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

And over those sealed Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

2 S eraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 P ashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 H attush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

Huttush, 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, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these the priests.

9 T he Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, and Kadmiel.

And the Levites: both Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

10 T heir brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

and their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 M icha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Z accur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 H odijah, Bani, and Beninu.

Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.

14 T he leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

Heads of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

15 B unni, Azgad, Bebai,

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 A donijah, Bigvai, Adin,

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 A ter, Hezekiah, Azzur,

Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,

18 H odijah, 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,

Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 P elatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 H oshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

24 H allohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 R ehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 A hijah, Hanan, Anan,

and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 M alluch, Harim, and Baanah. The Covenant That Was Sealed

Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

28 N ow 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—

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and every one who hath been separated from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every knowing intelligent one,

29 t hese 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:

are laying hold on their brethren, their honourable ones, and coming in to an execration, and in to an oath, to walk in the law of God, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commands of Jehovah our Lord, and His judgments, and His statutes;

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

and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;

31 i f 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.

and the peoples of the land who are bringing in the wares and any corn on the sabbath-day to sell, we receive not of them on the sabbath, and on a holy day, and we leave the seventh year, and usury on every hand.

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

And we have appointed for ourselves commands, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel in a year, for the service of the house of our God,

33 f or 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.

for bread of the arrangement, and the continual present, and the continual burnt-offering of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for appointed seasons, and for holy things, and for sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, even all the work of the house of our God.

34 W e 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.

And the lots we have caused to fall for the offering of wood, the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring in to the house of our God, by the house of our fathers, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law,

35 A nd 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;

and to bring in the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of Jehovah,

36 t o 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;

and the firstlings of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and our flocks, to bring in to the house of our God, to the priests who are ministering in the house of our God.

37 t o 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.

And the beginning of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of oil, we bring in to the priests, unto the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites; and they -- the Levites -- have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage;

38 A nd 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.

and the priest, son of Aaron, hath been with the Levites in the tithing of the Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our God unto the chambers, to the treasure-house;

39 F or 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.

for unto the chambers do they bring in -- the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi -- the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, and there vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests, those ministering, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and we do not forsake the house of our God.