Nehemiah 10

uvekhol-zot anakhnu koretim amanah vekhotevim ve'al hekhatum sarenu leviyyenu kohanenu

“In view of all this, we make this pledge and put it in writing; and on the sealed copy [are subscribed] our officials, our Levites, and our priests.

ve'al hakhatumim nekhemyah hattirshata ben-khakhalyah vetsidqiyyah

“On the sealed copy [are subscribed]: Nehemiah the Tirshatha son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah,

serayah azaryah yirmeyah

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

pashkhur amaryah malkiyyah

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

khattush shevanyah mallukh

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

kharim meremot ovadyah

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

daniyyel ginneton barukh

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

meshullam aviyyah miyyamin

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

ma'azyah vilgay shemayah elleh hakkohanim

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.

vehaleviyyim veyeshua ben-azanyah binnuy mibbene khenadad qadmi'el

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

va'akhehem shevanyah hodiyyah qelita pelayah khanan

And their brothers: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

mikha rekhov khashavyah

Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

zakkur shereveyah shevanyah

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

hodiyyah vani beninu

Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

rashe ha'am parosh pakhat mo'av elam zattu bani

“The heads of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

bunni azgad bevay

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

adoniyyah vigvay adin

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

ater khizqiyyah azzur

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

hodiyyah khashum betsay

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

kharif anatot (nvvy) [nevay]

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

magpi'ash meshullam khezir

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

meshezavel tsadoq yaddua

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

pelatyah khanan anayah

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

hoshea khananyah khashuv

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

hallokhesh pilkha shoveq

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

rekhum khashavnah ma'aseyah

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

va'akhiyyah khanan anan

and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

mallukh kharim ba'anah

Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

ushe'ar ha'am hakkohanim haleviyyim hasho'arim hameshorerim hannetinim vekhol-hannivdal me'amme ha'aratsot el-torat ha'elohim neshehem benehem uvenotehem kol yodea mevin

“And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to [follow] the Teaching of God, their wives, sons and daughters, all who know enough to understand,

makhaziqim al-akhehem addirehem uva'im be'alah uvishvu'ah lalekhet betorat ha'elohim asher nittenah beyad mosheh eved-ha'elohim velishmor vela'asot et-kol-mitsvot Adonai adonenu umishpatayw vekhuqqayw

join with their noble brothers, and take an oath with sanctions to follow the Teaching of God, given through Moses the servant of God, and to observe carefully all the commandments, rules, and laws of GOD our Sovereign.

va'asher lo-nitten benotenu le'amme ha'arets ve'et-benotehem lo niqqakh levanenu

“Namely: We will not give our daughters in marriage to the peoples of the land, or take their daughters for our sons.

ve'amme ha'arets hamevi'im et-hammaqqakhot vekhol-shever beyom hashabbat limkor lo-niqqakh mehem bashabbat uveyom qodesh venittosh et-hashanah hashevi'it umasha khol-yad

“The peoples of the land who bring their wares and all sorts of foodstuff for sale on the sabbath day—we will not buy from them on the sabbath or a holy day. “We will forgo [the produce of] the seventh year, and every outstanding debt.

vehe'emadnu alenu mitsvot latet alenu shelishit hasheqel bashanah la'avodat bet elohenu

“We have laid upon ourselves obligations: To charge ourselves one-third of a shekel yearly for the service of the House of our God—

lelekhem hamma'arekhet uminkhat hattamid ule'olat hattamid hashabbatot hekhodashim lammo'adim velaqqodashim velakhatta'ot lekhapper al-yisra'el vekhol melekhet bet-elohenu

for the rows of bread, for the regular grain offering and for the regular burnt offering, [for those of the] sabbaths, new moons, festivals, for consecrations, for purgation offerings to atone for Israel, and for all the work in the House of our God.

vehaggoralot hippalnu al-qurban ha'etsim hakkohanim haleviyyim veha'am lehavi levet elohenu levet-avotenu le'ittim mezummanim shanah veshanah leva'er al-mizbakh Adonai elohenu kakkatuv battorah

“We have cast lots [among] the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring the wood offering to the House of our God by clans annually at set times in order to provide fuel for the altar of the ETERNAL our God, as is written in the Teaching.

ulehavi et-bikkure admatenu uvikkure kol-peri khol-ets shanah veshanah levet Adonai

“And [we undertake] to bring to the House of GOD annually the first fruits of our soil, and of every fruit of every tree;

ve'et-bekhorot banenu uvehemtenu kakkatuv battorah ve'et-bekhore veqarenu vetsonenu lehavi levet elohenu lakkohanim hamesharetim bevet elohenu

also, the first-born of our sons and our animals, as is written in the Teaching; and to bring the firstlings of our cattle and flocks to the House of our God for the priests who minister in the House of our God.

ve'et-reshit arisotenu uterumotenu uferi khol-ets tirosh veyitshar navi lakkohanim el-lishkhot bet-elohenu umasar admatenu lalviyyim vehem haleviyyim hame'asserim bekhol are avodatenu

“We will bring to the storerooms of the House of our God the first part of our dough, and our gifts [of grain], and of the fruit of every tree, wine and oil for the priests, and the tithes of our land for the Levites—the Levites who collect the tithe in all our towns subject to royal service.

vehayah hakkohen ben-aharon im-haleviyyim baser haleviyyim vehaleviyyim ya'alu et-ma'asar hamma'aser levet elohenu el-halleshakhot levet ha'otsar

An Aaronite priest must be with the Levites when they collect the tithe, and the Levites must bring up a tithe of the tithe to the House of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.

ki el-halleshakhot yavi'u vene-yisra'el uvene hallevi et-terumat haddagan hattirosh vehayyitshar vesham kele hammiqdash vehakkohanim hamesharetim vehasho'arim vehameshorerim velo na'azov et-bet elohenu

For it is to the storerooms that the Israelites and the Levites must bring the gifts of grain, wine, and oil. The equipment of the sanctuary and of the ministering priests and the gatekeepers and the singers is also there. “We will not neglect the House of our God.”