Nahimiyaa 11

1 Yeroo sanatti hooggantoonni sabaa Yerusaalem keessa qubatan; warri kaan immoo akka inni Yerusaalem magaalaa qulqulluu sana keessa jiraatuuf nama kudhan keessaa tokko fidachuuf ixaa buufatan; warri hafan sagallan immoo magaalaadhuma ofii isaanii keessatti hafan.

And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.

2 Sabnis namoota Yerusaalem keessa jiraachuuf fedhiin of kennan hunda eebbise.

And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

3 Warri kunneen hooggantoota kutaa biyyaa kanneen Yerusaalem keessa qubatanii dha; magaalaawwan Yihuudaa keessa garuu tokkoon tokkoon isaanii qabeenya ofii isaaniitiin magaalaawwan ofii isaanii keessa jiraatan; isaanis: Israaʼeloota, luboota, Lewwota, tajaajiltoota mana qulqullummaa fi sanyiiwwan tajaajiltoota Solomoon;

Now these are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

4 ilmaan Yihuudaa fi ilmaan Beniyaam tokko tokko immoo Yerusaalem keessa jiraatan. Sanyii Yihuudaa Keessaa: Ataayaa ilma Uziyaa, ilma Zakkaariyaas, ilma Amariyaa, ilma Shefaaxiyaa, ilma Mahalaleel, sanyii Faares; akkasumas

And in Jerusalem there were living certain of the children of Judah and of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah, the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

5 Maʼaseyaa ilma Baaruk, ilma Kol-Hoozee, ilma Hazaayaa, ilma Adaayaa, ilma Yooyaariib, ilma Zakkaariyaas, sanyii Shelaa.

And Maaseiah, the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

6 Sanyiin Faares warri Yerusaalem keessa jiraatan walumaa galatti namoota jajjaboo 468 turan.

All the sons of Perez living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight men of good position.

7 Sanyii Beniyaam keessaa: Saʼaaluu ilma Meshulaam, ilma Yooʼeed, ilma Phedaayaa, ilma Qolaayaa, ilma Maʼaseyaa, ilma Iitiiʼeel, ilma Yeshaayaa,

And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.

8 duukaa buutota isaa Gabayii fi Salaayi; isaan walumatti nama 928 turan.

And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

9 Yooʼeel ilmi Zikrii toʼataa isaanii ture; Yihuudaan ilmi Hasenuuʼaa bulchaa itti aanaa ture.

And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their overseer; and Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the town.

10 Luboota keessaa: Yedaaʼiyaa, ilma Yooyaariib, Yaakiin;

Of the priests: Jedaiah, the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

11 Seraayaa ilma Hilqiyaa, ilma Meshulaam, ilma Zaadoq, ilma Meraayoot, ilma Ahiixuub, bulchaa mana Waaqaa,

Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,

12 obboloota isaanii kanneen mana qulqullummaa keessa hojjetan; walumatti dhiira 822 turan. Adaayaa ilma Yerooham, ilma Phelaaliyaa, ilma Amzii, ilma Zakkaariyaas, ilma Phaashihuur, ilma Malkiyaatii fi

And their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

13 obboloota isaa warra abbootii maatii turan; walumatti dhiira 242 turan. Amashisaay ilma Azariʼeel, ilma Ahazaayi, ilma Mashileemoot, ilma Imeeriitii fi

And his brothers, heads of families, two hundred and forty-two; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

14 obboloota isaa namoota jajjaboo; walumatti dhiira 128 turan. Toʼataan isaanii Zabdiiʼel ilma Hagdoolim ture.

And their brothers, men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

15 Lewwota Keessaa: Shemaaʼiyaa ilma Hashuub, ilma Azriiqaam, ilma Hashabiyaa, ilma Buunii;

And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,

16 hangafoota Lewwotaa keessaa Shaabetaayii fi Yoozaabaad warra hojii mana Waaqaatiin alaatti itti gaafatamoo turan.

And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;

17 Mataaniyaa ilma Miikaa, ilma Zabdii, ilma Asaaf, namicha yeroo galataatii fi kadhannaatti sagantaa qajeelchu sana; Baqbuqiyaa isa obboloota ofii isaa keessaa lammaffaa ture sana; Abdaa ilma Shamuuʼaa, ilma Gaalaal, ilma Yeduutuun.

And Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who had to give the first note of the song of praise in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers, and Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18 Lewwonni magaalaa qulqullittii walumatti 284 turan.

All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.

19 Eegdota karraa: Aquub, Talmoonii fi obboloota isaanii kanneen karra eegan; isaanis walumatti dhiira 172 turan.

In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.

20 Israaʼeloonni kaan immoo lubootaa fi Lewwota wajjin magaalaawwan Yihuudaa keessa tokkoon tokkoon isaanii dhaala ofii isaaniitiin jiraatan.

And the rest of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his heritage.

21 Tajaajiltoonni mana qulqullummaa garuu tulluu Oofeel irra jiraatan; Ziihaa fi Gishiphaan immoo ajajjoota isaanii turan.

But the Nethinim were living in the Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

22 Uuziin ilmi Baanii, ilmi Hashabiyaa, ilmi Mataaniyaa, ilmi Miikaa sun Lewwota Yerusaalem keessa jiraatan irratti qondaala hangafa ture. Uuziin kun sanyiiwwan Asaaf warra faarfattoota itti gaafatamtoota hojii mana Waaqaa turan keessaa tokko ture.

And the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the music-makers, who was over the business of the house of God.

23 Faarfattoonni sun ajaja mootichaa kan guyyaa guyyaan hojii isaanii qajeelchu jala turan.

For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.

24 Phetaayaan ilmi Mesheezabeel inni sanyiiwwan Zaaraa ilma Yihuudaa keessaa tokko taʼe sun dhimma saba ilaalu hunda keessatti iddoo buʼaa mootichaa ture.

And Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, was the king's servant in everything to do with the people.

25 Gama gandoota lafa qotiisaa qabaniitiin immoo sabni Yihuudaa tokko tokko Kiriyaati Arbaaqii fi gandoota ishee keessa, Diiboonii fi gandoota ishee keessa, Yeqabziʼeelii fi gandoota ishee keessa,

And for the daughter-towns with their fields, some of the men of Judah were living in Kiriath-arba and its daughter-towns, and in Dibon and its daughter-towns, and in Jekabzeel and its daughter-towns,

26 Yeeshuʼaa keessa, Molaadaa keessa, Beet Phelexi keessa,

And in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,

27 Hazar Shuuʼaal keessa, Bersheebaa fi gandoota ishee keessa,

And in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and its daughter-towns,

28 Siiqlaagi keessa, Mekoonaa fi gandoota ishee keessa,

And in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its daughter-towns,

29 Een Rimoon keessa, Zoraa keessa, Yarmuut keessa,

And in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,

30 Zaanoʼaa keessa, Adulaamii fi gandoota ishee keessa, Laakkiishii fi lafa qotiisaawwan ishee keessa, Azeeqaa fi gandoota ishee keessa qubatan. Kanaafuu isaan Bersheebaa jalqabanii hamma Sulula Hinoomitti jiraatan.

Zanoah, Adullam and their daughter-towns, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its daughter-towns. So they were living from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.

31 Sanyiiwwan Beniyaam Gebaadhaa jalqabanii Mikmaas keessa, Ayyaa keessa, Beetʼeelii fi gandoota ishee keessa,

And the children of Benjamin were living from Geba, at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and its daughter-towns,

32 Anaatoot keessa, Noobii fi Hanaaniyaa keessa,

At Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Haazoor keessa, Raamaa fi Gitayim keessa,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Haadiid keessa, Zebooʼiimii fi Nebalaax keessa,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lood, Oonoo fi Gehaaraashim keessa jiraatan.

Lod and Ono, the valley of expert workers.

36 Garee Lewwota Yihuudaa keessaa tokko tokko immoo gosoota Beniyaam gidduu qubatan.

And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.