Nehemiah 11
1 Mwet kol elos oakwuki in Jerusalem, ac mwet saya elos susfa in sulela sie sou inmasrlon sou singoul nukewa in som ac wi muta in siti mutal Jerusalem. A sou lula nukewa elos muta in siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya.
And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.
2 Mwet uh kaksakin pac kutena mwet saya ma sifacna lungse muta in Jerusalem.
And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.
3 In siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya ah, mwet Israel, mwet tol, mwet Levi, mwet orekma lun Tempul, ac mwet in sou lun mwet kulansap lal Solomon, elos muta yen selos sifacna in siti selos sifacna. Pa inge inen mwet kol ke kais sie ipin acn lun Judah su muta in Jerusalem:
Now these are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.
4 [Mwet in sruf lun Judah]: Athaiah, wen natul Uzziah, wen natul Zechariah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Amariah, Shephatiah, ac Mahalalel, su fwilin tulik natul Perez, wen natul Judah.
And in Jerusalem there were living certain of the children of Judah and of Benjamin. 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 Maaseiah, wen natul Baruch, wen natul Colhozeh. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, ac Zechariah, su fwilin tulik natul Shelah, wen natul Judah.
And Maaseiah, the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
6 Mwet pulaik angfoko onngoul oalkosr sin fwilin tulik natul Perez, elos muta in Jerusalem.
All the sons of Perez living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight men of good position.
7 [Mwet in sruf lun Benjamin]: Sallu, wen natul Meshullam, wen natul Joed. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Pedaiah, Kolaiah, Maaseiah, Ithiel, ac Jeshaiah.
And 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 Gabbai ac Sallai, sou fototo nu sel Sallu. Pisen mwet Benjamin nukewa su muta in Jerusalem pa eufoko longoul oalkosr.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
9 Joel, wen natul Zichri, pa mwet kol lalos, ac Judah, wen natul Hassenuah, pa akluo yal in kol siti sac.
And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their overseer; and Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the town.
10 [Mwet Tol]: Jedaiah, wen natul Joiarib, ac Jachin.
Of the priests: Jedaiah, the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
11 Seraiah, wen natul Hilkiah, wen natul Meshullam. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Zadok, Meraioth, ac Ahitub, su Mwet Tol Fulat.
Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,
12 Inmasrlon sou se inge, mwet oalfoko longoul luo pa kulansap in Tempul. Adaiah, wen natul Jeroham, wen natul Pelaliah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Amzi, Zechariah, Pashhur, ac Malchijah.
And their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and 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 Mwet luofoko angngaul luo in sou lulap se inge elos sifen sou. Amashsai, wen natul Azarel, wen natul Ahzai. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Meshillemoth ac Immer.
And his brothers, heads of families, two hundred and forty-two; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
14 Mwet siofok longoul oalkosr in sou se inge elos mwet mweun pulaik. Mwet kol lalos pa Zabdiel, wen nutin sie sou pwengpeng.
And their brothers, men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
15 [Mwet Levi]: Shemaiah, wen natul Hasshub, wen natul Azrikam. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Hashabiah ac Bunni.
And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,
16 Shabbethai ac Jozabad, mwet Levi eteyuk ac elos pa liaung orekma likin Tempul.
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;
17 Mattaniah, wen natul Mica, wen natul Zabdi, sie mwet in fita lal Asaph. El kol mwet on lun Tempul ke elos alullul ke pre in sang kulo. Bakbukiah, su mwet kasru lal Mattaniah. Abda, wen natul Shammua, wen natul Galal, sie mwet in fwilin tulik natul Jeduthun.
And Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who had to give the first note of the song of praise in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers, and Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 Pisen mwet Levi nukewa su muta in siti mutal Jerusalem pa luofoko oalngoul akosr.
All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.
19 [Mwet topang ke mutunoa lun Tempul]: Akkub, Talmon, ac mwet wialos, elos mwet siofok itngoul luo nufon.
In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.
20 Mwet lula sin mwet Israel, ac mwet lula sin mwet tol ac mwet Levi, elos muta yen selos sifacna in siti srisrik ac siti lulap saya in Judah.
And the rest of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his heritage.
21 Mwet orekma lun Tempul elos muta ke ipin acn se Jerusalem pangpang Ophel, ac orekma ye kolyuk lal Ziha ac Gishpa.
But the Nethinim were living in the Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
22 Mwet se ma liyaung mwet Levi su muta in Jerusalem pa Uzzi, wen natul Bani, wen natul Hashabiah. Mwet matu saya in sou lal pa Mattaniah ac Mica, ac el ma in sou lulap lun Asaph. Sou se inge pa fosrngakin on ke pacl in alu ke Tempul.
And the overseer 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 music-makers, who was over the business of the house of God.
23 Oasr oakwuk fulat orekla tuh kais sie sou in kol on ke Tempul ke kais sie len.
For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.
24 Pethahiah, wen natul Meshezabel, in sou lal Zerah ac sruf lun Judah, el mwet aolyen mwet Jew nu sin tokosra Persia.
And Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, was the king's servant in everything to do with the people.
25 Pus mwet muta ke acn apkuran nu ke ima lalos. Elos su ma in sruf lal Judah muta Kiriath Arba, Dibon, ac Jekabzeel, ac ke inkul ma oan apkuran nu ke acn inge.
And for the daughter-towns with their fields, some of the men of Judah were living in Kiriath-arba and its daughter-towns, and in Dibon and its daughter-towns, and in Jekabzeel and its daughter-towns,
26 Elos oayapa muta in siti lun Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet,
And in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,
27 ac Hazarshual, ac in Beersheba ac inkul ma rauneak acn we.
And in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and its daughter-towns,
28 Elos muta in siti Ziklag, ac in Meconah ac inkul ma apkuran nu Meconah,
And in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its daughter-towns,
29 in Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
And in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam, ac inkul ma apkuran nu ke acn inge. Elos muta in Lachish ac ke ima ma apkuran nu we, ac in Azekah ac inkul ma rauneak. Kalmac pa mwet Judah elos muta ke acn inmasrlon Beersheba layen eir nwe ke Infahlfal Hinnom layen epang.
Zanoah, Adullam and their daughter-towns, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its daughter-towns. So they were living from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.
31 Mwet in sruf lun Benjamin elos muta in Geba, Michmash, Ai, Bethel, ac inkul ma apkuran nu we,
And the children of Benjamin were living from Geba, at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and its daughter-towns,
32 Anathoth, Nob, Anaiah,
At Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, ac Ono, ac ke Infahlfal lun Mwet Tufahl.
Lod and Ono, the valley of expert workers.
36 Kutu u lun mwet Levi su tuh muta in acn lun Judah mokleyukla elos in muta yurin mwet Benjamin.
And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
