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11 A thywysogion y bobl a drigasant yn Jerwsalem: a’r rhan arall o’r bobl a fwriasant goelbrennau i ddwyn un o’r deg i drigo yn Jerwsalem y ddinas sanctaidd, a naw rhan i fod yn y dinasoedd eraill. A’r bobl a fendithiasant yr holl wŷr a ymroddasent yn ewyllysgar i breswylio yn Jerwsalem.

A dyma benaethiaid y dalaith, y rhai a drigasant yn Jerwsalem: ond yn ninasoedd Jwda pawb a drigasant yn eu meddiant o fewn eu dinasoedd, sef Israel, yr offeiriaid, a’r Lefiaid, a’r Nethiniaid, a meibion gweision Solomon. A rhai o feibion Jwda ac o feibion Benjamin a drigasant yn Jerwsalem. O feibion Jwda; Athaia mab Usseia, fab Sechareia, fab Amareia, fab Seffatia, fab Mahalaleel, o feibion Peres; Maaseia hefyd mab Baruch, fab Col‐hose, fab Hasaia, fab Adaia, fab Joiarib, fab Sechareia, fab Siloni. Holl feibion Peres y rhai oedd yn trigo yn Jerwsalem, oedd bedwar cant ac wyth a thrigain o wŷr grymus. A dyma feibion Benjamin; Salu mab Mesulam, fab Joed, fab Pedaia, fab Colaia, fab Maaseia, fab Ithiel, fab Jesaia. Ac ar ei ôl ef Gabai, Salai; naw cant ac wyth ar hugain. A Joel mab Sichri oedd swyddog arnynt hwy: a Jwda mab Senua yn ail ar y ddinas. 10 O’r offeiriaid: Jedaia mab Joiarib, Jachin. 11 Seraia mab Hilceia, fab Mesulam, fab Sadoc, fab Meraioth, fab Ahitub, blaenor tŷ Dduw. 12 A’u brodyr y rhai oedd yn gweithio gwaith y tŷ, oedd wyth cant a dau ar hugain: ac Adaia mab Jeroham, fab Pelalia, fab Amsi, fab Sechareia, fab Pasur, fab Malcheia, 13 A’i frodyr, pennau‐cenedl, dau cant a dau a deugain: ac Amasai mab Asareel, fab Ahasai, fab Mesilemoth, fab Immer, 14 A’u brodyr hwynt, yn gedyrn o nerth, oedd gant ac wyth ar hugain: a Sabdiel mab Haggedolim yn swyddog arnynt. 15 Ac o’r Lefiaid: Semaia mab Hasub, fab Asricam, fab Hasabeia fab Bunni. 16 Sabbethai hefyd, a Josabad, o benaethiaid y Lefiaid, oedd oruchaf ar y gwaith o’r tu allan i dŷ Dduw. 17 Mataneia hefyd mab Micha, fab Sabdi, fab Asaff, oedd bennaf i ddechrau tâl diolch mewn gweddi: a Bacbuceia yn ail o’i frodyr; ac Abda mab Sammua, fab Galal, fab Jedwthwn. 18 Yr holl Lefiaid yn y ddinas sanctaidd, oedd ddau cant a phedwar a phedwar ugain. 19 A’r porthorion, Accub, Talmon, a’u brodyr yn cadw y pyrth, oedd gant a deuddeg a thrigain.

20 A’r rhan arall o Israel, o’r offeiriaid ac o’r Lefiaid a drigent yn holl ddinasoedd Jwda, pob un yn ei etifeddiaeth. 21 Ond y Nethiniaid oeddynt yn aros yn y tŵr: Siha a Gispa oedd ar y Nethiniaid. 22 A swyddog y Lefiaid yn Jerwsalem, oedd Ussi mab Bani, fab Hasabeia, fab Mataneia, fab Micha: o feibion Asaff, y cantorion oedd ar waith tŷ Dduw. 23 Canys gorchymyn y brenin amdanynt hwy oedd, fod ordinhad safadwy i’r cantorion, dogn dydd yn ei ddydd. 24 A Phethaheia mab Mesesabeel, o feibion Sera mab Jwda, oedd wrth law y brenin ym mhob peth a berthynai i’r bobl. 25 Ac am y trefydd a’u meysydd, rhai o feibion Jwda a drigasant yng Nghaer‐Arba a’i phentrefi, ac yn Dibon a’i phentrefi, ac yn Jecabseel a’i phentrefi, 26 Ac yn Jesua, ac ym Molada, ac yn Beth‐phelet, 27 Ac yn Hasar‐sual, ac yn Beerseba a’i phentrefi, 28 Ac yn Siclag, ac ym Mechona ac yn ei phentrefi, 29 Ac yn En‐rimmon, ac yn Sarea, ac yn Jarmuth, 30 Sanoa, Adulam, a’u trefydd, Lachis a’i meysydd, yn Aseca a’i phentrefi. A hwy a wladychasant o Beerseba hyd ddyffryn Hinnom. 31 A meibion Benjamin o Geba a drigasant ym Michmas, ac Aia, a Bethel, a’u pentrefi, 32 Yn Anathoth, Nob, Ananeia, 33 Hasor, Rama, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Seboim, Nebalat, 35 Lod, ac Ono, glyn y crefftwyr. 36 Ac o’r Lefiaid yr oedd rhannau yn Jwda, ac yn Benjamin.

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) The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

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) 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; 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. The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.

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, and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 men. 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.

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 11:14 Most Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew their