1 Chronicles 9
1 The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
Se konsa yo te make non tout moun pep Izrayèl yo dapre fanmi yo nan liv wa Izrayèl yo. Yo te depòte moun peyi Jida yo lavil Babilòn paske yo pa t' fè volonte Bondye.
2 The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
Premye moun nan pèp Izrayèl la ki te tounen vin rete sou tè yo ak nan lavil yo se te prèt yo, moun Levi yo ak moun k'ap travay nan Tanp lan.
3 [Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
Se lavil Jerizalèm moun nan branch fanmi Jida, moun nan branch fanmi Benjamen, moun nan branch fanmi Efrayim ak moun nan branch fanmi Manase, yo tout al rete.
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
Nan moun Jida yo te gen Outayi, pitit gason Amiyoud. Amiyoub sa a te pitit Omri, Omri te pitit Imri, Imri te pitit gason Bani, Bani te soti nan fanmi Perèz, pitit Jida.
5 Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
Nan fanmi Chela a te gen Asaja ki te chèf fanmi an.
6 Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
Nan fanmi Zerak la te gen Jeoujèl ki te chèf fanmi an. Sa te fè antou sisankatrevendis (690) moun nan fanmi Jida a ki te rete lavil Jerizalèm.
7 From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
Nan moun fanmi Benjamen yo te gen Salou, pitit gason Mechoulam, ki te pitit gason Odavya, ki li menm te pitit gason Asenwa.
8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
Te gen Jibneja, pitit gason Jeworam, Ela, pitit gason Ouzi, pitit pitit Mikri, ak Mechoulam, pitit Chepatya, ki te pitit Reouyèl, pitit pitit Jibniya.
9 In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
Sa te fè antou nèfsansenkannsis (956) moun nan fanmi Benjamen an ki te rete lavil Jerizalèm. Yo tout te chèf fanmi yo.
10 Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
Men prèt ki t'ap viv nan lavil la. Te gen Jedaja, Jeojarib, Jaken,
11 and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
Azarya, pitit Ilkija. Ilkija sa a te pitit Mechoulam, Mechoulam te pitit Zadòk, Zadòk te pitit Merajòt, Merajòt te pitit Achitoub. Se li menm Achitoub sa a ki te chèf nan tanp Bondye a.
12 Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
Lèfini, te gen Adaja, pitit gason Jeworam. Jeworam sa a te pitit Pachou ki te pitit Malkija. Te gen ankò Masayi, pitit Adyèl. Adyèl sa a te pitit Jazera, Jazera te pitit Mechoulam, Mechoulam te pitit Mechilemit, Mechilemit te pitit Ime.
13 Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
Prèt sa yo ak fanmi yo te fè antou milsètsanswasant (1.760) moun ki te chèf fanmi, vanyan gason ki te bon pou sèvis kay Bondye a.
14 From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
Men moun Levi ki te rete nan lavil la. Te gen Chemaja, pitit gason Achoub. Achoub sa a te pitit Azrikam, Azrikam te pitit Achabya, nan branch fanmi Merari a.
15 [Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
Te gen Bakbaka, Erès, Galal ak Matanya. Matanya sa a te pitit Mika. Mika te pitit Zikri, Zikri li menm te pitit Asaf.
16 There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
Te gen Obadya, pitit Chemaya. Chemaya sa a te pitit Galal, Galal te pitit Jedoutoun. Pou fini, te gen Berekya, pitit Asa, ki te pitit Elkana ki te rete nan ti bouk moun Netofa yo.
17 From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
Men gad ki t'ap fè pòs nan pòtay Tanp lan. Se te Chaloum, Akoub, Talmon, Akiman ak lòt fanmi yo. Se Chaloum ki te chèf yo.
18 Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
Jouk jounen jòdi a se yo k'ap fè pòs nan Pòtay Wa ki bay sou bò solèy leve a, kote pou wa a pase a. Nan tan lontan, se yo menm ki te konn fè pòs nan Pòtay Kay moun Levi yo.
19 Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
Chaloum, pitit Kore, pitit pitit Ebyazaf nan branch fanmi Kore a, ansanm ak lòt moun nan fanmi Kore a te reskonsab veye pòtay pou antre nan kote ki apa pou Seyè a, tankou zansèt yo te fè l' anvan sa lè yo t'ap veye Pòtay kan Seyè a.
20 Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
Yon lè se Fineas, pitit Eleaza a, ki te chèf yo. Seyè a te toujou kanpe avè l'.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
Zakari, pitit Mechelemya, te gad nan pòtay Tant Randevou a tou.
22 Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
Antou te gen desandouz (212) gason yo te chwazi pou fè pòs nan pòtay tanp lan, dapre liv rejis fanmi yo nan ti bouk kote yo moun. Se wa David ak pwofèt Samyèl ki te bay zansèt yo reskonsablite sa a pou tout tan.
23 The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
Se konsa, yo menm ak pitit yo yo toujou ap fè pòs nan pòtay Tanp lan, nan pòtay Tant Randevou a.
24 There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
Te gen kat pòtay ki te bay sou kat bòn direksyon yo: lès, lwès, nò ak sid. Pou chak pòtay te gen yon chèf gad.
25 Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
Fanmi yo ki te rete nan ti bouk yo te vin ede yo nan travay la pandan sèt jou, yonn apre lòt.
26 There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
Men, kat chèf gad yo te toujou la desèvis. Se moun fanmi Levi yo te ye. Se yo ki te reskonsab tout pyès chanm ansanm ak tout trezò ki te la nan Tanp lan.
27 They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
Yo te rete pase nwit yo toupre Tanp lan, paske se yo ki te reskonsab veye l'. Lèfini, chak maten se yo ki pou te louvri pòtay yo.
28 Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
Te gen lòt moun Levi ki te reskonsab tout veso yo sèvi pou fè seremoni yo. Se pou yo te kontwole yo ni anvan ni apre chak seremoni yo.
29 Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
Te gen lòt moun Levi ki te reskonsab tout rès bagay ki te nan Tanp lan ansanm ak farin frans, diven, lwil oliv, lansan ak odè yo.
30 But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
Men, se prèt yo ki te reskonsab pare odè yo.
31 There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
Se yon moun Levi yo te rele Matitya, premye pitit Chaloum nan fanmi Kore a, ki te toujou reskonsab fè gato pou ofrann yo.
32 Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
Lòt moun Levi nan fanmi Keyat la te reskonsab pare pen pou yo te mete chak jou repo nan Tanp lan.
33 Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
Genyen nan fanmi Levi yo ki te sanba. Chèf fanmi sa yo te viv nan pyès chanm ki te nan Tanp lan. Yo pa t' gen lòt okipasyon pase lajounen kou lannwit yo t'ap fè travay yo.
34 Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
Tout mesye sa yo te chèf fanmi moun Levi yo, dapre zansèt yo rive jòdi a. Yo te rete lavil Jerizalèm.
35 [One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
Jeyèl te bati lavil Gabawon kote li te rete. Madanm li te rele Maaka.
36 His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Premye pitit gason l' lan te rele Abdon. Lòt pitit li yo te rele Zou, Kich, Baal, Nè, Nadak,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Gedò, Akio, Zèkè ak Miklòt.
38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
Se Miklòt sa a ki te papa Chimeam. Pitit moun sa yo te rete lavil Jerizalèm bò kote moun ki te menm branch fanmi ak yo.
39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
Nè te papa Kich ki te papa Sayil. Sayil te gen kat pitit gason: Jonatan, Malchichwa, Abinadab ak Echbaal.
40 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
Jonatan te papa Meribaal ki te papa Mika.
41 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
Mika te gen kat pitit gason: Piton, Melèk, Tarea ak Akaz.
42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
Akaz te papa Jeojada ki te gen twa pitit gason: Alemèt, Azmavèt ak Zimri. Zimri te papa Moza.
43 Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
Moza te papa Binea ki te papa Rafad. Rafad te papa Eleaza ki te papa Azèl.
44 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
Azèl te gen sis pitit gason. Se te Azrikam, Bokewou, Ichmayèl, Chearya, Obadya ak Anan, Se non pitit gason Azèl yo sa.
