Nehemiah 10

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

NOW those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

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

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Amarie, Melchie,

Pashur, 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: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

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

And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Myca, Roob, Asebie

Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur, Serebie, Sabanye,

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Odias, Bany, Hamyn.

Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.

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

The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

15 Zecu, Banny, Bonny, Azgad, Bebay,

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Donai, Bogoia, Adyn,

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ather, Azochie, Azur,

Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,

18 Odenye, Assuyn, Bessaie,

Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Ares, Anatoth, Nebai,

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Methpie, Mosollam, Azir,

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meizabel, Sadoch, Reddua,

Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pheltie, Ananye, Osee,

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Anaie, Azub, Aloes,

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

24 Phaleam, Sobeth,

Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,

25 Reu, Asebyne, Mathsie,

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 Ethaie, Anam,

And Ahijah, 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, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

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

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

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 unto the people of the land, nor take 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.

And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

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,

Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service 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 shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of 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;

And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:

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 to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the 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;

Also 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, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that 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 that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

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.

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

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 children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.