Nehemia 11

1 Afei, ɔmanfo no ntuanofo kɔtenaa Yerusalem, kuropɔn kronkron no mu. Wɔbɔɔ ntonto kronkron wɔ nnipa no a na wɔtete Yuda ne Benyamin nkurow bi no so, yii mu nkyɛmu du mu baako ma wɔn nso kɔtenaa hɔ. Na nkae no de, wɔtenaa nea wɔte hɔ ara.

And the heads of the people dwell in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people have caused lots to fall to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the cities,

2 Na ɔmanfo no kamfoo obiara a ofi ne pɛ mu san kɔtenaa Yerusalem no.

and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.

3 Amantam mu mpanyimfo a wɔbaa Yerusalem no din na wɔakyerɛw wɔ ha yi. Ɔmanfo no mu fa kɛse a wɔyɛ asɔfo, Lewifo, Asɔredan mu asomfo ne Salomo asomfo asefo no kɔɔ so tenaa wɔn ankasa afi mu wɔ Yuda nkurow ahorow so,

And these [are] heads of the province who have dwelt in Jerusalem, and in cities of Judah, they have dwelt each in his possession in their cities; Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.

4 nanso nnipa no bi a wofi Yuda ne Benyamin mu no san kɔtenaa Yerusalem. Yuda abusuakuw mu nnipa no ni: Usia babarima Ataia, Sakaria babarima, Amaria babarima, Sefatia babarima, Mahalalel babarima a ofi Peres abusua mu;

And in Jerusalem have dwelt of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalaleel, of the sons of Perez;

5 Baruk babarima Maaseia, Kol-Hose babarima, Hasaia babarima, Adaia babarima, Yoiarib babarima, Sakaria babarima a ofi Sela abusua mu.

and Masseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of Shiloni;

6 Afei, na Peres asefo ahannan ne aduosia awotwe a wodi mu no na na wɔte Yerusalem.

all the sons of Perez who are dwelling in Jerusalem [are] four hundred sixty-eight, men of valor.

7 Benyamin abusuakuw no mu nnipa ni: Mesulam babarima Salu, Yoed babarima, Pedaia babarima, Kolaia babarima, Maaseia babarima, Itiel babarima ne Yesaia babarima;

And these [are] sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jesaiah;

8 na nʼakyi no na Gabai ne Salai, ne abusuafo ahankron aduonu awotwe ba.

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

9 Wɔn panyin pa ara no ne Sikri babarima Yoel na Hasenua, a ɔyɛ kuropɔn no sohwɛfo abediakyiri babarima Yuda boaa no.

And Joel son of Zichri [is] inspector over them, and Judah son of Senuah [is] over the city—second.

10 Asɔfo no mu nnipa ni: Yoiarib babarima Yedaia; Yakin;

Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin,

11 ne Hilkia babarima Seraia, Mesulam babarima, Sadok babarima, Meraiot babarima ne Ahitub a na ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no sohwɛfo babarima,

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

12 ne wɔn mfɛfo ahanwɔtwe aduonu abien a, na wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ Asɔredan no mu, ne Yeroham babarima Adaia, Pelalia babarima, Amsi babarima, Sakaria babarima, Pashur babarima, Malkia babarima

and their brothers doing the work of the house [are] eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchiah,

13 ne ne mfɛfo ahannu aduanan abien a wɔyɛ wɔn mmusua ntuanofo. Wɔn a na wɔka ho nso ne Asarel babarima Amasai, Ahsai babarima, Mesilemot babarima, Imer babarima

and his brothers, heads of fathers, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai son of Azareel, son of Ahazai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

14 ne ne mfɛfo atitiriw ɔha aduonu awotwe. Wɔn panyin pa ara a otua wɔn ano no ne Hagedolim babarima Sabdiel.

and their brothers, one hundred twenty-eight mighty men of valor; and an inspector over them [is] Zabdiel, son of [one of] the great men.

15 Lewifo no nso ni: Hasub babarima Semaia, Asrikam babarima, Hasabia babarima, Buni babarima;

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

16 ne Sabetai ne Yosabad a na wɔhwɛ Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no mfikyiri dwumadi so;

and Shabbethai, and Jozabad, [are] over the outward work of the house of God, of the heads of the Levites,

17 Mika babarima Matania, Sabdi babarima a ɔyɛ Asaf aseni a ɔde mpaebɔ buee aseda afɔre som ano; Bakbukia a na ɔyɛ Matania abediakyiri ne Samua babarima Abda, Galal babarima, Yedutun babarima.

and Mattaniah son of Micha, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, [is] head—at the commencement he gives thanks in prayer; and Bakbukiah [is] second among his brothers, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

18 Na Lewifo a wɔwɔ kuropɔn kronkron no mu no nyinaa dodow si ahannu aduɔwɔtwe anan.

All the Levites, in the holy city, [are] two hundred eighty-four.

19 Aponanohwɛfo no ni: Akub, Talmon ne wɔn mfɛfo ɔha aduɔson abien a na wɔwɛn wɔ apon no ano.

And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, those watching at the gates, [are] one hundred seventy-two.

20 Asɔfo a wɔaka no, Lewifo ne Israelfo nkae no tenatenaa Yudaman mu baabiara a wɔn agyapade wɔ.

And the rest of Israel, of the priests, of the Levites, [are] in all cities of Judah, each in his inheritance;

21 Nanso Asɔredan mu asomfo no a na Siha ne Gispa da wɔn ano no de, wɔn nyinaa kɔtenaa Ofel koko so.

and the Nethinim are dwelling in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa [are] over the Nethinim.

22 Na ɔpanyin pa ara a otua Lewifo a wɔwɔ Yerusalem ano no ne Bani babarima Usi, Hasabia babarima, Matania babarima, Mika babarima a ɔyɛ Asaf aseni, na nʼabusuafo som sɛ nnwontofo wɔ Onyankopɔn asɔredan mu no.

And the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem [is] Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micha—of the sons of Asaph, the singers [who are] for the front of the work of the house of God,

23 Na wɔhyɛ ɔhene mmara a ɛkyerɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ da biara no ase.

for the command of the king [is] on them, and support [is] for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.

24 Mesesabel babarima Petahia a ɔyɛ Yuda babarima Serah aseni no yɛ ɔhene ananmusini wɔ ɔman no amammui mu.

And Pethahiah son of Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, [is] by the hand of the king, for every matter of the people.

25 Yudafo no bi tenaa Kiriat-Arba ne ne nkuraa, Dibon ne ne nkuraa ne Yekabseel ne ne nkuraa.

And at the villages with their fields, of the sons of Judah there have dwelt, in Kirjath-Arba and its small towns, and in Dibon and its small towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,

26 Wɔtenatenaa Yesua, Molada, Bet-Pelet,

and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and in Beth-Phelet,

27 Hasar-Sual, Beer-Seba ne ɛho nkuraa,

and in Hazar-Shaul, and in Beer-Sheba and its small towns,

28 Siklag ne Mekona ne ɛho nkuraa.

and in Ziklag, and in Mekonah and in its small towns,

29 Na wɔtete En-Rimon, Sora, Yarmut,

and En-Rimmon, and in Zareah, and in Jarmuth,

30 Sanoa ne Adulam ne wɔn nkuraa nso. Na wɔtete Lakis ne ne mfuw a ɛbɛn hɔ no so ne Aseka ne ne nkuraa nso. Enti Yudafo no tenatena nsase a efi Beer-Seba kosi Hinom bon no mu.

Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its small towns; and they encamp from Beer-Sheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

31 Benyamin nkurɔfo no bi tenaa Geba, Mikmas, Aya ne Bet-El ne ɛho nkuraa.

And sons of Benjamin [are] at Geba, Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-El, and its small towns,

32 Ebinom nso tenatenaa Anatot, Nob, Anania,

Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Hasor, Rama, Gitaim,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Hadid, Seboim, Nebalat,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod, Ono ne Adwumfo Bon mu nso.

Lod, and Ono, the Valley of the Craftsmen.

36 Wɔmaa Lewifo a na wɔte Yuda no bi kɔkaa Benyamin abusuakuw no ho, ne wɔn tenae.

And of the Levites, the divisions of Judah [are] for Benjamin.