Nehemiah 10

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

وَسَرَايَا وَعَزَرْيَا وَيِرْمِيَا،

Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,

وَفَشْحُورُ وَأَمَرْيَا وَمَلْكِيَّا،

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,

وَحَطُّوشُ وَشَبَنْيَا وَمَلُّوخُ،

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

وَحَارِيمُ وَمَرِيمُوثُ وَعُوبَدْيَا،

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

وَدَانِيآلُ وَجِنْثُونُ وَبَارُوخُ،

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

وَمَشُلّامُ وَأَبِيَّا وَمِيَّامِينُ،

Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah.

These were the priests.

and their associates: Shebaniah,

Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

وَأَقْرِبَاؤُهُمْ: شَبَنْيَا وَهُودِيَّا وَقَلِيطَا وَفَلايَا وَحَانَانُ،

Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,

وَمِيخَا وَرَحُوبُ وَحَشَبْيَا،

Zakkur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

وَزَكُّورُ وَشَرَبْيَا وَشَبَنْيَا،

Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

وَبُنِّي وَعَزْجَدُ وَبِيبَايُ،

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

وَأَدُونِيَّا وَبِغْوَايُ وَعَادِينُ،

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

وَآطِيرُ وَحَزَقِيَّا وَعَزُّورُ،

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

وَهُودِيَّا وَحَشُومُ وَبِيصَايُ،

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

وَحَارِيفُ وَعَنَاثُوثُ وَنِيبَايُ،

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

وَمَجْفِيعَاشُ وَمَشُلّامُ وَحَزِيرُ،

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

وَمَشِيزَبْئِيلُ وَصَادُوقُ وَيَدُّوعُ،

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

وَفَلَطْيَا وَحَنَانُ وَعَنَايَا،

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

وَهُوشَعُ وَحَنَنْيَا وَحَشُوبُ،

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

وَهَلُوحِيشُ وَفِلْحَا وَشُوبِيقُ،

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

وَرَحُومُ وَحَشَبْنَا وَمَعْسِيَا،

Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

وَأَخِيَّا وَحَانَانُ وَعَانَانُ،

Malluk, Harim and Baanah.

وَمَلُّوخُ وَحَرِيمُ وَبَعْنَةُ.

“The rest of the people—priests, Levites, gatekeepers, musicians, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand—

أَمَّا بَاقِي الشَّعْبِ وَالْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَحُرَّاسِ أَبْوَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَالْمُرَتِّلِينَ وَخُدَّامِ الْهَيْكَلِ، وَكُلِّ الَّذِينَ اعْتَزَلُوا شُعُوبَ الأَرَاضِي وَالْتَفُّوا حَوْلَ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ مَعَ نِسَائِهِمْ، وَسَائِرِ ذَوِي الْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالْفَهْمِ،

all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations and decrees of the Lord our Lord.

فَقَدِ انْضَمُّوا إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِمْ وَأَشْرَافِهِمْ، وَتَعَهَّدُوا مُقْسِمِينَ بِالالْتِزَامِ بِالسَّيْرِ فِي شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ الَّتِي أَعْلَنَهَا عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى عَبْدِهِ، وَبِالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ وَصَايَا الرَّبِّ سَيِّدِنَا وَأَحْكَامِهِ وَفَرَائِضِهِ،

“We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.

كَمَا تَمَّ التَّعَهُّدُ بِعَدَمِ تَزْوِيجِ بَنَاتِنَا مِنْ أُمَمِ الأَرْضِ، وَلا تَزْوِيجِ أَبْنَائِنَا مِنْ بَنَاتِهِمْ،

“When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will forgo working the land and will cancel all debts.

وَرَفْضِ الشِّرَاءِ مِنْ شُعُوبِ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ لِبَيْعِ بَضَائِعِهِمْ وَحُبُوبِهِمْ فِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ أَوْ فِي أَيِّ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الأَيَّامِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ، وَأَنْ نَمْتَنِعَ عَنْ زِرَاعَةِ الأَرْضِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ سَابِعَةٍ وَنُلْغِيَ فِيهَا كُلَّ الدُّيُونِ.

“We assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a shekel^[b] each year for the service of the house of our God:

وَفَرَضْنَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا جِزْيَةً سَنَوِيَّةً قَدْرُهَا ثُلْثُ شَاقِلٍ (أَيْ أَرْبَعُ جِرَامَاتِ) فِضَّةٍ، نَدْفَعُهَا لِنَفَقَاتِ خِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا.

for the bread set out on the table; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon feasts and at the appointed festivals; for the holy offerings; for sin offerings^[c] to make atonement for Israel; and for all the duties of the house of our God.

وَلِتَوْفِيرِ خُبْزِ التَّقْدِمَةِ وَالتَّقْدِمَةِ الدَّائِمَةِ وَالْمُحْرَقَةِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ وَقَرَابِينِ السُّبُوتِ وَمَطَالِعِ الشُّهُورِ وَالأَعْيَادِ وَالأَقْدَاسِ وَذَبَائِحِ الْخَطِيئَةِ، لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلِلْقِيَامِ بِصِيَانَةِ بَيْتِ إِلَهِنَا.

“We—the priests, the Levites and the people—have cast lots to determine when each of our families is to bring to the house of our God at set times each year a contribution of wood to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law.

ثُمَّ، نَحْنُ الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَالشَّعْبَ، أَلْقَيْنَا الْقُرْعَةَ لِنُقَرِّرَ مَتَى يَتَحَتَّمُ عَلَى كُلِّ عَائِلَةٍ مِنْ عَائِلاتِنَا أَنْ تَجْلِبَ تَقْدِمَاتِهَا السَّنَوِيَّةَ مِنَ الْحَطَبِ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللهِ، لإِحْرَاقِهَا عَلَى مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا، كَمَا نَصَّتِ الشَّرِيعَةُ،

“We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.

كَمَا أَلْزَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا بِحَمْلِ بَاكُورَاتِ أَرْضِنَا مِنَ الْمَحَاصِيلِ أَوْ مِنْ أَثْمَارِ الأَشْجَارِ سَنَةً فَسَنَةً إِلَى هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا

“As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.

وَكَذَلِكَ أَبْكَارِ أَبْنَائِنَا وَبَهَائِمِنَا وَمَوَاشِينَا مِنْ بَقَرٍ وَغَنَمٍ، فَنُحْضِرُهَا إِلَى هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا إِلَى الْكَهَنَةِ الْخَادِمِينَ، كَمَا نَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّرِيعَةُ.

“Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and olive oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.

وَتَعَهَّدْنَا أَيْضاً أَنْ نَأْتِيَ بِأَوَائِلِ عَجِينِنَا وَقَرَابِينِنَا وَثَمَرِ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ وَأَوَائِلِ الْخَمْرِ وَالزَّيْتِ إِلَى الْكَهَنَةِ إِلَى مَخَازِنِ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا، وَبِعُشْرِ مَحَاصِيلِ أَرْضِنَا إِلَى اللّاوِيِّينَ، لأَنَّ اللّاوِيِّينَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَجْمَعُونَ الْعُشُورَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مُدُنِنَا الرِّيفِيَّةِ.

A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.

وَيَكُونُ كَاهِنٌ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ هرُونَ مَعَ اللّاوِيِّينَ حِينَ يَقُومُونَ بِجَمْعِ الْعُشُورِ، فَيُوْدِعُ اللّاوِيُّونَ عُشْرَ الأَعْشَارِ فِي مَخَازِنِ هَيْكَلِ إِلَهِنَا،

The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept.

“We will not neglect the house of our God.”