Many, in name of all, subscribe to the covenant made with God. 30. Namely not to marry with strangers, 31. to keep the sabbath day, and the seventh year. 32. To pay oblations, 35. First fruits, 38. and Tithes.Manie, in name of al, subscribe to the couenant made with God. 30. Namely not to marrie with strangers, 31. to keepe the sabbath day, and the seuenth yeare. 32. To pay oblations, 35. First fruites, 38. and Tithes.✦
And the subscribers were Nehemias, Athersatha the son of Hachelai, and Sedecias,AND the subscribers were Nehemias, Athersatha the sonne of Hachelai, and Sedecias,✦Signatores autem fuerunt Nehemias, Athersatha filius Hachelai, et Sedecias,
2Saraias, Azarias, Jeremias,Saraias, Azarias, Ieremias,Saraias, Azarias, Jeremias,
3Phesbur, Amarias, Melchias,Phesbur, Amarias, Melchias,Pheshur, Amarias, Melchias,
4Hattus, Sebenia, Melluch,Hattus, Sebenia, Melluch,Hattus, Sebenia, Melluch,
5Harem, Merimuth, Obdias,Harem, Merimuth, Obdias,Harem, Merimuth, Obdias,
6Daniel, Genthon, Baruch,Daniel, Genthon, Baruch,Daniel, Genthon, Baruch,
7Mosollam, Abia, Miamin,Mosollam, Abia, Miamin,Mosollam, Abia, Miamin,
8Maazia, Belgai, Semeia: these were Priests.Maazia, Belgai, Semeia: these were Priestes.Maazia, Belgai, Semeia : hi sacerdotes.
9Moreover Levites, Josue the son of Azanias, Bennui of the children of Henadad, Cedmihel,Moreouer Leuites, Iosue the sonne of Azanias, Bennui of the children of Henadad, Cedmihel,Porro Levitæ, Josue filius Azaniæ, Bennui de filiis Henadad, Cedmihel,
10And their brethren, Sebenia, Odaia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan,And their bretheren, Sebenia, Odaia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan,et fratres eorum, Sebenia, Odaia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan,
11Micha, Rohob, Hasebia,Micha, Rohob, Hasebia,Micha, Rohob, Hasebia,
12Zachur, Serebia, Sabania,Zachur, Serebia, Sabania,Zachur, Serebia, Sabania,
13Odaia, Bani, Baninu.Odaia, Bani, Baninu.Odaia, Bani, Baninu.
14The heads of the people, Pharos, Phahathmoab, Aelam, Zethu, Bani,The heades of the people, Pharos, Phahathmoab, Aelam, Zethu, Bani,Capita populi, Pharos, Phahathmoab, Ælam, Zethu, Bani,
15Bonni, Azgad, Bebai.Bonni, Azgad, Bebai.Bonni, Azgad, Bebai,
16Adonia, Begoai, Adin,Adonia, Begoai, Adin,Adonia, Begoai, Adin,
17Ater, Hezecia, Azur,Ater, Hezecia, Azur,Ater, Hezecia, Azur,
18Odaia, Hasum, Besai,Odaia, Hasum, Besai,Odaia, Hasum, Besai,
19Hareph, Anathoth, Nebai.Hareph, Anathoth, Nebai.Hareph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20Megphias, Mosollam, Hazir,Megphias, Mosollam, Hazir,Megphias, Mosollam, Hazir,
21Mezsibel, Sadoc, Jedua.Mezsibel, Sadoc, Iedua.Mesizabel, Sadoc, Jeddua,
22Pheltia, Hanan, Anai,Pheltia, Hanan, Anai,Pheltia, Hanan, Anaia,
23Osee, Hanania, Hasub,Osee, Hanania, Hasub,Osee, Hanania, Hasub,
24Alohes, Philea, Sobec,Alohes, Philea, Sobec,Alohes, Phalea, Sobec,
25Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia,Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia,Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia,
26Echaia, Hanan, Anan,Echaia, Hanan, Anan,Echaia, Hanan, Anan,
27Melluch, Haran, Baana:Melluch, Haran, Baana:Melluch, Haran, Baana.
28And the rest of the people, Priests, Levites, Porters, and singing men, Nathineites, and all that separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters.And the rest of the people, Priestes, Leuites, Porteres, and singing men, Nathineites, and al that seperated them selues from the peoples of the landes to the law of God, their wiues, their sonnes, and their daughters.✦Et reliqui de populo, sacerdotes, Levitæ, janitores, et cantores, Nathinæi, et omnes qui se separaverunt de populis terrarum ad legem Dei, uxores eorum, filii eorum, et filiæ eorum,
29All that could understand promising for their brethren, their princes, and they that came to promise, and swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he gave in the hand of Moyses the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgements and his ceremonies.Al that could vnderstand promising for their bretheren, their princes, and they that came to promise, and sweare that they would walke in the law of God, which he gaue in the hand of Moyses the seruant of God, that they would do & kepe al the comandments of the Lord our God, and his iudgementes and his ceremonies.✦omnes qui poterant sapere spondentes pro fratribus suis, optimates eorum, et qui veniebant ad pollicendum et jurandum ut ambularent in lege Dei, quam dederat in manu Moysi servi Dei : ut facerent et custodirent universa mandata Domini Dei nostri, et judicia ejus et cæremonias ejus :
30And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, and their daughters we would not take to our sons.And that we would not geue ⟦right-margin (at 10:30)⟧ our daughters to the people of the land, and their daughters we would not take to our sones.et ut non daremus filias nostras populo terræ, et filias eorum non acciperemus filiis nostris.
31The peoples of the land, which bring in things to sell, and all things to be used, to sell them on the Sabbath day, we will not take it of them in the Sabbath, and in the sanctified day. And we will let pass the seventh year, and the exactionem: the exacting of debts, the release of every levy of every hand.The peoples of the land, which bring in things to sel, & al thinges to be vsed, to sel them on the Sabbath day, we wil not take it of them in the Sabbath, and in the sanctified day. And we wil let passe the seuenth yeare, and the exaction of euerie hand.✦Populi quoque terræ, qui important venalia, et omnia ad usum, per diem sabbati ut vendant, non accipiemus ab eis in sabbato et in die sanctificato. Et dimittemus annum septimum, et exactionem universæ manus.
32And we will ordain precepts upon ourselves, to give the third part of a sicli: a shekel every year to the work of the house of our God,And we wil ordayne preceptes vpon our selues, to giue the third part of a sicle euerie yeare to the worke of the house of our God,Et statuemus super nos præcepta, ut demus tertiam partem sicli per annum ad opus domus Dei nostri,
33to the loaves of propositionis: the showbread set before the Lord, and to the continual sacrifice, and for a continual holocaustum: a whole burnt offering in the Sabbaths, in the calendis: the first days of the months, the new moons, in the Solemnities, and in the sanctified, and for sin: that propitiation may be made for Israel, and unto all use of the house of our God.to the loaues of proposition, and to the continual sacrifice, and for a continual holocaust in the Sabbathes, in the Calendes, in the Solemnities, and in the sanctified, and for sinne: that propitiation may be made for Israel, and vnto al vse of the house of our God.✦ad panes propositionis, et ad sacrificium sempiternum, et in holocaustum sempiternum in sabbatis, in calendis, in solemnitatibus, et in sanctificatis, et pro peccato : ut exoretur pro Israël, et in omnem usum domus Dei nostri.
34We therefore did cast lots concerning the oblationem: an offering presented to God of wood between the Priests, and the Levites, and the people, that it should be brought into the house of our God by the houses of our fathers at set times, from year to year: that it might burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law of Moyses:We therfore did cast lotes concerning the oblation of wood betwen the Priestes, and the Leuites, and the people, that it should be brought into the house of our God by the houses of our fathers at set times, from yeare to yeare: that it might burne vpon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is writen in the law of Moyses:✦Sortes ergo misimus super oblationem lignorum inter sacerdotes, et Levitas, et populum, ut inferrentur in domum Dei nostri per domos patrum nostrorum, per tempora, a temporibus anni usque ad annum : ut arderent super altare Domini Dei nostri, sicut scriptum est in lege Moysi :
35And that we would bring the first born of our land, and the first fruits of all the fruit of every tree, from year to year, in the house of our Lord.And that we would bring the first borne of our land, and the first fruites of al the fruite of euerie tree, from yeare to yeare, in the house of our Lord.et ut afferremus primogenita terræ nostræ, et primitiva universi fructus omnis ligni, ab anno in annum, in domo Domini :
36and the first fruits of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the first fruits of our oxen, and of our sheep, that they might be offered in the house of our God, to the Priests which minister in the house of our God.and the first fruites of our sonnes, and of our cattel, as it is written in the law, and the first fruites of our oxen, and of our sheepe, that they might be offered in the house of our God, to the Priestes which minister in the house of our God.et primitiva filiorum nostrorum et pecorum nostrorum, sicut scriptum est in lege, et primitiva boum nostrorum et ovium nostrarum, ut offerrentur in domo Dei nostri, sacerdotibus qui ministrant in domo Dei nostri :
37And the first fruits of our meats, and of our libaminum: drink offerings poured out, and the fruits of every tree, of vintage also and of oil we will bring to the Priests, unto the treasury of our God, and the tenth part of our land to the Levites. The Levites themselves shall receive the tithes out of all the cities of our works.And the first fruites of our meates, and of our libamentes, and the fruites of euerie tree, of vintage also and of oyle we wil bring to the Priestes, vnto the treasurie of our God, and the tenth part of our land to the Leuites. The Leuites them selues shal receiue the tithes out of al the cities of our works.✦et primitias ciborum nostrorum, et libaminum nostrorum, et poma omnis ligni, vindemiæ quoque et olei, afferemus sacerdotibus ad gazophylacium Dei nostri, et decimam partem terræ nostræ Levitis. Ipsi Levitæ decimas accipient ex omnibus civitatibus operum nostrorum.
38And the Priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithes of the Levites, and the Levites shall offer the tenth part of their tithe in the house of our God, to the treasury in the treasure house.And the Priest the sonne of Aaron shalbe with the Leuites in the tythes of the Leuites, and the Leuites shal offer the tenth part of their tythe in the house of our God, to the treasurie in the treasure house.✦Erit autem sacerdos filius Aaron cum Levitis in decimis Levitarum, et Levitæ offerent decimam partem decimæ suæ in domo Dei nostri ad gazophylacium in domum thesauri.
39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall carry to the treasury the first fruits of corn, of wine, and of oil: and the sanctified vessels shall be there, and the Priests, and singing men, and porters, and ministers, and we will not leave the house of our God.For the children of Israel and the children of Leui shal carie to the treasurie the first fruites of corne, of wine, and of oyle: and the sanctified vessels shal be there, and the Priestes, and singing men, and porters, and ministers, and we wil not leaue the house of our God.✦Ad gazophylacium enim deportabunt filii Israël, et filii Levi, primitias frumenti, vini, et olei : et ibi erunt vasa sanctificata, et sacerdotes, et cantores, et janitores, et ministri : et non dimittemus domum Dei nostri.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.