Nehemiah 10
1 Now, upon the sealed writings, were, —Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah;
Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah;
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch;
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah;
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, —these, were, the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 And, the Levites, —Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 and, their brethren, —Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan;
and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah;
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 The heads of the people, —Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;
And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai;
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin;
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai;
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai;
Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir;
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua;
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek;
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah;
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan;
Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
28 And, the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, —every one having knowledge and understanding,
“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
29 were holding fast unto their distinguished brethren, and were entering into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through Moses the servant of God, —and to observe and do, all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his regulations, and his statutes;
hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
30 and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, —and, their daughters, would we not take for our sons;
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
31 and, if the peoples of the land should be bringing in wares, or any corn on the sabbath day, to sell, we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day, —and that we would remit the seventh year, and the loan of every hand.
When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.
32 And we laid on ourselves charges, appointing for ourselves the third of a shekel, yearly, —for the service of the house of our God:
We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
33 for the bread to set in array, and the continual meal-offering, and for the continual ascending-sacrifice, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the appointed feasts, and for things hallowed, and for victims bearing sin, to put a propitiatory-covering over Israel, —and for all the work of the house of our God.
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.
34 Also, lots, did we cast, concerning the offering of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring it unto the house of our God, by our ancestral houses, at times arranged, year by year, —to burn upon the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.
We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
35 And that we would bring in the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruit of all fruit of all trees, year by year, —unto the house of Yahweh;
We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.
36 also that, the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, —and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, we would bring in unto the house of our God, unto the priests who should be in attendance in the house of our God;
And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.
37 and, the first part of our meal and our heave-offerings and the fruit of all trees, new wine and oil, would we bring in unto the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground unto the Levites, —the Levites themselves, taking the tithes in all our cities of agriculture.
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
38 And the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites should take the tithes, —and the Levites, should bring up the tithe of the tithe, unto the house of our God, into the chambers pertaining unto the treasure-house.
A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
39 For, into the chambers, should the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi bring in the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine and the oil, since, there, are the utensils of the sanctuary, and the priests who are in attendance, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, —so would we not neglect the house of our God.
For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
