Nehemiah 10
1 (This is a list/These are the names) of those who signed the agreement: I, Nehemiah, the governor; and also Zedekiah.
And [were] on the sealed [documents] Nehemiah the governor [the] son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah.
2 The priests who signed it were: Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Seraiah Azariah Jeremiah.
3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
Pashhur Amariah Malkijah.
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, and Shemaiah.
Maaziah Bilgai Shemaiah these [were] the priests.
9 The [other] descendants of Levi who signed it were: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui from the clan of Henadad, Kadmiel,
And the Levites and Jeshua [the] son of Azaniah Binnui one of [the] sons of Henadad Kadmiel.
10 Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
And brothers their Shebaniah Hodiah Kelita Pelaiah Hanan.
11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
Mica Rehob Hashabiah.
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Zaccur Sherebiah Shebaniah.
13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
Hodiah Bani Beninu.
14 The Israeli leaders who signed it were: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
[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, Nebai,
Hariph Anathoth (Nebai. *QK)
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 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
And Ahiah Hanan Anan.
27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
Malluch Harim Baanah.
28 Then the rest of the people also made a solemn agreement. The people who did it included priests, temple gatekeepers, singers, and temple workers. They also included all the men from other countries who had separated themselves from the other foreigners living in Israel. These men, along with their wives, their sons and daughters who were old enough to understand [what they were doing, were people who wanted to obey God’s laws].
And [the] rest of the people the priests the Levites the gatekeepers the singers the temple servants and every [one who] has separated himself from [the] peoples of the lands to [the] law of God wives their sons their and daughters their every [one who] knows [one who] understands.
29 They all joined with their leaders in making this solemn agreement. They agreed to obey all the laws that God had given to Moses. They agreed to obey everything that Yahweh our God had commanded, and all his regulations and instructions. [And this is what they promised to do: ]
[are] holding On countrymen their noble [ones] their and [are] going in a curse and in an oath to walk in [the] law of God which it was given by [the] hand of Moses [the] servant of God and to take care and to do all [the] commandments of Yahweh lord our and judgments his and statutes his.
30 “We will not allow our daughters to marry people who live in this land [who do not worship Yahweh], and we will not allow our sons to marry them.
And that not we will give daughters our to [the] peoples of the land and daughters their not we will take for sons our.
31 “If people from other countries who live in this land bring us grain or other things to sell to us on Sabbath days or any other sacred day, we will not buy anything from them. And in every seventh year, we will not plant any crops, and we will (cancel all debts/declare that people will no longer have to pay back what they owe us).
And [the] peoples of the land who will bring wares and any grain on [the] day of the sabbath to sell not we will take from them on the sabbath and on a day of holiness so we may leave the year seventh and usury of every hand.
32 “We also promise that every year we will pay (one-eighth of an ounce/4 grams) of silver for the work of taking care of the temple.
And we establish on ourselves commandments to put on ourselves [the] third of the shekel in the year for [the] service of [the] house of God our.
33 With that money they can buy these things: The sacred bread [that is placed before God], the grain that is burned [on the altar] each day, the lambs that were completely burned [on the altar], the sacred offerings for the Sabbath days and for celebrating each new moon and other festivals that God told us to celebrate, and other offerings that are dedicated to God, the animals to be sacrificed to atone for the sins of the Israeli people, and anything else that is needed for the work of taking care of the temple.
For [the] bread of the row and [the] grain offering of regularity and for [the] burnt offering of regularity the sabbaths the new moons for the appointed feasts and for the holy offerings and for the sin offerings to make atonement on Israel and all [the] work of [the] house of God our.
34 “Each year the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi who help the priests, and the rest of us will (cast lots/throw marked stones) to determine [for that year] which clans will provide wood to burn on the altar the sacrifices that are offered to Yahweh our God, in order to do what was written in the laws [God gave to Moses].
And the lots we have cast on [the] offering of the wood the priests the Levites and the people to bring [it] to [the] house of God our to [the] house of ancestors our to times appointed a year in a year to burn [it] on [the] altar Yahweh God our according to [what] is written in the law.
35 “We promise that each year each family will take to the temple an offering from the first grain that we harvest and from the first fruit that grows on our trees [that year].
And to bring [the] first-fruits of ground our and [the] first-fruits of all [the] fruit of every tree a year in a year to [the] house of Yahweh.
36 “Also, we will take to the priests at the temple our firstborn sons and dedicate them to God. And we will also bring firstborn calves and lambs and baby goats [to be offered as sacrifices]. That is what is written in God’s laws [that we must do].
And [the] firstborn of sons our and cattle our according to [what] is written in the law and [the] firstborn of herds our and flocks our to bring to [the] house of God our to the priests who serve in [the] house of God our.
37 “We will also take to the priests at the temple the flour made from the first grain [that we harvest each year], and our other offerings of wine, [olive] oil, and fruit. We will also take to the descendants of Levi [who help the priests] the tithes/10% of [the crops that we grow on] our land, because they are the ones who collect the tithes in all the villages where we work/live.
And [the] choicest of dough our and contributions our and [the] fruit of every tree new wine and fresh oil we will bring to the priests to [the] store-rooms of [the] house of God our and [the] tithe of ground our to the Levites and they the Levites [are] the [ones who] collect tithes in all [the] cities of labor our.
38 The priests who are descendants of Aaron will be with the [other] descendants of Levi and supervise them when they collect the tithes. Then the descendants of Levi must take 10% of the things that people bring and put them in the storerooms in the temple.
And he will be the priest [the] descendant of Aaron with the Levites when collect [the] tithes the Levites and the Levites they will bring up [the] tenth of the tithe to [the] house of God our into the store-rooms of [the] house of the treasury.
39 The descendants of Levi and [some of] the other Israeli people must take 10% of the offerings of grain, wine, and [olive] oil to the storerooms where the various utensils that are used in the temple are kept. That is the place where the priests who are serving at that time, the temple guards, and those who sing in the temple choir live. [We promise that] we will not neglect [taking care of the temple of our God].”
For to the store-rooms they will bring [the] people of Israel and [the] descendants of the Levites [the] contribution of grain the new wine and the fresh oil and [will be] there [the] utensils of the sanctuary and the priests who serve and the gatekeepers and the singers and not we will neglect [the] house of God our.
