Nehemia 11

1 Na i noho nga rangatira o te iwi ki Hiruharama: a i maka rota te nuinga atu o te iwi mo te tangata takikotahi i te tekau kia kawea ki Hiruharama, ki te pa tapu, noho ai, a ko te tokoiwa ki era atu pa.

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 A he moa manaaki na te iwi nga tangata katoa i hihiko noa ake ki te noho ki Hiruharama.

Everyone praised those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.

3 Na ko nga ariki enei o te kawanatanga i noho ki Hiruharama: i nga pa ia o Hura i noho ratou i tona wahi, i tona wahi, i o ratou pa, ara a Iharaira, nga tohunga, nga Riwaiti, nga Netinimi, ratou ko nga tama a nga pononga a Horomona.

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 Na i noho ki Hiruharama etahi o nga tama a Hura, o nga tama ano a Pineamine. No nga tama a Hura; ko Ataia tama a Utia, tama a Hakaraia, tama a Amaria, tama a Hepatia, tama a Maharareere, no nga tamariki a Perete;

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 Ko Maaheia tama a Paruku, tama a Korohote, tama a Hataia, tama a Araia, tama a Toiaripi, tama a Hakaraia, tama a te Hironi.

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 Ko nga tama katoa a Perete i noho ki Hiruharama e wha rau e ono tekau ma waru, he hunga maia.

The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.

7 Na ko nga tama enei a Pineamine; ko Haru tama a Mehurama, tama a Toere, tama a Peraia, tama a Koraia, tama a Maaheia, tama a Itiere, tama a Ihaia.

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 Na i muri i a ia, ko Kapai, ko Harai, e iwa rau e rua tekau ma waru.

and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.

9 Na ko Hoera tama a Tikiri to ratou kaitirotiro; ko Hura hoki tama a Henua te tuarua o nga rangatira o te pa.

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 O nga tohunga: ko Ieraia tama a Toiaripi, ko Iakini;

From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;

11 Ko Heraia tama a Hirikia, tama a Mehurama, tama a Haroko, tama a Mereioto, tama a Ahitupu, te rangatira mo te whare o te Atua,

Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple of God,

12 Me o ratou teina i mahi nei i te mahi o te whare, e waru rau e rua tekau ma rua: me Araia ano tama a Ierohama, tama a Peraria, tama a Amati, tama a Hakaraia, tama a Pahuru, tama a Marakia,

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 Me ona teina, me nga ariki o nga whare o nga matua; e rua rau e wha tekau ma rua: ko Amahai tama a Atareere, tama a Ahatai, tama a Mehiremoto, tama a 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 Me o ratou teina, he marohirohi, he maia, kotahi rau e rua tekau ma waru: a ko to ratou kaitirotiro, ko Tapariere tama a Haketorimi.

and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.

15 O nga Riwaiti ano: ko Hemaia tama a Huhupu, tama a Atarikama, tama a Hahapia, tama a Puni;

From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

16 Ko Hapetai, ko Itopara, no nga ariki o nga Riwaiti, nga kaitirotiro o te mahi i waho o te whare o te Atua,

and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;

17 Ko Matania tama a Mika, tama a Tapari, tama a Ahapa, te tino tangata hei timata i te whakamoemiti i te mea e karakia ana: ko Pakapukia ano hoki ko te tuarua i roto i ona teina; ko Apara tama a Hamua, tama a Karara, tama a Ierutunu.

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 Ko nga Riwaiti katoa i te pa tapu, e rua rau e waru tekau ma wha.

The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.

19 Ko nga kaitiaki kuwaha hoki, ko Akupu, ko Taramono, me o ratou teina i tiakina ai nga kuwaha, kotahi rau e whitu tekau ma rua.

The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.

20 Na, ko era atu o Iharaira, o nga tohunga, o nga Riwaiti, kei nga pa katoa ratou o Hura, kei tona wahi, kei tona wahi.

The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.

21 I noho ia nga Netinimi ki Opere: ko Tiha hoki raua ko Kihipa nga kaitirotiro o nga Netinimi.

The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

22 Ko te kaitirotiro hoki o nga Riwaiti i Hiruharama, ko Uti tama a Pani, tama a Hahapia, tama a Matania, tama a Mika, o nga tama a Ahapa nga kaiwaiata, mo te mahi i te whare o te Atua.

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 Na te kingi hoki te tikanga mo ratou, kia tuturu te wahi ma nga kaiwaiata, he mea tatau a rangi tonu.

They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.

24 Na ko Petahia tama a Mehetapeere, no nga tama a Tera, tama a Hura, i to te kingi taha ia i nga mea katoa a te iwi.

Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.

25 Na, ko nga kainga me o ratou mara, i noho etahi o nga tama a Hura ki Kiriata Arapa, ki ona pa ririki, ki Ripono, ki ona pa ririki, ki Tekapateere, ki ona kainga koraha,

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 Ki Hehua, ki Morara, ki Peteparete,

in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;

27 Ki Hatarahuara, ki Peerehepa, ki ona pa ririki,

in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,

28 Ki Tikiraka, ki Mekona, ki ona pa ririki,

in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,

29 Ki Enerimono, ki Toraha, ki Iaramuta;

in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30 Ko Tanoa, ko Aturama me o raua kainga, ko Rakihi, me o reira mara, ko Ateka, me ona pa ririki. Na, ko to ratou nohoanga, kei Peerehepa, a tae noa ki te raorao o Hinomo.

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 Ko nga tama hoki a Pineamine, ko era i Kepa, i noho ratou ki Mikimaha, ki Aiia, ki Peteere, ki o ratou pa ririki;

The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,

32 Ki Anatoto, ki Nopo, ki Anania,

in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Ki Hatoro, ki Rama, ki Kitaima,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Ki Hariri, ki Tepoimi, ki Neparata,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Ki Roro, ki Ono, ki te raorao o nga tohunga mahi.

Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.

36 Na kei a Hura, kei a Pineamine, etahi tanga o nga Riwaiti.

Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.