Nehemiah 10

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 In view of all this, we are entering into a firm pact, which we are putting into writing. On the sealed document appear the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.	1 Those who set their seal are Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah,
2 On the sealed document: His Excellency Nehemiah, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah.	2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,	3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,	4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,	5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,	6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,	7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,	8 Ma-aziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.
9 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these are the priests.	9 And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmi-el;
10 The Levites: Jeshua, son of Azaniah; Binnui, of the sons of Henadad; Kadmiel;	10 and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 and their brethren Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,	11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,	12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,	13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
14 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.	14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,	15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,	16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,	17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,	18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,	19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,	20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,	21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddu-a,
22 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,	22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,	23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,	24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Halhohesh, Pilha, Shobek,	25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Ma-aseiah,
26 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,	26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,	27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
28 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.	28 The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,
29 The rest of the people, priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple slaves, and all others who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands in favor of the law of God, with their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who are of the age of discretion,	29 join with their brethren, their nobles, and enter 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 join with their brethren who are their princes, and with the sanction of a curse take this oath to follow the law of God which was given through Moses, the servant of God, and to observe carefully all the commandments of the LORD, our LORD, his ordinances and his statutes.	30 We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons;
31 Agreed, that we will not marry our daughters to the peoples of the land, and that we will not take their daughters for our sons.	31 and if the peoples of the land bring in wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the sabbath or on a holy day; and we will forego the crops of the seventh year and the exaction of every debt.
32 When the peoples of the land bring in merchandise or any kind of grain for sale on the sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the sabbath or on any other holyday. We will forgo the seventh year, as well as every kind of debt.	32 We also lay upon ourselves the obligation to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:
33 We impose these commandments on ourselves: to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God,	33 for the showbread, the continual cereal offering, the continual burnt offering, the sabbaths, the new moons, the appointed feasts, the holy things, and the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
34 for the showbread, for the daily cereal offering, for the daily holocaust, for the sabbaths, new moons, and festivals, for the holy offerings, for sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for every service of the house of our God.	34 We have likewise 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 times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law.
35 We, priests, Levites, and people, have determined by lot concerning the procurement of wood: it is to be brought to the house of our God by each of our family houses at stated times each year, to be burnt on the altar of the LORD, our God, as the law prescribes.	35 We obligate ourselves to bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of the LORD;
36 We have agreed to bring each year to the house of the LORD the first fruits of our fields and of our fruit trees, of whatever kind;	36 also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the first-born of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks;
37 also, as is prescribed in the law, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who serve in the house of our God, the first-born of our children and our animals, including the first-born of our flocks and herds.	37 and to bring the first of our coarse meal, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns.
38 The first batch of our dough, and our offerings of the fruit of every tree, of wine and of oil, we will bring to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God. The tithe of our fields we will bring to the Levites; they, the Levites, shall take the tithe in all the cities of our service.	38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, to the storehouse.
39 An Aaronite priest shall be with the Levites when they take the tithe, and the Levites shall bring the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the treasury.	39 For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.
40 For to these chambers the Israelites and Levites bring the offerings of grain, wine, and oil; there also are housed the utensils of the sanctuary, and the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.