Nehemiah 7
1 Forsothe aftir that the wal of Jerusalem was bildid, and Y hadde set yatis, and Y hadde noumbrid porters, and syngeris,
And it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
2 and dekenys, Y comaundide to Aneny, my brother, and to Ananye, the prince of the hows of Jerusalem; for he semyde a sothefast man, and dredynge God more than othere men diden;
that I gave charge to Ananias my brother, and Ananias the ruler of the palace, over Jerusalem: for he was a true man, and one that feared God beyond many.
3 `and Y seide `to hem, The yatis of Jerusalem ben not openyd `til to the heete of the sunne; and, whanne Y was yit present, the yatis weren closid, and lockid. And Y settide keperis of the dwelleris of Jerusalem, alle men bi her whilis, and ech man ayens his hows.
And I said to them, The gates of Jerusalem shall not be opened till sunrise; and while they are still watching, let the doors be shut, and bolted; and set watches of them that dwell in Jerusalem, [every] man at his post, and [every] man over against his house.
4 Sotheli the citee was ful brood and greet, and litil puple was in myddis therof, and housis weren not bildid.
Now the city [was] wide and large; and the people [were] few in it, and the houses were not built.
5 Forsothe God yaf in myn herte, and Y gaderide togidere the principal men, and magistratis, and the comyn puple, for to noumbre hem; and Y foond the book of the noumbre of hem, that hadden stied first. And it was foundun writun ther ynne,
And God put [it] into my heart, and I gathered the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, into companies: and I found a register of the company that came up first, and I found written in it as follows:
6 These ben the sones of the prouynce, `that stieden fro the caitifte of men passynge ouer, whiche Nabugodonosor, the kyng of Babiloyne, hadde `translatid, ether led ouer;
Now these [are] the children of the country, that came up from captivity, of the number which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away, and they returned to Jerusalem and to Juda, [every] man to his city;
7 and thei that weren comun with Zorobabel turneden ayen in to Jerusalem and in to Judee, ech man in to his citee; Josue, Neemye, Azarie, Raanye, Naanum, Mardochee, Bethsar, Mespharath, Beggaay, Naum, Baana. The noumbre of men of the puple of Israel;
with Zorobabel, and Jesus, and Neemia, Azaria, and Reelma, Naemani, Mardochaeus, Balsan, Maspharath, Esdra, Boguia, Inaum, Baana, Masphar, men of the people of Israel.
8 the sones of Pharos, two thousynde an hundrid and two and seuenti; the sones of Saphaie,
The children of Phoros, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
9 thre hundrid and two and seuenti;
The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two.
10 the sones of Area, sixe hundrid and two and fifti; the sones of Phaeth Moab,
The children of Era, six hundred and fifty-two.
11 of the sones of Josue and of Joab, two thousynde eiyte hundrid and eiytene;
The children of Phaath Moab, with the children of Jesus and Joab, two thousand six hundred and eighteen.
12 the sones of Helam, a thousynde eiyte hundrid and foure and fifti;
The children of Aelam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
13 the sones of Ezecua, eiyte hundrid and fyue and fourti;
The children of Zathuia, eight hundred and forty-five.
14 the sones of Zachai, seuene hundrid and sixti;
The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty.
15 the sones of Bennuy, sixe hundrid and eiyte and fourti;
The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-eight.
16 the sones of Hebahi, sixe hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
The children of Bebi, six hundred and twenty-eight.
17 the sones of Degad, two thousynde thre hundrid and two and twenti;
The children of Asgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
18 the sones of Azonicam, sixe hundrid and seuene and sixti;
The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-seven.
19 the sones of Bagoamy, two thousynde and seuene and sixti;
The children of Bagoi, two thousand and sixty-seven.
20 the sones of Adyn, sixe hundrid and fiue and fifti;
The children of Edin, six hundred and fifty-five.
21 the sones of Azer, sone of Ezechie, eiyte and twenti;
The children of Ater, [the son] of Ezekias, ninety-eight.
22 the sones of Asem, thre hundrid and eiyte and twenti; the sones of Bethsai,
The children of Esam, three hundred and twenty-eight.
23 thre hundrid and foure and twenti;
The children of Besei, three hundred and twenty-four.
24 the sones of Areph, an hundrid and seuene and twenti;
The children of Ariph, a hundred and twelve: the children of Asen, two hundred and twenty-three.
25 the sones of Zabaon, fyue and twenti;
The children of Gabaon, ninety-five.
26 the men of Bethleem and of Necupha, an hundrid foure score and eiyte;
The children of Baethalem, a hundred and twenty-three: the children of Atopha, fifty-six.
27 the men of Anatoth, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.
28 the men of Bethamoth, two and fourti;
The men of Bethasmoth, forty-two.
29 the men of Cariathiarym, of Cephura, and Beroth, seuene hundrid and thre and fourti;
The men of Cariatharim, Caphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
30 the men of Rama and of Gabaa, sixe hundrid and oon and twenti; the men of Machimas,
The men of Arama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty.
31 two hundrid and two and twenti;
The men of Machemas, a hundred and twenty-two.
32 the men of Bethel and of Hay, an hundrid and thre and twenti; the men of the tother Nebo,
The men of Baethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.
33 two and fifti;
The men of Nabia, a hundred an fifty-two.
34 the men of the tother Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;
The men of Elamaar, one thousand two hundred and fifty-two.
35 the sones of Arem, thre hundrid and twenti;
The children of Eram, three hundred and twenty.
36 the sones of Jerico, thre hundrid and fyue and fourti;
The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
37 the sones of Joiadid and Anon, seuene hundrid and oon and twenti;
The children of Lodadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
38 the sones of Senaa, thre thousynde nyne hundrid and thritti; preestis,
The children of Sanana, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
39 the sones of Idaie, in the hous of Josua, nyne hundrid and foure and seuenti; the sones of Emmer,
The priests; the sons of Jodae, [pertaining] to the house of Jesus, nine hundred and seventy-three.
40 a thousynde and two and fifti;
The children of Emmer, one thousand and fifty-two.
41 the sones of Phassur, a thousynd two hundrid and `seuene and fourti;
The children of Phaseur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
42 the sones of Arem, a thousynde and eiytene;
The children of Eram, a thousand and seventeen.
43 dekenes, the sones of Josue and of Gadymel,
The Levites; the children of Jesus the son of Cadmiel, with the children of Uduia, seventy-four.
44 sones of Odyna, foure and seuenti;
The singers; the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
45 syngeris, the sones of Asaph, an hundrid and seuene and fourti;
The porters; the children of Salum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Acub, the children of Atita, the children of Sabi, a hundred and thirty-eight.
46 porteris, the sones of Sellum, sones of Ater, sones of Thelmon, sones of Accub, sones of Accita, sones of Sobai, an hundrid and eiyte and thretti;
The Nathinim; the children of Sea, the children of Aspha, the children of Tabaoth,
47 Nathynneis, sones of Soa, sones of Aspha, sones of Thebaoth, sones of Cheros,
the children of Kiras, the children of Asuia, the children of Phadon,
48 sones of Sicca, sones of Phado, sones of Lebana, sones of Agaba, sones of Selmon,
the children of Labana, the children of Agaba, the children of Selmei,
49 sones of Anan, sones of Geddel,
the children of Anan, the children of Gadel, the children of Gaar,
50 sones of Gaer, sones of Raaie, sones of Rasym,
the children of Raaia, the children of Rasson, the children of Necoda,
51 sones of Necuda, sones of Jezem, sones of Asa, sones of Phascha, sones of Besai,
the children of Gezam, the children of Ozi, the children of Phese,
52 sones of Mynum, sones of Nephusym,
the children of Besi, the children of Meinon, the children of Nephosasi,
53 sones of Bechue, sones of Acupha, sones of Assur,
the children of Bacbuc, the children of Achipha, the children of Arur,
54 sones of Belloth, sones of Meida,
the children of Basaloth, the children of Mida, the children of Adasan,
55 sones of Arsa, sones of Berchos, sones of Sisara,
the children of Barcue, the children of Sisarath, the children of Thema,
56 sones of Thema, sones of Nesia,
the children of Nisia, the children of Atipha.
57 sones of Atipha, sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, sones of Sothai, sones of Sophoreth,
The children of the servants of Solomon; the children of Sutei, the children of Sapharat, the children of Pherida,
58 sones of Pherida, sones of Jacala, sones of Dalcon, sones of Geddel, sones of Saphatie,
the children of Jelel, the children of Dorcon, the children of Gadael,
59 sones of Atthal, the sones of Phetereth, `that was borun of Abaim, sone of Amon;
the children of Saphatia, the children of Ettel, the children of Phacarath, the children of Sabaim, the children of Emim.
60 alle Natynneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, weren thre hundrid and two and twenti.
All the Nathinim, and children of the servants of Solomon, [were] three hundred and ninety-two.
61 Forsothe these it ben that stieden, Dethemel, Mela, Thelarsa, Cherub, Addo, and Emmer, and myyten not schewe the hows of her fadris, and her seed, whether thei weren of Israel; the sones of Dalaie,
And these went up from Thelmeleth, Thelaresa, Charub, Eron, Jemer: but they could not declare the houses of their families, or their seed, whether they were of Israel.
62 the sones of Tobie, the sones of Nethoda, sixe hundrid and two and fourti;
The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred and forty-two.
63 and of prestis, the sones of Abia, the sones of Achos, the sones of Berzellai, that took a wijf of the douytris of Berzellai of Galaad, and was clepid bi the name of hem;
And of the priests; the children of Ebia, the children of Acos, the children of Berzelli, for they took wives of the daughters of Berzelli the Galaadite, and they were called by their name.
64 these souyten the scripture of her genelogie, and founden not, and weren cast out of presthod.
These sought the pedigree of their company, and it was not found, and they were removed [as polluted] from the priesthood.
65 And Athersata seide to hem, that thei schulden not eete of the hooli thingis of hooli men, til a wijs prest `and lerud roos.
And the Athersastha said, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should stand up to give light.
66 Al the multitude as o man, two and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and sixti,
And all the congregation was about forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
67 outakun the seruauntis and handmaidis of hem, that weren seuene thousynde thre hundrid and seuene and thretti; and among the syngeris and syngeressis, sixe hundrid and fyue and fourti.
besides their men-servants and their maid-servants: these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty seven: and the singing-men and singing-women, two hundred and forty-five.
68 The horsis of hem, sixe hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem, two hundrid and fyue and fourti;
69 the camels of hem, foure hundrid and fyue and thritti; the assis of hem, sixe thousynde eiyte hundrid and thritti.
Two thousand seven hundred asses.
70 Forsothe summe of the princes of meynees yauen costis in to the werk of God; Athersata yaf in to the tresour, a thousynde dragmes of gold, fifti viols, fyue hundrid and thritti cootis of prestis.
And part of the heads of families gave into the treasury to Neemias for the work a thousand pieces of gold, fifty bowls, and thirty priests' [garments].
71 And of the prynces of meynees thei yauen in to the tresour of the werk, twenti thousynde dragmes of gold, and two thousynde and two hundrid besauntis of siluer.
And [some] of the heads of families gave into the treasuries of the work, twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand three hundred pounds of silver.
72 And that that the residue puple yaf, twenti thousynde dragmes of gold, and two thousynde besauntis of siluer, and seuene and sixti cootis of prestis.
And the rest of the people gave twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' [garments].
73 Sotheli prestis, and dekenes, and porteris, and syngeris, and the residue puple, and Natynneis, and al Israel dwelliden in her citees.
And the priests, and Levites, and porters, and singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nathinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities.
