Nehemiah 10

1 Forsothe the seeleris weren Neemye, Athersata, the sone of Achilai,

And the signatories were: Nehemiah, the cupbearer, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

2 and Sedechie, Saraie, Azarie, Jeremye, Phasur,

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Amarie, Melchie,

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 Accus, Sebenye,

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Mellucarem, Nerymuth, Oddie, Danyel,

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Genton, Baruc, Mosollam, Abia,

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Mianymy, Mazie, Belga, and Semeie;

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

8 these weren prestis.

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.

9 Forsothe dekenes weren Josue, the sone of Azarie, Bennuy, of the sones of Ennadab,

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

10 Cedinyel, and hise britheren, Sethenye, Odenmye, Telita, Phalaie, Anam,

and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Myca, Roob, Asebie

Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur, Serebie, Sabanye,

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Odias, Bany, Hamyn.

Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

14 The heedis of the puple, Phetos, Moab, Elam,

The heads of the people were: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 Zecu, Banny, Bonny, Azgad, Bebay,

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Donai, Bogoia, Adyn,

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ather, Azochie, Azur,

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

18 Odenye, Assuyn, Bessaie,

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Ares, Anatoth, Nebai,

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Methpie, Mosollam, Azir,

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hazir,

21 Meizabel, Sadoch, Reddua,

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pheltie, Ananye, Osee,

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Anaie, Azub, Aloes,

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

24 Phaleam, Sobeth,

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 Reu, Asebyne, Mathsie,

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 Ethaie, Anam,

Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Mellucarem, Baana;

Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

28 and othere of the puple, prestis, dekenes, porteris, and syngeris, Natynneis, and alle men that departiden hem silf fro the puplis of londis to the lawe of God, the wyues of hem, and `the sones of hem, and the douytris of hem;

And the rest of the people were the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, and the singers, the temple servants, and all who had separated themselves, from the peoples of the lands, to the law of God, with their wives, their sons, and their daughters.

29 alle that myyten vndurstonde, bihetynge for her britheren, the principal men of hem, `and thei that camen to biheete, and to swere, that thei schulden go in the lawe of the Lord, which he `hadde youe bi the hond of Moyses, his seruaunt, that thei schulden do and kepe alle the heestis of `oure Lord God, and hise domes, and hise cerymonyes; and that we schulden not yyue

All who were able to understand, pledged on behalf of their brothers, with their nobles, and they came forward to promise and to swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he had given to the hand of Moses, the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgments and his ceremonies,

30 oure douytris to the puple of the lond, and that we schulden not take her douytris to oure sones.

and that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, and that we would not accept their daughters for our sons,

31 Also the puplis of the lond, `that bryngen in thingis set to sale, and alle thingis to vss, bi the dai of sabat, for to sille, we schulen not take of hem in the sabat, and in a dai halewid; and we schulen leeue the seuenthe yeer, and the axynge of al hond.

also that, if the people of the land carry in goods for sale or any useful things, so that they might sell them on the day of the Sabbath, that we would not buy them on the Sabbath, nor on a sanctified day, and that we would release the seventh year and the collection of debt from every hand.

32 And we schulen ordeyne comaundementis `on vs, that we yyue the thridde part of a sicle `bi the yeer to the werk of `oure Lord God,

And we established precepts over ourselves, so that we would give one third part of a shekel each year for the work of the house of our God,

33 to the looues of settyngforth, and to the euerlastynge sacrifice, `and in to brent sacrifice euerlastynge, in sabatis, in calendis, `that is, bigynnyngis of monethis, in solempnytees, in halewid daies, and for synne, that `me preie for Israel, and in to al the vss of the hows of oure God.

for the bread of the presence, and for the continual sacrifice, and for a continual holocaust on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, on the solemnities, and for the holy things, and for the sin offering, so that atonement would be made for Israel, and for every use within the house of our God.

34 `Therfor we senten `lottis on the offryng of trees, bitwixe prestis and dekenes and the puple, that tho schulden be brouyt in to the hows of oure God, bi the housis of oure fadris bi tymes, fro the tymes of a yeer `til to a yeer, that `tho schulden brenne on the auter of `oure Lord God, as it is writun in the lawe of Moyses;

Then we cast lots concerning the oblation of the wood among the priests, and the Levites, and the people, so that it would be carried into the house of our God, by the households of our fathers, at set times, from the times of one year to another, so that they might burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, just as it was written in the law of Moses,

35 and that we bringe the firste gendrid thingis of oure lond, and the firste fruytis of al fruyt of ech tree, fro yeer in to yeer,

and so that we might bring in the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of all the produce from every tree, from year to year, in the house of our Lord,

36 in to the hows of the Lord, and the firste gendrid thingis of oure sones, and of oure beestis, as it is writun in the lawe, and the firste gendrid thingis of oure oxis, and of oure scheep, that tho be offrid in the hows of oure God, to prestis that mynystren in the hows of oure God;

and the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, just as it was written in the law, and the firstborn of our oxen and our sheep, so that they might be offered in the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God,

37 and we schulen brynge the firste fruytis of oure metis, and of oure moiste sacrifices, and the applis of ech tre, and of vendage, and of oile, to `prestis, at the treserie of the Lord, and the tenthe part of oure lond to dekenes; thilke dekenes schulen take tithis of alle the citees of oure werkis.

and so that we might bring in the first-fruits of our foods, and of our libations, and the fruits of every tree, also of the vintage and of the oil, to the priests, to the storehouse of our God, with the tithes of our land for the Levites. The Levites also shall receive tithes from our works out of all the cities.

38 Sotheli a prest, the sone of Aaron, schal be with the dekenes in the tithis of dekenes; and the dekenes schulen offre the tenthe part of her tithe in the hows of oure God, `at the tresorie, in the hows of tresour.

Now the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites in the tithes of the Levites, and the Levites shall offer a tenth part of their tithes in the house of our God, to the storeroom in the house of the treasury.

39 For the sones of Israel and the sones of Leuy schulen brynge the firste fruytis of wheete, of wiyn, and of oile; and halewid vessels schulen be there, and prestis, and syngeris, and porteris, and mynystris; and we schulen not forsake the hows of `oure God.

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall carry to the storehouse the first-fruits of the grain, of the wine, and of the oil. And the sanctified vessels shall be there, and the priests, and the singing men, and the gatekeepers, and the ministers. And we shall not forsake the house of our God.