Ἔσδρας Βʹ 10
1 καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν σφραγιζόντων Νεεμιας υἱὸς Αχαλια καὶ Σεδεκιας
Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
2 υἱὸς Σαραια καὶ Αζαρια καὶ Ιερμια
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Φασουρ Αμαρια Μελχια
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Ατους Σεβανι Μαλουχ
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Ιραμ Μεραμωθ Αβδια
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Δανιηλ Γαναθων Βαρουχ
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Μεσουλαμ Αβια Μιαμιν
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Μααζια Βελγαι Σαμαια οὗτοι ἱερεῖς
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 καὶ οἱ Λευῖται Ἰησοῦς υἱὸς Αζανια Βαναιου ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ηναδαδ Καδμιηλ
The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ Σαβανια Ωδουια Καλιτα Φελεϊα Αναν
and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Μιχα Ροωβ Εσεβιας
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Ζαχωρ Σαραβια Σεβανια
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Ωδουια υἱοὶ Βανουναι
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ Φορος Φααθμωαβ Ηλαμ Ζαθουια υἱοὶ
And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Βανι Ασγαδ Βηβαι
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Εδανια Βαγοι Ηδιν
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ατηρ Εζεκια Αζουρ
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 Οδουια Ησαμ Βησι
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 Αριφ Αναθωθ Νωβαι
Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Μαγαφης Μεσουλαμ Ηζιρ
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Μεσωζεβηλ Σαδδουκ Ιεδδουα
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Φαλτια Αναν Αναια
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Ωσηε Ανανια Ασουβ
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 Αλωης Φαλαϊ Σωβηκ
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Ραουμ Εσαβανα Μαασαια
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 καὶ Αϊα Αιναν Ηναν
Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Μαλουχ Ηραμ Βαανα
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
28 καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι τοῦ λαοῦ οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ Λευῖται οἱ πυλωροί οἱ ᾄδοντες οἱ ναθινιμ καὶ πᾶς ὁ προσπορευόμενος ἀπὸ λαῶν τῆς γῆς πρὸς νόμον τοῦ θεοῦ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν υἱοὶ αὐτῶν θυγατέρες αὐτῶν πᾶς ὁ εἰδὼς καὶ συνίων
“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
29 ἐνίσχυον ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν κατηράσαντο αὐτοὺς καὶ εἰσήλθοσαν ἐν ἀρᾷ καὶ ἐν ὅρκῳ τοῦ πορεύεσθαι ἐν νόμῳ τοῦ θεοῦ ὃς ἐδόθη ἐν χειρὶ Μωυσῆ δούλου τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ φυλάσσεσθαι καὶ ποιεῖν πάσας τὰς ἐντολὰς κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ κρίματα αὐτοῦ
hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
30 καὶ τοῦ μὴ δοῦναι θυγατέρας ἡμῶν τοῖς λαοῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῶν οὐ λημψόμεθα τοῖς υἱοῖς ἡμῶν
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
31 καὶ λαοὶ τῆς γῆς οἱ φέροντες τοὺς ἀγορασμοὺς καὶ πᾶσαν πρᾶσιν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου ἀποδόσθαι οὐκ ἀγορῶμεν παρ’ αὐτῶν ἐν σαββάτῳ καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἁγίᾳ καὶ ἀνήσομεν τὸ ἔτος τὸ ἕβδομον καὶ ἀπαίτησιν πάσης χειρός
When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.
32 καὶ στήσομεν ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς ἐντολὰς δοῦναι ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς τρίτον τοῦ διδράχμου κατ’ ἐνιαυτὸν εἰς δουλείαν οἴκου θεοῦ ἡμῶν
We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
33 εἰς ἄρτους τοῦ προσώπου καὶ θυσίαν τοῦ ἐνδελεχισμοῦ καὶ εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα τοῦ ἐνδελεχισμοῦ τῶν σαββάτων τῶν νουμηνιῶν εἰς τὰς ἑορτὰς καὶ εἰς τὰ ἅγια καὶ τὰ περὶ ἁμαρτίας ἐξιλάσασθαι περὶ Ισραηλ καὶ εἰς ἔργα οἴκου θεοῦ ἡμῶν
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.
34 καὶ κλήρους ἐβάλομεν περὶ κλήρου ξυλοφορίας οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ οἱ Λευῖται καὶ ὁ λαός ἐνέγκαι εἰς οἶκον θεοῦ ἡμῶν εἰς οἶκον πατριῶν ἡμῶν εἰς καιροὺς ἀπὸ χρόνων ἐνιαυτὸν κατ’ ἐνιαυτόν ἐκκαῦσαι ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κυρίου θεοῦ ἡμῶν ὡς γέγραπται ἐν τῷ νόμῳ
We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
35 καὶ ἐνέγκαι τὰ πρωτογενήματα τῆς γῆς ἡμῶν καὶ πρωτογενήματα καρποῦ παντὸς ξύλου ἐνιαυτὸν κατ’ ἐνιαυτὸν εἰς οἶκον κυρίου
We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.
36 καὶ τὰ πρωτότοκα υἱῶν ἡμῶν καὶ κτηνῶν ἡμῶν ὡς γέγραπται ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ τὰ πρωτότοκα βοῶν ἡμῶν καὶ ποιμνίων ἡμῶν ἐνέγκαι εἰς οἶκον θεοῦ ἡμῶν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν τοῖς λειτουργοῦσιν ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἡμῶν
And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.
37 καὶ τὴν ἀπαρχὴν σίτων ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν καρπὸν παντὸς ξύλου οἴνου καὶ ἐλαίου οἴσομεν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν εἰς γαζοφυλάκιον οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ δεκάτην γῆς ἡμῶν τοῖς Λευίταις καὶ αὐτοὶ οἱ Λευῖται δεκατοῦντες ἐν πάσαις πόλεσιν δουλείας ἡμῶν
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
38 καὶ ἔσται ὁ ἱερεὺς υἱὸς Ααρων μετὰ τοῦ Λευίτου ἐν τῇ δεκάτῃ τοῦ Λευίτου καὶ οἱ Λευῖται ἀνοίσουσιν τὴν δεκάτην τῆς δεκάτης εἰς οἶκον θεοῦ ἡμῶν εἰς τὰ γαζοφυλάκια εἰς οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ
A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
39 ὅτι εἰς τοὺς θησαυροὺς εἰσοίσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Λευι τὰς ἀπαρχὰς τοῦ σίτου καὶ τοῦ οἴνου καὶ τοῦ ἐλαίου καὶ ἐκεῖ σκεύη τὰ ἅγια καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ λειτουργοὶ καὶ οἱ πυλωροὶ καὶ οἱ ᾄδοντες καὶ οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψομεν τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν
For the Israelites and the Levites 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 ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
