< 尼希米記 10 >
1 簽名的是:哈迦利亞的兒子-省長尼希米,和西底家;
The document was sealed by: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah.
Zedekiah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 又有利未人,就是亞散尼的兒子耶書亞、希拿達的子孫賓內、甲篾;
The Levites: Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 還有他們的弟兄示巴尼、荷第雅、基利他、毗萊雅、哈難、
and these other Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 又有民的首領,就是巴錄、巴哈‧摩押、以攔、薩土、巴尼、
The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
28 其餘的民、祭司、利未人、守門的、歌唱的、尼提寧,和一切離絕鄰邦居民歸服上帝律法的,並他們的妻子、兒女,凡有知識能明白的,
The rest of the people, including the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and Temple servants, and everyone who had separated themselves from the people of the land to keep the Law of God, as well as their wives and all their sons and daughters who were old enough to understand,
29 都隨從他們貴冑的弟兄,發咒起誓,必遵行上帝藉他僕人摩西所傳的律法,謹守遵行耶和華-我們主的一切誡命、典章、律例;
joined the leaders in swearing an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God, to pay attention to and carry out all the commands of the Lord our God, his rules and regulations.
30 並不將我們的女兒嫁給這地的居民,也不為我們的兒子娶他們的女兒。
“We promise not to allow our daughters to marry the people of the land, and not to allow our sons to marry their daughters.
31 這地的居民若在安息日,或甚麼聖日,帶了貨物或糧食來賣給我們,我們必不買。每逢第七年必不耕種,凡欠我們債的必不追討。
When the people of the land bring goods and all kinds of food to sell on the holy Sabbath, we will not buy anything from them on the Sabbath or on other holy days. Every seventh year we will leave the land to rest, and we will cancel all debts.
32 我們又為自己定例,每年各人捐銀一舍客勒三分之一,為我們上帝殿的使用,
We accept the obligation to pay one third of a shekel for the operation of the Temple of God,
33 就是為陳設餅、常獻的素祭,和燔祭,安息日、月朔、節期所獻的與聖物,並以色列人的贖罪祭,以及我們上帝殿裏一切的費用。
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the new moon and yearly festivals, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, in short all that takes place in the Temple of our God.
34 我們的祭司、利未人,和百姓都掣籤,看每年是哪一族按定期將獻祭的柴奉到我們上帝的殿裏,照着律法上所寫的,燒在耶和華-我們上帝的壇上。
We have allocated by lot among the priests, Levites, and the people, to determine who will bring wood to the Temple of our God to burn on the altar of the Lord our God at specific times during the year, as required by the Law.
35 又定每年將我們地上初熟的土產和各樣樹上初熟的果子都奉到耶和華的殿裏。
We also promise to bring the first part of the produce from our fields and from every fruit tree to the Lord's Temple every year.
36 又照律法上所寫的,將我們頭胎的兒子和首生的牛羊都奉到我們上帝的殿,交給我們上帝殿裏供職的祭司;
We will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock and of our herds and flocks to the Temple of our God, to the priests who minister there, as required by the Law.
37 並將初熟之麥子所磨的麵和舉祭、各樣樹上初熟的果子、新酒與油奉給祭司,收在我們上帝殿的庫房裏,把我們地上所產的十分之一奉給利未人,因利未人在我們一切城邑的土產中當取十分之一。
We will bring to the storerooms of the Temple of our God, to the priests, the first part of our coarse-ground flour, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and olive oil. We will also bring a tithe of our produce to the Levites, for the Levites are the ones who collect the tithes in all the farming towns.
38 利未人取十分之一的時候,亞倫的子孫中,當有一個祭司與利未人同在。利未人也當從十分之一中取十分之一,奉到我們上帝殿的屋子裏,收在庫房中。
A priest descended from Aaron will accompany the Levites when they collect the tithe, and the Levites are to bring a tithe of these tithes to the rooms of the storehouse in the Temple of our God.
39 以色列人和利未人要將五穀、新酒,和油為舉祭,奉到收存聖所器皿的屋子裏,就是供職的祭司、守門的、歌唱的所住的屋子。這樣,我們就不離棄我們上帝的殿。
The people of Israel and the Levites are to bring the offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms where the sanctuary objects are kept, where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers are. We will not forget the Temple of our God.”