Nehemiah 10

1 And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,

And the signatories were: Nehemiah, the cupbearer, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

2 the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 Attus, Sebani, Maluch,

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

8 Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.

9 And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel

And the Levites were: Jeshua, the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

10 and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,

and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Micha, Roob, Asebias,

Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Odum, the sons of Banuae.

Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

14 The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,

The heads of the people were: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adania, Bagoi, Hedin

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Ezekia, Azur,

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

18 Oduia, Esam, Besi,

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hazir,

21 Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Osee, Anania, Asub,

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

24 Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 Reum, Essabana, Maasia,

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 and Aia, Aenan, Enam,

Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Maluch, Eram, Baana.

Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nathinim, and every one who drew off from the nations of the land to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, every one who had knowledge and understanding,

And the rest of the people were the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, and the singers, the temple servants, and all who had separated themselves, from the peoples of the lands, to the law of God, with their wives, their sons, and their daughters.

29 were urgent with their brethren, and bound them under a curse, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given by the hand of Moses, the servant of God; to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord, and his judgements, and his ordinances;

All who were able to understand, pledged on behalf of their brothers, with their nobles, and they came forward to promise and to swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he had given to the hand of Moses, the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgments and his ceremonies,

30 and that we will not, [they said, ]give our daughters to the people of the land, nor will we take their daughters to our sons.

and that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, and that we would not accept their daughters for our sons,

31 And [as for] the people of the land who bring wares and all [manner of] merchandise to sell on the sabbath-day, we [will] not buy of them on the sabbath or on the holy day: and we will leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

also that, if the people of the land carry in goods for sale or any useful things, so that they might sell them on the day of the Sabbath, that we would not buy them on the Sabbath, nor on a sanctified day, and that we would release the seventh year and the collection of debt from every hand.

32 And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves, to levy on ourselves the third part of a didrachm yearly for the service of the house of our God;

And we established precepts over ourselves, so that we would give one third part of a shekel each year for the work of the house of our God,

33 the show bread, and the continual meat-offering, and for the continual whole burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moon, for the feast, and for the holy things, and the sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, and for the works of the house of our God.

for the bread of the presence, and for the continual sacrifice, and for a continual holocaust on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, on the solemnities, and for the holy things, and for the sin offering, so that atonement would be made for Israel, and for every use within the house of our God.

34 And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing, [we] the priests, and the Levites, and the people, to bring [wood] into the house of our God, according to the house of our families, at certain set times, year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:

Then we cast lots concerning the oblation of the wood among the priests, and the Levites, and the people, so that it would be carried into the house of our God, by the households of our fathers, at set times, from the times of one year to another, so that they might burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, just as it was written in the law of Moses,

35 and to bring the first fruits of our land, and the first fruits of the fruit of every tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord:

and so that we might bring in the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of all the produce from every tree, from year to year, in the house of our Lord,

36 the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, for the priests that minister in the house of our God.

and the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, just as it was written in the law, and the firstborn of our oxen and our sheep, so that they might be offered in the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God,

37 And the first fruits of our corn, and the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil, will we bring to the priests to the treasury of the house of God; and a tithe of our land to the Levites: for the Levites themselves shall receive tithes in all the cities of the land we cultivate.

and so that we might bring in the first-fruits of our foods, and of our libations, and the fruits of every tree, also of the vintage and of the oil, to the priests, to the storehouse of our God, with the tithes of our land for the Levites. The Levites also shall receive tithes from our works out of all the cities.

38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithe of the Levite: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth part of [their] tithe to the house of our God, into the treasuries of the house of God.

Now the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites in the tithes of the Levites, and the Levites shall offer a tenth part of their tithes in the house of our God, to the storeroom in the house of the treasury.

39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring into the treasuries the first fruits of the corn, and wine, and oil; and there [are] the holy vessels, and the priests, and the ministers, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall carry to the storehouse the first-fruits of the grain, of the wine, and of the oil. And the sanctified vessels shall be there, and the priests, and the singing men, and the gatekeepers, and the ministers. And we shall not forsake the house of our God.