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Rebuilding the Wall

¹Then ⚓Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests ⚓and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built ⚓as far as the Tower of the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of ⚓Hananel. ²Next to Eliashib⚓the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
³Also the sons of Hassenaah built ⚓the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and ⚓hung its doors with its bolts and bars. ⁴And next to them ⚓Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, made repairs. Next to them ⚓Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs. ⁵Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders to ⚓the work of their Lord.
⁶Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired ⚓the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars. ⁷And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the ⚓men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the ⚓residence of the governor of the region beyond the River. ⁸Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the ⚓Broad Wall. ⁹And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. ¹⁰Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs.
¹¹Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, ⚓as well as the Tower of the Ovens. ¹²And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs.
¹³Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired ⚓the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as ⚓the Refuse Gate.
¹⁴Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of ⚓Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.
¹⁵Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired ⚓the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of ⚓Shelah by the ⚓King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. ¹⁶After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the tombs of David, to the ⚓man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty.
¹⁷After him the Levites, under Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. ¹⁸After him their brethren, under Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made repairs. ¹⁹And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the ⚓buttress. ²⁰After him Baruch the son of Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. ²¹After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.
²²And after him the priests, the men of the plain, made repairs. ²³After him Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs by his house. ²⁴After him ⚓Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to ⚓the buttress, even as far as the corner. ²⁵Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the buttress, and on the tower which projects from the king’s upper house that was by the ⚓court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.
²⁶Moreover ⚓the Nethinim who dwelt in ⚓Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front of ⚓the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower. ²⁷After them the Tekoites repaired another section, next to the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel.
²⁸Beyond the ⚓Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. ²⁹After them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. ³⁰After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his dwelling. ³¹After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, in front of the Miphkad Gate, and as far as the upper room at the corner. ³²And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the ⚓Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.

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Txhim Kho Lub Nroog Yeluxalees Tus Ntsa Yeej

¹Ntawm no yog kev rov txhim kho tus ntsa yeej uas thaiv lub nroog. Tus Povthawj Hlob Eli-asis thiab nws tsoom kwvtij uas yog cov povthawj kho lub Roojvag Yaj fij rau Vajtswv thiab coj lub roojvag mus dhos rau. Lawv tseem muab tus ntsa yeej txij ntua ntawm lub chaw Tsomfaj Ib Puas mus txog ntawm lub chaw Tsomfaj Hananees fij rau Vajtswv huv tibsi.
²Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawm cov povthawj ntu, mas yog cov neeg Yelikaus ua cov txhim kho. Thiab ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Imelis tus tub Xakules ua tus txhim kho.
³Haxena-as cuab kwvtij, ua cov txhim kho lub Roojvag Ntses. Lawv muab ob tug ncej roojvag thiab ob daim txiag roojvag coj mus dhos rau, muab cov ntsia mus ntsia, thiab muab ob tug nqaj mus liaj lub roojvag.
⁴Ntu uas txuas nkaus lawv pab ntawd yog Uliyas tus tub Melemaus uas yog Hakauxes tus xeebntxwv ua tus txhim kho.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Npelekhiyas tus tub Mesulas uas yog Mesexanpees tus xeebntxwv ua tus txhim kho.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Npa-anas tus tub Xadaus ua tus txhim kho.
⁵Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog cov txivneej Tekau-as ua cov txhim kho. Tiamsis tus thawjcoj cov neeg uas nyob hauv lub nroog ntawd tsis kam ua raws li tus qauv uas cov thawj saib haujlwm ntawd muab cob rau lawv ua.
⁶Paxe-as tus tub Yauyadas thiab Npexaudeyas tus tub Mesulas ua ob tug txhim kho lub Roojvag Yesanas. Nkawd muab ob tug ncej mus txhos thiab muab ob daim txiag roojvag coj mus dhos rau, muab cov ntsia coj mus ntsia thiab muab ob tug nqaj coj mus liaj lub roojvag.
⁷Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus txog ntua rau tim tus tswvxeev uas kav lub xeev nyob ntawm tus dej Efalates sab Hnubpoob tej vajtse yog Melatas uas yog neeg nyob hauv Nkinpe-oos, Yadoos uas yog neeg nyob hauv Melunaus, thiab cov neeg uas nyob hauv Nkinpe-oos ua cov txhim kho.
⁸Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Halehayas tus tub Uxiyees uas yog ib tug txawj nchuav kub ua tus txhim kho.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Hananiyas uas yog ib tug ua tej tshuaj tsw qab uas tus txhim kho mus txog ntua ntawm tus Ntsa yeej Dav.
⁹Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Hules tus tub Lefayas uas kav ib nrab Cheebtsam hauv lub nroog Yeluxalees ua tus txhim kho.
¹⁰Ntu uas txuas ntawd mus yog Halumas tus tub Yedayas ua tus txhim kho, thiab ntu ntawd nyob ze rau ntawm nws lub tsev ntag.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Hasaneyas tus tub Hatus ua tus txhim kho.
¹¹Ob ntus uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus thiab lub chaw Tsomfaj Qhovtxos yog Halees tus tub Makhiyas thiab Pahas Mau-am tus tub Hasus ua ob tug txhim kho.
¹²Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Haluhes tus tub Salumes uas kav ib nrab Cheebtsam lub nroog Yeluxalees ua tus txhim kho. (Thiab nws cov ntxhais pab nws ua.)
¹³Hanoos thiab cov neeg uas nyob hauv lub nroog Xanau-as txhim kho lub Roojvag Hav. Lawv muab ob tug ncej roojvag mus txhos, muab ob daim txiag mus dhos rau, muab cov ntsia mus ntsia thiab muab ob tug nqaj mus liaj lub roojvag. Thiab lawv kho tus ntsa yeej ntev ib txhiab tshim ntxiv mus txog ntua ntawm lub Roojvag Quavhlawv.
¹⁴Lekhas tus tub Makhiyas uas kav Cheebtsam Npethes Hakhelees ua tus txhim kho lub Roojvag Quavhlawv. Nws muab ob tug ncej roojvag mus txhos, muab ob daim txiag mus dhos rau, muab cov ntsia coj mus ntsia thiab muab ob tug nqaj mus liaj lub roojvag.
¹⁵Kauhauxes tus tub Salumes uas kav Cheebtsam Mixepas ua tus txhim kho lub Roojvag Qhovdej. Nws muab ob tug ncej roojvag mus txhos rau, muab ob daim txiag mus dhos, muab cov ntsia mus ntsia thiab muab ob tug nqaj coj mus liaj lub roojvag. Nyob ntawm lub Pasdej Xilau-as, nws kho tus ntsa yeej uas txuas nkaus rau ntawm Huabtais lub vaj mus txog ntua rau tom tus ntaiv uas nqis saum Daviv lub nroog los.
¹⁶Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Anpukes tus tub Nehemis uas kav ib nrab Cheebtsam Npethexus ua tus txhim kho mus txog ntua ntawm Daviv lub ntxa, lub pasdej thiab lub tsev uas cov neeg siab tawv nyob.

Cov Levis uas Txhim Kho tus Ntsa yeej

¹⁷Ob peb ntus uas txuas ntu ntawd mus yog muab rau cov Levis txhim kho raws li nram no:
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Lehumes tus tub Npanis ua tus txhim kho.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Hasanpiyas, tus uas kav ib nrab Cheebtsam Ke-ilas, ua tus txhim kho; nws kho cheebtsam uas nws kav ntawd ntag.
¹⁸Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Npavais, tus uas kav dua ib nrab Cheebtsam Ke-ilas, ua tug txhim kho.
¹⁹Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus uas yog ntu nyob ntawm hauvntej lub txhab rau tej cuabyeej ua rog, yog Yesuas tus tub Exeles, tus uas kav lub nroog Mixepas, ua tus txhim kho mus txog ntua rau ntawm lub kaum ntsa yeej uas nkhaus hlo.
²⁰Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus txog ntua rau tom txojkev uas mus rau ntawm tus Povthawj Hlob Eli-asis lub tsev yog Xanpais tus tub Npalus ua tus txhim kho.
²¹Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Uliyas tus tub Melemaus uas yog Hakus tus xeebntxwv ua tus txhim kho mus txuas nkaus rau ntawm Eli-asis lub tsev.

Cov Povthawj uas Txhim Kho Tus Ntsa yeej

²²Ob peb ntus uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog muab tu rau cov povthawj ua cov txhim kho raws li nram no:
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog cov povthawj uas nyob ibncig lub nroog Yeluxalees ua cov txhim kho.
²³Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Npeenyamees thiab Hasus, ua ob tug txhim kho. Nkawd kho ntu uas nyob ncaj ntawm nkawd tsev ntag.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Ma-axeyas tus tub Axaliyas uas yog Ananiyas tus xeebntxwv ua tus txhim kho. Nws kho ntu uas nyob ncaj ntawm nws lub tsev.
²⁴Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawm Axaliyas lub tsev mus cob nkaus rau ntawm tus ntsa yeej nkhaus yog Hanadas tus tub Npeenu-is ua tus txhim kho.
^25-26Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Uxais tus tub Palas, ua tus txhim kho. Nws pib kho ntawm lub ceskaum ntsa yeej thiab lub chaw tsomfaj uas nyob ntawm lub loog theem siab uas ze lub tshavpuam ntawm lub chaw fajxwm.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus, yog Palus tus tub Pedayas ua tus txhim kho mus txog ntua rau sab hnubtuaj, uas ze rau ntawm lub Roojvag Dej thiab ntawm lub chaw tsomfaj uas zov lub Tuamtsev. (Qhov no yog nyob ze rau ntawm ib sab nroog uas hu ua Aufees qhov chaw uas cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv lub Tuamtsev nyob.)

Lwm Pab uas Nrog Txhim Kho

²⁷Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog ntu ob uas cov neeg Tekau-as ua cov txhim kho; lawv pib kiag ntawm ntu uas nyob ncaj lub chaw tsomfaj loj uas zov lub Tuamtsev mus ti nkaus rau ntawm sab ntsa yeej Aufees.
²⁸Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog cov povthawj ua cov txhim kho; lawv pib kho ntawm lub Roojvag Nees nce toj mus, thiab lawv nyias kho ntu uas nyob ncaj ntawm nyias lub tsev.
²⁹Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Imeles tus tub Xadaus ua tus txhim kho; nws kho ntu uas nyob ncaj ntawm nws lub tsev.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Sekaniyas tus tub Semayas uas zov lub Roojvag Hnubtuaj ua tus txhim kho.
³⁰Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog ntu ob uas Selemiyas tus tub Hananiyas thiab Xalas tus tub Hanus uas yog tus rau ua ob tug txhim kho.
Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus uas ncaj Npelekhiyas tus tub Mesulas, yog Mesulas ua tus txhim kho.
³¹Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog Makhiyas uas yog tus nchuav kub ua tus txhim kho; nws kho mus txog ntua rau tom cov neeg uas tu lub Tuamtsev thiab cov neeg uas ua lag ua luam nyob uas yog ncaj rau ntawm lub Roojvag Mifekas, uas yog kev mus rau hauv lub Tuamtsev, ze rau chav uas nyob ntawm ceskaum ntsa yeej sab hnubtuaj qaumteb.
³²Ntu uas txuas nkaus ntawd mus yog ntu kawg uas nyob nruab nrab ntawm chav ceskaum ntsa yeej thiab lub Roojvag Yaj; ntu no yog cov neeg nchuav kub thiab cov neeg ua lag ua luam ua cov txhim kho.