Nehemia 12
1 Saa nnipa yi ne asɔfo ne Lewifo a wɔne Sealtiel babarima Serubabel ne ɔsɔfopanyin Yesua san wɔn akyi no: Seraia, Yeremia, Ɛsra,
Now these are the priests and the Levites, that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue: Saraia, Jeremias, Esdras,
2 Amaria, Maluk, Hatus,
Amaria, Melluch, Hattus,
3 Sekania, Rehum, Meremot,
Sebenias, Rheum, Merimuth,
4 Ido, Ginetoi, Abia,
Addo, Genthon, Abia,
5 Miamin, Maadia, Bilga,
Miamin, Madia, Belga,
6 Semaia, Yoiarib, Yedaia,
Semeia, and Joiarib, Idaia, Sellum, Amoc, Helcias,
7 Salu, Amok, Hilkia ne Yedaia. Yesua bere so no, na eyinom ne asɔfo ntuanofo ne wɔn mfɛfo.
Idaia. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren in the days of Josue.
8 Lewifo a wɔne wɔn san wɔn akyi no ni: Yesua, Binui Kadmiel, Serebia, Yuda, Matania a na ɔne ne mfɛfo na na wɔhwɛ aseda nnwom so no.
And the Levites, Jesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Juda, Mathanias, they and their brethren were over the hymns:
9 Na sɛ wɔresom a, wɔn mfɛfo Bakbukia ne Uni sɔre gyina ne wɔn di nhwɛanim.
And Becbecia, and Hanni, and their brethren every one in his office.
10 Ɔsɔfopanyin Yesua woo Yoiakim, Yoiakim woo Eliasib, Eliasib woo Yoiada,
And Josue beget Joacim, and Joacim beget Eliasib, and Eliasib beget Joiada,
11 na Yoiada woo Yonatan, na Yonatan woo Yadua.
And Joiada beget Jonathan, and Jonathan beget Jeddoa.
12 Bere a Yoiakim yɛ ɔsɔfopanyin no, na asɔfo mmusua mu ntuanofo no ne: Meraia a otua Seraia abusua ano. Hanania a otua Yeremia abusua ano.
And in the days of Joacim the priests and heads of the families were: Of Saraia, Maraia: of Jeremias, Hanania:
13 Mesulam a otua Ɛsra abusua ano. Yehohanan a otua Amaria abusua ano.
Of Esdras, Mosollam: and of Amaria, Johanan:
14 Yonatan a otua Maluki abusua ano. Yosef a otua Sebania abusua ano.
Of Milicho, Jonathan: of Sebenia, Joseph:
15 Adna a otua Harim abusua ano. Helkai a otua Meraiot abusua ano.
Of Haram, Edna: of Maraioth, Helci:
16 Sakaria a otua Ido abusua ano. Mesulam a otua Gineton abusua ano.
Of Adaia, Zacharia: of Genthon, Mosollam:
17 Sikri a otua Abia abusua ano. Miniamin abusua nso na obi tua ano. Piltai tua Moadia abusua ano.
Of Abia, Zechri: of Miamin and Moadia, Phelti:
18 Samua a otua Bilga abusua ano. Yehonatan a otua Semaia abusua ano.
Of Belga, Sammua of Semaia, Jonathan:
19 Matenai a otua Yoiarib abusua ano. Usi a otua Yedaia abusua ano.
Of Joiarib, Mathanai: of Jodaia, Azzi:
20 Kalai a otua Salai abusua ano. Eber a otua Amok abusua ano.
Of Sellai, Celai: of Amoc, Heber:
21 Hasabia a otua Hilkia abusua ano. Netanel a otua Yedaia abusua ano.
Of Helcias, Hasebia: of Idaia, Nathanael.
22 Persiahene Dario a ɔto so abien bere so no, wɔkyerɛw Lewifo ne asɔfo mmusua mu ntuanofo no nyinaa din wɔ saa asɔfo mpanyimfo yi bere so: Eliasib, Yoiada, Yohanan, ne Yadua.
The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded, and the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 Wɔkyerɛw Lewifo mmusua ntuanofo no din guu Abakɔsɛm Nhoma mu kosii Eliasib nena Yohanan bere so.
The sons of Levi, heads of the families were written in the book of Chronicles, even unto the days of Jonathan the son of Eliasib.
24 Eyinom ne Lewifo mmusua ntuanofo: Hasabia, Serebia, Yesua, Binui, Kadmiel ne wɔn mfɛfo bi a sɛ edu ayeyi ne aseda afahyɛ so a, wogyina hɔ ne wɔn di nhwɛanim, na ɔfa gye ɔfa so wɔ nnwonto mu, sɛnea Dawid, Onyankopɔn nipa, kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnyɛ no.
Now the chief of the Levites were Hasebia, Serebia, and Josue the son of Cedmihel: and their brethren by their courses, to praise and to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, and to wait equally in order.
25 Na Matania, Bakbukia ne Obadia nso ka ho. Mesulam, Talmon ne Akub na wɔyɛ aponanohwɛfo a wɔhwɛ adekoradan a ɛwɔ apon no ano no so.
Mathania, and Becbecia, Obedia, and Mosollam, Telmon, Accub, were keepers of the gates and of the entrances before the gates.
26 Na eyinom nyinaa som wɔ Yesua babarima Yoiakim a ɔyɛ Yosadak nena ne Nehemia a ɔyɛ amrado ne Ɛsra a na ɔyɛ ɔsɔfo ne mmara no kyerɛkyerɛfo bere so.
These were in the days of Joacim the son of Josue, the son of Josedec, and in the days of Nehemias the governor, and of Esdras the priest and scribe.
27 Bere a wɔredwira Yerusalem fasu foforo no, wɔka kyerɛɛ Lewifo a wɔwɔ asase no so nyinaa se, wɔmmra Yerusalem mmɛboa dwumadi no. Na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde kyɛnkyɛn, mmɛnta ne asankuten to wɔn aseda nnwom de hyɛ anigye fa no.
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, and to keep the dedication, and to rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, and psalteries and harps.
28 Wɔde nnwontofo no fi Yerusalem ne ne nkuraa ne Netofafo nkuraa nyinaa bɔɔ mu bae.
And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,
29 Ebi nso fi Bet-Gilgal ne Geba pɔw mu hɔ ne Asmawet, efisɛ na nnwontofo no ara akyekyere wɔn ankasa nkuraa afa Yerusalem ho ahyia.
And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.
30 Asɔfo no ne Lewifo no dwiraa wɔn ho, afei wodwiraa ɔmanfo no, dwiraa apon no ne fasu no nso.
And the priests and the Levites purified, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
31 Midii Yuda ntuanofo no anim kɔɔ ɔfasu no atifi, na meboaboaa nnwontofo akuw akɛse abien ano ma wɔbɛdaa ase. Nnwontofo kuw no mu baako kɔɔ anafo wɔ ɔfasu no atifi kosii Sumina Pon no.
And I made the princes of Juda go up upon the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dunghill gate.
32 Hosaia ne Yuda ntuanofo no mu fa dii wɔn akyi,
And after them went Osaias, and half of the princes of Juda,
33 na Asaria, Ɛsra, Mesulam,
And Azarias, Esdras, and Mosollam,
34 Yuda, Benyamin, Semaia, Yeremia
Judas, and Benjamin, and Semeia, and Jeremias.
35 ne asɔfo no bi a wɔhyɛn torobɛnto no dii wɔn akyi. Ɛno akyi na Yonatan babarima Sakaria, Semaia babarima, Matania babarima, Mikaia babarima, Sakur babarima a ɔyɛ Asaf aseni no di.
And of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zacharias the son of Jonathan. the son of Semeia, the son of Mathania; the son of Michaia, the son of Zechur, the son of Asaph,
36 Ne korakora no, Sakaria mfɛfo a wɔne Semaia, Asarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netanel, Yuda ne Hanani dii wɔn so. Wɔfaa nnwontode a Dawid a ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn nipa akyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa no. Na Ɛsra a ɔyɛ mmara no kyerɛkyerɛfo no na odii santen no anim.
And his brethren Semeia, and Azareel Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Nathanael, and Judas, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God: and Esdras the scribe before them at the fountain gate.
37 Wɔfaa Asu Aniwa Pon no ho, kɔɔ tee kɔforoo kuropɔn no fasu antweri a ɛkyerɛ Dawid kuropɔn no. Wɔfaa Dawid fi ho, kosii Nsu Pon a ɛwɔ apuei fam no ho.
And they went up over against them by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall of the house of David, and to the water gate eastward:
38 Nnwontofo a wɔto so abien no faa atifi kwan kohyiaa wɔn. Me ne ɔmanfo no mu fa dii wɔn akyi. Yɛfaa ɔfasu no so nam Fononoo Abantenten no ho kosii Ɔfasu Tɛtrɛɛ no,
And the second choir of them that gave thanks went on the opposite side, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall,
39 afei yetwaa Efraim Pon no ho, kosii Kuropɔn Dedaw Pon no, yɛfaa Mpataa Pon no ho, kosii Hananel Abantenten ho kɔɔ Ɔha Abantenten no ho. Yɛtoaa so kɔɔ Nguan Pon no ho, na yekogyinaa Ɔwɛn Pon no ano.
And above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Emath, and even to the flock gate: and they stood still in the watch gate.
40 Nnwontokuw abien a na wɔreda ase no kɔɔ Awurade Asɔredan mu kɔtenatenaa ase. Me nso me ne akuw ntuanofo a na wɔka me ho no yɛɛ saa ara.
And the two choirs of them that gave praise stood still at the house of God, and I and the half of the magistrates with me.
41 Yɛne asɔfo a na wɔhyɛn torobɛnto a wɔne Eliakim, Maaseia, Miniamin, Mikaia, Elioenai, Sakaria, Hanania
And the priests, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania with trumpets,
42 ne nnwontofo Maaseia, Semaia, Eleasar, Usi, Yehohanan, Malkia, Elam ne Eser na yɛbɔɔ mu kɔe. Wɔtoo nnwom a na dwonkyerɛfo Yisrahia rema wɔn akwankyerɛ.
And Maasia, and Semeia, and Eleazar, and Azzi, and Johanan, and Melchia, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sung loud, and Jezraia was their overseer:
43 Saa anigye da no, wɔbɔɔ afɔre bebree, efisɛ na Onyankopɔn ayɛ biribi ama wɔn a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma wɔn ani gye. Mmea ne mmofra nyinaa de wɔn ho hyɛɛ afahyɛ no mu, na ɔmanfo a wɔwɔ Yerusalem no osebɔ no duu akyirikyiri.
And they sacrificed on that day great sacrifices, and they rejoiced: for God had made them joyful with great joy: their wives also and their children rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off.
44 Da no, woyii mmarima sɛ wɔnhwɛ adekoradan a wɔde akyɛde, otwakan ne ntotoso du du gu mu no so. Na ɛyɛ wɔn asɛde sɛ wokogyigye fi mfuw mu, sɛnea asɔfo ne Lewifo mmara kyerɛ no, efisɛ na asɔfo ne Lewifo ne wɔn dwumadi no ho hia Yudafo nyinaa yiye.
They appointed also in that day men over the storehouses of the treasure, for the libations, and for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, that the rulers of the city might bring them in by them in honour of thanksgiving, for the priests and Levites: for Juda was joyful in the priests and Levites that assisted.
45 Wɔyɛɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn som no ne ahodwira som no pɛpɛɛpɛ, sɛnea Dawid ne ne babarima Salomo mmara kyerɛ no, na saa ara nso na nnwontofo no ne aponanohwɛfo no yɛe.
And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
46 Amanne a wɔma nnwontofo akwankyerɛfo di nnwontofo no anim wɔ nkamfo ne aseda nnwom a wɔto de ma Onyankopɔn no fii ase fi Dawid ne Asaf bere so.
For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.
47 Enti efi Serubabel ne Nehemia bere so no, na daa ɔmanfo brɛ nnwontofo no ne aponanohwɛfo ne Lewifo no nnuan. Na Lewifo no nso de nea wonya no mu bi ma asɔfo a wɔyɛ Aaron asefo no.
And all Israel, in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Nehemias gave portions to the singing men, and to the porters, day by day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron.
