Nehemia 12
1 Hawa ndio makuhani na Walawi waliokuja pamoja na Zerubabeli mwana wa Shealueli, pamoja na Yoshua Seraya, Yeremia, Ezra,
These were the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amaria, Maluki, Hatushi,
Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Shekania, Harimu na Meremothi.
Shecaniah, Rehum, and Meremoth.
4 Kulikuwa na Iddo, Ginethoni, Abiya,
There were Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Miyamini, Maazia, Bilgai,
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaya, Yoyaribu, Yedaya,
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Salu, Amoki, Hilkia, na Yedaya. Hawa walikuwa wakuu wa makuhani na washirika wao katika siku za Yoshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8 Walawi walikuwa Yeshua, Binui, Kadmieli, Sherebia, Yuda, na Matania, aliyekuwa akiongoza nyimbo za shukrani, pamoja na washirika wake.
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates.
9 Bakbukia na Uno, washirika wao, walisimama pembeni yao wakati wa huduma.
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them during the service.
10 Yoshua alikuwa babaye Yoyakimu, Yoyakimu alikuwa baba wa Eliashibu, Eliashibu alikuwa babaye Yoyada,
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
11 Yoyada alimzaa Yonathani, Yonathani akamzaa Yadua.
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
12 Katika siku za Yoyakimu hawa walikuwa makuhani, wakuu wa jamaa; Meraya alikuwa mkuu wa Seraya, Hanania alikuwa kiongozi wa Yeremia,
In the days of Joiakim these were the priests, the leaders of the families: Meraiah was the leader of Seraiah, Hananiah was the leader of Jeremiah,
13 Meshulam alikuwa kiongozi wa Ezra, Yehohanani alikuwa kiongozi wa Amaria,
Meshullam was the leader of Ezra, Jehohanan was the leader of Amariah,
14 Yonathani alikuwa kiongozi wa Maluki, na Yusufu alikuwa kiongozi wa Shekania.
Jonathan was the leader of Malluk, and Joseph was the leader of Shebaniah.
15 Ili kuendelea, Adna alikuwa kiongozi wa Harimu, Helkai kiongozi wa Meremothi,
Adna was the leader of Harim, Helkai the leader of Meremoth,
16 Zekaria alikuwa kiongozi wa Ido, Meshulamu alikuwa kiongozi wa Ginethoni, na
Zechariah was the leader of Iddo, Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon, and
17 Zikri alikuwa kiongozi wa Abia wa Miyaamini. Piltai alikuwa kiongozi wa Maazia.
Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah.
18 Shamua alikuwa kiongozi wa Bilgai, Yehonathani alikuwa kiongozi wa Shemaya,
Shammua was the leader of Bilgah, Jehonathan was the leader of Shemaiah,
19 Matenai alikuwa kiongozi wa Yoyaribu, Uzi alikuwa kiongozi wa Yedaya,
Mattenai was the leader of Joiarib, Uzzi was the leader of Jedaiah,
20 Kalai alikuwa kiongozi wa Salu, Eberi alikuwa kiongozi wa Amok,
Kallai was the leader of Sallu, Eber was the leader of Amok,
21 Hashabia alikuwa kiongozi wa Hilkia, na Nethanel alikuwa kiongozi wa Yedaya.
Hashabiah was the leader of Hilkiah, and Nethanel was the leader of Jedaiah.
22 Katika siku za Eliashibu, Walawi Eliashibu, Yoyada, Yohana, na Yadua waliandikwa kama vichwa vya familia, na makuhani waliandikwa wakati wa utawala wa Dariyo wa Persia.
In the days of Eliashib, the Levites Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 Wana wa Lawi na viongozi wao wa familia waliandikwa katika Kitabu cha tarehe hadi siku za Yohana mwana wa Eliashibu.
The descendants of Levi, their leaders of families were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
24 Wakuu wa Walawi walikuwa Hashabia, Sherebia, na Yeshua mwana wa Kadmieli, pamoja na washirika wao, waliokuwa wamesimama mbele yao kumtukuza na kumshukuru, akijibu sehemu kwa sehemu, kwa kutii amri ya Daudi, mtu wa Mungu.
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section, in obedience to the command of David, the man of God.
25 Matania, Bakbukia, Obadiya, Meshulamu, Talmoni na Akubu walikuwa walinzi wa malango waliokuwa wakiwa wamesimama katika vyumba vya hazina penye malango.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.
26 Walitumika katika siku za Yoyakimu, mwana wa Yoshua, mwana wa Yosadaki, na katika siku za Nehemiya, gavana na Ezra kuhani na mwandishi.
They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
27 Katika kujitolea kwa ukuta wa Yerusalemu, watu walitafuta Walawi popote walipokuwa wakiishi, wakawaleta Yerusalemu ili kusherehekea kujitolea kwa furaha, pamoja na shukrani na kuimba kwa ngoma, vinanda na vinubi.
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the people sought out the Levites wherever they lived, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with thanksgivings and singing with cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
28 Ushirika wa waimbaji walikusanyika pamoja kutoka wilaya iliyozunguka Yerusalemu na kutoka vijiji vya Wanetofathi.
The fellowship of singers gathered together from the district around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.
29 Walikuja kutoka Beth-gilgali na kutoka katika mashamba ya Geba na Azmawethi, kwa kuwa waimbaji walikuwa wamejijengea vijiji karibu na Yerusalemu.
They also came from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30 Makuhani na Walawi wakajitakasa, kisha wakawatakasa watu, milango na ukuta.
The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Kisha nilikuwa na viongozi wa Yuda kwenda juu ya ukuta, na mimi kuteua mikutano miwili mikubwa ya hao walioshukuru. Mmoja alienda upande wa kulia juu ya ukuta kuelekea lango la jaa.
Then I had the leaders of Judah go up to the top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs who gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall toward the Dung Gate.
32 Hoshaya na nusu ya viongozi wa Yuda walimfuata,
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 na baada yake akaenda Azaria, Ezra na Meshulamu,
and after them went Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Yuda, Benyamini, Shemaya, Yeremia
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35 na wana wa makuhani waliokuwa na tarumbeta, na Zekaria mwana wa Yonathani, mwana wa Shemaya, mwana wa Mataniya, mwana wa Mikaya, mwana wa Zakuri, mwana wa Asafu.
and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph.
36 Na pia jamaa za Zekaria, Shemaya, Azareli, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneli, Yuda, Hanani, pamoja na vyombo vya muziki vya Daudi mtu wa Mungu. Ezra mwandishi alikuwa mbele yao.
There also were Zechariah's relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe was in front of them.
37 Na kwa Lango la Chemchemi walikwenda moja kwa moja na madaraja ya mji wa Daudi juu ya kupanda kwa ukuta, juu ya nyumba ya Daudi, kwenye lango la Maji upande wa mashariki.
By the Fountain Gate they went straight up on the stairs of the city of David, by the stairway to the wall above David's palace, to the Water Gate on the east.
38 Na waimbaji wengine ambao walishukuru wakaenda upande mwingine. Niliwafuata juu ya ukuta pamoja na nusu ya watu, juu ya mnara wa vinyago, hadi kuta kubwa,
The other choir of those who gave thanks went in the other direction. I followed them on the wall with half the people, above the Tower of Ovens, to the Broad Wall,
39 na juu ya lango la Efraimu, na mlango wa kale, na kwa lango la samaki na mnara wa Hananeli na mnara wa Hamea, kwa lango la Kondoo, na wakasimama kwenye mlango wa walinzi.
and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
40 Kwa hiyo, mikutano miwili ya wale waliomshukuru walipata nafasi yao katika nyumba ya Mungu, na mimi pia nikachukua nafasi yangu na nusu ya viongozi pamoja nami.
So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God, and I also took my place with half of the officials with me.
41 Na makuhani wakachukua nafasi zao Eliakimu, Maaseya, Miyamini, Mikaya, Elioenai, Zekaria, na Hanania wenye tarumbeta,
Then the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets,
42 Maaseya, na Shemaya, Eleazari, Uzi, Yehohanani, Malkiya, Elamu, Ezeri. Waimbaji waliimba na Yezrahia kama wasimamizi.
and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the singers made themselves heard and Jezrahiah was their leader.
43 Walitoa dhabihu kubwa siku ile, wakafurahi, kwa sababu Mungu alikuwa amewafurahisha kwa furaha kubwa. Pia wanawake na watoto walifurahi. Hivyo furaha ya Yerusalemu ikasikiwa toka mbali.
They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy. Also the women and the children rejoiced. So the joy of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 Siku hiyo watu waliteuliwa juu ya nyumba ya hazina kwa ajili ya michango, matunda ya kwanza, na zaka, ili kuzikusanya ndani yao sehemu zinazohitajika katika sheria za makuhani na Walawi. Kila mmoja aliteuliwa kufanya kazi mashambani karibu na miji. Kwa maana Yuda alifurahi juu ya makuhani na Walawi waliokuwa wamesimama mbele yao.
On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites. Each was assigned to work the fields near the towns. For Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who were standing before them.
45 Walifanya utumishi wa Mungu wao, na huduma ya utakaso, kwa mujibu wa amri ya Daudi na ya mwanawe Sulemani, na hivyo
They performed the service of their God, and the service of purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, in keeping with the command of David and of Solomon his son.
46 Zamani za kale, katika siku za Daudi na Asafu, kulikuwa na wasimamizi wa waimbaji, na kulikuwa na nyimbo za sifa na shukrani kwa Mungu.
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors of singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 Katika siku za Zerubabeli na katika siku za Nehemia, Israeli wote walitoa sehemu za kila siku kwa waimbaji na walinzi wa mlango. Wakaweka pembeni sehemu ya Walawi, na Walawi waliweka sehemu ya wana wa Haruni.
In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set aside the portion that was for the Levites, and the Levites set aside a portion for the descendants of Aaron.
