Nehemiah 10

1 Now those who put down their names were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

And with those whose seal was affixed were, Nehemiah the Tirshatha the son of Chachalyah, and Zidkiyah.

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

[Then] Serayah, 'Azaryah, Jeremiah,

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

Pashchui, Amaryah, Malkiyah,

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

Chattush, Shebanyah, Malluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

Charim, Meremoth, 'Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Meshullam, Abiyah, Miyamin,

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

Ma'azyah, Bilgai, Shema'yah: these were the priests.

9 And the Levites: by name, Jeshua, the son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

And the Levites: Jeshua' the son of Azanyah, Binnui [[of]] the sons of Chenadad, Kadmiel;

10 And their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

And their brethren, Shebanyah, Hodiyah, Kelita, Palayah, Chanan,

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Micha, Rechob, Chashabyah,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Zaccur, Sherebyah, Shebanyah,

13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

Hodiyah, Bani, Beninu.

14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

The chiefs of the people: Par'osh, Pachath-moab, 'Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

Bunni, 'Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

Adoniyah, Bigvai, 'Adin,

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

Ater, Chizkiyah, 'Azzur,

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

Hodiyah, Chashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

Chariph, 'Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

Magpi'ash, Meshullam, Chezir,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua',

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

Pelatyah, Chanan, 'Anayah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

Hoshea', Chanayah, Chasshub,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

Hallochesh, Pilcha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

Rechum, Chashabnah, Ma'asseyah,

26 And Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

And Achiyah, Chanan, 'Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

Malluch, Charim, Ba'anah.

28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the door-keepers, the music-makers, the Nethinim, and all those who had made themselves separate from the peoples of the lands, to keep the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and wisdom;

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gate-keepers, the singers, the temple-servants, and all those that had separated themselves from the nations of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding,

29 They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Lord, our Lord, and his decisions and his rules;

Held firmly with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through means of Moses the servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commandments of the Eternal One, our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

30 And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for our sons;

And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

31 And if the peoples of the lands come to do trade in goods or food on the Sabbath day, that we would do no trade with them on the Sabbath or on a holy day: and that in the seventh year we would take no payment from any debtor.

And that if the people of the land should bring wares or any provisions on the sabbath day to sell, we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on [another] holy day; and that we would leave [the fields without reaping in] the seventh year, and [give up] every loan of hand.

32 And we made rules for ourselves, taxing ourselves a third of a shekel every year for the upkeep of the house of our God;

And we established for us as one of the commandments to impose on ourselves [to give] the third part of a shekel in every year for the service of the house of our God;

33 For the holy bread, and for the regular meal offering and the regular burned offering on the Sabbaths and at the new moon and the fixed feasts, and for the sin-offerings to take away the sin of Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

For the shew-bread, and for the continual meat-offering, and for the continual burnt-offering, [for those of] the sabbaths, of the new-moons, for the appointed feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and [for] all the work of the house of our God.

34 And we, the priests and the Levites and the people, made selection, by the decision of the Lord, of those who were to take the wood offering into the house of God, by families at the regular times, year by year, to be burned on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is recorded in the law;

And we, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots concerning the procuring of the wood, to bring it into the house of our God, unto the house of our fathers, at fixed times, year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law;

35 And to take the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of every sort of tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord;

And to bring the first-fruits of our ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord;

36 As well as the first of our sons and of our cattle, as it is recorded in the law, and the first lambs of our herds and of our flocks, which are to be taken to the house of our God, to the priests who are servants in the house of our God:

And also the first-born of our sons, and for our [unclean] cattle, as it is written in the law, and to bring the first-born of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God;

37 And that we would take the first of our rough meal, and our lifted offerings, and the fruit of every sort of tree, and wine and oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take a tenth in all the towns of our ploughed land.

And that we would bring the first portion of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and this of the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, unto the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; and that these same Levites should be the receivers of the tithes in all the cities of our land-tillage;

38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, is to be with the Levites, when the Levites take the tenths: and the Levites are to take a tenth of the tenths into the house of our God, to the rooms, into the store-house;

And that the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites receive the tithes; and that the Levites should bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure-house.

39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi are to take the lifted offering of the grain and wine and oil into the rooms where the vessels of the holy place are, together with the priests and the door-keepers and the makers of music: and we will not give up caring for the house of our God.

For into the chambers shall the children of Israel and the children of Levi bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, and there shall be the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers: and that we will not forsake the house of our God.