Nehemiah 10

1 Now, upon the sealed writings, were, —Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah;

And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;

the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah;

Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch;

Attus, Sebani, Maluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah;

Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;

Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;

Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, —these, were, the priests.

Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.

9 And, the Levites, —Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel

10 and, their brethren, —Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan;

and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;

Micha, Roob, Asebias,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah;

Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,

13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

Odum, the sons of Banuae.

14 The heads of the people, —Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;

The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai;

the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin;

Adania, Bagoi, Hedin

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;

Ater, Ezekia, Azur,

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai;

Oduia, Esam, Besi,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai;

Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir;

Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua;

Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;

Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;

Osee, Anania, Asub,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek;

Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah;

Reum, Essabana, Maasia,

26 and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan;

and Aia, Aenan, Enam,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

Maluch, Eram, Baana.

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,

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nathinim, and every one who drew off from the nations of the land to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, every one who had knowledge and understanding,

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;

were urgent with their brethren, and bound them under a curse, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given by the hand of Moses, the servant of God; to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord, and his judgements, and his ordinances;

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;

and that we will not, [they said, ]give our daughters to the people of the land, nor will we take their daughters to 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.

And [as for] the people of the land who bring wares and all [manner of] merchandise to sell on the sabbath-day, we [will] not buy of them on the sabbath or on the holy day: and we will leave the seventh year, and the exaction of 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:

And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves, to levy on ourselves the third part of a didrachm 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.

the show bread, and the continual meat-offering, and for the continual whole burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moon, for the feast, and for the holy things, and the sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, and for the works 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.

And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing, [we] the priests, and the Levites, and the people, to bring [wood] into the house of our God, according to the house of our families, at certain set times, year by year, 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;

and to bring the first fruits of our land, and the first fruits of the fruit of every tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord:

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;

the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, for the priests that 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.

And the first fruits of our corn, and the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil, will we bring to the priests to the treasury of the house of God; and a tithe of our land to the Levites: for the Levites themselves shall receive tithes in all the cities of the land we cultivate.

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.

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithe of the Levite: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth part of [their] tithe to the house of our God, into the treasuries of the house of 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 children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring into the treasuries the first fruits of the corn, and wine, and oil; and there [are] the holy vessels, and the priests, and the ministers, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.