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| 1 Here is a list of those who signed: Hacaliah's son Nehemiah the governor, Zedekiah, | 1Those who sealed it were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hakaliah. Zedekiah, |
| 2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, | 2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, |
| 3Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, | 3Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah, |
| 4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, | 4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk, |
| 5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, | 5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, |
| 6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, | 6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, |
| 7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, | 7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, |
| 8Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah—these are the priests. | 8Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah. These were the priests. |
| 9These were the descendants of Levi: Azaniah's son Jeshua, Binnui from the descendants of Henadad, Kadmiel, | 9The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel, |
| 10also their relatives Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, | 10and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, |
| 11Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, | 11Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah, |
| 12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, | 12Zakkur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, |
| 13Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu. | 13Hodiah, Bani and Beninu. |
| 14The leaders of the people included Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, | 14The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, |
| 15Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, | 15Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, |
| 16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, | 16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, |
| 17Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, | 17Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, |
| 18Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, | 18Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, |
| 19Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, | 19Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, |
| 20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, | 20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, |
| 21Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, | 21Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, |
| 22Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, | 22Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, |
| 23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, | 23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, |
| 24Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, | 24Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, |
| 25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, | 25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, |
| 26Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, | 26Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, |
| 27Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. | 27Malluk, Harim and Baanah. |
| 28The rest of the people, the priests, the descendants of Levi, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple Servants, and everyone who had separated themselves from the peoples of the surrounding lands for the Law of God—their wives, their sons, their daughters, and all who had knowledge and understanding— | 28"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-- |
| 29joined with their relatives and their leaders. They entered into an oath—enforced by a curse —to walk in God's Law that was given through God's servant Moses, and to be careful to obey all of the commands of the LORD, our Lord, as well as his regulations and statutes: | 29all 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. |
| 30"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons. | 30"We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons. |
| 31As for the people of the land who bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. We will forego planting crops, and we will cancel debts during every seventh year." | 31"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. |
| 32We also obligated ourselves to contribute annually a third of a shekel for services relating to the Temple of our God— | 32"We assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God: |
| 33for the bread set out on the table, for the daily grain offering, for the continual burnt offering, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moon festivals, for the appointed festivals, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the service of the Temple of our God. | 33for 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 to make atonement for Israel; and for all the duties of the house of our God. |
| 34We—the priests, the descendants of Levi, and the people—cast lots to determine when to bring the wood offering into the Temple of our God, just as our ancestors' families were appointed annually to maintain the altar fire of the LORD our God, as recorded in the Law. | 34"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. |
| 35We also cast lots to determine when to bring the first fruits of our land and the annual first fruits of all fruit of every tree to the Temple of the LORD, | 35"We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the LORD each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree. |
| 36as well as the firstborn of our sons and our cattle, as recorded in the Law, along with the firstlings of our herds and our flocks, to present to the Temple of our God for the priests that minister in the Temple of our God. | 36"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. |
| 37We also determined to present the first fruits of our ground grain, our offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, wines, and oil to the priests, to the chambers of the Temple of our God, and the tithes of our land to the descendants of Levi, so those descendants of Levi could collect the tithes in all the towns where we worked: | 37"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. |
| 38"And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, will be with the descendants of Levi when the descendants of Levi receive tithes, and the descendants of Levi will bring the tithe of the tithes into the store rooms of the Temple of our God. | 38A 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. |
| 39For the Israelis and the descendants of Levi will bring the grain offering, the wine, and the oil into the chambers where the vessels of the sanctuary are, along with the ministering priests, the porters, and the singers. We will not neglect the Temple of our God." | 39The 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." |
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