Nehemiæ 11

1 Habitaverunt autem principes populi in Ierusalem: reliqua vero plebs misit sortem, ut tollerent unam partem de decem qui habitaturi essent in Ierusalem civitate sancta, novem vero partes in civitatibus.

Forsothe the princis of the puple dwelliden in Jerusalem; the principal men dwelliden in the myddis of the puple with out lot; but the residue puple sente lot, for to take o part of ten, `whiche schulden dwelle in Jerusalem, in the hooli citee; the tenthe part of the puple is chosun for to dwelle in Jerusalem, for the citee was voide; forsothe the nyne partis dwelliden in citees.

2 Benedixit autem populus omnibus viris qui se sponte obtulerant ut habitarent in Ierusalem.

Forsothe the puple blesside alle men, that profriden hem silf bi fre wille to dwelle in Jerusalem.

3 Hi sunt itaque principes provinciae qui habitaverunt in Ierusalem, et in civitatibus Iuda. Habitavit autem unusquisque in possessione sua, in urbibus suis, Israel, Sacerdotes, Levitae, Nathinaei, et filii servorum Salomonis.

And so these ben the princes of prouynce, that dwelliden in Jerusalem, and in the citees of Juda; sothely ech man dwellide in his possessioun, in her citees of Israel, prestis, dekenes, Nathynneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon.

4 Et in Ierusalem habitaverunt de filiis Iuda, et de filiis Beniamin: de filiis Iuda, Athaias filius Aziam, filii Zachariae, filii Amariae, filii Saphatiae, filii Malaleel: de filiis Phares,

And men of the sones of Juda, and of the sones of Beniamyn dwelliden in Jerusalem; of the sones of Juda, Athaie, the sone of Aziam, sone of Zacarie, sone of Amarie, sone of Saphie, sone of Malaleel;

5 Maasia filius Baruch, filius Cholhoza, filius Hazia, filius Adaia, filius Ioiarib, filius Zachariae, filius Silonitis:

of the sones of Phares, Amasie, the sone of Baruch, the sone of Colozay, the sone of Azie, the sone of Adaie, the sone of Jozarib, the sone of Zacarie, the sone of Salonytes; alle the sones of Phares,

6 omnes hi filii Phares, qui habitaverunt in Ierusalem, quadringenti sexaginta octo viri fortes.

that dwelliden in Jerusalem, weren foure hundrid eiyte and sixti, stronge men.

7 Hi sunt autem filii Beniamin: Sellum filius Mosollam, filius Ioed, filius Phadaia, filius Colaia, filius Masia, filius Etheel, filius Isaia,

Sotheli these ben the sones of Beniamyn; Sellum, the sone of Mosollam, the sone of Joedi, the sone of Sadaie, the sone of Colaie, the sone of Masie, the sone of Ethel, the sone of Saie;

8 et post eum Gebbai, Sellai, nongenti vigintiocto,

and aftir hym Gabai, Sellai, nynti and eiyte and twenti;

9 et Ioel filius Zechri praepositus eorum, et Iudas filius Senua super civitatem secundus.

and Johel, the sone of Zechri, was the souereyn of hem, and Judas, the sone of Semyna, was the secounde man on the citee.

10 Et de sacerdotibus, Idaia filius Ioarib, Iachin,

And of prestis; Idaie,

11 Saraia filius Helciae, filius Mosollam, filius Sadoc, filius Meraioth, filius Achitob princeps domus Dei,

sone of Joarib, Jachyn, Saraie, the sone of Helchie, the sone of Mossollam, the sone of Sadoch, the sone of Meraioth, the sone of Achitob, `the princis of `Goddis hows,

12 et fratres eorum facientes opera templi: octingenti viginti duo. Et Adaia filius Ieroham, filius Phelelia, filius Amsi, filius Zachariae, filius Pheshur, filius Melchiae,

and her britheren, makynge the werkis of the temple, weren eiyte hundrid and two and twenti. And Adaie, the sone of Jeroam, the sone of Pheler, the sone of Amsi, the sone of Zacarie, the sone of Phessur,

13 et fratres eius principes patrum: ducenti quadragintaduo. Et Amassai filius Azreel, filius Ahazi, filius Mosollamoth, filius Emmer,

the sone of Melchie, and the britheren of hem, the princes of fadris, weren two hundrid and two and fourti. And Amasie, the sone of Azrihel, the sone of Azi, the sone of Mosollamoth, the sone of Semyner,

14 et fratres eorum potentes nimis: centum vigintiocto, et praepositus eorum Zabdiel filius potentium.

and her britheren, ful myyti men, weren an hundrid and eiyte and twenti; and the souereyn of hem was Zebdiel, the sone of myyty men.

15 Et de Levitis Semeia filius Hasub, filius Azaricam, filius Hasabia, filius Boni,

And of dekenes; Sechenye, the sone of Azab, the sone of Azarie, the sone of Azabie, the sone of Bone, and Sabathai;

16 et Sabathai et Iozabed, super omnia opera, quae erant forinsecus in domo Dei, a principibus Levitarum.

and Jozabed was ordened of the princes of dekenes, on alle the werkis that weren with out forth in Goddis hows.

17 Et Mathania filius Micha, filius Zebedei, filius Asaph princeps ad laudandum, et ad confitendum in oratione, et Becbecia secundus de fratribus eius, et Abda filius Samua, filius Galal, filius Idithun:

And Mathanye, the sone of Mycha, the sone of Zebdai, the sone of Asaph, was prince, to herie and to knowleche in preier; and Bethechie was the secounde of hise britheren, and Abdie, the sone of Sammya, the sone of Galal, the sone of Iditum.

18 omnes Levitae in civitate sancta ducenti octogintaquattuor.

Alle the dekenes in the hooli citee, weren two hundrid and foure score and foure.

19 Et ianitores, Accub, Telmon, et fratres eorum, qui custodiebant ostia: centum septuaginta duo.

And the porteris, Accub, Thelmon, and the britheren of hem, that kepten the doris, weren an hundrid `and two and seuenti.

20 Et reliqui ex Israel Sacerdotes et Levitae in universis civitatibus Iuda, unusquisque in possessione sua.

And othere men of Israel, prestis, and dekenes, in alle the citees of Juda, ech man in his possessioun.

21 Et Nathinaei, qui habitabant in Ophel, et Siaha, et Gaspha de Nathinaeis.

And Natynneis, that dwelliden in Ophel, and Siacha, and Gaspha; of Natynneis.

22 Et episcopus Levitarum in Ierusalem, Azzi filius Bani, filius Hasabiae, filius Mathaniae, filius Michae. De filiis Asaph, cantores in ministerio domus Dei.

And bischopis of dekenes in Jerusalem; Azi, the sone of Bany, the sone of Asabie, the sone of Mathanye, the sone of Mychee. Of the sones of Asaph, syngeris in the seruyce of Goddis hows.

23 Praeceptum quippe regis super eos erat, et ordo in cantoribus per dies singulos,

For the comaundement of the kyng was on hem, and ordre was in syngeris bi alle daies;

24 et Phathahia filius Mesezebel, de filiis Zara filii Iudae in manu regis, iuxta omne verbum populi,

and Aphataie, the sone of Mosezehel, of the sones of Zara, sone of Juda, in the hond of the kyng, bi ech word of the puple;

25 et in domibus per omnes regiones eorum. De filiis Iudae habitaverunt in Cariatharbe et in filiabus eius: et in Dibon, et in filiabus eius: et in Cabseel, et in viculis eius,

and in the housis bi alle the cuntreis of hem. Of the sones of Juda dwelliden in Cariatharbe, and in the vilagis therof, and in Dibon, and in the vilagis therof, and in Capseel, and in the townes therof;

26 et in Iesue, et in Molada, et in Bethphaleth,

and in Jesue, and in Molada, and in Bethpheleth,

27 et in Hasersual, et in Bersabee, et in filiabus eius,

and in Asersual, and in Bersabee, and in the vilagis therof;

28 et in Siceleg, et in Mochona, et in filiabus eius,

and in Sicheleg, and in Mochone, and in the vilagis therof;

29 et in Remmon, et in Saraa, et in Ierimuth,

and in Remmon, and in Sara,

30 Zanoa, Odollam, et in villis earum, in Lachis et regionibus eius, et in Azeca, et filiabus eius. Et manserunt in Bersabee usque ad vallem Ennom.

and in Jerymuth, Zonocha, Odollam, and in the townes `of tho; in Lachis, and in the cuntreis therof; in Azecha and the vilagis therof; and thei dwelliden in Bersabee `til to the valei of Ennon.

31 Filii autem Beniamin, a Geba, Mechmas, et Hai, et Bethel et filiabus eius:

Forsothe the sones of Beniamyn dwelliden in Areba, Mechynas, and Aia, and Bethel and vilagis therof;

32 Anathoth, Nob, Anania,

in Anatoth, Nob, Ananya,

33 Asor, Rama, Gethaim,

Asor, Rama, Jethaym,

34 Hadid, Seboim, et Neballat, Lod

Adid, Soboym,

35 et Ono valle artificum.

Nebollaloth, and in Onam, the valei of crafti men.

36 Et de Levitis portiones Iuda et Beniamin.

And of dekenes, `the porciouns of Juda and of Beniamyn.