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.
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 Sabnis namoota Yerusaalem keessa jiraachuuf fedhiin of kennan hunda eebbise.
Everyone praised those who were willing to move to 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;
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 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
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 Maʼaseyaa ilma Baaruk, ilma Kol-Hoozee, ilma Hazaayaa, ilma Adaayaa, ilma Yooyaariib, ilma Zakkaariyaas, sanyii Shelaa.
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 Sanyiin Faares warri Yerusaalem keessa jiraatan walumaa galatti namoota jajjaboo 468 turan.
The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.
7 Sanyii Beniyaam keessaa: Saʼaaluu ilma Meshulaam, ilma Yooʼeed, ilma Phedaayaa, ilma Qolaayaa, ilma Maʼaseyaa, ilma Iitiiʼeel, ilma Yeshaayaa,
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 duukaa buutota isaa Gabayii fi Salaayi; isaan walumatti nama 928 turan.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.
9 Yooʼeel ilmi Zikrii toʼataa isaanii ture; Yihuudaan ilmi Hasenuuʼaa bulchaa itti aanaa ture.
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 Luboota keessaa: Yedaaʼiyaa, ilma Yooyaariib, Yaakiin;
From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;
11 Seraayaa ilma Hilqiyaa, ilma Meshulaam, ilma Zaadoq, ilma Meraayoot, ilma Ahiixuub, bulchaa mana Waaqaa,
Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple 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 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 obboloota isaa warra abbootii maatii turan; walumatti dhiira 242 turan. Amashisaay ilma Azariʼeel, ilma Ahazaayi, ilma Mashileemoot, ilma Imeeriitii fi
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 obboloota isaa namoota jajjaboo; walumatti dhiira 128 turan. Toʼataan isaanii Zabdiiʼel ilma Hagdoolim ture.
and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.
15 Lewwota Keessaa: Shemaaʼiyaa ilma Hashuub, ilma Azriiqaam, ilma Hashabiyaa, ilma Buunii;
From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 hangafoota Lewwotaa keessaa Shaabetaayii fi Yoozaabaad warra hojii mana Waaqaatiin alaatti itti gaafatamoo turan.
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;
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.
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 Lewwonni magaalaa qulqullittii walumatti 284 turan.
The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.
19 Eegdota karraa: Aquub, Talmoonii fi obboloota isaanii kanneen karra eegan; isaanis walumatti dhiira 172 turan.
The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.
20 Israaʼeloonni kaan immoo lubootaa fi Lewwota wajjin magaalaawwan Yihuudaa keessa tokkoon tokkoon isaanii dhaala ofii isaaniitiin jiraatan.
The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.
21 Tajaajiltoonni mana qulqullummaa garuu tulluu Oofeel irra jiraatan; Ziihaa fi Gishiphaan immoo ajajjoota isaanii turan.
The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
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.
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 Faarfattoonni sun ajaja mootichaa kan guyyaa guyyaan hojii isaanii qajeelchu jala turan.
They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.
24 Phetaayaan ilmi Mesheezabeel inni sanyiiwwan Zaaraa ilma Yihuudaa keessaa tokko taʼe sun dhimma saba ilaalu hunda keessatti iddoo buʼaa mootichaa ture.
Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.
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,
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 Yeeshuʼaa keessa, Molaadaa keessa, Beet Phelexi keessa,
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
27 Hazar Shuuʼaal keessa, Bersheebaa fi gandoota ishee keessa,
in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,
28 Siiqlaagi keessa, Mekoonaa fi gandoota ishee keessa,
in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,
29 Een Rimoon keessa, Zoraa keessa, Yarmuut keessa,
in En-rimmon, in Zorah, 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 villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its settlements. They lived all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 Sanyiiwwan Beniyaam Gebaadhaa jalqabanii Mikmaas keessa, Ayyaa keessa, Beetʼeelii fi gandoota ishee keessa,
The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,
32 Anaatoot keessa, Noobii fi Hanaaniyaa keessa,
in 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, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 Garee Lewwota Yihuudaa keessaa tokko tokko immoo gosoota Beniyaam gidduu qubatan.
Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.
