Nehemia 10
1 Nwoma a wɔgye too mu na wɔsɔɔ ano, saa edin yi na na ɛwɔ mu: Hakalia babarima Nehemia a na ɔyɛ amrado. Asɔfoɔ a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ aseɛ no ne Sedekia,
Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
2 Seraia, Asaria, Yeremia,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashur, Amaria, Malkia,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Hatus, Sebania, Maluk,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Harim, Meremot, Obadia,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel, Gineton, Baruk,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Mesulam, Abia, Miyamin,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maasia, Bilgai ne Semaia. Yeinom ne asɔfoɔ no.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 Lewifoɔ a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ aseɛ no ne: Asania babarima Yesua, Binui a ɔfiri Henadad abusua mu, Kadmiel,
The Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
10 ne wɔn mfɛfoɔ Lewifoɔ a, wɔne: Sebania, Hodia, Kelita, Pelaia, Hanan,
and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Mika, Rehob, Hasabia,
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Sakur, Serebia, Sebania,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodia, Bani ne Beninu.
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 Ntuanofoɔ a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ aseɛ no ne: Paros, Pahat-Moab, Elam, Satu, Bani,
The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Buni, Asgad, Bebai,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adoniya, Bigwai, Adin,
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater, Hesekia, Asur,
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 Hodia, Hasum, Besai,
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 Harif, Anatot, Nebai,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
20 Magpias, Mesulam, Hesir,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Mesesabel, Sadok, Yadua,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Pelatia, Hanan, Anaia,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hosea, Hanania, Hasub,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 Halohes, Pilha, Sobek,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Rehum, Hasabna, Maaseia,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 Ahiya, Hanan, Anan,
Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Maluk, Harim, Baana.
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
28 “Nnipa no nkaeɛ a wɔyɛ asɔfoɔ, Lewifoɔ, aponoanohwɛfoɔ, nnwomtofoɔ, Asɔredan mu asomfoɔ ne wɔn a wɔatwe wɔn ho afiri abosonsomfoɔ a wɔwɔ asase no so nyinaa, sɛdeɛ wɔbɛsom Onyankopɔn, na wɔanyinyini a wɔte asɛm ase no,
The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters—everyone who had knowledge and understanding—
29 wɔn nyinaa firi akoma pa mu kaa ntam, de kyekyeree wɔn ho. Wɔkaa ntam dii nse sɛ, sɛ wɔbu Onyankopɔn mmara a ɔnam ne ɔsomfoɔ Mose so de abrɛ wɔn no so a, nnome biara a Onyankopɔn de bɛba wɔn so no, wɔpene so. Wɔfiri akoma mu hyɛɛ bɔ sɛ, wɔbɛto wɔn bo adi Awurade, wɔn Wura, ahyɛdeɛ ne ne mmara nyinaa so.
joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;
30 “Yɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ, yɛremma yɛn mmammaa nware abosonsomfoɔ a wɔwɔ asase no so, na saa ara nso na yɛremma yɛn mmammarima nso nware wɔn mmammaa.
and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;
31 “Yɛsane hyɛ bɔ sɛ, sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ asase no so de adwadeɛ anaa atokoɔ ba bɛtɔn no homeda anaa ɛda kronkron bi a, yɛrentɔ bi. Na yɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ, yɛrenyɛ adwuma biara mfeɛ nson a ɛbɛba biara mu, na ɛka biara a Yudafoɔ afoforɔ bi de yɛn no, yɛbɛtwam.
and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year crops and the exaction of every debt.
32 “Deɛ ɛka ho ne sɛ, yɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ, yɛbɛtua Asɔredan afirinhyia toɔ a wɔahyɛ yɛn sɛ yɛntua a ɛyɛ dwetɛ gram ɛnan, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma wɔanya sika bebree de abɔ yɛn Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no ho bra.
Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:
33 Yei bɛboa ama yɛanya Hyiadan mu Burodo no, na yɛatumi abɔ atokoɔ ne ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ berɛ ano berɛ ano, abɔ homeda afɔdeɛ hodoɔ, adi ɔbosome foforɔ afahyɛ ahodoɔ ne dapɔnna ahodoɔ no. Saa ara na ɛbɛma yɛatumi abɔ kronkronyɛ afɔdeɛ ne bɔne ho afɔdeɛ sɛ mpatadeɛ ama Israel. Afei, ɛbɛboa ama yɛanya nneɛma bi a ɛho bɛhia ama yɛn Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no ho adwumayɛ.
for the show bread, for the continual meal offering, for the continual burnt offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
34 “Yɛabɔ ntonto hodoɔ, ahunu afe biara mu mmerɛ a ɛfata sɛ asɔfoɔ, Lewifoɔ ne ɔmanfoɔ no abusuafoɔ de nnyensin ba Onyankopɔn asɔredan ho na wɔhye no Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn afɔrebukyia so, sɛdeɛ mmara no kyerɛ no.
We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at times appointed year by year, to burn on the LORD our God’s altar, as it is written in the law;
35 “Yɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ, daa yɛde otwakane biara mu kyɛfa bi, sɛ ɛyɛ asaseduane anaa aduaba a ɛfiri nnua so bɛba Awurade Asɔredan mu.
and to bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all fruit of all kinds of trees, year by year, to the LORD’s house;
36 “Yɛpene so sɛ, yɛde yɛn mmammarima a wɔyɛ abakan ne yɛn anantwie ne yɛn nnwan mmakan bɛma Onyankopɔn, sɛdeɛ mmara no kyerɛ no. Yɛde wɔn bɛma asɔfoɔ a wɔsom wɔ yɛn Onyankopɔn Asɔredan mu no.
also the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God;
37 “Yɛbɛkora mfudeɛ no nyinaa wɔ yɛn Onyankopɔn Asɔredan adekoradan mu. Yɛde yɛn asikyiresiam a ɛyɛ pa ara ne atokoɔ nkaeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ, yɛn nnuaba papa ne yɛn nsã foforɔ papa ne ngo bɛba. Na yɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ, yɛde yɛn mfudeɛ biara a ɛfiri yɛn asase so nkyɛmu edu mu baako bɛbrɛ Lewifoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn na wɔgyegye ntotosoɔ dudu no wɔ yɛn nkuraase.
and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, our wave offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, and the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all our farming villages.
38 Ɔsɔfoɔ a ɔyɛ Aaron aseni bɛka Lewifoɔ no ho wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔregyegye ntotosoɔ dudu no. Na biribiara a wɔbɛgye sɛ ntotosoɔ dudu no, Lewifoɔ de mu nkyɛmu edu mu baako bɛkɔ yɛn Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no mu, na wɔde akɔsisi adekoradan no mu.
The priest, the descendent of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes. The Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.
39 Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔmanfoɔ no ne Lewifoɔ no de afɔrebɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ atokoɔ, nsã foforɔ ne ngo no bɛgu adekoradeɛ kronkron a ɛbɛn asɔfoɔ a wɔresom no, aponoanohwɛfoɔ ne nnwomtofoɔ no wɔ Asɔredan no mu. “Enti, yɛbɔ mu hyɛ bɔ sɛ yɛrentoto yɛn Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no ase.”
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the wave offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, to the rooms where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not forsake the house of our God.
