1 T hese set their seal: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah. And Zedekiah,

Now those who placed their seal on the document were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

2 S eraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 P ashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 H attush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 H arim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 D aniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 M eshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

8 M aaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these were the priests.

Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

9 A nd the Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

The Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, and Kadmiel.

10 A nd their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

Their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 M ica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Z accur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 H odiah, Bani, Beninu.

Hodijah, Bani, and Beninu.

14 T he chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 B unni, Azgad, Bebai,

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 A donijah, Bigvai, Adin,

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 A ter, Hezekiah, Azzur,

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

18 H odiah, Hashum, Bezai,

Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 H ariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 M agpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 M eshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 P elatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 H oshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

24 H allohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 R ehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 A hiah, Hanan, Anan,

Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 M alluch, Harim, Baanah.

Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. The Covenant That Was Sealed

28 A nd the rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Nethinim, and all they who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who had knowledge and understanding—

Now the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and understanding—

29 J oin now, with their brethren, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law which was given to Moses the servant of God and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes:

these joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes:

30 W e shall not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

We would not give our daughters as wives to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

31 A nd if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we shall not buy it on the Sabbath or on a holy day; and we shall forego raising crops the seventh year and the compulsory payment of every debt.

if the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy it from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and we would forego the seventh year’s produce and the exacting of every debt.

32 A lso we pledge ourselves to pay yearly a third of a shekel for the service expenses of the house of our God:

Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to exact from ourselves yearly one-third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:

33 F or the showbread; for the continual cereal offerings and burnt offerings; the Sabbaths, the New Moons, the set feasts; for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel; and for all the work of the house of our God.

for the showbread, for the regular grain offering, for the regular burnt offering of the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the set feasts; for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God.

34 W e also cast lots—the priests, the Levites, and the people—for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at appointed times year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law.

We cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for bringing the wood offering into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at the appointed times year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God as it is written in the Law.

35 A nd to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the first of all the fruit of all trees year by year to the house of the Lord,

And we made ordinances to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord;

36 A s well as the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as is written in the Law, and the firstlings of our herds and flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in house.

to bring the firstborn of our sons and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God;

37 A nd we shall bring the first and best of our coarse meal, our contributions, the fruit of all kinds of trees, of new wine, and of oil to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God. And we shall bring the tithes from our ground to the Levites, for they, the Levites, collect the tithes in all our rural towns.

to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities.

38 A nd the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when receive tithes, and shall bring one-tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the storehouse.

And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms of the storehouse.

39 F or the Israelites and the sons of Levi shall bring the offering of grain, new wine, and oil to the chambers where the vessels of the sanctuary are, along with the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and singers. We will not forsake or neglect the house of our God.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and the singers are; and we will not neglect the house of our God.