Nehemiah 10
1 And [were] on the sealed [documents] Nehemiah the governor [the] son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah.
On the sealed documents were Nehemiah, the governor, son of Hakaliah and Zedekiah,
2 Seraiah Azariah Jeremiah.
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashhur Amariah Malkijah.
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Hattush Shebaniah Malluch.
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,
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 were: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 And brothers their Shebaniah Hodiah Kelita Pelaiah Hanan.
and their fellow Levites, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Mica Rehob Hashabiah.
Mika, 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.
The leaders of the people were: 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.
Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch Harim Baanah.
Malluk, 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.
As for the rest of the people, who were priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the neighboring lands and pledged themselves to the law of God, including their wives, their sons and their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,
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.
they joined together with their brothers, their nobles, and bound themselves with both a curse and an oath to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and obey all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord and his decrees and his statutes.
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 promised that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land or 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.
We also promised that if the people of the land bring goods or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will let our fields rest, and we will cancel all debts.
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 accepted the commands to give a third of a shekel each year 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.
to provide for the bread of the presence, and for the regular grain offering, the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals and appointed feasts, and for the holy offerings, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, as well as for all the work 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.
The priests, the Levites, and the people cast lots for the wood offering. The lots would select which of our families would bring wood into the house of our God at the appointed times each year, to be burned on the altar of Yahweh 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 promised to bring to the house of Yahweh the firstfruits grown from our soil, and the firstfruits of every tree each 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.
As it is written in the law, we promised to bring to the house of God and to the priests who serve there, the firstborn of our sons and of our herds and flocks.
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.
We will bring the first of our dough and our grain offerings, and the fruit of every tree, and the new wine and the oil we will bring to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God. We will bring to the Levites the tithes from our soil because the Levites collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
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, a descendant of Aaron, must be with the Levites when they receive the tithes. The Levites must bring a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God to the storerooms of the treasury.
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 people of Israel and the descendants of Levi 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 priests who are serving, and the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. We will not neglect the house of our God.
