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 when the wall was built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers 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;
I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of 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.
I said to them, “Don’t let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them; and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, with everyone near 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; but the people were few therein, 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,
My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be listed by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found this 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 who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone 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, and Baanah. The number of the 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 Parosh: two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
9 thre hundrid and two and seuenti;
The children of Shephatiah: three hundred seventy-two.
10 the sones of Area, sixe hundrid and two and fifti; the sones of Phaeth Moab,
The children of Arah: six hundred fifty-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 eight hundred eighteen.
12 the sones of Helam, a thousynde eiyte hundrid and foure and fifti;
The children of Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
13 the sones of Ezecua, eiyte hundrid and fyue and fourti;
The children of Zattu: eight hundred forty-five.
14 the sones of Zachai, seuene hundrid and sixti;
The children of Zaccai: seven hundred sixty.
15 the sones of Bennuy, sixe hundrid and eiyte and fourti;
The children of Binnui: six hundred forty-eight.
16 the sones of Hebahi, sixe hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
The children of Bebai: six hundred twenty-eight.
17 the sones of Degad, two thousynde thre hundrid and two and twenti;
The children of Azgad: two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
18 the sones of Azonicam, sixe hundrid and seuene and sixti;
The children of Adonikam: six hundred sixty-seven.
19 the sones of Bagoamy, two thousynde and seuene and sixti;
The children of Bigvai: two thousand sixty-seven.
20 the sones of Adyn, sixe hundrid and fiue and fifti;
The children of Adin: six hundred fifty-five.
21 the sones of Azer, sone of Ezechie, eiyte and twenti;
The children of Ater: of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
22 the sones of Asem, thre hundrid and eiyte and twenti; the sones of Bethsai,
The children of Hashum: three hundred twenty-eight.
23 thre hundrid and foure and twenti;
The children of Bezai: three hundred twenty-four.
24 the sones of Areph, an hundrid and seuene and twenti;
The children of Hariph: one hundred twelve.
25 the sones of Zabaon, fyue and twenti;
The children of Gibeon: ninety-five.
26 the men of Bethleem and of Necupha, an hundrid foure score and eiyte;
The men of Bethlehem and Netophah: one hundred eighty-eight.
27 the men of Anatoth, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;
The men of Anathoth: one hundred twenty-eight.
28 the men of Bethamoth, two and fourti;
The men of Beth Azmaveth: forty-two.
29 the men of Cariathiarym, of Cephura, and Beroth, seuene hundrid and thre and fourti;
The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty-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 twenty-one.
31 two hundrid and two and twenti;
The men of Michmas: one hundred 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 Bethel and Ai: one hundred twenty-three.
33 two and fifti;
The men of the other Nebo: fifty-two.
34 the men of the tother Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;
The children of the other Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
35 the sones of Arem, thre hundrid and twenti;
The children of Harim: three hundred twenty.
36 the sones of Jerico, thre hundrid and fyue and fourti;
The children of Jericho: three hundred forty-five.
37 the sones of Joiadid and Anon, seuene hundrid and oon and twenti;
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred twenty-one.
38 the sones of Senaa, thre thousynde nyne hundrid and thritti; preestis,
The children of Senaah: three thousand nine hundred 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 seventy-three.
40 a thousynde and two and fifti;
The children of Immer: one thousand fifty-two.
41 the sones of Phassur, a thousynd two hundrid and `seuene and fourti;
The children of Pashhur: one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
42 the sones of Arem, a thousynde and eiytene;
The children of Harim: one thousand seventeen.
43 dekenes, the sones of Josue and of Gadymel,
The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah: seventy-four.
44 sones of Odyna, foure and seuenti;
The singers: the children of Asaph: one hundred forty-eight.
45 syngeris, the sones of Asaph, an hundrid and seuene and fourti;
The gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai: one hundred 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 temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, 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 Salmai,
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 Paseah,
52 sones of Mynum, sones of Nephusym,
the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,
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 Temah,
56 sones of Thema, sones of Nesia,
the children of Neziah, and 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 Hazzebaim, and the children of Amon.
60 alle Natynneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, weren thre hundrid and two and twenti.
All the temple servants and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred 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,
These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, 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 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;
Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
64 these souyten the scripture of her genelogie, and founden not, and weren cast out of presthod.
These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed 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.
The governor told them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.
66 Al the multitude as o man, two and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and sixti,
The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred 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.
in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. They had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.
68 The horsis of hem, sixe hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem, two hundrid and fyue and fourti;
Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-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 thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
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.
Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred 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.
Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas 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.
That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, plus two thousand minas 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.
So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities. When the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
