Nehemiah 10

1 Now, upon the sealed writings, were, —Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah;

Now they that sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha the sonne of Hachaliah, and Zidkiiah,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;

Seraiah, Azariah, Ieremiah,

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah;

Pashur, Amariah, Malchiah,

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch;

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah;

Harim, Merimoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;

Meshullam, Abiiah, Miamin,

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, —these, were, the priests.

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these are the Priestes.

9 And, the Levites, —Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

And the Leuites: Ieshua the sonne of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sonnes of Henadad, Kadmiel.

10 and, their brethren, —Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan;

And their brethren Shebaniah, Hodiiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanun,

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;

Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah;

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

14 The heads of the people, —Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;

The chiefe of the people were Parosh, Pahath Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai;

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin;

Adoniah, Biguai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;

Ater, Hizkiiah, Azzur,

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai;

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai;

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir;

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua;

Meshezabeel, Zadok, Iaddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek;

Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah;

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan;

And Ahiiah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

28 And, the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, —every one having knowledge and understanding,

And the rest of the people, the Priestes, the Leuites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all that were separated from the people of the landes vnto the Lawe of God, their wiues, their sonnes, and their daughters, all that coulde vnderstande.

29 were holding fast unto their distinguished brethren, and were entering into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through Moses the servant of God, —and to observe and do, all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his regulations, and his statutes;

The chiefe of them receiued it for their brethren, and they came to the curse and to the othe to walke in Gods Law, which was giuen by Moses the seruant of God, to obserue and doe all the commandements of the Lord our God, and his iudgements and his statutes:

30 and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, —and, their daughters, would we not take for our sons;

And that we would not giue our daughters to the people of the lande, neither take their daughters for our sonnes.

31 and, if the peoples of the land should be bringing in wares, or any corn on the sabbath day, to sell, we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day, —and that we would remit the seventh year, and the loan of every hand.

And if the people of the lande brought ware on the Sabbath, or any vitailes to sell, that we would not take it of them on the Sabbath and on the holy dayes: and that we would let the seuenth yeere be free, and the debtes of euery person.

32 And we laid on ourselves charges, appointing for ourselves the third of a shekel, yearly, —for the service of the house of our God:

And we made statutes for our selues to giue by the yeere the thirde part of a shekel for the seruice of the house of our God,

33 for the bread to set in array, and the continual meal-offering, and for the continual ascending-sacrifice, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the appointed feasts, and for things hallowed, and for victims bearing sin, to put a propitiatory-covering over Israel, —and for all the work of the house of our God.

For the shewbread, and for the daily offring, and for the daily burnt offring, the Sabbaths, the newe moones, for the solemne feastes, and for the thinges that were sanctified, and for the sinne offrings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the worke of the house of our God.

34 Also, lots, did we cast, concerning the offering of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring it unto the house of our God, by our ancestral houses, at times arranged, year by year, —to burn upon the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.

We cast also lottes for the offering of the wood, euen the Priestes, the Leuites and the people to bring it into the house of our God, by the house of our fathers, yeerely at the times appointed, to burne it vpon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Lawe,

35 And that we would bring in the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruit of all fruit of all trees, year by year, —unto the house of Yahweh;

And to bring the first fruites of our land, and the first of all the fruites of all trees, yeere by yeere, into the house of the Lord,

36 also that, the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, —and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, we would bring in unto the house of our God, unto the priests who should be in attendance in the house of our God;

And the first borne of our sonnes, and of our cattel, as it is written in the Lawe, and the first borne of our bullockes and of our sheepe, to bring it into the house of our God, vnto ye Priests that minister in the house of our God,

37 and, the first part of our meal and our heave-offerings and the fruit of all trees, new wine and oil, would we bring in unto the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground unto the Levites, —the Levites themselves, taking the tithes in all our cities of agriculture.

And that we should bring the first fruite of our dough, and our offrings, and the fruite of euery tree, of wine and of oyle, vnto the Priests, to the chambers of the house of our God: and the tithes of our lande vnto the Leuites, that the Leuites might haue the tithes in all the cities of our trauaile.

38 And the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites should take the tithes, —and the Levites, should bring up the tithe of the tithe, unto the house of our God, into the chambers pertaining unto the treasure-house.

And the Priest, the sonne of Aaron shall be with the Leuites, when ye Leuites take tithes, and the Leuites shall bring vp the tenth parte of the tithes vnto the house of our God, vnto the chambers of the treasure house.

39 For, into the chambers, should the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi bring in the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine and the oil, since, there, are the utensils of the sanctuary, and the priests who are in attendance, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, —so would we not neglect the house of our God.

For the children of Israel, and the children of Leui shall bring vp the offerings of the corne, of the wine, and of the oyle, vnto the chabers: and there shalbe the vessels of the Sanctuarie, and the Priestes that minister, and the porters, and the fingers, and we will not forsake the house of our God.