keng in sifil folokyang nu loac.
And I gave instructions, and they cleansed again the storeroom. And I brought back, into that place, the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense.
10 Nga lohng pac lah mwet on lun Tempul ac mwet Levi saya elos som liki acn Jerusalem ac folokla nu ke ima lalos, mweyen mwet uh tia kitalos ke ma fal nu selos in moulkin.
And I realized that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, and that each one had fled into his own region, from the Levites, and from the singing men, and from those who were ministering.
11 Nga mulat nu sin mwet kol lah elos fuhlela in pilesreyuk Tempul uh. Ac nga folokonma mwet Levi ac mwet on nu in Tempul, ac sap elos in sifil oru orekma kunalos.
And I brought the case before the magistrates, and I said, “Why have we forsaken the house of God?” And I gathered them together, and I caused them to stand at their stations.
12 Na mwet Israel nukewa sifilpa mutawauk in use sie tafu singoul lalos ke wheat, wain, ac oil in olive nu infukil in filma in Tempul.
And all of Judah brought the tithes of the grain, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses.
13 Nga sulela mwet inge in liyaung infukil in filma: Shelemiah su sie mwet tol, Zadok su sie mwet sasla ke Ma Sap, ac Pedaiah su sie mwet Levi. Hanan, wen natul Zaccur su wen natul Mattaniah, pa mwet kasru lalos. Nga etu lah nga ku in lulalfongi mwet inge in kitalik ma utukeni nu sin mwet orekma wialos ke inkanek suwohs.
And we appointed over the storehouses, Shelemiah, the priest, and Zadok, the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and next to them Hanan, the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah. For they had proven to be faithful. And so the portions of their brothers were entrusted to them.
14 O God luk, esam ma inge nukewa su nga oru nu ke Tempul lom, ac nu ke alu in lohm sum.
Remember me, O my God, because of this, and may you not wipe away my acts of compassion, which I have done for the house of my God and for his ceremonies.
15 In pacl sac nga liye mwet in acn Judah elos fut grape in wain ke len Sabbath. Ac kutu mwet uh til wheat, wain, grape, fig, ac kutu ma saya nu fin donkey natulos, ac us utyak nu Jerusalem. Na nga fahkang elos in tia kukakin kutena ma ke len Sabbath.
In those days, I saw, in Judah, some who were treading the presses on the Sabbath, and who were carrying sheaves, and placing on donkeys burdens of wine, and of grapes, and of figs, and all manner of burdens, and who were bringing these into Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I contended with them, so that they would sell on a day when it was permitted to sell.
16 Oasr pac kutu mwet Tyre tuku muta Jerusalem, ac elos use ik ac kain in ma nukewa nu in siti uh in kukakin nu sin mwet lasr ke len Sabbath.
And some Tyrians dwelt within, who were bringing fish and all kinds of items for sale. And they were selling on the Sabbaths to the sons of Judah in Jerusalem.
17 Nga mulat nu sin mwet kol lun mwet Jew ac fahk nu selos, “Liye ma koluk kowos oru ingan! Kowos akkolukyela len Sabbath!
And I put the nobles of Judah under oath, and I said to them: “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day?
18 Pa inge sripa se oru God El kalyei mwet lowos meet ah, ac oru tuh in kunausyukla siti se inge. A kowos srakna oru tuh kasrkusrak lun God in yokelik nu fin Israel ke kowos aklusrongtenye len Sabbath.”
Did not our fathers do these things, and so our God brought all this evil upon us and upon this city? And you are adding more wrath upon Israel by violating the Sabbath!”
19 Ouinge nga sapkin tuh mutunpot in siti uh in kaul ke mutaweyen len Sabbath nukewa, ke tufahna ekela na kauli ac tia sifil ikakla nwe ke safla len Sabbath. Nga filiya kutu sin mwet luk in tu sisken mutunpot, in liye tuh in wangin ma utukyak nu in siti uh ke len Sabbath.
And it happened that, when the gates of Jerusalem had rested on the day of the Sabbath, I spoke, and they closed the gates. And I instructed that they should not open them until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my servants over the gates, so that no one would carry in a burden on the day of the Sabbath.
20 Oasr pacl se ku luo, mwet kuka ke kutena kain mwe kuka, elos sisla fong in Friday nufon se likin pot lun siti uh.
And so the merchants and those who sold all kinds of items remained just outside of Jerusalem, once and again.
21 Nga fahk nu selos, “Wangin sripa kowos in muta ingan ac soano in lenelik. Kowos fin sifil oru, nga ac lain kowos ke ku luk.” Tukun pacl sac me elos tia sifil tuku ke len Sabbath.
And I contended with them, and I said to them: “Why are you remaining just beyond the wall? If you do this again, I will send hands upon you.” And so, from that time, they no longer came on the Sabbath.
22 Nga sapkin tuh mwet Levi in sifacna aknasnasyalos, ac som taran mutunpot, ac karingin tuh in akmutalyeyuk na len Sabbath. O God, esamyu pac ke ma se inge, ac moliyula ke sripen yokna lungkulang lom.
I also spoke to the Levites, so that they would be cleansed, and would arrive to guard the gates and to sanctify the day of the Sabbath. Because of this also, O my God, remember me and spare me, in accord with the multitude of your mercies.
23 In pacl sac, nga konauk pac lah pus mukul Jew payuk nu sin mutan Ashdod, Ammon, ac Moab.
But also in those days, I saw some Jews taking wives from the Ashdodites, and the Ammonites, and the Moabites.
24 Tafu tulik natulos kaskaskin kas Ashdod ku kutu pac kas saya, ac nikin kas lasr uh.
And their sons spoke partly in the speech of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the Jewish language, and they were speaking according to the language of one people or another.
25 Nga mulat nu selos, ac selngawelos, ac puokolos ac siki aunsifalos. Na nga oru tuh elos in fulahk Inen God tuh elos, ac tulik natulos, ac fah tia sifilpa apayuki yurin mwetsac.
And I put them under oath, and I cursed them. And I struck some of their men, and I shaved off their hair, and I made them swear to God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying:
26 Nga fahk nu selos, “Mutan sac pa pwanang koluk lal Tokosra Solomon. El fulat liki tokosra nukewa lun mutunfacl saya, ac God El lungse el ac oru tuh elan tokosra fin Israel nufon. Finne ouinge, a mutan sac uh akkolukyalla.
“Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin in this kind of thing? And certainly, among many nations, there was no king similar to him, and he was beloved of his God, and God set him as king over all of Israel. And yet foreign women led even him into sin!
27 Ya kut ac ukwe srikasrak lowos ac seakos God lasr, ac payuk nu sin mutan sac?”
So how could we disobey and do all this great evil, so that we would transgress against our God, and take foreign wives?”
28 Joiada el wen natul Eliashib, Mwet Tol Fulat. Na sie sin wen natul Joiada el payuk sin acn natul Sanballat, sie mwet Beth Horon. Ouinge nga supwalla Joiada elan som liki Jerusalem.
Now one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat, a Horonite, and I made him flee from me.
29 O God, esam lah mwet inge elos akkolukye orekma fulat lun mwet tol, oayapa wulela ma kom tuh orala yurin mwet tol ac mwet Levi.
O Lord, my God, remember against those who defile the priesthood and the law of the priests and the Levites!
30 Nga aknasnasye mwet uh liki ma nukewa su tuku saya me, ac nga oakiya ma sap nu sin mwet tol ac mwet Levi, tuh kais sie selos in etu orekma kunalos.
And so I cleansed them from all foreigners, and I established the orders of the priests and the Levites, each one in his ministry.
31 Nga orala oakwuk nu ke etong ma ac orekmakinyuk nu ke mwe kisa firir in utuku ke pacl fal, oayapa tuh mwet uh in use fahko se meet ke wheat ac ke fokinsak. Esam ma inge nukewa, O God, ac akwoyeyu kac.
O my God, remember me also, for good, because of the offering of wood, at the appointed times, and because of the first-fruits. Amen.
