Nehemiah 10
1 Forsothe the seeleris weren Neemye, Athersata, the sone of Achilai,
On the sealed documents were Nehemiah, the governor, son of Hakaliah and Zedekiah,
2 and Sedechie, Saraie, Azarie, Jeremye, Phasur,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Amarie, Melchie,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Accus, Sebenye,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,
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, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 Forsothe dekenes weren Josue, the sone of Azarie, Bennuy, of the sones of Ennadab,
The Levites were: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 Cedinyel, and hise britheren, Sethenye, Odenmye, Telita, Phalaie, Anam,
and their fellow Levites, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Myca, Roob, Asebie
Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zaccur, Serebie, Sabanye,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Odias, Bany, Hamyn.
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 The heedis of the puple, Phetos, Moab, Elam,
The leaders 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, Hezir,
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;
Malluk, Harim, and 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;
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 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 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 oure douytris to the puple of the lond, and that we schulden not take her douytris to oure sones.
We promised that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land or 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.
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 schulen ordeyne comaundementis `on vs, that we yyue the thridde part of a sicle `bi the yeer to the werk of `oure Lord God,
We accepted the commands to give a third of a shekel each year 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.
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 `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;
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 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,
We promised to bring to the house of Yahweh the firstfruits grown from our soil, and the firstfruits of every tree each year.
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;
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
