Nehemiah 7
1 Forsothe aftir that the wal of Jerusalem was bildid, and Y hadde set yatis, and Y hadde noumbrid porters, and syngeris,
Now 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 my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above 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, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun shall be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint soldiers of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be opposite 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 large and great: but the people in it were few, 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 my God put into my heart to gather the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a family record of the genealogy of them who came up at the first, and found written in it,
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;
These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one 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;
Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
8 the sones of Pharos, two thousynde an hundrid and two and seuenti; the sones of Saphaie,
The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred and seventy and two.
9 thre hundrid and two and seuenti;
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy and two.
10 the sones of Area, sixe hundrid and two and fifti; the sones of Phaeth Moab,
The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty and two.
11 of the sones of Josue and of Joab, two thousynde eiyte hundrid and eiytene;
The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
12 the sones of Helam, a thousynde eiyte hundrid and foure and fifti;
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four.
13 the sones of Ezecua, eiyte hundrid and fyue and fourti;
The children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty and five.
14 the sones of Zachai, seuene hundrid and sixti;
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
15 the sones of Bennuy, sixe hundrid and eiyte and fourti;
The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty and eight.
16 the sones of Hebahi, sixe hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty and eight.
17 the sones of Degad, two thousynde thre hundrid and two and twenti;
The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty and two.
18 the sones of Azonicam, sixe hundrid and seuene and sixti;
The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty and seven.
19 the sones of Bagoamy, two thousynde and seuene and sixti;
The children of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty and seven.
20 the sones of Adyn, sixe hundrid and fiue and fifti;
The children of Adin, six hundred and fifty and five.
21 the sones of Azer, sone of Ezechie, eiyte and twenti;
The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
22 the sones of Asem, thre hundrid and eiyte and twenti; the sones of Bethsai,
The children of Hashum, three hundred and twenty and eight.
23 thre hundrid and foure and twenti;
The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty and four.
24 the sones of Areph, an hundrid and seuene and twenti;
The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.
25 the sones of Zabaon, fyue and twenti;
The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
26 the men of Bethleem and of Necupha, an hundrid foure score and eiyte;
The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred and eighty and eight.
27 the men of Anatoth, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
The men of Anathoth, an hundred and twenty and eight.
28 the men of Bethamoth, two and fourti;
The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.
29 the men of Cariathiarym, of Cephura, and Beroth, seuene hundrid and thre and fourti;
The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
30 the men of Rama and of Gabaa, sixe hundrid and oon and twenti; the men of Machimas,
The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty and one.
31 two hundrid and two and twenti;
The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
32 the men of Bethel and of Hay, an hundrid and thre and twenti; the men of the tother Nebo,
The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred and twenty and three.
33 two and fifti;
The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
34 the men of the tother Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four.
35 the sones of Arem, thre hundrid and twenti;
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
36 the sones of Jerico, thre hundrid and fyue and fourti;
The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty and five.
37 the sones of Joiadid and Anon, seuene hundrid and oon and twenti;
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty and one.
38 the sones of Senaa, thre thousynde nyne hundrid and thritti; preestis,
The children of Senaah, 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 children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy and three.
40 a thousynde and two and fifti;
The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty and two.
41 the sones of Phassur, a thousynd two hundrid and `seuene and fourti;
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred and forty and seven.
42 the sones of Arem, a thousynde and eiytene;
The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
43 dekenes, the sones of Josue and of Gadymel,
The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
44 sones of Odyna, foure and seuenti;
The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred and forty and eight.
45 syngeris, the sones of Asaph, an hundrid and seuene and fourti;
The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred and thirty and 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 Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
47 Nathynneis, sones of Soa, sones of Aspha, sones of Thebaoth, sones of Cheros,
The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
48 sones of Sicca, sones of Phado, sones of Lebana, sones of Agaba, sones of Selmon,
The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
49 sones of Anan, sones of Geddel,
The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
50 sones of Gaer, sones of Raaie, sones of Rasym,
The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
51 sones of Necuda, sones of Jezem, sones of Asa, sones of Phascha, sones of Besai,
The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
52 sones of Mynum, sones of Nephusym,
The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
53 sones of Bechue, sones of Acupha, sones of Assur,
The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
54 sones of Belloth, sones of Meida,
The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
55 sones of Arsa, sones of Berchos, sones of Sisara,
The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
56 sones of Thema, sones of Nesia,
The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
57 sones of Atipha, sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, sones of Sothai, sones of Sophoreth,
The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
58 sones of Pherida, sones of Jacala, sones of Dalcon, sones of Geddel, sones of Saphatie,
The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
59 sones of Atthal, the sones of Phetereth, `that was borun of Abaim, sone of Amon;
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
60 alle Natynneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, weren thre hundrid and two and twenti.
All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety and 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 were they who went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not show their father’s house, nor 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 Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty and 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 Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite for a wife, and was called after their name.
64 these souyten the scripture of her genelogie, and founden not, and weren cast out of presthod.
These sought their family record among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put 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 Tirshatha said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there should stand up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66 Al the multitude as o man, two and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and sixti,
The whole congregation together was forty and 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 male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty and seven: and they had two hundred and forty and five men and women singers.
68 The horsis of hem, sixe hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem, two hundrid and fyue and fourti;
Their horses, seven hundred and thirty and six: their mules, two hundred and forty and five:
69 the camels of hem, foure hundrid and fyue and thritti; the assis of hem, sixe thousynde eiyte hundrid and thritti.
Their camels, four hundred and thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty donkeys.
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 some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasury a thousand drams of gold, fifty basins, five hundred 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 the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two 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 that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty and 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.
So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
