Nehemiah 10

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

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

2 Zedekiah, 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, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

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

9 The Levites: Jeshua, 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 these other Levites: 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, and Beninu.

Hodiyah, Bani, Beninu.

14 The leaders 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, Nebai,

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 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

And Achiyah, Chanan, 'Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

Malluch, Charim, Ba'anah.

28 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,

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 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.

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 “We promise not to allow our daughters to marry the people of the land, and not to allow our sons to marry their daughters.

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

31 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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.”

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.