Nehemia 11

1 Afei, saa ɛberɛ yi, na ɔmanfoɔ no ntuanofoɔ tete Yerusalem, kuropɔn kronkron no mu. Wɔbɔɔ ntonto kronkron wɔ nnipa no a na wɔtete Yuda ne Benyamin nkuro bi no so, yii mu nkyɛmu edu mu baako, ma wɔn nso kɔtenaa hɔ. Na nkaeɛ no deɛ, wɔtenaa deɛ wɔte hɔ ara.

The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

2 Na ɔmanfoɔ no kamfoo obiara a ɔfiri ne pɛ mu sane kɔtenaa Yerusalem no.

The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

3 Amantam mu mpanimfoɔ a wɔbaa Yerusalem no din na wɔatwerɛ wɔ ha yi. Ɔmanfoɔ no mu fa kɛseɛ a wɔyɛ asɔfoɔ, Lewifoɔ, Asɔredan mu asomfoɔ ne Salomo asomfoɔ asefoɔ no kɔɔ so tenaa wɔn ankasa afie mu wɔ Yuda nkuro ahodoɔ so,

Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah, everyone lived in his possession in their cities—Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

4 nanso, nnipa no bi a wɔfiri Yuda ne Benyamin mu no sane kɔtenaa Yerusalem. Yuda abusuakuo mu nnipa no nie: Usia babarima Ataia, Sakaria babarima, Amaria babarima, Sefatia babarima, Mahalalel babarima a ɔfiri Peres abusua mu;

Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

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

and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

6 Afei, na Peres asefoɔ ahanan ne aduosia nwɔtwe a wɔdi mu no na na wɔte Yerusalem.

All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.

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

These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.

8 na nʼakyiri no na Gabai ne Salai, ne abusuafoɔ ahankron aduonu nwɔtwe ba.

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

9 Wɔn panin pa ara no ne Sikri babarima Yoɛl na Hasenua, a ɔyɛ kuropɔn no sohwɛfoɔ abadiakyire babarima Yuda boaa no.

Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

10 Asɔfoɔ no mu nnipa nie: Yoiarib babarima Yedaia; Yakin;

Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

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

Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house,

12 ne wɔn mfɛfoɔ aha nwɔtwe aduonu mmienu 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 who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

13 ne ne mfɛfoɔ ahanu aduanan mmienu a wɔyɛ wɔn mmusua ntuanofoɔ. Wɔn a na wɔka ho nso ne Asarel babarima Amasai, Ahsai babarima, Mesilemot babarima, Imer babarima

and his brothers, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

14 ne ne mfɛfoɔ atitire ɔha aduonu nwɔtwe. Wɔn panin pa ara a ɔtua wɔn ano no ne Hagedolim babarima Sabdiel.

and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

15 Lewifoɔ no nso nie: Hasub babarima Semaia, Asrikam babarima, Hasabia babarima, Buni babarima;

Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

16 ne Sabetai ne Yosabad a na wɔhwɛ Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no mfikyire dwumadie so;

and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;

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

and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18 Ne nyinaa mu, na Lewifoɔ ahanu aduɔwɔtwe ɛnan na na wɔwɔ kuropɔn kronkron no mu.

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

19 Aponoanohwɛfoɔ no nie: Akub, Talmon ne wɔn mfɛfoɔ ɔha aduɔson mmienu a na wɔwɛn wɔ apono no ano.

Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.

20 Asɔfoɔ a aka no, Lewifoɔ ne Israelfoɔ nkaeɛ no tenatenaa Yudaman mu baabiara a wɔn agyapadeɛ wɔ.

The residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

21 Nanso, Asɔredan mu asomfoɔ no a na wɔn ntuanofoɔ yɛ Siha ne Gispa no deɛ, wɔn nyinaa kɔtenaa Ofel kokoɔ so.

But the temple servants lived in Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

22 Na ɔpanin pa ara a ɔtua Lewifoɔ a wɔwɔ Yerusalem ano no ne Bani babarima Usi, Hasabia babarima, Matania babarima, Mika babarima a ɔyɛ Asaf aseni, a na nʼabusuafoɔ somm sɛ nnwomtofoɔ wɔ Onyankopɔn asɔredan mu no.

The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers responsible for the service of God’s house.

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

For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

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

Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

25 Yudafoɔ no bi tenaa Kiriat-Arba ne ne nkuraaseɛ, Dibon ne ne nkuraaseɛ ne Yekabseel ne ne nkuraaseɛ.

As for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

26 Wɔtenatenaa Yesua, Molada, Bet-Pelet,

in Jeshua, in Moladah, Beth Pelet,

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

in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its towns,

28 Siklag ne Mekona ne ɛho nkuraa so.

in Ziklag, in Meconah and in its towns,

29 Na wɔtete En-Rimon, Sora, Yarmut,

in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30 Sanoa ne Adulam ne wɔn nkuraa so nso. Na wɔtete Lakis ne ne mfuo a ɛbemmɛn hɔ no so ne Aseka ne ne nkuraa so nso. Enti, Yudafoɔ no tenatena nsase a ɛfiri Beer-Seba kɔsi Hinom bɔnhwa no mu.

Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.

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

The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,

32 Ebinom nso tenatenaa Anatot, Nob, Anania,

at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Hasor, Rama, Gitaim,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Hadid, Seboim, Nebalat,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod, Ono ne Adwumfoɔ Bɔnhwa mu nso.

Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

36 Wɔmaa Lewifoɔ a na wɔtete Yuda no bi kɔkaa Benyamin abusuakuo no ho, ne wɔn tenaeɛ.

Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.