Nehemias 11
1 Hovdingarne budde i Jerusalem. Hitt folket drog strå, soleis at tiande kvar mann skulde bu i Jerusalem, den heilage byen, og ni tiandepartar skulde bu i dei hine byarne.
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 Folket velsigna alle dei mennerne som friviljugt busette seg i Jerusalem.
And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.
3 Dette er dei hovdingarne i jarleriket som budde i Jerusalem; men i Juda-byarne budde kvar i sin by der han hadde sin eigedom, vanlege israelitar, prestar, levitar, tempelsveinarne og søner etter Salomos trælar.
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 I Jerusalem budde nokre av Juda-sønerne og av Benjamins-sønerne. Av Juda-sønerne: Ataja, son åt Uzzia, son åt Zakarja, son åt Amarja, son åt Sefatja, son åt Mahalalel, av Peres-sønerne,
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 og Ma’aseja, son åt Baruk, son åt Kol-Hoze, son åt Hazaja, son åt Adaja, son åt Jojarib, son åt Zakarja, son åt siloniten.
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 Peres-sønerne i Jerusalem, var i alt fire hundrad og åtte og seksti stridsmenner.
All the sons of Perez living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight men of good position.
7 Og dette var Benjamins-sønerne: Sallu, son åt Mesullam, son åt Joed, son åt Pedaja, son åt Kolaja, son åt Ma’aseja, son åt Itiel, son åt Jesaja,
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 og etter honom Gabbai-Sallai, i alt ni hundrad og åtte og tjuge.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
9 Joel Zikrison var formannen deira, og Juda Hassenuason var den næst øvste i byen.
And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their overseer; and Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the town.
10 Av prestarne: Jedaja Jojaribsson, Jakin
Of the priests: Jedaiah, the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
11 og Seraja, son åt Hilkia, son åt Mesullam, son åt Sadok, son åt Merajot, son åt Ahitub, den øvste i Guds hus,
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 og brørne deira, som gjorde tenesta i Guds hus, åtte hundrad og tvo og tjuge i alt, og Adaja, son åt Jeroham, son åt Pelalja, son åt Amsi, son åt Zakarja, son åt Pashur, son åt Malkia,
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 og brørne hans, ættehovdingar, tvo hundrad og tvo og fyrti, og Amassai, son åt Azarel, son åt Ahzai, son åt Mesillemot, son åt 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 og brørne deira, hundrad og åtte og tjuge dugande menner. Formannen deira var Zabdiel, son åt Haggedolim.
And their brothers, men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
15 Av levitarne: Semaja, son åt Hassub, son åt Azrikam, son åt Hasabja, son åt Bunni,
And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,
16 og Sabbetai og Jozabad, levithøvdingar som styrde med utearbeidet ved Guds hus,
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;
17 og Mattanja, son åt Mika, son åt Zabdi, son åt Asaf, fyresongaren, han som tok i med lovsongen i bøni, og Bakbukja, næst-høgst av brørne hans, og Abda, son åt Sammua, son åt Galal, son åt Jedutun.
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 Levitarne i den heilage byen var i alt tvo hundrad og fire og åtteti.
All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.
19 Og portvaktarane: Akkub, Talmon og brørne deira, som heldt vakt ved portarne, i alt hundrad og tvo og sytti.
In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.
20 Dei andre israelitarne, prestarne og levitarne budde i alle dei andre byarne i Juda, kvar på sin eigedom.
And the rest of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his heritage.
21 Men tempelsveinarne budde på Ofel, og Siha og Gispa var formennerne deira.
But the Nethinim were living in the Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
22 Levit-formannen i Jerusalem, ved tenesta i Guds hus, var Uzzi, son åt Bani, son åt Hasabja, son åt Mattanja, son åt Mika, av Asafs-sønerne, songarane.
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 Eit kongebod var gjeve um deim, og ein fast skipnad sett åt songarane for kvar dag.
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 Petahja, son åt Mesezabel, av sønerne åt Zerah Judason, målbar for kongen alle saker som galdt folket.
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 Og ute på landsbygdi budde og ein part av Juda-ætti: i Kirjat-Arba og bygderne der ikring, i Dibon og bygderne der ikring, og i Jekabse’el med sine grender,
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 i Jesua og Molada og Bet-Pelet,
And in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,
27 i Hasar-Sual, i Be’erseba med sine bygder,
And in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and its daughter-towns,
28 og i Siklag, og i Mekona med sine bygder,
And in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its daughter-towns,
29 i En-Rimmon og Sora og Jarmut,
And in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam og bygderne ikring deim, i Lakis og bumarki som høyrde til, og i Azeka med sine bygder. Dei busette seg frå Be’erseba til Hinnomsdalen.
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 Benjamins-sønerne hadde sine bustader frå Geba: i Mikmas og Ajja, i Betel med sine bygder,
And the children of Benjamin were living from Geba, at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and its daughter-towns,
32 i Anatot, Nob, Ananja,
At Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hasor, Rama, Gittajim,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Sebojim, Neballat,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod og Ono, Handverkardalen.
Lod and Ono, the valley of expert workers.
36 Nokre skift av levitarne som høyrde til Juda, busette seg i Benjamin.
And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
