Nehemiæ 12

1 Hi sunt autem Sacerdotes et Levitae, qui ascenderunt cum Zorobabel filio Salathiel, et Iosue: Saraia, Ieremias, Esdras,

Sotheli these weren prestis and dekenes, that stieden with Zorobabel, the sone of Salatiel, and with Josue; Saraie, Jeremye,

2 Amaria, Melluch, Hattus,

Esdras, Amarie, Melluch, Accus,

3 Sebenias, Rheum, Merimuth,

Sechenye, Reum, Merymucth,

4 Addo, Genthom, Abia,

Addo, Jethon, Myomyn,

5 Miamin, Madia, Belga,

Abia, Meldaa, Belga, Semeie, and Joarib,

6 Semeia, et Ioiarib, Idaia, Sellum, Amoc, Helcias,

Adaie, Sellum, Amoe, Elceia, and Jadie;

7 Idaia. Isti principes Sacerdotum, et fratres eorum in diebus Iosue.

these weren the princes of prestis `and her britheren, in the daies of Josue.

8 Porro Levitae, Iesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Iuda, Mathanias, super hymnos ipsi et fratres eorum:

Certis dekenes; Jesua, Bennuy, Cedynyel, Serabie, Juda, Mathanye, `weren ouer the ympnes, `thei and her britheren;

9 et Becbecia atque Hanni, et fratres eorum unusquisque in officio suo.

and Bezechie, and Ezanny, and the britheren of hem, ech man in his office.

10 Iosue autem genuit Ioachim, et Ioachim genuit Eliasib, et Eliasib genuit Ioiada,

Sotheli Josue gendride Joachym, and Joachym gendride Eliasib, and Eliasib gendride Joiada,

11 et Ioiada genuit Ionathan, et Ionathan genuit Ieddoa.

and Joiada gendride Jonathan, and Jonathan gendride Jeddaia.

12 In diebus autem Ioachim erant Sacerdotes et principes familiarum: Saraiae, Maraia: Ieremiae, Hanania:

Forsothe in the daies of Joachym weren prestis, and princis of meynees of prestis, Saraie, Amarie, Jeremye, Ananye, Esdre,

13 Esdrae, Mosollam: Amariae, Iohanan:

Mosollam, Amarie, Johannam,

14 Milicho, Ionathan, Sebeniae, Ioseph:

Mylico, Jonathan, Sebenye,

15 Haram, Edna: Maraioth, Helci:

Joseph, Aram, Edua,

16 Adaiae, Zacharia, Genthon, Mosollam:

Maraioth, Elchie, Addaie, Zacharie, Genthon,

17 Abiae, Zechri, Miamin et Moadiae, Phelti:

Mosollam, Abie, Zecherie, Myamyn, and Moadie,

18 Belgae, Sammua: Semaiae, Ionathan,

Phelti, Belge, Sannya, Semeie,

19 Ioiarib, Mathanai: Iodaiae, Azzi:

Jonathan, Joarib, Mathanye, Jodaie, Azi,

20 Sellai, Celai: Amoc, Heber:

Sellaye, Mochebor, Helchie,

21 Helciae, Hasebia: Idaiae, Nathanael.

Asebie, Idaie, Nathanael.

22 Levitae in diebus Eliasib, et Ioiada, et Iohanan, et Ieddoa scripti principes familiarum, et Sacerdotes in regno Darii Persae.

Dekenes in the daies of Eliasib, and of Joiada, and of Jonam, and of Jedda, weren writun princes of meynees, `and prestis in the rewme of Darius of Persis.

23 Filii Levi principes familiarum, scripti in Libro verborum dierum, et usque ad dies Ionathan, filii Eliasib.

The sones of Leuy, princes of meynees, weren writun in the book of wordis of daies, and `til to the daies of Jonathan, sone of Eliasib.

24 Et principes Levitarum, Hasebia, Serebia, et Iosue filius Cedmihel: et fratres eorum per vices suas, ut laudarent et confiterentur iuxta praeceptum David viri Dei, et observarent aeque per ordinem.

`And the princes of dekenes weren Asebie, Serebie, and Jesue, the sone of Cedynyel; and the britheren of hem bi her whiles, that thei schulden herie and knowleche bi the comaundement of kyng Dauid, the man of God, and thei schulden kepe euenli bi ordre.

25 Mathania, et Becbecia, Obedia, Mosollam, Telmon, Accub custodes portarum et vestibulorum ante portas.

Mathanye, and Bethbecie, and Obedie, Mosollam, Thelmon, Accub, weren keperis of the yatis, and of the porchis bifor the yatis.

26 Hi in diebus Ioachim filii Iosue, filii Iosedec, et in diebus Nehemiae ducis, et Esdrae sacerdotis scribaeque.

These weren in the daies of Joachym, sone of Josue, sone of Josedech, and in the daies of Neemye, duyk, and of Esdras, the prest and writere.

27 In dedicatione autem muri Ierusalem requisierunt Levitas de omnibus locis suis ut adducerent eos in Ierusalem, et facerent dedicationem et laetitiam in actione gratiarum, et cantico, et in cymbalis, psalteriis, et citharis.

Forsothe in the halewyng of the wal of Jerusalem thei souyten dekenes of alle her places, to bryng hem in to Jerusalem, and to make the halewyng in gladnesse, in the doyng of thankyngis, and in song, and in cymbalis, and in sautrees, and in harpis.

28 Congregati sunt autem filii cantorum de campestribus circa Ierusalem, et de villis Nethuphathi,

Sotheli the sones of syngeris weren gaderid bothe fro the feeldi places aboute Jerusalem, and fro the townes of Nethophati,

29 et de domo Galgal, et de regionibus Geba et Azmaveth: quoniam villas aedificaverunt sibi cantores in circuitu Ierusalem.

and fro the hows of Galgal, and fro the cuntreis of Gebez, and of Amanech; for syngeris hadden bildid townes to hem silf in the cumpas of Jerusalem.

30 Et mundati sunt Sacerdotes et Levitae, et mundaverunt populum, et portas, et murum.

And prestis and dekenes weren clensid, and thei clensiden the puple, and the yatis, and the wal.

31 Ascendere autem feci principes Iuda super murum, et statui duos magnos choros laudantium. Et ierunt ad dexteram super murum ad portam sterquilinii.

Forsothe Y made the princes of Juda to stie on the wal, and Y ordeynede twei greete queris of men heriynge; and thei yeden to the riyt side on the wal, to the yate of the dunghil.

32 Et ivit post eos Osaias, et media pars principum Iuda,

And Osaie yede aftir hem, and the half part of prynces of Juda,

33 et Azarias, Esdras, et Mosollam,

and Azarie, Esdras, and Mosollam,

34 Iudas, et Beniamin, et Semeia, et Ieremias.

Juda, and Beniamyn, and Semeye, and Jeremye `yeden aftir hem.

35 Et de filiis sacerdotum in tubis, Zacharias filius Ionathan, filius Semeiae, filius Mathaniae, filius Michaiae, filius Zechur, filius Asaph,

And of the sones of prestis syngynge in trumpis; Zacharie, the sone of Jonathan, the sone of Semeie, the sone of Mathanye, the sone of Machaie, the sone of Zeccur, the sone of Asaph.

36 et fratres eius Semeia, et Azareel, Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Nathanael, et Iudas, et Hanani, in vasis cantici David viri Dei: et Esdras scriba ante eos in porta Fontis.

And hise britheren; Semeie, and Azarel, Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Nathanael, and Juda, and Amany, in the instrumentis of song of Dauid, the man of God; and Esdras, the wrytere, bifor hem, in the yate of the welle.

37 Et contra eos ascenderunt in gradibus civitatis David in ascensu muri super domum David, et usque ad portam Aquarum ad Orientem.

And thei stieden ayens hem in the greis of the citee of Dauid, in the stiyng of the wal, on the hows of Dauid, and `til to the yate of watris at the eest.

38 Et chorus secundus gratias referentium ibat ex adverso, et ego post eum, et media pars populi super murum et super turrim furnorum, et usque ad murum latissimum,

And the secounde queer of men tellynge thankyngis yede euene ayens, and Y aftir hym; and the half part of the puple was on the wal, and on the tour of ouenys, and `til to the broddeste wal;

39 et super portam Ephraim, et super portam antiquam, et super portam piscium et turrim Hananeel, et turrim Emath, et usque ad portam gregis: et steterunt in porta custodiae,

and on the yate of Effraym, and on the elde yate, and on the yate of fischis, and on the toure of Ananeel, and on the tour of Emath, and thei camen `til to the yate of the floc;

40 steteruntque duo chori laudantium in domo Dei, et ego, et dimidia pars magistratuum mecum.

and thei stoden in the yate of kepyng. And twei queeris of men heriynge stoden in the hows of God, and Y and the half part of magistratis with me.

41 Et Sacerdotes, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania in tubis,

And the prestis, Eliachym, Maasie, Myamyn, Mychea, Helioneai, Zacharie, Ananye, in trumpis;

42 et Maasia, et Semeia, et Eleazar, et Azzi, et Iohanan, et Melchia, et Aelam, et Ezer. Et clare cecinerunt cantores, et Iezraia praepositus:

and Maasie, and Senea, and Eleazar, and Azi, and Johannan, and Melchia, and Elam, and Ezer; and the syngeris sungen clereli, and Jezraie, the souereyn.

43 et immolaverunt in die illa victimas magnas, et laetati sunt: Deus enim laetificaverat eos laetitia magna: sed et uxores eorum et liberi gavisi sunt, et audita est laetitia Ierusalem procul.

And thei offriden in that dai grete sacrifices, and weren glad; `for God `hadde maad hem glad with grete gladnesse. But also her wyues and lawful childre weren ioiful, and the gladnesse of Jerusalem was herd fer.

44 Recensuerunt quoque in die illa viros super gazophylacia thesauri ad libamina, et ad primitias, et ad decimas, ut introferrent per eos principes civitatis in decore gratiarum actionis, Sacerdotes et Levitas: quia laetificatus est Iuda in Sacerdotibus et Levitis astantibus.

Also thei noumbriden in that dai men ouer the keping places of tresour, to moiste sacrifices, and to the firste fruytis, and to tithis, that the princes of the citee schulden brynge in bi hem, `in the fairenesse of doyng of thankyngis, prestis and dekenes; for Juda was glad in prestis and dekenes present.

45 Et custodierunt observationem Dei sui, et observationem expiationis, et cantores, et ianitores iuxta praeceptum David, et Salomonis filii eius,

And thei kepten the kepyng of her God, the kepyng of clensyng; and syngeris, and porteris, bi the comaundement of Dauid and of Salomon, his sone;

46 quia in diebus David et Asaph ab exordio erant principes constituti cantorum in carmine laudantium, et confitentium Deo.

for in the daies of Dauid and of Asaph fro the bigynnyng princes of syngeris weren ordeyned, heriyng in song, and knoulechynge to God.

47 Et omnis Israel, in diebus Zorobabel, et in diebus Nehemiae dabant partes cantoribus et ianitoribus per dies singulos, et sanctificabant Levitas, et Levitae sanctificabant filios Aaron.

And al Israel, in the daies of Zorobabel, and in the daies of Neemye, yauen partis to syngeris and to porteris bi alle `the daies; and thei halewiden dekenes, and the dekenes halewiden the sones of Aaron.