Nehemiah 10

1 Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,

1 أَمَّا الَّذِينَ وَقَّعُوا عَلَى الْمِيثَاقِ فَهُمُ: الْحَاكِمُ نَحَمْيَا بْنُ حَكَلْيَا وَصِدْقِيَّا،

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

2 وَسَرَايَا وَعَزَرْيَا وَيِرْمِيَا،

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

3 وَفَشْحُورُ وَأَمَرْيَا وَمَلْكِيَّا،

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

4 وَحَطُّوشُ وَشَبَنْيَا وَمَلُّوخُ،

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

5 وَحَارِيمُ وَمَرِيمُوثُ وَعُوبَدْيَا،

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

6 وَدَانِيآلُ وَجِنْثُونُ وَبَارُوخُ،

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

7 وَمَشُلّامُ وَأَبِيَّا وَمِيَّامِينُ،

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

8 وَمَعَزْيَا وَبِلْجَايُ وَشَمَعْيَا. وَجَمِيعُهُمْ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ.

9 The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

9 وَمِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ: يَشُوعُ بْنُ أَزَنْيَا وَبِنُّويُ مِنْ بَنِي حِينَادَادَ وَقَدْمِيئِيلُ،

10 and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

10 وَأَقْرِبَاؤُهُمْ: شَبَنْيَا وَهُودِيَّا وَقَلِيطَا وَفَلايَا وَحَانَانُ،

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

11 وَمِيخَا وَرَحُوبُ وَحَشَبْيَا،

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

12 وَزَكُّورُ وَشَرَبْيَا وَشَبَنْيَا،

13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

13 وَهُودِيَّا وَبَانِي وَبَنِينُو،

14 And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

14 وَمِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الشَّعْبِ: فَرْعُوشُ وَفَحَثُ مُوآبَ وَعِيلامُ وَزَتُّو وَبَانِي،

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

15 وَبُنِّي وَعَزْجَدُ وَبِيبَايُ،

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

16 وَأَدُونِيَّا وَبِغْوَايُ وَعَادِينُ،

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

17 وَآطِيرُ وَحَزَقِيَّا وَعَزُّورُ،

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

18 وَهُودِيَّا وَحَشُومُ وَبِيصَايُ،

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

19 وَحَارِيفُ وَعَنَاثُوثُ وَنِيبَايُ،

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

20 وَمَجْفِيعَاشُ وَمَشُلّامُ وَحَزِيرُ،

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

21 وَمَشِيزَبْئِيلُ وَصَادُوقُ وَيَدُّوعُ،

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

22 وَفَلَطْيَا وَحَنَانُ وَعَنَايَا،

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

23 وَهُوشَعُ وَحَنَنْيَا وَحَشُوبُ،

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

24 وَهَلُوحِيشُ وَفِلْحَا وَشُوبِيقُ،

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

25 وَرَحُومُ وَحَشَبْنَا وَمَعْسِيَا،

26 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

26 وَأَخِيَّا وَحَانَانُ وَعَانَانُ،

27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

27 وَمَلُّوخُ وَحَرِيمُ وَبَعْنَةُ.

28 “The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,

28 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،

29 hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

29 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،

30 We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.

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

31 When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.

31 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.

32 We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:

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

33 for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.

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

34 We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

34 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،

35 We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.

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

36 And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

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

37 Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

37 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.

38 A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.

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

39 For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”

39 لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ وَأَبْنَاءَ اللّاوِيِّينَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ بِتَقْدِمَاتِ الْقَمْحِ وَالْخَمْرِ وَالزَّيْتِ إِلَى الْمَخَازِنِ، حَيْثُ تُوجَدُ آنِيَةُ الْقُدْسِ وَالْكَهَنَةُ والْقَائِمُونَ بِالْخِدْمَةِ وَحُرَّاسُ أَبْوَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَالْمُرَتِّلُونَ. وَهَكَذَا لَا نُهْمِلُ هَيْكَلَ إِلَهِنَا.