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Nehemiah 11-13
Maori Bible
Nehemiah 11-13
Maori Bible
11 Na i noho nga rangatira o te iwi ki Hiruharama: a i maka rota te nuinga atu o te iwi mo te tangata takikotahi i te tekau kia kawea ki Hiruharama, ki te pa tapu, noho ai, a ko te tokoiwa ki era atu pa.
2 A he moa manaaki na te iwi nga tangata katoa i hihiko noa ake ki te noho ki Hiruharama.
3 Na ko nga ariki enei o te kawanatanga i noho ki Hiruharama: i nga pa ia o Hura i noho ratou i tona wahi, i tona wahi, i o ratou pa, ara a Iharaira, nga tohunga, nga Riwaiti, nga Netinimi, ratou ko nga tama a nga pononga a Horomona.
4 Na i noho ki Hiruharama etahi o nga tama a Hura, o nga tama ano a Pineamine. No nga tama a Hura; ko Ataia tama a Utia, tama a Hakaraia, tama a Amaria, tama a Hepatia, tama a Maharareere, no nga tamariki a Perete;
5 Ko Maaheia tama a Paruku, tama a Korohote, tama a Hataia, tama a Araia, tama a Toiaripi, tama a Hakaraia, tama a te Hironi.
6 Ko nga tama katoa a Perete i noho ki Hiruharama e wha rau e ono tekau ma waru, he hunga maia.
7 Na ko nga tama enei a Pineamine; ko Haru tama a Mehurama, tama a Toere, tama a Peraia, tama a Koraia, tama a Maaheia, tama a Itiere, tama a Ihaia.
8 Na i muri i a ia, ko Kapai, ko Harai, e iwa rau e rua tekau ma waru.
9 Na ko Hoera tama a Tikiri to ratou kaitirotiro; ko Hura hoki tama a Henua te tuarua o nga rangatira o te pa.
10 O nga tohunga: ko Ieraia tama a Toiaripi, ko Iakini;
11 Ko Heraia tama a Hirikia, tama a Mehurama, tama a Haroko, tama a Mereioto, tama a Ahitupu, te rangatira mo te whare o te Atua,
12 Me o ratou teina i mahi nei i te mahi o te whare, e waru rau e rua tekau ma rua: me Araia ano tama a Ierohama, tama a Peraria, tama a Amati, tama a Hakaraia, tama a Pahuru, tama a Marakia,
13 Me ona teina, me nga ariki o nga whare o nga matua; e rua rau e wha tekau ma rua: ko Amahai tama a Atareere, tama a Ahatai, tama a Mehiremoto, tama a Imere,
14 Me o ratou teina, he marohirohi, he maia, kotahi rau e rua tekau ma waru: a ko to ratou kaitirotiro, ko Tapariere tama a Haketorimi.
15 O nga Riwaiti ano: ko Hemaia tama a Huhupu, tama a Atarikama, tama a Hahapia, tama a Puni;
16 Ko Hapetai, ko Itopara, no nga ariki o nga Riwaiti, nga kaitirotiro o te mahi i waho o te whare o te Atua,
17 Ko Matania tama a Mika, tama a Tapari, tama a Ahapa, te tino tangata hei timata i te whakamoemiti i te mea e karakia ana: ko Pakapukia ano hoki ko te tuarua i roto i ona teina; ko Apara tama a Hamua, tama a Karara, tama a Ierutunu.
18 Ko nga Riwaiti katoa i te pa tapu, e rua rau e waru tekau ma wha.
19 Ko nga kaitiaki kuwaha hoki, ko Akupu, ko Taramono, me o ratou teina i tiakina ai nga kuwaha, kotahi rau e whitu tekau ma rua.
20 Na, ko era atu o Iharaira, o nga tohunga, o nga Riwaiti, kei nga pa katoa ratou o Hura, kei tona wahi, kei tona wahi.
21 I noho ia nga Netinimi ki Opere: ko Tiha hoki raua ko Kihipa nga kaitirotiro o nga Netinimi.
22 Ko te kaitirotiro hoki o nga Riwaiti i Hiruharama, ko Uti tama a Pani, tama a Hahapia, tama a Matania, tama a Mika, o nga tama a Ahapa nga kaiwaiata, mo te mahi i te whare o te Atua.
23 Na te kingi hoki te tikanga mo ratou, kia tuturu te wahi ma nga kaiwaiata, he mea tatau a rangi tonu.
24 Na ko Petahia tama a Mehetapeere, no nga tama a Tera, tama a Hura, i to te kingi taha ia i nga mea katoa a te iwi.
25 Na, ko nga kainga me o ratou mara, i noho etahi o nga tama a Hura ki Kiriata Arapa, ki ona pa ririki, ki Ripono, ki ona pa ririki, ki Tekapateere, ki ona kainga koraha,
26 Ki Hehua, ki Morara, ki Peteparete,
27 Ki Hatarahuara, ki Peerehepa, ki ona pa ririki,
28 Ki Tikiraka, ki Mekona, ki ona pa ririki,
29 Ki Enerimono, ki Toraha, ki Iaramuta;
30 Ko Tanoa, ko Aturama me o raua kainga, ko Rakihi, me o reira mara, ko Ateka, me ona pa ririki. Na, ko to ratou nohoanga, kei Peerehepa, a tae noa ki te raorao o Hinomo.
31 Ko nga tama hoki a Pineamine, ko era i Kepa, i noho ratou ki Mikimaha, ki Aiia, ki Peteere, ki o ratou pa ririki;
32 Ki Anatoto, ki Nopo, ki Anania,
33 Ki Hatoro, ki Rama, ki Kitaima,
34 Ki Hariri, ki Tepoimi, ki Neparata,
35 Ki Roro, ki Ono, ki te raorao o nga tohunga mahi.
36 Na kei a Hura, kei a Pineamine, etahi tanga o nga Riwaiti.
12 Na ko nga tohunga enei, me nga Riwaiti, i haere tahi i a Herupapera tama a Haratiera raua ko Hehua: ara ko Heraia, ko Heremaia, ko Etera,
2 Ko Amaria, ko Maruku, ko Hatuhu,
3 Ko Hekania, ko Rehumu, ko Meremoto,
4 Ko Iro, ko Kinetoto, ko Apia,
5 Ko Miamini, ko Maaria, ko Pirika,
6 Ko hemaia, ko Toiaripi, ko Ieraia,
7 Ko Haru, ko Amoko, ko Hirikia, ko Ieraia. Ko nga ariki enei o nga tohunga, o o ratou teina hoki, i nga ra o Hehua.
8 Na, ko nga Riwaiti; ko Hehua, ko Pinui, ko Karamiere, ko Herepia, ko Hura, ko Matania, kei a ia nei te tikanga mo te whakawhetai, kei a ia, ratou ko ona teina.
9 Na ko Pakapukia raua ko Uni, o ratou teina, kei to ratou aroaro i nga tiakanga.
10 Na ka whanau ake ta Hehua; ko Ioiakimi; whanau ake ta Ioiakimi, ko Eriahipi; whanau ake ta Eriahipi, ko Ioiara.
11 Whanau ake ta Ioiara, ko Honatana; whanau ake ta Honatana, ko Tarua;
12 Na, i nga ra o Ioiakimi, tera nga tohunga, ko nga ariki o nga whare o nga matua; ta Heraia, ko Meraia; ta Heremaia, ko Hanania;
13 Ta Etera, ko Mehurama; ta Amaria, ko Iehohanana;
14 Ta Meriku, ko Honatana; ta Hepania, ko Hohepa;
15 Ta Harimi, ko Arana, ta Meraioto, ko Herekai;
16 Ta Iro, ko Hakaraia; ta Kinetono, ko Mehurama;
17 Ta Apia, ko Tikiri; ta Miniamini, ta Moaria, ko Piritai;
18 Ta Pirika, ko Hamua; ta Hemaia, ko Honatana;
19 Ta Toiaripi, ko Matenai; ta Ieraia, ko Uti;
20 Ta Harai, ko Karai; ta Amoko, ko Epere;
21 Ta Hirikia, ko Hahapia; ta Ieraia, ko Netaneere.
22 Ko nga Riwaiti i nga ra i a Eriahipi, i a Ioiara, i a Iohanana, i a Tarua, he mea tuhituhi hei ariki mo nga whare o nga matua: me nga tohunga ano i te wa e kingi ana a Tariuha o Pahia.
23 Ko nga tama a Riwai, ko nga ariki o nga whare o nga matua, he mea tuhituhi ki te pukapuka o nga ra, a tae noa ki nga ra o Iohanana tama a Eriahipi.
24 A ko nga ariki o nga Riwaiti; ko Hahapia, ko Herepia, ko Hehua tama a Karamiere, me o ratou teina ano i te ritenga mai o ratou, hei whakamoemiti, hei whakawhetai; ko te mea hoki ia i whakahaua e ta te Atua tangata, e Rawiri, tenei tiakanga i te ritenga mai o tenei tiakanga.
25 Ko Matania, ko Pakapukia, ko Oparia, ko Mehurama, ko Taramono, ko Akupu nga kaitiaki kuwaha, hei tiaki i nga whare taonga i nga kuwaha.
26 No nga ra enei i a Ioiakimi tama a Hehua tama a Iohereke, no nga ra ano hoki i a Nehemia kawana, i a Etera tohunga, i te karaipi ra.
27 Na, i te tainga o te kawa o te taiepa o Hiruharama, i rapua nga Riwaiti i o ratou wahi katoa, i meatia kia kawea ki Hiruharama, kia taia hoki te kawa i runga i te koa, i te whakawhetai, i te waiata, i te himipora, i te hatere, i te hapa.
28 I huihui mai ano nga tama a nga kaiwaiata i te mania i nga taha katoa o Hiruharama, i nga kainga ano hoki o nga Netopati;
29 I Petekirikara ano, i nga mara hoki o Kepa, o Atamawete; i hanga hoki e nga kaiwaiata he kainga mo ratou ki nga taha katoa o Hiruharama.
30 Na kei te pure nga tohunga ratou ko nga Riwaiti i a ratou; kei te pure hoki i te iwi, i nga kuwaha, i te taiepa.
31 Katahi ka kawea e ahau nga rangatira o Hura ki runga ki te taiepa, a whakaritea ana e ahau kia rua nga ropu nui hei whakawhetai, kotahi hei haere ki matau i runga i te taiepa whaka te keti paranga paru:
32 A i muri i a ratou ka haere ko Hohaia me tetahi tanga o nga rangatira o Hura,
33 A Ataria, a Etera, a Mehurama,
34 A Hura, a Pineamine, a Hemaia, a Heremaia,
35 Me etahi o nga tama a nga tohunga e mau tetere ana; me Hakaraia tama a Honatana, tama a Hemaia, tama a Matania, tama a Mikaia, tama a Takuru, tama a Ahapa:
36 Me ona teina, ara a Hemaia, a Atareere, a Mirarai, a Kirarai, a Maai, a Netaneere, a Hura, a Hanani, e mau ana i nga mea whakatangi a ta te Atua tangata, a Rawiri: a ko Etera karaipi kei to ratou aroaro.
37 Na i te keti o te puna wai, i te ritenga mai ano o ratou, ka haere atu ratou i nga kaupae o te pa o Rawiri, i te pinakitanga o te taiepa i runga i te whare o Rawiri, tae noa ki te keti wai ki te rawhiti.
38 Na, ko tera atu ropu o nga kaiwhakawhetai i haere ki te whakatutaki i a ratou, me ahau i muri i a ratou, me tetahi tanga o te iwi i runga i te taiepa, i runga o te taumaihi oumu tae noa ki te taiepa whanui:
39 I runga hoki i te keti o Eparaima, i te keti tawhito, i te keti ika, i te taumaihi o Hananeere, i te taumaihi ano o Meaha tae noa ki te keti hipi: a tu tonu ratou ki te keti i te whare herehere.
40 Na tu ana nga ropu e rua o nga kaiwhakawhetai ki te whare o te Atua, matou tahi ko tetahi tanga o nga rangatira,
41 Ko nga tohunga; ko Eriakimi, ko Maaheia, ko Miniamini, ko Mikaia, ko Erioenai, ko Hakaraia, ko Hanania, e mau tetere ana;
42 Ko Maaheia, ko Hemaia, ko Ereatara, ko Uti, ko Iehohanana, ko Marakia, ko Erama, ko Etere. Na nui atu te waiata a nga kaiwaiata ratou ko Itirahia, ko te kaitohutohu.
43 He nui ano nga patunga tapu i patua e ratou i taua rangi, a koa ana ratou: he nui hoki te koa i meinga ai ratou e te Atua kia koa. I koa hoki nga wahine me nga tamariki, no ka rangona mai te koa o Hiruharama i tawhiti.
44 I whakaritea ano i taua wa etahi kaitirotiro i nga ruma mo nga taonga, mo nga whakahere hapahapai, mo nga hua matamua, mo nga whakatekau; ma ratou e kohikohi ki reira i nga mara o nga pa, nga wahi i whakaritea e te ture ma nga tohunga ratou ko n ga Riwaiti: i koa hoki a Hura ki nga tohunga, ki nga Riwaiti, ki nga mea e minita ana.
45 Na kei te tiaki ratou i nga mea o to ratou Atua, kei te tiaki hoki i te purenga, a i pera ano nga kaiwaiata, me nga kaitiaki kuwaha; rite tonu ki te whakahau a Rawiri raua ko tana tama, ko Horomona.
46 No nga ra hoki o Rawiri raua ko Ahapa, nonamata iho, tera ano te rangatira mo nga kaiwaiata, me nga waiata whakamoemiti, me nga whakawhetai ki te Atua.
47 I nga ra hoki i a Herupapera, i nga ra ano i a Nehemia, i homai e Iharaira katoa nga wahi ma nga kaiwaiata, ma nga kaitiaki kuwaha, te wahi mo tenei ra, mo tenei ra: i whakatapua ano e ratou nga mea tapu ma nga Riwaiti; a ko nga Riwaiti hei whak atapu ma nga tama a Arona.
13 I taua ra i korerotia i te pukapuka a Mohi, me te whakarongo ano te iwi, a ka kitea te mea i tuhituhia ki reira kia kaua te Amoni me te Moapi e tapoko ki te whakaminenga a te Atua a ake ake;
2 No te mea kihai i maua mai e ratou he taro, he wai, hei tukunga mai mo nga tama a Iharaira: engari, utua ana e ratou a Paraama hei hoariri mo ratou, hei kanga mo ratou: heoi whakaputaina ketia ake e to tatou Atua te kanga hei manaaki.
3 Na, i to ratou rongonga i te ture, ka wehea atu e ratou nga whakauru katoa i roto i a Iharaira.
4 Na, i mua ake o tenei ko Eriahipi, tohunga, kaitiaki i nga ruma o te whare o to tatou Atua, he whanaunga no Topia.
5 Whakapaia ana e tenei he ruma nui mona, ko te wahi i whakatakotoria nei i mua nga whakahere totokore, te parakihe, nga oko, me te whakatekau o te witi, o te waina hou, o te hinu, ko te mea i kiia iho ma nga Riwaiti, ratou ko nga kaiwaiata, ko nga kaitiaki tatau, me nga whakahere hapahapai ma nga tohunga.
6 Otiia i tenei wa katoa kahore ahau i Hiruharama; no te toru tekau ma rua nei hoki o nga tau o Arataherehe kingi o Papurona i tae ai ahau ki te kingi, a maha noa nga ra, ka inoitia e ahau i te kingi:
7 Na ka tae mai ahau ki Hiruharama, a ka mohio ki ta Eriahipi mahi kino, ki tana mo Topia, i a ia i whakapai i tetahi ruma mona i nga marae o te whare o te Atua;
8 Na kino rawa ki ahau; akiritia atu ana e ahau nga mea katoa o te whare o Topia i roto i taua ruma.
9 Katahi ahau ka korero; a tahia ana e ratou nga ruma. Na whakahokia ana e ahau ki reira nga oko o te whare o te Atua, nga whakahere totokore me te parakihe.
10 I kite ano ahau kihai nga wahi ma nga Riwaiti i hoatu, na oma ana ratou ki tana mara, ki tana mara, nga Riwaiti, nga kaiwaiata i mahia ai te mahi.
11 Katahi ka whawhaitia e ahau nga rangatira; i mea ahau, He aha i whakarerea ai te whare o te Atua? Na huihuia ana ratou e ahau, whakaturia ana ki to ratou turanga.
12 Katahi ka kawea mai e Hura katoa nga whakatekau o te witi, o te waina hou o te hinu, ki nga whare taonga.
13 Na ka whakaritea e ahau he kaitiaki mo nga taonga, ko Heremia tohunga, ko Haroko karaipi, a o nga Riwaiti ko Peraia; i to ratou taha ko Hanana tama a Takuru tama a Matania: i kiia hoki ratou he hunga pono; a ko ta ratou, he tuwha ma o ratou tuak ana, teina.
14 Kia mahara, e toku Atua, ki tenei mea aku, kaua hoki e horoia atu tenei tikanga pai aku i puta nei ki te whare o toku Atua, ki nga ritenga mahi ano mo reira.
15 I aua ra ka kitea e ahau etahi i roto i a Hura e takahi ana i nga takahanga waina i te hapati, e kawe ana mai i nga paihere witi, e whakawaha ana i nga kaihe; me te waina ano, me nga karepe, me nga piki, me nga pikaunga katoa, e kawea mai ana e ratou ki Hiruharama i te ra o te hapati. Na whakaaturia ana e ahau to ratou he i te ra i hoko ai ratou i te kai.
16 I reira ano e noho ana etahi tangata o Taira, he ika te kawenga, me nga mea hoko katoa, a hokona ana e ratou i te hapati ki nga tama a Hura, i roto ano i Hiruharama.
17 Katahi ka whawhaitia e ahau nga rangatira o Hura. I mea ahau ki a ratou, He aha tenei mea kino e mea nei koutou, i a koutou ka whakapoke nei i te ra hapati?
18 Kahore ianei o koutou matua i penei, a kawea mai ana e to tatou Atua tenei kino katoa ki runga ki a tatou, ki runga ano i tenei pa? Na ko koutou hei whakaneke ake i te riri mo Iharaira, i te mea ka whakapokea nei te hapati.
19 Na pouriuri kau nga kuwaha o Hiruharama i mua ake o te hapati, ka mea ahau, kia tutakina nga keti. I mea ano ahau kia kaua e whakatuwheratia, kia taka ra ano te hapati: i whakaturia ano e ahau etahi o aku: tangata ki nga kuwaha, kei kawea mai ki roto he pikaunga i te ra o te hapati.
20 Heoi kotahi, e rua nga moenga i waho o Hiruharama, o nga tangata i nga taonga, o nga kaihoko i nga tini mea.
21 Katahi ahau ka whakaatu i to ratou he, a ka mea ki a ratou, He aha koutou i moe ai i te aronga o te taiepa? Ki te pena ano koutou, ka totoro atu toku ringa ki a koutou. No taua ra ano i kore ai to ratou haere mai i te hapati.
22 I ki atu ano ahau ki nga Riwaiti kia purea ratou, kia haere hoki ki te tiaki i nga kuwaha hei whakatapu mo te ra hapati. Maharatia ano tenei aku e toku Atua; tohungia hoki ahau, kia rite ki te nui o tou atawhai.
23 I aua ra ano ka kite ahau i nga Hurai kei a ratou e noho ana etahi wahine o Aharoro, o Amona, o Moapa.
24 Ko a ratou tama hoki, ko tetahi wahi o te reo no Aharoro, kihai ratou i mohio ki to nga Hurai reo; heoi i rite ki te reo o tetahi iwi, o tetahi iwi.
25 Na, whawhaitia iho e ahau, kanga iho, patua ana etahi o ratou, hutihutia ana o ratou makawe, whakaoatitia ana ki te Atua, Kaua e hoatu a koutou tamahine ki a ratou tama, kaua ano hoki e tangohia mai a ratou tamahine ma a koutou tama, ma koutou r anei.
26 He teka ianei na enei mea i hara ai a Horomona kingi o Iharaira? he maha nga iwi, kahore rawa o ratou kingi hei rite mona, he mea aroha ia na tona Atua, a meinga ana e te Atua hei kingi mo Iharaira katoa: ahakoa ko ia, i meinga ia e nga wahine k e kia hara.
27 Na kia rongo ranei matou ki a koutou, kia mahi i tenei he nui katoa, kia tutu ki to tatou Atua, kia marena ki nga wahine ke?
28 Na he hunaonga na Hanaparata Horoni tetahi o nga tama a Ioiara tama a Eriahipi tino tohunga; na peia ana ia e ahau i toku taha.
29 Kia mahara ki a ratou, e toku Atua, mo ratou i whakapoke i te tohungatanga, i te kawenata ano o te tohungatanga, o nga Riwaiti ano hoki.
30 Heoi kua ma ratou i ahau i te poke o nga tangata ke, whakaritea ana hoki e ahau te mahi tiaki a nga tohunga, a nga Riwaiti, te mahi a tenei, a tenei,
31 Me te tikanga ano mo te whakahere wahie i nga wa i whakaritea; mo nga matamua ano. Maharatia ahau e toku Atua mo te pai.
Nehemiah 11-13
New International Version
Nehemiah 11-13
New International Version
The New Residents of Jerusalem(A)
11 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem,(B) the holy city,(C) while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.(D) 2 The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
3 These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem (now some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants lived in the towns of Judah, each on their own property in the various towns,(E) 4 while other people from both Judah and Benjamin(F) lived in Jerusalem):(G)
From the descendants of Judah:
Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez; 5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Kol-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah. 6 The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.
7 From the descendants of Benjamin:
Sallu 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 and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 men. 9 Joel son of Zikri was their chief officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.
10 From the priests:
Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib; Jakin; 11 Seraiah(H) son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub,(I) the official in charge of the house of God, 12 and their associates, who carried on work for the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah, 13 and his associates, who were heads of families—242 men; Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14 and his[a] associates, who were men of standing—128. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
15 From the Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16 Shabbethai(J) and Jozabad,(K) two of the heads of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God; 17 Mattaniah(L) son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph,(M) the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.(N) 18 The Levites in the holy city(O) totaled 284.
19 The gatekeepers:
Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.
21 The temple servants(P) lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah,(Q) the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the musicians responsible for the service of the house of God. 23 The musicians(R) were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah(S) son of Judah, was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.
25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba(T) and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon(U) and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26 in Jeshua, in Moladah,(V) in Beth Pelet,(W) 27 in Hazar Shual,(X) in Beersheba(Y) and its settlements, 28 in Ziklag,(Z) in Mekonah and its settlements, 29 in En Rimmon, in Zorah,(AA) in Jarmuth,(AB) 30 Zanoah,(AC) Adullam(AD) and their villages, in Lachish(AE) and its fields, and in Azekah(AF) and its settlements. So they were living all the way from Beersheba(AG) to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba(AH) lived in Mikmash,(AI) Aija, Bethel(AJ) and its settlements, 32 in Anathoth,(AK) Nob(AL) and Ananiah, 33 in Hazor,(AM) Ramah(AN) and Gittaim,(AO) 34 in Hadid, Zeboim(AP) and Neballat, 35 in Lod and Ono,(AQ) and in Ge Harashim.
36 Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
Priests and Levites
12 These were the priests(AR) and Levites(AS) who returned with Zerubbabel(AT) son of Shealtiel(AU) and with Joshua:(AV)
Seraiah,(AW) Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Shekaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Iddo,(AX) Ginnethon,[b] Abijah,(AY)
5 Mijamin,[c] Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,(AZ)
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah.
These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Joshua.
8 The Levites were Jeshua,(BA) Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah,(BB) who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. 9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.
10 Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib,(BC) Eliashib the father of Joiada, 11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
12 In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families:
of Seraiah’s family, Meraiah;
of Jeremiah’s, Hananiah;
13 of Ezra’s, Meshullam;
of Amariah’s, Jehohanan;
14 of Malluk’s, Jonathan;
of Shekaniah’s,[d] Joseph;
15 of Harim’s, Adna;
of Meremoth’s,[e] Helkai;
16 of Iddo’s,(BD) Zechariah;
of Ginnethon’s, Meshullam;
17 of Abijah’s,(BE) Zikri;
of Miniamin’s and of Moadiah’s, Piltai;
18 of Bilgah’s, Shammua;
of Shemaiah’s, Jehonathan;
19 of Joiarib’s, Mattenai;
of Jedaiah’s, Uzzi;
20 of Sallu’s, Kallai;
of Amok’s, Eber;
21 of Hilkiah’s, Hashabiah;
of Jedaiah’s, Nethanel.
22 The family heads of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, as well as those of the priests, were recorded in the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The family heads among the descendants of Levi up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the book of the annals. 24 And the leaders of the Levites(BF) were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.(BG)
25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. 26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Joshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law.
Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem
27 At the dedication(BH) of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals,(BI) harps and lyres.(BJ) 28 The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem—from the villages of the Netophathites,(BK) 29 from Beth Gilgal, and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the musicians had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem. 30 When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people,(BL) the gates and the wall.
31 I had the leaders of Judah go up on top of[f] the wall. I also assigned two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed on top of[g] the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.(BM) 32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them, 33 along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, 34 Judah, Benjamin,(BN) Shemaiah, Jeremiah, 35 as well as some priests with trumpets,(BO) and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zakkur, the son of Asaph, 36 and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani—with musical instruments(BP) prescribed by David the man of God.(BQ) Ezra(BR) the teacher of the Law led the procession. 37 At the Fountain Gate(BS) they continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the site of David’s palace to the Water Gate(BT) on the east.
38 The second choir proceeded in the opposite direction. I followed them on top of[h] the wall, together with half the people—past the Tower of the Ovens(BU) to the Broad Wall,(BV) 39 over the Gate of Ephraim,(BW) the Jeshanah[i] Gate,(BX) the Fish Gate,(BY) the Tower of Hananel(BZ) and the Tower of the Hundred,(CA) as far as the Sheep Gate.(CB) At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.
40 The two choirs that gave thanks then took their places in the house of God; so did I, together with half the officials, 41 as well as the priests—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah with their trumpets— 42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam and Ezer. The choirs sang under the direction of Jezrahiah. 43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 At that time men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms(CC) for the contributions, firstfruits and tithes.(CD) From the fields around the towns they were to bring into the storerooms the portions required by the Law for the priests and the Levites, for Judah was pleased with the ministering priests and Levites.(CE) 45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did also the musicians and gatekeepers, according to the commands of David(CF) and his son Solomon.(CG) 46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph,(CH) there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise(CI) and thanksgiving to God. 47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the musicians and the gatekeepers. They also set aside the portion for the other Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.(CJ)
Nehemiah’s Final Reforms
13 On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God,(CK) 2 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam(CL) to call a curse down on them.(CM) (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)(CN) 3 When the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent.(CO)
4 Before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms(CP) of the house of our God. He was closely associated with Tobiah,(CQ) 5 and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain offerings and incense and temple articles, and also the tithes(CR) of grain, new wine and olive oil prescribed for the Levites, musicians and gatekeepers, as well as the contributions for the priests.
6 But while all this was going on, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes(CS) king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Some time later I asked his permission 7 and came back to Jerusalem. Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib(CT) had done in providing Tobiah(CU) a room in the courts of the house of God. 8 I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.(CV) 9 I gave orders to purify the rooms,(CW) and then I put back into them the equipment of the house of God, with the grain offerings and the incense.(CX)
10 I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them,(CY) and that all the Levites and musicians responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields.(CZ) 11 So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?”(DA) Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.
12 All Judah brought the tithes(DB) of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms.(DC) 13 I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms and made Hanan son of Zakkur, the son of Mattaniah, their assistant, because they were considered trustworthy. They were made responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.(DD)
14 Remember(DE) me for this, my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services.
15 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, together with wine, grapes, figs and all other kinds of loads. And they were bringing all this into Jerusalem on the Sabbath.(DF) Therefore I warned them against selling food on that day. 16 People from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them in Jerusalem on the Sabbath(DG) to the people of Judah. 17 I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this wicked thing you are doing—desecrating the Sabbath day? 18 Didn’t your ancestors do the same things, so that our God brought all this calamity on us and on this city?(DH) Now you are stirring up more wrath against Israel by desecrating the Sabbath.”(DI)
19 When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath,(DJ) I ordered the doors to be shut and not opened until the Sabbath was over. I stationed some of my own men at the gates so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 Once or twice the merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods spent the night outside Jerusalem. 21 But I warned them and said, “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will arrest you.” From that time on they no longer came on the Sabbath. 22 Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and go and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy.
Remember(DK) me for this also, my God, and show mercy to me according to your great love.
23 Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married(DL) women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.(DM) 24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language(DN) of Judah. 25 I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath(DO) in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.(DP) 26 Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him.(DQ) He was loved by his God,(DR) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.(DS) 27 Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying(DT) foreign women?”
28 One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib(DU) the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat(DV) the Horonite. And I drove him away from me.
29 Remember(DW) them, my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.(DX)
30 So I purified the priests and the Levites of everything foreign,(DY) and assigned them duties, each to his own task. 31 I also made provision for contributions of wood(DZ) at designated times, and for the firstfruits.(EA)
Remember(EB) me with favor, my God.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 11:14 Most Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew their
- Nehemiah 12:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 16); most Hebrew manuscripts Ginnethoi
- Nehemiah 12:5 A variant of Miniamin
- Nehemiah 12:14 Very many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also verse 3); most Hebrew manuscripts Shebaniah’s
- Nehemiah 12:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 3); Hebrew Meraioth’s
- Nehemiah 12:31 Or go alongside
- Nehemiah 12:31 Or proceed alongside
- Nehemiah 12:38 Or them alongside
- Nehemiah 12:39 Or Old
Psalm 126
Maori Bible
Psalm 126
Maori Bible
126 He waiata; he pikitanga. I ta Ihowa whakahokinga mai i nga pononga o Hiona i rite matou ki te hunga e moehewa ana.
2 Katahi to matou mangai ka ki i te kata, to matou arero hoki i te waiata: katahi ka korerotia i roto i nga tauiwi, He nui nga mahi a Ihowa ki a ratou.
3 He mea nunui a Ihowa i mea ai mo tatou, a e koa ana tatou.
4 E Ihowa, whakahokia matou i te whakarau: kia pera me nga awa o te tonga.
5 Ko te hunga e rui ana i runga i te roimata, ka kokoti i runga i te hari.
6 Ahakoa haere tangi atu ia me te kawe i ana purapura hei whakatokanga; tera ia e haere hari mai ano me te mau mai i ana paihere.
Psalm 126
New International Version
Psalm 126
New International Version
Psalm 126
A song of ascents.
1 When the Lord restored(A) the fortunes of[a] Zion,
we were like those who dreamed.[b]
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter,(B)
our tongues with songs of joy.(C)
Then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things(D) for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things(E) for us,
and we are filled with joy.(F)
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:1 Or Lord brought back the captives to
- Psalm 126:1 Or those restored to health
- Psalm 126:4 Or Bring back our captives
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