Nehemiah 10

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

And [were] on the sealed [documents] Nehemiah the governor [the] son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah.

2 Zedekiah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

Seraiah Azariah Jeremiah.

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

Pashhur Amariah Malkijah.

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

Hattush Shebaniah Malluch.

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

Harim Meremoth Obadiah.

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

Daniel Ginnethon Baruch.

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Meshullam Abijah Mijamin.

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

Maaziah Bilgai Shemaiah these [were] the priests.

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

And the Levites and Jeshua [the] son of Azaniah Binnui one of [the] sons of Henadad Kadmiel.

10 and these other Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

And brothers their Shebaniah Hodiah Kelita Pelaiah Hanan.

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Mica Rehob Hashabiah.

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Zaccur Sherebiah Shebaniah.

13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

Hodiah Bani Beninu.

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

[the] leaders of The people Parosh Pahath-Moab Elam Zattu Bani.

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

Bunni Azgad Bebai.

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

Adonijah Bigvai Adin.

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

Ater Hezekiah Azzur.

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

Hodiah Hashum Bezai.

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

Hariph Anathoth (Nebai. *Q(K)*)

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

Magpiash Meshullam Hezir.

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

Meshezabel Zadok Jaddua.

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

Pelatiah Hanan Anaiah.

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

Hoshea Hananiah Hasshub.

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

Hallohesh Pilha Shobek.

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

Rehum Hashabnah Maaseiah.

26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

And Ahiah Hanan Anan.

27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

Malluch Harim Baanah.

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 gatekeepers the singers the temple servants and every [one who] has separated himself from [the] peoples of the lands to [the] law of God wives their sons their and daughters their every [one who] knows [one who] understands.

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.

[are] holding On countrymen their noble [ones] their and [are] going in a curse and in an oath to walk in [the] law of God which it was given by [the] hand of Moses [the] servant of God and to take care and to do all [the] commandments of Yahweh lord our and judgments his and statutes his.

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 not we will give daughters our to [the] peoples of the land and daughters their not we will take for sons our.

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 [the] peoples of the land who will bring wares and any grain on [the] day of the sabbath to sell not we will take from them on the sabbath and on a day of holiness so we may leave the year seventh and usury of every hand.

32 We accept the obligation to pay one third of a shekel for the operation of the Temple of God,

And we establish on ourselves commandments to put on ourselves [the] third of the shekel in the year for [the] service of [the] house of God our.

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] bread of the row and [the] grain offering of regularity and for [the] burnt offering of regularity the sabbaths the new moons for the appointed feasts and for the holy offerings and for the sin offerings to make atonement on Israel and all [the] work of [the] house of God our.

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 the lots we have cast on [the] offering of the wood the priests the Levites and the people to bring [it] to [the] house of God our to [the] house of ancestors our to times appointed a year in a year to burn [it] on [the] altar Yahweh God our according to [what] 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 ground our and [the] first-fruits of all [the] fruit of every tree a year in a year to [the] house of Yahweh.

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 [the] firstborn of sons our and cattle our according to [what] is written in the law and [the] firstborn of herds our and flocks our to bring to [the] house of God our to the priests who serve in [the] house of God our.

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 [the] choicest of dough our and contributions our and [the] fruit of every tree new wine and fresh oil we will bring to the priests to [the] store-rooms of [the] house of God our and [the] tithe of ground our to the Levites and they the Levites [are] the [ones who] collect tithes in all [the] cities of labor our.

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 he will be the priest [the] descendant of Aaron with the Levites when collect [the] tithes the Levites and the Levites they will bring up [the] tenth of the tithe to [the] house of God our into the store-rooms of [the] house of the treasury.

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 to the store-rooms they will bring [the] people of Israel and [the] descendants of the Levites [the] contribution of grain the new wine and the fresh oil and [will be] there [the] utensils of the sanctuary and the priests who serve and the gatekeepers and the singers and not we will neglect [the] house of God our.