نَحَمْيا 10

١ 1 أَمَّا الَّذِينَ وَقَّعُوا عَلَى الْمِيثَاقِ فَهُمُ: الْحَاكِمُ نَحَمْيَا بْنُ حَكَلْيَا وَصِدْقِيَّا،

On the sealed documents were Nehemiah, the governor, son of Hakaliah and Zedekiah,

٢ 2 وَسَرَايَا وَعَزَرْيَا وَيِرْمِيَا،

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

٣ 3 وَفَشْحُورُ وَأَمَرْيَا وَمَلْكِيَّا،

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

٤ 4 وَحَطُّوشُ وَشَبَنْيَا وَمَلُّوخُ،

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,

٥ 5 وَحَارِيمُ وَمَرِيمُوثُ وَعُوبَدْيَا،

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

٦ 6 وَدَانِيآلُ وَجِنْثُونُ وَبَارُوخُ،

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

٧ 7 وَمَشُلّامُ وَأَبِيَّا وَمِيَّامِينُ،

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

٨ 8 وَمَعَزْيَا وَبِلْجَايُ وَشَمَعْيَا. وَجَمِيعُهُمْ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ.

Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

٩ 9 وَمِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ: يَشُوعُ بْنُ أَزَنْيَا وَبِنُّويُ مِنْ بَنِي حِينَادَادَ وَقَدْمِيئِيلُ،

The Levites were: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel,

١٠ 10 وَأَقْرِبَاؤُهُمْ: شَبَنْيَا وَهُودِيَّا وَقَلِيطَا وَفَلايَا وَحَانَانُ،

and their fellow Levites, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

١١ 11 وَمِيخَا وَرَحُوبُ وَحَشَبْيَا،

Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,

١٢ 12 وَزَكُّورُ وَشَرَبْيَا وَشَبَنْيَا،

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

١٣ 13 وَهُودِيَّا وَبَانِي وَبَنِينُو،

Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

١٤ 14 وَمِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الشَّعْبِ: فَرْعُوشُ وَفَحَثُ مُوآبَ وَعِيلامُ وَزَتُّو وَبَانِي،

The leaders of the people were: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

١٥ 15 وَبُنِّي وَعَزْجَدُ وَبِيبَايُ،

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

١٦ 16 وَأَدُونِيَّا وَبِغْوَايُ وَعَادِينُ،

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

١٧ 17 وَآطِيرُ وَحَزَقِيَّا وَعَزُّورُ،

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

١٨ 18 وَهُودِيَّا وَحَشُومُ وَبِيصَايُ،

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

١٩ 19 وَحَارِيفُ وَعَنَاثُوثُ وَنِيبَايُ،

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

٢٠ 20 وَمَجْفِيعَاشُ وَمَشُلّامُ وَحَزِيرُ،

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

٢١ 21 وَمَشِيزَبْئِيلُ وَصَادُوقُ وَيَدُّوعُ،

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

٢٢ 22 وَفَلَطْيَا وَحَنَانُ وَعَنَايَا،

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

٢٣ 23 وَهُوشَعُ وَحَنَنْيَا وَحَشُوبُ،

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

٢٤ 24 وَهَلُوحِيشُ وَفِلْحَا وَشُوبِيقُ،

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

٢٥ 25 وَرَحُومُ وَحَشَبْنَا وَمَعْسِيَا،

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

٢٦ 26 وَأَخِيَّا وَحَانَانُ وَعَانَانُ،

Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

٢٧ 27 وَمَلُّوخُ وَحَرِيمُ وَبَعْنَةُ.

Malluk, Harim, and Baanah.

٢٨ 28 أَمَّا بَاقِي الشَّعْبِ وَالْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَحُرَّاسِ أَبْوَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَالْمُرَتِّلِينَ وَخُدَّامِ الْهَيْكَلِ، وَكُلِّ الَّذِينَ اعْتَزَلُوا شُعُوبَ الأَرَاضِي وَالْتَفُّوا حَوْلَ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ مَعَ نِسَائِهِمْ، وَسَائِرِ ذَوِي الْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالْفَهْمِ،

As for the rest of the people, who were priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the neighboring lands and pledged themselves to the law of God, including their wives, their sons and their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,

٢٩ 29 فَقَدِ انْضَمُّوا إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِمْ وَأَشْرَافِهِمْ، وَتَعَهَّدُوا مُقْسِمِينَ بِالالْتِزَامِ بِالسَّيْرِ فِي شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ الَّتِي أَعْلَنَهَا عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى عَبْدِهِ، وَبِالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ وَصَايَا الرَّبِّ سَيِّدِنَا وَأَحْكَامِهِ وَفَرَائِضِهِ،

they joined together with their brothers, their nobles, and bound themselves with both a curse and an oath to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and obey all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord and his decrees and his statutes.

٣٠ 30 كَمَا تَمَّ التَّعَهُّدُ بِعَدَمِ تَزْوِيجِ بَنَاتِنَا مِنْ أُمَمِ الأَرْضِ، وَلا تَزْوِيجِ أَبْنَائِنَا مِنْ بَنَاتِهِمْ،

We promised that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

٣١ 31 وَرَفْضِ الشِّرَاءِ مِنْ شُعُوبِ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ لِبَيْعِ بَضَائِعِهِمْ وَحُبُوبِهِمْ فِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ أَوْ فِي أَيِّ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الأَيَّامِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ، وَأَنْ نَمْتَنِعَ عَنْ زِرَاعَةِ الأَرْضِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ سَابِعَةٍ وَنُلْغِيَ فِيهَا كُلَّ الدُّيُونِ.

We also promised that if the people of the land bring goods or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will let our fields rest, and we will cancel all debts.

٣٢ 32 وَفَرَضْنَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا جِزْيَةً سَنَوِيَّةً قَدْرُهَا ثُلْثُ شَاقِلٍ (أَيْ أَرْبَعُ جِرَامَاتِ) فِضَّةٍ، نَدْفَعُهَا لِنَفَقَاتِ خِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا.

We accepted the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God,

٣٣ 33 وَلِتَوْفِيرِ خُبْزِ التَّقْدِمَةِ وَالتَّقْدِمَةِ الدَّائِمَةِ وَالْمُحْرَقَةِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ وَقَرَابِينِ السُّبُوتِ وَمَطَالِعِ الشُّهُورِ وَالأَعْيَادِ وَالأَقْدَاسِ وَذَبَائِحِ الْخَطِيئَةِ، لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلِلْقِيَامِ بِصِيَانَةِ بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا.

to provide for the bread of the presence, and for the regular grain offering, the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals and appointed feasts, and for the holy offerings, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, as well as for all the work of the house of our God.

٣٤ 34 ثُمَّ، نَحْنُ الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَالشَّعْبَ، أَلْقَيْنَا الْقُرْعَةَ لِنُقَرِّرَ مَتَى يَتَحَتَّمُ عَلَى كُلِّ عَائِلَةٍ مِنْ عَائِلاتِنَا أَنْ تَجْلِبَ تَقْدِمَاتِهَا السَّنَوِيَّةَ مِنَ الْحَطَبِ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللهِ، لإِحْرَاقِهَا عَلَى مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا، كَمَا نَصَّتِ الشَّرِيعَةُ،

The priests, the Levites, and the people cast lots for the wood offering. The lots would select which of our families would bring wood into the house of our God at the appointed times each year, to be burned on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.

٣٥ 35 كَمَا أَلْزَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا بِحَمْلِ بَاكُورَاتِ أَرْضِنَا مِنَ الْمَحَاصِيلِ أَوْ مِنْ أَثْمَارِ الأَشْجَارِ سَنَةً فَسَنَةً إِلَى هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا

We promised to bring to the house of Yahweh the firstfruits grown from our soil, and the firstfruits of every tree each year.

٣٦ 36 وَكَذَلِكَ أَبْكَارِ أَبْنَائِنَا وَبَهَائِمِنَا وَمَوَاشِينَا مِنْ بَقَرٍ وَغَنَمٍ، فَنُحْضِرُهَا إِلَى هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا إِلَى الْكَهَنَةِ الْخَادِمِينَ، كَمَا نَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّرِيعَةُ.

As it is written in the law, we promised to bring to the house of God and to the priests who serve there, the firstborn of our sons and of our herds and flocks.

٣٧ 37 وَتَعَهَّدْنَا أَيْضاً أَنْ نَأْتِيَ بِأَوَائِلِ عَجِينِنَا وَقَرَابِينِنَا وَثَمَرِ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ وَأَوَائِلِ الْخَمْرِ وَالزَّيْتِ إِلَى الْكَهَنَةِ إِلَى مَخَازِنِ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا، وَبِعُشْرِ مَحَاصِيلِ أَرْضِنَا إِلَى اللّاوِيِّينَ، لأَنَّ اللّاوِيِّينَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَجْمَعُونَ الْعُشُورَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مُدُنِنَا الرِّيفِيَّةِ.

We will bring the first of our dough and our grain offerings, and the fruit of every tree, and the new wine and the oil we will bring to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God. We will bring to the Levites the tithes from our soil because the Levites collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.

٣٨ 38 وَيَكُونُ كَاهِنٌ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ هرُونَ مَعَ اللّاوِيِّينَ حِينَ يَقُومُونَ بِجَمْعِ الْعُشُورِ، فَيُوْدِعُ اللّاوِيُّونَ عُشْرَ الأَعْشَارِ فِي مَخَازِنِ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا،

A priest, a descendant of Aaron, must be with the Levites when they receive the tithes. The Levites must bring a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God to the storerooms of the treasury.

٣٩ 39 لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ وَأَبْنَاءَ اللّاوِيِّينَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ بِتَقْدِمَاتِ الْقَمْحِ وَالْخَمْرِ وَالزَّيْتِ إِلَى الْمَخَازِنِ، حَيْثُ تُوجَدُ آنِيَةُ الْقُدْسِ وَالْكَهَنَةُ والْقَائِمُونَ بِالْخِدْمَةِ وَحُرَّاسُ أَبْوَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَالْمُرَتِّلُونَ. وَهَكَذَا لَا نُهْمِلُ هَيْكَلَ إِلَهِنَا.

For the people of Israel and the descendants of Levi 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 priests who are serving, and the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. We will not neglect the house of our God.