Nehemia 11
1 Toe nimoneñe e Ierosalaime ao o mpifehe’ ondatio, le nifanendre an-kitsapake ka ondaty ila’eo, ty haneseañe ty raik’ ami’ty folo ho mpimoneñe e Ierosalaime an-drova miavak’ ao vaho apok’ amo rova ila’eo ty sive.
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 Le nitatàe’ ondaty iabio o lahilahy nanolo-batañe himoneñe e Ierosalaimeo.
Everyone praised those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.
3 Irezao o mpiaolo’ i borizà nimoneñe e Ierosalaimeoy, fe songa nimoneñe am-panaña’e amo rova’ Iehodao o nte-Israeleo, o mpisoroñeo naho o nte-Levio naho o mpitoroñ’ anjombao vaho o anam-pitoro’ i Selomòo.
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 E Ierosalaime ao ty nimoneña’ ty ila’ o nte-Levio naho o ana’ i Beniamineo. Amo ana’ Iehodao: i Ataià, ana’ i Ozià, ana’ i Zekarià, ana’ i Amarià, ana’ i Sefatià, ana’ i Mahalalile, amo tarira’ i Peretseo;
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 naho i Maaseià, ana’ i Baroke, ana’ i Kolkozè, ana’ i Kazaià, ana’ i Adaià, ana’ Ioroaribe, ana’ i Zekarià, ana’ i nte-Siloney.
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 O hene ana’ i Peretse nimoneñe e Ierosalaimeo: lahilahy maozatse efa-jato-tsi-enempolo-valo’amby.
The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.
7 Irezao o ana’ i Beniamineo: i Salò, ana’ i Mesolame, ana’ Ioede, ana’ i Pedaià, ana’ i Kolaià, ana’ i Maaseià, ana’ Itiele, ana’ Iesaià.
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 Nanonjohy aze t’i Gabay, i Salay, sivan-jato-tsi-roapolo-valo’ amby.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.
9 Le Ioele ana’ i Zikrý ty nimpisary iareo; vaho nimpifehe faharoe’ i rovay t’Iehoda ana’ i Hasenoà.
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 Amo mpisoroñeo: Iedaià, ana’ Ioiaribe, Iakine,
From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;
11 i Seraià, ana’ i Kilkià, ana’ i Mesolame, ana’ i Tsadoke, ana’ i Meraiote, ana’ i Akitobe, mpifehen’ anjomban’ Añahare,
Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple of God,
12 le o rahalahi’ iareo mpitoloñe amy anjombaio: valon-jato-tsi-roapolo-ro’amby; naho Adaià, ana’ Ierokame, ana’ i Pelalià, ana’ i Amtsý, ana’ i Zekarià, ana’ i Paskore, ana’ i Malkiià,
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 naho o rahalahi’eo, talèn’ anjomban-droae: roan-jato-tsi-efapolo ro’amby naho i Amassay, ana’ i Azarele, ana’ i Akzay, ana’ i Mesilemote, ana’ Imere,
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 naho o rahalahi’e, lahindefo-maozatseo, zato-tsi-roapolo-valo’ amby, nisaria’ i Zabdiele ana’ o Hagadoleo.
and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.
15 Le amo nte-Levio: i Semaià, ana’ i Kasobe, ana’ i Azrikame, ana’ i Kasabià, ana’ i Boný;
From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 naho i Sabetay naho Iozabade, amo mpiaolo nte-Levy mpisary o raha alafe’ i anjomban’Añahareio;
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;
17 naho i Matanià, ana’ i Mikà, ana’ i Zabdý, ana’ i Asafe mpiaolo, namototse ty fañandriañañe am-pitalahoañe naho i Bakbokià, ty faharoe amo rahalahi’eo; naho i Abdà, ana’ i Samoà, ana’ i Galale, ana’ Iedotone.
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 Le o nte-Levy an-drova masiñeo: niroan-jato-tsi-valom-polo-efats’ amby.
The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.
19 Le o mpañambeñeo, i Akobe, i Talmone naho o rahalahi’e mpigari-lalambeio: zato-tsi-fitompolo-ro’amby.
The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.
20 Le o sisa’ Israeleo, amo mpisoroñeo, amo nte-Levio, ze hene an-drova’ Iehoda añe, sindre am-panaña’e ao.
The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.
21 Fe nimoneñe e Ofele ao o mpitoroñ’ anjombao; i Tsikà naho i Gispà ty nimpisary o mpitoroñ’ anjombao.
The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 Le ty nimpisari’ o nte-Levy e Ierosalaimeo t’i Ozý ana’ i Baný, ana’ i Kasabià, ana’ i Matanià, ana’ i Mika, amo ana’ i Asafeo, songa mpisabo mitoloñe añ’ anjomban’ Añaharey,
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 fa am’iereo ty lili’ i mpanjakay, ty fanohanañe o mpisaboo, ze ipaiañe boak’ andro.
They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.
24 Naho i Petakià, ana’ i Mesezabele, ana’ i Zerà, ana’ Iehodà ty tam-pità i mpanjakay ty amy ze nioza am’ ondatio.
Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.
25 Le o tanàñe reketse teteke nimoneña’ ty ila’ o ana’ Iehodaoo, e Kiriate-arba naho o tanà’eo naho e Dibone naho o tanà’eo vaho e Iekabe-zeele naho o tanà’eo;
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 le e Iehosoa naho e Moladà vaho e Bete-pelete;
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
27 naho e Katsare-saole naho e Beer-sevà rekets’ o tanà’eo
in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,
28 naho e Tsiklage naho e Mekonà rekets’ o tanà’eo;
in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,
29 naho e En-drimone naho e Tsorà naho e Iarmote;
in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 e Zanoake, e Adolame naho o tanà’eo, e Lakise rekets’ o tete’ iareoo, e Azekà rekets’ o tanà’eo. Aa le nitobe mifototse e Beer-Sevà eo pak’ am-bavatane’ i Hinome eo iereo.
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 Le o ana’ i Beniamineo mifototse e Gibà, le e Mikmase naho e Aiià naho e Betele rekets’ o tanà’eo;
The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,
32 e Anatote, e Nobe, e Ananià;
in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 e Kàtsore, e Ramà, e Gitaime;
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 e Kadide, e Tseboime, e Nebalate;
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 e Lode naho e Ono naho am-bavatane’ o mpandrafitseo.
Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 Le o nte-Levio; nampireketeñe amy Beniamine o firimboña’ Iehoda ila’eo.
Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.
