נחמיה 10
| וְעַ֖ל הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים נְחֶמְיָ֧ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֖ה וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃ | 1 |
The document was sealed by: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah.
| שְׂרָיָ֥ה עֲזַרְיָ֖ה יִרְמְיָֽה׃ | 2 |
Zedekiah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
| פַּשְׁח֥וּר אֲמַרְיָ֖ה מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃ | 3 |
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
| חַטּ֥וּשׁ שְׁבַנְיָ֖ה מַלּֽוּךְ׃ | 4 |
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
| חָרִ֥ם מְרֵמ֖וֹת עֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃ | 5 |
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
| דָּנִיֵּ֥אל גִּנְּת֖וֹן בָּרֽוּךְ׃ | 6 |
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
| מְשֻׁלָּ֥ם אֲבִיָּ֖ה מִיָּמִֽן׃ | 7 |
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
| מַֽעַזְיָ֥ה בִלְגַּ֖י שְׁמַֽעְיָ֑ה אֵ֖לֶּה הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ ס | 8 |
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
| וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְיֵשׁ֙וּעַ֙ בֶּן־אֲזַנְיָ֔ה בִּנּ֕וּי מִבְּנֵ֥י חֵנָדָ֖ד קַדְמִיאֵֽל׃ | 9 |
The Levites: Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
| וַאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁבַנְיָ֧ה הֽוֹדִיָּ֛ה קְלִיטָ֖א פְּלָאיָ֥ה חָנָֽן׃ | 10 |
and these other Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
| מִיכָ֥א רְח֖וֹב חֲשַׁבְיָֽה׃ | 11 |
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
| זַכּ֥וּר שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֖ה שְׁבַנְיָֽה׃ | 12 |
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
| הוֹדִיָּ֥ה בָנִ֖י בְּנִֽינוּ׃ ס | 13 |
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
| רָאשֵׁ֖י הָעָ֑ם פַּרְעֹשׁ֙ פַּחַ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עֵילָ֥ם זַתּ֖וּא בָּנִֽי׃ | 14 |
The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
| בֻּנִּ֥י עַזְגָּ֖ד בֵּבָֽי׃ | 15 |
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
| אֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה בִגְוַ֖י עָדִֽין׃ | 16 |
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
| אָטֵ֥ר חִזְקִיָּ֖ה עַזּֽוּר׃ | 17 |
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
| הוֹדִיָּ֥ה חָשֻׁ֖ם בֵּצָֽי׃ | 18 |
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
| חָרִ֥יף עֲנָת֖וֹת נֵיבָֽי׃ | 19 |
Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
| מַגְפִּיעָ֥שׁ מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם חֵזִֽיר׃ | 20 |
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
| מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֥ל צָד֖וֹק יַדּֽוּעַ׃ | 21 |
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
| פְּלַטְיָ֥ה חָנָ֖ן עֲנָיָֽה׃ | 22 |
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
| הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ חֲנַנְיָ֖ה חַשּֽׁוּב׃ | 23 |
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
| הַלּוֹחֵ֥שׁ פִּלְחָ֖א שׁוֹבֵֽק׃ | 24 |
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
| רְח֥וּם חֲשַׁבְנָ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂיָֽה׃ | 25 |
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
| וַאֲחִיָּ֥ה חָנָ֖ן עָנָֽן׃ | 26 |
Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
| מַלּ֥וּךְ חָרִ֖ם בַּעֲנָֽה׃ | 27 |
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
| וּשְׁאָ֣ר הָעָ֡ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַ֠לְוִיִּם הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֨ים הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים הַנְּתִינִ֗ים וְֽכָל־הַנִּבְדָּ֞ל מֵעַמֵּ֤י הָאֲרָצוֹת֙ אֶל־תּוֹרַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים נְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֖ל יוֹדֵ֥עַ מֵבִֽין׃ | 28 |
The rest of the people, including the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and Temple servants, and everyone who had separated themselves from the people of the land to keep the Law of God, as well as their wives and all their sons and daughters who were old enough to understand,
| מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים עַל־אֲחֵיהֶם֮ אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒ וּבָאִ֞ים בְּאָלָ֣ה וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִתְּנָ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו וְחֻקָּֽיו׃ | 29 |
joined the leaders in swearing an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God, to pay attention to and carry out all the commands of the Lord our God, his rules and regulations.
| וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־נִתֵּ֥ן בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאֶת־בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א נִקַּ֖ח לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃ | 30 |
“We promise not to allow our daughters to marry the people of the land, and not to allow our sons to marry their daughters.
| וְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֡רֶץ הַֽמְבִיאִים֩ אֶת־הַמַּקָּח֨וֹת וְכָל־שֶׁ֜בֶר בְּי֤וֹם הַשַּׁבָּת֙ לִמְכּ֔וֹר לֹא־נִקַּ֥ח מֵהֶ֛ם בַּשַּׁבָּ֖ת וּבְי֣וֹם קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְנִטֹּ֛שׁ אֶת־הַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית וּמַשָּׁ֥א כָל־יָֽד׃ | 31 |
When the people of the land bring goods and all kinds of food to sell on the holy Sabbath, we will not buy anything from them on the Sabbath or on other holy days. Every seventh year we will leave the land to rest, and we will cancel all debts.
| וְהֶעֱמַ֤דְנוּ עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ מִצְוֹ֔ת לָתֵ֥ת עָלֵ֛ינוּ שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | 32 |
We accept the obligation to pay one third of a shekel for the operation of the Temple of God,
| לְלֶ֣חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֡כֶת וּמִנְחַ֣ת הַתָּמִ֣יד וּלְעוֹלַ֣ת הַ֠תָּמִיד הַשַּׁבָּת֨וֹת הֶחֳדָשִׁ֜ים לַמּוֹעֲדִ֗ים וְלַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ וְלַ֣חַטָּא֔וֹת לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכֹ֖ל מְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס | 33 |
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the new moon and yearly festivals, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, in short all that takes place in the Temple of our God.
| וְהַגּוֹרָל֨וֹת הִפַּ֜לְנוּ עַל־קֻרְבַּ֣ן הָעֵצִ֗ים הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַלְוִיִּם֮ וְהָעָם֒ לְ֠הָבִיא לְבֵ֨ית אֱלֹהֵ֧ינוּ לְבֵית־אֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ לְעִתִּ֥ים מְזֻמָּנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֑ה לְבַעֵ֗ר עַל־מִזְבַּח֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ כַּכָּת֖וּב בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ | 34 |
We have allocated by lot among the priests, Levites, and the people, to determine who will bring wood to the Temple of our God to burn on the altar of the Lord our God at specific times during the year, as required by the Law.
| וּלְהָבִ֞יא אֶת־בִּכּוּרֵ֣י אַדְמָתֵ֗נוּ וּבִכּוּרֵ֛י כָּל־פְּרִ֥י כָל־עֵ֖ץ שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֑ה לְבֵ֖ית יְהוָֽה׃ | 35 |
We also promise to bring the first part of the produce from our fields and from every fruit tree to the Lord's Temple every year.
| וְאֶת־בְּכֹר֤וֹת בָּנֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּבְהֶמְתֵּ֔ינוּ כַּכָּת֖וּב בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה וְאֶת־בְּכוֹרֵ֨י בְקָרֵ֜ינוּ וְצֹאנֵ֗ינוּ לְהָבִיא֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים הַמְשָׁרְתִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | 36 |
We will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock and of our herds and flocks to the Temple of our God, to the priests who minister there, as required by the Law.
| וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁ֣ית עֲרִיסֹתֵ֣ינוּ וּ֠תְרוּמֹתֵינוּ וּפְרִ֨י כָל־עֵ֜ץ תִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֗ר נָבִ֤יא לַכֹּהֲנִים֙ אֶל־לִשְׁכ֣וֹת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ לַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהֵם֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הַֽמְעַשְּׂרִ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֥י עֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ׃ | 37 |
We will bring to the storerooms of the Temple of our God, to the priests, the first part of our coarse-ground flour, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and olive oil. We will also bring a tithe of our produce to the Levites, for the Levites are the ones who collect the tithes in all the farming towns.
| וְהָיָ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֧ן בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֛ן עִם־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם בַּעְשֵׂ֣ר הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם יַעֲל֨וּ אֶת־מַעֲשַׂ֤ר הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ אֶל־הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת לְבֵ֥ית הָאוֹצָֽר׃ | 38 |
A priest descended from Aaron will accompany the Levites when they collect the tithe, and the Levites are to bring a tithe of these tithes to the rooms of the storehouse in the Temple of our God.
| כִּ֣י אֶל־הַ֠לְּשָׁכוֹת יָבִ֨יאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּבְנֵ֣י הַלֵּוִ֗י אֶת־תְּרוּמַ֣ת הַדָּגָן֮ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר֒ וְשָׁם֙ כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֖ים וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א נַעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | 39 |
The people of Israel and the Levites are to bring the offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms where the sanctuary objects are kept, where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers are. We will not forget the Temple of our God.”
