Nehemiah 10

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

Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,

2 Seraiah Azariah Jeremiah.

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Pashhur Amariah Malkijah.

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

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 Shemaiah these [were] the priests.

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

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

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

10 And brothers their Shebaniah Hodiah Kelita Pelaiah Hanan.

and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Mica Rehob Hashabiah.

Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur Sherebiah Shebaniah.

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Hodiah Bani Beninu.

Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

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

And 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. *Q(K)*)

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

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 And Ahiah Hanan Anan.

Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch Harim Baanah.

Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

28 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.

“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,

29 [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.

hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

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

We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.

31 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.

When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.

32 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.

We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:

33 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.

for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.

34 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.

We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

35 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.

We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.

36 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.

And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

37 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.

Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

38 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.

A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.

39 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.

For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”