Nehemiah 7
1 And it comes to pass, when the wall has been built, that I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers are appointed, and the singers, and the Levites,
Forsothe aftir that the wal of Jerusalem was bildid, and Y hadde set yatis, and Y hadde noumbrid porters, and syngeris,
2 and I charge my brother Hanani, and Hananiah head of the palace, concerning Jerusalem—for he [is] as a man of truth, and fearing God above many—
and dekenys, Y comaundide to Aneny, my brother, and to Ananye, the prince of the hows of Jerusalem; for he semyde a sothefast man, and dredynge God more than othere men diden;
3 and I say to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the heat of the sun, and while they are standing by let them shut the doors, and fasten, and appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his watch, and each in front of his house.”
`and Y seide `to hem, The yatis of Jerusalem ben not openyd `til to the heete of the sunne; and, whanne Y was yit present, the yatis weren closid, and lockid. And Y settide keperis of the dwelleris of Jerusalem, alle men bi her whilis, and ech man ayens his hows.
4 And the city [is] broad on both sides, and great, and the people [are] few in its midst, and there are no houses built;
Sotheli the citee was ful brood and greet, and litil puple was in myddis therof, and housis weren not bildid.
5 and my God puts it to my heart, and I gather the nobles, and the prefects, and the people, for the genealogy, and I find a scroll of the genealogy of those coming up at the beginning, and I find written in it:
Forsothe God yaf in myn herte, and Y gaderide togidere the principal men, and magistratis, and the comyn puple, for to noumbre hem; and Y foond the book of the noumbre of hem, that hadden stied first. And it was foundun writun ther ynne,
6 These [are] sons of the province, those coming up of the captives of the expulsion that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed—and they return to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city—
These ben the sones of the prouynce, `that stieden fro the caitifte of men passynge ouer, whiche Nabugodonosor, the kyng of Babiloyne, hadde `translatid, ether led ouer;
7 who are coming in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
and thei that weren comun with Zorobabel turneden ayen in to Jerusalem and in to Judee, ech man in to his citee; Josue, Neemye, Azarie, Raanye, Naanum, Mardochee, Bethsar, Mespharath, Beggaay, Naum, Baana. The noumbre of men of the puple of Israel;
8 sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;
the sones of Pharos, two thousynde an hundrid and two and seuenti; the sones of Saphaie,
9 sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two;
thre hundrid and two and seuenti;
10 sons of Arah, six hundred fifty-two;
the sones of Area, sixe hundrid and two and fifti; the sones of Phaeth Moab,
11 sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred [and] eighteen;
of the sones of Josue and of Joab, two thousynde eiyte hundrid and eiytene;
12 sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four;
the sones of Helam, a thousynde eiyte hundrid and foure and fifti;
13 sons of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five;
the sones of Ezecua, eiyte hundrid and fyue and fourti;
14 sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;
the sones of Zachai, seuene hundrid and sixti;
15 sons of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight;
the sones of Bennuy, sixe hundrid and eiyte and fourti;
16 sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight;
the sones of Hebahi, sixe hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
17 sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two;
the sones of Degad, two thousynde thre hundrid and two and twenti;
18 sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven;
the sones of Azonicam, sixe hundrid and seuene and sixti;
19 sons of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven;
the sones of Bagoamy, two thousynde and seuene and sixti;
20 sons of Adin, six hundred fifty-five;
the sones of Adyn, sixe hundrid and fiue and fifti;
21 sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight;
the sones of Azer, sone of Ezechie, eiyte and twenti;
22 sons of Hashum, three hundred twenty-eight;
the sones of Asem, thre hundrid and eiyte and twenti; the sones of Bethsai,
23 sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four;
thre hundrid and foure and twenti;
24 sons of Hariph, one hundred [and] twelve;
the sones of Areph, an hundrid and seuene and twenti;
25 sons of Gibeon, ninety-five;
the sones of Zabaon, fyue and twenti;
26 men of Beth-Lehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight;
the men of Bethleem and of Necupha, an hundrid foure score and eiyte;
27 men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight;
the men of Anatoth, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
28 men of Beth-Azmaveth, forty-two;
the men of Bethamoth, two and fourti;
29 men of Kirjath-Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three;
the men of Cariathiarym, of Cephura, and Beroth, seuene hundrid and thre and fourti;
30 men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty-one;
the men of Rama and of Gabaa, sixe hundrid and oon and twenti; the men of Machimas,
31 men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two;
two hundrid and two and twenti;
32 men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred twenty-three;
the men of Bethel and of Hay, an hundrid and thre and twenti; the men of the tother Nebo,
33 men of the other Nebo, fifty-two;
two and fifti;
34 sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four;
the men of the tother Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;
35 sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty;
the sones of Arem, thre hundrid and twenti;
36 sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five;
the sones of Jerico, thre hundrid and fyue and fourti;
37 sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one;
the sones of Joiadid and Anon, seuene hundrid and oon and twenti;
38 sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
the sones of Senaa, thre thousynde nyne hundrid and thritti; preestis,
39 The priests: sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three;
the sones of Idaie, in the hous of Josua, nyne hundrid and foure and seuenti; the sones of Emmer,
40 sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two;
a thousynde and two and fifti;
41 sons of Pashur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven;
the sones of Phassur, a thousynd two hundrid and `seuene and fourti;
42 sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
the sones of Arem, a thousynde and eiytene;
43 The Levites: sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of sons of Hodevah, seventy-four.
dekenes, the sones of Josue and of Gadymel,
44 The singers: sons of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.
sones of Odyna, foure and seuenti;
45 The gatekeepers: sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai: one hundred thirty-eight.
syngeris, the sones of Asaph, an hundrid and seuene and fourti;
46 The Nethinim: sons of Ziha, sons of Hasupha, sons of Tabbaoth,
porteris, the sones of Sellum, sones of Ater, sones of Thelmon, sones of Accub, sones of Accita, sones of Sobai, an hundrid and eiyte and thretti;
47 sons of Keros, sons of Sia, sons of Padon,
Nathynneis, sones of Soa, sones of Aspha, sones of Thebaoth, sones of Cheros,
48 sons of Lebanah, sons of Hagaba, sons of Shalmai,
sones of Sicca, sones of Phado, sones of Lebana, sones of Agaba, sones of Selmon,
49 sons of Hanan, sons of Giddel, sons of Gahar,
sones of Anan, sones of Geddel,
50 sons of Reaiah, sons of Rezin, sons of Nekoda,
sones of Gaer, sones of Raaie, sones of Rasym,
51 sons of Gazzam, sons of Uzza, sons of Phaseah,
sones of Necuda, sones of Jezem, sones of Asa, sones of Phascha, sones of Besai,
52 sons of Bezai, sons of Meunim, sons of Nephishesim,
sones of Mynum, sones of Nephusym,
53 sons of Bakbuk, sons of Hakupha, sons of Harhur,
sones of Bechue, sones of Acupha, sones of Assur,
54 sons of Bazlith, sons of Mehida, sons of Harsha,
sones of Belloth, sones of Meida,
55 sons of Barkos, sons of Sisera, sons of Tamah,
sones of Arsa, sones of Berchos, sones of Sisara,
56 sons of Neziah, sons of Hatipha.
sones of Thema, sones of Nesia,
57 Sons of the servants of Solomon: sons of Sotai, sons of Sophereth, sons of Perida,
sones of Atipha, sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, sones of Sothai, sones of Sophoreth,
58 sons of Jaala, sons of Darkon, sons of Giddel,
sones of Pherida, sones of Jacala, sones of Dalcon, sones of Geddel, sones of Saphatie,
59 sons of Shephatiah, sons of Hattil, sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, sons of Amon.
sones of Atthal, the sones of Phetereth, `that was borun of Abaim, sone of Amon;
60 All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon [are] three hundred ninety-two.
alle Natynneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, weren thre hundrid and two and twenti.
61 And these [are] those coming up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer—and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they [are] of Israel—
Forsothe these it ben that stieden, Dethemel, Mela, Thelarsa, Cherub, Addo, and Emmer, and myyten not schewe the hows of her fadris, and her seed, whether thei weren of Israel; the sones of Dalaie,
62 sons of Delaiah, sons of Tobiah, sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two.
the sones of Tobie, the sones of Nethoda, sixe hundrid and two and fourti;
63 And of the priests: sons of Habaiah, sons of Koz, sons of Barzillai (who has taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and is called by their name).
and of prestis, the sones of Abia, the sones of Achos, the sones of Berzellai, that took a wijf of the douytris of Berzellai of Galaad, and was clepid bi the name of hem;
64 These have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and it has not been found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood,
these souyten the scripture of her genelogie, and founden not, and weren cast out of presthod.
65 and the Tirshatha says to them that they do not eat of the most holy things until the standing up of the priest with [the] Lights and Perfections.
And Athersata seide to hem, that thei schulden not eete of the hooli thingis of hooli men, til a wijs prest `and lerud roos.
66 All the assembly together [is] forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
Al the multitude as o man, two and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and sixti,
67 apart from their servants and their handmaids—these [are] seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and of them [are] male and female singers, two hundred forty-five.
outakun the seruauntis and handmaidis of hem, that weren seuene thousynde thre hundrid and seuene and thretti; and among the syngeris and syngeressis, sixe hundrid and fyue and fourti.
68 Their horses [are] seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred [and] forty-five;
The horsis of hem, sixe hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem, two hundrid and fyue and fourti;
69 camels, four hundred thirty-five; donkeys, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
the camels of hem, foure hundrid and fyue and thritti; the assis of hem, sixe thousynde eiyte hundrid and thritti.
70 And from the extremity of the heads of the fathers they have given to the work; the Tirshatha has given to the treasure, one thousand drams of gold, fifty bowls, five hundred and thirty priests’ coats.
Forsothe summe of the princes of meynees yauen costis in to the werk of God; Athersata yaf in to the tresour, a thousynde dragmes of gold, fifti viols, fyue hundrid and thritti cootis of prestis.
71 And of the heads of the fathers they have given to the treasure of the work, twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver.
And of the prynces of meynees thei yauen in to the tresour of the werk, twenti thousynde dragmes of gold, and two thousynde and two hundrid besauntis of siluer.
72 And that which the rest of the people have given [is] twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests’ coats.
And that that the residue puple yaf, twenti thousynde dragmes of gold, and two thousynde besauntis of siluer, and seuene and sixti cootis of prestis.
73 And they dwell—the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel—in their cities, and the seventh month comes, and the sons of Israel [are] in their cities.
Sotheli prestis, and dekenes, and porteris, and syngeris, and the residue puple, and Natynneis, and al Israel dwelliden in her citees.
