Nehemiah 10
1 Te vaengah catui aka hnap rhoek tah Hakaliah capa tongmang boei Nehemiah neh Zedekiah.
(This is a list/These are the names) of those who signed the agreement: I, Nehemiah, the governor; and also Zedekiah.
2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah.
The priests who signed it were: Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashur, Amariah, Malkhiah.
Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Mallukh.
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah.
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Barukh.
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin.
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah khosoih rhoek.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah.
9 Levi rhoek neh Azaniah capa Jeshua, Henadad koca kah Binnui neh Kadmiel.
The [other] descendants of Levi who signed it were: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui from the clan of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 Amih boeinaphung te Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan.
Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Mikha, Rehob, Hashabiah.
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zakkuur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah.
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 Pilnam kah a lu rhoek tah, Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani.
The Israeli leaders who signed it were: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Buni, 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,
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir.
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Mezhezabel, Zadok, Jaddua.
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah.
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hosea, Hananiah, Hasshub.
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek.
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah.
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan.
Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Mallukh, Harim, Baanah.
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
28 Pilnam kah a coih rhoek, khosoih rhoek, Levi rhoek, thoh tawt rhoek, laa sa rhoek, tamtaeng rhoek, khohmuen pilnam lamloh aka hoep boeih, a yuu rhoek, a capa rhoek, a canu rhoek long khaw aka yakming boeih long tah Pathen olkhueng te a ming uh.
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].
29 Amih a khuet rhoek te a boeinaphung ah moem uh thae tih, Pathen kah sal Moses kut ah a paek Pathen kah olkhueng dongah pongpa ham khaw, ka Boeipa YAHWEH kah olpaek boeih, a laitloeknah neh a oltlueh te ngaithuen ham neh vai ham khaw, olcaeng neh, olhlo neh pawk uh.
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: ]
30 “Kaimih nu rhoek te khohmuen pilnam taengah paek pawt ham khaw. Amih nu te kaimih ca rhoek ham loh pah pawt ham khaw.
“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.
31 Khohmuen pilnam kah hnoyoih hang khuen khaw, Sabbath hnin kah a yoih ham cangtham boeih khaw, Sabbath neh a cim khohnin ah tah amih taengkah te loh pawt ham. Kum rhih nen tah kut tom kah a casai te ka yoe sak uh eh.
“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).
32 “Kaimih Pathen im kah thothuengnah ham kaimih kah te kum khat ah shekel hlop thum paek ham olpaek te khaw.
“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.
33 Rhungkung buh neh sainoek khocang ham khaw, hlasae Sabbath kah sainoek hmueihhlutnah ham khaw, khoning ham neh hmuencim ham khaw, Israel ham tholh aka dawth boirhaem ham khaw, kaimih Pathen im kah bitat cungkuem ham khaw kaimih soah ka pai puei eh.
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.
34 “Olkhueng dongkah a daek bangla kaimih kah Pathen BOEIPA hmueihtuk dongah a toih ham te, a kum, kum kah a tue a hol vaengah, a pa imkhui loh kaimih Pathen im la, Levi khosoih neh pilnam kah nawnnah thing thak ham khaw,
“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].
35 “Kaimih kah khohmuen thaihcuek, thaih boeih khuikah thaihcuek, thing boeih te a kum, kum ah BOEIPA im la khuen ham khaw,
“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].
36 Olkhueng dongkah a daek bangla kaimih kah capa neh rhamsa caming, ka saelhung neh ka boiva cacuek khaw, kaimih kah Pathen im ah kaimih Pathen im kah aka thotat khosoih rhoek taengla khuen ham,
“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].
37 kaimih kah buhhuem neh ka khosaa tanglue khaw, thing cungkuem kah a thaih khaw, misur thai neh situi khaw, Pathen im kah imkhan ah khosoih taengla, amih Levi rhoek tah kho takuem ah kaimih kah thohtatnah lamloh a duen dongah kaimih khohmuen kah parha pakhat te Levi taengla thak ham hmulung ka naan uh.
“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.
38 Levi rhoek loh a duen vaengah Aaron koca khosoih rhoek te Levi taengah om kuekluek saeh. Parha pakhat dongkah parha pakhat te Levi rhoek loh kaimih Pathen im ah thakvoh im kah imkhan khuila thak uh saeh.
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.
39 Israel ca rhoek neh Levi ca rhoek loh cangpai khocang khaw, misur thai neh situi khaw imkhan khuila thak uh saeh. Teah te rhokso kah hnopai neh aka thotat khosoih rhoek khaw, thoh tawt rhoek khaw, laa sa rhoek khaw a om dongah kaimih kah Pathen im te ka hnoo uh mahpawh.”
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].”
