ʻEsela 8
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Pea ko e kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi tamai eni, pea ko e tohi hokohoko eni ʻokinautolu naʻa mau ʻalu hake mo au mei Papilone, ʻi he pule ʻa ʻAtakisekisi ko e tuʻi.
1These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
2ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo Finiasi; ko Kesomi: ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻItama, ko Taniela: ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Tevita; ko Hatusi.
2from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush
3ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo Sikania, ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Falosi, ko Sakalia: pea naʻe lau mo ia ʻi he hokohoko ʻoe kau tangata ko e toko teau ma nimangofulu.
3of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
4ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo Pehati-Moape; ko Ilionei ko e foha ʻo Selaia, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko uangeau.
4from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
5ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo Sikania; ko e foha ʻo Saesieli, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko tolungeau.
5from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
6ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAtini foki; ko Epeti ko e foha ʻo Sioatani, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko nimangofulu.
6from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
7Pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIlami ko Sisaia ko e tama ʻo ʻAtalia, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko fitungofulu.
7from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
8Pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Sifatia; ko Sepatia ko e foha ʻo Mikaeli, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko valungofulu.
8from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
9ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo Soape: ko ʻOpataia ko e foha ʻo Sehieli, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko uangeau ma hongofulu ma valu.
9from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
10Pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Silomiti ko e foha ʻo Sosifia, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko teau ma onongofulu.
10from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
11Pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Pepai, ko Sakalia ko e foha ʻo Pepai, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko uofulu ma toko valu.
11from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
12Pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAsikati; ko Sohanani ko e foha ʻo Hakatani, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko teau ma hongofulu.
12from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
13Pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ki mui ʻo ʻAtonikami, ʻaia ko honau hingoa eni, ko Ilifileti, ko Sieli, mo Simaia, pea naʻe ʻiate kinautolu ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko tolungofulu.
13from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
14ʻI he ngaahi foha foki ʻo Pikivai: ko Utei, mo Saputi, pea naʻe ʻiate kinaua ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko fitungofulu.
14and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
15Pea naʻaku fakakātoa fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻi he vaitafe ʻaia ʻoku tafe ki ʻAheva; pea naʻa mau nofo ai ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu: pea ne u vakai ʻae kakai, mo e kau taulaʻeiki, pea ne u ʻilo naʻe ʻikai ha niʻihi ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Livai.
15Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
16Pea ne u fekau ke haʻu ʻa ʻEliesa, mo Elieli, mo Simaia, pea mo Elinatani, pea mo Salipe, pea mo Elinatani, pea mo Natani, pea mo Sakalia, pea mo Mesulami, ko e kau tangata tuʻukimuʻa; pea mo Soialipe, pea mo Elinatani, ko e kau tangata loto poto.
16Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.
17Pea ne u fekau ʻakinautolu ke ʻave ʻeku fekau kia Ito ko e ʻeiki ʻi he potu ko Kasifia, pea ne u tala kiate kinautolu ʻaia te nau lea ʻaki kia Ito, pea ki hono ngaahi kāinga ko e kakai Netenimi, ʻi he potu ko Kasifia, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻomi kiate kimautolu ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ki he fale ʻo hotau ʻOtua.
17And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
18Pea ʻi he kau lelei ʻae nima ʻo hotau ʻOtua ʻiate kitautolu naʻa nau ʻomi ha tangata loto poto maʻamautolu, ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Mali, ko e foha ʻo Livai, ko e foha ʻo ʻIsileli; mo Selipea, mo hono ngaahi foha mo hono ngaahi kāinga, ko e toko hongofulu ma valu:
18And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
19Pea ko Hasapea, pea fakataha mo ia ʻa Sisaia ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Melali, ko hono ngaahi kāinga mo honau ngaahi foha, ko e toko uofulu;
19also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.
20Pea ʻoe kau Netenimi foki, ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ʻe Tevita mo e houʻeiki ki he ngāue ʻoe kau Livai, ko e Netenimi ʻe toko uangeau ma uofulu: naʻe lau ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻi honau hingoa.
20They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.
21¶ Pea ne u fanongonongo ʻae ʻaukai ʻi ai, ʻi he veʻe vaitafe ko ʻAheva, koeʻuhi ke mau tautea ʻakimautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo homau ʻOtua, ke kumi ʻiate ia ʻae hala totonu kiate kimautolu, pea moʻo ʻemau fānau iiki, pea ki heʻemau meʻa kotoa pē.
21And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
22He naʻaku mā ʻo ʻikai faʻa kole ki he tuʻi ha kautau mo e kau tangata heka hoosi ke tokoni ʻakimautolu telia ʻae ngaahi fili ʻi he hala: koeʻuhi naʻa mau lea ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, Ko e nima ʻo homau ʻOtua ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku kumi kiate ia ke nau lelei ai; ka ko ʻene mālohi mo ʻene houhau ʻe tuʻu kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku liʻaki ia.
22For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”
23Ko ia naʻa mau ʻaukai ai pea kole ki homau ʻOtua koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ni pea naʻa ne talia lelei ʻakimautolu.
23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
24¶ Pea ne u fili ʻae toko hongofulu ma toko ua ʻoe kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki, ko Selipea, mo Hasapea, mo hona kāinga ʻe toko hongofulu,
24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
25Pea naʻaku fakatatau ʻae siliva kiate kinautolu, mo e koula, mo e ngaahi ipu, ʻio, ʻae meʻa foaki ʻoe fale ʻo hotau ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻe ʻatu ʻe he tuʻi, mo ʻene kau fakakaukau, pea mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē naʻe ʻi ai:
25and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.
26ʻIo, naʻaku fakatatau ki honau nima ʻae taleniti siliva ʻe onongeau mo e nimangofulu, mo e ngaahi ipu siliva ko e taleniti ʻe teau, pea ʻi he koula ko e taleniti ʻe teau;
26I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
27Mo e ipu luoluo koula foki ʻe uofulu, ʻoe talami ʻe taha afe: mo e ipu ʻe ua ʻoe kapa lelei, ʻo tatau mo e koula hono maʻongoʻonga.
2720 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
28Pea ne u pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku māʻoniʻoni ʻakimoutolu kia Sihova; ʻoku māʻoniʻoni mo e ngaahi ipu foki; pea ko e siliva mo e koula ko e meʻa ʻatu loto lelei pe ia kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻetau ngaahi tamai.
28Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
29Ko ia mou leʻohi, mo tauhi ia, kaeʻoua ke toe fakatatau ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau Livai, mo e kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻoe ngaahi mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi Selūsalema, ʻi he ngaahi potu fale ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova.”
29Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”
30Pea naʻe pehē pe ʻae maʻu ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai hono mamafa ʻoe siliva, mo e koula, mo e ngaahi ipu ke ʻomi ia ki Selūsalema ki he fale ʻo hotau ʻOtua.
30So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
31¶ Pea naʻa mau toki hiki mei he vaitafe ʻo ʻAheva ʻi hono hongofulu ma ua ʻoe ʻaho ʻoe ʻuluaki māhina, ke ʻalu ki Selūsalema: pea naʻe ʻiate kimautolu ʻae nima ʻo homau ʻOtua, pea naʻa ne taukapoʻi ʻakimautolu mei he nima ʻoe fili, pea mo kinautolu naʻe toitoiʻi ʻakimautolu ʻi he hala.
31On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.
32Pea naʻa mau hoko ki Selūsalema, pea nofo ki ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu.
32So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.
33¶ Pea ko eni ʻi hono fā ʻoe ʻaho naʻe fakatatau ai ʻae siliva, mo e koula, mo e ngaahi ipu, ʻi he fale ʻo hotau ʻOtua ʻi he nima ʻo Milemoti ko e foha ʻo ʻUlia ko e taulaʻeiki: pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa ʻEliesa ko e foha ʻo Finiasi; pea naʻe ʻiate kinaua ʻa Sosapati ko e foha ʻo Sesua, mo Noatia ko e foha ʻo Pinui, ko e kau Livai;
33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
34Naʻe lau ʻae mamafa ʻoe meʻa taki taha kotoa pē: pea naʻe tohi hono mamafa kotoa pē ʻi he ʻaho ko ia.
34Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.
35Pea ko e ngaahi fānau foki ʻakinautolu naʻe fetuku ke pōpula, ʻaia kuo haʻu mei heʻenau nofo pōpula, naʻa nau ʻatu ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ko e fanga pulu ʻe hongofulu ma ua maʻa ʻIsileli kotoa pē, mo e sipitangata ʻe hivangofulu ma ono, ko e fanga lami ʻe fitungofulu ma fitu, ko e fanga kosi tangata ʻe hongofulu ma ua ko e feilaulau koeʻuhi ko e angahala: ko e meʻa ni kotoa pē ko e feilaulau tutu kia Sihova.
35Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
36¶ Pea naʻa nau ʻatu ʻae ngaahi fekau ʻae tuʻi ki he kau talafekau ʻae tuʻi mo e kau pule fonua ʻi he kauvai ni ʻoe vaitafe: pea naʻa nau tokoni ki he kakai, mo e fale ʻoe ʻOtua.
36They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.
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