Nehemiah 10

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

The document was sealed by: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah.

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

Zedekiah, 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, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

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

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

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

and these other Levites: 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, and Beninu.

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

The leaders of the people: 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, Hezir,

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, and 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,

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 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;

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 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.

“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 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.

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 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;

We accept the obligation to pay one third of a shekel for the operation of the Temple of 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 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 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:

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 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:

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.”